Museums: London hosts an outstanding collection of world-class museums. The majority of the museums have no entrance charges including Tate Modern, Tate Britain, British Museum, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery and most museums in Greenwich.

Parks:The 'green lungs' of London are the many parks, big and small, scattered throughout the city including St James Park, Hyde Park and Regent's Park.

Must see sights: Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, The London Eye, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster including Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.

To do:

• Live Music. London is one of the best cities in the world for concerts, spanning from new musical trends to well known bands.
• Theatre. See a musical, play or comedy in the West End. For Broadway-like musicals the Leicester Square area is highly recommended. In the centre of the square there is an official half-price TKTS booth. For listings buy the weekly magazine Time Out.
• Watch football. Take in a home match of one of the city's 20+ professional football clubs for a true experience of a lifetime as you see the passion of the "World's Game" in its mother country. Many of the bigger clubs will require booking in advance, sometimes many months ahead, but smaller clubs allow you to simply turn up on match day and pay at the gate.
• Tours galore.