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1 The 10 Famous museum housing treasures including 4 the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies 2 Former power station in containing an international modern art collection 3 The Priceless European art belonging to the nation, with works by Botticelli, da Vinci and van Gogh 4 Natural History Museum Displays of the natural world, including prehistoric fossils, dinosaurs and taxidermy 5 Victoria and Albert Museum Incredible artefacts spanning more than 3,000 years, 9 5

including art, sculpture and fashion ISTOCK © IMAGES OTHER ALL MEURON; 6 Science Museum Interactive scientific fun for kids and grown-ups, boasting everything from rockets to steam engines 7 Major arts centre containing the refurbished DSON & HERZOG & DI HERZOG DI & & DSON , hosting music, dance and art events 8 Neoclassical gem housing the Embankment Galleries and The 9 Royal Museums Greenwich Maritime history and world-class art at this immense UNESCO World Heritage Site 8 10 6 Graceful gallery, home to British art from 1500 to today, and includes a Turner collection

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ondon is famous for its wonderful views, MADISON whether you are looking down at the For a close-up view of St Paul’s Cathedral – and Lcapital from the peak of Primrose Hill a glimpse of the Coca-Cola – you or from the top of Western Europe’s tallest can’t beat the rooftop terrace at Madison, on building at The View from . There the top floor of the mall. is something special about enjoying the vista On a sunny afternoon, treat yourself to a pitcher with a drink in one hand, as you look out of Pimm’s and sit on banquettes and cubes in onto the greatest city in the world. So, the shade of parasols, or go later in the day to when you no longer have the energy to catch the sunset – heaters and blankets will pound the pavements in the heat, here keep you warm after night falls. Trees and is a guide to which rooftop bars you a ‘living wall’ of plants liven up .

should visit so you can sightsee in style. www.madisonlondon.net © MICHAEL KYLE; SKYLINE ISTOCK

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COQ D’ARGENT The French restaurant Coq d’Argent is just down the road from St Paul’s. Its rooftop garden has a walkway, topiary and a manicured lawn. Parts of it are heated and RUMPUS ROOM covered with large parasols, while the open-air This bar atop the Mondrian London hotel has section has views of the Walkie Talkie, great views of St Paul’s Cathedral through its Cheesegrater and Gherkin skyscrapers nearby, floor-to-ceiling windows. Drink cocktails on the as well as The Shard in the distance. Come here balcony above the River Thames and spot the for summery cocktails such as the Pothecary: gin, city’s iconic landmarks. The bar has live music sparkling wine, rose syrup and strawberries. on Wednesdays and DJs Thursdays to Saturdays. RUMPUS ROOM COURTESY OF MONDRIAN LONDON; COURTESY OF MADISON; COQ D’ARGENT COCKTAIL IMAGE COURTESY OF COQ D’ARGENT www.coqdargent.co.uk www.rumpusroomlondon.com

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Clockwise from this image: cocktail at Skylight; the rooftop at Skylight; Madison

sporting events on big screens and enjoy live entertainment. DJ collectives Gold Teeth and Coastal Haze play later on, too. www.skylightlondon.com

QUEEN OF HOXTON The three-storey Queen of Hoxton bar in – close to Dennis Severs’ House – also has a rooftop area, where you can drink and play games. This summer, the roof will transport you to the world of ‘Lost Vegas’ in 2030, as if the Las Vegas strip has been left to ruin and consumed by a jungle. Set in a post-capitalist era where eco-warriors rule SKYLIGHT and plants and animals flourish, you can sample For a more laid-back, playful vibe, head to vegan hot dogs from an abandoned yellow school Skylight at Tobacco Dock – a short walk from bus bar, meet Elvis in an overgrown Little Vegas St Katharine Docks and the . Wedding Chapel, play slot machines and buy It has three floors, each has bars serving boozy ice pops, canned cocktails, wedding rings seasonal cocktails alongside spritzes, and divorce certificates from vending machines. beers, pitchers, punches, bubbly and wine. You can also take workshops on sustainable There’s also street food on offer, including Greek living, try life drawing with Art Macabre, join dishes from Yiro and gourmet burgers made a silent disco and watch a film screened by the by Flip Side. Skylight is ideal for groups, as you Rooftop Cinema Club.

can play croquet and pétanque, watch major www.queenofhoxton.com SKYLINE © ISTOCK SKYLIGHT © SEBASTIAN ALEXANDER HINDS; ROOFTOP STEVE DUNLOP; MADISON JUSTINE TRICKETT;

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OXO TOWER OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar & Brasserie’s 76m-long terrace rivals Rumpus Room’s, and is just next door. It’s the perfect spot to take a photo of . Enjoy a glass of wine as you sit on artificial grass and unwind. www.oxotower.co.uk

PADDINGTON PERGOLA This rooftop bar with 850 seats is on the other side of town. While the panorama is mostly of surrounding rooftops, to get there you’ll stroll through the tranquil canal area of Little Venice and along the Grand Union Canal, or via Paddington Station, where you can spot a statue FRANK’S CAFÉ of Paddington Bear. Order a beer from one of the If you like exploring new parts of town, this is the two bars beneath the pergola, then grab a bite to place to see street art and mingle on communal eat: take your pick from burgers at Patty&Bun, tables with hipster twentysomethings. It’s been duck dishes at Canard, Vietnamese delights at open every summer since 2008. Located on the MAM and tacos at DF/MEXICO. Then head to the top of an old car park in , you can watch roof, bag a day bed and watch the sunset. At night, the sun set over the city and spot London’s fairylights flicker and a DJ plays at weekends. famous landmarks in the distance.

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or a taste of Britain’s patriotic passions and social and cultural traditions, visitors should explore the exciting live sports action in London and its surrounding regions. Brits love the drama and camaraderie of live sport, with 75 million tickets to sports events snapped up last year alone. Visitors keen to join in the fun can attend global events from the Anniversary Games, a star-studded athletics contest which commemorates the London 2012 Olympics, to live TV screenings of World Cup football matches in atmospheric . Here are this month’s sporting highlights.

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f you couldn’t tell from the blue plaques, All in all, it’s somewhere that deserves a little ISt. Katharine Docks are by no means a recent birthday party. And that’s exactly what we’ve development. To the contrary, this remarkable done. As a landmark year for St. Katharine Docks, pocket of London has sailed on for almost two we’ve organised a summer that’s jam-packed centuries. On 25 October 1828, St. Katharine with events for everyone to enjoy. Docks were opened. And, unsurprisingly, it was no low-key event. As the lock designed by Street-Food Market Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford was Every Friday, 11.30am-2pm unveiled, the good ship Elizabeth entered Visit our weekly food market with 15 of the with every national flag rigged to its masts. capital’s best street-food traders to choose from. The world had arrived at St. Katharine Docks. With a selection of regularly changing traders, As we approach its 190th birthday this year you can visit time and time again and you’ll – and that’s no mean feat, we’re sure you’ll never get bored. agree – we’ll be celebrating the various incarnations the Docks have seen over the St Kats Big Screen Presents: past two centuries: international import hub, Wimbledon Modernist architecture revival and, now, an 2 Jul-15 Jul intersection between past and present with If you were left empty-handed in the Wimbledon multiple bars and restaurants all surrounding ballot then not to worry. We’ll be showing

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Tennis Championships complete with deckchairs, and the obligatory Pimm’s and strawberries. What better way to cheer on Andy Murray? Floating Film Festival 16 Jul-29 Jul If you’re more a film buff than a sports buff, know that the Floating Film Festival will be returning for another year. This time, there’ll be two weeks’ worth of silver-screen scorchers on our Floating Pontoon, with tickets on sale via Eventbrite now. Classic Boat Festival 7-9 Sep And as summer starts to close, we’ll be visiting St. Katharine’s roots with the Classic Boat Festival. You’ll find more than 40 vintage sailing and motor boats to explore with waterside activities such as canoeing for the whole family to enjoy.

For more information, or to be kept up-to-date with our exciting events programme, please refer to our seasonal guides which can be collected from our Marina Reception, or visit our website www.skdocks.co.uk. We can’t wait to see you there.

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HighgateN6 The Mayor of London’s #SeeMoreLondon campaign encourages you to visit local neighbourhoods. Nell Heshram, from the Pigeon Pair and Me blog, shares her Highgate hotspots

3 5 Away from the bustle day – morning, noon or High Street Highgate of central London, night. After breakfast Highgate High Street is Cemetery Highgate is a breath on the terrace, which is where you’ll find good When I first moved of fresh air. Children surrounded by wisteria, cafés, such as The to London, Highgate will love the slower pace head to the excellent Highgate Pantry or Cemetery was a and the chance to just children’s playground Gail’s, whose offerings favourite spot, filled potter. Highgate is less in Highgate Wood. include chocolate with the graves of than 20 minutes from sourdough. Have a the rich and famous, 2 central London on the Highgate picnic at Waterlow including Karl Marx Northern line. There’s Wood Park, which has lakes and George Eliot. My a creative magic about After you’re done and tennis courts. children like to ramble , and it’s been with climbing, sliding around, spotting angels. a breeding ground for and swinging in the 4 Gastropubs 6 creatives: Peter Sellers, playground, explore Many of Highgate’s pubs Blue plaques Christina Rossetti and Highgate Wood. It’s a are child-friendly. At If your kids are into George Michael are perfect spot for family The Flask, kids might history, they might among distinguished den building. The wood mingle with the children like to see the blue former Highgate was part of the ancient of famous locals in the plaques on houses that residents. Here are Forest of Middlesex, beer garden. Historic show where famous suggestions for what and is mentioned in the regulars include Keats, people stayed. We to do in Highgate based Domesday Book. At its Coleridge and Byron, spotted ones for Sir on our family days out. outermost edges, loud while Dick Turpin (the and birdsong replaces the highwayman) once hid . 1 Pavilion Cafe sounds of urban life. in the cellar. Afterwards, walk Set in the depths of to HIGHGATE Highgate Wood, The 1 2 and cross the green to Pavilion Cafe is a good NORTH HILL Hampstead Village place to fuel any picky to continue the hunt. 7 eaters. It’s open until 7 late afternoon, but it ARCHWAYA ROAD Evening does a mean breakfast Try an early-evening and brunch. As well as SOUTHWOOD LANE dinner at Kiplings 3 staples including a full HIGHGATE HIGH STREET Indian Restaurant. TE HIGH English breakfast and HS Then head to 4 scrambled eggs on toast,t, HIGHGATE HILL community space its signature dishes for

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his trendspotting exhibition, winningly and inventively designed to resist minimalist, brightly-lit clichés about the future, instead guides you with ethical and speculative questions.’ (The Telegraph) The Future Starts Here is a major exhibition celebrating the power of design in shaping the world of tomorrow, bringing together more than 100 incredible objects – either newly released or in development – that point towards where society might be heading. From smart appliances to satellites, artificial intelligence to internet culture, this ‘mind-boggling, parameter-expanding display’ (The Times) may seem straight out of science fiction, but they are real, produced by studios and laboratories around the world. See what’s next from major corporations such as Google and Apple, alongside the alternative futures presented by smaller institutions and independent designers tackling issues from the strain on the environment, the impact of digital connectivity on solitariness and even projects tackling human immortality. Marvel at the latest innovations in robotics and prosthetics and

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witness the increasingly blurred lines between humanity and technology. On public display for the first time is Facebook’s Aquila, part of a solar-powered aircraft that’s in early development as part of Facebook’s efforts to bring affordable internet to unconnected regions around the world. Consider what impact these projects might Clockwise from top: have on your body, your home, your work, your Luchtsingel pedestrian bridge in Rotterdam; planet – even your love life! While what’s on The Future Starts Here display suggest a certain future, it is not yet exhibition; DNA portrait determined. The future we get is up to us. of Chelsea Manning; Sedric the driverless car #TheFutureStartsHere from Volkswagen Group The Future Starts Here runs until 4 November Future Center Europe; 2018 in the V&A’s Sainsbury Gallery, a new inside the exhibition; purpose-built subterranean gallery and one dummy antenna around a fake tree by Dutch of the largest temporary exhibition spaces

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JULY 2018 | 27 SIGHTSEEING OVER THE RAINBOW If you need proof that London is a welcoming city, don’t miss the Pride in London Parade (7 Jul). The festival has been running since June and includes theatre, cabaret and exhibitions, while the parade itself starts at noon, covering the West End area and finishing in Trafalgar Square. Take your rainbow flag and join in the fun! www.prideinlondon.org BEHIND THE GATES here’s no denying the one that boasts a soaring thrill of walking up The ceiling decorated with Mall as Buckingham chandeliers. Below, you’ll walk Palace emerges ahead upon regal, deep-red carpets PARK LIFE ofT you, or watching the and see the horseshoe-shaped Did you know that London will centuries-old Changing the dinner table, set as it would be the world’s first National Park Guard ceremony take place be for a State banquet. City in 2019? Thanks to backing on the other side of the palace To celebrate the 70th from the Mayor of London, it means gate. If only that pesky gate birthday of Prince Charles, more green spaces will be created. wasn’t locked all the time. the accompanying Prince Join London’s first National Well, this month the doors and Patron exhibition is Park City Week (21-29 Jul), to the palace are within displaying his favourite pieces which is organising walks, reach, as its State Rooms from the Royal Collection, kayaking, dancing and more. reopen (from 21 Jul; p. 30). such as a silk and silver-thread www.nationalparkcity.london This annual tradition began cloak, taken from Napoleon in 1993 to raise funds for after his defeat at the Battle A PURRR-FECT DAY OUT the repair of Windsor Castle, of Waterloo. These artworks which had been damaged will be displayed alongside Oval Space in Haggerston turns by a large fire. The original pieces by young artists, each full-on feline for CatFest (14 Jul), the city’s first cat festival. At the plan was for Buckingham of whom has benefited from Meow Parlour adoption lounge, Palace to open to the public the Prince’s charities. you can meet rescue kitties and every summer until 1997, The tour ends with a glimpse find out how you can help them. but it proved so popular that of the garden, which covers Look out, too, for cat-related it is now one of London’s top 160,000sqm and includes products for sale, talks, cocktails tourist attractions. a three-acre lake, a tennis and vegetarian street food. The State Rooms represent court and a café. As tickets www.catfestlondon.com the most public areas of the sell quickly, we recommend Queen’s home, where the royal you book ahead. family welcome and entertain Finally, make sure you’re visitors. As such, the 19 rooms near Buckingham Palace on show don’t uncover the on 10 July, when the Royal most private moments of Air Force will fly overhead Her Majesty’s life, but they to mark its centenary. It is do reveal her most majestic. a dramatic, regal sight that A highlight is the Ballroom, is truly fit for a queen.

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SIGHTSEEING hatching and a dinosaur autopsy. Tue-Sun APSLEY HOUSE 10am-4.30pm. Adult £33; child £28.50. Advance Visit the home of the Duke of Wellington to see its booking recommended. West Parkside, SE10 0BE. grand interiors and fine art. Wed-Sun 11am-5pm. T: 0844-854 1355. www.dinosaursinthewild.com. Adult £10; child £6. 149 , Hyde Park Station: North Greenwich. Map inset. Corner, W1J 7NT. T: 020-7499 5676. www.english- heritage.org.uk. Station: Hyde Park Corner. F6. DR JOHNSON’S HOUSE Writer Dr Samuel Johnson compiled his BANQUETING HOUSE English dictionary, first published in 1755, in This 17th-century building has an exquisite this 18th-century period home. Check for talks, painted ceiling by Peter Paul Rubens. Daily performances and tours. Mon-Sat 11am-5.30pm. 10am-5pm (please check before visit). Adult £6.50; Adult £7; child £3.50; cash only. 17 Gough Square, child free. , SW1A 2ER. T: 020-3166 EC4A 3DE. T: 020-7353 3745. www.drjohnsons 6000. www.hrp.org.uk. Station: Westminster. E8. house.org. Station: . D9.

