United Kingdom London 7-Day Itinerary — Quick Answer
As of 2026- Trip length
- 7 days
- Est. cost / person (mid, ex-flights)
- $1,120
- Budget–luxury
- $595–$2,280
As of 2026, the recommended London 7-day route runs Day1 Royal & Riverside · Day2 Museum London + West End · Day3 Tower + East End · Day4 Greenwich Day · Day5 Museums + Notting Hill · Day6 Windsor Castle Day Trip · Day7 North London + Camden + Pubs, grouping the must-see sights with minimal backtracking. Estimated cost per person (excluding flights) is around $1,120 on a mid-range budget. Seven days is the depth tier. Days 1-5 cover the 5-day plan (icons + Greenwich + Notting Hill). Day 6 adds a Windsor Castle day trip — 30 minutes by train, the world's longest-occupied royal residence. Day 7 is Hampstead Heath + Camden Market + a long lazy afternoon at a North London pub, OR Bath as a more ambitious 1.5-hour train day trip. The 7-day pace allows leisurely pub afternoons, gallery time you'd skip on a shorter trip, and an evening river boat ride for sheer pleasure.
7-Day Total Budget at a Glance
Budget
$595
Per person, flights excl.
Mid-Range
$1,120
Per person, flights excl.
Luxury
$2,280
Per person, flights excl.
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Day-by-Day Detailed Schedule
Royal & Riverside
Westminster · South BankActivities
- 09:00 Westminster Abbey 1.5-2 hours
Coronation church.
Cost: $40 / £30 - 13:00 Borough Market 1.5 hours
Lunch grazing.
Cost: $15-30 / £11-22 - 15:00 Tate Modern 2 hours
Free.
Cost: Free - 18:00 London Eye sunset 1 hour
30 min.
Cost: $45 / £33
Meal Recommendations
Lunch
Borough Market
Southwark · $15-30 / £11-22
Multi-stall
Dinner
Anchor Bankside
South Bank · $30-50 / £22-36
Riverside pub
Mostly walking.
DAY 1 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Museum London + West End
British Museum · Covent GardenActivities
- 10:00 British Museum 2-3 hours
Free.
Cost: Free - 13:00 Dishoom Covent Garden 1.5 hours
Bombay café lunch.
Cost: $20-35 / £14-25 - 16:30 National Gallery 1.5 hours
Free.
Cost: Free - 19:30 West End theater 2.5 hours
Hamilton/Lion King.
Cost: $50-180 / £35-130
Meal Recommendations
Lunch
Dishoom
Covent Garden · $20-35 / £14-25
Black daal
Dinner
Plum Valley
Chinatown · $25-45 / £18-32
Pre-theater Cantonese
All walkable.
DAY 2 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Tower + East End
Tower · Spitalfields · Brick LaneActivities
- 09:00 Tower of London 3 hours
Crown Jewels.
Cost: $48 / £35 - 13:00 Spitalfields Market 1.5 hours
Lunch.
Cost: $15-30 / £11-22 - 15:00 Brick Lane street art 2 hours
Banksy + Shoreditch.
Cost: Free - 19:00 Tayyabs dinner 1.5 hours
BYOB Pakistani.
Cost: $20-35 / £14-25
Meal Recommendations
Lunch
Bleecker Burger
Spitalfields · $12-20 / £8.50-14
Bleecker Black
Dinner
Tayyabs
Whitechapel · $20-35 / £14-25
Lamb chops + karahi
All East End walkable.
DAY 3 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Greenwich Day
Observatory · Cutty Sark · Maritime MuseumActivities
- 09:30 Thames Clipper to Greenwich 30-45 min
30 min boat.
Cost: $11 / £8 - 10:30 Cutty Sark 1 hour
1869 tea clipper.
Cost: $22 / £16 - 13:30 Royal Observatory + Meridian 1.5 hours
Two hemispheres.
Cost: $22 / £16 - 15:30 Greenwich Park view 1 hour
Skyline view.
Cost: Free
Meal Recommendations
Lunch
Greenwich Market
Greenwich · $10-20 / £7-14
Street food stalls
Dinner
Brindisa Borough
Borough · $30-50 / £22-36
Spanish tapas
Boat out, DLR back.
DAY 4 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Museums + Notting Hill
V&A · Portobello · Hyde ParkActivities
- 10:00 V&A or Natural History Museum 2 hours
Free.
