London Attractions

To visit the Tower of London take a short walk from the hotel to the London Underground at Kings Cross, catch the Circle or Hammersmith & City lines - the journey time is approximately 27 minutes, door to door. Explore London’s iconic castle and World Heritage Site, see the Crown Jewels and meet the legendary Yeoman Warders and ravens.

Visit the King’s official London residence and a working royal palace - Buckingham Palace is little over 20 minutes using the Victoria or Piccadilly lines.

Enjoy London from every angle! Celebrating 25 years, the lastminute.com London Eye will give you 360 views of London - travel south towards the River Thames, the journey will take around 30 minutes by underground from London Euston Station.

Across 3 floors and with over 150 lifelike celebrity wax figures, Madam Tussauds is a superb experience for all the family. From Rihanna to Dr Who, from Winston Churchill to Darth Vader and from William Shakespere to Captain America, you can be there in less than a 10 minute underground journey from Kings Cross using the Circle, Hammersmith & City or the Metropolitan lines.

Closer still is The British Library which houses over 170 million items from books, newspapers, maps, sound recordings, patents and stamps which is just a 7 minute stroll along Euston Road from the hotel’s front door.

If you fancy experiencing a world of wildlife in the heart of the city, London Zoo is the place for you. Located to the north of Regent’s Park, take the underground from Kings Cross to Camden Town, then it’s just over a 10 minute walk from ground level.

The British Museum is a fantastic public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture and located less than a mile’s walk from the hotel in the neighbourhood of Bloomsbury. It houses a permanent collection of 8 million works which is the largest in the world.

Head down towards the River Thames and you’ll find Big Ben which is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster. The clock stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster. Originally known simply as the Clock Tower, it was renamed the Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

The Palace of Westminster is also known as the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Hall is the oldest building on the Parliamentary estate - it has played a central role in 900 years of British history.

The travel time to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament is around 30 minutes when you take the Circle Line from Kings Cross Station.