So when the lights go down and the chanting starts, don’t be surprised if you get just the tiniest shiver down your spine. It is weiiiiiiiiiird but in a good way. With all the kerfuffle about the Olympics, you might have missed the notice that Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has actually become an integrated part of many Londoners’ lives. Along the way you peek at London Bridge, The Globe, The Millennium Bridge, The Tate Modern, National Theatre, BFI Southbank, Southbank Centre and much, much more besides.

To this day they are one of the most popular gardens in London and well worth a visit. Phoenix Gardens The original church had the misfortune to burn down in the Great Fire of London. It was rebuilt by Christopher Wren, only to be bombed to a shell during The Blitz. Greenwich already made it into this guide for The Tulip Stair. It’s about to make a second win for The Painted Hall. The place is a bit of a marvel of design, but if you’re into minimalism you’re not going to like it. Although the sign may offer GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS, the reality is in fact TACOS TACOS TACOS. Which seems like a reasonable compromise, right? Head to the basement for low-lit dining amongst artfully distressed furniture, and don’t forget an all-important snap in front of their very misleading neon sign. Here are all the details. As such, it found itself as the centre of many a naughty activity including bear baiting, gambling and even duelling. Oh those crazy olden days people.Large enough that you really do feel like you’ve escaped the city, this really is one of the best walks in London.

The tunnel was started as part of a street art festival masterminded by Banksy in the noughties and it’s been going strong ever since.Another longer walk that can be completed in the course of a long day, The Wandle Trail is a 14-mile hike from Wandsworth to Croydon in London’s suburbs. Those parks, St James’s Park, Green Park, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens showcase the improbably lush and verdant centre of London at its very best. Now that we’ve extolled the virtues of St Dunstan in the East as some of the best hidden architecture in London, we guess we’d better tell you what it is. We’re still not 100% convinced by the fact that what ultimately used to be stables for horses have somehow become some of the most expensive residences in an already expensive city… but that’s London for you. Another excellent museum spot for photos is the Natural History Museum, and specifically the glorious entrance hall and it’s imposing blue whale skeleton. 17. Covent Garden

The heath comes with stunning viewscourtesy of Parliament Hill, a historical manor (Kenwood House) and skirts past those much-talked about ponds.From City Hall to the Tate Modern, and from St. Pauls to Trafalgar square with stops at pretty much every other major landmark you can name, this one is ideal for tourists and London enthusiasts alike. The farther ahead you call and book your table, the less trouble you’ll have securing a table of your choice without contending with a long wait period. So it was pretty much a given that we’d love London’s largest legal street art wall – Leake Street Tunnel.