The Roman wall, the medieval plague pit, the oldest pub in London, and the alley where Shakespeare's company performed before the Globe was built. All within a 90-minute walk.

The permanent collection at Tate Modern has rooms that will genuinely change how you think — but most visitors only see the main hall and leave. I take you through the Rothko Chapel room, the Bourgeois spiders, and five works that took my breath away when I first saw them.

Two hours in the National Gallery with an art historian who knows which rooms most visitors skip — the early Flemish masters, the Turner room at the back, and the painting that made Constable weep. No audio guide headphones required.

Tate Britain is full of Empire — paintings celebrating things that deserve a harder conversation. I take you through the collection with historical honesty: what was happening outside the frame when these masterpieces were painted.

Southall is 45 minutes from Central London and feels like another continent. The best samosas outside Mumbai, a century-old sweet shop, a spice market that supplies half of London's Indian restaurants, and a lunch you will remember for years.

Bermondsey Street is London's best-kept secret — galleries, restaurants, a Victorian bathhouse turned cocktail bar, and a cheesemonger who is arguably the best in the country. We do all of it in 2 hours.

Brick Lane, Spitalfields, Columbia Road — the best street food London does, on a Saturday morning, before the Instagram crowds arrive. We start at 8am and we're done before it gets hectic.

Not the tourist lap of Borough Market — a three-hour deep dive with tastings at seven stalls, a visit with a cheese producer who drives down from Somerset every Friday, and lunch at a counter that has a 45-minute wait if you don't know where to stand.