London Tech Tour: A 3-Day Itinerary of the City's Best Hubs

Want to see London’s tech scene for yourself? Whether you’re a founder scouting a new base, an investor visiting portfolio companies or simply curious, this three-day London tech tour takes you through the city’s most important hubs. It’s designed for public transport and comfortable walking shoes.

A practical note: most company offices and innovation centres aren’t open to drop-in visitors. Book meetings in advance, check event calendars, or join public meetups to see inside.

Day 1: East London and Silicon Roundabout

Morning: Old Street and Shoreditch

Start at Old Street station, the centre of the original Silicon Roundabout. Walk south along the side streets towards Shoreditch High Street to get a sense of the density of startups, agencies and coworking spaces. Our Old Street guide explains the history.

Lunch: Shoreditch

Grab lunch at one of the many cafés and food halls around Shoreditch and Spitalfields. You’ll hear product meetings happening at the next table.

Afternoon: Stratford and Here East

Take the Elizabeth line or Central line to Stratford and walk through the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to Here East, home of Plexal and university campuses. It shows how the former Olympic site was turned into a tech and innovation campus.

Evening: a meetup

Check meetup listings for an evening event in Shoreditch. It’s the best way to meet people in the London tech scene.

Day 2: King’s Cross and the Knowledge Quarter

Morning: King’s Cross

Explore the regenerated area north of King’s Cross station, including Granary Square and Coal Drops Yard. Google, Google DeepMind and Meta all have offices nearby. Our London AI hub guide explains why this area matters.

Midday: the British Library

The British Library hosts the Alan Turing Institute and often runs free exhibitions. It’s also a good place for a coffee and some work.

Afternoon: Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia

Walk south through UCL’s campus into Fitzrovia, where many AI, health tech and media startups are based. If you have time, the Science Museum in South Kensington is free and excellent for computing history.

Day 3: Canary Wharf and the fintech hub

Morning: Canary Wharf

Take the Elizabeth line to Canary Wharf. Walk around the financial district and, if you can arrange a visit or attend an event, see Level39 in One Canada Square, the heart of the London fintech hub.

Lunch: Crossrail Place

The roof garden above the Elizabeth line station is a calm spot for lunch.

Afternoon: your choice

Either head west to Battersea Power Station, where Apple has its London campus, or return to the City and Holborn to see the legal tech and insurtech cluster.

Adapting the tour to your interests

If you’re focused on AI, spend longer in King’s Cross and add a visit to Fitzrovia. Fintech visitors should give Canary Wharf a full day and add the City. Founders scouting office space can use day one to view coworking spaces in Shoreditch and day three to compare Canary Wharf prices.

Families and casual visitors can swap meetings for museums. The Science Museum’s computing galleries, the British Library’s exhibitions and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park all work well without any business contacts.

Where to stay

East London suits this itinerary best. A base near Liverpool Street, Shoreditch or Farringdon keeps every day’s starting point within a short journey.

Practical tips

• Pay with contactless on all Tube, bus and Elizabeth line journeys.
• Allow extra time for walking between stations; London is bigger than it looks on a map.
• Plan around London Tech Week in June if you want access to many events at once. Our London Tech Week hotels guide helps with accommodation.

Want the map before you go?

Our London tech city map lays out every cluster, and the London Tech Hub homepage has quick summaries of each area so you can tailor this itinerary to your interests.