THE GO APE The world’s largest library, with a great permanent A treetop obstacle course for kids with collection. To 21 Oct: Windrush: Songs in a Strange ladders, bridges and zip lines. Mon-Sun from 9am. Land. Commemorating the 70th anniversary Check for prices. Alexandra Palace, Alexandra of the Empire Windrush landing, discover the Palace Way, N22 7AY. T: 0330-057 2329. www.go Caribbeans who arrived through poetry, novels ape.co.uk. Station: Alexandra Palace. Off map. and music. Please check for times and special events. 96 Euston Rd, NW1 2DB. T: 0330-333 1144. GO APE www.bl.uk. Station: King’s Cross. C7. Make like a monkey at this treetop adventure playground, suitable for adults and children over BUCKINGHAM PALACE six. Check for prices and times. Battersea Park, From 21 Jul: The London residence of the SW11 4NJ. T: 0330-057 2329. www.goape.co.uk. Queen has 775 rooms, and opens to the public in Station: Battersea Park. Off map. summer for tours of the State Rooms and garden (p. 28). Daily 9.30am-7pm; online booking is essential. Adult £24; child £13.50. The Mall, SW1A 1AA. T: 0303-123 7300. www.royalcollection.org.uk. WATER WORKS Station: Victoria/Green Park. F6/F7. One of the best ways to discover London is on the river, so hop aboard a vessel from CHANGING THE GUARD MBNA Thames Clippers, the city’s fastest Watch the changing of the Queen’s Guard on the and most frequent river service. The fleet Palace’s forecourt (except in very wet weather). covers Putney to Woolwich and includes From 10am; check dates. Free. Buckingham Palace, sightseeing routes. Thames Clippers is The Mall, SW1A 1AA. T: 0303-123 7300. www.house also the official boat service forArt Night holddivision.org.uk. Station: Victoria. F6/F7. (7 Jul; p. 68). With events taking place all night at spots along the river, Clippers is running a route which This 19th-century ship is the world’s last surviving covers each location. If you want tea clipper. Tour the decks and learn about its to experience something unique, history with interactive exhibitions. Daily embarking on an art hunt via the 10am-5pm. Adult £13.50; child £7. Joint tickets Thames will take some beating. with Royal Observatory available. Cutty Sark, King William Walk, SE10 9HT. T: 020-8312 6608. www.rmg.co.uk. Station: Cutty Sark. Map inset.

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THE JEWEL TOWER Built around 1365 to house Edward III’s treasures, TOP VIEWS OF LONDON this is one of only two buildings left from the medieval after an 1834 London Helicopter Tours fire. Don’t miss the ornate ceiling carvings. Daily These tours offer an unrivalled 10am-6pm. Adult £5.40; child £3.20. Abingdon St, bird’s-eye view of the city SW1P 3JX. T: 020-7222 2219. www.english-heritage. org.uk. Station: Westminster. F8. The View from The Shard Whizz up in the lift to the top of the KEATS HOUSE tallest building in Western Europe This 19th-century home belonged to the Romantic poet John Keats. See his paintings, books, letters The Monument and household items, plus the engagement ring he Climb 311 steps to the top. The icon gave to his sweetheart, Fanny Brawne. Please check was designed by Sir Christopher Wren for times. Adult £6.50; child free. Keats Grove, NW3 2RR. T: 020-7332 3868. www.cityoflondon.gov.uk. Station: Hampstead. Off map. HANDEL & HENDRIX IN LONDON The former homes of both the Anglo-German composer George Frideric Handel and American This royal residence sits in , guitarist Jimi Hendrix. See where Handel lived was Princess Diana’s last home and is currently and composed for 36 years, plus Hendrix’s where the Dukes and Duchesses of Cambridge bedroom from 1968 to 1969. Please check for and Sussex reside. Don’t miss Diana: Her Fashion full event details, times and prices. Adult £10; Story, an expanded collection dedicated to the child £5. 25 Brook St, W1K 4HB. T: 020-7495 style of the ‘people’s princess’. Daily 10am-6pm. 1685. www.handelhendrix.org. Station: Bond Adult £23; child £11.50. Kensington Gardens, Street. D6. W8 4PX. T: 0844-482 7777. www.hrp.org.uk. Station: High Street Kensington/Queensway. Off map. HMS BELFAST Permanently moored on the River Thames, this KIDZANIA LONDON ship is Europe’s only surviving World War II Children take charge at this immense, cruiser. In service until 1965, it’s now a reminder fun site, where they can try out ‘jobs’ in everything of Britain’s naval heritage. Daily 10am-6pm. Adult from an animation studio to a chocolate factory £15.45; child £7.70. The Queen’s Walk, off Tooley St, and an aviation academy. Please check for times SE1 2JH. T: 020-7940 6300. www.iwm.org.uk. and prices. Westfield London Shopping Centre, Station: . E11. Ariel Way, W12 7GA. T: 0330-131 3333. www.kidzania.co.uk. Station: Shepherd’s HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT Bush. Map inset. See the stunning art and If you read five books each day, architecture inside this working it would take over THE LONDON BRIDGE parliament building. To 6 Oct: 80,000 years to EXPERIENCE & TOMBS Voice and Vote: Women’s Place in read The British An exciting history lesson Parliament. Interactive exhibition Library’s whole on the past of this 1,700-year-old marking 100 years since the first collection London Bridge site. Special effects women were given the right to vote in and actors bring this spine-tinglingly the UK (p. 40). Tours every Sat, as well as scary attraction to life. Tickets also include Mon-Fri (26 Jul-31 Aug). Advance: audio tour the London Tombs, in a former plague pit. Check adult £18.50, child £7.50 (one child free per for times and prices. 2-4 Tooley St, SE1 2SY. adult); guided tour adult £25.50, child £11; T: 020-7403 6333. www.thelondonbridge family guided tour adult £18.50, child free. experience.com. Station: London Bridge. E10. On the day: audio tour adult £20.50, child £8.50 (one child free per paying adult); guided tour THE adult £28, child £12. Palace of Westminster, This scary attraction whisks you back , SW1A 0AA. T: 020-7219 to the capital’s past, as the ‘bad old days’ come to life 4114. www.parliament.uk/visit. Station: with costumed characters. Not for small children.

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Aquarium,Aq Coca-Cola London Eye, Shrek’s Adventure!Adv and . Check for timestim and prices. County Hall, Westminster BridgeBri Rd, SE1 7PB. T: 020-7654 0809. www.thedungeons.com.ww Station: Waterloo. F8.

COCA-COLACO LONDON EYE This London icon is one of the world’s largest observation wheels, with stunning views along the river. Share your London Eye mmemories using #eyelovelondon. Joint tickets aavailable with the SEA LIFE London Aquarium, IN FULL BLOOM LondonL Dungeon, Madame Tussauds and Shrek’s Nothing characterises summer quite like the Adventure! Please check for times and prices. scent of flowers, so we recommend visiting the County Hall, Rd, SE1 7PB. RHS Flower Show T: 0871-781 3000. www.londoneye.com. (from 3-8 Jul; p. 60). Hosted by the Royal Station: Waterloo. F8. Horticultural Society, it is the world’s biggest annual flower show. Combine an exploration ZSL of the royal Tudor palace (once occupied by Immerse yourself in the animal kingdom King Henry VIII) with a chance to see some at the world’s oldest scientific zoo, with more than of ’s most beautiful flowers, including 750 species. Highlights include a penguin beach, a meadow of lavender, violet and lilac. Other Asiatic lions and endangered Sumatran tigers. attractions include the Festival of Roses, where To 20 Jul: Zoo Nights. Explore you can discover luscious blooms, or simply take the zoo after hours and enjoy special exhibitions, a stroll in the grounds for a verdant experience. drinks, relaxing music and entertainment;

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North Greenwich SIGHTSEEING online booking essential. Daily 10am-6pm. OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE Adult £27.04; child £20. Regent’s Park, NW1 This Baroque building is the home of British 4RY. T: 020-7722 3333. www.zsl.org. Station: naval training, with costumed characters and Camden Town. C6. tours. Don’t miss the magnificent ceiling in the Painted Hall, which you can see from an elevated MADAME TUSSAUDS observation deck during conservation. Check The celebrated home of life-sized for tour times and prices. Admission free. King wax figures depicting famous people from the William Walk, SE10 9NN. T: 020-8269 4799. worlds of entertainment, politics, sport and www.ornc.org. Station: Cutty Sark. Map inset. history. Don’t miss the Star Wars exhibition. Joint tickets available with SEA LIFE London 18 STAFFORD TERRACE Aquarium, London Dungeon, Shrek’s Adventure! This house gives an insight into the personal lives and Coca-Cola London Eye. Check for times. of Punch cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne, Adult £35; child £30. Marylebone Rd, NW1 5LR. his family and servants, who lived here from 1875. T: 0871-894 3000. www.madametussauds.com. Please check for opening times and costumed Station: . C6. tours. Adult from £7; child from £5. 18 Stafford Terrace, W8 7BH. T: 020-7602 3316. www.rbkc. THE O2 gov.uk. Station: High Street Kensington. Off map. Huge venue for entertainment and exhibitions. To 9 Sep: Dawn of Super Heroes. Take QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK a look inside the world of DC Comics creations The former site of the London 2012 Olympic such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, Games includes the ArcelorMittal Orbit with displays of costumes and props. Please check observation tower. Check for sporting events for days and times. Tickets £9-£18. Peninsula (p. 97). Park open 24 hours daily. Admission free. Square, SE10 0DX. T: 020-8463 2000. www.the E20 2ST. T: 0800-072 2110. www.queenelizabeth o2.co.uk. Station: North Greenwich. Off map. olympicpark.co.uk. Station: Stratford. Off map.

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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY Better known as , this botanical The home of Greenwich Mean Time and research centre has plants from across the globe, London’s only planetarium, which has regular including the Palm House with unique tropical astronomy workshops and Observatory tours. plants. The Temperate House, the world’s largest Learn about time in the Peter Harrison Galleries Victorian glasshouse, has recently reopened after and see the Prime Meridian Line for yourself. major restoration. Take the treetop walkway, and The planetarium has just been refurbished, visit the Chinese Pagoda. Daily 10am-7pm. Adult while its daily programme includes the new £17; child £5 (includes admission to ); show Phantom of the Universe, exploring dark charges for special exhibitions. Royal Botanic matter and the Big Bang: adult £8; child £5.50. Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB. T: 020-8332 Meridian Line and Observatory daily 10am-5pm. 5655. www.kew.org. Station: Kew Gardens. Off map. Adult £10; child £6.50. Blackheath Ave, SE10 8XJ. T: 020-8858 4422. www.rmg.co.uk. Station: THE Greenwich/Maze Hill/Cutty Sark. Map inset. This beautiful part of Buckingham Palace houses the Queen’s vehicles and horses. Witness daily SEA LIFE LONDON working life and learn about the mews’ history Visit one of Europe’s largest aquariums with the free multimedia guide, which includes with 500 species of global marine life and a glass a video of the Diamond Jubilee State Coach’s walkway above sharks, plus penguins and jellyfish first-ever journey and interactive elements. tanks. Please check for times, prices and regular Kids will enjoy learning how to harness a horse, as feeding sessions. Joint tickets available with well as the busy programme of art sessions; check Coca-Cola London Eye, London Dungeon, online for details. Mon-Sun 10am-5pm. Adult £11; Shrek’s Adventure! and Madame Tussauds. child £6.40; under-fives free. Buckingham Palace County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd, SE1 7PB. Rd, SW1W 1QH. T: 0303-123 7302. www.royal T: 0333-321 2001. www.sealife.co.uk. collection.org.uk. Station: Victoria. F6. Station: Waterloo/Westminster. F8.

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SHREK’S ADVENTURE! Ride the 4D ‘DreamWorks Tours’ bus to step into live actor fairy-tale-themed shows with characters from the films. Joint tickets with Coca-Cola London Eye, London Dungeon, Madame Tussauds and SEA LIFE London Aquarium available. Check for times. Adult £27.50; child £22. Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd, SE1 7PB. T: 0871-221 2837. www.shreksadventure.com. Station: Westminster/Waterloo. F8.

ST KATHARINE DOCKS This central London marina dates back to the 11th century and is tucked away by the Tower MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD of London. The vibrant waterside destination In the UK, women first won the right to is lined with regular markets, shops, galleries vote in 1918, but the government only passed such as Artopia and The Alexander Miles Gallery, the Representation of the People Act after and restaurants including CAU, Tom’s Kitchen, campaigning by suffragettes. To mark this Bravas Tapas and Emilia’s Crafted Pasta. 50 St landmark is the exhibition Voice and Vote: Katharine’s Way, E1W 1LA. T: 020-7264 5287. Women’s Place in Parliament (to 6 Oct; p. 32) www.skdocks.co.uk. Station: Tower Hill. Off map. at the Houses of Parliament. It includes rare historical objects and photographs, and ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS recreates areas including the oppressive, tomb- Landmark Palladian church with tours, cafés in like Lady Members’ Room, which was used the courtyard and the crypt, and a brass-rubbing when the first female MPs began working.

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SIGHTSEEING centre (p. 102). Daily Holy Communion is available. Daily 10am-6.30pm. Adult £9.80; child offered, and regular music is performed by £4.20. Please check online for bridge lift times. candlelight inside the church. Check for times, Rd, SE1 2UP. T: 020-7403 3761. services and music events. Admission free; brass www.towerbridge.org.uk. Station: Tower Hill. E11. rubbing from £4.50. Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ. T: 020-7766 1100. www.stmartin-in-the- TOWER OF LONDON fields.org. Station: . E8. This historic landmark includes the Bloody Tower, Traitors’ Gate and the Jewel House, ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL home of the Crown Jewels. Enjoy free guided Sir Christopher Wren’s 300-year-old cathedral tours by ‘Beefeaters’ (Yeoman Warders). Book has stunning mosaics. Climb up the dome to the ahead online to attend the nightly Ceremony of Whispering Gallery and 271 more steps to the the Keys, which dates back to 1340 (tickets are Golden Gallery for a classic London panorama. free). Please check for times. Adult £26.80; child Ticket includes a multimedia guide and tours. £12.70. Tower Hill, EC3N 4AB. T: 0844-482 7799. Check for occasional music concerts, plus free www.hrp.org.uk. Station: Tower Hill. E11. organ recitals (Sun). Mon-Sat 8.30am-4.30pm. Adult £18; child £8. St Paul’s Churchyard, UP AT THE O2 EC4M 8AD. T: 020-7246 8350. www.stpauls. Enjoy this 90-minute experience which takes co.uk. Station: St Paul’s. D9/10. you climbing up, wearing ropes and a harness, across the roof of The O2. From the viewing TOWER BRIDGE EXHIBITION platform at the top you can enjoy spectacular This breathtaking bridge, designed in 1884, 360-degree views of the Thames, Canary Wharf is one of London’s most famous landmarks. and beyond. Check for times and wheelchair You can also tour the engine rooms with a guide access. From £30. The O2, Peninsula Square, and do yoga on the glass walkways, 42m above the SE10 0DX. T: 020-8463 2680. www.theo2.co.uk. River Thames. Joint tickets with The Monument Station: North Greenwich. Map inset.

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Exhibition and tours ICONIC THEATRE daily from 9.00am.

