569 reasons to stop.
Hand-picked places across London. A short description, a local tip and, for most, a fact worth repeating. Free. No ads. No tracking.
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A Reason to Stop is a free iPhone app for people who want more from a walk across London. These pages are a public look at its library of 569 places: each has a plain description, a local tip and, for most, a fact you can repeat.
Pick a kind of place below, or open the app to plan a whole day with real TfL fares for every stop. Made by one independent developer.
Browse by kind of place
- Landmarks in LondonAbbey Road, Australia House, Cutty Sark
- Museums in LondonBritish Museum, Churchill War Rooms, National Gallery
- Culture venues in LondonRoyal Opera House, Battersea Arts Centre, Electric Cinema Portobello
- Parks in LondonHyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Regent's Park
- Viewpoints in LondonLondon Eye, Sky Garden, The View from The Shard
- Hidden gems in LondonChalcot Crescent, Neal's Yard, Leake Street Arches (Waterloo Graffiti Tunnel)
- Markets in LondonBorough Market, Leadenhall Market, Portobello Road Market
- Shopping in LondonFortnum & Mason, Harrods, Berry Bros & Rudd
- Places to eat in LondonAddis, Adulis, Apollo Banana Leaf
- Cafes in London13th Floor Coffee, Amoret Coffee, Assembly Coffee Roasters
- Nightlife in LondonThe Anchor Bankside, The George Inn, The Prospect of Whitby
- Live music venues in LondonRonnie Scott's, The 100 Club, 606 Club
- Clubs in Londonfabric, Heaven, Village Underground
- Activities in LondonLondon Cable Car, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, Ballie Ballerson
- Hostels in LondonAstor Hyde Park, Clink261, Generator London
Every place, A to Z within each kind
Landmarks in London
Open this list with descriptions- Abbey Road
- Australia House
- BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Neasden Temple)
- Brompton Cemetery
- Buckingham Palace and Royal Mews
- The Charterhouse
- Chiswick House and Gardens
- Christ Church Spitalfields
- Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
- Cutty Sark
- Dr Johnson's House
- Forty Hall and Estate
- Fulham Palace
- Guildhall Yard
- Hall Place & Gardens
- Ham House
- Hampton Court Palace
- Handel & Hendrix in London
- Highgate Cemetery
- Kensington Palace
- Lesnes Abbey Ruins and Woods
- Marble Hill House
- Millennium Bridge
- The Monument
- Old Royal Naval College
- Osterley Park and House
- Palace of Westminster
- Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
- Platform 9¾, King's Cross Station
- Postman's Park
- Red House
- Royal Albert Hall
- Royal Hospital Chelsea
- Royal Observatory Greenwich
- Sadler's Wells
- Somerset House
- Southbank Centre
- Southwark Cathedral
- St Alfege Church
- St Bartholomew's Hospital, Henry VIII Gate & Museum
- St Bride's Church, Fleet Street
- St Dunstan in the East
- St Magnus the Martyr
- St Paul's Cathedral
- St Paul's Church, Deptford
- Strawberry Hill House
- Syon House
- Temple Church
- Thames Barrier
- Tower Bridge
- Tower of London
- Trafalgar Square
- Trinity Buoy Wharf Lighthouse
- Wembley Stadium Tour
- Wesley's Chapel & Museum of Methodism
- Westminster Abbey
- Westminster Cathedral
- Wilton's Music Hall
Museums in London
Open this list with descriptions- Apsley House
- APT Gallery
- Bank of England Museum
- Benjamin Franklin House
- Bentley Priory Museum
- Bethlem Museum of the Mind
- British Library (Treasures Gallery)
- British Museum
- Bruce Castle Museum
- Burgh House and Hampstead Museum
- Camden Art Centre
- The Cartoon Museum
- Charles Dickens Museum
