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Buckingham Palace.   London

Buckingham Palace., London

 490 Reviews  I've been there so many years ago, when everything was "great", "beautiful", "amazing"... and this was all I could say unfortunately :( I remember that I've been spending long minutes in front of that... 

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Houses of Parliament and Big Ben   London

Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, London

 499 Reviews  The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, stands on the banks of the Thames in the London borough of Westminster. The palace is the seat of the British Parliament, which... 

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Tower of London   London

Tower of London, London

 527 Reviews  The Tower of London, usually known as the Tower, is a building in London, situated on the River Thames. Over the centuries it served as a fortress, royal palace, state prison, mint, garrison, museum... 

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Tower Bridge   London

Tower Bridge, London

 382 Reviews  One of the well-known landmarks of London, the Tower Bridge spans the River Thames on the east side of London. A must-see for any visitor to the city. A great photo opportunity. This landmark can be... 

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Madame Tussauds and Planetarium   London

Madame Tussauds and Planetarium, London

 166 Reviews  Visit Madam Tussaud's, wax figures Lifelike statues of the famous and infamous. For those of you who do not immediately recognise her: the picture shows the famous TV-host and TV-celebrity Dame Edna... 

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British Museum   London

British Museum, London

 345 Reviews  The British Museum was founded in 1753. It has one of the largest collections in the world. The collection includes objects from two million years of human history. You can see collections from the... 

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Piccadilly Circus   London

Piccadilly Circus, London

 221 Reviews  When I was in London in 1950, I was told that the statue in the middle of Piccadilly Circus was a statue of Cupid or Eros. I now know that isn't completely accurate. I thought that Piccadilly was a... 

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Westminster Abbey   London

Westminster Abbey, London

 295 Reviews  Westminster Abbey (officially The Collegiate Church of St Peter) is a mainly Gothic style church in London. It is traditionally the place where coronations and funerals of members of the British... 

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Trafalgar Square   London

Trafalgar Square, London

 325 Reviews  Trafalgar Square is a terrific place for people watching - probably one of the best places in London to observe your fellow tourist (since locals tend to avoid it like the plague because of the... 

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London Eye   London

London Eye, London

 304 Reviews  The tallest ferris wheel in Europe, since it was opened in 2000, it became a major attraction of London. Approximately half an hour waiting to buy tickets, , after a short movie (the London 4D ... 

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St Pauls Cathedral   London

St Pauls Cathedral, London

 267 Reviews  The cathedral sits at the top of Ludgate hill.The present church dates from the late 17th century and is the masterpiece of the famous English architect Sir Christopher WREN. The inner dome holds... 

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Covent Garden   London

Covent Garden, London

 177 Reviews  Covent Garden is a district in the administrative area of London City of Westminster, Greater London. Here is also the shopping and entertainment area Covent Garden Market often associated with,... 

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Portobello Road and Notting Hill   London

Portobello Road and Notting Hill, London

 94 Reviews  Portobello Market is billed as the World's Largest Antique Market. Lining both sides of Portobello Road are antique stores and in front of them are stalls - most selling antiques as well. You can find... 

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Hyde Park   London

Hyde Park, London

 203 Reviews  Hyde Park is one of London largest parks with over 350 hectares. The park is famous for with Grand Triumphal Arch (celebrating the Napoleanic Wars) at Hyde Park Corner and the Speaker's corner near... 

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Soho and the West End   London

Soho and the West End, London

 119 Reviews   Broadcasting House was built in 1932, as the BBC's first purpose-built broadcast centre. The building is worth a visit for two reasons, in my opinion. Firstly, for its architecture; it is a classic... 

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Camden Town, Lock and Market.   London

Camden Town, Lock and Market., London

 116 Reviews  North of Euston station is an area called Camden Town, where a canal passes through the area, and under the High Street. Camden Town is a bohemian area, where many cultures and nationalities live in... 

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Tate Modern   London

Tate Modern, London

 166 Reviews  The Tate Modern is housed in an old power station on the south bank of the Thames in central London. It doesn't sound like an appealing location, but strangely it actually is. The scale of the... 

