Paddington Station is the terminus for the Heathrow Express train from the airport – and cheap stays and cheap eats abound.

From boisterous Fan Fests to sports bars where Argentina and Spain supporters will be with their team until the end.

“A bar is both a stage and an altar,” says Ben Reed, manager of London’s legendary Met Bar during the cocktail-heady days of the 1990s. “If you walk into the Connaught Bar, you’ll see tables and ...