- Churchill War Rooms
- The Cinema Museum
- The Clink Prison Museum
- The Courtauld Gallery
- Crystal Palace Museum
- Dennis Severs' House
- Design Museum
- Down House (Home of Charles Darwin)
- Dulwich Picture Gallery
- Emery Walker's House
- The Fan Museum
- Fashion and Textile Museum
- Fenton House and Garden
- Florence Nightingale Museum
- The Foundling Museum
- Freud Museum
- Garden Museum
- Goldsmiths CCA
- Guards Museum
- Gunnersbury Park Museum
- Headstone Manor and Museum
- Hogarth's House
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Hunterian Museum
- IWM London (Imperial War Museum)
- Jewish Museum London
- Kenwood
- Leighton House
- Linley Sambourne House
- London Canal Museum
- London Museum of Water and Steam
- London Transport Museum
- Lord's Cricket Ground Tour and MCC Museum
- Markfield Beam Engine and Museum
- Museum of Brands
- Museum of Croydon
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Museum of London Docklands
- Museum of the Home
- The Musical Museum
- National Army Museum
- National Gallery
- National Maritime Museum
- National Portrait Gallery
- Natural History Museum
- The Old Operating Theatre Museum
- Orleans House Gallery
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
- The Photographers' Gallery
- The Postal Museum and Mail Rail
- RAF Museum London
- Ragged School Museum
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Science Museum
- Shakespeare's Globe
- Sherlock Holmes Museum
- Sir John Soane's Museum
- South London Gallery
- Tate Britain
- Tate Modern
- V&A East Museum
- V&A East Storehouse
- V&A Museum
- Valence House Museum
- The Wallace Collection
- Wellcome Collection
- Whitechapel Gallery
- The Wiener Holocaust Library
- William Morris Gallery
- Wimbledon Windmill Museum
- World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium
- Young V&A
Culture venues in London
Open this list with descriptionsParks in London
Open this list with descriptions- Battersea Park
- Beckenham Place Park
- Brent Reservoir (Welsh Harp)
- Brockwell Park
- Bunhill Fields
- Burgess Park
- Bushy Park
- Camley Street Natural Park
- Chelsea Physic Garden
- Clapham Common
- Clissold Park
- Crystal Palace Park
- Eltham Palace Gardens
- Gasholder Park
- Golders Hill Park
- Hackney Marshes
- Hampstead Heath
- Hyde Park
- Kensington Gardens
- Kyoto Garden, Holland Park
- Mile End Park
- Morden Hall Park
- Parkland Walk
- Peckham Rye Park
- Primrose Hill
- Queen's Wood
- Regent's Park
- Richmond Park
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Ruislip Lido
- St James's Park
- Sue Godfrey Nature Park
- Thames Barrier Park
- Trent Park
- Victoria Park
- Walthamstow Wetlands
- Waterlow Park
- Wimbledon Common
- WWT London Wetland Centre
Viewpoints in London
Open this list with descriptions- Alexandra Palace Terrace
- The Chimney Lift, Battersea Power Station
- Garden at 120
- Greenwich Park (General Wolfe Statue)
- Horizon 22
- Horsenden Hill
- King Henry's Mound
- London Eye
- Northala Fields
- One New Change Rooftop Terrace
- One Tree Hill
- Parliament Hill
- Richmond Hill View and Terrace Gardens
- Severndroog Castle
- Sky Garden
- St Mary's Church, Harrow on the Hill
- The View from The Shard
Hidden gems in London
Open this list with descriptions- 2 Willow Road
- Abney Park Cemetery
- Arnos Grove Underground Station
- The Attendant Fitzrovia
- Barbican Conservatory
- Bonnington Square Pleasure Garden
- Brixton Windmill
- Brown Hart Gardens
- Brunel Museum and Thames Tunnel Shaft
- Buddhapadipa Temple
- Cable Street Mural
- Chalcot Crescent
- Chislehurst Caves
- Cloister Garden, Museum of the Order of St John
