How many days do you actually need? What should you budget? And what is the fastest way in from Heathrow? Tracy and Doug answer the 10 questions listeners ask most about visiting London, with the numbers and the reasoning behind each one.

- How many days: why 4 to 5 is the first-timer sweet spot
- When to go: the months we avoid, and why April catches people out
- Getting around: zones, the £8.90 daily cap, Oyster versus contactless
- Heathrow into London: Elizabeth line, Piccadilly line or the 15 minute Express
- UK ETA: £20, two years, and the fake sites charging ten times that
- Dual citizens: what you need to know if you are planning a UK trip
- Budgeting: what to allow per person, and where it really goes
- Food hacks: supermarket meal deals, explained for visitors
- Day trips: Jane Austen's House by train, and Bath from Paddington
- Where to stay: the Tube station rule that beats picking a postcode
- Free London: which major museums and galleries cost nothing
- Where to eat: Roast at Borough Market, Pick & Cheese, Cafe in the Crypt

Plus two new things from us: London Trip Quick Answers, a 30 minute live Zoom where you bring your specific trip questions to Tracy and Doug, and a new bonus episode on the last Thursday of every month covering what is on in London the month ahead.

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