In 2024, I showed Oscar from Denver, Colorado the highlights of London. It was his first time in England. In contrast, Thanh and I have been to the capital of the United Kingdom many times. During the weekend of Pentecost 2026, we went together for a weekend of museums, food, and a concert.

Three, almost full days in London. Arriving at 10:00 on a Saturday and leaving on Monday at 18:00 gives almost three full days. And yes, the last hours include a lot of “what time is it?”, but that’s inevitable. 

We managed to include many spots, sights and sites we hadn’t done in London, which is a good thing. 

We discovered almost by accident accident a completely (re)developed area near King’s Cross, with the Coal Drops Yard. We visited Queer Britain and walked all the way to Boys! Boys! Boys! Gallery Café. In between we walked really quiet streets.

Saturday Evening was a more touristy, with the banks of River Thames across the Palace of Westminster. But dinner at Lasdun at the National Theatre was very calm and relaxed. 

Sunday featured V&A East Storehouse, the V&A East Museum and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The afternoon gave us afternoon tea at Oblix, at The Shard. In the evening, we roamed the City of London with Bank Junction, the Roman Wall and a classical concert by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre. We returned to the hotel via Buckingham Palace for by-night photos.

Monday, departure day featured parks. Battersea Power Station and its adjacent Battersea Park. Then via Albert Bridge and lunch at Ottolenghi Chelsea to Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. 

Like this, three days felt ‘efficient’ as in ‘not wasted time doing nothing new or interesting’. But we also didn’t overdo it. We had regular stops or took buses between sites to have some sitting-down time. 

In conclusion? A wonderful weekend, helped by gorgeous summery weather. London was having a heatwave in May. 

Pentecost weekend in London 2026

1. EUROSTAR | From Brussels to London in Eurostar Plus (2026).
2. LONDON | Coal Drops Yard at King’s Cross Central.
3. LONDON | Queer Britain or the British National LGBTQ+ Museum.
4. INTERMEZZO | Eurostar to launch direct, no-train-changing London to Antwerp services from December 2026.
5. LONDON | Regent’s Park and Queen Elizabeth II Garden.
6. LONDON | Boys! Boys! Boys! Gallery Café.
7. LONDON | Thames Path – Lambeth Palace – National Covid Memorial Wall – Westminster Bridge – Palace of Westminster – The Queens Walk – Southbank Skatepark – National Theatre – Lasdun Restaurant – Tate Modern – Millennium Bridge – Shakespeare’s Globe.
8. REVIEW | Park Plaza London Riverbank ft the secret recipe of Coca-Cola.
9. CITY OF LONDON | Leadenhall Market – The Garden at 120.
10. LONDON | V&A East Storehouse and V&A East Museum at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford.
11. REVIEW | Afternoon tea at Oblix, The Shard, London.
12. CITY OF LONDON | Bank Junction – Guildhall – Roman Wall – Barbican.
13. LONDON | Battersea Power Station – Battersea Park – Albert Bridge.
14. LONDON | Chelsea – Ottolenghi – Hyde Park – Kensington Gardens.
15. ENGLAND | Roaming London by bus instead of by tube.
16. UNITED KINGDOM | Is London becoming ‘more American’?.