TOURIST ATTRACTIONS AND SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON

LONDON boasts a wide range of tourist attractions and sightseeing opportunities, places to go and things to do. From historical monuments, to art galleries and museums, to parks and gardens, theatres and sporting venues and events.

National Gallery

The National Gallery was founded in 1834 and houses one of the greatest art collections in the world. It includes artists like Titian, Monet, Leonardo da Vinci and Turner. Tel: 0207 839 3321 www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
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Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge is just over a hundred years old, the Tower Bridge with its twin drawbridges, or bascules, each weighing about 1,000 tons have been raised more then half a million times since it was built. Tel: 020 7403 3761 Tower Bridge, Tower Bridge Rd, London, SE1 2UP www.towerbridge.org.uk
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Tower of London

The Tower of London overlooks the river at the eastern boundary of the old city walls. Chiefly famous as a place of imprisonment and execution. (a function it still serves) a safe-deposit box for the Crown Jewels. The Crown Jewels are perhaps the major reason so many visitors flock to the Tower. Tower Hill, EC3N London
0844 482 7777
www.hrp.org.uk/toweroflondon/
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Science Museum

Exhibition Rd London, SW7
0870 870 4868
Bringing science to life, and life to science... welcome to the
Science Museum
Open 7 days a week Entry is free
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
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Millennium Dome 02 Arena

Drawdock Road
London, SE10 0BB
The O2, Greenwich peninsula, South-East London is a state-of-the-art concert arena. It also includes a music club, cinema, exhibition space, piazzas
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Kew Gardens

Victoria Gate Kew, Richmond,
TW9 3AB 020 8332 5655
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is one of the world's leading botanic gardens. Holding over 1 in 8 of known plant species, the gardens at Kew
www.kew.org
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Bank of England

Threadneedle St London, EC2R
020 7601 4444
The Bank sets interest rates to keep inflation low, issues banknotes and works to maintain a stable financial system.
www.bankofengland.co.uk
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London Theatres

Adelphi Theatre Strand, WC2E 7NA
Aldwych Theatre Aldwych, London, WC2B 4DF
Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue London, W1V 7HD
Criterion Theatre Piccadilly Circus, London, W1
Dominion Theatre Tottenham Court Road, W1P OAG
Drury Lane, Theatre Royal Theatre
Catherine St , WC2B 5JF
Garrick Theatre Charing Cross Rd, London, WC2
Haymarket, Theatre Royal
Haymarket , London, SW1
London Palladium Theatre
Argyll Street , W1A 3AB
Lyceum Theatre
Wellington St, London, WC2E 7DA
Old Vic Theatre
Waterloo Road, London, SE1
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AP
Palace Theatre
Shaftesbury Ave, W1V 8AY
Piccadilly Theatre
Denman Street , London, W1
Playhouse Theatre
Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross, London, WC2
Prince Of Wales Theatre
Coventry Street , London, W1
Queen's Theatre
Shaftesbury Ave, W1V 8BA
Savoy Theatre
The Strand, London, WC2
Shaftesbury Theatre
210 Shaftesbury Ave, London, WC2
Victoria Palace Theatre
Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5EA
www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk
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English National Ballet

Markova House, 39 Jay Mews, London, SW7 2ES - 020 75811245
English National Ballet presents an extensive touring schedule at home and abroad. We employ the best of British and international talent: choreographers, dancers, designers, musicians, rehearsal staff, technicians and administrators - all working as an ensemble to create productions that tour brilliantly and are accessible and exciting to our audiences www.ballet.org.uk/
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English National Opera

Britain's only full-time repertory opera company, based near Covent Garden. English National Opera
London Coliseum
St. Martin's Lane
London WC2N 4ES
020 7836 0111
www.eno.org
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Tate Modern

Tate Gallery of Modern Art - This gallery of modern art and sculpture is becoming very popular. Located at Bankside, SE1 (Southwark, Blackfriars) it features international Modern Art organized in four themed groups - "Landscape", "Still Life", "The Nude" and "History". Tel: 0207 887 8000 www.tate.org.uk/modern/
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Trafalgar Square

Here the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson stands 167 feet above it. Built to commemorate his naval victory in 1805. Trafalgar Square was laid out in 1830 and is a popular venue for political rallies. 21 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BN - 020 7839 4000 www.london.gov.uk/trafalgarsquare
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Victoria & Albert Museum

This is the home of applied arts. The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world's greatest museum of art and design  It has the world's largest collection of Indian art outside India, Chinese, Islamic, Japanese and Korean galleries, more Constable paintings than the Tate; seven Raphael masterpieces and sizable collection of miniatures, watercolours and medieval and Renaissance sculpture. SW7.
Tel: 020 7942 2000
www.vam.ac.uk/
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Annual flower show held in Chelsea and sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society.
Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Rd, London, SW3    020 7649 1885
www.rhs.org.uk/chelsea/
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Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace and gardens, managed by Historic Royal Palaces.
Palace Green, London, W8 4PX 
020 7937 9561
www.hrp.org.uk/KensingtonPalace
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10 Downing Street

The UK Prime Minister's home
Westminster, London SW1A
www.number10.gov.uk/
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St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's is a lasting monument to the glory of God and a symbol of the hope, resilience and strength of the city of London and the United Kingdom
St Paul's Church Yard London, EC4M
020 7246 8348
www.stpauls.co.uk
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London Eye

London Eye on the bank of the River Thames near Waterloo Station is the biggest observation wheel in the world It towers 135 meters over the Thames River and weighs 2,100 tonnes. Tel: 0870 5000 600. London, SE1 7PB
www.londoneye.com/
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British Museum

The British Museum is located on
Great Russell Street, London, WC1 by taking the Tube to Russell Square or Tottenham Court Road. You will find collections from Egypt, Greek and Roman art, China, old Mesopotamia, Antiques, coins and medals, Prints and drawings, Renaissance and Anglo-Saxon Britain, etc. Tel: 0207 323 8000
www.britishmuseum.org/
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Houses of Parliament
and Big Ben  

the place where laws governing British life are passed. The building dates from 1840 a fire destroyed the first building. Gothic style architecture. Tel: 0207
222 5152 Westminster Palace Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA. UK
www.parliament.uk/
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Buckingham Palace

the Monarch`s permanent London residence since the accession of Queen Victoria. It began in 1702 as the Duke of Buckingham`s city residence, built on the site of a notorious brothel, and was sold 1762. It is the largest private house in London - it has more than 660 rooms. Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Palace Road London, (Pall Mall), London, SW1V 020 7930 4832 www.royal.gov.uk
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Changing the Guards

at Buckingham Palace, London, one of Britain's main tourist attractions.
www.changing-the-guard.com/
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London Zoo

Regents Park London, NW1 4RY
020 7722 3333
www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/
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Natural History Museum

Cromwell Rd London, SW7
020 7942 5000
In some ways, biological science has remained unchanged – we still use the same method of classifying living things that originated in the eighteenth century. In other ways, we have made unbelievable progress, right down to unravelling the secrets of DNA www.nhm.ac.uk
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Madame Tussauds

York Court Allsop Place London,
NW1 5LF 020 7334 3922
Welcome to Madame Tussauds in London, UK. Mingle with your favourite celebrity wax figures at London's most famous attraction www.madametussauds.com
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Wembley Stadium

432 High Rd, Wembley, Greater London, HA9 6AH 020 8795 9741
See all the major sporting events and concerts staged at Wembley
www.wembleystadium.com/ 
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Wimbledon Tennis

All England Lawn Tennis Club
Church Road London, SW19 5AE
020 8944 1066
www.wimbledon.org/
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