London Tourist Tips
Tips for tourists in London (especially from the Americas).

London Place Names
London is a collection of villages that sprang up and slowly amalgamated into the 1500 square kilometre city of the present. Here we look at the origin of place names in London.

Cockney English
Londoners (some of whom are known as Cockneys) have their own distinct vocabulary full of rhyming slang and unusual words developed in the criminal underworld.

Kings And Queens
A complete listing of the Kings and Queens of England.

The Piccadilly Line
The Piccadilly Line is one of London's most useful Underground railway lines. This is an essay about its history and the origin of many of the station names.

History of Arsenal
Arsenal (known as the Gunners) are London's premier football club. This essay is a brief history.

TravelWeb
Start here for flights and accommodation for London.

London Links
An excellent site with information about hotels, restaurants, pubs, sights, museums, daytrips in and around London.

London Hotel Guide
Contains information about hotels in London.

London Event Calendar
An online event calendar containing events of interest to both visitors to the area and to community residents alike. Includes a Dining Guide.

UK Travel Guide
A directory of London museums, pubs, and other London activities with links.

Londoners Net
An full site for Londoners and anybody living in London. Includes shopping, finance, TV and employment

Surf London
An excellent site full of activities, events and news.

Visit Britain
Travelling around Britain. This has separate sections for travellers arriving from different places.

UK Rail Travel
Intercity, Le Shuttle, London's Underground.

Airport Taxi
A internet taxi service from any of London's Airports to anywhere in the capital for a fixed price.

London's Underground
An excellent site full of stories and information about the London Underground.

Unofficial Underground Guide
Lots of historical information, photos, sounds and art from the London Underground.

Tube Hell
An unofficial bulletin board for Londoners to let off steam about travelling on the tube.

Arsenal
Lots of statistics about London's most successful football (soccer) club.

British Media Online
A comprehensive site containing many of Britain's premier news sources.

Ticket Master
One site for all entertainment tickets in London (Theatre, Film, Concert, Sport).

The BBC
The premier TV station in the UK - a very large and informative site.

Private Eye
A look at the latest news storied through the eyes of Britain's most famous satirical magazine.

The Meteorological Office
The official government weather site - weather is a great British obsession!

World66: London
Another site full of resources for the visitor to London. Includes street markets and cybercafes.

London Tourist Information
Another site full of information about London, including transport, hotels, sport.

London Apartments
Apartments in the centre of London.