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A magical, sunny, lovely, delightfully culinary and sightseeing day out in London

Hot, busy and fun day in London Town

30 August 2026London, UK

A magical, sunny, lovely, culinary and sightseeing day out in London — A magical, sunny, lovely, culinary and sightseeing day out in LondonLondon, UK

The day started as it should, with a proper flat white at the local: Metronome. Then it was off in the tube to Embankment station to wander around Victoria Embankment Gardens, then across the River Thames for a walk down memory lane, AKA, the South Bank. From the National Theatre down to Borough Market and beyond. After all that a quick hello to South Africa House and back home.

Metronome for a cuppa joe — Metronome for a cuppa joeLondon, UK

The blue sky of London Town on a balmy Sunday — The blue sky of London Town on a balmy SundayLondon, UK

Victoria Embankment Gardens is a hidden gem — The name says it allLondon, UK

Statue in Victoria Embankment Gardens — Not 100% sure what’s happening hereLondon, UK

Michael Faraday — Michael Faraday honoured near the Savoy - he of the Faraday Cage fameLondon, UK

“I had wanted much more for the first night with you / But the railway hotel was the best I could do / I knew the Savoy would have suited you well / But the best I could do was the railway hotel.”

Railway Hotel, Mike Batt

The Savoy — The Savoy eliteLondon, UK

London — London from the riverLondon, UK

Skateboard graveyard — Where skateboards go to dieLondon, UK

Amazing quality paperbacks on the South Bank — Amazing quality paperbacks on the South BankLondon, UK

OXO — OXO TowerLondon, UK

Tate Modern — Tate ModernLondon, UK

The Globe Theatre — Shakespeare’s GlobeLondon, UK

London Skyline from the South Bank — Skyline du jourLondon, UK

Borough Market — Options, options! Borough Market winsLondon, UK

Borough Market — The name says it all, with matching shirt and tekkies nogalLondon, UK

Borough Market — Borough MarketLondon, UK

Richard Haward’s Oyster — Three rocks and a glassLondon, UK

Richard Haward’s Oyster — Plus ProseccoLondon, UK

A strawberry Tower — Pick me! A strawberry TowerLondon, UK

Nana Fanny’s Famous Deli — Nana Fanny’s Famous DeliLondon, UK

Nana Fanny’s Famous Deli — That’s a sarmie!London, UK

The Shard — The ShardLondon, UK

The Palace — The PalaceLondon, UK

The Nelson — The NelsonLondon, UK

Trafalgar Square — ZA House a day after the Boks won!London, UK

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