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- The
Golden Hinde - an accurate reconstruction of Sir Francis Drake’s
Tudor Galleon berthed on the Thames in St Mary Overie Dock on
the south bank
- Bank of England - the central bank of the United Kingdom.
Sometimes known as the 'Old Lady' of Threadneedle Street
- Dr
Johnson's House - home of the compiler of the first comprehensive
English dictionary
- The
Royal Observatory - star gazing in Greenwich
- Trocadero - shopping and eating next to Piccadilly Circus
- Namco Station - games to make you forget where you are
- The London Planetarium - stars in your eyes
- St Martin-in-the-Fields - church in Trafalgar Square
with lots of events throughout the year and a café in the crypt
- Southwark Cathedral - major cathedral on the south bank
- Big Ben & The House of Parliament - visit the seat
of British government
- BBC
Television Centre Tours - have a look round one of Britain's
main TV stations
- London
tours - daily London tours in old fashioned bus, only eleven
seats, see more in more style with classic London tours
- London Pass
- free entry to lots of London attractions plus other discount
benefits
- Westminster
Boating base - kayaking on the Thames and more
- Visit
Thames - Environment agency website for the river
- River
Thames - lots of things to do on the water
- Blue Plaque
- an online record of the blue plaques that commemorate many of
the famous people who have lived and worked in London in the past
(note - not a user-friendly site)
- The
London Map - over 100 panoramic images of locations in central
London
- London Pass
- free entry to more than 50 attractions in London
- The Royal Horticultural
Society - organisers of Chelsea Flower Show every year at
the Royal Hospital, Chelsea
- Battersea
Dog's Home - give a dog a home. Also has cats
- London
Zoo - opened in 1828, this was the world's first scientific
zoo. It houses 650 species, of which 112 are listed as threatened.
The zoo participates in breeding programmes for 130 species. Oh,
and it's at the north side of Regent's Park
- County
Hall - buy tickets to the London Eye here, visit the aquarium
or stay in the Travel Inn or Marriott Hotel. Site also lists other
attractions housed in County Hall, as well as movies and TV programmes
in which it has had 'staring' roles!!
- Panoramas
- see London from the comfort of your chair before you visit
- The
Original Tour - sightseeing by open top bus
- Big
Bus - see central London from the top of a tour bus
- City
Sightseeing - another bus tour company
- London Walks
- see London under your own steam
- City Cruises
- mucking about on the river, with dining cruises as well
- London
Duck Tours - tour of some central sights by amphibious craft
(previously known as 'frog tours')
- Chessington
World of Adventures - the adventure starts here...
- Derelict
London - photos of some places you probably won't be visiting
- Westminster Cathedral
- mother-church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster
(note, Westminster Abbey is a different building not far away)
built between 1895 and 1903 on a site previously occupied by a
prison
- Westminster
Abbey - architectural masterpiece of the thirteenth to sixteenth
centuries (the Abbey, that is, not the site) - with panoramic
views
- Westminster
Abbey - nice pics on this site about Westminster Abbey
- English
Heritage - organisation dedicated to protecting England's
historic environment, including much in London
- London Parks
and Gardens Trust - independent charitable trust set up to
'promote education about historic parks and gardens in London
and conserve, enhance and recreate these gardens for the education
and enjoyment of the public'. So there
- Chelsea
Physic Garden - a centre of 'education, beauty and relaxation'
in the heart of Chelsea, founded in 1673 as the Apothecaries'
Garden
- Hampstead
Heath - 791 acre park, home to the Iveagh Bequest and Kenwood
House, with stunning views over central London from Parliament
Hill
- Highgate
cemetery - not a great deal of information on this website,
so you'd be better off taking a guided tour of this fabulous place
to find out more about it as well as London's history from the
knowledgable guides
- Brompton
cemetery - fascinating place to visit in Chelsea and burial
place of Emmeline Pankhurst and, for a while, American Sioux Indian
Chief, Long Wolf, among others. Guided tours available
- British
Airways London Eye - the observation wheel on the south bank
of the Thames
- Vinopolis
-London's first ever wine-themed experience, if you don't count
Gordon's Wine Bar in Villiers Street
- British Film
Institute - UK movies, as well as the National Film Theatre
and the Museum of the Moving Image (latter closed for rebuilding)
- St
Paul's Cathedral - famous edifice designed by Christopher
Wren
- Priory
Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great - one of London's oldest
churches, begun in 1123 and located in the Smithfield area
- London
Dungeons - crowded and grisly
- Madame
Tussauds - crowded and waxy
- Tower
of London - crowded and bloody
- Tower
of London tour - virtual tour
- London
Aquarium - fishy things at old County Hall
- Tower
Bridge - find out how it works. Visit the real thing and take
the walkways between the upright bits
- BFI Imax
- surround screen cinema at Waterloo
- HMS
Belfast - cruiser launched in 1938 that served in the Second
World War, and saw service in the Korean War. Now a reminder of
Britain's naval heritage
- Kew Gardens
- palm houses galore
- Wimbledon
- home of lawn tennis
- Winston Churchill's Britain
at War Experience - near London Bridge
- Thames
Flood Barrier - built between 1974 and 1982, this barrier
protects London from flooding.
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