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DK Eyewitness travel guides: award-winning guidebooks

Find your corner of London with this essential travel guide to this great city, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you there  before you’ve even packed your case – step back in time at the Tower of London and the British Museum, get a bird’s eye view of London from the Shard, or relax in Hyde Park.  The DK Eyewitness Guide to London covers the must-see sights and the hidden corners, so you won’t miss a thing.

• Gorgeous, all-new color photography so you can imagine yourself there
• Reasons to love London: world-class museums, lively local markets, pomp and pageantry – what will yours be?
• See London from a different angle - 24 pages of fresh ideas for exploring the city
• A year-long calendar of events in London gives a selection of local events and festivals for all seasons
• Sturdy, laminated pull-out city map gives transport information and Tube map
• Expert advice covers the practical stuff: get ready, get around and stay safe
• Over 20 detailed, color maps help you navigate the city with ease
• Expert tips to make memories that last – where to snap and share the perfect photo, take in stunning views and escape the crowds
• The most authentic places to stay, eat, drink and shop
• Easy-to-follow walks and itineraries take you on a tour of each area, with plenty of eat and drink stops en route.
• Hand-drawn illustrations show the inside of the must-see attractions, including Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament
• Covers Westminster and Whitehall; Mayfair and St James’s; Soho and Trafalgar Square; Covent Garden and the Strand; Holborn and the Inns of Court; Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia; King’s Cross, Camden and Islington; the City; Shoreditch and Spitalfields; Southwark and Bankside; South Bank; Chelsea and Battersea; South Kensington and Knightsbridge; Kensington, Holland Park and Notting Hill; Regent’s Park and Marylebone; Hampstead and Highgate; Greenwich and Canary Wharf; plus sights beyond the city.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide London is a detailed, easy-to-use guide designed to help you create your own unique trip.

DK Eyewitness: winner of the Top Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2017.

Staying for longer? Try our DK Eyewitness guide to Great Britain.

About DK Eyewitness Travel: For 25 years, DK’s beautifully practical Eyewitness guides have been combining inspiring ideas and expert advice with easy-to-read maps and vivid photography to inform and enrich your holiday. This year they have been given a stunning new look that you will love even more.  DK is the world’s leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries.

Praise For…

"Known… for its four-color maps, photos and illustrations, the [DK] Eyewitness Guides are extremely user-friendly for travelers who want their information delivered in a concise, visual way." — Chicago Tribune

"The best option… Color photos, maps, and diagrams bring the place to life." — The Philadelphia Inquirer