I will be headed to Europe in June and have a very long layover in London (flying into Heathrow).

I am trying to make a plan with a friend in the area but just in case we can't get it to work does anyone have any recommendations on something to do?

Note: I land at 6;55am in Heathrow and have a connection that takes off at 3:00pm (15:00)

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If you’re tight on time and willing to cough up the money, take the Heathrow Express into central London instead of the underground, it’ll only take you 15 minutes instead of the hour the underground takes.

Other things to do aside from the ones already recommended include Trafalgar Square, the National Portrait Gallery, Houses of Parliament/ Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Southbank, and Soho - these and the suggestions above are all very walkable and easy to get between by underground.

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I second this, the underground will take looooong

I’ve done this long layover several times! You should plan to be back at Heathrow by 1 PM, giving you roughly 4-5 hrs to explore London if you account travel time. Take the Underground to Tower Bridge and do a walking tour of the area. Eat fish and chips at a pub, or grab food from Borough Market.

You could also start at Green Park if you want more greenery and want to see Buckingham Palace.

Other things I’ve done: Shopping around Oxford St., Tate museum

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Thank you for this thread

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