{"id":4004,"date":"2025-01-08T21:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/my-2025-london-tourist-guide\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:43:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:43:02","slug":"my-2025-london-tourist-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=4004","title":{"rendered":"My 2025 London Tourist Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-11731\">\n\t\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarelydon.co.uk\/2025\/01\/my-2025-london-tourist-guide\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11733 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarelydon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LONDON-TOURIST-GUIDE-2025-SMALL.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of all the things readers ask when they write to me, one of the most common questions is: \u201cI\u2019m coming to London on holiday, what should I see?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To whittle such a cool, vibrant, queer-friendly city down to ten points is a big ask, but I\u2019ve tried. Here\u2019s my curated list of must-dos that celebrate love, identity, and the charm of this magnificent city. The bonus is that a lot of these spots are included in my many books set in London, including my <a href=\"https:\/\/clarelydon.shop\/products\/london-romance-series-book-1-to-9-ebooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nine-book London Romance series<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t <!-- .entry-footer --> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"facebook\" data-category=\"marketing\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '282867005480158'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of all the things readers ask when they write to me, one of the most common questions is: \u201cI\u2019m coming to London on holiday, what should I see?\u201d To whittle such a cool, vibrant, queer-friendly city down to ten points is a big ask, but I\u2019ve tried. 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