LONDON SORTED · YOUR FIRST LONDON TRIP, SORTED.

London Itinerary for First Timers: The 3–5 Day Walkable Planning Bundle

Your first London trip can feel calm, organised and exciting. Spend less time searching, queuing and arguing over maps, and more time seeing London together.

£19 £29 launch price · one-time · instant PDF download

“First time? Lovely. Follow me.” — Pip, resident pigeon and unofficial London welcome committee

3–5 day walkable route
Map pins included
Airport arrival help
Kids and couples tips
Tourist mistakes avoided
Rainy-day plan included

01THE PROBLEM

Planning your first London trip should not feel like a second job

You have 47 browser tabs open. Every blog contradicts the next. And the free AI itinerary in your notes app looks tidy right up until you check the opening days. Meanwhile the clock is running on the most expensive thing you have bought this year: three to five days in London.

Whole mornings lost to queues at attractions that reward booking weeks ahead
Days that zigzag across the city because stops were grouped by type, not geography
A hotel in the wrong area, adding an hour of travel to every single day
Tired children, tired arguments, and standing around deciding what to do next

02THE FIX

One download. Two hundred decisions already made.

London Sorted is a complete first-timer planning system. Your 3 days in London itinerary is fully sequenced, with optional day 4 and day 5 plans. Every day is one walkable line. Every stop is a numbered Google Maps pin. Every recommendation is a real place a Londoner would send a friend to.

03FOR FAMILIES

London feels better when the whole family knows where to go next

With London Sorted, parents do not plan every morning from scratch. Children get breaks built into the day. Museums, parks, the top deck of a red bus and river walks become part of the experience rather than logistics. Fewer tired arguments, fewer wasted Tube journeys, and nobody standing on a corner deciding what to do next.

04WHAT’S INSIDE

Everything a first visit needs, in three layers

Before you fly

Pre-trip booking timeline
Airport playbooks: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City
Oyster card vs contactless, settled in plain English
Where to stay in London first time: 5 areas compared
Packing checklist by season

Your days, sequenced

Day 1: Classic London without wasting time
Day 2: The Tower, the river and the markets
Day 3: Museums, parks and pretty streets
Optional Day 4: Greenwich by river
Optional Day 5: the day-trip decision

The local layer

Eat and drink shortlist by neighbourhood
Hidden gems locals actually use
The 15 tourist mistakes that cost the most
Rainy-day swap sheet for every half-day
London as a couple and London with kids

05THE LONDON YOU CAME FOR

See the London first-timers dream about — without wasting half the day

Big Ben and Westminster

Start the morning at Westminster before the crowds and follow the route in the right order.

The London Eye

Know when it is worth booking, and when a free view is honestly better.

Horse Guards

Add real pageantry without losing the whole morning to crowds.

Trafalgar Square

See the classic sights on one walkable line, not as disconnected stops.

Covent Garden

Use it for atmosphere, lunch and street performance, without falling into tourist-trap meals.

The River Thames

Use the river as your route, not just a photo stop.

Tower Bridge

Cross it at the right moment on Day 2, with the Tower already behind you.

Buses, cabs and palaces

Know which rides are transport, which are the sightseeing, and which are both.

06FOR COUPLES

A London plan that leaves room for romance

The itineraries start early for queue reasons and end loose for exactly this reason. Sunset walks along the South Bank. The London Eye at dusk, booked ahead, or the free view from Waterloo Bridge that locals quietly prefer. Covent Garden evenings, a proper Soho dinner, theatre planned around a 5:30 table like people with tickets actually eat, and the Sky Garden at golden hour for the price of remembering to book.

“Couples on the Blue Bridge in St James’s Park: stop halfway and look both ways. That’s the tradition. It works.” — Pip

Pretty pages do not save trips. Prevented mistakes do.

Book the Tower and Westminster Abbey early. The booking timeline tells you the exact week.

Do not default to a Heathrow taxi. The airport playbook shows the faster train at a fraction of the price.

