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Attractions
To make your stay as enjoyable and
memorable as possible, the LondonHotelSite team have collated some
of our favourite London links to give you the full flavour of our
great city.
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Bring the children
There's so much for children to do in London.
For an interactive idea try the BBC Tours where
you can learn all about how television and radio works. Of course,
if you're children are misbehaving you can always threaten them with
a trip to The
London Dungeons!
Here's some more of our favourite places to go with children
of all ages
The National History
Museum - roar your way around the Dinosaurs Room!
London Zoo - go
see the bears, lions and tigers
When your feet get tired of
walking jump on a bus - Open Top Red Bus Tour
Tower of London and Tower Bridge
next door
There's lots to do at Funland from ten
pin bowling to arcade games. It's also free to enter and indoors if
it's raining
Wonder at the history of the stars and planets at
the Planetarium
Madame Tussauds - the world famous wax works
If
your into ships don't miss HMS Belfast - An historic WWII Battleship
Hamleys Toy Store
There's more Lego than you've ever seen before at Lego Land Windsor
London Eye - See
the whole of London in one go!
The Sherlock
Holmes Museum - It's elementary my dear
Watson!
There are also
lots of Royal
Parks and Gardens all over London to have a good run around.
For a fun eating experience, try Planet
Hollywood (Britney Spears's is a fan) or The Hard Rock Cafe.
A
sports fan's dream
Goal!! London
has some huge football clubs. For starters try Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspurs,
Fulham
United and the Wimbledon's Crazy Gang. For MCC
members and cricket fans alike there's all the history of a trip to
Lords
or the Oval, even if there's isn't a game on.
New
balls please! Tennis at Wimbledon - also see their museum
site
If rugby's your game then don't miss a visit to
Twickenham
Athletic at Crystal Palace - for both clubs and
international meetings
American Style Ten Pin
Bowling
The very English game of Bowls
Peddle this way to hire a
Bicycle
For the budding Michael Schumacher's amongst you, get
into gear at Playscape Karting
To find
informational on a wider variety of sports visit the British
Sports website. For tickets and corporate hospitality at most of
London's sporting events go to Ticket
Master
London landmarks
Just about on
every corner of central London youll find a piece of history. From
Big Ben to the Houses of Parliament, there's so much to see
10 Downing
Street - Britain's Prime Minister's Official Residence. You can't go
in so have a look here
Don't miss Sir Christopher Wren's magnificent master piece St Paul's
Cathedral
Westminster
Abbey
WWII Cabinet War Office - Churchill's War Time Head Quarters
The tallest
building London is Canary Wharf - Take the DLR through Docklands for a vision of the past and the future
Don't miss out on London's Historic Markets, but brush up on your Cockney
Rhyming Slang before you go!
Looking down
over Trafalgar Square Nelson's Coulmn stands testatment
to one of our great naval heroes
Wander along the Thames and
around South Bank
Centre and enjoy the restaurants, arts and 1950s
architecture
Built by Queen Victoria in memory of her late
husband Albert the Royal Albert Hall is one of London's most
impressive concert halls and the setting for the yearly London
Proms
Enjoy the daily craft markets and buskers at Covent
Garden
Soho - famous for its pavement cafes, restaurants,
coffee bars, gay bars, late bars, the buzz, the theatres, strip
joints, leatherwear... no trip to London is complete without a
wander through Soho
Royalty and Pageantry
The informative
official website of the British Monarchy and The
Royal Site are really worth a visit.
Buckingham Palace - open to the public during the
summer months. Don't miss the dramatic Trooping of the Guard - it takes place at
11.30am every other day
Kensington Palace - the former residence of HRH Diana
Princess of Wales
Windsor Palace
Hampton Court and Maze
Kew
Palace - and the Kew Botanical Gardens
The Banqueting House
The Tower of London is steeped in London's bloody
history
Also try English Heritage for a wealth of useful London and
UK information.
Museums
For a wealth of
information on London's many museums try the 24 Hour
Museum. However, if you're in a hurry just click on our
favourites below. Nearly all of London's museums now have FREE
entry.
British
Museum
Museum of London
Science
Museum
National History Museum
Victoria and Albert
(V&A)
Imperial War Museum
Design
Museum
Mad about boats? Don't miss a visit to the Golden Hinde
and the Cutty
Sark Museums
London Transport Museum
The British Library
Greenwich Maritime
Museum and the Royal Observatory
UK
Exhibitions
Art
Some of greatest
artworks in the world are on display in London's Free Art Galleries.
If we haven't list what your looking for below try this guide.
The National
Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery
Tate Britain
Tate
Modern
The
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Whitechapel
Gallery
The Queens Gallery
The
Serpentine Gallery
UK Art
Festivals
National Art Fund Collection
Shopping, shopping, shopping!
