Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Sightseeing

The world's greatest museum of art and design
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V&A Bookshop
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The world's greatest museum of art and design
Exhibitions cover all areas of science and technology.
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Vědecké muzeum
Exhibition Road
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Exhibitions cover all areas of science and technology.
Great Museum for the whole family.
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Přírodovědné muzeum
Cromwell Road
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Great Museum for the whole family.
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain is a memorial in London dedicated to Diana, who died in a car crash in 1997. It was designed to express Diana's spirit and love of children.
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Památník princezny Diany
West Carriage Drive
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The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain is a memorial in London dedicated to Diana, who died in a car crash in 1997. It was designed to express Diana's spirit and love of children.
Recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline.
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The Serpentine
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Recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline.
This Memorial is in Kensington Gardens, directly to the north of the Royal Albert Hall. It was ordered by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert who died of typhoid in 1861
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Památník Alberta
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This Memorial is in Kensington Gardens, directly to the north of the Royal Albert Hall. It was ordered by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert who died of typhoid in 1861
Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London.
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Kensingtonský palác
Kensington Gardens
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Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London.
King William III, (1689-1702) a Dutch Prince, accepted the Crown after a plea for help from Parliament. King Billy is famous for his victory at the Battle of the Boyne - Crown remaining Protestant.
King William III Statue
King William III, (1689-1702) a Dutch Prince, accepted the Crown after a plea for help from Parliament. King Billy is famous for his victory at the Battle of the Boyne - Crown remaining Protestant.
Russian Orthodox Cathedral. Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and All Saints, Diocese of Sourozh, Moscow Patriarchate
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition
67 Ennismore Gardens
Russian Orthodox Cathedral. Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and All Saints, Diocese of Sourozh, Moscow Patriarchate
Huge bronze of a man on horseback. Watts described the sculpture: “This is a symbol of something done for the time, while the rider looks out for the next thing to do.”
Physical Energy Statue
Kensington Palace Gardens
Huge bronze of a man on horseback. Watts described the sculpture: “This is a symbol of something done for the time, while the rider looks out for the next thing to do.”
Marble sculpture of Queen Victoria. Shows the Queen, aged 18, in her coronation robes in 1837.
Queen Victoria Statue
Kensington Palace Gardens
Marble sculpture of Queen Victoria. Shows the Queen, aged 18, in her coronation robes in 1837.
Dedicated to the Duke of Wellington and his victories in the Peninsular War and later stages of the Napoleonic Wars and installed by order of King George III.
Statue of Achilles
149 Piccadilly
Dedicated to the Duke of Wellington and his victories in the Peninsular War and later stages of the Napoleonic Wars and installed by order of King George III.
The Garden Terrace is made up of a rose garden and a herb garden. It is mostly popular in the summer months as an ideal place for afternoon tea.
Rose Garden Restaurant
4 Lancaster Terrace
The Garden Terrace is made up of a rose garden and a herb garden. It is mostly popular in the summer months as an ideal place for afternoon tea.
Two boulders set in raked gravel with silver birch trees. The largest boulder is inscribed with: “For these I weep. Streams of tears flow from my eyes because of the destruction of my people”.
Hyde Park Holocaust Memorial
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Two boulders set in raked gravel with silver birch trees. The largest boulder is inscribed with: “For these I weep. Streams of tears flow from my eyes because of the destruction of my people”.
The inside wall has a small protrusion like a nose. At waist height for anyone on horseback. Honours the Duke of Wellington, known for having a large nose. Soldiers would rub the nose for good luck.
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Admiralty Arch
The Mall
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The inside wall has a small protrusion like a nose. At waist height for anyone on horseback. Honours the Duke of Wellington, known for having a large nose. Soldiers would rub the nose for good luck.
Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in central London built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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Nelson's Column
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Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in central London built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
One of the best views from London and not so expensive. Must visit if you are in London.
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Londýnské oko
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One of the best views from London and not so expensive. Must visit if you are in London.
You can grab a boat from here. Pay with your Oyster. The views are just perfect. You can see all London attractions from the river.
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Embankment Pier station
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You can grab a boat from here. Pay with your Oyster. The views are just perfect. You can see all London attractions from the river.
Shard, is an 87-storey skyscraper. Shard is currently the tallest building in the European Union. Its privately operated observation deck, the View from the Shard, opened to the public.
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Výhled z The Shard
32 London Bridge St
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Shard, is an 87-storey skyscraper. Shard is currently the tallest building in the European Union. Its privately operated observation deck, the View from the Shard, opened to the public.
