On London's Best Attractions and Things to Do
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In this ebook you will find Top 10 Paid for Attractions Top 10 Free Attractions Offbeat London Tours Top London Parks Top 5 London Markets 10 Surprising Facts www.discount-london.com Top 10 Paid for Attractions The View from The Shard Buckingham Palace This unique encounter gives you the opportunity to experience Buckingham Palace has been the London home of the British Royal the whole of London like never before. High speed lifts will family since 1837, the year that Queen Victoria moved in. It had transport guests from street level to 244m (800ft) where they previously been known as Buckingham House, having originally will have a 360 degree, 60km (40mile) view over the city and been built by an 18th century Tory politician for his own use. beyond to The View from The Shard - destined to be one of the Now open to the public for 8 weeks each summer while the capital's most sought after visitor attractions. Queen takes her summer break away from London, visitors are able to view the palace's 19 State rooms. It is in these rooms http://www.discount-london.com/the-view-from-the-shard that Queen Elizabeth receives the world's presidents and prime ministers. The Buckingham Palace Gardens are also open to visitors at this time. http://www.discount-london.com/historic-royal-palaces Tower of London London Eye For many centuries, the Tower of London would have been the Among the many old historic icons on offer in London, one very first truly imposing building that travellers would see as they modern landmark has already taken its place at the top table. sailed up the Thames. It was also the last place seen by many, as The London Eye, originally built as a temporary structure to the famous and the infamous of the Middle Ages met their mark the Millennium celebrations is now one of London's most grisly end within the walls of the Tower. Nowadays a visit to the visited attractions. Visitors can take the 30 minute 'flight' and Tower of London provides visitors with a glimpse of pomp and enjoy unparalleled views of London from their glass pod. The ceremony as well as a view of the Crown Jewels which are views around sunset are particularly memorable, stretching as housed within. far as Windsor to the west, beyond Wembley Stadium and its http://www.discount-london.com/tower-of-london tall arch to the north, while to the east it is possible to see well beyond Stratford and the site of the 2012 Olympics. http://www.discount-london.com/The-London-Eye www.discount-london.com Top 10 Paid for Attractions River Thames Cruise Madame Tussauds Discount London offer a variety of ways to experience London Filled with 14 exciting, interactive zones, Madame Tussauds from the River Thames. Here are some of our most popular London combines glitz and glamour with incredible history with experiences – perfect for a birthday, anniversary or family get over 300 wax figures. Walk down the red carpet and strike a pose together: with the Beckhams, before beating Wayne Rooney at his own River Thames Dinner Cruises: game in our penalty interactive. Start your royal experience with a River Thames Lunch Cruises once-in-a-lifetime audience with Her Majesty The Queen, before River Thames Sightseeing Cruises sneaking a cuddle with The Duke of Cambridge or shaking hands with Prince Charles. Brave the serial killers in Scream before http://www.discount-london.com/River-Thames-Cruises relaxing in our taxis and reliving London’s rich history in the Spirit of London Taxi Ride. http://www.discount-london.com/Madame-Tussauds-Tickets London Zoo Ripley's Believe It or Not Set in leafy Regent's Park amid heritage-listed buildings and With over 700 hundred authentic artefacts and astonishing beautiful gardens, ZSL London Zoo is an oasis in the heart of the interactive exhibits spanning across 6 floors, Ripley’s Believe It capital. With over 800 amazing animal species to discover, as well or Not! London celebrates the weird, wonderful and bizarre in all as live shows and fantastic, immersive exhibits such as the Gorilla its forms in the heart of the West End. The newest addition is an Kingdom and Penguin Beach, this is an unmissable attraction. astonishing artwork created using only remote-controlled Mini Coopers produced by British artist Ian Cook. You have to see it http://www.discount-london.com/london-zoo-ticket to believe it! http://www.discount-london.com/discount-london-ripleys-believe-it-or-not www.discount-london.com Top 10 Paid for Attractions West End Show Open Top Bus No trip to London would be complete without visiting a West What better way to travel between the most famous sights in End show. The starting point for many of the world's most London than on an open-top red London bus? The Original Tour famous theatre productions, any night you'll have a choice of double-decker buses will take you in comfort between London's dozens of famous and not-so-famous plays and musicals to most famous attractions, allowing you to hop on and off the bus enjoy. Tickets can be hard to get for the most popular shows so to visit the places you want to see. Tickets are valid for 24 hours it's worth planning ahead. A full-blown London West End http://www.discount-london.com/original-open-top-bus-tour evening starts with an early dinner, then on to a musical followed by after-theatre drinks. http://www.discount-london.com/theatre www.discount-london.com Top 10 Free Attractions Trafalgar Square Natural History Museum The traditional meeting point in the centre of London, it is also The Natural History Museum in London is a museum exhibiting a the favourite location of Londoners to mark the biggest vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. occasions. New Year celebrations have centred on Trafalgar The museum is home to life and earth science specimens Square for many years, while this was also the scene of wild comprising some 70 million items within five main collections: jubilation when London was awarded the 2012 Olympics. botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology. The Trafalgar Square's most famous landmark is the 151ft high museum is a world-renowned centre of research specialising in Nelson's Column, guarded by four huge bronze lions. Visitors taxonomy, identification and conservation. Given the age of the can often find temporary events taking place in the square, institution, many of the collections have great historical as well as especially during the summer months. scientific value, such as specimens collected by Charles Darwin. Covent Garden V&A Museum of Childhood The Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green houses the V&A's Covent Garden will almost inevitably form part of any visit to national collection of childhood related objects, including dolls' London. The unofficial centre of the London tourist trade, houses, teddy bears and more. The mission of the museum is Covent Garden is home to many bars, cafes, restaurants and gift "To enable everyone, especially the young, to explore and enjoy shops. The surrounding streets are lined with top quality street the designed world, in particular objects made for and made by performers who keep the passing crowds entertained, while the children." It has extensive collections of toys, childhood equipment central building of the market itself offers a fascinating and costumes, and stages a programme of temporary exhibitions. shopping experience. www.discount-london.com Top 10 Free Attractions Imperial War Museum National Gallery Imperial War Museums (IWM) is a British national museum The National Gallery is an art museum on Trafalgar Square in organisation with branches at five locations in England, three London. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 of which are in London. Founded as the Imperial War Museum paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The Gallery is in 1917, the museum was intended to record the civil and military an exempt charity, and a non-departmental public body of the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and its Empire during the First Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Its collection belongs World War. The museum's remit has since expanded to include to the public of the United Kingdom and entry to the main collection all conflicts in which British or Commonwealth forces have been is free of charge. It is the fifth most visited art museum in the world, involved since 1914. after the Musée du Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum and Tate Modern. Piccadilly Circus National Portrait Gallery With Piccadilly Circus a stone's throw to the west and Trafalgar The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in London housing Square a couple of minutes walk to the south, Leicester Square a collection of portraits of historically important and famous is arguably the cultural heart of London.