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THE VIEW FROM THE SHARD Inside one of London’s most famous landmarks, Consecrated in 1065, this stunning abbey is ascend the tallest building in Western Europe the crowning and burial site of most English in a high-speed lift. At 309m up, on a clear day monarchs. It also houses Poets’ Corner, the you can see as far as Windsor. Daily 10am-10pm. burial place of Charles Dickens, Geoffrey Chaucer Please check for prices and special events. 32 and other famous writers. The new Queen’s London Bridge St, SE1 9SG. T: 0844-499 Diamond Jubilee Galleries have opened. 7111. www.theviewfromtheshard.com. Check for free organ recitals every Station: London Bridge. E10. Sunday (5.45pm). Check for times. The Coca-Cola Adult £22; child £9. 20 Dean’s WARNER BROS. STUDIO London Eye can Yard, SW1P 3PA. T: 020-7222 5152. TOUR LONDON carry 800 people on www.westminster-abbey.org. Head behind the scenes each rotation, the Station: Westminster. F7. of the Harry Potter films in The same number as 11 double-decker RIVER TRIPS Making of Harry Potter tour. See buses iconic sets including the Great Hall, CITY CRUISES Diagon Alley and a recreation of Daily guided sightseeing tours on the Platform 9¾. To 23 Sep: The Goblet of Fire. Thames between Westminster, London Eye, See the goblet as it returns to the Great Hall Tower and Greenwich Piers. River Red Rover for the first time since filming ended, alongside is an all-day hop-on, hop-off sightseeing service. costumes and props from the fourth film. Please The London Showboat cabaret cruise departs check for times. Adult £41; child £33. Booking from Westminster Pier and includes a four-course essential. Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden, meal with live music, daily from 7.30pm. Other , WD25 7LS. T: 0845-084 0900. cruises also available. Please check the website www.wbstudiotour.co.uk. Station: Euston to for times and prices. Departure points vary. Watford Junction, then shuttle bus. Off map. T: 020-7740 0400. www.citycruises.com. ICON © ISTOCK

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LONDON EYE RIVER CRUISE 1.35m/4ft 5in. Adult from £39; child from £29. Live commentary on a 40-minute sightseeing Westminster Bridge, SE1 7GL. T: 020-7740 0400. river cruise. Daily 10.45am-7.45pm. Adult £13.15; www.thamesjet.com. Station: Westminster. child £6.50. Discounted joint tickets with the London Eye available. , South TOURS & GUIDED WALKS Bank, SE1 7PB. T: 0871-781 3000. www.londoneye. BEE MIDTOWN GUIDED WALKS com/river-cruise. Station: Waterloo. E8. Approximately 15 free, themed walking tours per month around , Farringdon MBNA THAMES CLIPPERS and Holborn, an area also known as Midtown. The fastest and most frequent fleet on the Full walks programme is on BEE Midtown’s river, with departures from major London homepage; most walks do not require pre-booking. piers every 20 minutes. The boats set off from Departure points vary. T: 020-7078 7077. 22 piers across the capital. Discounts with www.bee-midtown.org. Oyster cards and contactless payment. River Roamer hop-on, hop-off advance adult £16.30, BIG BUS TOURS child £8.15; on the day adult £19.50, child £9.75; Daily sightseeing trips aboard a fleet of open-top, children under five travel free. T: 020-7001 2200. double-decker buses. Tickets are valid for 24 www.mbnathamesclippers.com. hours. A one-day orientation tour includes three walking tours. Adult £37; child £19. Departure THAMESJET points vary. T: 020-7808 6753. www.bigbus Try Thames Rush, a 50-minute, adrenaline-fuelled tours.com. Station: Victoria. experience – the most extreme ride on the river – and you’ll enjoy sightseeing, speed and awesome BIG BUS WALKING TOURS aquabatics all in one. Departs from Westminster Enjoy a 90-minute historic and royal guided walk Pier. From 10am, but depends on the tide so please from Trafalgar Square, along Carlton Gardens, the check for times. Minimum height requirement Mall and through St James’s Park to

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46 | LONDON PLANNER St Paul’s. An inside view The nave is the starting point for a journey into St Paul’s, The nave Siris the Christopher starting point Wren’s for masterpiece.a journey into St Paul’s, Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece. There is so much to see and do at St Paul’s Cathedral. The Crypt, The Monuments, TheThere Art, is The so Whisperingmuch to see Gallery and do and at Stone Paul’s of the Cathedral. best views The in LondonCrypt, The from Monuments, the Golden Gallery.The Art, Use The a Whispering touch screen Gallery multimedia and one guide, of the join best a guided views tour,in London or take from part the in Goldenan immersiveGallery. Use film a experience.touch screenVisit multimedia St Paul’s guide,and discover join a guided more tour,than oryou take would part expect. in an immersive film experience.Visit St Paul’s and discover more than you would expect.

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Parade, taking in areas which can’t be reached by bus. Departs from bus stop 15 at Trafalgar Square. Free with Big Bus London Tour tickets. Daily 11am. Departs from Big Bus stop 15, Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN. T: 020-7808 6753. www.bigbustours.com. Station: Charing Cross.

CAPITAL TAXI TOURS A Blue Badge or -qualified guide drives you around in a taxi for up to five people. Choose from London tours by day or night, trips outside the city and themed tours including a Doctor Who option, on which you’ll see a Tardis MARITIME MARVELS and locations from the films and TV series. Fancy an old-fashioned trip down the River There’s even a tour designed for fans of TV’s Thames? Then hop aboard a classic tall ship Downton Abbey. Prices vary and are per taxi. during the Sail Royal Greenwich festival Departure points vary. T: 020-8590 3621. (4-8 Jul). Expect an array of these huge ships, www.capitaltaxitours.co.uk. best known for their high masts and striking sails. Each vessel will start from Woolwich CITY OF LONDON GUIDES WALKS Arsenal Pier in the east, and you will take in A variety of themed walks not offered by other breathtaking views of waterside structures companies, focusing on everything from Fleet such as . You’ll then make your Street to Smithfield Market and several City way to Canary Wharf, before turning around gardens, all within London’s historic Square Mile. to complete the circuit. On selected evenings, Prices range from free to £12.50. Departure points you can also enjoy a firework display.

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48 | LONDON PLANNER The best of London all under one spire Upstairs explore St Martin’s beautiful Georgian architecture, come along to a service or a candlelit concert. Downstairs try some brass rubbing, shopping and a bite to eat in the Café in the Crypt. Outside enjoy some al fresco dining in the Courtyard at St Martin’s.

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EVAN EVANS GOLDEN TOURS OPEN-TOP BUS TOURS The oldest and largest sightseeing company in See the sights aboard an open-top bus. The London has been accompanying visitors on city Essential Tour includes an English-speaking tours and out-of-town excursions since 1930. Visit guide who will describe the sights, or there are everywhere from and Stratford- multilingual audio commentary tours, during upon-Avon to Stonehenge and Bath, as well as all which you can hop on and off the bus. One-day, the well-known London sights. Please check for 24-, 48- and 72-hour tickets. Please check for times and prices. Departure points vary. T: 020- prices. Departure points vary. T: 020-7630 2039. 7950 1777. www.evanevanstours.com. www.goldentours.com. Station: Various.

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OSTERLEY PARK AND HOUSE STONEHENGE Explore this beautiful country home decorated The world’s most famous stone circle and a as it would have been in the 1780s, then stroll its World Heritage Site, Stonehenge is more than formal gardens or stop for a snack in the stable 5,000 years old and shrouded in mystery. With tearoom. Garden daily 10am-5pm; house daily obscure Neolithic origins, it is perfectly aligned 11am-5pm. Adult £11.40; child £5.70. Jersey Rd, with the rising sun at the solstice. Take time to Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 4RB. T: 020-8232 see the displays in the world-class visitor centre. 5050. www.nationaltrust.org.uk. Station: Daily 9am-8pm. Adult £19.50; child £11.70. Osterley/Isleworth. Off map. Amesbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7DE. T: 0870-333 1181. www.english-heritage.org.uk. Station: Waterloo PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE to Salisbury, then bus or taxi. Off map. The Queen’s official residence in Scotland stands at the end of SYON PARK Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, against the Jack the Ripper is This stunning Palladian spectacular backdrop of Arthur’s thought to have been mansion set in parkland is home a doctor or butcher, Seat. Tour highlights include the as the killings reveal to the Duke of Northumberland. State Apartments, adorned with a knowledge Don’t miss the incredible interiors, ornate plasterwork and tapestries, of human Grade I-listed landscaped gardens and Mary, Queen of Scots’ chambers anatomy and the Great Conservatory. Look where she lived from 1561 to 1567. out for regular tours of the house Don’t miss the immense Darney Jewel. and grounds and special events. Gardens Daily 9.30am-6pm; closed to 7 Jul. Adult £14; daily 10.30am-5pm; House Wed, Thur & Sun child £8.10. Canongate, The Royal Mile, 11am-5pm. Adult £13; child £6. Syon Park, Edinburgh, EH8 8DX. T: 0303-123 7306. Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 8JF. T: 020-8560 www.royalcollection.org.uk. Station: Edinburgh 0882. www.syonpark.co.uk. Station: Waterloo Waverley. Off map. to Syon Lane. Off map. JACK THE RIPPER TOUR A WALK WORTH INVESTIGATING

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WARWICK CASTLE where Princess Eugenie (ninth in line to the Built by William the Conqueror throne) will marry Jack Brooksbank in October. in 1068, this castle is now a family-friendly Windsor Castle includes State Apartments experience with a dungeon and entertaining, furnished with art by Rembrandt, Rubens and costumed guides. Please check for times. Castle Canaletto. Don’t miss Queen Mary’s Doll’s adult £27, child £24; castle & dungeon adult £32, House and its exquisitely crafted miniature child £28. Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 6AH. furnishings. Check for special themed tours and T: 0871-265 2000. www.warwick-castle.com. events. Changing the Guard alternate days 11am Station: Warwick. Off map. except Sun. Daily 9.30am-5.15pm. Adult £21.20; child £12.30. Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1NJ. WATTS GALLERY ARTISTS’ VILLAGE T: 0303-123 7304. www.royalcollection.org.uk. An Arts and Crafts gem in the Surrey Hills, with Station: Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Central stunning Victorian paintings and sculptures by or Windsor & Eton Riverside. Off map. George Frederic Watts, considered the greatest painter of the Victorian era. Visit The Tea Shop, WOBURN ABBEY AND GARDENS then wander to the Grade I-listed Watts Chapel Set in a 3,000-acre deer park, this historic in stunning terracotta. Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. abbey has been home to the earls and dukes of Adult £11.50 (Tue £5.75); child free. Down Lane, Bedford for nearly 400 years and is currently Compton, Surrey, GU3 1DQ. T: 01483-810235. occupied by the 15th duke and his family. Tour www.wattsgallery.org.uk. Station: Waterloo to the abbey to find out more about its family Guildford, then bus or taxi. Off map. history, art and antiques, then stroll around its Repton-inspired gardens and deer park. WINDSOR CASTLE Check for times and prices and details of special The Queen’s weekend home and the world’s events. Woburn, , MK17 9WA. oldest inhabited castle is where the Duke and T: 01525-290333. www.woburnabbey.co.uk. Duchess of Sussex got married in May this year, Station: St Pancras to Flitwick. Off map.

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here’s no need to spend a lot of money THE DESIGN MUSEUM Kensington to fill your time in London. Many of the The museum offers an introduction to the Tcity’s best and biggest attractions are history of contemporary design with the free completely free to enter – take a look at our display Designer Maker User, and opportunities selection of London’s top free museums. to explore the present and future of design through pop-ups and temporary exhibitions. SOUTH KENSINGTON’S MUSEUMS www.designmuseum.org During Queen Victoria’s reign, her husband Prince Albert built world-class museums right next to The City each other in South Kensington. See prehistoric This is the world’s largest urban history fossils, dinosaurs and taxidermy at the Natural museum, which has thousands of exhibits in History Museum, or head to the child-friendly nine galleries, including Roman and Medieval Science Museum with its rockets and steam displays. Its sister museum in east London, engines. The Victoria and Albert Museum the Museum of London Docklands, offers is a leading museum of art and design, covering an insight into this historic area of the capital. architecture, furniture, fashion and photography. www.museumoflondon.org.uk www.nhm.ac.uk; www.sciencemuseum.org.uk; www.vam.ac.uk THE HORNIMAN MUSEUM Forest Hill This is the former home of Victorian Londoner THE BRITISH MUSEUM Bloomsbury Frederick John Horniman, who was a tea trader This iconic building houses treasures including and philanthropist. Explore his huge collection the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. of objects, specimens and artefacts from all over Travel through time and around the world with the world. There’s an aquarium, butterfly house a free paper guide in hand so you don’t miss the and a music gallery, as well as a 16-acre garden.

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PRIZED POSSESSIONS The Victoria and Albert Museum has welcomed back the Jameel Prize (to 25 Nov; p. 76). See pieces by eight artists and designers who A BEAUTIFUL BOOKMARKER have produced works inspired by Islam. Admire the award-winning hy is a raven like a on James Joyce’s novel Ulysses. Bait-ur-Rouf Mosque in Dhaka, writing desk? Sadly, This display concentrates on the sustainable fashions of Hala we’ve no idea, but we his recent projects: illustrating Kaiksow and traditional crafts do know one person Through the Looking-Glass, The Wwho understands the madness Hunting of the Snark and Alice’s with a modern sensibility. of Alice in Wonderland: John Adventures in Wonderland by HERE COMES THE SCIENCE Vernon Lord. The British Carroll, and Joyce’s Finnegan’s illustrator has created beautiful Wake and Ulysses. The Royal Society may sound drawings for Lewis Carroll’s If you like the sound of this, like somewhere to chat about the books during his career, which there are lots of other London royal wedding, but it’s actually the independent scientific academy of are part of a new exhibition. drawing destinations: The the UK and the Commonwealth. John Vernon Lord: Courtauld Institute of Art Its Summer Science Exhibition Illustrating Carroll and (p. 76) has a gallery dedicated to (from 2-8 Jul) celebrates scientific Joyce (from 13 Jul; p. 70) opens drawings, while The Cartoon progress, and you’ll find 22 exhibits at the House of Illustration in Museum’s (p. 69) current which cover climate research, Granary Square, King’s Cross. exhibition takes a look back digital innovations and the latest Lord has made a name for at its first 50 shows. If you’d developments in medicine. himself with his pen-and-ink rather sip between sketches, www.royalsociety.org drawings which are filled with relax in an armchair in Scarfes twists and dark humour. Bar at Rosewood London in Born in 1939, Lord began Holborn. This hotel den is working as a book illustrator named after illustrator Gerald aged 28; he was Professor of Scarfe, whose caricatures of the Illustration at the University rich and famous decorate the of Brighton for 38 years. This walls – its drinks menu is also year, Lord won a V&A Book illustrated by Scarfe.

