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All eyes will be on London for the 2012 Olympics. Brand new venues share the limelight with historic backdrops such as the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. It is said that London is a collection of villages – and with more transport links, including an expanded overground rail network, it is getting easier to village hop.
 

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Essentials

01 There’s nothing like a London park, whether it’s St James’s, Regent’s, Hyde or the wilds of Hampstead.
02 Going to the pub is still an important activity. The Jerusalem in Clerkenwell is a good place to start.
03 The Tate’s two museums (Modern and Britain) are a perfect way to while away an afternoon.
04 Street-market sweep – Broadway Market for homegrown Saturday lunch and Columbia Road for flowers and a coffee on a Sunday.
05 The “Boris Bikes”, nicknamed after the mayor who introduced the city’s cycle hire scheme, are well maintained and easy to use.

Hotels

Premiun
The Dorchester
Park Lane, W1K 1QA
+ 44 20 7629 8888
thedorchester.com

Dependable chain
Durley House
115 Sloane Street, SW1X 9PJ
+ 44 20 7235 5537
durleyhouse.com

Independent and easy
The Grazing Goat
6 New Quebec Street, W1H 7RQ
+ 44 20 7724 7243
thegrazinggoat.co.uk

Premium
The Berkeley
Wilton Place, SW1
+ 44 20 7235 6000
www.the-berkeley.co.uk

Dependable chain
Charlotte Street Hotel
15 Charlotte Street, W1
+ 44 20 7806 2000
firmdale.com

Independent and easy
Durrants Hotel
26-32 George St, W1
+ 44 20 7935 8131
durrantshotel.co.uk


Dining

Drink after dinner
Claridge’s Bar
Brook Street, W1K 4HR
+ 44 20 7629 8860
claridges.co.uk

Big dinner with partner/clients
La Bodega Negra
9 Old Compton Street, W1D 5JF
+ 44 20 7 758 4100
labodeganegra.com

Dinner with colleagues
La Famiglia
7 Langton Street, Worlds End, SW10 0JL
+ 44 20 7351 0761
lafamiglia.co.uk

Dinner on your own
Providores
109 Marylebone High Street, W1U 4RX
+ 44 20 7935 6175
theprovidores.co.uk

Need-to-impress clients lunch
River Café
Thames Wharf, Rainville Road, W6 9HA
+ 44 20 7386 4200
rivercafe.co.uk

Mid-morning coffee
Workshop Marylebone
75 Wigmore Street W1U 1QD
workshopcoffee.com

Brunch
Granger & Co
175 Westbourne Grove W11 2SB
+ 44 20 7229 9111
grangerandco.com

On the tiles
Poolside at Shoreditch
House Ebor St, E1
+ 44 20 7739 5040
shoreditchhouse.com

Late bite
Maroush II
38 Beauchamp Pl, SW3
+ 44 20 7581 5434
maroush.com

Late drinks
Momo
25 Heddon St, W1B 4BH
+ 44 20 7434 4040
momoresto.com

Drink after dinner
Durrants Hotel
George St, W1
+ 44 20 7935 8131
durrantshotel.co.uk

Big dinner with partner/clients
Dean Street Townhouse
69-71 Dean St, W1
+44 20 7434 1775
deanstreettownhouse.com

Dinner with colleagues
Dinings
22 Harcourt St, W1
+ 44 20 7723 0666
dinings.co.uk

Dinner on your own
Koya
49 Frith St, W1
+ 44 20 7405 1717
koya.co.uk

Afternoon tea/drink
Tate Modern
Bankside, SE1 9EU
+ 44 20 7887 8888
tate.org.uk/modern

Lunch on your own
Fernandez & Wells
43 Lexington St, W1
+ 44 20 7734 1546
fernandezandwells.com

Need-to-impress clients lunch
Tinello
87 Pimlico Rd, SW1
+ 44 20 7730 3663
tinello.co.uk