Amazing architecture inside. The Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, The Oratory, is a large neo-classical Roman Catholic Church in South Kensington, London.
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Londýnská oratoř
Brompton Road
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Amazing architecture inside. The Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, The Oratory, is a large neo-classical Roman Catholic Church in South Kensington, London.
Is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London
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Is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London
World Heritage Site. Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress. It is a historic castle founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England, built by William the Conqueror.
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Tower of London
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World Heritage Site. Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress. It is a historic castle founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England, built by William the Conqueror.
Comprises 121 ha of gardens and botanical glasshouses in Richmond. An internationally important botanical research & education institution as well as visitor attraction - almost 2 ml visits per year.
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Parkoviště Royal Botanic Gardens
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Comprises 121 ha of gardens and botanical glasshouses in Richmond. An internationally important botanical research & education institution as well as visitor attraction - almost 2 ml visits per year.
Meeting place of the Houses of Commons and the Lords. The Elizabeth Tower, referred to by the name of its bell, Big Ben, is a landmark, popular attraction and an emblem of parliamentary democracy.
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Palace of Westminster
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Meeting place of the Houses of Commons and the Lords. The Elizabeth Tower, referred to by the name of its bell, Big Ben, is a landmark, popular attraction and an emblem of parliamentary democracy.
It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs.
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Westminsterské opatství
20 Deans Yd
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It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs.
The church of St. Margaret, Westminster Abbey, is the Anglican parish church of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in London. It is dedicated to Margaret of Antioch.
St Margaret's Church
Saint Margaret Street
The church of St. Margaret, Westminster Abbey, is the Anglican parish church of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in London. It is dedicated to Margaret of Antioch.
Played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and is best known as the location of the prime meridian. It is situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames.
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Královská observatoř Greenwich
Blackheath Avenue
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Played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and is best known as the location of the prime meridian. It is situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames.
Is the official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch.
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Buckinghamský palác
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Is the official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch.
Is one of London's oldest palaces. Although no sovereign has resided there for almost two centuries, it has remained the official residence of the Sovereign and the most senior royal palace in the UK!
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Palác svatého Jakuba
Marlborough Road
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Is one of London's oldest palaces. Although no sovereign has resided there for almost two centuries, it has remained the official residence of the Sovereign and the most senior royal palace in the UK!
Built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly. In this context, a circus, from the Latin word meaning "circle", is a round open space at a street junction.
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Piccadilly Circus Station
Piccadilly Circus
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Built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly. In this context, a circus, from the Latin word meaning "circle", is a round open space at a street junction.
It is one of the most famous sights with its dome, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches, dominating the skyline for 300 years. At 111 m high its dome is among the highest in the world.
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Katedrála svatého Pavla
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It is one of the most famous sights with its dome, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches, dominating the skyline for 300 years. At 111 m high its dome is among the highest in the world.
Is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London.
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road
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Is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London.
The current crossing opened in 1973, is a box girder bridge built from concrete and steel. This replaced a 19th-century stone-arched bridge, which in turn superseded a 600-year-old medieval structure.
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London Souvenirs
Battle Bridge Lane
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The current crossing opened in 1973, is a box girder bridge built from concrete and steel. This replaced a 19th-century stone-arched bridge, which in turn superseded a 600-year-old medieval structure.
Public square. The name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars over France. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues.
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Trafalgar Square (Stop B) station
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Public square. The name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars over France. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues.
Commonly known simply as the Monument. It stands at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, 202 ft (62 m) tall and 62 m from the place where the Great Fire started on 2 September 1666.
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Památník Velkého požáru v Londýně
Fish Street Hill
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Commonly known simply as the Monument. It stands at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, 202 ft (62 m) tall and 62 m from the place where the Great Fire started on 2 September 1666.

