TOURIST INFORMATION
Visiting London
If you are visiting London you're sure to have a great time with so many places to visit and so much to see and do.
If you want to stay close to vegan/vegetarian cafes/restaurants then the options are:
Central London: anywhere within easy reach of Oxford Circus or Tottenham Court Road Tube Stations and the multitude of veggie places in Central London
North London: Camden Town (Purezza, Mildreds, DouDou cafe, Rudi's Dirty Vegan Diner, and the numerous vegan stalls in Camden Market, plus Whole Foods)
East London: Bethnal Green (Gallery Cafe), Hackney (Black Cat Cafe, Temple of Hackney) or Shoreditch (Cook Daily, What The Pitta, Mooshies, Vurger and lots more)
West London: West Kensington (222 Veggie Vegan, Wicky Pops Pizza, Whole Foods)
If you are visiting London you're sure to have a great time with so many places to visit and so much to see and do.
If you want to stay close to vegan/vegetarian cafes/restaurants then the options are:
Central London: anywhere within easy reach of Oxford Circus or Tottenham Court Road Tube Stations and the multitude of veggie places in Central London
North London: Camden Town (Purezza, Mildreds, DouDou cafe, Rudi's Dirty Vegan Diner, and the numerous vegan stalls in Camden Market, plus Whole Foods)
East London: Bethnal Green (Gallery Cafe), Hackney (Black Cat Cafe, Temple of Hackney) or Shoreditch (Cook Daily, What The Pitta, Mooshies, Vurger and lots more)
West London: West Kensington (222 Veggie Vegan, Wicky Pops Pizza, Whole Foods)
Vegan Food Tours London : https://www.veganfoodtours.com/london These are run by a group of young and inspired 'veggie-munchers' with a new concept to discover 100% vegan routes and to show people (local and tourist) how delicious vegan meals could be. Currently their trip just covers the Shoreditch area.
Food - Cafes & restaurants
You'll find details of the vegan friendly restaurants on our Where To Eat page.
If you fancy a tour round Central London's vegan eateries then www.veganfoodtours.com/ may be of interest to you.
Food - supermarkets
If you're wanting to buy food in supermarkets, all sell plant milks, and some major supermarkets sell vegan cheese (Tescos and Sainsbury's primarily). Sainsbury's , Asda, and soon Tesco will label their vegan products as vegan.
Some Hovis bread, available at most supermarkets, is labelled as suitable for vegans. Most supermarkets sell vegan hummus.
There are lots of Health Food stores scattered around London. Holland & Barrett is the largest chain of such stores, but there are many independent health foods stores, as well as larger stores Whole Foods Market and Planet Organic.
Below are links to some resources that may help make your stay in London easier.
Travel
London Transport home page for online tube maps, bus maps, details of service, how to get around London
Train Timetables or Book train tickets online
The AA Driving in the UK? Want a route planner with directions? Click on this link
What's On
For vegan events please look at our dedicated events page
Resources
See Time Out and VisitLondon.com websites for details of events on in London
BBC - London news - go find the weather forecast and what's happening in our city.
The Metro Newspaper - Free Morning newspaper - you will often find hard copies of these at Tube stations or on the tube
The Standard Newspaper Free daily evening paper (weekdays only) handed out at tube stations
London Tourist Board The official web page
Museums in London
Art Galleries in London
Visitor Attractions eg London Eye, Changing of the Guard
London's Markets eg Camden Town; Spitalfields organic fruit market
Historic London eg Buckingham Palace
London Cinema and Film Guide
Theatre Tickets - Last minute theatre tickets, with detail of offers.
Brighton is a haven for vegans and vegetarians. Located on the coast, less than 1 hour train ride from London (Victoria station), it boasts many vegetarian cafes and restaurants, and is the home of Vegetarian Shoes.
For details of some of the vegetarian cafes and restaurants in Brighton, click here.
You'll find details of the vegan friendly restaurants on our Where To Eat page.
If you fancy a tour round Central London's vegan eateries then www.veganfoodtours.com/ may be of interest to you.
Food - supermarkets
If you're wanting to buy food in supermarkets, all sell plant milks, and some major supermarkets sell vegan cheese (Tescos and Sainsbury's primarily). Sainsbury's , Asda, and soon Tesco will label their vegan products as vegan.
Some Hovis bread, available at most supermarkets, is labelled as suitable for vegans. Most supermarkets sell vegan hummus.
There are lots of Health Food stores scattered around London. Holland & Barrett is the largest chain of such stores, but there are many independent health foods stores, as well as larger stores Whole Foods Market and Planet Organic.
Below are links to some resources that may help make your stay in London easier.
Travel
London Transport home page for online tube maps, bus maps, details of service, how to get around London
Train Timetables or Book train tickets online
The AA Driving in the UK? Want a route planner with directions? Click on this link
What's On
For vegan events please look at our dedicated events page
Resources
See Time Out and VisitLondon.com websites for details of events on in London
BBC - London news - go find the weather forecast and what's happening in our city.
The Metro Newspaper - Free Morning newspaper - you will often find hard copies of these at Tube stations or on the tube
The Standard Newspaper Free daily evening paper (weekdays only) handed out at tube stations
London Tourist Board The official web page
Museums in London
Art Galleries in London
Visitor Attractions eg London Eye, Changing of the Guard
London's Markets eg Camden Town; Spitalfields organic fruit market
Historic London eg Buckingham Palace
London Cinema and Film Guide
Theatre Tickets - Last minute theatre tickets, with detail of offers.
Brighton is a haven for vegans and vegetarians. Located on the coast, less than 1 hour train ride from London (Victoria station), it boasts many vegetarian cafes and restaurants, and is the home of Vegetarian Shoes.
For details of some of the vegetarian cafes and restaurants in Brighton, click here.