What to see and do in four days in London

What to see and do in four days in London Four days isn't enough time to explore all of London, but you can take in some iconic attractions, enjoy local food and get a sense of the neighbourhoods. Kim Pemberton Aug 17, 2024 4:30 AM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Previous Next 1 / 1 The author and her daughter Hannah pose on London’s Millennium Bridge, in the Bankside neighbourhood, with St. Paul’s Cathedral in the background.

The foot bridge allows walkers to pass over the River Thames easily. KIM PEMBERTON Advertisement Expand Listen to this article 00:09:51 London is the kind of place that once you’ve visited you’ll fall under its spell and, in all likelihood, will be bewitched enough to return again and again. This beautiful, cosmopolitan city was one of my first travel destinations and continues decades later to be a favourite.

I first saw London as a young child, with British-born parents, and still have home movies of our family feeding pigeons at Trafalgar Square in the 1970s. But my strongest childhood recollection is visiting the Tower of London and learning about Great Britain’s tumultuous history. Tales of castles, kings and beheaded queens would stoke any child’s imagination and London, seemingly centre stage to it all, is a beloved never-ending story.

More than 50 years after my first visit, and with more than a dozen visits since, I returned with my youngest daughter in July and discovered m.