Working lunch with colleagues
Barrafina
54 Frith St, W1D 4SL
+ 44 20 7813 8016
barrafina.co.uk

Mid-morning coffee
Cocomaya
12 Connaught St, W2
+ 44 20 7706 2883
cocomaya.co.uk

Business breakfast
The Wolseley
160 Piccadilly, W1J 9EB
+ 44 20 7499 6996
thewolseley.com

Fast breakfast
St John Bread & Wine
94-96 Commercial St, E1
+ 44 20 7251 0848
stjohnbreadandwine.com

Reading

Newsagent
Charlotte Street News
66 Charlotte St, Fitzrovia, W1T 4QE
+ 44 20 7636 4270
www.charlottestreetnews.co.uk/

Books and CDs
Daunt Books
83 Marylebone High St, W1U 4QW
+ 44 20 7224 2295
dauntbooks.co.uk


Shopping

Something for yourself
Monocle Shop
2a George Street, Marylebone, W1U 3QS
+ 44 20 7486 8770
monocle.com/shop

Lost luggage – where to buy shirts
Liberty
Great Marlborough Street, W1
+ 44 20 7734 1234
liberty.co.uk

Something for yourself
Folk
49 Lamb's Conduit Street, WC1
+ 44 20 7404 6458
folkclothing.com

Something for someone you love
Smythson
40 New Bond Street, W1S 2DE
+ 44 20 7629 8558
smythson.com

Something for the kids
Toys from Honeyjam
267 Portobello Rd, W11 1LR
+ 44 20 7243 0449
honeyjam.co.uk

Something you can’t get anywhere else
Trunk
8 Chiltern St, W1U 7PU
+ 44 20 7486 2357
trunkclothiers.com

Something you can't get anywhere else
Underpants from Sunspel
7 Redchurch St, E2
+ 44 20 7739 9729
sunspel.com


Thank yous

Florist
Harper & Tom's
15 Elgin Crescent, W11 2JA
+ 44 20 7243 8510
charlottestreet.co.uk

Reading
Bookstore
Daunt Books
83 Marylebone High St, W1
+ 44 20 7224 2295
dauntbooks.co.uk

Newsagent
Charlotte Street News
66 Charlotte St, Fitzrovia, W1
+ 44 20 7636 4270
charlottestreet.co.uk

Thank yous
Florist
Harper & Tom's Flowers
15 Elgin Cr, W11
+ 44 20 7243 8510
charlottestreet.co.uk

Shopping
Something you can't get anywhere else
Underpants from Sunspel
7 Redchurch St, E2
+ 44 20 7739 9729
sunspel.com

Lost luggage - where to buy shirts, socks and underwear
Trunk
8 Chiltern St, W1
+ 44 20 7486 2357
trunkclothiers.com

Something for the kids
Toys from Honeyjam
267 Portobello Rd, W11
+ 44 20 7243 0449
honeyjam.co.uk

Something for someone you love
Monogrammed stationery by Smythson
40 New Bond St, W1
+ 44 20 7629 8558
smythson.com

Something for yourself
Folk
49 Lamb's Conduit Street, WC1
+ 44 20 7404 6458
folkclothing.com

Two hour tour

01
Canal cruising

02
Alfies Antique Market 13-25 Church Street, nW8
+ 44 20 7723 6066
alfiesantiques.com

03
Sightseeing walk


Transport

Black cabs
Download this app and find your nearest cabbie: www.hailocab.com

Buy a pass
An Oyster card will get you all across London for under a tenner a day. Although black cabs are good, if you join citycarclub.co.uk you can drive off in a brand new motor from one of dozens of locations.


Limousine/car

Addison Lee
+ 44 20 7387 8888
addisonlee.com


Fitness

Running route
Good running route

Good gym
KX Gym
151 Draycott Ave, SW3 3AL
+ 44 20 7584 5333
kxgym.co.uk