22 Tips I Wish I Knew Before Visiting London 

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word of advice -DON'T get an exorbitant taxi from any of the airports, they will cost you $100 or more, and take absolute hours with the traffic. Get a train or tube and its 1.25 hrs at the most, or 30 mins, a fraction the cost. All trains from the airports will have been designed to have ample room for luggage, the tube not so much (but doable, plenty of people will be doing it too, and you'll be the first stop). Literally London is the world's biggest air hub (160 million fly into its 6 international airports p/a) and no one gets the taxi.

Family traveling from the US. We landed at Heathrow and took the public transit to Paddington station for 15 pounds each. Enjoyed the trip into the city which took just under 30 min on the new Elizabeth Line. No reason to pay more for traveling into/ out of the city. We then took the train to Ely, rented a 58 foot narrowboat and cruised the waterways around Cambridge for a week! There are so many ways to see the UK but I highly recommend!

i`m a londoner and i`m surprised you found it hard to find good healthy food, there`s so many amazing restaurants in places like : islington, chelsea, battersea , clapham etc, plus all the beautiful old pubs with the delicious sunday roasts...

Love the content man! Super aprecate all the advice! This is by far the most down to earth non touristy video I've seen on London so far.

Richmond is actually in London (zone 4 out of 9), but is surrounded by some of the world's largest urban parks which many people think is the countryside (Richmond Park alone is about 3x the size of Central Park in NYC).

Interesting watching these tips as someone who lives very near London

Hi Camden, thank you for the wonderful video! Some really handy tips. Is L'Assaggino where you got the Ted lasso biscuits? Huge fan of the show and planning to go to Richmond to see some sites

@4:57: Richmond is nice, but rather than the underground I use fast trains from Waterloo station, frequent service, journey times from 16mins to 28mins.

There is no Wi-Fi system in London really. Some restaurants and cafes have it but 5g on your phone is a really good connection. Of course check with your supplier on costs outside your host country

A tip for all would-be travellers. If you are really struggling to find good food in London (?) then you can always rely on Pret a Manger for good sandwiches and other lunch type foods and Leon for more substantial meal types. Both have branches all over the city. They offer good value and some healthier options also. If you get really stuck you could do a lot worse than taking advantage of the various "meal deals" that supermarkets such as Tesco and Sainsbury's offer.

Heathrow is EASY and cheap to get to the city centre, Direct tube line, less than a fiver.. And Richmond is in London (One of the boroughs)

I've got an adapter like that and I got it at Amazon. London is Europe but charging and the money are different.

Great job

So gonna geek out in Richmond

Hey, just a quick question since my native language is not English and sometimes for me is better safe than sorry lol. In min 2:44 about the contactless... My flight arrives late night and to LGW Airport, I'm planning to get the Express Train. Should I buy an Oyster card or what you've mentioned means that I don't necessarily need to buy a ticket/transporte card? ...Could I just get into the tube/train and pay with my wallet saved credit card? Thank you for all these videos. You're making my life easier !

So many things I disagree with on your video - especially the food- I’m a Londoner but I appreciate your perspective

Heading out of town to get a more UK experience is a good type. I'll be heading to Bristol to check out some Banksy art and then a jazz festival over in Cheltenham.

Great video! I was planing on adding an international plan to my Verizon phone. Will that work or do I need an eSIM

Love and London will teach you something.

Amazing tips, I am just about to visit London for the first time and I found this super useful!! I just have a question regarding public restrooms 😅 What if I feel the sudden need to go, is there any system for that?? Thanks.

I just came back home from a trip to London. I went to the borough market at 2 pm and it was so crowded that I could barely move. I didn’t enjoy it because I felt like I was just stuck in the crowds for like an hour straight.Probably would be best to visit it like super early

Richmond d is a Borough of London, that River was the Thames. Good food is everywhere

Always interested in travellers POV of London. Taxis are really expensive in London. All the airports have express trains into Central London. (Heathrow also connected by the Tube). - Get into central by train and get a cab from there if you must. Richmond IS London and that little river is the Thames - London is a massive city with all types of experiences to be had but England is small enough to hop on a train for as little as 90mins to visit places like Cambridge, Oxford, Brighton, Cotswolds etc. As for the food.....where the hell have you been eating?? Might have been true in 1970s but there is a tremendous and thriving foodie seen in London, from traditional to modern British and pretty much any global cuisine you care to think of......and Edinburgh is in Scotland (different country).

Perfect we’re doing london then going up to Edinburgh. Then Ireland.

