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THE CITY classics including Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera and The Woman in Black, you will nd hit contemporary shows, such as Billy Elliot, The Lion King and Thriller – Live. Don't forget to explore the many o-West End venues too, such as the National Theatre, The Old Vic and (during the summer months) Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.

In the West End you will also nd some of ESB Professional/Shutterstock.com London's top shopping destinations, from Oxford London is a world-class city and the heart of Street to Seven Dials. Dierent neighbourhoods British politics, culture and commerce. Its are known for other unique opportunities for history stretches back thousands of years, and shopping: Notting Hill is renowned for its remnants of this fascinating past can still be antiques and Portobello Market, Greenwich has found across the capital – from the of an excellent arts and crafts markets, while London, a gruesome site of Medieval torture, to Westeld London City and Westeld Stratford the majestic . are the city's most famous malls.

A captivating mix of old and new, London is also If you would rather save money than spend it, renowned for its creativity, innovation and the eight Royal Parks are well worth a visit – and originality in art, theatre, music, design and a great spot for a picnic. Visit Greenwich Park to cuisine. It is home to countless art galleries and drop in on the Royal Observatory, walk through museums, including the Tate Modern, National Kensington Gardens to see Kensington Palace, Gallery and British Museum, which possesses take a paddle on the Hyde Park boating lake, see some of the world's nest treasures. And best of Buckingham Palace from scenic St James's Park, all, entry to most of these museums and galleries spot deer at Richmond Park and Bushy Park, is free! and meet the animals at , which lies within Regent's Park. To catch all the 'big-hitters' in one go, you can't beat a walk along the . Strolling Along the way indulge your taste buds with from Tower to the Houses of Parliament delicious food at one of London's many you'll pass the , Shakespeare's restaurants, gastropubs and pop-up eateries. You Globe, Tate Modern, the Southbank Centre, the can eat food prepared by a celebrity chef, National Theatre, the London Eye, the SEA LIFE discover modern British cuisine, or eat food from London Aquarium and London Dungeon. In anywhere in the world – be it Indian, Chinese, addition to these world-famous attractions, there Persian, Greek, Italian or Lebanese. Top o your are many more to discover during your stay. perfect day with a fancy cocktail, excellent wine or locally brewed beer at a top London pub or The West End is the place to go to see London's bar – and maybe a boogie at one of the capital's top theatre shows and musicals. Alongside buzzing nightspots and clubs. Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

EVENTS NOT TO BE MISSED The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace The Changing of the Guard or Guard Mounting is an exchange of guard duties at Buckingham Palace. Watch the ceremony as each set of guards dressed in traditional red tunics and bearskin hats takes over from their brothers in DisobeyArt/Shutterstock.com arms. You can also watch a similar procedure at

London oers a jam-packed calendar of events Horse Guards Arch on Horse Guards Parade. that cater to a wide range of audiences all year Photo: Iacopo Guidi/Shutterstock.com round. This guide highlights the most popular Address: Buckingham Palace, London and interesting ones that should denitely be on Public Transport: Tube station your bucket list. Tickets: Free to enter Internet: www.changing-guard.com Christmas Markets in London More Info: See the website for more information on times and dates They say you can start to

feel Christmas coming as British Summer Time Music Festival early as October in the The Barclaycard British UK. But to feel the true Summer Time music spirit of Christmas in festival takes place every London head to one or year in Hyde Park. The more of these very festive destinations week-long event covers throughout the capital and thank us later. You many musical tastes, don't want to miss the cosy Christmas markets from pop to rock to dance and hip hop. Find out peppered around the city centre. Be it at more on their website. Leicester Square, the Southbank Centre or

London Bridge City, why not warm yourself up Photo: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com with a mug of mulled wine by the river while you Address: Hyde Park, London browse the stalls and take in the festive Public Transport: Marble Arch, , or Green Park Tube stations atmosphere. Internet: www.bst-hydepark.com Email: [email protected] Photo: Nattaphun.Tee / Shutterstock.com Address: Leicester Square, & London Bridge Public Transport: Leicester Square, South Bank, London Bridge Opening hours: December - see website for times and dates Tickets: Free entry Internet: www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/london-event s-in-december Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

RHS Chelsea Flower Show Notting Hill Carnival The world's greatest Europe's biggest street ower show takes place festival takes place every in West London over a August Bank Holiday four-day period in May. weekend in West London. Each year is dierent The huge from the last but the Caribbean-themed party vibrant small gardens and horticultural displays takes place over a period of three days with the bring a splash of colour and scent to London's main parade held on the Monday. Expect events calendar. Booking in advance is advisable. colourful oats, dressed up performers and lots of music. Photo: GERARD BOTTINO/Shutterstock.com