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Natural HIstory Museum   London

Natural HIstory Museum, London

 114 Reviews  (work in progress) When I was recently editing my London page, I couldn't believe that I had yet to write a review of the one place in London that is guaranteed to make me happy: the Natural History... 

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Whitehall and Downing Street   London

Whitehall and Downing Street, London

 128 Reviews   If you have seen the colourful pageantry of the Trooping the Colour ceremony on TV, to mark the Queen’s official birthday, then you have seen Horse Guards Parade. This wide expanse of gravel on the... 

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Other Museums and Galleries   London

Other Museums and Galleries, London

 255 Reviews  This place was the secret underground headquarters of Britain's war effort during the second world war. Built underground to protect from bombs, in typically British fashion it was almost certainly... 

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River Thames   London

River Thames, London

 224 Reviews  Concerning ships my preference goes to sailboats so that I visited in Greenwich the famous clipper "Cutty Sark" before the restoration and the fire that damaged her in 2007. I did not visit the HMS... 

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Markets and Street Life   London

Markets and Street Life, London

 76 Reviews  One of my favourite places in London is Borough Market, and no one who has been here can say that English food sucks! Under the railway arches at London Bridge, the market sprawls out in all... 

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Knightsbridge, Kensington and Kensington Palace   London

Knightsbridge, Kensington and Kensington Palace, London

 247 Reviews  The Albert Memorial is proof positive that Queen Victoria was a dutiful wife, and knew a thing or two about putting her husband on a pedestal - literally and figuratively! So if you're coming to... 

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National Gallery   London

National Gallery, London

 137 Reviews  To visit the 70 rooms of the National Gallery needs a whole day. Even a museum freak like me gets tired after a few hours, not only the attention but also the legs. This year I visited again the NG... 

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London Dungeon   London

London Dungeon, London

 54 Reviews  I visited the London Dungeon in 2001. I would imagine the attraction has changed over the years. When I went I experienced Jack The Ripper, Judgement Day, The great Fire of London and, finally, An... 

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The London Eye

by leafmcgowan

One of British Airway's controversial contributions to the London skyline - some love it, some hate it, feeling its a horrible eyesore. The London Eye attracts millions of visitors. Located right on the Thames river it is the world's largest sightseeing wheel (not a ferris wheel) and is a thrilling experience when sitting in one of the 32 enclosed glass gondolas seeing up to 25 miles of the London skyline. It's 135 m tall wheel and takes about 30 minutes to rotate completely. About 11.50 Pounds for the ride.

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Canary Wharf during the day

by Elodie_Caroline

Canary Wharf is a small and very significant mini-city of huge business, containing banks such as HSBC and Barclays. It is all constructed on ninety-seven acres of land, that was once called The old West India docks, on The Isle of Dogs, in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. The whole area around here had been used as shipping ports for hundreds of years, goods being shipped from the Canary Islands, hence the names of Canary Wharf and ‘Docklands’.Phase one of the construction began on Canary Wharf in 1988 and was completed in 1991. One Canada Square, that is the building with the pointed roof and the flashing light on top, is by far the best and prettiest one there, was the first building to be erected there. One Canada Square is also the UK’s tallest building so far. Phase two was carried on from 1997 to 2002; which includes the HSBC tower and the Citygroup center, which is also a big...

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Ruislip lido

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The likelihood of you finding yourself in Ruislip when your visiting London is slim (unless you know someone in the area). It is a suburban area in Middlesex with a main shopping street and residential housing. A bit North of the town however is Ruislip Lido, a charming little oasis. A lido is a water area used for recreational activities such as swimming and sailing although no of these are go one at this lido due to the lack of life guards and poor water quality but don’t let that put of off the lido is lovely it has a beach play are big pub and even its own railway. It is a great place to bring a picnic and while the away day or you can walk around the lido and the nature reserve or just enjoy a pint in the pub and people watch.History The lido was built in 1811 john Rennie and Hugh Mackintosh to act as a feeder to the grand union canal in its hay day it had a swimming area, boats and...