- Crossbones Graveyard & Garden of Remembrance
- Crossness Pumping Station
- Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
- Eel Pie Island
- Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
- Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare
- General Store
- Giffin Square Mural, "His 'n' Hers"
- God's Own Junkyard
- Grant Museum of Zoology
- Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Southall
- Hackney City Farm
- Hampstead Pergola and Hill Garden
- Hitchcock Mosaics at Leytonstone Station
- House Mill (Three Mills)
- Isabella Plantation
- Keats House
- Kensal Green Cemetery
- Khan's Bargains
- Kirkaldy Testing Museum
- Leake Street Arches (Waterloo Graffiti Tunnel)
- Little Angel Theatre
- Little Venice
- London Mithraeum
- London Silver Vaults
- London Stone
- Mount Street Gardens
- Mudchute Park and Farm
- Neal's Yard
- Newington Green Meeting House
- Novelty Automation
- Nunhead Cemetery
- Paddington Bear Statue
- Peckham Palms
- Peckhamplex
- Phoenix Garden
- Puppet Theatre Barge
- Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden
- Review Bookshop
- Rich Mix
- Sandys Row Synagogue
- Spitalfields City Farm
- St Katharine Docks
- St Pancras Old Church
- Surrey Docks Farm
- Sutton House
- Tibetan Peace Garden
- Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
- Twinings Museum
- Two Temple Place
- Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities
- West Norwood Cemetery
- William Morris Society at Kelmscott House
- Woodberry Wetlands
- Word on the Water
Markets in London
Open this list with descriptions- Alexandra Palace Farmers' Market
- Berwick Street Market
- Borough Market
- Brixton Village
- Broadway Market
- Camden Market
- Camden Passage Antiques Market
- Chapel Market
- Chatsworth Road Market
- Columbia Road Flower Market
- Deptford Market
- Deptford Market Yard
- Ealing Farmers' Market
- Exmouth Market
- Greenwich Market
- Growing Communities Farmers' Market
- Leadenhall Market
- Leather Lane Market
- Maltby Street Market
- Northcote Road Market
- Notting Hill Farmers' Market
- Old Spitalfields Market
- Portobello Road Market
- Ridley Road Market
- Roman Road Market
- Spa Terminus
- Surrey Street Market
- Tooting Market
- Walthamstow Market
Shopping in London
Open this list with descriptionsPlaces to eat in London
Open this list with descriptions- Addis
- Adulis
- Apollo Banana Leaf
- Asher's Africana
- Baban's Naan
- Bankside Sandwich Bar
- Bao Soho
- Brasserie Zedel
- Brick Lane Beigel Bake
- Cafe de Nata (Camden Market)
- Camille
- Carmelli Bakery
- Casa Tua (Camden)
- Chinatown Bakery
- Chinese Tapas House
- Delina (Shepherd's Bush Market)
- Dishoom Covent Garden
- Dishoom Shoreditch
- Dosa n Chutny
- Durak Tantuni
- Edami
- Etles Uyghur Restaurant
- F. Cooke Pie & Mash (Hoxton)
- FM Mangal
- Gail's Bakery (Canary Wharf)
- Ganapati
- The Gate Clock (Wetherspoon)
- Goddards at Greenwich
- Golden Gate Cake Shop
- Hala
- Hon's BBQ
- Jamaica Patty Co.
- Kate's Cafe
- Logma
- Maandeeq
- Mangal II
- M.Manze
- Norma
- Ottolenghi Islington
- Padella
- Peckham Levels
- Persepolis
- Pizza Union (King's Cross)
- Planet Pancake
- Poppie's Fish & Chips
- Raunka Punjab Diyan
- The River Cafe
- Roti Stop
- Rules
- Sabiib (Acton)
- Scarlett Green
- Sông Quê
- St. JOHN Bread and Wine
- Sweetings
- Tayyabs
- Trinidad Roti Shop
- Uncle John's Bakery
- Viet Rest
- Wong Kei
- Zeret Kitchen
Cafes in London
Open this list with descriptions- 13th Floor Coffee
- Amoret Coffee
- Assembly Coffee Roasters
- Bad Coffee
- Bar Italia
- Brickwood Coffee & Bread
- Carbon Kopi (Barons Court)
