无论是周末度假还是周中短访，伦敦的两日行程从不会让人失望。 从享誉世界的城市地标到牛津街和波特贝罗路的购物体验，从前卫时尚的霍克斯顿到里士满公园的鹿群，其丰富多样的景点甚至让伦敦本地人也惊叹不已。 只要规划得当， 您就能让行程充满惊喜；若是规划不周，您可能大半时间都会耗在地铁上。 正因如此，我们特意为您准备了这份实用的伦敦两日游行程，其中的每日行程安排可以灵活互换！
第 1 天上午
您的伦敦两日之旅有无数种开启方式。 但我们建议您前往白金汉宫大门外，观看 11:00 举行的卫兵换岗仪式。 该仪式在夏季每天举行（届时还可进入宫殿国事厅参观），冬季则每周举行 4 次。 仪式结合了华丽传统、激昂音乐与精湛马术，参与其中是英国军队最高的荣誉之一。 随后您可以经过圣詹姆斯公园的鹈鹕，远眺大本钟和国会大厦，这里也是伦敦四处联合国教科文组织世界遗产之一。 正对面就是 Westminster Abbey，自 1066 年以来，除两位君主外，所有英格兰君主都在这座教堂加冕。
下午
附近的维多利亚街有许多用餐去处，吃完后您可以前往被称为白厅的大道参观。 街道两旁矗立着宏伟的政府办公楼，您可以停留在容易被忽视的唐宁街大门前，这里是英国首相的官邸。 随后继续前往特拉法加广场，自 1868 年以来，这里的青铜狮群一直守护着纳尔逊纪念柱。 广场北侧坐落着国家美术馆。 馆内藏品横跨数个世纪的西方艺术，亮点包括列奥纳多·达·芬奇、约翰内斯·维米尔的作品以及文森特·梵高的《向日葵》之一；此外，馆内还对英国艺术家进行了百科全书式的介绍，足以让您在下午接下来的时间里沉浸其中。
晚上
穿过亨格福德桥和黄金禧年桥跨越泰晤士河，您将来到一片景点林立的滨河区域。 把握好时间 当夕阳开始落在伦敦上空时，您将坐在伦敦眼的玻璃座舱内，俯瞰整座城市的轮廓。 这一壮丽景色绝对值得您抽时间前往观赏。 随后，您可以一边欣赏利克街隧道的街头艺术，一边前往滑铁卢区域琳琅满目的酒吧和地下俱乐部。 位于南岸中心、展现粗野主义风格的伊丽莎白女王大厅屋顶花园酒吧（The Roof Garden & Bar）是您的可靠之选，无论您偏好哪种饮品，这里都能让您尽兴。 此外，海滨箱大楼（Sea Containers House）的酒吧也各具特色，其重现旅行黄金时代的时尚内饰与迷人的滨河美景交相辉映，令人应接不暇。
第 2 天上午
在为期 2 天的伦敦之行中，时间已经过半，不容错过。请抖擞精神，在 Tower of London守卫（Beefeaters）的陪伴下开启清晨时光，尽情欣赏展示柜中琳琅满目的皇冠珠宝。 其中就包括世界最大的透明切磨钻石——库里南 1 号（Cullinan I）。 体积较小但名气更大的 105 克拉“光明之山”钻石（Koh-i-Noor）被镶嵌在地位次于国王或女王的王室成员饰物上，最近一次是镶嵌在伊丽莎白王太后的王冠上。 若想寻求片刻宁静，您可以前往圣邓斯坦东教堂（St Dunstan in the East），这是一座由教堂废墟改建的花园；随后从伦敦桥横跨泰晤士河，去拍摄宏伟得多的 Tower Bridge。 继续直行前往自治市高街（Borough High Street），这里是查尔斯·狄更斯到杰米·奥利弗等各界名人的旧时足迹所在地，街上的美食摊位定能在午餐时分满足您的味蕾。
下午
The View from the Shard依然是伦敦最炙手可热的景点之一，从 70 层楼高处俯瞰，伦敦美景尽收眼底，视野可延伸至 65 公里。 在夏季，您可以花整个下午的时间在莎士比亚环球剧场（The Globe Theater）的复刻版建筑中欣赏一部莎士比亚的喜剧、悲剧或历史剧。 在非演出季，您可以花点时间参观泰特现代美术馆（Tate Modern）的当代艺术。随后前往圣保罗大教堂（St Paul’s Cathedral），这座拥有苍白石墙的建筑是伦敦另一座重要的教堂。 它在 1666 年伦敦大火后由克里斯多夫·雷恩爵士（Sir Christopher Wren）重建。您可以乘中央线（Central Line）快速前往牛津圆环（Oxford Circus），以此作为白天的购物终点；那里是通往牛津街（Oxford Street）和摄政街（Regent Street）各家商店的门户。 后者以其名牌店而闻名，也是世界最大、历史最悠久的玩具店——哈姆雷斯（Hamleys）的主店所在地。 该店始创于 1760 年，自 1881 年以来一直坐落在现址。
夜晚时分
富庶的苏豪区（Soho）被伦敦一些最高档的社区环绕，拥有伦敦最棒的购物选择。 然而，霍克斯顿广场（Hoxton Square）周边的街道，包括肖尔迪奇高街（Shoreditch High Street），才是酒吧和夜总会真正大显身手的地方。 从供应温艾尔啤酒的旧式英国酒吧到提供最新鸡尾酒的 LGBTQ+ 友好场所，无论您的喜好如何，这里都能满足。这个曾经被忽视的地区已经重生，成为了伦敦之夜绝不可错过的去处。 在餐饮方面，伦敦拥有多位时下顶尖的厨师，他们正各显神通，为您奉上令人惊叹的佳肴。 如果您想以挥金吃大餐的方式为您的 2 天伦敦之旅画上圆满句号，这里有 60 多家米其林星级餐厅可供选择。 不过，预算有限也能吃得很好，坎登（Camden）汇集了来自世界各地的风味，而红砖巷（Brick Lane）则是南亚美食的聚集地。
如何度过伦敦 2 日游
选择在伦敦游玩 2 天，您将开启一段行程满满、精彩纷呈的旅程。 但如果您担心开销会像高峰时段的地铁中央线（Central Line）车厢那样迅速堆积，我们也为您准备了对策。 那就是带着 Go City 开启旅程。 这样做，您就能在伦敦众多热门景点的门票上节省大笔开支，这意味着在同样的假期预算下，您可以体验到比原本更多的精彩！
Day 1: Art, culture and history in Central London
Day 1: Art, culture and history in Central London
Morning:
