- whisking you wherever you need to go. Though, when it grinds to a halt, it’s terrible as everything gets backed up and if you’re unlucky, you’re underground with lots of cross people in an overly warm carriage. If you’re doubly unlucky, you’re standing wedged next to the person who has a cold or cough, but no tissue. Yeuch.

London is so big, the Tube is really the only efficient way to get across town. Cycling – forget it, not enough cycle lanes and too much ground to cover unless you work locally. Buses – much better for sightseeing, but unlike the Tube, it’s often hard to work out where you have to get off!