4 Days in London - an Itinerary

A Suggested Itinerary for Four Days in London
 
Day 1:
Overnight flight – arrive by 11am in London
Stay near the Tower of London
Borough Market for lunch
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre tour
Cross Millennium Bridge
Head to Covent Garden
Dinner at Mr. Foggs Tavern
 
Day 2:
Tower of London (be there at 8:30 when it opens to avoid the crowds)
Lunch at Fortnum’s Bar and Restaurant at the Royal Exchange
British Museum (and the Reading Room!)
SKUNA Boat at Canary Wharf at sunset
Dinner at Ivy in the Park
 
Day 3:
Westminster Abbey Tour (when it opens at 8:30)
Buckingham Palace – Changing of the Guard is generally at 10:45 (get there 30 minutes early for a good spot), but check the website for any updates
Lunch at Gymkhana
Churchill’s Cabinet War Rooms or the Sir John Soane Museum
Shopping on Oxford and Regent Streets, visit Liberty London, Selfridges, and Carnaby
Fortnum and Mason
Dinner in Chinatown before heading to see a show on the West End
 
Day 4:
If it’s a Saturday, start at the Portobello Road Market
followed by lunch at the Churchill Arms near Notting Hill
If not going to the market, then head to the British Rail & Postal Museum
Lunch: Masala Zone
The Walkie Talkie Building and Sky Garden
Afternoon Tea at The Shard
The London Eye
St. Paul's Cathedral
Dinner: London’s Oldest Pub: Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
 
Day 5: Travel Day
If you are traveling back to the East Coast, chances are that you’ll at least have the morning before you have to leave for the airport. I recommend enjoying a morning stroll to Leaden Hall Market served as the exterior shot and inspiration for Harry Potter’s Daigon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in Sorcerer's Stone. It is located in the original Roman part of the city at Gracechurch Street and Lime Street.  You’ll get great pics without a lot of people in the way at this hour.