Now a rich, trendy and genteel area, Marylebone was once home to 18th century London’s equivalent of Roman gladiators, with bear baiting and prize fighting drawing crowds from all over.
Visitors these days are more likely to come for some of the best medical advice in the world – Harley Street is here – as well as a wide range of interesting bars and restaurants and some handy Marylebone hotels and bed and breakfasts.
Getting to Marylebone is a cinch, thanks to the half-dozen Tube stations in the area, as well as a major overground station and countless bus routes.