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MUSEUMS CHARLES DICKENS MUSEUM MUSEUM Former home of the Victorian novelist Dickens, Explore the story of the Bank from its foundation where he wrote classics including Oliver Twist. in 1694, exhibiting its books, silver and coins. Please check for themed Dickensian walks. Check From 23 Jul: Gold Rush! A child-friendly for times. Adult £9.50; child £4.50. 48 Doughty treasure hunt around the Bank. Mon-Fri St, WC1N 2LX. T: 020-7405 2127. www.dickens 10am-5pm; closed bank hols. Admission free. museum.com. Station: Russell Square. C8. Threadneedle St, EC2R 8AH. T: 020-7601 5545. www.bankofengland.co.uk. Station: Bank. D10. Explore the fortified secret bunker and the BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOUSE Cabinet War Rooms beneath Westminster, This charming 18th-century townhouse was the where prime minister Sir Winston Churchill last remaining home of the American diplomat. worked during World War II. Daily 9.30am-6pm. 4 Jul: Independence Day Tours. Thirty-minute Adult £21; child £10.50. Clive Steps, King Charles tours paired with cake and bubbly; £10, book St, SW1A 2AQ. T: 020-7930 6961. www.iwm. online. Architectural tour: adult £6; child free. org.uk. Station: Westminster. F7. Historical shows: adult £8; child free. 36 Craven St, WC2N 5NF. T: 020-7925 1405. www.benjamin THE DESIGN MUSEUM franklinhouse.org. Station: Charing Cross. E8. Displaying contemporary design and architecture. To 12 Aug: Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics THE BRITISH MUSEUM 2008-2018. Celebrating the role of graphic Unrivalled collection of antiquities, including design in modern politics. Daily 10am-6pm. Ancient Egypt, Medieval Europe, Ancient Iran Admission free; charges for special exhibitions. and India, plus the famous Great Court. 224-238 Kensington High St, W8 6AG. T: 020- To 29 Jul: Rodin and the Art 3862 5900. www.designmuseum.org. Station: of Ancient Greece. Works by the French sculptor High Street Kensington. Off map. displayed alongside the Ancient Greek pieces that inspired him (p. 78). Sat-Thur 10am-5.30pm; Fri THE FAN MUSEUM 10am-8.30pm. Admission free; charges for some Unusual museum dedicated to the art of the fan, exhibitions. Great Russell St, WC1B 3DG. T: 020- with centuries-old pieces. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm; 7323 8299. www.britishmuseum.org. Station: Sun noon-5pm. Adult £5; child £3. 12 Crooms Court Road/Russell Square. D7/8. Hill, SE10 8ER. T: 020-8305 1441. www.thefan museum.org.uk. Station: Cutty Sark. Map inset. THE CARTOON MUSEUM Dedicated to British cartoons and comic art. THE FOUNDLING MUSEUM To 2 Sep: 50 Glorious Shows! Looking back at the Britain’s original home for abandoned children, best of the museum’s previous exhibitions (p. 68). founded in 1739. Tue-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 11am- Tue-Sun 10.30am-5.30pm. Adult £7; child free. 5pm. Adult £8.25; child free. 40 Brunswick Square, 35 Little Russell St, WC1A 2HH. T: 020-7580 8155. WC1N 1AZ. T: 020-7841 3600. www.foundling www.cartoonmuseum.org. Station: Holborn. D8. museum.org.uk. Station: Russell Square. C8.

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THE GARDEN MUSEUM house you’ll also discover the history of east Museum located in an historic church, with a London during the 1880s. Explore six floors that replica 17th-century knot garden and exhibitions recreate key scenes from the Ripper’s infamous related to garden design. Daily, check for times. rampage. Much of the content here is not for the Adult £10; child £2.50. Rd, SE1 faint-hearted or very young. Daily 9.30am-6.30pm. 7LB. T: 020-7401 8865. www.gardenmuseum. Adult £12; child £8. 12 Cable St, E1 8JG. T: 020- org.uk. Station: Lambeth North/Westminster. F5. 7488 9811. www.jacktherippermuseum.com. Station: Aldgate East. Off map. THE GUARDS MUSEUM The history, stories and regimental heritage JEWISH MUSEUM of the five regiments of the Foot Guards, which Documenting Jewish history and culture in the watch over the Royal Palaces. Daily 10am-4pm. UK from 1066 to today, including a recreation Adult £8; child free. Wellington Barracks, Birdcage of the Jewish East End immigrant quarter and Walk, SW1E 6HQ. T: 020-7414 3271. www.the the Holocaust Gallery. Daily 10am-5pm; Fri guardsmuseum.com. Station: St James’s Park. D5. 10am-2pm. Adult £7.50; child £3.50. Raymond Burton House, 129-131 Albert St, NW1 7NB. HORNIMAN MUSEUM & GARDENS T: 020-7284 7384. www.jewishmuseum.org.uk. See the collection of Victorian tea trader Frederick Station: Camden Town. Off map. John Horniman, as well as the new World Gallery (p. 72). Daily 10am-5.30pm. Admission free; charges for aquarium and some exhibitions. 100 London Rd, SE23 3PQ. T: 020-8699 1872. www.horniman.ac.uk. Station: Forest Hill. Off map. NIGHT LIFE Dive into the planet’s darkest corners and HOUSE OF ILLUSTRATION deepest sea beds at the Natural History Public gallery dedicated to illustration. Museum’s exhibition Life in the Dark From 13 Jul: John Vernon Lord: Illustrating (from 13 Jul; p. 74) to discover how creatures Carroll and Joyce. The illustrator’s recent work such as foxes, bats and boa constrictors use (p. 68). Adult £7.50; child £4. Tue-Sun 10am-6pm. their senses to survive their murky and 2 Granary Square, N1C 4BH. T: 020-3696 2020. challenging habitats. The museum explores www.houseofillustration.org.uk. Station: King’s how such gloomy surroundings sustain Cross St Pancras. Off map. biodiversity without the sun’s rays. If you’re struggling to imagine what it’s like to enter HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY MUSEUM a bat cave, or sink into the sea’s inky depths, Learn about the ceremonial duties and roles of Life in the Dark has the answer: visitors enter the Household Cavalry Regiments. Troopers with immersive environments that recreate the their horses work in the original 18th-century experience of entering a cave and swimming stables, with rare treasures on display. Museum with deep-sea creatures. As the exhibition’s daily 10am-6pm. Adult £8; child £6. Horse professor Geoff Boxshall explains: ‘Even in

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IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM Huge displays relating to global conflicts fromom World War I to conflicts today. Don’t miss tthehe powerful Holocaust Exhibition, and the artt collection in the First World War Galleries.. Daily 10am-6pm. Admission free; charges fforor some special exhibitions. Lambeth Rd, SE1 6HZ. T: 020-7416 5000. www.iwm.org.uk. Station: Lambeth North/Waterloo. E5

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T: 020 8946 6131 Supported by wimbledon.com/museum MUSEUMS &GALLERIES Station: BakerStreet. C5. www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk. T: 020-7224 3688. 221b BakerSt,NW1 6XE. Adult £15; child£10. to 1904.Daily9.30am-6pm. novels, helived from 1881 where, aswritten inthe to thefictionaldetective Famous address dedicated MUSEUM SHERLOCK HOLMES Kensington. F4. museum.org.uk. Station: South T: www.science 0333-2414000. exhibitions. Admission free; chargesfor special Wed ofevery month,6.45pm-10pm. adult-only Latesprogramme last to reach Mercury. Daily 10am-6pm; Space Agency’s first craft designed of BepiColombo, theEuropean exhibition displays alife-size model achievements. to science,technology andmedical MUSEUM SCIENCE museum.org.uk. Station: Offmap. Colindale. Way, NW95LL.T: 020-82052266.www.raf charges for specialexperiences. aircrafts. Daily10am-6pm.Admission free; fighter jetandthechancetoclimbinsideselected on show, includingalife-size modeloftheF-35 the Royal AirForce, withmore than100aircraft www.rmg.co.uk. Station: Cutty Sark. Mapinset. SE109NF.Romney Rd, T: 020-88584422. ROYAL AIRFORCE MUSEUM 10am-5pm. Admission free. Queen’s Presence Chamberceiling.Daily Don’t missthespiral Tulip Stairs, andtheornate including works byGainsborough andHogarth. a stunningfineartcollectionspanning400years, Inigo Jones, boasts22lavish rooms displaying This 17th-centuryhouse,amasterpieceby QUEEN’S HOUSE www.nhm.ac.uk. Station: SouthKensington. F4. Cromwell SW75BD.T: Rd, 020-7942 5000. Admission free; chargesfor specialexhibitions. corners ofourplanet(p. 70). Daily10am-5.50pm. how animalshave adaptedtolife inthedarkest 74

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IMAGE COURTESY OF VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM DEATH AND BURIAL IN ROMANROMAN LONDON 25 MAY – 28 OCTOBER 2018 MUSEUMOFLONDON.ORG.UK/ROMANDEAD Canary Wharf West India QuayDEAD FREE ENTRY. OPEN DAILY FROM 10AM TO 6PM. MUSEUMS & GALLERIES world. To 4 Nov: Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up. Celebrating the late Mexican artist’s highly styled Paintings collected by the City of London since life. To 27 Jan: Fashioned from Nature. A display the 17th century. It also houses the Roman of innovative new fabrics, contemporary fashion Amphitheatre, which was discovered in 1988 and natural history specimens. To 25 Nov: Jameel (free entry with gallery ticket). Mon-Sat Prize. Displaying the work of eight artists and 10am-5pm; Sun noon-4pm. Admission free; designers, all inspired by Islamic culture (p. 68). charges for special exhibitions. Guildhall Yard, Sat-Thur 10am-5.45pm; Fri 10am-10pm. off Gresham St, EC2V 5AE. T: 020-7332 3700. Admission free; charges for special www.cityoflondon.gov.uk. Station: St exhibitions. Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL. Paul’s. D10. T: 020-7942 2000. www.vam.ac.uk. Station: South Kensington. F4/5. During World HAYWARD GALLERY War II, The This recently refurbished gallery THE National Gallery’s has contemporary exhibitions. The former Wallace family home paintings were To 19 Aug: Lee Bul. Works inspired displays their beautiful collection of evacuated to by science fiction and visionary Rococo art, sculpture, furniture and architecture, as well as Japanese suits of armour. Free tours on selected anime and manga. Check for times. dates. Daily 10am-5pm. Admission free. Free admission; charges for some exhibitions. Hertford House, Manchester Square, W1U 3BN. Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX. T: 020-7563 9500. www.wallacecollection.org. T: 020-7928 3232. www.southbankcentre.co.uk. Station: . D6. Station: Waterloo/Westminster. E8.

WELLCOME COLLECTION THE NATIONAL GALLERY Wellcome Trust’s public venue houses hundreds Gallery displaying works by Western European of fascinating artefacts relating to health and masters from the 13th to 19th centuries. the body. It includes the permanent exhibitions To 29 Jul: Monet & Architecture. Medicine Now and Medicine Man, which is Sir This exhibition of Monet’s work focuses on the Henry Wellcome’s personal collection of old artist’s paintings of buildings. To 7 Oct: Ed medical equipment from around the world. Ruscha: Course of Empire. Ruscha’s depictions To 16 Sep: Teeth. Explore the evolution of of Los Angeles. Sat-Thur 10am-6pm; Fri 10am- our relationship with our teeth, and with the 9pm. Admission free; charges for special profession that has shaped the way we live with exhibitions. Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN. them. Please check for times. Admission free. T: 020-7747 2885. www.nationalgallery.org.uk. 183 Euston Rd, NW1 2BE. T: 020-7611 2222. Station: Charing Cross. E7. www.wellcomecollection.org. Station: Euston. C7. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY GALLERIES Prominent gallery depicting famous British BEN URI GALLERY people. To 23 Sep: BP Portrait Award. The London Jewish Museum of Art. To 16 Sep: International exhibition of contemporary Bomberg: Touring Exhibition. A large survey portrait painting. To 21 Oct: Michael Jackson: of David Bomberg’s art to mark 60 years since On the Wall. Works by artists who have been his death. Please check for times. Admission inspired by the King of Pop. Sat-Wed 10am-6pm; £5. 108a Boundary Rd, off Abbey Rd, NW8 0RH. Thur-Fri 10am-9pm (regular Fri evening events). T: 020-7604 3991. www.benuri.org.uk. Station: Admission free; charges for special exhibitions. Kilburn High Road. Off map. St Martin’s Place, WC2H 0HE. T: 020-7312 2463. www.npg.org.uk. Station: Leicester Square. E7. THE COURTAULD GALLERY Collection of European art and temporary shows. THE PHOTOGRAPHERS’ GALLERY To 15 Jul: Artists at Work. The London’s largest gallery devoted to photography. Drawings Gallery hosts this display of sketches, To 14 Oct: Alex Prager: Silver Lake Drive. Display drawn between the 16th and 20th centuries, which of the American photographer’s trademark depict artists working on their craft (p. 68). large-scale, Technicolor images. Please check Daily 10am-6pm. Adult £7; child free. Somerset for times and prices. 16-18 Ramillies St, W1F 7LW. House, Strand, WC2R 0RN. T: 020-7848 2526. T: 020-7087 9300. www.thephotographersgallery. www.courtauld.ac.uk. Station: Embankment. E8. org.uk. Station: Oxford Circus. D7.

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THE QUEEN’S GALLERY To 29 Jul: ABBA: Super This smart gallery adjoining Buckingham Palace Troupers. Audio-visual exhibition dedicated has temporary exhibitions, often sourced from to the Swedish pop group, with stage costumes, 500 years of treasures from the Royal Collection. handwritten lyrics and musical instruments. To 14 Oct: Splendours of the Subcontinent: Check website for full programme, times and A Prince’s Tour of India 1875-6. A celebration ticket prices. Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, of South Asian art and manuscripts, including SE1 8XX. T: 020-7928 3232. www.southbank examples gifted to George III and pieces sent to centre.co.uk. Station: Waterloo/Westminster. E8. congratulate the newly crowned Queen Victoria in 1837. Check for times and prices. Buckingham TATE BRITAIN Palace, SW1A 1AA. T: 0303-123 7301. www.royalXXXXXXXX The nation’s leading collection of British art collection.org.uk/queensgallerylondon. Station:xxxxxxxxx from 1500 to today, including the world’s largest xxxxxxxxxxxx Green Park/Hyde Park Corner. F7. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxcollection of works by Turner. To 27 Aug: All xxxxxxxxxxxxxToo Human: Bacon, Freud and a Century of Life xxxxxxxxxxxxxPainting . Celebrating painters living in Britain Attractive 18th-century building displaying xxxxxxxxwho strove to represent human figures, their RA Collection works in all media. To 19 Aug: relationships and surroundings in intimate Summer Exhibition. The annual celebration ways. To 27 Aug: Art Now: Lisa Brice. Large- of contemporary art, from world-famous names scale paintings by the South African-born artist, to exciting new talent. Please check for times, taking on traditions associated with female nudes prices and events. 6 Burlington Gardens, Piccadilly, in art. To 23 Sep: Aftermath: Art in the Wake W1J 0BD. T: 020-7300 8000. www.royalacademy. of World War One. Exploring the impact of the org.uk. Station: /Green Park. E7. war on British, German and French art. Daily 10am-6pm. Admission free; charges for special ROYAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS exhibitions. Millbank, SW1P 4RG. T: 020-7887 Hub for professional sculptors with exhibitions. 8888. www.tate.org.uk. Station: Pimlico. G8. To 14 Jul: Faces of Sculpture: Portrait of a Profession. Photographs by Anne TATE MODERN Purkiss depict members of the Royal Society World-class, international modern art in the of Sculptors and the RA, including Damien transformed Bankside Power Station. To 9 Sep: Hirst and Grayson Perry. Mon-Fri 11am-5pm. Picasso 1932 – Love, Fame, Tragedy. A thrilling Admission free. 108 Old Brompton Rd, SW7 3RA. look at one of the most productive (and dramatic) T: 020-7373 8615. www.sculptors.org.uk. years of Picasso’s life. To 14 Oct: Shape of Light: Station: Gloucester Road. Off map. 100 Years of Photography and Abstract Art. For the first time, Tate Modern tells the intertwined SERPENTINE GALLERY stories of the birth of these two innovations This gallery in Kensington Gardensens has in art. Sun-Thur 10am-6pm; Fri-Sat modern and contemporary exhibitions.bitions. 10am-10pm.10am-10pm. AAdmission free; charges for To 7 Oct: Serpentine Pavilion. Thehe specialspecial exhibitions.exhibi Bankside, SE1 9TG. world-famous architectural projectect T:T: 020-788020-78877 8888. www.tate.org.uk. returns, this year designed Station:Station Southwark. E9. by Mexico’s Frida Escobeda. Tue-Sun 10am-6pm. WHITECHAPELW Admission free. Kensington GALLERY Gardens, W2 3XA. Influential gallery T: 020-7402 6075. showcasing www.serpentine contemporary art. galleries.org. Station: Check for times. South Kensington. E4. Admission free; charges for special SOUTHBANK exhibitions. 77-82 CENTRE Whitechapel High St, This huge arts centre is E1 7QX. T: 020-7522 home to the Royal Festival See Rodin’s sculptures at 7888. www.white Hall, Queen Elizabeth The British Museum (p. 69) chapel.org. Station:

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Dr Johnson’s House is a charming 300-year-old townhouse, nestled amongst a maze of courts and alleys in the historic City of London. Samuel Johnson, the writer and wit, lived and worked here in the middle of the eighteenth century, compiling his great Dictionary of the English Language in the Garret.

