@loveandlondon: London tourist traps to avoid (and where to go instead) pt. 1️⃣ ❌ Avoid Oxford Street → try Carnaby Street for some cool boutiques, or Marylebone High Street if you want something more luxurious. ❌ Avoid Leicester Square → head to Chinatown for some delicious food 🍜🥟🥢 Btw, if you want to explore non-touristy London grab our Casual Tourist Guides. They take you to amazing locally-loved shops, restaurants, bars, cafes, museums and more, and we have them all on a lovely digital map that sits right in your Google Maps app, making exploring on the go super easy. Plus it comes with a @notion template to help you organise and filter all of the amazing places we recommend ✨ Want one with a 10% discount? Just click the link in our bio. #london #londontrip #londontourist #londontips #explorelondon

Mausale :

How safe is it these days for female solo travelers?

pc_cath :

Avoid the London eye, I still can’t believe how much they charge for a mid experience 🙈🙈

Kari-123 :

Can you recommend a good english meal? Like fish and chips?

bshmexy :

Loved china town. Lunch during the week was a breeze

ivb :

Most restaurants in china town are mid imo

Cheezeboiger :

I’ll be visiting London in late September. What should I wear? 🙏🏻

Madir Mahathir :

Need suggestions on cheap London hotels.

holly :

Leicester Square is nice for people watching in the morning. I went to London in the spring and my friend and I would grab breakfast and sit until it got really crowded.

liv :

can anyone tell me if it is safe to use the underground at night as a solo female traveler?

sun :

Do what you like people, there is much to see and do in London

Heather| Family travel :

Such great tips! Thanks!

zana :

China town seemed a tourist trap too

__PB__ :

Im not a resident and know all this 😂😂

carsarcasm :

How did alternative souvenir shop no make the list? Also how cold does it get going into fall

SolarMusings :

so helpful! 👏👏👏

GMSKI :

Used to love Carnaby St in the late 80s early 90s had so many quirky shops back then.

firelightinferno 🇩🇪🇬🇧 :

I think the best tip is to avoid tourist season and check out side streets and the mini villages in London

3dw🅰️rd‼️ :

Covent Garden is a great place to go

little_legs78 :

I’d avoid the big museums, especially in the school holidays. From a former NHM staff member.

Joannie :

What's the best to do as a solo female traveler?

Smiley221 :

How can you not mention Regents Street? Also Seven dials

Hannah :

If you are there with kids, the MnM shops is both great and terrible 😂. When I went to Carnaby street in 2023, it was so hectic and full so not much better than Oxford in terms of crowds.

Christine :

Seven Dials is great for shops!

Ed :

What do you recommend for men’s affordable clothing shopping??

Eric round the world :