Food Scene

I can safely say that I have not had a better steak!
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Gaucho Sloane Avenue
89 Sloane Ave
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I can safely say that I have not had a better steak!
The best coffee and deserts in London!
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L'ETO
243 Brompton Rd
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The best coffee and deserts in London!
It is Itsu Restaurant in Chelsea. Also, there are about 50 low-fat salad, sushi and noodle health-food shops across London.
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Itsu
118 Draycott Ave
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It is Itsu Restaurant in Chelsea. Also, there are about 50 low-fat salad, sushi and noodle health-food shops across London.
This café could serve mud and leaves washed down with a cup of mildew, and still attract customers. It’s a lovely spot for an early evening cocktail.
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Serpentine Lido
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This café could serve mud and leaves washed down with a cup of mildew, and still attract customers. It’s a lovely spot for an early evening cocktail.
It is the perfect spot to enjoy a special family meal. Pizzas are cooked in the wood-fired oven, while fish and chips and fresh seasonal salads are served inside or on the roomy riverside terrace.
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Mint Leaf Restaurant & Bar
1B Suffolk Pl
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It is the perfect spot to enjoy a special family meal. Pizzas are cooked in the wood-fired oven, while fish and chips and fresh seasonal salads are served inside or on the roomy riverside terrace.
Burger and Lobster Restaurant Cocktail Bar in Mayfair and Soho London serving the best good great burgers lobsters in the capital 2012.
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Burger & Lobster Mayfair
29 Clarges St
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Burger and Lobster Restaurant Cocktail Bar in Mayfair and Soho London serving the best good great burgers lobsters in the capital 2012.
Burger and Lobster Restaurant Cocktail Bar in Mayfair Soho London serving the best good great burgers lobsters in the capital 2012.
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Burger & Lobster Bread Street
1 Bread St
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Burger and Lobster Restaurant Cocktail Bar in Mayfair Soho London serving the best good great burgers lobsters in the capital 2012.
Great restaurant and bar in the central London. Russia's most famous and successful restaurateur, Arkady Novikov heads an empire with more than 50 restaurants throughout Moscow.
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Novikov Restaurant and Bar
50A Berkeley St
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Great restaurant and bar in the central London. Russia's most famous and successful restaurateur, Arkady Novikov heads an empire with more than 50 restaurants throughout Moscow.
Amazing! Russian restaurant for any time, where one can meet friends, eat at leisure and feel at home.
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Mari Vanna
116 Knightsbridge
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Amazing! Russian restaurant for any time, where one can meet friends, eat at leisure and feel at home.
The OXO Tower Restaurant offers a fine dining experience in an intimate atmosphere and great views on to the river.
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OXO Tower Restaurant
Barge House Street
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The OXO Tower Restaurant offers a fine dining experience in an intimate atmosphere and great views on to the river.
One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London. It was the tallest building in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 2010, standing at 235 metres above ground level and containing 50 storeys.
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One Canada Square
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One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London. It was the tallest building in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 2010, standing at 235 metres above ground level and containing 50 storeys.

Shopping

The Conran Shop offers a unique and personal blend of furniture, lighting, home accessories and gifts from some of the most iconic designers.
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The Conran Shop Chelsea
81 Fulham Rd.
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The Conran Shop offers a unique and personal blend of furniture, lighting, home accessories and gifts from some of the most iconic designers.
Shop the world's most famous department store with latest men's and women's fashion, accessories, gifts and food.
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Harrods
87-135 Brompton Rd
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Shop the world's most famous department store with latest men's and women's fashion, accessories, gifts and food.
Kensington High Street is the main shopping street in Kensington, London.
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High Street Kensington station
Kensington High Street
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Kensington High Street is the main shopping street in Kensington, London.
Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, and as of 2011 had approximately 300 shops.
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Oxford Circus Underground Station
Oxford Street
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Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, and as of 2011 had approximately 300 shops.
Harvey Nichols is the leading international luxury fashion destination, your one-stop-shop to the world's most exclusive brands in fashion, beauty and food.
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Harvey Nichols
109-125 Knightsbridge
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Harvey Nichols is the leading international luxury fashion destination, your one-stop-shop to the world's most exclusive brands in fashion, beauty and food.
Voted the best department store in the world, Selfridges has all the latest designer collections, must-have toys & gifts for all the family.
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Selfridges
400 Oxford St
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Voted the best department store in the world, Selfridges has all the latest designer collections, must-have toys & gifts for all the family.

