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The Contour Atlas

England

London

Two thousand years of city, layered on top of itself, where the free museums are world-class and the pie shops are older than most countries.

Mind the gap (between train and platform)

Local food

  • Pie and mash with liquor

    Parsley liquor, not gravy. Eel and pie houses since the 1800s.

  • Brick Lane bagel

    Boiled, baked, filled with salt beef. Open all night.

  • Jellied eels

    Once the East End's cheap protein. An acquired taste, honestly.

  • Borough Market

    A thousand years of trading on the south bank.

Festivals & events

Notting Hill Carnival
August bank holiday · West London
London Marathon
April · Greenwich to The Mall
Chelsea Flower Show
May · Royal Hospital Chelsea
Lord Mayor's Show
November · City of London

Landmarks

  • Tower of London
  • Palace of Westminster
  • British Museum
  • Tate Modern
  • Camden Market

Grid reference

Station
London
Latitude
51.5074°N
Longitude
0.1278°W

These coordinates are what the departure board sends to Open-Meteo for this region.