Address: Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Hospital Road, Photo: je gynane/Shutterstock.com Chelsea, London Address: Notting Hill area, West London Public Transport: Sloane Square Tube station Tickets: Free entry Opening hours: May Internet: www.thelondonnottinghillcarnival.com Internet: Email: [email protected] www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-ower-show Email: [email protected] Totally Thames Festival The whole month of Trooping the Colour September is dedicated To celebrate The Queen’s to celebrating London's oicial birthday in June famous river. The Totally each year, the tradition of Thames Festival takes Trooping the Colour takes place over a period of 30 place on Horse Guards days. With more than 100 dierent artistic and Parade and The Mall near cultural events, the festival takes over the city Buckingham Palace. The ceremony of military spreading out for miles. In 2014 there were pomp and pageantry includes a ypast by the guided walks, tours and tall ships regattas, as Royal Air Force and a procession led by Her well as theatre, cinema and many other exciting Majesty. ways to enjoy London. All of these events take

Photo: Markus Gann/Shutterstock.com place either on or by the river Thames. Address: Horse Guards Parade, , London Public Transport: , Embankment or Photo: Songquan Deng/Shutterstock.com Tube stations Address: Various locations along the river Internet: www.householddivision.org.uk/trooping-the-colour Opening hours: Throughout September Email: [email protected] Phone: +44 20 7928 8998 More Info: See the website for more information Internet: totallythames.org Email: [email protected] Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

DO & SEE Opening hours: Tue – Sat 10.00 – 18.00, Sun 12.00 – 17.00 First Thursday of the month 10.00 – 20.00 Phone: +44 20 7330 7500 Internet: www.londonmithraeum.com Email: [email protected] More Info: Booking a spot in advance is recommended - Admission is free

Disney's The Lion King Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains and ESB Professional/Shutterstock.com to the evocative rhythms of Africa, Disney’s London is full of things to do and see. From multi-award winning famous attractions such as the London Eye, musical will redene your Houses of Parliament, and Tower of expectations of the theatre. London to much lesser known Brilliantly reimagined by acclaimed director Julie ones that are almost secrets. There are also Taymor, Disney’s beloved lm has been exciting shopping destinations, vast areas of transformed into a spectacular theatrical green parkland in the middle of the city and experience that explodes with glorious colours, much, much more. stunning eects and enchanting music.

At its heart is the powerful and moving story of Read on for inspiration and handy tips on places Simba – the epic adventure of his journey from you just can't miss while you're in the capital. wide-eyed cub to his destined role as the King of Many attractions on this list are free to enter, the Pridelands. giving you another great reason to fall in love with London. Photo: Disney Address: Lyceum Street, Wellington Street, 21 London Mithraeum Public Transport: Tube Reopened recently at the Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 19.30 Saturday and very site of its original Sunday 14.30 Phone: +44 (0)20 7206 1182 discovery, the ruins of Internet: www.lovetheatre.com/london this of Email: [email protected] Mithras are open for public visits in the WICKED basement of Bloomberg's European WICKED, the West End headquarters at number 12 . There are and Broadway musical also a few other exhibitions that include both sensation, is already the historic artefacts and contemporary artwork. 9th longest running Entrance is free of charge. musical in London theatre history. ‘Packed with wit, Photo: David Holt/Flickr (image cropped) storming songs and beautiful costumes’ (The Address: 12 Walbrook, London Guardian), WICKED imagines an ingenious Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

backstory and future possibilities to the lives of The Phantom of the Opera L. Frank Baum’s beloved characters from The Experience the Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reveals the unmissable The Phantom decisions and events that shape the destinies of of the Opera in London’s two unlikely University friends on their journey West End at Her to becoming Glinda The Good and the Wicked Majesty's Theatre. Now Witch of the West. celebrating 32 years, book your The Phantom of the Opera tickets Photo: WICKED today. Address: Apollo Victoria Theatre, Wilton Road, 17 Public Transport: Victoria Train, Bus and Underground Station Seen by over 140 million people worldwide, The Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 19.30 Wednesday and Phantom of the Opera is the highest grossing Saturday 14.30 musical of all time. Phone: + 44 (0) 844 871 7615

