Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, then St James's Park through to Buckingham Palace. Take the bus where you can — the tube is priced by distance and £6 a go really adds up, while the double deckers are a flat £1.75.
Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, then Soho and Chinatown by way of Carnaby Street and Regent Street. Worth ducking into Tesco or Sainsbury's for British snacks — Smarties, digestives, meal deals.
Kiln at opening — first come first served and it packs out fast — then Big Kid. Soho and Chinatown bars after, or Ronnie Scott's for jazz. The Prince Charles Cinema is right here if you want a film instead.
Colourful streets, cafés and shops.
Then wander Kensington itself.
Dinner or a pub in Notting Hill or Kensington.
The museum, then explore South Kensington.
Shopping, cafés and the residential streets.
Dinner around Chelsea or South Kensington, then a pub.
Go hungry. London Bridge and the Thames are right there; Maltby Street Market is the smaller alternative if this is too much.
Along to the London Eye and Waterloo. The BFI IMAX is here too — the largest IMAX screen in Britain, and worth it if you get the chance.
Dinner and drinks, then walk the Thames at night.
Netil Market and Netil 360, and Pophams for pastries and coffee.
Through Victoria Park and along Regent's Canal. APOC, Juju Home, the London Centre for Book Arts and the independent design shops; Roach Road, Dace Road and Stour Road out to Old Ford Lock and the River Lea.
Dinner, pubs and bars, then wander the canals and the industrial stretch at night.
Best on a Sunday, then on to Brick Lane.
Vintage shopping, cafés and street art. Dishoom Shoreditch for lunch or an early dinner — touristy but iconic and worth including. Exmouth Market and the Barbican Conservatory are both near enough to add.
Wetherspoons or honestly any semi-busy pub for cheap pre-drinks, then out. Buy club tickets ahead.
Wander the neighbourhood and the park for the views over London.
Over Primrose Hill and down to Camden for the food stalls and the canals. Coal Drops Yard and King's Cross sit on the same stretch of Regent's Canal if you want to keep going.
Sunset from the hill, then a final dinner or pub.