You can never go
too far wrong with shopping - even if its only window shopping. For
posh togs try Knightsbridge, where Harrods and Harvey
Nichols reign supreme.
Alternatively, lose yourself amongst the beautiful boutiques
that adorn the Kings Road. (Blending in with the locals is easy -
just look stylish and immaculate!) For designer labels head straight
for Bond Street. And for a truly Great British
shopping experience (and a spot of celebrity spotting) lose yourself
in Selfridges.
Last,
but certainly not least, no London shopping trip is complete without
some bargain hunting in the city's celebrated markets such as Camden and Islington
markets. Most famous of all, of course, is Portobello
Road market in Notting Hill on Sunday mornings for some uniquely
beautiful clothes, antiques and more.
Check
out the UK Government page on VAT Refunds for travellers and Duty Free shopping in the UK. Know your rights
with regard to shopping and Consumer Protection in the UK.
Something special
To impress a
loved one or to treat yourself to something really special,
experiment with exotic lingerie at specialists Agent
Provocateur, for both him and her. Alternatively, go to Rigby and
Peller, the Queens Corsetieres - by Appointment to
Her Majesty.
If
shopping's been just all too much! then have a day of undisturbed
relaxation at The Sanctuary. (Sorry gentlemen, it's ladies
only).
To rest
your legs, do the quintissentially English thing by having Tea
at the Ritz. (Gentleman are advised to wear a tie). Not quite as
refined, but equally unmissable is some light refreshment at the British
Museum restaurant which is enclosed under the most magnificent glass panelled ceiling you'll ever
see.
Shows, theatre and cinema
Once you arrive
in London you'll find a mind-blowing variety of entertainment on
offer. Here is a selection of starting points to find your way to
some of the best cultural experiences in the world:
London Theatre
Guide
The
National Theatre
Saddlers Wells
Pub
Theatre
Shakespeare
Globe Theatre
Cinema guide
The Prince Charles cinema just of
Leicester Square great if you're on a tight budget. Not so much more
expensive but oh-so-much more opulent is the Electric cinema in
Notting Hill. For details of these and all other cinemas, go to A to Z of London cinemas.
Men
only
Stringfellows - the infamous nightclub
BMW Park Lane -
big boys toys
Gieves and Hawkes - Savile Row's premier address
has the largest choice for the gentleman
Alfred Dunhill -
famous for lighters, leather goods and now, beautiful suits
The Party
Bus- for when you really shouldn't drive!
Stretched Limo Hire - be a VIP for a night
Brick Lane
Curryhouses - a man's got to do what a man's got to do when he's
hungry!
London pubs and bars
You can legally buy alcohol in
a British pub when you are 18 or older. However, you may be asked
for ID if you look a little young. Our pubs and bars generally close
at 11pm, except on Sundays when they cloe at 10.30pm. Britons rarely
tip in pubs, but may do so in bars if the drinks have been brought
to their table.
Here
are a few London watering holes we've frequnted for you! For
inespensive, popular and lively bars, take a look around LateNightLondon.
Hakkasan - astunning subterreanean cocktail bar
best kept for special occasions
The Dove - areal quaint Ol’ English pub nestled on
the bank of the Thames at Hammersmith
Blues Bar - live music in an intimate setting
every night of the week
Duke of
Cambridge - an organic gastropub
115 at Hodgsons - retro style of faux-Seventies
bar
Long Bar - Clean and serene bar off the lobby of
the hip 'n' trendy Sanderson hotel
Also, check out the London Bars Guide for reviews and more.
London restaurants
As you'd expect
London has vast range of excellent restaraunts and fast food
outlets. Take your pick from the London Eats
Guide or poach yourself a discount dining experience from Top
Table.co.uk.
Transport essentials
Here's all you need to know to
get around London on public transport. If you take a taxi try to use
the London
Black Cabs which are cleaner and safer than unlicensed minicabs,
which tend to overcharge and not know the way!
London
Buses Routes and Fare Information
Dockland Light
Railway
River Services on the Thames
Get London
transport information direct on your WAP phone
Interactive Journey Planner
London
Map
If you
need further help finding your way around London then telephone the
London Transport Information Line on: +44 (0) 207 7222 1234. If
you're driving in London, be careful and patient there's a lot of traffic. Click here for
additional UK Transport links.
Useful telephone numbers
In ALL emergencies dial
999, for free
Police -
Tel. 999
Fire - Tel. 999
Ambulance - Tel. 999
Directory
Enquires - Tel. 192
International Operator - Tel. 155
Online Directory Enquiries
The Online
Doctor Service
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