London attractions

London Eye

British Airways London Eye is the world’s highest observation wheel and offers passengers amazing views of Britain’s capital city. The eye takes guest on a 30 minutes flight rising to 450 feet above the river Thames, in 32 high tech fully enclosed capsules. Open daily- times vary depending on the time of year.

www.londoneye.com
Bankside, London SE1 9TG
Tube: Westminster and Waterloo
Buses: 211, 24, and 11

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain’s Sovereigns since 1837. Today it is the queen’s official residence. Visits to Buckingham Palace can be combined with visits to The Queen’s Gallery, which reopened in May 2002. The nearby Royal Mews is open throughout the year.

www.royal.gov.uk
Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA
Tube: Victoria, Green Park and Hyde Park Corner
Buses: 7,11,211,139,C1, C10

London Aquarium

The London aquarium experience is for everyone and anyone alike. Let your imagination take you away on a voyage under Country Hall through the wonderful waters of the world. Witness everything from the beautiful riches of the coral reefs and the Indian Ocean to the dark depths of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

www.londonaquarium.co.uk
Westminster Bridge road, London SE1
Tube: Westminster, Waterloo
Train: Waterloo and Charing Cross
Bus:12, 53, 77, 159, 211 and 381

London Dungeon

Deep in the heart of London, buried beneath the paving stones of historic Southwark lies the most chillingly famous horror attractions. The London dungeon brings more than 2000 years of gruesomely authentic history vividly to life and death.

www.thedungeons.com
28-34 Tooley Street, London SE1 2SZ
Tube: London Bridge, Monument / Bank
Train: London Bridge
DLR: Bank
Bus; 21, 35, 40, 42, 43, 47, 48, 78, 133, 149, 381

London Zoo

London Zoo is one of the largest Zoos with over 12,000 animals. ‘Meet the animals’ shows are held daily, giving visitors an excellent opportunity to learn about the animals from their keepers. Rare and beautiful animals can be seen in the aquarium, Elephant House, Penguin Pool and Snowdon Aviary among others.

Londonzoo.co.uk
London Zoo, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY
Tube: Camden Town, Regents Park
Train: Euston
Bus: 274 and C2

Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds Waxworks museum is the worlds famous collections of figures of the famous and infamous. Come face to face with the likes of Nelson Mandela, Indira Gandhi, and the Royal Family as well scores of other figures from the past and present.

www.madame-tussauds.com
Baker Street, London
Tube: Baker Street
Train: Euston
Bus: 13, 18, 27, 30, 74, 82, 113, 139, 159, and 274

Tate Modern

Tate Modern is Britain’s new national museum of modern art. Housed in the former Bankside Power Station, Tate Modern displays the Tate collection of international modern art from the 1900 to the present day, including major works by Dali, Picasso, Matisse, Rothko and Warhol as well as contemporary works by artists such as Dororthy Cross, Gilbert & George.

www.tate.org.uk/modern/
Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG
Tube: Southwark, Blackfriars
Train: Blackfriars and London Bridge (Thames Link)
Bus: 45, 63, 100, 344 and 381

Houses of Parliament

The UK Parliament is based on a two-chamber system. The House of Lords and the House of Commons sit separately, and are constituted on different principles. Visits to the Palace of the Westminster as well as the debating Chambers can be arranged through Telephone.

www.parliament.uk
Millbank, Westminster, London SW1A 0AA
Tube: Westminster, St James Park
Train: Waterloo
Bus: 3, 12, 53, 77a, 159 and 211

Royal Observatory Greenwich

The Royal observatory Greenwich was founded in 1675 by the Charles II to find out the ‘so-much desired longitude of places for perfecting the art of navigation’. The architect was Sir Christopher Wren, Who designed St Paul’s Cathedral and was himself an astronomer. The observatory was built on the foundations of Duke Humphrey’s Tower, which had stood on the site since 1438.

www.rog.nmm.ac.uk
Royal Observatory Greenwich, London SE10 9NF
Train: Greenwich Station or Maze Hill Station
DLR (Docklands Light Railway): Greenwich Station

Royal Botanical Gardens

Royal Botanical gardens, Kew, has made important contributions to increasing the understanding of the plant kingdom with many benefits for mankind. Today it is still first and foremost a scientific institution. With its collections of living and preserved plants, and plant products and of botanical information, it forms an encyclopaedia of knowledge about the plant kingdom.

www.rbg.org.uk
Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB
Tube: Kew Gardens (District line)
Train: Kew Garden Station on Silverlink Train Services, Kew Bridge Station in South West Trains.
Bus: 65, 237, 267, 391, 419

Tower of London

Founded by William the Conqueror in 1066-67 and enlarged and modified by successive sovereigns, today the tower of London is one of the world’s most famous and spectacular fortresses, prison and place of execution, mint, arsenal and jewel house.

www.hrp.org.uk/webcode/tower_home.asp
HM Tower of London, London, EC3N 4AB
Tube: Tower Hill (Circle and District Lines)
Trains: Fenchurch Street or London Bridge Station
Bus: 15, 25, 42, 78, 100, and D1.
DLR: Tower Gateway Station

Lords Cricket Ground

Lords has long been seen as the ‘home of Cricket’ and the game’s spiritual ‘headquarters’. But its importance is not merely historical. In practice it remains, to this day, perhaps the most single place in World Cricket.

www.lord.org
St john’s wood Road, London, NW8 8QN
Tube: Baker Street, Maide Vale
Train: Marylebone, Paddingtion
Bus: 13, 46, 82, 113, 187, 189

Wimbledon Tennis court

The Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon have developed from the garden party atmosphere of the first meeting in 1877, witnessed by a few hundred spectators, to a highly professional tournament attracting an attendance of close to 500,000 people. Players from over 60 nations regularly compete in front of a crowd of millions worldwide, through the press, radio, internet and television.

www.wimbledon.org

Imperial War Museum

The wars of the twentieth century have affected each and every one of us in some way, and the Museum is here to tell all our stories.

www.iwm.org/lambeth/
Lambeth North, Waterloo, Southwark, or Eleohanr Castle
Admission: Free
Train: Waterloo or Elephant and Castle
Bus; 1 ,3, 12 , 45, 53, 59, 63, 68, 100, 159, 171, 172

With 4.8 million per year, the british Museum is London’s principal tourist venue and the most visited museum of it’s kind in the world. It is the major international centre for the collection, display and study of the cultures of the world.

www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG
Admission: Free
Tube: Holborn, Tottenham Court Road, Russell Square
Train: Euston and Charing Cross
Bus: 7, 8, 10, 19, 22b, 24, 25, 29, 38, 55, 68, 73, 91, 98

Museum of London

It is the largest city museum in the world, telling the fascinating story of London from prehistoric times to the present day. The Museum of London is the world’s largest urban history museum with 1.1 million objects.

www.museum-london.org.uk
Museum of London, London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN
Admission: Free
Bus: 4, 8, 25, 56, 100, 172, 252, 501, 521.
Tube: Barbican, St. Paul’s, Moorgate and Bank
Train: Moorgate and Liverpool street (ThamesLink)

The Natural History Museum is the UK’s national museum of natural history, and a centre of scientific excellence in taxonomy and biodiversity.

www.nhm.ac.uk
Admission: Free
Bus: 14, 49, 70, 74, 345 and C1
Train: South Kensington

Science Museum

Collections from an enduring record of scientific , technological and medical change since the eighteenth century. Though rich in British material, they result from worldwide acquisition.

www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD
Admission: Free
Tube: South Kensington
Bus: 9,10, 14, 49, 52, 70, 74, 345, C1