This is a tour guide to London.

Don’t expect this to be a personal point of view. The book is basically a list of things to do in and around London, focusing on the best known areas. There are no follow-up links or resources, ways to save money or insider views. The English is poor, with two glaring errors on the first page “one of the best cultural melting pot”(sic) and “It’s an array of world class museums”. There are typos, varying capitalisation, and grammar issues and these unfortunately persist throughout the book.

This book annoyed me, and I live in London so I reserve the right to be a complete so-and-so about this. Some of the advice is very dodgy. The advice to wear flipflops to walk around London – on Oxford Street no less – is likely to get you sore, trampled, feet. Stick to trainers. ‘Indulging in street delicacies’ may well result in a holiday spent in the hotel bathroom. Checking the time schedule of the underground is rarely necessary as tubes are very regular in central London, and most people will look baffled if you ask. Just remember they close at midnight, and there are not many free walking tours/tour buses left in London.

I would be annoyed if I had paid money for this book. Visitors can find out more from the Tourist Information, What’s On in London etc, and should probably try there first.