Use contactless correctly. One card per person, every tap, and the daily cap does the maths for you.

Choose the right hotel area. Five first-timer areas compared honestly, before you book anywhere.

Do not overpack the day. One anchor per day, breaks built in, evenings left deliberately loose.

Use the rainy-day swaps. Every half-day has a dry plan B. Rain is a reorder, not a cancellation.

07SEE IT ON YOUR PHONE

The whole system runs from your pocket

Real pages from the actual guide, on the devices you will use on the street. Judge it with your own eyes.

The guide on your phone

Full spreads on tablet

Map pins in walking order

Day 1, sequenced and numbered

The 15 tourist mistakes

The rainy-day swap sheet

LAUNCH PRICE · MAP PINS INCLUDED

Get London Sorted

The complete London travel guide PDF (main guide + phone-friendly version)
3, 4 and 5-day walkable itineraries with timings and food stops
Numbered Google Maps pin lists for every day
Booking, packing and day-before checklists
Free updates for 12 months

£19 £29 launch price · one-time payment · instant download

14-day refund promise: if you read the guide and honestly feel it will not improve your trip, reply to your receipt email within 14 days for a full refund. No forms, no fuss. Every future quote on this page will be from a real reader; no invented praise, ever.

Frequently asked questions

Is this guide good for a first time in London?

It is built for exactly that. Every chapter assumes you have never been: the routes avoid backtracking, the booking timeline tells you what to reserve and when, and nothing is left to local knowledge you do not have yet.

Is 3 days enough for London?

Three days is enough for a strong first London trip if each day is planned by area rather than by attraction type. The 3-day core of this bundle covers Westminster, Covent Garden, the South Bank, the Tower of London, Borough Market, the major free museums and Soho without backtracking.

Does it include a 4 days in London itinerary?

Yes. Day 4 is a full optional chapter: Greenwich by riverboat, with the Cutty Sark, Greenwich Market, the Royal Observatory and the best panoramic view in London.

Does it include a 5 days in London itinerary?

Yes. Day 5 solves the classic dilemma with an honest comparison: Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge, or a slower London day, with the trade-offs of each so you can choose in two minutes.

Does it include map pins?

Yes, and they are the heart of the system. Every stop in every day is provided as a numbered Google Maps pin in walking order, with instructions for loading them before you fly and using them offline.

Is it suitable for families with kids?

Yes. Family notes run through every day, plus a dedicated London with kids chapter covering energy management, child fares, playground routing and the four things children reliably rate highest.

Is it suitable for couples?

Yes. Couple notes appear throughout, plus a dedicated chapter with the golden-hour river walk, the best views for two and how to handle a special-occasion dinner properly.

Does it explain Oyster card vs contactless in London?

Yes, in plain English. Most adult visitors should simply use a contactless bank card or phone, which charges the same capped fares as Oyster with no queue or deposit; the guide covers the child-discount and card-fee exceptions too.

Does it explain where to stay in London for a first visit?

Yes. Five first-timer areas are honestly compared, including the trade-offs nobody mentions: South Bank, Covent Garden and Soho, Bloomsbury, Kensington, and King’s Cross.

Does it include airport transfer advice?

Yes. There is a full London airport arrival playbook for Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City, with the best-value route in from each and the mistakes to avoid in the arrivals hall.

Is this a London travel guide PDF?

Yes. You receive the full guide as a beautifully designed PDF, plus a phone-optimised version, plus separate printable checklists. It works offline, which matters underground.

How do I receive the guide?

Instantly. The download link appears on the thank-you page the moment payment completes, and a copy arrives by email so you can never lose it.

Can I use it on my phone?

Yes. A phone-optimised version is included, and the map pins live in Google Maps on your phone, so on the street the whole system runs from your pocket.

Are prices and opening times kept up to date?

The guide deliberately points volatile details like fares and opening schedules to their official sources, so they are always current, and the guide itself is refreshed regularly with free updates for 12 months from purchase.