London England Top Visitor Attractions

British Museum

BRITISH MUSEUM. Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG 
Location map
Tel: +44 [0]207 323 8605
Website: 
Open:  Mon -  Sat 10.00 - 17.00; Sunday /  Bank Holidays (not 25/26 Dec) 14.30 - 17.00
Tube: Tottenham Court Road / Holborn / Russell Square
Displays include Parthenon Frieze (Elgin Marbles), Sutton Hoo treasures, Lindow 'bog' man etc.

Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square: Where Admiral Nelson looks down on Central London.  Down The mall to Buckingham Palace; Down Whitehall to Downing Street and on to big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.  Behind is the West End with it's Would famous theatres centred on Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue.

National Gallery

NATIONAL GALLERY. Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN 
Location map
Information Line: +44 [0]207 747 2885
Website: www.nationalgallery.org.uk 
Open: Monday to Saturday 10.00 - 18.00, Sunday 14.00 (Not Dec 25/26) 14.00 - 17.30. 
Tube: Charing Cross
Displays include a huge permanent collection of paintings and sculptures - special exhibitions. 

National Portrait Gallery

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY St Martins Place  WC2H OHE
Location: map
Tel: +44 [0]207 306 0055 
Website: www.npg.org.uk 
Tube: Charing Cross,  Leicester Square. 
Open: Monday - Saturday 1000-1800 Sunday 1200-1800 Closed 24-26th December, 1st Jan, Good Fri, May Day Bank Holiday.
Permanent collection of portraits of famous men and women form the Middle Ages to the present day. Lectures and tours held regularly. Also Children's holiday activities. 

St Martin's-in-the-Fields

St Martin's-in-the-Fields

Madame Tussaud’s

Madame Tussaud's: Marylebone Road, NW1 5LR
Location map
Tel: +44 [0]207 935 6861
Web: www.madame-tussauds.com (on-line booking to beat the queues!)
Open: Daily till 5.30 pm.
Tube: Baker Street
World famous collection of lifelike waxwork models of celebrities.

London Planetarium

London Planetarium is located next door; visitors can experience a virtual reality trip through space.  

Tower of London

Tower of London: EC3N 4AB
Location map
Tel: +44 [0]20 7709 0765
Website: www.hrp.org.uk 
This historic building, guarded by the famous 'Beefeaters' spans 900 years of British history and has served as a palace, prison and execution site. It is the most famous fortress in Europe and houses the priceless Crown Jewels, Royal Armouries and the ravens.  

Tower Bridge Experience

Tower Bridge Experience, Tower Bridge Rd., SE1 2UP 
Location map
Tel: +44 [0]207 403 3761
Website: www.towerbridge.org.uk
Open daily till 6 pm
Completed in 1894 this piece of Victorian engineering has become an international symbol of London. Visit the inside to learn about the bridge's history and enjoy spectacular views from the walkways. 

Big Ben & Houses of Parliament

Big Ben and Houses of Parliament:  The UK's seat of power and contains House of Commons and House of Lords. This superb neo-Gothic building replaced the original which burnt down in 1837. The 4-faced clock is the largest in Britain and includes the famous 14-ton bell called 'Big Ben'.

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, Deans Yard, London SW1P 3PA 
Location map
Website: www.westminster-abbey.org 
Tube: Westminster
Westminster Abbey (right) is close to Parliament Square.  Many famous people are buried in Westminster Abbey.

London Eye: Millennium Wheel

London Eye: County Hall Westminster Bridge Rd SE1 7PB 
Location map
Tel: 0870 500 0600
Website: www.Millennium-Wheel.com 
Tube: Westminster (Exit 1 Westminster Pier) and Waterloo
British Airways London Eye is the world's highest observation wheel
and offers passengers amazing views of Britain's capital city. The Eye
takes guests on a 30 minute flight, rising to 450 feet above the river
Thames, in 32 high tech fully enclosed capsules.

London Aquarium

London Aquarium, County Hall Westminster Bridge Rd SE1 7PB 
Location map
Website: www.londonaquarium.co.uk 

Tate Britain

TATE GALLERY Millbank, SW1P 4RG
Location map
Tel: +44 [0]207 887 8000 
Website: www.tate.org.uk/britain/ 
Open : Mon-Sat 1000-1750, Sun 1400-1750. Closed Good Fri, May Bank Holiday, 24-26 Dec, 1Jan The Tate Gallery holds the national collection of British painting from 1500 to the present day, the national collection of 20th century painting and sculpture and the Turner Collection. 
Tube: Pimlico. 

Natural History Museum

Science Museum

SCIENCE MUSEUM Exhibition Road, SW7 2DD 
Location map
Tel: +44 [0]207 938 8000
Website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk 
Tube: South Kensington
Open: Mon-Sat 1000-1800, Sun 1100-1800. Closed 24-26 Dec.
National museum of science and industry. Special interactive gallery for children, Wellcome Museum of Medicine, Flight Lab, Food for Thought Gallery an Space Gallery. Tube: South Kensington  Science Museum:  World famous museum covers the history and development of science and technology with interactive educational displays. From the first steam locomotive to man's first flight in space. Includes Flight Gallery, Challenge of Materials Gallery and the actual Apollo 10 capsule.