Internet: www.lovetheatre.com/london Email: [email protected] Now celebrating 32 record-breaking years, this multi-award winning musical continues to The Woman in Black captivate audiences at Her Majesty's Theatre in Join the millions of people London's West End. all over the world who Photo: The Phantom of the Opera have experienced ‘The Address: Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket most brilliantly eective Public Transport: Circus Tube spine-chiller you will ever Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 19:30 Thursday and encounter’ Daily Saturday 14:30 Telegraph. Phone: +44 (0)20 7206 1182 Internet: www.lovetheatre.com/london

Email: [email protected] Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story comes dramatically alive in Stephen Mallatratt’s 9 to 5 The Musical ingenious stage adaptation. Now celebrating 9 TO 5 The Musical is three decades in the West End, Robin Herford’s getting down to business gripping production is a brilliantly successful - with a strictly limited study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled season at the West End's horror. Savoy Theatre. Tumble outta' bed and stumble to Photo: The Woman In Black Address: Fortune Theatre, Russell Street, 29 Dolly Parton’s rip-roaring West End musical! Public Transport: Covent Garden Tube Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 20:00 Tuesday and Starring Caroline Sheen, Amber Davies, Natalie Thursday 15:00 Saturday 16:00 McQueen, Bonnie Langford and Brian Conley, Phone: +44 (0)20 7206 1182 the smash-hit musical features a book by the Internet: www.lovetheatre.com/london Email: [email protected] iconic movie’s original screenwriter Patricia Resnick and an Oscar, Grammy and Tony Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

award-nominated score by the Queen of Country The British Museum herself, Dolly Parton. One of the largest and most interesting Photo: 9 to 5 The Musical museums in the world, Address: Savoy Theatre, Strand the British Museum is Public Transport: Charing Cross Underground and Train home to some of the most Station Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 19.30 Wednesday and treasured historical Saturday 14.30 artefacts ever found. The extensive exhibition Phone: +44 (0)20 7206 1182 includes the Rosetta Stone, Assyrian treasures, Internet: www.lovetheatre.com/london Egyptian mummies and the museum's Email: [email protected] spectacularly illuminated Great Court, where you

MAMMA MIA! can nd the museum's new restaurant. This restaurant is an ideal spot for taking afternoon Celebrate the songs of tea under the court's spectacular roof. Free tours ABBA with the smash-hit of the museum and guides are also available. musical MAMMA MIA! in London at the Novello Photo: jennyt/Shutterstock.com Theatre. Join the fun as Address: Great Russell Street, London the world’s favourite Public Transport: , Tottenham Court Road, Russell feel-good musical, MAMMA MIA! celebrates its Square, and Goodge Street Tube stations Opening hours: Daily 10.00-17.30. Friday 10.00-20.30 twentieth anniversary in London’s West End. Phone: +44 20 7323 8000 Now, in the musical’s 21st year, the producers Tickets: Free (some temporary exhibitions are ticketed) are delighted to announce some major cast Internet: www.britishmuseum.org changes in the London production from Monday Email: [email protected] 10 June 2019 including Mazz Murray, (previously Tanya) who returns to play Donna. The You will nd vast Seen by over 8 million people in the West End, collections of some of the MAMMA MIA! continues to break box oice most famous, beautiful records at the Novello Theatre, its third London and awe-inspiring home. paintings in the world at the National Gallery. Photo: MAMMA MIA! Treat yourself to some of the best artistic Address: Novello Theatre, production there is and ever has been. Feast Public Transport: Covent Garden Tube your eyes on masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci, Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 19:45 Thursday and Saturday 15:00 Michelangelo, Titian, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Phone: +44 (0)20 7206 1182 Turner, Monet or Van Gogh. Internet: www.lovetheatre.com/london Email: [email protected] Photo: Cedric Weber/Shutterstock.com Address: Public Transport: Charing Cross Tube Station Opening hours: Daily 10.00-18.00. Friday 10.00-21.00 Phone: +44 20 7747 2885 Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Internet: www.nationalgallery.org.uk Phone: +44 20 3166 6000 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london