Edinburgh is beautiful but there are great cities nearer to London worth visiting too: Cambridge, Lincoln, Oxford, York, Durham, Newcastle….

If in the city head to places like Starbucks or McDonald’s for reliable and free wifi!

A language tip. One of the words you used to describe Camden Market was "spunky". It's probably best to avoid using that word here in the UK. It has a TOTALLY different meaning! 😂

Richmond is actually a borough of London. However of course it’s very different from the centre and is my favourite for the river walks, green spaces, excellent transport hub. There are a few very good individual restaurants as well as the usual chain offerings. As an American you found good food hard to find? Are you serious? 😂😂

1. if u get the train or coach from the airports it's easily £10-£15 or less, only 50 if u get a taxi or uber. And it's like £5 if u get the picadilly line from heathrow 2. as a broke student londoner I always ask them to take off the service charge & they do no hassle. It's very normal for me & my friends and people my age to ask to take off service charge, they get it 3. Richmond is definitely in london just not in greater london(London goes on for about 10km out of greater london). I wouldn't even call Richmond the outskirts but tourists should still defo explore outside of greater london. 4. I find healthy food everywhere here easily, your point about not being able to find healthy food confused me. 4. nice vid- interesting perspective

Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Luton, all these places have London in the name but aren’t in London. I always wonder how many people fly in expecting to arrive in actual London

hi, how about the Elizabethan line to Paddington?

Unbelievable.....London has some of the best foods in the world. And it's everywhere but not in the tourist hotspots. So when I hear that someone had a bad food experience I know where they hung out. Go off the beaten track don't get fish and chips in a pub with a view of big Ben. and if you are a tourist be aware that the best foods are found in some of the outer neighbourhoods. Or in the countryside. The food around the tourist traps are for tourists only just like any city in the world.

We will be landing at LCY Airport . easiest and fastest way to get to London City

Also I hate to break it to you but Richmond is in London. But it is very beautiful. Loads of bits of london feel different from the centre. Greenwich and Hampstead are similar too

I refuse to eat healthy on vacation😂 gonna check out Fish Wings and Tings in Brixton

Another tip is to see if there is a recent 5% discount on the railway before traveling.

All fair points but i have to disagree on the food… but that’s fine, respect your pov 👍🇬🇧

I disagree about the food, I remember these two restaurants near the British museum which were absolutely delicious. One was called the Happy Lamb, a delicious hot pot restaurant and another was this delicious Chinese restaurant which I unfortunately don’t remember the name of. London is absolutely ginormous, so it’s strange to me you had a hard time with the food, there are too many options for London food to be bad in my opinion! You may think well this Chinese restaurant I eat in was bad? But what about all these other hundred of Chinese restaurants or Indian or a normal pub? There’s just so much variety. I recommend using trip advisor to find the best places to eat, don’t just go to a random place! See if it has rating of 4 or 5 first! That’s how you go to the better places :) I’ve never been to a disappointing place in London, while using Trip Adviser :)

Can we use a debit card out there?

no cell in tube was most shocking

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Gatwick to London costs £9.99 (Oyster card).

I have to say that London is a place that everyone must visit in their lifetime. The rich cultural heritage, diverse society and scenic views are all worth knowing about! For tourist and person who live here, the travel fee is really insane… I have been there like 5 years and I really recommend the app I found that has discount on every journey! Tell me if u need it, I'll share!

What's your favorite food spot in London?

Is Will Forte your dad?

Take the train into London!!! A taxi or Uber will cost $75-$100 just to get to central London. Don’t bother! The train is clean, modern and FAST!! It’s a delight & of course, safe…loads of other tourists.

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You do know that credit card compagny charge u for using your card aboard, so bad advice to recommand using your card everywhere, u should recommand that people see what there credit card charge befor choosing to using money or credit

Bucking Ham.

I spent my year between Berlin and Frankfurt and London and Dublin. Don't know where you get this idea that you can't get good food in London, there's literally thousands of all nationality of restaurant in London. If your idea of great food is a bagel shop then you're probably lost from the start.

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An American having the gall to say he couldn't find 'good food' in London. Mate, you didn't try hard enough (aka it's really not hard to find decent food) unless you're the "bagel is good food" type of course!!!! lmao.

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Good food in London? Impossible

This guy has 7000 followers and he moves to a new country every month?!

It’s funny to see Londoners get defensive about the food because of course they would if they haven’t had anything better.

Terrible advice on the first post with the airports

The tube tap to pay = game changer 🫡