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MUSICALS & PERFORMANCES THE BOOK OF MORMON ALADDIN This controversial satire follows the exploits This spectacular hit has lyrics by Tim of two hapless missionaries from the Church Rice, and a real magic carpet. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; of Latter Day Saints. Check for times. Tickets Thu & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £17.50-£149.50. £25-£202.25. , Coventry , Old Compton St, W1D St, W1D 6AS. T: 0844-482 5110. www.bookof 4HS. T: 0844-482 5151. www.aladdinthemusical. mormonlondon.com. Station: Leicester Square. E7. co.uk. Station: . D7. CHICAGO THE MUSICAL BAT OUT OF HELL From 2 Jul: Martin Kemp takes over from Cuba This Meat Loaf jukebox musical, set in the dark Gooding Jr as Billy in this jazz-filled musical. Mon- post-apocalyptic world of Obsidian, features Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £25-£150. motorbikes and flames on stage. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Phoenix Theatre, 110 Charing Cross Rd, WC2H Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £20-£175. Dominion 0JP. T: 0843-316 1082. www.phoenixtheatre Theatre, 268-269 Tottenham Court Rd, W1T 7AQ. london.co.uk. Station: Tottenham Court Road. E7. T: 0845-200 7982. www.batoutofhellmusical.com. Station: Tottenham Court Road. D7. DREAMGIRLS Powerful tunes are set against a tumultuous story about a young female singing trio from Chicago. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £15-£175. , Strand, WC2R A HAT TRICK 0ET. T: 0844-871 7687. www.savoytheatre.org. Station: Covent Garden. E8.

EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE This feel-good musical is set on a council estate in Sheffield, where teenager Jamie must overcome prejudice. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £20-£85. Apollo, 31 Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 7ES. T: 0330-333 4809. www.everybodystalking aboutjamie.co.uk. Station: Piccadilly Circus. D8.

42ND STREET A bossy director stages a musical during the Great Depression, giving small-town girl Peggy a shot at stardom. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £15-£125. Theatre Sam Mendes – director of Skyfall and Royal Drury Lane, Catherine St, WC2B 5JF. the West End’s Charlie and the Chocolate T: 0844-858 8877. www.42ndstreetmusical.co.uk. Factory – is behind The Lehman Trilogy at Station: Covent Garden. D8. the National Theatre (from 4 Jul). The play, written by Stefano Massini and adapted FUN HOME by Ben Power, is staged in three parts over Alison delves into memories of her 1970s one night. It tells the story of the Lehman childhood, her college love life and her coming brothers, who arrived in New York from out. Please check for times. Tickets £10-£40. Bavaria in 1844 and established what would , 66 The Cut, SE1 8LZ. T: 020-7452 become America’s fourth biggest investment 3000. www.youngvic.org. Station: Waterloo. F9. bank. It collapsed into bankruptcy 163 years later, triggering the global financial crisis HAMILTON in 2008. Power says: ‘It’s a gripping story Multi-award-winning musical, set to rap music, about the American dream and how that about the life of the American Founding Father got lost.’ With Simon Russell Beale in the Alexander Hamilton. Please check for times, prices show, you can bank on this being a success. and returns. , Victoria St, www.nationaltheatre.org.uk SW1E 5EA. T: 0844-482 5138. www.hamiltonthe

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HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Musical inspired by the dark 1980s film about three teenagers called Heather. Please check for times. Tickets £25-£75. , 12 Palace St, SW1E 5JA. T: 020-7087 7900. www.theotherpalace.co.uk. Station: Victoria. F7.

THE KING AND I Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, set in 1860s Bangkok. Mon-Sat 7pm; Wed & Sat 2pm. Tickets £15-£82.50. London Palladium, Argyll St, W1F 7TF. T: 0844-412 2704. www.kingandimusical. co.uk. Station: Oxford Circus. D7.

KINKY BOOTS Fun musical about a shoe factory which makes knee-high boots for drag queens. Please check for times and prices. , 409-412 Strand, WC2R 0NS. T: 0844-579 0094. www.kinkyboots themusical.co.uk. Station: Charing Cross. E8. FIT FOR A KING Few actors can boast of working for the Royal LES MISÉRABLES Shakespeare Company and then a blockbuster Long-running musical adapted from Victor franchise (The Lord of the Rings). Sir Ian Hugo’s novel and set in post-revolutionary France. McKellen, however, has done just that and Please check for times and prices. Queen’s Theatre, is now returning to the theatre. The star 51 Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 6BA. T: 0844-482 5160. plays the protagonist in Shakespeare’s www.lesmis.com. Station: Leicester Square. D8. King Lear at the Duke of York’s Theatre (from 11 Jul; p. 88) for just 100 performances. DISNEY’S THE LION KING Calling it his ‘last big Shakespeare part’, Adaptation of the Disney film, with McKellen is reprising his role for the fourth outstanding costumes and music. Check for times. time after making his West End debut as Tickets £23-£200.25. Lyceum, 21 Wellington St, King Lear on this same stage in 1964. WC2E 7RQ. T: 0844-871 3000. www.thelionking. co.uk. Station: Covent Garden. E8. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA MAMMA MIA! Long-running Gothic drama about a masked A tribute to the music of ABBA, with a feel-good man who haunts the Paris Opera House. Please story set on a Greek island. Mon-Sat 7.45pm; Thur check for times and prices. Her Majesty’s Theatre, & Sat 3pm. Tickets £27-£102. Novello, , 57 Haymarket, SW1Y 4QL. T: 0844-412 2707. WC2B 4LD. T: 0844-482 5115. www.mamma- www.thephantomoftheopera.com. Station: mia.com. Station: Covent Garden. E8. Piccadilly Circus. E7.

MATILDA THE MUSICAL SCHOOL OF ROCK: THE MUSICAL Award-winning show based on Roald A musician teaches students to be rock Dahl’s book, about a girl with magic powers. stars. Please check for times. Tickets £15-£149.50. Please check for times. Tickets £25-£122.50. New London Theatre, 166 Drury Lane, WC2B , 32-34 Earlham St, 5PF. T: 020-7452 3000. www.schoolofrock WC2 9HU. T: 0844-412 4652. www.matilda themusical.com. Station: Covent Garden. D8. themusical.com. Station: Covent Garden. D8. STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL MOTOWN THE MUSICAL In Baz Luhrmann’s musical, a competitive Feel-good musical based on the story of Motown ballroom dancer tries to bend the rules. Please Records. Check for times and prices. Shaftesbury check for times. Stars Will Young. Tickets Theatre, 210 Shaftesbury Ave, WC2H 8DP. T: 020- £15-£129.50. , 16 Denman St, 7379 5399. www.shaftesburytheatre.com. Station: W1D 7DY. T: 0844-871 7630. www.piccadilly

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THRILLER LIVE Theatre, 2 Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0HH. Non-stop songs and dance celebrate Michael T: 0844-482 9673. www.garricktheatre.org. Jackson’s career. Please check for times and Station: Leicester Square. E7/8. prices. Lyric Theatre, 29 Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 7ES. T: 0844-482 9674. www.thrillerlive.com. PLAYS Station: Piccadilly Circus. E7. AN IDEAL HUSBAND To 14 Jul: Oscar Wilde’s satirical TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL comedy. Check for times and prices. Vaudeville Based on the life of Tina Turner, with Theatre, 404 Strand, WC2R 0NH. T: 0330- her best-known songs. Check for times. 333 4814. www.vaudeville-theatre.co.uk. Tickets £10-£79.50. , Hamilton Station: Charing Cross. E8. 9 Aldwych, WC2B 4DF. T: 0845-200 has won seven Olivier Awards, 7981. www.tinathemusical.com. 11 Tony Awards, AS YOU LIKE IT Station: Covent Garden. D8. a Pulitzer Prize Rosalind, a duke’s daughter, falls in and a Grammy love with a courtier. Please check for WICKED Award times. Tickets from £5. Shakespeare’s The brilliant backstory of Globe, 21 New Globe Walk, SE1 9DT. the witches of Oz with the hit tunes T: 020-7401 9919. www.shakespeares Defying Gravity and Popular. Check for times. globe.com. Station: Blackfriars. E10. Tickets £24.75-£175. Apollo Victoria Theatre, 17 Wilton Rd, SW1V 1LG. T: 0844-871 3001. THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY www.wickedthemusical.co.uk. Station: Victoria. F7. Six incompetent crooks are desperate to get hold of a diamond. Check for times. Tickets £10-£73.75. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN , 218-223 Piccadilly, W1V 9LB. Mel Brooks’ classic monster musical comedy. T: 0844-815 6131. www.thecomedyaboutabank Please check for times and prices. Garrick robbery.com. Station: Piccadilly Circus. E7.

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CONSENT HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD To 11 Aug: Friends take opposing briefs in a In JK Rowling’s new story, Harry works for the contentious legal case. The key witness is a woman Ministry of Magic. Check for returns and times. whose life seems a world away from theirs. At Palace Theatre, 113 Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 5AY. home, their own lives begin to unravel as every T: 0300-333 4813. www.harrypottertheplay.com. version of the truth is challenged. Check for times. Station: Leicester Square. E8. Tickets £10-£95. , Panton St, SW1Y 4DN. T: 0844-871 7622. www.atg JULIE tickets.com. Station: Piccadilly Circus. E7. Wild and newly single, Julie throws a late-night party. Please check for times and prices. National FAULTY TOWERS: Theatre, SE1 9PX. T: 020-7452 3000. www.national THE DINING EXPERIENCE theatre.org.uk. Station: Waterloo. E8. Seventies-style dining and comedy combine in this theatrical experience based on the TV comedy. KILLER JOE Check for times. Tickets £67.50-£79.50. Radisson Orlando Bloom stars as a police officer who Blu Edwardian, 9-13 Bloomsbury St, WC1B 3QD. moonlights as a killer for hire. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; T: 0845-154 4145. www.faultytowers-uk.com. Thur & Sat 2.30pm. Check for prices. Trafalgar Station: Tottenham Court Road. D7. Studios, 14 Whitehall, SW1A 2DY. T: 0844-871 7632. www.atgtickets.com. Station: Charing Cross. E7/8. HAMLET Prince Hamlet of Denmark comes home to find KING LEAR his uncle installed on the throne in Shakespeare’s From 11 Jul: Shakespeare’s tragedy (p. 84). masterpiece. Check for times. Tickets £5-£22. Check for times. Tickets £25-£145. Duke of Shakespeare’s Globe, 21 New Globe Walk, SE1 9DT. York’s Theatre, 104 St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4BG. T: 020-7401 9919. www.shakespearesglobe.com. T: 0844-871 7627. www.dukeofyorkstheatre.co.uk. Station: Blackfriars. E10. Station: Leicester Square. E8.

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THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE Please check for times. Tickets £10-£40. Mad Padraic is a terrorist deemed too violent , 41 Earlham St, WC2H 9LX. to be a member of the IRA, in this darkly comic T: 0844-871 7624. www.donmarwarehouse.com. drama. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 3pm. Tickets Station: Covent Garden. D8. £10-£99. Noël Coward Theatre, St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4AU. T: 0844-482 5140. www.delfont RED mackintosh.co.uk. Station: Leicester Square. E8. To 28 Jul: Alfred Molina stars as the American abstract expressionist painter THE MOUSETRAP Mark Rothko. Please check for times and prices. A murderer strikes at a party in ’s Wyndham’s Theatre, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H long-running whodunnit. Please check for times 0DA. T: 0844-482 5120. www.delfontmackintosh. and prices. St Martin’s Theatre, West St, WC2H co.uk. Station: Leicester Square. E7. 9NZ. T: 0844-499 1515. www.the-mousetrap.co.uk. Station: Leicester Square. D7. TARTUFFE To 28 Jul: New adaptation of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Molière’s comedy, about a French media tycoon. Slapstick comedy about an amateur drama society Check for times. £15-£90. Royal Haymarket, staging a murder mystery, where anything that Haymarket, SW1Y 4HT. T: 020-7930 8800. can go wrong, does. Please check for times. Tickets www.trh.co.uk. Station: Piccadilly Circus. E7. £20-£67.50. , 3-5 Catherine St, WC2B 5LA. T: 0844-482 9672. www.theplaythat WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION goeswrong.com. Station: Covent Garden. D8. Agatha Christie’s whodunnit about a murder trial is staged in a genuine former courtroom. THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE Check for times and prices. County Hall, Belvedere To 28 Jul: Miss Brodie presides Rd, South Bank, SE1 7PB. T: 0844-815 7141. over her chosen few at a prestigious girls’ school. www.witnesscountyhall.com. Station: Waterloo. F8.

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0330 333 4811 | | YoungFrankenstein.co.uk 2 , London, WC2H 0HH | Leicester Square Charing Cross TICKETS FROM £20 | MUST END 25 AUGUST ENTERTAINMENT SEE YOU IN THE WOMAN IN BLACK A young lawyer visits a remote house in the marshes to settle affairs after a woman’s death. This play celebrates its 30th anniversary this month. Please check for times. Tickets £21.50- £60. , Russell St, WC2B 5HH. T: 0844-871 7626. www.thewomaninblack.com. COURT Station: Covent Garden. D8. CONCERTS: CLASSICAL ROYAL ALBERT HALL From 13 Jul: BBC Proms. London’s premier music hall hosts 10 weeks of classical concerts by well-known orchestras and soloists from around the world (p. 80). Please check for full listings. Promming (standing) tickets cost £6, available on the night. Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP. T: 020-7589 8212. www.royalalbert hall.com. Station: South Kensington. G4.

ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS CHURCH Extensive programme of lunchtime and evening concerts and recitals, some of which are classical performances by candlelight. Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ. T: 020-7766 1100. www.smitf.org. Station: Charing Cross. E8.

CONCERTS: POP, JAZZ & WORLD THE JAZZ CAFÉ 2-7 Jul: Roy Ayers. 9 Jul: A Night of R&B. 19 Jul: Brooklyn Funk Essentials. 27 Jul: Kelis. 30 Jul: St Paul and the Broken Bones. 5 Parkway, NW1 7PG. T: 0844-847 2514. www.thejazzcafe london.com. Station: Camden Town. Off map.

THE O2 9-11 Jul: Justin Timberlake. 13-14 Jul: The Muppets. Peninsula Square, SE10 0AX. T: 0844-856 0202. www.theo2.co.uk. Station: North Greenwich. Map inset.

RONNIE SCOTT’S JAZZ CLUB 2-4 Jul: Keyon Harrold. 8 Jul: Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra. 16-19 & 23-26 Jul: Average A UNIQUE White Band. 47 Frith St, W1D 4HT. T: 020-7439 0747. www.ronniescotts.co.uk. Station: Tottenham COURTROOM STAGING Court Road. D7. DANCE NOW PLAYING THE PEACOCK 1 Jul: TriOperas. Watch shortened versions LONDON COUNTY HALL of Turandot, Madam Butterfly and Carmen. 18-22 Jul: Che Malambo. Watch the all-male witnesscountyhall.com Argentinian percussive dance and music sensation. Portugal St, WC2A 2HT. T: 020-7863 8222. www.sadlerswells.com. Station: Holborn. D8.

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94 | LONDON PLANNER ENTERTAINMENT IN THE HEART SADLER’S WELLS 4-7 Jul: Hofesh Shechter Company. 10-11 Jul: Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary OF LEICESTER Dance. 20-22 Jul: China National Traditional Orchestra. 26-28 Jul: Company Wayne McGregor. SQUARE Rosebery Ave, EC1R 4TN. T: 020-7863 8000. www.sadlerswells.com. Station: Angel. Off map. FESTIVALS & EVENTS OPEN 7 DAYS BBC PROMS A WEEK From 13 Jul: Annual, long-standing festival celebrating classical music (p. 80). Most concerts take place at the Royal Albert Hall, plus Cadogan Hall and others in unusual venues. Please check for full listings. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP. T: 020-7589 8212. www.bbc.co.uk/ proms. Station: South Kensington. F4.

