A pay-as-you-go Oyster card allows you to ride the Tube, buses, Docklands Light Railway (DLR), and Overground (mostly suburban trains) for about half the rate of individual tickets. Get one!
To experience the church more vividly, take a live tour, or attend evensong or an organ concert.
The light above the clock is lit when Parliament is in session. For a good view of it, walk halfway over Westminster Bridge.
It is suggested to book advanced tickets online.
Big Ben is actually not the clock, not the tower, but the bell that tolls the hour and since the 13-ton bell is not visible, everyone just calls the whole works Big Ben..
While most of the current building looks medieval with its prickly flamboyant spires, it was actually reconstructed in the “Neo-Gothic” style after an 1834 fire destroyed the palace.
Built in 2000 to celebrate the millennium, the London Eye—originally nicknamed “the London Eyesore”. It’s London’s best viewpoint (with up to 65 km visibility on a rare clear day).
According to local legends, the statue has a current of electricity running through it to honor Churchill’s wish that if a statue were made of him, his head wouldn’t be soiled by pigeons.
Since 1480, this has been the place for politicians’ weddings, including Winston and Clementine Churchill’s.
Visiting is free except when Parliament is recessed, and on Saturdays year-round, but you can still visit by paying for a guided tour or audioguide. In fact, recess is the best time for touring.
The House of Lords is less important politically, but they meet in a more ornate room, and the wait time is shorter.
This hall is where modern democracy was born and also where William Wallace, King Charles I and Guy Fawkes were tried.
This long, beautifully lit room was the original House of Commons. As Parliament developed, the Commons As Parliament developed, the Commons began meeting separately from the Lords.
James Bond stays at the Langham Hotel in Goldeneye (1995), although the hotel is shown as "The Grand Hotel" and is scripted as St Petersburg. Подробнее.
Not just a movie theatre, here is a great (movie themed) book shop, a great bar, comfortable seating in sofas and arm chairs and a nice (albeit not cheap) restaurant.
Originally a convent garden owned by the Benedictines of Westminster, the site was developed by the 4th earl of Bedford. It was laid out in the 1630s as a piazza, to the design of Inigo Jones
All I can say is stay away from the birds in this place! Since it's a hub for restaurants the birds tend to meet up here waiting for you to put your sandwich down! Plenty to do around here though!
All the 🌎 is here!If you are especially interested in Egypt section,go early. Gets quite crowded.You can't see everything.Plan from the map according to your interests.Put on layers of clothes.🔥❄️
Such a fun place to be at! Great comic store with toys & board games on the first floor and a HUGE selection of comic books, graphic novels in the basement. Nerd Heaven!!
An incredible diversity and a great place to acquire the unusual or to be inspired. A lot of times I think 'who thought of something like this', followed by 'and who buys stuff like this' :)
Best denim range in the UK. Try a pair of Tellason and you'll never look at another brand the same
Heathrow Express! Fastest way to the airport by far. Comfortable seats, WiFi and 15 minutes to Terminals 2 & 3; 20 minutes to Terminal 5.
Free admission. Head on over to Switch House for a 360-view of London. You can even take a peek at how the rich Londoners live at the adjacent ultra luxe condominiums. Privacy level: zero.
The Romans built the first wooden footbridge to Londinium, which was pulled down by boatmen in 1014 to retake It from invaders and celebrated singing “London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady.”)
This neighborhood parish church is where Shakespeare prayed while his brother Edmund rang the bells.
Originally part of a larger hospital complex, the Old Operating Theatre was boarded up when the hospital relocated, lying untouched for 100 years until its chance discovery in 1956.
Amazing historic pub in its own courtyard, the oldest standing coach house in London. 3 separate bars, restaurant and lots of outside seating.
The Golden Hinde (see the female deer, or hind, on the prow and stern) was Sir Francis Drake’s flagship as he circumnavigated the globe (1577-1580).
The Anchor is the last of the original 22 licensed “inns” (tavern/ brothel/ restaurant/ nightclub/ casino) of Bankside’s red light district heyday in the 1600s. A tavern has stood here for 800 years.
