Getting to your hotel can be a bit of a struggle. The train station is often a tube and an over-ground train from the station you arrived in London at and even then the hotel is another twenty minute walk away. By the time you get to bed, you’re absolutely shattered and fed up with public transport. I can empathise with many people who love this. The train journeys aren’t too bad, relatively straightforward and, let’s be honest; a 20 minute walk isn’t that bad. The thing is, if you enjoy walking then it really isn’t an issue. But even if you are an avid walker I would still recommend that you hire a car instead of relying on your own two feet for the whole time.

You can walk everywhere in London but a lot of people underestimate the distances involved. Professional marathon runners take 2 hours to run 26 miles through London and if you want to fully appreciate the city then you will have to walk much further than that. It would be crazy to think that you can walk everywhere from Fulham. If you want to go and see a play in the evening, there is no way you can walk there and back without losing the next day because you’re tired. Hiring the car removes this problem and makes it much easier to see London. It does not prevent you from being able to walk everywhere because you can still do that. All it does is give you another option.