Part 1 Basics: getting there from North America; getting there from Australia and New Zealand; getting there from Ireland; Visas, work permits, customs and tax; money, banks and costs; insurance, health and emergencies; information and maps; post and phones; opening hours, holidays and entrance charges; the media; disabled travellers. Part 2 The city: introducing the city; Westminster and Whitehall; St James's, Piccadilly, Mayfair and Marylebone; Soho and Covent Garden; Bloomsbury; Strand, Holborn and Clerkenwell; the City; the East End and Docklands; Lambeth and Southwark; Hyde Park, Kensington, Chelsea and Notting Hill; North London; Southeast London; out west - Chiswick to Kew, Hampton Court and Windsor. Part 3 The listings: accommodation; cafes and snacks; restaurants, pubs and bars; live music and clubs; lesbian and gay London; classical music, opera and dance; theatre, comedy and dance; galleries; shops and markets; sport; festivals and special events; kids' London; directory. Part 4 Contexts: a brief history; London in flim; books,
