50 Places Women Should Never Travel Alone

London, England

As with any large city, women traveling alone in London will want to take special precautions. There are certain areas in London that are better than others. North London has increased crime in Tower Hamlets and Stratford, while there are places in South London that are generally avoided after dark, like Southwark and Lambeth.

Hyde Park and Regents Park are both beautiful, but you don’t want to stroll through them at 2 am on a Saturday night. Common sense prevails. It’s never a good idea to walk through deserted city streets alone after bars and nightclubs have closed—and they close much earlier in London than they do in the States.

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