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London in 4 days: a day-by-day itinerary

SwipeSights Editorial· 4 days · Updated Sep 15, 2026

Four days in London, routed stop by stop: The View from The Shard and Borough Market on day one, Royal Academy of Arts and The National Gallery on day two, Wellington Arch and Natural History Museum on day three, St. Paul's Cathedral and London Museum Docklands on day four. Real places in a sensible order. Tap Build yours to swipe your own picks and get a plan around them.

27 Sights

Day 1 · Friday

  1. 10:00The View from The Shard~45 min 4.6
  2. ~8 min walk (424m)
  3. 10:53Borough Market~45 min 4.6
  4. ~21 min walk (1.5km)
  5. 11:59Tower Bridge~1 hour 4.8
  6. ~6 min walk (294m)
  7. 13:05🍽️Lunch Break 🍽️1 hour
  8. 14:05Tower of London2.5-3.5 hours 4.7
  9. ~20 min walk (1.4km)
  10. 17:25St Dunstan in the East Church Garden~1.5 hours 4.7
  11. ~10 min walk (585m)
  12. 19:05🍽️Dinner Break 🍽️1 hour
  13. 20:05London Bridge~10 min 4.6
  14. ~16 min walk (1.1km)
  15. 20:31The Lookout~30 min 4.7
  16. ~5 min walk (197m)
  17. 21:06Leadenhall Market~45 min 4.4

Day 2 · Saturday

  1. 10:00Royal Academy of Arts~2 hours 4.5
  2. ~19 min walk (1.3km)
  3. 12:19🍽️Lunch Break 🍽️1 hour
  4. 13:19The National Gallery~2 hours 4.8
  5. ~10 min by taxi/transit (2.2km)
  6. 15:29Novelty Automation~2 hours 4.8
  7. ~11 min by taxi/transit (2.7km)
  8. 17:40Hayward Gallery~2 hours 4.6
  9. ~10 min by taxi/transit (2.3km)
  10. 19:50🍽️Dinner Break 🍽️1 hour
  11. 20:50Trafalgar Square~35 min 4.6
  12. ~13 min walk (832m)
  13. 21:36Leicester Square~25 min 4.5

Day 3 · Sunday

  1. 10:00Wellington Arch~1.5 hours 4.5
  2. ~12 min by taxi/transit (2.7km)
  3. 11:42🍽️Lunch Break 🍽️1 hour
  4. 12:42Natural History Museum~2 hours 4.6
  5. ~13 min walk (857m)
  6. 14:55Victoria and Albert Museum~2 hours 4.8
  7. ~11 min by taxi/transit (2.4km)
  8. 17:06Buckingham Palace~1 hour 4.5
  9. ~13 min by taxi/transit (3.5km)
  10. 18:19Kensington Palace~2 hours 4.5
  11. 20:19🍽️Dinner Break 🍽️1 hour

Day 4 · Monday

  1. 09:00St. Paul's Cathedral~45 min 4.7
  2. ~19 min by taxi/transit (6.0km)
  3. 10:04London Museum Docklands~2 hours 4.6
  4. ~25 min by taxi/transit (8.2km)
  5. 12:22London Eye~45 min 4.5
  6. ~9 min walk (497m)
  7. 13:16🍽️Lunch Break 🍽️1 hour
  8. 14:16Victoria Embankment Gardens: Whitehall Gardens~1.5 hours 4.7
  9. ~12 min walk (780m)
  10. 15:58Churchill War Rooms~2 hours 4.6
  11. ~9 min walk (530m)
  12. 18:07🍽️Dinner Break 🍽️1 hour
  13. 19:07Westminster Abbey~45 min 4.6
  14. ~8 min walk (457m)
  15. 20:00Big Ben~15 min 4.6
  16. ~29 min by taxi/transit (10.0km)
  17. 20:44Parkland Walk~1.5 hours 4.6

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