Victoria & Albert Museum

VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL
Location: map
Tel: +44 [0]20 7942 2000
Website: www.vam.ac.uk 
Tube: South Kensington
Open: Tue-Sun 1000-1750, Mon 1200-1750. Closed 24-26 Dec and New Year's Day and Good Fri. 
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is the world's largest museum of the decorative arts and is home to 145 galleries, including national collections of sculpture, furniture, fashion and photographs.

London Zoo

LONDON ZOO Regent's Park, NW1 4RY
Tel: +44 [0]207 722 3333 
Location: map
Website: www.londonzoo.org 
Tube: Camden Town 
Open: daily Mar-Sep, 1000-1730; Oct-Feb, 1000-1600. Closed 25 Dec. 
The world's most famous zoo with over 8,000 animals. Daily programme of events including Animal Encounters, which give visitors the opportunity to learn more about the animals from their keepers.  

St Paul’s Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral, EC4M 8AD 
Location map
Tel: +44 [0]207 236 4128
Open Mon - Sat 9.30 am-4.00 pm. 
Tube: St Paul's
Rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire in 1666. Among its attractions are the Whispering Gallery, the Stone Gallery, and the Golden Gallery from which there are superb views of the Cathedral. 

Greenwich

For details of :

• Cutty Sark
• National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
• Greenwich Royal Observatory & Meridian Line

See www.greenwichengland.com 

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
SHAKESPEARE GLOBE THEATRE AND EXHIBITION New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, SE1 9DT 
Tel: +44 [0]207 928 6406 
Website: www.shakespeares-globe.org 
Location map: map
Tube/BR: London Bridge Tube: Southwark 
Open: daily 1000-1700. Closed 24-26 Dec. 
The fascinating story of the re-creation of Shakespeare's Globe, the most important public theatre ever built. Unique opportunity of seeing an Elizabethan theatre building reconstructed using material, techniques and craftsmanship of 400 years ago 

Tate Modern

TATE MODERN Bankside SE1 9TG 
Location map
Tel: +44 [0]207 887 8000 
Website: www.tate.org.uk/modern/ 
Tube: Southwark. 
Housed in the former Bankside Power Station, Tate Modern displays the Tate collection of international modern art from 1900 to the present day, including major works by Dalí, Picasso, Matisse, Rothko and Warhol as well as contemporary work by artists such as Dorothy Cross, Gilbert & George and Susan Hiller.

Imperial War Museum

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZ 
Location: map
Tel: +44 [0]207 416 5000 
Website: www.iwm.org.uk 
Tube: Lambeth North/Elephant & Castle BR: Waterloo 
Open : daily 1000-1800. Closed 24-26 Dec. 
Museum tells the story of 20th century war from Flanders to the Gulf Special features include the Blitz Experience, Operation Jericho and the Trench Experience. Interactive videos and children's activities. 

Museum of London

MUSEUM OF LONDON, London Wall, Barbican London EC2Y 5HN
Location: map
Tel: +44 [0]207 600 3699
Website:  www.museum-london.org.uk 
Tube: Barbican, Moorgate, Liverpool Street, St Paul's, City (Thameslink)
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 - 17.30. Sunday and bank holidays except Xmas and Boxing Day 10.00 - 17.30. 
Displays include the Thames Before London (Prehistoric exhibits), Roman London (including an excellent mosaic floor), a Fire of London display and the museum overlooks some of the original Roman Fort.

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A 1AA 
Location map
Website: royalresidences.com 
Changing of the Guard:  Queen Victoria was the first Queen to live in the palace in 1837 and it has been the London home of the Royal Family ever since. 
The Changing of the Guard:  takes place everyday at 11.30 am from May to July - lasts approx 40 min. From Aug to April the ceremony takes place at the same time on alternate days.
Buckingham Palace: Open Aug/Sept only

Rock Circus + Piccadilly Circus

Other famous attractions are Piccadilly Circus (left) at the bottom of Regent Street and Theatre-land.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

KEW GARDENS (ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS) Kew, Richmond, Surrey 
Location: map
Tel: +44 [0]208 940 1171 
Website:  www.kew.org.uk 
Tube/BR: Kew Gardens BR: Kew Bridge
Open: daily from 0930 - please call for closing times. 
300 acres which once belonged to the Royal Family; contains living collections of over 40,000 plant species and varieties. Also six glasshouses, two art galleries, an audio-visual exhibition and visitors' centre.  

Hampton Court Palace

HAMPTON COURT PALACE  Hampton Court, East Molesey, Surrey 
Location: 
Tel: 0208 781 9500 
Website: www.hrp.org.uk
Tube: Not on tube - BR: Hampton Court 
Boats: From Westminster, Richmond, Kingston-upon-Thames during summer. 
Open: April-Mid Oct, Mon 1015-1800, Tue-Sun 0930-1800; Mid Oct-Mid Mar, Mon 1015-1630, Tue-Sun 0930-1630. Closed 24-26 Dec 
Henry VIII's magnificent Tudor palace, set in extensive gardens and park land on the banks of the River Thames. Tudor kitchens, tennis courts, maze and state apartments, King's Apartments. 

Chessington World of Adventures

Chessington Surrey KT9 2NE
Location map
Tel: 0870 444 77 77 (Groups)
Website: www.chessington.co.uk 
Tube: Not on the tube system - train from Waterloo
London's largest and most popular theme park
Open: Easter - Halloween

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