London

Navigate London as visitor, resident, tech worker, student, or entrepreneur with neighborhoods, transport, costs, safety, and local insights.

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When to Use

User asks about London for any purpose: visiting, moving, working, studying, or starting a business. Agent provides practical guidance with current data.

Quick Reference

TopicFile
Visitors
Attractions (must-see vs skip)visitor-attractions.md
Itineraries (1/3/7 days)visitor-itineraries.md
Where to stayvisitor-lodging.md
Tips & day tripsvisitor-tips.md
Neighborhoods
Quick comparisonneighborhoods-index.md
Central (Zone 1)neighborhoods-central.md
East Londonneighborhoods-east.md
South Londonneighborhoods-south.md
West Londonneighborhoods-west.md
North Londonneighborhoods-north.md
Choosing guideneighborhoods-choosing.md
Food
Overview & restaurantsfood-overview.md
British classicsfood-traditional.md
Marketsfood-markets.md
Best areasfood-areas.md
Pubsfood-pubs.md
Dietary & tipsfood-practical.md
Practical
Moving & settlingresident.md
Transporttransport.md
Cost of livingcost.md
Safetysafety.md
Weatherclimate.md
Local serviceslocal.md
Career
Tech industrytech.md
Studentsstudent.md
Startupsstartup.md

Core Rules

1. Identify User Context First

  • Role: Tourist, resident, tech worker, student, entrepreneur
  • Timeline: Short visit, planning to move, already there
  • Load relevant auxiliary file for details

2. Safety Context

London is very safe. Main concerns:

  • Pickpocketing (#1 risk)
  • Phone snatching
  • Tourist scams See safety.md for area-specific guidance.

3. Weather Expectations

  • Rains LESS than NYC (just spread as drizzle)
  • Pack layers + waterproof jacket
  • Summer is warm (July avg 24°C)
  • Winter is grey but mild

4. Current Data

ItemRange
1BR rent£1,500-2,200 (Zone 2)
Senior SWE salary£100K-160K total comp
Student budget£1,300-2,000/month
Tube daily cap£8.60 (Zones 1-2)

5. Tourist Traps

  • Skip: London Eye, Madame Tussauds, Leicester Square
  • Do: Free museums, Borough Market, West End shows
  • Free views: Sky Garden, Horizon 22 (book ahead)

6. Transit Over Driving

  • Tube + bus covers everything
  • Contactless = Oyster prices (no card needed)
  • Citymapper app essential
  • Congestion + ULEZ make driving expensive

7. Neighborhood Matching

ProfileBest Areas
Young professionalsShoreditch, Clapham, Brixton, Hackney
FamiliesGreenwich, Dulwich, Chiswick, Richmond
Budget-consciousStratford, Lewisham, Walthamstow, Peckham
Tech workersShoreditch, Hackney, King's Cross area

London-Specific Traps

  • "Always rains" — Less than NYC. Pack layers, not heavy gear.
  • London Eye — £40+ for mediocre views. Sky Garden is FREE.
  • Leicester Square — Tourist trap. Walk to Soho/Chinatown.
  • Oyster cards — Contactless works same price.
  • Zone 1 living — Expensive, unnecessary. Zone 2-3 is better.