Useful links for visitors
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Useful links for visitors
Useful links for visitors
Sightseeing & Things to Do
Royal: The Tower of London. The Royal Collection, including Buckingham Palace. Landmarks: Parliament & Big Ben. Tower bridge exhibition. St. Paul's Cathedral
Things to do: Madame Tussauds and the Planetarium. London eye.
Sea Life acquarium. Kew Botanical Gardens.
London Zoo is in the lovely Regents Park Museums: British Museum - visit the restaurant under the largest covered square in Europe!
South Kensington has a collection of world-class museums which are also great for children:
Science, Natural History, V&A. Shopping: Oxford Street and Knightsbridge (Harrods) have all the famous shops.
Covent Garden is a mixed shopping/entertainment district. Culture & Events: Time Out is the essential guide to what's going on in London. Chelsea flower show. Notting Hill Carnival.
Islington
Football Arsenal football club. If you can't get a ticket, watch the match in one of the pubs! Centre: Explore the shops & restaurants around Islington Green & Upper street. Have a look at Spoonfed, too. Parks: List of all the parks, including Highbury Fields.
Archway Leisure centre swimming pool. Theatre: Saddlers Wells: 'world's number one contemporary dance venue'. Little Angel puppet theatre. O2 Academy: rock concert venue. Vue cinema. Practical: Islington Council has a very informative site.
If you plan to drive in London, read about the congestion charge.
Local and national train timetables.
Royal: The Tower of London. The Royal Collection, including Buckingham Palace. Landmarks: Parliament & Big Ben. Tower bridge exhibition. St. Paul's Cathedral
Things to do: Madame Tussauds and the Planetarium. London eye.
Sea Life acquarium. Kew Botanical Gardens.
London Zoo is in the lovely Regents Park Museums: British Museum - visit the restaurant under the largest covered square in Europe!
South Kensington has a collection of world-class museums which are also great for children:
Science, Natural History, V&A. Shopping: Oxford Street and Knightsbridge (Harrods) have all the famous shops.
Covent Garden is a mixed shopping/entertainment district. Culture & Events: Time Out is the essential guide to what's going on in London. Chelsea flower show. Notting Hill Carnival.
Islington
Football Arsenal football club. If you can't get a ticket, watch the match in one of the pubs! Centre: Explore the shops & restaurants around Islington Green & Upper street. Have a look at Spoonfed, too. Parks: List of all the parks, including Highbury Fields.
Archway Leisure centre swimming pool. Theatre: Saddlers Wells: 'world's number one contemporary dance venue'. Little Angel puppet theatre. O2 Academy: rock concert venue. Vue cinema. Practical: Islington Council has a very informative site.
If you plan to drive in London, read about the congestion charge.
Local and national train timetables.
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