GREENWICH + DOCKLANDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL To 7 Jul: A free festival celebrating performing arts outdoors, including street art, pyrotechnics and video projections. T: 020-8305 1818. www.festival.org.

REGENT’S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE Watch shows under the stars including Peter Pan, The Turn of the Screw, As You Like It, Little Shop of Horrors and Dinosaur World Live. Please check for times and prices. Open Air, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, NW1 4NU. T: 0844-826 4242. www.openairtheatre.com. Station: Baker Street. C6.

OPERA ROYAL OPERA HOUSE To 17 Jul: Don Giovanni (Mozart). To 20 Jul: La Bohème (Puccini). 7-21 Jul: Falstaff (Verdi). Bow St, WC2E 9DD. T: 020-7304 4000. www.roh. org.uk. Station: Covent Garden. D8.

CHILDREN & FAMILIES A MONSTER CALLS From 7 Jul: Teenager Conor, who lives with his sick mother, sees a monster through his bedroom window. Suitable for over-10s. Check for times and prices. , The Cut, SE1 8NB. T: 0844-871 7628. www.oldvictheatre.com. Station: Waterloo. F9.

DOUBLE ACT LAST MINUTE The lives of identical twins change drastically once their father starts dating and buys a & DISCOUNT bookshop. Please check for times and prices. Polka Theatre, 240 , SW19 1SB. THEATRE TICKETS T: 020-8543 4888. www.polkatheatre.com. Station: Wimbledon. Off map.

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his year’s Wimbledon shows no signs of hanging up WATER WORLD Tennis Championships his racket. This icon inspires If you struggle to stay upright on (2-15 Jul; p. 97) are likely global devotion: when he a surfboard, then you’ll appreciate to demonstrate that age takes to the cathedral-like andT experience mean the Centre Court, there will be the skills of competitors taking part in the London SUP Open. world, triggering a wave of followers from around the The paddleboard contests at the respect for those players world, from Kansas to Kolkata, Royal Docks and on the River who’ve been pounding the dressed in the red and white Thames (7-8 Jul) are open to courts for two decades. of the Swiss flag, with the RF all, and include a 9km-long In the women’s game, Serena monogram. ‘It’s the ultimate race, team events and parent Williams (aged 36) may even achievement in our sport to get and child relays. be given a high-seed status for the No 1 ranking; it just doesn’t www.citypaddlefestivals.com the tournament. Astoundingly, come easy,’ Federer has said. this would be despite her giving In comparison, 32-year-old birth to a daughter just 10 Spaniard Rafael Nadal seems months ago and being absent like a whippersnapper. But from the game – thereby despite a series of serious resulting in her dip in ranking injuries over the past few years, points – for around a year. this exciting player has zipped Whatever her seeding, the back up the rankings and has US star aims to win her eighth been hovering between No 1 Wimbledon trophy since her and No 2 in recent months. first victory here in 2002 – and Meanwhile, our very own this time it’s likely that baby Andy Murray won in 2016, Alexis will be cheering her on. but has been recovering from Sweden’s Roger Federer, also an operation on his hip earlier 36, is currently the oldest-ever this year. It will be a last-minute World No 1 and has won eight decision on whether he is able Wimbledon titles since 2003 to play or not.

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WATCH museum. Legends Tours, led by former players, ATHLETICS on selected dates. Please check for times. Adult 21-22 Jul: Müller Anniversary Games (p. 20). £22; child £15. Stamford Bridge, Fulham Rd, London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, SW6 1HS. T: 0371-811 1955. www.chelseafc.com. E20 2ST. T: 0800-0722 110. www.queenelizabeth Station: Fulham Broadway. Off map. olympicpark.co.uk. Station: Stratford. Off map. LORD’S TOUR & MCC MUSEUM CYCLING Guided tour of the home of cricket includes the 28-29 Jul: Prudential RideLondon. Free family Pavilion, Long Room and Honours Board, plus ride in central London on Sat 28 and a chance to the England team’s dressing room and the MCC see the world’s best professional cyclists in action Museum with the Ashes urn. Check for dates and on Sun 29 (p. 16). www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk. times. Booking essential. Tour £24; child £15. St John’s Wood Rd, NW8 8QN. T: 020-7616 8595. CRICKET www.lords.org. Station: St John’s Wood. C4. 14 Jul: England vs India. 22-25 Jul: Middlesex vs Warwickshire. Lord’s Cricket Ground, see KIA OVAL TOUR ‘Lord’s Tour’ for address. Tour the famous cricket ground, home of Surrey County Cricket Club since 1845 and host of 6 Jul: Surrey vs Kent. 12 Jul: Surrey vs . England matches. Please check for times and 27 Jul: Surrey vs Somerset. Please check for full prices. , SE11 5SS. T: 020-3946 0100. fixtures. Kia Oval, see ‘Kia Oval Tour’ for address. www.kiaoval.com. Station: Oval. Off map.

HOCKEY TWICKENHAM WORLD RUGBY From 21 Jul: Hockey Women’s World Cup (p. 20). MUSEUM & STADIUM TOUR Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, Queen The world’s largest stadium dedicated to rugby. Elizabeth Olympic Park, E20 2ST. T: 0800-072 Tours include the England dressing room, royal 2110. www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk. box and pitch. The World Rugby Museum houses Station: Stratford. Off map. 38,000 objects. Please check for times and prices. , Whitton Rd, HORSE RACING Twickenham, TW2 7BA. T: 020-8892 27-28 Jul: King George Weekend. 8877. www.worldrugbymuseum.com. Ascot Racecourse, High St, Ascot, The first Test Station: Twickenham. Off map. Berkshire, SL5 7JX. T: 0844-346 match in England 3000. www.ascot.co.uk. Station: was played at the WEMBLEY STADIUM TOUR Oval – WG Grace Waterloo to Ascot. Off map. scored 152 runs Go behind the scenes to relive on his debut sporting history at this world-famous TENNIS stadium – the UK’s largest sports and 2-15 Jul: Wimbledon Tennis music venue – including the England Championships (p. 96). The All England dressing rooms and FA Cup. Regular tours Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Rd, SW19 daily 10am-4pm; please check for closures. 5AE. T: 020-8971 2473. www.wimbledon.com. Adult £22; child £14. Olympic Way, HA9 0WS. Station: Southfields. Off map. T: 0800-169 9933. www.wembleystadium.com. Station: Wembley Park. Off map. TOURS & MUSEUMS ARSENAL STADIUM TOUR & MUSEUM WIMBLEDON LAWN TENNIS Self-guided audio tours include the changing MUSEUM & TOUR rooms. The Legends Tour is led by ex-Arsenal In the museum, see the 1887 men’s singles players. Please check for times. Adult £22; child trophy, Victorian tennis fashions and John £14. Museum only £10; child £7. Drayton Park, N5 McEnroe’s ‘ghost’ in the changing rooms. 1BU. T: 020-7619 5000. www.arsenal.com. Station: The tour includes Centre Court. Daily 10am- Holloway Road/Arsenal/. Off map. 5pm. Please check for prices (no tours during Wimbledon Championships). See Wimbledon CHELSEA FC STADIUM TOUR & MUSEUM Tennis Championships for address. T: 020- Guided one-hour tour including the dressing 8946 6131. www.wimbledon.com. Station:

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JULY 2018 | 97 ©VisitBritain/Andrew Pickett SHOPPING www.connaught-village.co.uk from 3pmto 7pmandit’s allfree. performances. The festival runs up incostumes to givetalks and area’s history to life astheydress specialists Past Pleasures bringthe with jellyandthere-enactment Bompas andParr work theirmagic Horrible Hist There are liveperformances from history drink andmusic. withfood, traffic-free tripthrough the area’s Time with aparty. Arch, is celebrating its 150thyear Connaught near Village, Marble VILLAGE PEOPLE 52 UpperSt,N10QH The Business Design Centre, for browsing andbuying. access displays everything from fashion Europe theevent andbeyond, Showcasing items from across access textiles, thefair is fullof fabrics, buyers andthoseseriousabout Centre Aimed inIslington. at (18-19 Jul)intheBusiness Design visit details adorningyour clothing, If you are intrigued bythesmall THE FABRIC OFTHECITY TheLondonTextile Fair ories tovintag ories, trimsandmore. (5 Jul)takes visitors ona A Walk Through ories; food geniuses e garments e garments BUILDING SIGHTS L station celebrates its150th (www.fortnumandmason.com) has beenmadeinEngland and trays. Eachofthepieces pots andtowels; plates, eggcups it depictstheshoponteacups, sketches of thestore’s façade, to thestore. Based ontheartist’s collection, whichisexclusive launched theRoryDobner souvenirs: thismonth, ithas of itemsthatmake charming Warrant Holderoffers plenty and afternoonteas. store isfamed foritsfood hall 200 years old,thedepartment British are right upyour street. latest Londonmust-haves that city’s buildings, here are the designers. Ifyou’re afan ofthe provided inspiration for product St Pancras International Fortnum &Mason to find thatthecapital has world, soit’s nosurprise amazing architecture inthe the most ondon hassomeof institution –morethan The Royal is a isa . – Kohinoor Sahota (www.oldvictheatre.com) is available atthetheatre British ingredients. Therange a richvanilla confection using theatre’s exterior icedonto with animageoftheiconic created aspecial biscuit, based biscuitcompany, has Biscuiteers, theluxury London- Freud and Cassandra Goad. British br made in year witharange of products theatre ismarkingits200th anniversaries, Continuing withthe (www.stpancras.com) Legend Elton Johnand by musicstars play –somehave beenplayed pianos, whichanyone can make sure you lookoutfor and more. Whileyou’re there, as printed cushions, scarves pick from stylishitemssuch the occasion, you can take your anniversary thisyear. To mark collaboration with ands includingBella The OldVic including . FIND YOUR YOUR FIND .

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MAJOR STORES DEBENHAMS This famous department store is great for fashion, Great bargains for designer clothing addicts beauty and food, and home to the huge Denim as well as fashion, homewares and accessories. Studios. 400 Oxford St, W1A 1AB. T: 0800-123 400. 334-348 Oxford St, W1C 1JG. T: 0844-561 6161. www.selfridges.com. Station: Bond Street. D6. www.debenhams.com. Station: Oxford Circus. B4. MALLS & FACTORY OUTLETS FORTNUM & MASON BICESTER VILLAGE Established in 1707, this historic store is famed A shopping haven in Oxfordshire’s countryside, for its food hall, hampers and china. Don’t miss where more than 160 boutiques showcase fashion the fashion and antiques departments or the brands, with prices that are reduced all year Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon. 181 Piccadilly, round. Mon-Sat 9am-9pm; Sun 10am-7pm. W1A 1ER. T: 0845-300 1707. www.fortnum Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6WD. T: 01869-323 andmason.com. Station: Green Park. E7. 200. www.bicestervillage.com. Station: Marylebone to Bicester Village. Bus: Shopping Express Village coach from London hotels. Off map. One of the world’s most famous and iconic stores includes top fashion labels and jewellery, plus many bars and restaurants. The food This huge mall has luxury and high-street stores, hall offers luxury wines and cheese, and there plus many restaurants. Ariel Way, W12 7GF are many souvenirs inspired by London and (and Stratford mall). T: 020-3371 2300. www.uk. emblazoned with the world-famous Harrods westfield.com. Station: Shepherd’s Bush. Map inset. logo, from cups to soft toys. 87-135 Brompton Rd, SW1X 7XL. T: 020-7730 1234. www.harrods.com. Station: Knightsbridge. F5.

HOUSE OF FRASER Famous for its affordable designer fashion, you’ll also find beauty, homeware and more at this one-stop shop. 318 Oxford St, W1C 1HF (and branches). T: 0344-800 3752. www.house offraser.co.uk. Station: Oxford Circus. B4.

JOHN LEWIS Established more than 150 years ago, this British DESIGN institution sells everything from hats to homeware across its seven splendid floors. 300 Oxford St, W1A 1EX (and branches). T: 020-7629 7711. FOR LIFE www.johnlewis.com. Station: Oxford Circus. D6. Starting out as a new designer can’t be easy in LIBERTY London, so that’s why 50m, an experimental Behind a mock-Tudor exterior, this respected concept store, has opened with the aim of store is famed for its haberdashery and fabrics. supporting new talent. Paul Smyth, who is Arthur’s, an Art Deco-inspired restaurant, has behind the project, says: ‘The fashion industry recently opened. Great Marlborough St, W1B is a difficult industry to survive in and London 5AH. T: 020-7734 1234. www.libertylondon.com. rents mean the dream of having a shop is Station: Oxford Circus. B5. disappearing for everyone but the wealthy, leaving behind great British talent.’ The venue MARKS & SPENCER offers affordable fees, while the name refers to Find everything from food and furniture to the 50 metres of rail space that designers are clothing and cosmetics at this trusted national given to showcase their work. Names include institution. Best-loved for its food line and womenswear designer Ryan Lo, fashion duo lingerie. 458 Oxford St, W1C 1AP (and branches). Kepler and jewellery studio Räthel & Wolf. T: 020-7935 7954. www.marksandspencer.com. Eccleston Yards, 21 Eccleston Place,

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FASHION IT’S ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Popular music merchandise shop selling rock Tailored menswear and womenswear from the memorabilia, T-shirts, photos and more. 230 Baker fashion-forward label. 9 Savile Row, W1S 3PF. St, NW1 5RT. T: 020-7224 0277. www.itsonlyrock T: 020-7494 8840. www.alexandermcqueen.com. nrolllondon.co.uk. Station: Baker Street. A3. Station: Oxford Circus/Piccadilly Circus. C5. LEGO STORE PAUL SMITH Browse sets and marvel at LEGO creations, On-trend classic mens’ and womenswear from a 6.53m-tall to an Underground from the iconic designer. 40-44 Floral St, carriage, in this huge store. 3 Swiss Court, WC2E 9TB (and branches). T: 020-7379 7133. W1D 6AP. T: 020-7839 3480. www.lego.com. www.paulsmith.co.uk. Station: Covent Garden. C6. Station: Leicester Square. E7.

PRIMARK LONDON BEATLES STORE At this bargain hunter’s paradise, you’ll find London’s only Beatles shop stocks original affordable clothing and homeware.499-517 Oxford memorabilia. 231/233 Baker St, NW1 6XE. St, W1K 7DA (and branches). T: 020-7495 0420. T: 020-7935 4464. www.beatlesstorelondon.co.uk. www.primark.com. Station: Marble Arch. B4. Station: Baker Street. A3.