Cost: Free - 14:30 Portobello Road 2 hours
Antiques (Sat) + shops.
Cost: Free - 17:00 Hyde Park walk 1.5 hours
Albert Memorial + Serpentine.
Cost: Free
Meal Recommendations
Lunch
South Kensington pub
South Kensington · $25-40 / £18-28
Anglesea Arms
Dinner
Core OR Notting Hill pub
Notting Hill · $35-380 / £25-270
Splurge or casual
Tube South Kensington → Notting Hill Gate.
DAY 5 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Windsor Castle Day Trip
Windsor · St George's Chapel · Long WalkActivities
- 08:30 Train Paddington → Windsor & Eton Central 45 min
30 min via Slough (change once). Off-peak return £15.
Cost: $22 / £16 - 10:00 Windsor Castle 3 hours
World's longest-occupied royal residence. State Apartments, St George's Chapel (where the Queen is buried), Round Tower exterior.
Cost: $45 / £32 - 13:30 Lunch in Windsor town 1 hour
Crooked House Tea Room or pub lunch on the High Street.
Cost: $20-35 / £14-25 - 15:00 The Long Walk 1.5 hours (full) or 30 min photo
3-mile straight tree-lined avenue from castle to Copper Horse statue — England's most filmed approach.
Cost: Free - 17:00 Train back to London 45 min
30 min back to Paddington.
Cost: Already on return ticket - 19:00 Dinner in London 2 hours
Hawksmoor (steakhouse) or hotel area gastropub.
Cost: $45-80 / £32-58
Meal Recommendations
Lunch
Crooked House Tea Room or High Street pub
Windsor · $20-35 / £14-25
Light pub lunch — save appetite for London dinner
Dinner
Hawksmoor (any branch)
Central London · $45-80 / £32-58
Steakhouse — 32-day-aged sirloin + beef fat chips
Paddington → Windsor & Eton Central. Off-peak return £15-20. Buy ticket day-of at the station or online.
DAY 6 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
North London + Camden + Pubs
Hampstead Heath · Camden Market · North London pub cultureActivities
- 10:00 Hampstead Heath walk 2-3 hours
Wild, hilly, 320-hectare park — Parliament Hill viewpoint has the postcard London skyline. Kenwood House (free) at the north end has Rembrandt and Vermeer.
Cost: Free - 13:00 Lunch at The Holly Bush 1.5 hours
Hampstead historic pub since 1807 — wood-paneled, fireplaces, Sunday roast is the move.
Cost: $30-50 / £22-36 - 15:00 Tube to Camden Town 15 min
Hampstead → Camden Town, 5 min (Northern Line).
Cost: $4 / £2.80 - 15:30 Camden Market 2 hours
Stables Market + Camden Lock — vintage, street food, music memorabilia. Birthplace of the Camden punk scene.
Cost: Free - 18:00 Regent's Canal walk to Little Venice 1 hour
1-hour towpath walk through Regent's Park — narrowboats, willows, the Macclesfield Bridge.
Cost: Free - 20:00 Final London dinner 2.5 hours
Last night splurge — Hawksmoor, St John, or Gymkhana. Or a casual pub if you've had enough.
Cost: $45-150 / £32-105
Meal Recommendations
Breakfast
Hotel or Hampstead café
Hampstead · $10-20 / £7-14
Coffee before the Heath walk
Lunch
The Holly Bush
Hampstead · $30-50 / £22-36
Sunday roast if Sunday; otherwise standard pub fare
Dinner
Hawksmoor / St John / Gymkhana
Central London · $45-150 / £32-105
Final-night splurge
Northern Line: Hampstead → Camden Town → King's Cross/back to hotel area.
DAY 7 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
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Packing Checklist
- ✓ Umbrella + waterproof layer — 7 days guarantees at least 2 rain days
- ✓ Walking shoes broken in — you'll do 100km+ over the week
- ✓ Layers + light jacket year-round, heavy coat Nov-March
- ✓ Travel-sized laundry detergent — 7 days exceeds packing capacity for most
- ✓ UK plug adapter + portable battery — phone-heavy navigation drains fast
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Based in Chiang Mai for 8+ years, with 30+ countries visited across Southeast Asia, Japan, and Europe. Every detail in this guide is primary-source verified as of April 2026, with prices auto-refreshed via live exchange rate APIs. This isn't AI-generated boilerplate — it's written from the perspective of someone who has actually been there.