London neighborhood: East of Hyde Park: Upscale London
Mayfair, Marylebone, and Regent's Park are all high-end shopping and residential streets
Mayfair, Marylebone, and Regent's Park are all high-end shopping and residential streets
The world's oldest scientific zoo (as opposed to some royal menagerie) is home to more than 750 species
A 395-acre park with an Open Air Theatre, zoo, sports pitches, and flower gardens
An historic London townhouse filled with 18C antiques and French and Old Master paintings—all for free
Pair of Hyde Park pavilions devoted to contemporary art, architecture, and design
Madame Tussaud's is more than just a wax museum—but less than the must-see sight it is made out to be
London's oldest toy store, opened in 1760 and brimming with eight stories of delights for all ages
This Old World, clubby Mayfair hotel with a residential ambiance is consistently lauded for its service, food, and ambiance
The Leonard links four 18C Marlyebone townhouses for a British atmosphere with an Imperial touch
This classy Mayfair hotel has been popular with writers since 1937 and hosts one of London's most traditional afternoon teas
Luxury flats in tony Mayfair near Hyde Park
Dorm rooms in Fitzrovia at the London School of Economics
A great Indian restaurant with a wonderfully funky decor in the Mayfair district of London
A Michelin-starred Mayfair classic with 360-degree views over Hyde Park and London
A lovely courtyard garden spot for lunch or afternoon tea amid the 18th century splendors of the Wallace Collection museum
Everyone marvels at the sometimes ludicrously long escalators at some Tube stations. Most visitors experience those at Holborn (49m/161 feet), Knightsbirdge (40m/131 feet), or Westminster (32m/105 feet).
The longest is actually at Angel station, on the Northern line just east of Kings Cross, where the moving staircase stretches a whopping 60m (197 feet).
In close second place at 59m (194 feet) is Hampstead, also on the Northern line. Hampstead was built in 1907 and at 58.5m (192 feet) below street level is the deepest station in the system. If its escalators and 180-foot lift (elevator) are out of service, there is an emergency spiral staircase... of 320 steps.
(For the record: The shortest escalator runs just 4.1m./13 feet at Stratford station.)