Gatwick Airport transfers to London can deliver you to the heart of one of the world’s greatest cities. Here are just a few examples of the delights that may be awaiting you.

The South West

This is the part of London that is probably the easiest to access when travelling by road in on the Gatwick airport transfers. It’s an area rich in history and tourist attractions. Here are just a few.

• The Royal Horticultural Society’s Gardens at Wisley. Actually, this is just outside London near Woking in Surrey, but it contains one of the world’s truly great collections of rare plants, shrubs and flowers.

• Hampton Court. This is the great Tudor palace of originally Cardinal Wolsey and then latterly Henry VIII. It is one of the UK’s great national treasures.

• Kensington Palace. This is the surprisingly little-known palace where Queen Victoria was born and received notice of her accession to the throne.

• Hyde Part Corner. This is a famous spot in west London where once the infamous ‘Tyburn Tree’ stood which was used for hangings in London over many centuries. If you’re staying in central London you’ll probably pass by on your Gatwick Airport transfers. Today, this area is also famous for being home to Speaker’s Corner – a location where, by tradition, Englishmen have come for centuries to have their say about anything and anyone, free of any threat of prosecution. In past ages it was seen as an essential part of freedom.

The South / South-East

This part of London is also very easily accessible by Gatwick Airport transfers, so if your accommodation is based in this area, you may see a few of these sights as you arrive.

• The Imperial War Museum. This is just on the Southbank area of the Thames, but don’t let the name put you off. It is actually a fascinating display of militaria that not only highlights humanity’s ingenuity in war, but also, paradoxically, its humanity.

• Greenwich Palace is a stunning set of buildings originally built (or converted) into a royal palace of the 17th century but which today house the National Maritime Museum. There are stunning views along and across the Thames.

• Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent. Just outside the south-eastern boundary of London in Kent you’ll find one of the most impressive Roman villas in Britain. It’s a fascinating excavation located near to the charming village of Eynsford.

• Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is a world-famous recreation of Shakespeare’s original theatre, which was closed down and demolished in the first half of the 17th century. This meticulous re-creation is only about 230 metres from the site of the original and here you’ll be able to see Shakespeare’s plays in the surrounding context as it would have been, roughly, in the 16th and early 17th century. It’s an experience not to be missed south of the Thames.