CONCLUSIONES

Located in the complex next to Old Spitalfields Market, Canteen serves traditional British food all day.

5 ^Sheba

• 0207 247 7824 ^• ££

There’s plenty of competition to be found in Brick Lane, but Sheba has

PRICE CATEGORIES

For a three-course meal for one with half a bottle of wine (or equivalent meal), taxes and extra charges.

£ under £25 ££ £25–50 £££ over £50

East London

163

8 Hoxton Square

See map on pp158–9 maintained an impressively consistent record when it comes to producing classy curries.

6 ^{The Fox}

• 020 7729 5708 ^• £££

Good food can be had upstairs in this lovely refurbished pub, which is frequented by City types looking for decent ales and wines.

7 8 Hoxton Square

MAP H2 ^• 8 Hoxton Square N1

• Train Hoxton ^• 020 7729 4232 ^• ££

This hip restaurant serves modern British cuisine and an imaginative weekend breakfast menu.

8 ^{The Gun}

This swish Docklands operation overlooking the Thames serves up quality gastropub food.

9 Café Spice Namaste

16 Prescot Street E1 ^• Tube Tower Hill & Aldgate ^• 020 7488 9242

• ££

One of the best Indian restaurants in London, serving pan-Indian food with Asian and European influences.

Closed Sundays.

0 Prospect of Whitby

57 Wapping Wall E1 ^• Tube Wapping ^• 020 7481 1095 ^• ££

East London’s oldest riverside pub dates to 1520, and has old beams, a pewter bar and great river views.

St John Bread & Wine

162-163_Top_10_London.indd 163 21/04/16 12:58 pm

“UK” LAYER Eyewitness Travel – Top 10 series

Chapter Openers (SourceReport v.beta) Date 9th December 2014 Size 100mm x 191mm

LAYERS PRINTED:

“CMYK” LAYER

Streetsmart

The light and spacious interior of St Pancras International Station

164-165_Top_10_London.indd 164 21/04/16 12:58 pm

Getting To and Around

London 166

Practical Information 168

Places to Stay 174

General Index 182

Acknowledgments 190

164-165_Top_10_London.indd 165 21/04/16 12:58 pm

“UK” LAYER Eyewitness Travel – Top 10 series

Streetsmart – practical, 8.25pt grid (SourceReport v.1)

Date 9th January 2014 Size 100mm x 191mm

LAYERS PRINTED:

166

Streetsmart

Arriving by Air Five airports serve London:

Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and City.

Heathrow, London’s main airport, is 24 km (15 miles) west of central London. The Heathrow Express to Paddington is the quickest (and priciest) way into the centre, taking 20 minutes. Trains run from 5am until 11:30pm daily. The Heathrow Connect, which departs every 30 minutes is cheaper but slower.

Cheaper still is the Tube, which takes 50 minutes to central London. Altern­

atively, National Express runs a coach service from Heathrow’s bus station to Victoria Coach Station.

London’s second airport, Gatwick, is 45 km (28 miles) south of London. The Gatwick Express train leaves the South Terminal every 15 minutes for Victoria railway station, taking 30 minutes. The National Express coach takes an hour longer, leaving for Victoria every 1.5–2 hours.

Stansted, London’s third busiest airport, is 56 km (35 miles) northeast of London. The Stansted Express train to Liverpool Street takes 45 minutes and runs every 15 minutes. National Express provides 24­hour coaches to Victoria and Stratford, taking between 1 and 2 hours. From Luton Airport, 50 km (31 miles) north of the city, a shuttle bus takes passengers to Luton Airport Parkway station, from which trains go to St Pancras, taking

20 minutes. Green Line operates a 24­hour coach service to central London.

London City Airport is 14 km (9 miles) from the centre. The airport is served by Docklands Light Railway (DLR) from Bank Tube station.

Arriving by Coach Coaches from European and UK destinations arrive at Victoria Coach Station.

The biggest operator in the UK is National Express, with Eurolines serving as its European arm.

Arriving by Rail St Pancras International is the London terminus for Eurostar, the high­speed train linking the UK with the Continent. London’s other main stations are Liverpool Street, King’s Cross, Euston, Paddington, Waterloo, Charing Cross and Victoria.

Arriving by Sea and Channel Tunnel Eurotunnel operates a drive­on­drive­off train service between Calais, in France, and Folkestone, in the south of England (35 minutes). Car ferries from Calais to Dover, the shortest Channel cross­

ing, take around 90 minutes and the drive on to London takes around 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Passenger and car­ferry services also sail from other ports in northern France to the south of England, as well as from Bilbao and Santander in Spain to Portsmouth or

Plymouth. Ferry services also run to other ports around the country from the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland.

Travelling by Underground, DLR and Train

The London Underground or the “Tube” is the fastest and easiest way to get around the city, but trains are crowded during rush hour. The lines are colour­

coded making it easy to follow on the map on the back cover of this book.

Trains run daily (except 25 December) from around 5:15am to after midnight.

Five lines run 24 hours a day on Fridays and Saturdays.

The DLR is an auto­

mated, driver­less light rail system connecting the City of London with the Docklands. London Overground’s rail network links the suburbs. The suburban boroughs are also served through National Rail.

Travelling by Bus Slower but cheaper than the Tube, buses are also a good way of seeing the city as you travel. Route­

master heritage bus No 15 is particularly good for sight­seeing. To travel in the city between midnight and 6am, you will need a night bus which can be picked up at bus stops around Trafalgar Square and the West End. Bus routes are displayed on the Transport for London (TfL) website and on maps at bus stops. The destination