Where to Stay in London for a 2-Day Sightseeing Tour
Browse more guides: United Kingdom travel | Europe destinations I've done the London weekend run probably ten times now, partly because friends keep asking me to host them and partly because I keep coming back myself. After the third or fourth attempt I figured out that the single biggest factor in whether a 2-day trip feels packed or rushed isn't your pace - it's where you sleep. Pick the wrong postcode and you'll burn 90 minutes a day on the Tube. Pick the right one and you'll walk to half your sights before breakfast. This is the breakdown I wish someone had given me on my first London weekend. Real GBP prices I've paid, real chains, real walking times. The Sightseeing-Density Rule for 2-Day London Trips Here's the rule I've settled on: for any trip under 72 hours, your hotel choice is a sightseeing-density problem, not a price problem. The Tube is good but it's not free time - you queue, tap, walk to the platform, wait 4 minutes, transfer, ...