How busy is London today?

London today (28 September 2026) is Lively — busier than 61% of its year.

Calm · Lively · Busy · Packed rank a day against London's own year — not a headcount.

This week

One square per day on London's own scale — tap one to see how busy that day gets.

Reads Lively → the lively-day plan

The quietest day this week is Tuesday 29 September — Lively, busier than 53% of the year.

Why we expect this today

1 cruise ship in port, carrying at least 754 guests between them

How to avoid the worst of it today

Hampstead Heath All day The ponds and Parliament Hill, or Richmond's deer, are one travelcard away.
The royal parks Morning St James's to Hyde Park is the calmest cross-town walk in the capital.
The Wallace Collection Afternoon Upper floors stay quiet: the V&A's cast courts and the British Museum's Asian galleries too.

Where the crowds are

Westminster Bridge & Parliament Square: Tripods, traffic and tour groups all day at the postcard corner.
The Tower's entry lanes & jewel house: The fortress's metered thousands, worst school-holiday mornings.
Borough Market on Saturdays: The food lanes at shuffle pace by noon.

Quiet places in London

The royal parks' chain: St James's to Kensington: a chain of parks with room for everyone.
The Inns of Court: Temple's lanes and squares are medieval and quiet, steps from Fleet Street.

If today looks too busy

Tuesday 29 September is the quietest day ahead — it reads Lively, busier than 53% of days here.

This week, day by day

Monday 28 September — Lively
Tuesday 29 September — Lively
Wednesday 30 September — Lively
Thursday 1 October — Packed
Friday 2 October — Packed
Saturday 3 October — Packed
Sunday 4 October — Busy

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