Arts & Culture

The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art, opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985 in order to exhibit his collection to the public.
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Galerie Saatchi
King's Rd
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The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art, opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985 in order to exhibit his collection to the public.
Weekend Market Place and Duke of York Square is an oasis of traffic-free calm in the heart of Chelsea.
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Duke of York Square
80 Duke of York Square
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Weekend Market Place and Duke of York Square is an oasis of traffic-free calm in the heart of Chelsea.
Ice Rink for the whole family.
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Natural History Museum Ice Rink
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Ice Rink for the whole family.
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941.
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Royal Albert Hall
Imperial College Road
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The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941.
The Serpentine Gallery is one of London's most popular art galleries, showing modern and contemporary art. Free admission.
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Serpentine Galleries
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The Serpentine Gallery is one of London's most popular art galleries, showing modern and contemporary art. Free admission.
It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group. It is the most-visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4.7 million visitors per year
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group. It is the most-visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4.7 million visitors per year
An art museum founded in 1824, it has a collection of > 2,300 paintings dating from the mid13th century to 1900. It came into being when the government bought 38 paintings from John Julius Angerstein.
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Národní galerie
Trafalgar Square
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An art museum founded in 1824, it has a collection of > 2,300 paintings dating from the mid13th century to 1900. It came into being when the government bought 38 paintings from John Julius Angerstein.
Is a museum dedicated to human history and culture. Its collection of some 8 mln works, is among the largest and most comprehensive illustrating the story of human culture from past to the present.
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Britské muzeum
Great Russell Street
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Is a museum dedicated to human history and culture. Its collection of some 8 mln works, is among the largest and most comprehensive illustrating the story of human culture from past to the present.
The collections include 14 mln books, along with manuscripts and historical items from 2000 BC. The British Library is one of the 2 largest libraries in the world, other the Library of Congress (US).
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The British Library
96 Euston Rd
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The collections include 14 mln books, along with manuscripts and historical items from 2000 BC. The British Library is one of the 2 largest libraries in the world, other the Library of Congress (US).
LT Museum based in Covent Garden, London, seeks to conserve and explain the transport heritage of Britain's capital city.
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Londýnské muzeum dopravy
The Piazza
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LT Museum based in Covent Garden, London, seeks to conserve and explain the transport heritage of Britain's capital city.
The Royal Academy's collection includes the finest examples of fine arts from the 18th century to the present.
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Královská akademie umění
Piccadilly
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The Royal Academy's collection includes the finest examples of fine arts from the 18th century to the present.

Drinks & Nightlife

It’s a lovely spot for an early evening cocktail, but the interior can be loud and clattery, so head outside if you can – there’s masses of outdoor seating.
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Espressovan@lido
South Carriage Drive
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It’s a lovely spot for an early evening cocktail, but the interior can be loud and clattery, so head outside if you can – there’s masses of outdoor seating.
The Botanist is a restaurant and bar located on Sloane Square in Chelsea, London.
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Haines of Sloane Square
Sloane Square
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The Botanist is a restaurant and bar located on Sloane Square in Chelsea, London.
Cuisine: Moroccan Price: £26 to £40 Shisha, Hookah, a Waterpipe place. It is the perfect place to discover the true taste of Middle Eastern cuisine, relax and sip delicious cocktails.
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Mamounia Lounge Knightsbridge
136 Brompton Rd
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Cuisine: Moroccan Price: £26 to £40 Shisha, Hookah, a Waterpipe place. It is the perfect place to discover the true taste of Middle Eastern cuisine, relax and sip delicious cocktails.

Everything Else

The Hyde Park Tennis and Sports Centre has tennis, lawn bowls and putting facilities available to hire. There is also a cafe for players and spectators.
Will to Win Hyde Park Sport Centre
South Carriage Drive
The Hyde Park Tennis and Sports Centre has tennis, lawn bowls and putting facilities available to hire. There is also a cafe for players and spectators.
The largest Coach station in London.
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Victoria Coach Station
2b Elizabeth St
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The largest Coach station in London.
Train and underground station.
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Victoria Station
15 Victoria Street
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Train and underground station.
This is the closest underground/tube/subway station to walk from. You can get a direct train to Heathrow - all terminals.
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South Kensington
Pelham Street
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This is the closest underground/tube/subway station to walk from. You can get a direct train to Heathrow - all terminals.
Underground/tube/subway station close to Harrods.
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Knightsbridge
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Underground/tube/subway station close to Harrods.
Travelling between Heathrow Airport and my place is easy. Direct by Underground (tube) - 45mins @ £5 to South Kensington Station. Taxi - 45 mins @ £65 (4 people) or E-class @ £75 (3 people).
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Letiště Heathrow
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Travelling between Heathrow Airport and my place is easy. Direct by Underground (tube) - 45mins @ £5 to South Kensington Station. Taxi - 45 mins @ £65 (4 people) or E-class @ £75 (3 people).
Take Gatwick Express - fast train between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria. 30 mins, non-stop, every 15 mins. @ £18 one way or £32 any time return. Very fast.
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Gatwick Airport
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Take Gatwick Express - fast train between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria. 30 mins, non-stop, every 15 mins. @ £18 one way or £32 any time return. Very fast.

Entertainment & Activities

Paid for and installed secretly by J M Barrie, the creator of the Peter Pan story.
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Socha Petra Pana
Hyde Park Street
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Paid for and installed secretly by J M Barrie, the creator of the Peter Pan story.