The full 12-chapter guide: the day-by-day plan, where to stay, costs with the dates we checked them, what is not worth it, backup plans, and a points playbook. You read it online in your PerkJolt library.

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Yes. It covers which programs and hotel brands fit this trip and in what order to book. It does not quote card offers.

Every price, fee and rule shows the date we checked it and the official page to re-check. Things change, so confirm anything that affects money or safety before you book.

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Things change. London fares, museum hours, booking windows and entry rules move without much notice. On 2026-10-10 several official pages (TfL fare-cap pages, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and the Heathrow rail fares) either failed to open or did not list amounts, so those figures are left as blanks for you rather than guessed. Anything stamped "" was read on an official page that day. Everything else is a category, a caveat or a blank.

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Promise: a seven-day London plan built on free museums, fare-cap thinking and a daily budget table you fill in yourself.
Trip length: 7 days.
Best months: shoulder and cooler months suit a free-museum itinerary; verify bed costs on your own dates.
Budget band: aimed at roughly £150 a day, all in, as a planning frame and not a promise.
Best for: solo travellers and couples on a tight budget, first or repeat visitors.
Base guides: /guides/london/ (the classic highlights) and /guides/london-with-kids/ (families). This guide does not repeat them.

At a glance

ETA: £20 per person, valid up to 6 months (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Free: British Museum, National Gallery, Tate Modern permanent collection, V&A, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, with stamps in chapter 1.
Sky Garden: free tickets via its ticket store, book early (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Transit caps: fill in from the TfL fares page; the page we reached did not list amounts.
Advisory: US State Department Level 2 "Exercise increased caution" for the UK due to terrorism (page dated September 09, 2026; see chapter 6).
Points: Avios and Virgin Atlantic only (chapter 7).