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Museum of Natural History

by leafmcgowan

One of the world's greatest museums of natural history - where the main collections are divided between adjoining Life and Earth galleries. Once the former was full of dusty glass cases of butterflies and other insects, ther eare now interactive displays on themes of Human biology, Dinosaurs, and marine specimens. There is a 4--high T-Rex with animatronic movers. The Earth galleries are spectacular - covering everything from a escalator that takes one through the core of the Earth, volcanoes, to a store where you can feel different levels of Earthquakes. The Darwin Center holds some 22 million zoological exhibits. Fascinating! Rating: 5 stars out of 5.

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Museum of Science

by leafmcgowan

An educational and informative museum of Science with over seven floors of interactive and educational exhibits. The museum specializes in its history of the Industrial Revolution, exploration of space, vintage cars, old trains, antique aeroplanes, home labor saving devices, a wind tunnel, and a flight simulator. The museum is also host to a 450 seat IMAX cinema. Free admission.

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Oxford Street

by leafmcgowan

I found Oxford Street to be a pretty fun place, especially at night. It was a bit dead the early part of the morning as I wandered the neighborhood on the morning of Good Friday. There are some intriguing gift shops, tea shoppes, restaurants, clubs, fashion stores, clothing stores, and tourist novelty spots. Certainly on a trip again to England, I'll be back to this area for exploration. I wish I had a bit more time for nightly adventures in this part, but there was a couple of clubs that stuck out more than others - Punk, Metro Club, GAY, Candy Bar, and SIN seemed to be Oxford Street's alternative angles. Oxford Street area is the home of SOHO or the West End of London. Here lies the Courtauld Gallery, Eros Statue, London Transport Mueum, Nelson's Column, Sir John Soane's Museum, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, St. Paul's Church, Theater Museum for historical eye candy; Lots of lodging...

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Osterley Park and house

by kirmarsh

Osterley park is not on the tourist list as much as some of the other london stately homes, but i really like it mainly because it is a fab place to hang out in summer with a picnic and secondly because it is a a lovely building and park and thirdly its not far from where i live and i can cycle there. I can lose hours wandering around the park or reading by the lake. it is a peaceful retreat from london life.The park is located in west london just off the Great West road(A4). It is a tudor house which was transformed in 1760 by Robert Adam (I am told he is a famous architect) into a neo-classical mansion. it was handed over to the national trust in 1949, and in 1991 the national trust took over direct management of the house and gardens, there is also an art gallery called the jersey rooms which has exibitions all year round.for prices to get into house and garden check the national...

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Sherlock Holmes Museum

by grasshopper_6

If you're a big Holmes fan ( Sherlock, not Johnny) you won't want to miss this museum at 221 B Baker st. It's a 4 story row house filled with memorabilia and antiques as well as wax figures and a gift shop. It was a bit er... touristy for me, but the kids loved it. If you're like me and not such a Sherlock fan, you may as well save the 6 pounds admission and wait for the kids at the Volunteer pub ( 2 doors down). Have a few pints and ponder... was it really Arthur Conan Doyle who coined the famous phrase "No Sh*t Sherlock?"

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St Paul's Cathedral

by grasshopper_6

This was not on my "A" list of things to do, but afterwards I was really glad I went. The architecture is amazing, and the sacred space inside the cathedral inspiring. Lots of history, beautiful art, and of course the crypts below where Christopher Wren and company are buried.This is one of those places where having a knowlegeable guide will definitely enhance the experience.

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Stratford upon Avon

by grasshopper_6

Shakespeare's hometown is about 90 miles nw of London. You can see his birthplace, his wife Anne Hathaway's cottage, and the house he retired to following his celebrated career as a playwright. The village is bit touristy but has good food and shopping. Don't miss the Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare is buried, which is impressive in itself. There is also a brass rubbing center there and a very pleasant river walk that we enjoyed very much. The photo of the church reminds me of a Black Sabbath album cover or something. I must be having a flashback.

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