There are a zillion different places where you could kick off your two days in London. But we’re going to start at London Victoria, as it’s easy to reach from just about anywhere in town, and it’s well placed for a wander into historic Westminster.
Grab breakfast at the station and mosey up and along Buckingham Palace Road, which is where – as the name makes abundantly clear – you’ll find Buckingham Palace, official residence of the British monarch. First things first though: walk straight on past it and into St James’s Park, a bucolic oasis in the urban heart of the city, with plenty of benches and lawns on which to finally get involved with all those cronuts, fruit pots and granola bowls you’ve been juggling since you left Victoria. Do note, however, that you may be required to share them with the resident squirrels, ducks and pelicans, like something out of a Disney movie. Sort of.
Suitably fortified, seek out the best fairytale views of the palace where it peeps through the foliage and is reflected in the lake below, before joining a tour in time for the 11AM Changing of the Guard (daily in summer; four times a week in winter). Combining pomp and tradition with stirring music and first-rate horsemanship, it’s a slice of British pageantry that’s just too irresistible to miss.
Afterwards, battle the crowds along Birdcage Walk and onto Parliament Square, for some of London’s finest architectural eye candy, including Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster (aka the Houses of Parliament). And yes, that’s Big Ben chiming the hour right in front of you. Blimey, it’s nearly lunchtime already!
Afternoon:
Make a left along the grand thoroughfare that is Whitehall, pausing at the easy-to-miss gates to Downing Street, home of the British Prime Minister, before continuing up to The Strand, Charing Cross Station and their veritable smorgasbord of takeout lunch options. Rumbling belly quietened (for now), double back to Trafalgar Square, whose fearsome bronze lions have stood guard at the base of Nelson’s column since 1868. On the square’s north side stands the National Gallery. Spanning centuries of western art, collection highlights include works by Leonardo da Vinci, Johannes Vermeer and one of Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers, as well as providing an encyclopedic introduction to British artists that’s sure to keep you busy for the rest of the afternoon.
Afterwards, stop by Covent Garden – home of the city’s most popular piazza and the excellent London Transport Museum. Dawdle here a while to watch the street performers doing their thang, and perhaps to reward yourself with a cocktail on one of the Apple Market’s elevated terraces.
