Moving To Marylebone | London Area Guide

Marylebone is a beautiful and trendy area of Central London, popular with American Expats and French Expats and well-known celebrities. It is a fashionable area and yet local residents are still down to earth.

In this video, I share with you why people are moving to Marylebone, the type of homes here and the type of property investment opportunities you can find in this part of central London

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[songsmitha]

I'm a long-term resident and former local police officer here in Marylebone and have seen this area change
considerably over the years I have been here since the late 1960s, having moved from London's docklands.
Whilst well known for its medical connections (Harley and Wimpole Streets etc.), it was somehow out of
sight as a neighbour to the very fashionable Mayfair/Park Lane areas on the other side of Oxford Street W1.
But investment confidence over past decades has contributed to Marylebone's emergence as a place of
note - to shop, engage in business, visit and to live/stay, with easy access to so much else in the centre of
the city and all its varied attractions. .

[thenightstreamer]

Anyone who lives or has any experience in London know if there is a 2-week pass for buses/trains/subways? I'm headed to London soon. Was debating on Amsterdam vs. London but I chose London for the number of monuments and history. Was also supposed to leave 2 days ago, then today, then it got delayed because I was about to book with an unrecommended airlines company called Norse Atlantic. Found a legit one. Anyways, I've done tons of research on where to go, where to eat, mapped out the entire city of London.

I've heard of the Oyster Card before. These are trains I'm familiarizing myself with - Southern (Green), Thameslink (white and colored train), and Jubilee (red train), Bakerloo, Overground, Victoria (If I'm coming from London Gatwick Airport, headed to Marylebone Station) and I'd get off around Victoria Station and take a red bus up to the Marylebone Station area. If I'm taking the Heathrow Airport, then I'm supposed to take the Heathrow Express that will end in Paddington Station or Elizabeth Line, then walk to where I'm staying, having to walk past St. Mary's Hospital and then passing around near Regent's University London. I know the UK uses as app called Bolt which is equivalent to Uber or Lyft here in the US. Is it better to use US dollars or pounds if using a card? From what I understand, main London area is in Zone 1. How much money is safe to take out to convert to pounds? Is it convenient to get a SIM card in London? Any hostels recommended to stay?

Is it convenient to just walk from the Paddington Station/Marylebone area to Central London? (Big Ben, London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Jack the Ripper Tour, Harry Potter Tour)


Are there certain areas to avoid? I've been looking around north of Hyde Park which are near well-known markets like Borough Market
Markets nearby to go to:

Borough Market (really damn far on the other side but want to go here more than anything)
Portobello Road Market (This is closeby to me)
Marylebone Farmer’s Market (This is also close enough)
The Covent Garden Real Food Market (Same, closeby)
Whole Foods Market

Nando's being a popular fast-food chain in London. And I know, I have to try certain dishes like Fish And Chips, Scotch egg, etc

These are the popular monuments and areas I've gathered to visit:
- Baker Street
- Borough Market (damn just realized this is the most famous markey but it is all the way on the other side of the Hyde Park area)
- Buckingham Palace (to see the guards in the morning)
- Big Ben
- London Eye on The Queen's Walk (I have to walk across the Westminister Bridge to get here.)
- Soho
- Westminister Abbey
- British Museum
- Sherlock Holmes Museum (very close to Hyde Park)
- British Museum
- Kensington (heard this area is dangerous at night)
- Jack the Ripper tour and Harry Potter tour sounds fun but damn they're all the way up north. (Watford area)

These are other places I'd like to go but damn they're far all the way on the other side of Hyde Park:
- Tower of London
- St. Paul's Cathedral

Places I think I'll avoid at night after doing research:
- Battersea
- Chelsea
- Tottenham
- Kensington

Most likely, I'll be hanging around the Hyde Park, Marylebone, Soho areas, maybe Camden Town. If I have time, I'll try and make my way to Emirates Stadium, Wembley Stadium (This one is far)

Anything else? Any help would be much appreciated. This is my first alone trip and I want to be prepared beforehand.

[dianestahr]

You forget to mention church st market.

[MollysPa]

It's a great place to live. But reasonably priced? My two-bedroom flat cost $5000/month.