based on 108 experiences from female travelers
My experience in London was quite nice. I honestly suggest staying more than 2 days because I felt like i didn't have enough time to see things. I just started traveling, so I don't know how to plan a trip, but I guess I'm gonna get used to this
Posted: April 23, 2025Experienced: February, 2025Charlie
France
Loved going back to London after a few years! We couldn't get any tickets to the HP studios so we got a tour of the city that brought us to some filming locations which was a nice alternative while visiting! We visited some pretty touristy places for the rest of the trip but it was nice! Still quite expensive but it's London so we knew what to expect :)
Posted: April 23, 2025Experienced: December, 2023Gabriela
France
Places to visit: I love museums and they were all free, you only need to have reservation tickets but sometimes they didn’t even asked for them. Accommodation: I stayed at Bowden Court hostel and I really recommend it because the zone is perfect, it’s clean and safe. They give you two meals a day and you can have lunch outside if you want to try restaurants or something else. Safetyness: I felt safe all the time but I didn’t really went out really late. Mostly day visiting for me. Budget: you can do MANY things that are completely free in London like visiting parks, churches, food markets, historical places, museums and galleries, watching the change of guard, etc
Posted: April 20, 2025I felt very safe at day and at night. I recommend to eat Fish & Chips and Full English Breakfast. Both is very good. London is 7/10 expensive. I stayed at a hotel in paddington and it was very pretty.
Posted: April 18, 2025Experienced: February, 2025London is a super fun city! This was my first solo travelling experience and I would really recommend this city if u are thinking of a place where to go alone for the first time. My advice is: choose a hotel/hostel in the center (I stayed at Wombat’s city hostel and it was super cute), use the bus (much cheaper and easier to understand) to get around, don’t go at night in places u haven’t visited during the day
Posted: April 11, 2025I felt extremely save in London overall, regarding the things you usually hear about cities that size. People were extremely helpful and nice. Most of the times, museums were free to enter as well! Everything else, like food and accommodations were way more expensive.
Posted: April 11, 2025Experienced: January, 2025London is a beautiful city with a lot of things to do, I really recommend visiting this city, the only thing is it's expensive but the monuments and the experience there is really worth it, so don't hesitate to go there !
Posted: April 6, 2025I generally felt safe in London because there are always a lot of people and a lot of light. I spent most of my time near Chinatown (I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND GOING AT NIGHT!) where I would walk a maximum of 1 hour from there. I was sleeping about 10 minutes from Chinatown next to the British Museum and for 1 night the price was okay, however for longer it was definitely too expensive. If you are planning to visit the British Museum, it is definitely worth a full day as there is so much to see!
Posted: April 6, 2025Suzie
United States
I definitely felt safe in London, it was very windy and somewhat rainy typical for November! It was a solo trip I took — I stayed the first days near Brick Lane, and HIGHLY recommend. I splurged for a hotel, and enjoyed good sleep and walkable spots to check out. After I stayed at a hostel where the bunk above me was coughing up so I ended getting sick, however, I enjoyed the FREE museums, so many! The tube imo wasn’t too hard to navigate in the City. I did a couple of walking tours, boat tour that were very educational. My budget was limited didn’t overspend, nor did I drink alcohol which saves money ;) Def try the cardamom buns!!
Posted: April 2, 2025I felt safe but very lost lmao London is a very beautiful city but huge so felt very small. The food was great ( I only eat ethnic foods so ..) But so freaking expensive omggg like how do people live there
Posted: March 27, 2025Based on 176 local experiences
Based on 176 local experiences
Depends solely on the area, but mugging and phone snatching is basically a rite of passage that even the police does nothing about. In terms of gendered violence, it isn’t as much of a concern, but there have been a few instances of drunk/ drugged up homeless men following girls from tube stations.
Posted: April 25, 2025Federica
It really depends on the aerea so it’s quite difficult to judge, that said, crimes can happen anywhere no matter how safe you are being. I personally never experienced getting robbed but I hear lots of stories from friends where the time and the place didn’t matter. My advice for a safe night out is to be aware beforehand where are you in London, where is nearest tube station to night club or bar, consider if you can afford an uber before going out in certain places.
Posted: April 24, 2025Juliet
I've recently handed in my notice and got a WHV for Australia, looking to go traveling for a bit and see if there's anywhere I want to settle. I'm really excited for this adventure, not done anything like this before and looking forward to traveling and meeting new people. :D
Nathy’s
Just a person who lives in London. I like to travel and when travelling solo would like to meet up with some locals.
Nathy’s
London
3 days
Just a person who lives in London. I like to travel and when travelling solo would like to meet up with some locals.
Tee
London
3 days
Hii my name is Tee, (pronouns they/them) I’m from London and curious about solo travel - especially in Europe. I’m also back and forth to NY and thinking to move there so would love to build connections. I will be there in July for a couple months :) I’m open to hosting in London in exchange of you hosting in NY / Europe ☀️ I’d love to connect with fellow queers and explore that scene in different countries! My interests include galleries, poetry, theatre and FOOD!
Lekea
Hey my name is Lekea I'm 22 years and I want to travel to 100 countries before I kick the bucket. I'm extremely goofy and kind. I really love to meet new people and learn new skills and other people's culture.