Why go
This north-London day suits families, music and market interests, or anyone ready to trade formal landmarks for local street life. London Zoo makes the route slower and family-led; the British Library creates a quieter cultural version before Kings Cross and Camden Town. Save Parliament Hill for clear late light, and skip it when weather removes the view.
The route, stop by stop
World itinerary estimate: 360–660 min
Times are planning estimates. Unknown visit durations start at an editable 30 minutes; access is checked separately.
- 01
Main stop · 45–90 min
Regent's Park
Regent's Park is one of the Royal Parks of London. Running through the northern end of the park is Regent's Canal, which connects the Grand Union Canal to the former London docks.
Explore Walk · 19 min · Estimated
02Optional · 37–75 min
Madame Tussauds
Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction in London, displaying waxworks of famous people.
ExploreWalk · 5 min · Estimated
03Optional · 60–120 min
Sherlock Holmes Museum
The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a privately run museum in London, England, dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
ExploreWalk · 24 min · Estimated
04Optional · 90–180 min
London Zoo
London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. As well as being the first scientific zoo, ZSL London Zoo also opened the first Reptile house (1849), first public Aquarium (1853), first insect house (1881) and the first children's zoo (1938).
ExploreWalk · 37 min · Estimated
05Optional · 60–120 min
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the second largest library in the world by number of items catalogued.
ExploreWalk · 5 min · Estimated
06Optional · 37–75 min
Kings Cross
The architect was Stephen Geary, who exhibited a model of "the Kings Cross" at the Royal Academy in 1830. The unpopular building was demolished in 1845, though the area has kept the name of Kings Cross.
ExploreWalk · 32 min · Estimated
07Optional · 45–90 min
Camden Town
Toponymy Camden Town is named after Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. Urban development Camden Town stands on land which was once the manor of Kentish Town.
ExploreWalk · 5 min · Estimated
08Optional · 45–90 min
Camden Market
The Camden markets are a number of adjoining large retail markets in Camden Town near the Hampstead Road Lock of the Regent's Canal , often collectively named "Camden Market" or "Camden Lock".
ExploreWalk · 40 min · Estimated
09Optional · 45–90 min
Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill is an area of open parkland in the south-east corner of Hampstead Heath in north-west London. Thirteen years later Parliament Hill was purchased for the public for £300,000 and added to Hampstead Heath.
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