London
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How much alcohol, tobacco and other goods you can bring into Great Britain without paying duty — the official personal allowance limits, what happens if you go over, and what you can’t bring in no matter what.
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England’s eight 2026 bank holidays, what actually closes on each one, and the one day of the year London’s entire transport network stops running altogether.
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London is served by six airports, not one — and which you land at can add or save you an hour of travel before your trip even starts. Here’s what each is actually good for.
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Five well-connected, walkable areas compared for a first London trip — what each is actually good for, what it costs, and which Tube lines make the rest of the city easy to reach.
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Every English and British monarch since 1066 has been crowned inside Westminster Abbey, and its floors and walls hold the tombs of kings, scientists and poets alike — a working church first, a visitor attraction second, which is exactly why so many people arrive unsure whether they can actually go inside.
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Christopher Wren’s dome has watched over London since 1710, survived a direct hit during the Blitz that made it the single most famous image of wartime Britain, and hosted everything from Nelson’s funeral to a royal wedding watched by 750 million people.
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The UK’s only Soil Association-certified organic lavender farm, 15 miles from central London, turning 20 in 2026 — here’s the story behind the fields and everything you need to actually plan a visit before the summer bloom.
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The country home of the Bishops of London for nearly 1,300 years, with the longest domestic moat in England and London’s second-oldest botanic garden — here’s the deep history and everything you need to actually plan a visit, entirely free.
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A neo-Palladian villa built to showcase one earl’s Grand Tour art collection, and the birthplace of the English landscape garden — here’s the deep history and everything you need to actually plan a visit, Beatles filming locations included.
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Once the largest brick building in Europe and the star of Pink Floyd’s Animals album cover, now a shopping, dining and entertainment district — here’s the deep history and everything you need to actually plan a visit.