Evening:
Cross the Thames via the Hungerford or Golden Jubilee Bridges to reach the South Bank, a cultural riverside hub that’s packed with attractions. Time it right and you’ll be able to sail above the London skyline inside one of the London Eye’s air-conditioned glass pods just as the sun begins to set over the capital.
Follow it up with a snap-happy stroll through the Leake Street Arches (aka the Banksy Tunnel) beneath Waterloo Station, with 300 meters of cutting-edge graffiti to ogle. There are plenty of places to dine around here, too, especially around the Southbank Centre, a love-it-or-loathe-it slab of brutalist 1950s architecture, of which Royal Festival Hall is where it’s at for live shows and terrace drinks with ace nighttime Thames views. Meanwhile, the nearby BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX cinemas have all your arthouse, indie and blockbuster movie-going needs covered.
Day 2: Towers, theaters and nightlife
Day 2: Towers, theaters and nightlife
Morning:
With half your two-day trip to London already gone there’s no time to lose, so shake off any fuzzy heads you might have and start the morning with the Tower of London’s famous Beefeaters and their resident raven pals. Expect wild tales of murder, mystery, passion and intrigue, many centered around gouty serial monogamist Henry VIII and his tragic, doomed wives. You can also gaze goggle-eyed into the heavily guarded display cases that house the Crown Jewels. They include the largest clear-cut diamond in the world, known as Cullinan I, as well as the ceremonial St Edward’s Crown. Worn at the coronation of every British monarch since Charles II in 1661, it’s anything but old hat.
Read our complete guide to visiting the Tower of London here.
Afterwards, head west towards London Bridge, pausing for a breather en route amid the pretty gardens and ruins of the church of St Dunstan-in-the-East. Once on London Bridge, stop to enjoy views back downriver to the (much grander) Tower Bridge, with its iconic neo-gothic turrets.
Afternoon:
Hark, is that the thundering of trains overhead, or the sound of your stomach complaining that it’s been running on empty since breakfast? Well, good news: you’ve just arrived at Borough Market, where some of the city’s best street food stalls – think super-gooey potato raclette, slow-roasted pork sandwiches, spicy Indian dals and jam donuts the size of your face – will almost certainly persuade you to come back for second (or maybe even third) helpings.
Grab a fresh brew to go from the legendary Monmouth Coffee Company (or a quick pint at the old-school Market Porter alehouse), before hitting up one of the hottest tickets in town: The Shard. You can’t really miss this one: it’s only the tallest building in the UK. Yes, that great big glass thing that’s been lurking within your line of vision for pretty much the whole day so far. Whiz 72 floors up to The View from the Shard, to see London and all its many landmarks spread out far beneath your feet. Look: there’s St Paul’s Cathedral over there. And the Tower of London. And Wembley Stadium. Keen-eyed visitors may also be able to pick out the distant turrets of Windsor Castle, some 25 miles west of The Shard.
Next, it’s choose-your-own-adventure time. There’s a glut of world-class attractions just a short way from The Shard. Take your pick from the iconic dome and celeb-filled crypt and of St Paul’s Cathedral, get another eye-popping art fix at the Tate Modern, or go time traveling back to the Elizabethan era at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
Afterwards, hop on the bus or Tube for the short ride to Oxford Circus from where, if you have time, you can indulge your inner shopaholic – you’re just a short walk to Selfridges department store, seven stories of fun at Hamleys’ flagship Regent Street toy emporium, and the credit card-melting boutiques of Bond Street.
Evening:
You’re in the West End, baby, so at the very least you should be looking to take in a show. This, after all, is the world’s best theater district this side of Broadway, with perennial musical favorites including Wicked, Les Miserables, Matilda, The Lion King and The Mousetrap to choose from, as well as dramas, comedies and other such grandiose productions.
You can grab a quick dinner in Chinatown beforehand – just follow your nose to the heady scents of spicy noodles and roast duck on and around Gerrard Street, just off the main theatrical drag of Shaftesbury Avenue.
There’s no need to call it a night after screaming your lungs out to Defying Gravity or Don’t Cry for Me Argentina either. For night owls, the intoxicating nightlife of Soho awaits, all subterranean speakeasies, bustling bars and high-energy clubs. You won’t have to walk far along Frith, Greek or Old Compton Street to find a buzzy venue that’s right for you. Just don’t stay up too late, you’ve got a flight to catch in the morning.
Looking for more things to do in London? Check out our complete guide to visiting St Paul’s Cathedral and discover more about Soho and other interesting neighborhoods with our favorite London walks.
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