- Catalyst Coffee Roasters
- Chief Coffee
- Curators Coffee Studio
- Devotion Coffee
- E. Pellicci
- E5 Bakehouse
- George's Cafe
- Ginger & White
- Kronotrop
- Kula Cafe
- Lisboa Patisserie
- Lodestar Coffee
- Louis Patisserie
- Maison Bertaux
- Maria's Market Cafe
- Monmouth Coffee
- Old Spike Roastery
- The Original Maids of Honour
- Ozone Coffee Roasters
- Pembroke Lodge
- Petitou
- Prufrock Coffee
- Regency Cafe
- Speedy's Sandwich Bar & Cafe
- Violet Cakes
- WatchHouse (Bermondsey Street)
- ZeroToOne Coffee
Nightlife in London
Open this list with descriptions- The Anchor Bankside
- Angie's Freehouse
- Big John's Biltong Bar
- The Black Friar
- The Blind Beggar
- The Blythe Hill Tavern
- Bonne Route
- Buckingham Arms
- Buster Mantis
- Canal Café Theatre
- The Churchill Arms
- Coach & Horses (Greek Street)
- The Cock Tavern
- The Cockpit
- The Cutty Sark Tavern
- The Dove
- The Duke
- Electric Shuffle (London Bridge)
- The Famous Royal Oak
- The Flask
- Flight Club Victoria
- Frank's Cafe
- The French House
- The George Inn
- Gordon's Wine Bar
- The Grapes
- The Grenadier
- The Harp
- The Holly Bush
- The Holy Tavern
- The Lamb & Flag
- Little Nan's Bar
- The Lord Clyde
- Maggie's Bar
- Mannions Prince Arthur
- The Marquis of Lorne
- The Mayflower
- The Mitre
- The Montpelier
- Mr Fogg's Tavern
- The Museum Tavern
- The Nag's Head
- The Old Bank of England
- The Old Nun's Head
- The Old Ship
- The Palm Tree
- The Pride of Spitalfields
- The Prince Edward
- The Princess Louise
- The Prospect of Whitby
- The Royal Oak (Polly Clean Stairs)
- The Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- The Salisbury
- Satan's Whiskers
- The Seven Stars
- The Shepherd & Flock
- Sherlock Holmes
- The Ship Tavern
- Skinner's Arms
- The Southampton Arms
- The Spaniards Inn
- Trafalgar Tavern
- The Warrington Hotel
- The Wenlock Arms
- The White Cross
- The Windsor Castle
- Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
- Ye Olde Mitre
Live music venues in London
Open this list with descriptions- The 100 Club
- 606 Club
- Amersham Arms
- The Betsey Trotwood
- The Bird's Nest
- The Bull's Head
- Bush Hall
- Cafe Oto
- Cecil Sharp House
- The Dublin Castle
- Green Note
- The Half Moon
- Hootananny
- The Ivy House
- The Jazz Cafe
- MOTH Club
- The Old Blue Last
- Ronnie Scott's
- The Roundhouse
- Servant Jazz Quarters
- The Troubadour
- Union Chapel
- Vortex Jazz Club
- The Water Rats
- Wigmore Hall
- The Windmill
Clubs in London
Open this list with descriptionsActivities in London
Open this list with descriptions- Ballie Ballerson
- Brockwell Lido
- The Castle Climbing Centre
- Clays
- The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience
- F1 Arcade
- Fairgame (Canary Wharf)
- Frameless
- Hampstead Mixed Pond (Hampstead Heath Swimming Ponds)
- Hampton Pool
- Herne Hill Velodrome
- Lee Valley VeloPark
- London Cable Car
- London Fields Lido
- Moo Canoes (Hackney Wick)
- Paradox Museum London
- Parliament Hill Lido
- Puttshack (Bank)
- Serpentine Lido
- Skieasy (Chiswick)
- TOCA Social (The O2)
- Tooting Bec Lido
- Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
- Whistle Punks Urban Axe Throwing
- Woolwich Ferry
- ZSL London Zoo
Hostels in London
Open this list with descriptions- Astor Hyde Park
- Clink261
- Destinations Hostels @ The Gallery
- Generator London
- London Backpackers
- Palmers Lodge Swiss Cottage
- Safestay London Elephant & Castle
- Safestay London Kensington Holland Park
- St Christopher's Inn (London Bridge)
- Wombat's City Hostel London
- YHA London Central
- YHA London Earl's Court
- YHA London St Paul's
- YHA London Thameside