TOPSHOP LONDON GLASSBLOWING STUDIO This flagship brims with catwalk-inspired Watch glass objects being created as you browse pieces at affordable prices. There’s a nail and pieces for sale. 62-66 St, SE1 3UD. blow-dry bar, too. 214 Oxford St, W1W 8LG T: 020-7403 2800. www.londonglassblowing.co.uk. (and branches). T: 0844-848 7487. www.top Station: London Bridge. D8. shop.com. Station: Oxford Circus. B5. PANDORA VIVIENNE WESTWOOD Jewellery and gifts, including Pandora’s charms Famous for her punk-inspired looks, this British for bracelets and necklaces. 257-259 Oxford St, designer is still edgy. 44 Conduit St, W1S 2YL W1C 2DD (and branches). T: 020-7407 2007. (and branches). T: 020-7439 1109. www.vivienne www.pandora.net. Station: Oxford Circus. B4. westwood.com. Station: Oxfordd Circus. C4/5. TWININGSTW SPECIALIST STORES FindF more than 100 ABBEY ROAD varieties of teas and STUDIO STORE infusions at one of the Music gifts, many related oldest shops in London. to The Beatles. 5 Abbey Rd, Open since 1706, it’s also NW8 9AA. T: 020-7266 7355. homeh to a small museum. www.shop.abbeyroad.com. 21621 Strand, WC2R 1AP. Station: St John’s Wood. Off map.ap. T: 020-735302 3511. www.twinings.co.www uk. BUCKINGHAM PALACE Station:Sta Temple. D9. SHOP Royal souvenirs, including softft WEW BUILT THIS CITY toys. 7 Buckingham Palace Rd, ThisT souvenir shop puts SW1W 0PP. T: 020-7839 1377.7 a quirky spin on classic www.royalcollectionshop.co.uk.k. gifts.gi The model pigeons Station: Victoria. F6. anda cityscapes are popular. 565 Carnaby St, W1F 9QF. T: 020-3642 9650. One of the world’s biggest toy www.webuilt-thiscity.com.w shops, with seven floors sellingng Station:S Oxford Circus. B5. everything that a child could dreamream of. 188-196 Regent St, W1B 5BT.T. Pick up royalty-inspired gifts T: 0371-704 1977. www.hamleys.com.s.com. at Buckingham Palace Shop

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AMERICAS PLANET HOLLYWOOD ABSURD BIRD Movie-inspired experience with a global menu, Soulful, US-inspired chicken diner and cocktail specialising in burgers. Daily L & D (bar to 1am). lounge. Daily B, L & D. ££. 54 Commercial St, ££. 57-60 Haymarket, SW1Y 4QX. T: 020-7287 E1 6LT (and branches). T: 020-3246 0007. www. 1000. www.planethollywoodlondon.com. absurdbird.com. Station: Aldgate East. Off map. Station: Piccadilly Circus. E7.

HAM HOLY BURGER RAINFOREST CAFE Gourmet burgers inside a department store. All-day dining in a mock rainforest jungle, with Daily L & D (check for times). £. John Lewis, life-size animals and a diverse, child-friendly 300 Oxford St, W1A 1EX. T: 020-7499 8296. menu. Daily L & D. ££. 20 Shaftesbury Ave, W1D www.hamholyburger.co.uk. Station: Oxford Circus. B5. 7EU. T: 020-7434 3111. www.therainforestcafe. co.uk. Station: Piccadilly Circus. E3. HARD ROCK CAFE London’s original burger joint has a huge menu, BRITISH with jumbo wings and smoked ribs. Daily L & D. AQUA SHARD ££. 150 Old Park Lane, W1K 1QZ. T: 020-7514 1700. Head up to level 31 of The Shard for modern www.hardrock.com. Station: Hyde Park Corner. E8. British cuisine and great views. Daily B, L & D. £££. 31 St Thomas St, SE1 9RY. T: 020-3011 1256. OBLIX www.aquashard.co.uk. Station: London Bridge. E10. Enjoy views from The Shard in this sophisticated New York-style rotisserie. Daily L & D. £££. 31 St CAFÉ IN THE CRYPT Thomas St, SE1 9RY. T: 020-7268 6700. www.oblix Classic English food in this church’s brick vaults, restaurant.com. Station: London Bridge. E10. or in the courtyard outside (p. 102). B, L & D (closes 6pm Sun). £. St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ. T: 020-7766 1158. REVIEW www.smitf.org. Station: Charing Cross. D7.

CHENESTON’S RESTAURANT Classic English dishes with stylish decor to match. Daily B, L & D. £££. The Milestone Hotel, 1 Kensington Court, W8 5DL. T: 020-7917 1000. www.milestonehotel.com. Station: High Street Kensington. Off map.

SEARCYS ST PANCRAS Ornate restaurant serving brasserie dishes. Daily B, L & D. ££-£££. Upper Concourse, St Pancras International, N1C 4QL. T: 020-7870 9900. www. AN INDIAN ADVENTURE searcys.co.uk. Station: King’s Cross St Pancras. C8. ‘The time is finally right to bring my love of the SOPHIE’S STEAKHOUSE & BAR Punjabi taste to Londoners,’ says Dipna Anand, Enjoy excellent British steaks, plus burgers about her new restaurant Dip in Brilliant in and terrine boards for sharing. Daily L & D. ££. Chelsea. The food is inspired by the restaurant 42-44 Great Windmill St, W1D 7NB (and branch). her grandfather set up in Kenya in the 1950s, T: 020-7352 0088. www.sophiessteakhouse.co.uk. and the one opened by her family in Southall, Station: Piccadilly Circus. E7. west London, in 1975. Much-loved, it counts Prince Charles and Tina Turner as guests. CHINESE Enjoy dishes such as fish masala, biryani and CHAI WU a caramelised carrot dessert with pistachio, Enjoy luxury Chinese dishes in the iconic made following original family recipes, in smart department store, Harrods. Daily L; Mon-Sat D surroundings decorated with flashes of orange. (to 8pm). £££. Harrods, 87-135 Brompton Rd, 448-450 Fulham Rd, SW6 1DL. SW1X 7XL. T: 020-3819 8888. www.chaiwu.co.uk.

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Awarded: Authentic Thai Food – Ministry of EL PIRATA Commerce, Thailand For more than 20 years, El Pirata has hit the 4 stars – spot as London’s top restaurant for traditional Master Chef UK Spanish tapas. Located in the heart of Thai Select Award – , it’s the perfect place for a true taste Department of Export Promotion, Ministry of of the Mediterranean. Informal, inexpensive Commerce, Thailand and above all, authentic – the restaurant uses the fi nest Spanish produce, including jamón 1 Bedfordbury, ibérico. Celebrity fans include Brian May and Covent Garden, London WC2N 4BP Johnny Depp, and food critics are unanimous 020 7379 4580 in their praise of this ‘Spanish gem’. behind ENO, Coliseum, www.thaipot.biz Ë Charing Cross Station 5-6 Down Street, Mayfair, W1 7AQ. (Covent Garden exit) 020 7491 3810/020 7409 1315. 4 stars restaurant at 2 stars price! www.elpirata.co.uk. Green Park. Map C5 – food and service others talk about –

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ROYAL CHINA BAKER STREET This huge flagship branch is known for its excellent dim sum, served every lunchtime. Evenings see dishes such as crispy aromatic duck on the menu. Daily L & D. ££. 24-26 Baker St, W1U 3BZ (and branches). T: 020-7487 4688. www.rcguk.co.uk. Station: Baker Street. D6.

INDIAN AMAYA TIME FOR A CHANGE These Michelin-starred dishes are full of exotic ‘Let’s go for a Burmese’ isn’t something you twists on Indian classics, prepared in an open- hear often, but this newcomer could change grill kitchen. Daily L & D. £££. Halkin Arcade, that. Lahpet – Burmese for ‘pickled tea’ – is 19 Motcomb St, SW1X 8JT. T: 020-7823 1166. an appealing dining room with a long, bronze- www.amaya.biz. Station: Knightsbridge. F6. topped bar. The kitchen imports indigenous ingredients: the coffee is from Myanmar’s CHUTNEY MARY Chin state and the menu runs from red Enjoy a gourmet tour of seven Indian regions kidney bean and ginger fritters to spicy king in this elegant restaurant, which includes the prawn curry. The star is lahpet, a fermented tea Pukka bar. Daily L & D. ££. 73 St James’s St, leaf salad which puckers your tongue as your SW1A 1PH. T: 020-7629 6688. www.chutney teeth crunch on peanuts and fried broad beans. mary.com. Station: Green Park. E7. 58 Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6JW. T: 020-3883 5629. www.lahpet.co.uk GAYLORD RESTAURANT Iconic Indian restaurant brand, serving award- MASALA ZONE winning sheekh kebabs and Mughal dishes. In this vibrant restaurant, enjoy Indian street Daily L & D. ££. 79-81 Mortimer St, W1W 7SJ. food and tasty thalis. Daily L & D. ££. 48 Floral St, T: 020-7580 3615. www.gaylordlondon.com. WC2E 9DA (and branches). T: 020-7379 0101. Station: Oxford Circus. D7. www.masalazone.com. Station: Covent Garden. D6.

INDIAN ACCENT MINT LEAF Innovative dishes from the renowned Indian Contemporary Indian dishes in a stylish venue. chef, Manish Mehrotra. Mon-Sat L & D. £££. Mon-Fri & Sun L; daily D. £££. Place, 16 Albemarle St, W1S 4HW. T: 020-7629 9802. Haymarket, SW1Y 4HX. T: 020-7930 9020. www. www.indianaccent.com. Station: Green Park. E7. mintleaflondon.com. Station: Piccadilly Circus. E7.

REVIEW SPICE OF LIFE The Thai designer behind the Greyhound fashion house has opened Greyhound Café, with hand-drawn chalk decorations and staff in saffron fishermen’s trousers. The menu has spicy salmon sashimi and wok-fried seafood. For dessert, try the tapioca pearls, butterfly pea flower and coconut sorbet with Mekhong rum cocktails. 37 Berners St, W1T 3LZ. T: 020-3026 3798. www.greyhoundcafe.uk LAHPET COURTESY OF LAHPET; GREYHOUND CAFÉ © MANUEL VAZQUEZ LAHPET COURTESY OF LAHPET;

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VEERASWAMY JAPANESE London’s oldest Indian restaurant boasts a BENIHANA decadent decor and a Michelin star, with tandoori Chefs griddle dishes at your table – try the hibachi and seafood dishes. Daily L & D. £££. 99 Regent prawns. Daily L & D. £££. 37 Sackville St, W1S 3EH St, W1B 4RS. T: 020-7734 1401. www.veera (and branches). T: 020-7494 2525. www.benihana. swamy.com. Station: Piccadilly Circus. E7. co.uk. Station: Piccadilly Circus. E7.

INTERNATIONAL RIVERSIDE THE CAVENDISH BATEAUX LONDON This elegant restaurant serves mains DID YOU Enjoy British cuisine on a river cruise. KNOW? such as wild salmon. Daily L & D. When Planet Daily L & D; Sun jazz with three- ££-£££. 35 New Cavendish St, Hollywood launched course L. £££. Embankment Pier, W1G 9TR. T: 020-7487 3030. it was backed by WC2N 6NU. T: 020-7695 1800. www.35newcavendish.co.uk. Sylvester Stallone, www.bateauxlondon.com. Demi Moore, Arnold Station: Baker Street. D6. Schwarzenegger Station: Embankment. E8. and Bruce THE TERRACE Willis LONDON SHOWBOAT Tasty food including salads, burgers Drift down the Thames while enjoying and Italian dishes. Daily B, L & D. ££. Amba dinner or afternoon tea. Booking essential. £££. Hotel Charing Cross, The Strand, WC2N 5HX. Westminster Pier, SW1A 2JR. T: 020-7740 0400. T: 0800-330 8397. www.amba-hotel.com. www.citycruises.com. Station: Westminster. F8. Station: Charing Cross. E8. RS HISPANIOLA ITALIAN Mediterranean cuisine aboard a restaurant ship. ASK ITALIAN Daily L & D. ££. , WC2N Tasty pizzas, antipasti and handmade pasta, with 5DJ. T: 020-7839 3011. www.hispaniola.co.uk. outside tables. Daily L & D. ££. 41-43 Spring Station: Embankment. E8. St, W2 1JA (and branches). T: 020-8115 7091. www.askitalian.co.uk. Station: Paddington. D4. SOUTH EAST ASIAN CHI KITCHEN POLPO Tasty pan-Asian cuisine in an open-plan dining This simple restaurant serves small plates for space in this popular department store. Daily B, sharing, such as crab arancini and fritto misto. L & D. ££. 334-348 Debenhams, Oxford St, W1C Daily L & D. ££. 41 Beak St, W1F 9SB (and 1JG. T: 020-3841 6888. www.chikitchen.co.uk. branches). T: 020-7734 4479. www.polpo.co.uk. Station: Oxford Circus. D6. Station: Piccadilly Circus. D7. MANGO TREE VERDI ITALIAN KITCHEN Elegant and popular fine dining with dishes Enjoy fresh Italian classics or afternoon tea from all regions of Thailand, such as sea bass in the Royal Albert Hall. Tue-Sun L & D. ££. wrapped in banana leaf. Daily L & D. ££-£££. Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP. T: 020-7070 4401. 46 Grosvenor Place, SW1X 7EQ (and Harrods www.royalalberthall.com. Station: South branch). T: 020-7823 1888. www.mangotree. Kensington. F4. org.uk. Station: Victoria. F6.

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108 | LONDON PLANNER SPANISH EL PIRATA Choose authentic tapas including cured meats and fresh seafood. There are also good set menus. Mon-Fri L & D; Sat D. ££. 5-6 Down St, W1J 7AQ. T: 020-7491 3810. www.elpirata.co.uk. Station: Green Park. E6.

IBÉRICA Traditional tapas are given a modern twist. Daily L & D. ££. 5-6 Zig Zag Building, 68 Victoria St, SW1E 6SQ (and branches). T: 020-3327 0200. LONDON www.ibericarestaurants.com. Station: Victoria. F7.

VEGETARIAN THE GATE Try Indian and Middle Eastern-inspired dishes. Daily L & D; Sat & Sun B. ££. 22-24 Seymour Place, W1H 7NL. T: 020-7724 6656. www.thegate restaurants.com. Station: Marble Arch. D5. 20% OFF MILDREDS FOOD/SOFT DRINKS/MERCHANDISE This Soho venue serves tasty dishes such as Not valid in conjunction with any other offer. Payment by cash wild mushroom and ale pie. Mon-Sat L & D. ££. or debit/credit card only. Discount applies to a la carte menu 45 Lexington St, W1F 9AN. T: 020-7494 1634. (excluding kids’ menu). Valid daily until 30/12/18. Subject to availability. 1 voucher per table maximum 8 persons. Code LPLAN. www.mildreds.co.uk. Station: Oxford Circus. D7. Please show this advert to your server before ordering.

TIBITS Help yourself to salads, hot dishes and desserts, RESTAURANT and pay by plate weight. Daily B, L & D. £-££. OPEOPENN ‘‘TILTIL MIDNIGHTMIDNIGHTT 12-14 Heddon St, off Regent St, W1B 4DA. (11(11PMPM SUN)SUN) T: 020-7758 4112. www.tibits.co.uk. BAR OPENOPEN Station: Piccadilly Circus. D7. ‘TIL 1AM (MIDNIGHT SSUN)UN) WOODLANDS Indian dishes. Daily L & D. £££. 77 Marylebone Lane, W1U 2PS. T: 020-7486 3862. www.woodlands restaurant.co.uk. Station: Bond Street. D6.

JULY 2018 | 109 NIGHTLIFE Left to right: The Prince; The White Swan E THE GREAT OUTDOORS eer gardens can be found from a cask in the pretty garden. INDIAN SUMMER everywhere, but to enjoy The deck has boats tied to it, Vijay’s Bar & Lounge, a new the best ones, you need bobbing on the water, and speakeasy in Fitzrovia above the to be in the know. After a rowers passing by (www.white Bwalk around Hampstead Heath, swantwickenham.co.uk). Indian restaurant Lokhandwala, is inspired by the whirlwind romance relax in The If you’d like to mingle with between Mumbai gangster Vijay – writers Charles Dickens, John locals, head to the People’s Kapur and Lady Charlotte. Expect Keats, Mary Shelley and Lord Park Tavern beside Victoria silver elephants, Indian tapas and Byron were regulars, while Park in east London, which is spiced cocktails – try the Like a the highwayman Dick Turpin’s popular with twentysomethings Bird (below), which is served inside father was the landlord. The and the odd cocker spaniel. a glass bird hanging in a lantern. gastropub serves hearty pub Occasional barbecues, table 93 Charlotte St, W1T 4PY lunches, as well as Scotch eggs football, weekend DJs and and cheese boards. It also hosts bunting in all shades of the barbecues in the garden, which rainbow create an energetic is allegedly haunted – look out vibe. The friendly pub is also for a ghostly female figure in a microbrewery, so don’t miss white! The yard has a fairy-lit out on trying a few of of its tree and a pergola (www.the home-brewed People’s Pints spaniardshampstead.co.uk). (www.peoplesparktavern.pub). If you’d rather spend the day If the weather is hit-and-miss by the river, then check out but you still fancy sitting The White Swan opposite outside, head to The Prince Eel Pie Island in Twickenham at West Brompton Crossing – not far from Richmond. The in Fulham. The self-service 17th-century gastropub has restaurant has hundreds of regular live music and quizzes. seats set around a deck with If you have a sweet tooth, sip a clear, retractable roof, while Prosecco or Pimm’s, or try some its beautiful pergola drips with of the eight draught lagers and wisteria and pink flowers ciders. Grab a seat on its terrace (www.theprincelondon.com).

