You are not allowed to smoke on any public transport within London. Most Black Cabs also have a smoking ban but some are cigar friendly, unfortunately it is not normally possible to tell before hiring the taxi.
It is acceptable to smoke in all of the public parks and on the streets of London. Many of the shops listed on this site are located near to London's great parks and open spaces.
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Virgin Airlines
run a twice weekly service from London Gatwick to Havana. Their jumbo jets (747-400)
will be flying approximately 400 people per trip to the land of cigar making. It
takes about 10 hours to fly there and 8 1/2 to return. Prices range from about £550
for an ecconomy ticket to over £2000 if you want upper class or want to travel on
popular dates.
It is important to remember that many of the cigar shops in London's airports stock Cuban cigars. Currently there is still an embargo on importing into the USA even for personal consumption. Remember to smoke your precious Cuban cigars before returning.
The far corner of Terminal 1 has The Cigar House containing a smaller range of Cuban and non-Cuban cigars. There is a small smoking area behind the W.H.Smiths shop.
It is not known if Terminal 2 has a cigar shop.
Travellers from Terminal 3 have the choice of 2 options. If you are travelling out of the EU then the World Duty Free Shop is recommended. Alternatively visit the The Cigar House in front of the entrance to the departure gates which has a good range of cigars and accessories.
The cigars at Terminal 4 are also supplied by The Cigar House.
As you pass out of the security check World of Whiskies on the right. At the back of the shop are 2 cuboard sized humidors stocked with glass fronts to show off the cigars. There is a variety of boxes for the more well known brands such as Montecristo, Bolivar and Cohiba. A range of sizes are available at a reasonable price. Some packets of 3 and single tubed cigars are also available and a variety of non cuban cigars such as the Santa Dominia and the Davidoff are supplied for travellers to the USA. The large duty free shop has an alternative selection.
World of whiskies also has a slightly larger branch in the North terminal.
London City Airport has a duty free shop with a single humidor of boxes of Montecristos and a few boxes of 2-5 cigars of other brands.
Luton Airport also has a World of Whiskies shop but this has not yet been visited.
Stanstead airports yet again has a World of Whiskies shop with a small but varied selection of cigars.
Obviously Prestwick is not a London Airport and also it's too small to have a cigar shop but it does have a very nice smoking area with large tables and quality wooden chairs which makes you feel right at home whilst waiting for the plane.
