What To Do In London

Westminster Abbey is an obvious London must-see; listed below are some of the city's lesser-known gems. 
Photo: Djof / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

I'm wowed by the brilliant Berlin tips that so many savvy readers posted yesterday. Now, all you travel tipsters, I'm hoping you can share your London advice and help a reader who is headed there tomorrow and will be celebrating her birthday:

"My husband and I are traveling to London March 24-30. I will be on my own the first two days--Thursday and Friday--as he will be in business meetings. Any recommendations for sights to do alone? We will be sightseeing together Saturday through Tuesday before returning home. Can you recommend the must-see pub, city park, shopping, play or musical, restaurant for my birthday, afternoon tea, and museum? Thanks very much."

Since it's been about ten years since I was last in London, I asked Katey Hartwell, the United Kingdom specialist on my list of top travel agents, for a few up-to-date recommendations. Here's Katey's must-do London List: