Guidebook for London
Arts & Culture
The Charles Dickens Museum in London holds the world’s most important collection of material relating to the great novelist and social campaigner.
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Musée Charles Dickens
48-49 Doughty StThe Charles Dickens Museum in London holds the world’s most important collection of material relating to the great novelist and social campaigner.
The British Museum was founded in 1753, the first national public museum in the world. From the beginning it granted free admission to all 'studious and curious persons'.
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British Museum
Great Russell StreetThe British Museum was founded in 1753, the first national public museum in the world. From the beginning it granted free admission to all 'studious and curious persons'.
Long established as an entertainment district, Soho is a small, multicultural area of central London; a home to industry, commerce, culture and entertainment, as well as a residential area.
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Soho
Long established as an entertainment district, Soho is a small, multicultural area of central London; a home to industry, commerce, culture and entertainment, as well as a residential area.
Southbank Centre is a world-famous arts centre on the South Bank of the Thames.
Take part in free activities and events and enjoy a wide range of restaurants, cafes and shops.
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Centre Southbank
Southbank Centre is a world-famous arts centre on the South Bank of the Thames.
Take part in free activities and events and enjoy a wide range of restaurants, cafes and shops.
It was the first portrait gallery in the world when it opened in 1856. The gallery houses portraits of historically important and famous British people.
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National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's PlaceIt was the first portrait gallery in the world when it opened in 1856. The gallery houses portraits of historically important and famous British people.
the home of Arsenal Football Club. With a capacity of 60,338, the Emirates is the third-largest football stadium in England after Wembley and Old Trafford.
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Emirates Stadium
Hornsey Road the home of Arsenal Football Club. With a capacity of 60,338, the Emirates is the third-largest football stadium in England after Wembley and Old Trafford.
a major arts and cultural centre in the heart of London. During summer months 55 fountains dance in the courtyard, and in winter you can skate on London's favourite ice rink.
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Somerset House
Strand a major arts and cultural centre in the heart of London. During summer months 55 fountains dance in the courtyard, and in winter you can skate on London's favourite ice rink.
Entertainment & Activities
The park is open all year round from 9am until dusk and is free and open to children and young people under 16. No adult can enter Coram's Fields without a child and our friendly on-site staff ensure
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Coram's Fields
93 Guilford StThe park is open all year round from 9am until dusk and is free and open to children and young people under 16. No adult can enter Coram's Fields without a child and our friendly on-site staff ensure
Essentials
Set in one of London’s most historic and culturally exciting villages, the Brunswick allows you to shop, eat and meet in the glorious surroundings of Bloomsbury.
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The Brunswick Centre
Bernard StreetSet in one of London’s most historic and culturally exciting villages, the Brunswick allows you to shop, eat and meet in the glorious surroundings of Bloomsbury.
Fortnum's reputation was built on supplying quality food, and saw rapid growth throughout the Victorian era.
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Fortnum & Mason
181 PiccadillyFortnum's reputation was built on supplying quality food, and saw rapid growth throughout the Victorian era.
Food Scene
Always packed-to-the-rafters, this Bloomsbury trattoria provides massive portions of "yummy" Med fare served by fast, friendly staff in an entertaining family atmosphere and live piano music.
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Ciao Bella
86-90 Lamb's Conduit StAlways packed-to-the-rafters, this Bloomsbury trattoria provides massive portions of "yummy" Med fare served by fast, friendly staff in an entertaining family atmosphere and live piano music.
The area has been a market place since the 1890s and a number of the street's buildings date from the 19th century.
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Exmouth Market
Exmouth MarketThe area has been a market place since the 1890s and a number of the street's buildings date from the 19th century.
There are many independent traders along the street: quirky shops, pubs, bars, restaurants, cafes and more.
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Lamb's Conduit Street
Lamb's Conduit StreetThere are many independent traders along the street: quirky shops, pubs, bars, restaurants, cafes and more.
It is the heart of the city's Bangladeshi-Sylheti community and it is famous for its many curry houses and Sunday market.
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Brick Lane
Brick LaneIt is the heart of the city's Bangladeshi-Sylheti community and it is famous for its many curry houses and Sunday market.
Everything Else
King's Cross railway station is a major London railway terminus, opened in 1852.
One of Britain's major railway backbones providing high speed inter-city services to destinations in the North.
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King's Cross
King's Cross railway station is a major London railway terminus, opened in 1852.
One of Britain's major railway backbones providing high speed inter-city services to destinations in the North.
he British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from many countries, in many languages and in many formats.
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British Library
96 Euston Rdhe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from many countries, in many languages and in many formats.
London St Pancras is a central London railway terminus and Grade I listed building located on Euston Road and houses the International terminal for the Eurostar.
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St Pancras International station
Euston RoadLondon St Pancras is a central London railway terminus and Grade I listed building located on Euston Road and houses the International terminal for the Eurostar.
Since its formation in 1852, the hospital has been dedicated to children’s healthcare and to finding new and better ways to treat childhood illnesses.
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Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond StreetSince its formation in 1852, the hospital has been dedicated to children’s healthcare and to finding new and better ways to treat childhood illnesses.
Major destinations include Chessington South, Hampton Court, Wimbledon, Epsom, Dorking, Guildford, Woking, Basingstoke, Salisbury, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Weymouth, Winchester and Exeter
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Waterloo Cars
135 Mepham StMajor destinations include Chessington South, Hampton Court, Wimbledon, Epsom, Dorking, Guildford, Woking, Basingstoke, Salisbury, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Weymouth, Winchester and Exeter
Shopping
You'll find a bit of everything at Leather Lane Market, a weekday market in the Farringdon/Clerkenwell area. You'll also find cheap clothes, DVDs, mobile phone accessories and other bric-a-brac.
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Leather Lane
Leather LaneYou'll find a bit of everything at Leather Lane Market, a weekday market in the Farringdon/Clerkenwell area. You'll also find cheap clothes, DVDs, mobile phone accessories and other bric-a-brac.
Hatton Garden is the place to buy precious jewellery, made by skilled craftsmen and built on a long, strong tradition. Explore a wealth of precious diamond rings and watches, all at competitive prices
Hamiltons The Jewellers
32/34 Greville StHatton Garden is the place to buy precious jewellery, made by skilled craftsmen and built on a long, strong tradition. Explore a wealth of precious diamond rings and watches, all at competitive prices
It is Europe's busiest shopping street, and as of 2011 had approximately 300 shops.
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Oxford Street
Oxford Street It is Europe's busiest shopping street, and as of 2011 had approximately 300 shops.
Sicilian Avenue is awash with interesting stores and restaurants and is an interesting alternative from the hustle and bustle of other central London shopping areas.
Sicilian Avenue
Sicilian AvenueSicilian Avenue is awash with interesting stores and restaurants and is an interesting alternative from the hustle and bustle of other central London shopping areas.
Known principally for its traditional bespoke tailoring for men.
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Savile Row
Savile RowKnown principally for its traditional bespoke tailoring for men.
A fashionable shopping street since the 18th century and is the home of many fashion shops that sell expensive items. One of the most expensive strips of real estate in the world and retail outlets.
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Bond Street
Oxford StreetA fashionable shopping street since the 18th century and is the home of many fashion shops that sell expensive items. One of the most expensive strips of real estate in the world and retail outlets.
Tottenham Court Road is a significant shopping street, best known for its high concentration of consumer electronics shops.
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Tottenham Court Rd
Tottenham Court RoadTottenham Court Road is a significant shopping street, best known for its high concentration of consumer electronics shops.
The shops have a common thread, a love of the flower market and its history, and a refusal to be dictated to by a retail world where the sense of fun has all but gone.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadThe shops have a common thread, a love of the flower market and its history, and a refusal to be dictated to by a retail world where the sense of fun has all but gone.
Regent Street is one of the major shopping streets in the West End of London, well known to tourists and locals alike and famous for its Christmas illuminations.
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Regent Street
Regent StreetRegent Street is one of the major shopping streets in the West End of London, well known to tourists and locals alike and famous for its Christmas illuminations.
Sightseeing
Clerkenwell is home to some of the best restaurants in London,[9] including St John, a traditional English restaurant, the Spanish/Moroccan restaurant Moro, the Michelin starred Club Gascon and more.
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Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell is home to some of the best restaurants in London,[9] including St John, a traditional English restaurant, the Spanish/Moroccan restaurant Moro, the Michelin starred Club Gascon and more.
Buy a signature scent, see an exhibition, enjoy a romantic meal and finish off with cocktails.
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Covent Garden
41 James StBuy a signature scent, see an exhibition, enjoy a romantic meal and finish off with cocktails.
Marylebone is a world-famous shopping destination, but a quick look around the side streets reveal specialist shops and boutiques that sell everything from Stradivarius violins to plastic buttons.
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Marylebone Road
Marylebone RoadMarylebone is a world-famous shopping destination, but a quick look around the side streets reveal specialist shops and boutiques that sell everything from Stradivarius violins to plastic buttons.
The 166 hectares park is mainly open parkland which enjoys a wide range of facilities and amenities including gardens, a lake with a heronry, waterfowl and a boating area, sports pitches and playgroun
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Parc de Regent
The 166 hectares park is mainly open parkland which enjoys a wide range of facilities and amenities including gardens, a lake with a heronry, waterfowl and a boating area, sports pitches and playgroun
The Palace is one of the centres of political life in the United Kingdom; "Westminster" has become a metonym for the UK Parliament, and the Westminster system of government has taken its name after it
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Palais de Westminster
The Palace is one of the centres of political life in the United Kingdom; "Westminster" has become a metonym for the UK Parliament, and the Westminster system of government has taken its name after it
At 135m, The London Eye is the world’s largest cantilevered observation wheel. It has already won over 85 awards for tourism, outstanding architectural quality and engineering achievement.
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London Eye
At 135m, The London Eye is the world’s largest cantilevered observation wheel. It has already won over 85 awards for tourism, outstanding architectural quality and engineering achievement.
Hyde Park covers 350 acres and is home to a number of famous landmarks including the Serpentine Lake, Speakers' Corner and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain.
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Hyde Park
Hyde Park covers 350 acres and is home to a number of famous landmarks including the Serpentine Lake, Speakers' Corner and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain.
It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs.
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Abbaye de Westminster
20 Deans Yd It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs.
The Circus is particularly known for its video display and neon signs mounted on the corner building on the northern side, as well as the Shaftesbury memorial fountain and statue of Eros.
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Piccadilly Circus Station
Piccadilly CircusThe Circus is particularly known for its video display and neon signs mounted on the corner building on the northern side, as well as the Shaftesbury memorial fountain and statue of Eros.
Leicester Square is the centre of London's cinema land, and one of the signs marking the Square bears the legend "Theatreland". he square is the prime location in London for world leading film premièr
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Leicester Square
Leicester Square is the centre of London's cinema land, and one of the signs marking the Square bears the legend "Theatreland". he square is the prime location in London for world leading film premièr
he museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 80 million items within five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology.
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Musée d'histoire naturelle de Londres
Cromwell Roadhe museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 80 million items within five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology.
The Science Museum now holds a collection of over 300,000 items, including such famous items as Stephenson's Rocket, Puffing Billy (the oldest surviving steam locomotive), the first jet engine...
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Musée des sciences
Exhibition RoadThe Science Museum now holds a collection of over 300,000 items, including such famous items as Stephenson's Rocket, Puffing Billy (the oldest surviving steam locomotive), the first jet engine...
The district is now mainly commercial, with many offices in converted houses and new buildings, including major corporate headquarters, hedge funds, real estate businesses and many embassy offices.
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Mayfair
The district is now mainly commercial, with many offices in converted houses and new buildings, including major corporate headquarters, hedge funds, real estate businesses and many embassy offices.
The shop's 330 departments offer a wide range of products and services.
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Harrods
87-135 Brompton RdThe shop's 330 departments offer a wide range of products and services.
the world’s largest antiques market with over 1,000 dealers selling every kind of antique and collectible.
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Marché de Portobello
73a Lewisham High Stthe world’s largest antiques market with over 1,000 dealers selling every kind of antique and collectible.
Thee cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London, with its dome, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches, dominating the skyline for 300 years at 365 feet (111 m).
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Cathédrale Saint-Paul
Thee cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London, with its dome, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches, dominating the skyline for 300 years at 365 feet (111 m).
It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in England.
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Belgravia
It is noted for its very expensive residential properties and is one of the wealthiest districts in England.
The historically bohemian area was once home to such writers as Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw and Arthur Rimbaud.
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Fitzrovia
The historically bohemian area was once home to such writers as Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw and Arthur Rimbaud.
It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and the most-visited modern art gallery in the world.
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Tate Modern
BanksideIt is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and the most-visited modern art gallery in the world.
permanent collection of historic British art, as well as contemporary work. It has rooms dedicated to works by one artist, such as: Tracey Emin, John Latham, Douglas Gordon, Sam Taylor-Wood, and more
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Tate Britain
Millbank permanent collection of historic British art, as well as contemporary work. It has rooms dedicated to works by one artist, such as: Tracey Emin, John Latham, Douglas Gordon, Sam Taylor-Wood, and more
The underground headquarters of the British High Command served as the nerve center of Britain's war effort during World War II.
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Churchill War Rooms
King Charles StreetThe underground headquarters of the British High Command served as the nerve center of Britain's war effort during World War II.
Since 1998 the empty plinth in the north-west corner of the square - which has become known as the "Fourth Plinth" – has been used to show a series of specially commissioned artworks.
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Trafalgar Square (Stop B) station
Since 1998 the empty plinth in the north-west corner of the square - which has become known as the "Fourth Plinth" – has been used to show a series of specially commissioned artworks.
Because of its prominent position, St Martin-in-the-Fields is one of the most famous churches in London.
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St Martin-in-the-Fields
Trafalgar SquareBecause of its prominent position, St Martin-in-the-Fields is one of the most famous churches in London.
The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It is the largest of its kind in Europe
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Centre Barbican
Silk StreetThe centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It is the largest of its kind in Europe
arringdon is a historic area of the City of London, represented today by the Wards of Farringdon Within and Farringdon Without.
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Farringdon Station
Cowcross Streetarringdon is a historic area of the City of London, represented today by the Wards of Farringdon Within and Farringdon Without.