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TRADITIONAL PUBS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT MAGPIE & STUMP THE BLUES KITCHEN Opposite the courts, this historic pub Bourbon and burgers, plus bands and DJs. dates back to the 1500s. 18 Old Bailey, EC4M 7EP. 111 Camden High St, NW1 7JN (and Shoreditch T: 020-7248 5085. www.magpieandstump.com. and branches). T: 020-7387 5277. www.the Station: St Paul’s. D10. blueskitchen.com. Station: Camden Town. Off map.

THE SPANIARDS INN RONNIE SCOTT’S A cosy, ancient pub by Hampstead Heath, which Famous Soho jazz club with a late bar. 47 Frith Charles Dickens frequented (p. 110). Spaniards Rd, St, W1D 4HT. T: 020-7439 0747. www.ronnie NW3 7JJ. T: 020-8731 8406. www.thespaniards scotts.co.uk. Station: Tottenham Court Road. D7. hampstead.co.uk. Station: Hampstead. Off map. CASINOS WAXY O’CONNOR’S CASINO AT THE EMPIRE Huge Irish-themed pub with live music, a food Includes a poker room, games, a bar and an Asian menu and four bars. 14-16 Rupert St, W1D 6DD. restaurant. Open 24 hours daily. 5-6 Leicester T: 020-7287 0255. www.waxyoconnors.co.uk. Square, WC2 7NA. T: 020-3627 0818. www.the Station: Piccadilly Circus. E7. casinolsq.com. Station: Leicester Square. E7.

YE OLDE CHEESE Historic pub with snug 17th-century rooms and narrow passageways. 145 Fleet St, EC4A 2BU. T: 020-7353 6170. Station: Blackfriars. D9.

BARS & CLUBS THE BACK ROOM Next door to Hard Rock Cafe, this cocktail bar features iconic music items, including a door from the Apple Studios signed by The Beatles. 148b Old Park Lane, W1K 1QZ. T: 020-7514 1700. www.hardrock.com. Station: Green Park. E6.

SEARCYS ST PANCRAS CHAMPAGNE BAR Europe’s longest Champagne bar is in a train station. St Pancras International, Euston Rd, N1C 4QL. T: 020-7870 9900. www.searcyschampagne MOVIE MAGIC bars.co.uk. Station: King’s Cross St Pancras. C8. Swap your supper clubs and cocktail classes for a film night at TT Liquor in Shoreditch. GONG The bar has transformed the space behind its You’ll find this smart lounge and bar located on specialist off-licence into a 52-seater cinema, the 52nd floor of The Shard. 31 St Thomas St, which will host monthly film nights showing SE1 9QU. T: 020-7234 8208. www.shangri- cult classics. The bar’s mixologists will whip la.com. Station: London Bridge. E10. up drinks inspired by each film – so try sipping a White Russian while watching the Coen GORDON’S WINE BAR brothers’ crime comedy The Big Lebowski. Enjoy a large selection of wines in this brick- Co-owner Stephen Thompson says: ‘The walled basement, established in 1890. 47 Villiers cinema was something we’ve always wanted St, WC2N 6NE. T: 020-7930 1408. www.gordons to do. We trialled private hire only, but we felt winebar.com. Station: Charing Cross. E8. that hosting regular screenings, and pairing cult classics with cocktails inspired by each RILEYS SPORTS BAR film, would be really fun.’ Future screenings Busy bar with 34 screens, table football and are set to include Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp American food. £. 380 Haymarket, SW1Y 4TE. Fiction and Die Hard starring Bruce Willis. T: 020-7930 0393. www.rileyssportsbars.co.uk. 17b Kingsland Rd, E2 8AA. T: 020-3131 2706.

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JULY 2018 | 111 BEYOND LONDON Why not escape the capital with a visit to some of Britain’s best-loved towns and cities? RY ITH

Paint the town As Liverpool Biennial arts festival begins, Kohinoor Sahota discovers the places that are adding colour to this northern city

usic, football and religion – the holy trinity Enjoy art that has been inspired by the city on the in Liverpool; no other topics arouse quite River Mersey, in churches and, of course, galleries as much passion in the city as these do. including The Bluecoat and Tate Liverpool. While art might not be the first thing you This huge festival, which was launched in 1998, TA Massociate with this thriving metropolitan city, has this year’s theme Beautiful world, where are ; UK it has more Grade II-listed buildings, galleries you? – which is the title of a Friedrich Schiller . ORG and museums than any UK city outside London, poem – where participants have been asked . making it a must-visit destination. to respond to social, political and economic Located in , in the northwest of turmoil. As one of its participating artists, England, Liverpool derives its name from ‘lifer Mohamed Bourouissa, explains: ‘There is an pool’, meaning ‘muddy pool’. It was in the 13th energy within the community. They are definitely century that this ‘pool’ played a role in the city’s activists.’ So, if you say you want a revolution LIVERPOOLMUSEUMS fortunes, as the seaport became Britain’s trading (or just some fine art), Liverpool awaits. . WWW gateway to the world. As Liverpool’s ambitions © grew, so too did its skyline with ‘The Three DIVINE INTERVENTIONS Graces’: the Cunard Building, the Royal Liver While the football grounds might be just as LOWRY

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BY Today, as you walk along Dock, which still worth visiting the actual places of worship. retains many of its original features, you can The grandaddy of cathedrals comes in the form of take in some of the country’s most impressive Liverpool Cathedral, which is fittingly located BUILDINGS architecture and art institutions. on Hope Street. This awe-inspiring construction Now, with the Liverpool Biennial taking place (it’s the largest cathedral in the country) will even (14 Jul–28 Oct), it’s a wonderful time to visit. get non-believers wondering how the hands of LIVER THE LIVER BUILDINGS BY LS LOWRY © WWW.LIVERPOOLMUSEUMS.ORG.UK; TATE LIVERPOOL © VISIT LIVERPOOL; JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO BY KE TATE © WWW.LIVERPOOLMUSEUMS.ORG.UK; THE LIVER BUILDINGS BY LS LOWRY WORLD MUSEUM © GAR WARRIORS, MCMILLAN © YOKO ONO; TERRACOTTA MCMILLAN © YOKO ONO; TERRACOTTA WARRIORS, WORLD MUSEUM © GARETH JONES; KIM CATTRALL BY SAMIRA ADDO COURTESY OF WALKER ART GALLE BY SAMIRA ADDO COURTESY OF WALKER WORLD MUSEUM © GARETH JONES; KIM CATTRALL WARRIORS, MCMILLAN © YOKO ONO; TERRACOTTA

112 | LONDON PLANNER XXX under astained-glasswindow. read ‘Ifelt you andIknewyou loved me’, was added Culture, asignbyartistTracey Emin,which of In2008, whenthecitybecame European Capital cathedral took74 years tocomplete. commission; work began in1904andthe was only22years oldwhenhereceived the Proving thathe was Scott blessedwithtalent, Station, isthemastermindbehindstructure. Gilbert Scott whobuiltLondon’s StPancras Sir George Giles GilbertScott, thegrandson of man couldhave created suchadivinebuilding. Originally meant meant Samira Addo’s portrait Catt Museum; Kim Terracotta Warriors attheWorld Yoko OnobyKeith MacMillan; Tate Liverpool; John Lennon and LS Lowry’s Clockwise from mainimage: The Liver Buildings JULY 2018 rall and

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Port of Liverpool Building and the Museum of Liverpool to be a temporary installation, it proved so popular The folk song In My Liverpool Home says: it’s now a permanent feature. While you’re there, ‘If you want a cathedral, we’ve got one to spare’ travel 150 metres to the top of the cathedral for – the ‘spare’ refers to Liverpool Metropolitan the Tower Experience. Twilight Thursday has Cathedral, which was built in 1967. It is known extended opening hours; arrive before sunset locally as Paddy’s Wigwam, which refers to and see the city, literally, in a different light. You the Roman Catholics of Irish descent who may not have made it to heaven, but you have just worship here. Shaped like a crown, it’s a reached one of the highest points in the city. dramatic, modern piece of architecture, with the altar in the centre and seats encircling it. Conceptual artist Ryan Gander says of the building: ‘Whether you’re religious or not, it’s Eat your art out so magical and mesmerising.’ He should know Titanic Hotel – during the Liverpool Biennial he is working Liverpool’s most luxurious hotel is north with schoolchildren to create work inspired of the city in Stanley Dock. For a touch of by the shape of the cathedral. theatrical dining, visit Stanley’s Bar & Grill. www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk; The open kitchen lets you watch the chefs www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk preparing your food. The dining area is inside a large brick building – the biggest MAKING AN EXHIBITION at the time when it was built in 1901. Liverpool has a historic connection with China: www.titanichotelliverpool.com boasting the oldest Chinatown in Europe, some of its street signs are in Cantonese. This year it Salt House Bacaro achieved a cultural coup: China’s First Emperor Can’t make your mind up on what to eat? and the Terracotta Warriors (to 28 Oct) at Then enjoy small sharing plates: try the mini the World Museum displays seven of the pizzas, grilled king scallops and crab. Order warriors, alongside thousands of artefacts. one of the Bellinis – we recommend the David Fleming, former director of the limoncello and raspberry or the St Germain National Museums Liverpool, says: ‘World elderflower – and enjoy the delights of this Museum is one of the jewels in Liverpool’s chic restaurant. www.salthousebacaro.co.uk cultural crown, and the Terracotta Warriors exhibition is surely one of the most important Hanover Street Brasserie exhibitions we have ever held here.’ Steak, duck breast or pork belly – this is Located along William Brown Street are a must for meat lovers. The gin selection is three much-loved public buildings: the World extensive, and the cocktails are given a twist. Museum, Central Library and, one of Europe’s www.hanoverstreetsocial.co.uk finest art galleries, the Walker Art Gallery.

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Spirit of Liverpool sitting THE SOUND OF MUSIC proudly at the top – the Four names continue to original was replaced in draw in the tourists: John, 1993 with a replica of sculptor Paul, George and Ringo – John Warrington Wood’s there’s no way you can talk mascot. Befitting his name, he about Liverpool without talking was born just outside Liverpool, in about The Beatles. The Fab Four Warrington. The statue shows a woman may be the city’s gift to the world, but with a crown, a wreath and a (fictional) liver the group are a gift for the city’s tourism – so bird. She sits on a bale of cotton which symbolises much so that the fans who make a pilgrimage here the city’s trade and industry, while the trident and add £83 million a year to Liverpool’s economy. the propeller represent domination over the sea. Double Fantasy: John and Yoko (to 22 Apr 2019) The venue has work by one of Liverpool’s most at the Museum of Liverpool shows how John famous sons, George Stubbs. He learnt to paint Lennon and Yoko Ono expressed their love under the supervision of fellow Liverpudlian through art. Ono says: ‘I am so happy and grateful artist, Hamlet Winstanley, and he’s famous for that we are having a show in Liverpool. This is his animal portraits. If you were around in the where John was born and I know he would be very 18th century, chances are that you’d have Stubbs happy. Everything was made out of love. We found to thank for seeing a kangaroo for the first time that we were both very strongly interested in – in 1772 he painted the animal in The Kongouro world peace.’ Take a look at memorabilia, from from New Holland. He was interested in the his handwritten lyrics of Happy Christmas, anatomical construction of animals, and carried War is Over to his hard-won Green Card. out dissections to further his knowledge. Fans of The Beatles should continue their journey The iconic northern artist LS Lowry’s paintings, to Liverpool’s waterfront. Sir Peter Blake, who with matchstick figures, brooding landscapes and designed the cover of the album Sgt. Pepper’s industrial life, famously depict the north including Lonely Hearts Club Band, has transformed the The Liver Buildings Liverpool. As for a famous Mersey Ferry Snowdrop into a moving artwork for daughter, actress Kim Cattrall, who starred in the Liverpool Biennial. Hop on board Everybody Sex and the City, was born in Liverpool; there’s Razzle Dazzle for free, and learn about the history a portrait of her by Samira Addo in the gallery. of the ships that were used during World War I. www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk www.biennial.com

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of the North Clockwise from The Great Exhibition of the North (to 9 Sep) top: Liverpool opened last month in Newcastle. The country’s Metropolitan largest water sculpture, at 80 metres high, Cathedral; ‘danced’ to a soundtrack of music, and the George Stubbs’ Whistlejacket;

Mercury Prize-nominated northern band, Newcastle © ISTOCK; WHISTLEJACKET BY GEORGE STUBBS GEOTN IMAGES; NEWCASTLE EYELEVEL CATHEDRAL LIVERPOOL METROPOLITAN Maximo Park, performed on the River Tyne. If you’ve never experienced the charm of the north, what are you waiting for? This vast event celebrates the north with exhibitions and performances. Life in a Northern Town, which takes place in Newcastle, looks at artist-led organisations in Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle and Liverpool. At the Great North Museum in Newcastle, the exhibition Which Way North (to 9 Sep) includes George Stubbs’ paintings and the last piano John Lennon played. www.getnorth2018.com

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Quarter Riverside Doubletree Docklands Nelson Dock Doubletree to Canary Wharf Daily Arsenal Royal North Greenwich to Woolwich only Weekends Putney to Blackfriars only morning and evenings Weekday Blackfriars to Canary Wharf morning and Weekday Limited service: only evenings PM services only Wandsworth Chelsea Harbour RB4 RB5 RB6 Putney Kew Richmond St. Helena Richmond Landing Stage Kingston Turks Westminster to North Greenwich Daily Arsenal Royal North Greenwich to Woolwich only evenings mornings and Limited service: Westminster to Battersea Power Station morning peak only Limited service: Westminster to North Greenwich only Weekends Battersea Power Station to London Bridge City Daily Kingston Town End RB1 RB1X RB2 River Bus: River River bus services are operated by MBNA Thames Clippers MBNA are operated by bus services River Court Hampton

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Key bus routes in central London 2 to Hampstead Hea Camden Lock 139 to Golders Green ZSL Market 23 London Zoo Westbourne Park Abbey Road ZSL Camden To Lord’s Cricket London Ground Zoo Ladbroke Grove Lisson Grove Albany Street Sainsbury’s for ZSL London Zoo Sherlock Holmes Regent’s Park Museum Ladbroke Grove Madame Tussauds

Telecom 205 Marylebone Tower Paddington Great Warren Stre 453 74 Baker Street and Portland and Euston Squa Gloucester Place Street Edgware Road Pollock’s Toy Museum 159 Marble Goodge Stre Arch and Gower Stre Lancaster Gate Gate Bond 148 Queensway 274 Oxford Street Circus Tottenham to Marble 25 73 Court Road White Hyde Arch Cambridg City Kensington Park Circu Gardens Park Lane Eros Conduit Street Albert Shaftesbu Memorial C2 Avenue to Royal Hammersmith Royal Academy 9 Albert National Nelson’s 10 Hall Knightsbridge Piccadilly Gallery Column Green Park Circus High Street Kensington Hyde Park St. James’s Corner Palace Harrods Wellington Pall Mall Science Green St. James’s Palace Museum Arch Park Admiralty Victoria & Arch Albert Museum South Kensington Natural Royal Horse History Mews Buckingham St. James’s Park Guards 74 Museum Palace to Putney St. James’s Park Victoria 38 390 Victoria Street Westminste

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