Madame Tussauds London Natural History Museum There's plenty to keep The Natural History you entertained at Museum houses hundreds Madame Tussauds of amazing exhibits from London, with more than the natural world in one 300 wax gures, the of London's most Marvel Super Heroes 4D beautiful landmark movie experience and Spirit of London Taxi Ride. buildings. Highlights include the popular The uncannily lifelike wax gures of famous Dinosaurs gallery, the model blue whale and the (and infamous) individuals from throughout Cocoon specimen centre special. Events and history are the obvious highlight. From Johnny debates are held in the Darwin Centre high-tech Depp and One Direction to Muhammad Ali and Attenborough Studio, where you'll have the the Queen, you are sure to recognise everyone chance to meet important scientists. who makes an appearance. Who is your favourite celebrity? Photo: ileana_bt/Shutterstock.com Address: Cromwell Road, London Public Transport: and Gloucester Road Photo: Chubykin Arkady/Shutterstock.com Tube stations Address: Road, London Opening hours: Daily 10.00-17.50 Public Transport: Baker Street Tube station Phone: +44 20 7942 5000 Phone: +44 871 894 3000 Tickets: Free (some exhibitions have separate charges) Internet: www.madametussauds.com/london/en Internet: www.nhm.ac.uk Email: [email protected]

St Paul's Cathedral Tower of London The 17th century Tower of London is one of cathedral on the most famous fortied in the is buildings in the world. one of the capital's most It's also a mysterious iconic buildings. place full of dark secrets, Designed by the strange stories and illustrious Sir Christopher Wren, St Paul's was historic relics. Here you can admire the priceless the tallest building in London until as late as Crown Jewels, explore the Medieval Palace, visit 1962. Use the touch-screen multimedia guides or the infamous Bloody Tower, and go on a tour take a guided tour to learn about the famous with a Yeoman Warder to learn about the many interior or, if you're feeling t, climb up to the executions that took place here. Whispering Gallery and try out the acoustics.

Photo: Justin Black/Shutterstock.com From there you can carry on making your way up Address: , London to the Golden Gallery atop the dome, where Public Transport: you'll be rewarded with breathtaking views of Opening hours: Tue-Sat 09.00-17.30. Sun-Mon 10.00-17.30 London. You can also descend into the crypt Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

where you'll nd memorials of important SEA LIFE London Aquarium historical gures such as Admiral Lord Nelson. Located on the South Bank, right next to Photo: Victor Moussa/Shutterstock.com London Eye, SEA LIFE Address: St Paul's Churchyard, London London Aquarium Public Transport: St Paul's, Mansion House and Blackfriars harbours one of Europe’s Tube stations Phone: +44 20 7246 8350 largest collections of Internet: www.stpauls.co.uk global marine life covering more than 500 Email: [email protected] species, 14 themed areas and two million litres of water. The exhibition includes favourites such Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre as seahorses, octopus, zebra sharks and clown Shakespeare's Globe sh.There are also interactive experiences, so Theatre is a you can see diving displays, watch the sharks reconstruction of the being fed, or even try and feed the stingrays original open-air theatre yourself. And don't forget to take a dive 'under where playwright, the ocean' in the glass tunnel walkway. William Shakespeare,

rst staged many of his famous plays such as Photo: NadyaEugene/Shutterstock.com Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Midsummer Address: County Hall, Road, London Public Transport: Waterloo and Westminster Tube stations Night’s Dream. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00. Sat-Sun 09.30-19.00

Phone: +44 871 663 1678 On the banks of the Thames, just a few hundred Internet: www.visitsealife.com/london yards away from its original location, the Globe Email: [email protected] stages classic and modern interpretations of Shakespeare's works as well as of brand new Legoland Windsor plays. And at only £5 for a standing ticket, you Built on 150 acres of can't go wrong. There is also an exhibition with parkland, the LEGOLAND audio guides available in English, French, Windsor Resort is located German, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese. And just outside of London. It expert guided tours run every 30 minutes. is home to more than 55 rides, shows, attractions Photo: Victor Moussa/Shutterstock.com and workshops, all geared towards children up Address: 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London to 12 years of age. This theme park is a great Public Transport: Blackfriars, London Bridge and Mansion place for a family day trip. But for those of you House Tube stations Opening hours: Daily 09.00-17.00 who would like to make the most of all the fun Phone: +44 20 7902 1400 there is to be had at the theme park, there is the Internet: www.shakespearesglobe.com possibilty of staying at the Resort Hotel's themed Email: [email protected] rooms for a few days and enjoying its themed rooms. That way you can fully enjoy all that the park has to oer. You can jump on board a Lego submarine, take a good look at London's iconic Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

landscape in miniature form, get soaked at the National Portrait Gallery water rides and put your skills to the test at The The National Portrait Driving School. Gallery in Central London harbours more than Photo: Fulcanelli/Shutterstock.com 195,000 portraits of Address: Winkeld Road, Windsor, Berkshire famous men and women Public Transport: Take a train from London to who have shaped British Windsor & Eton Central via Slough, or from Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside direct. A shuttle bus service history from 16th century to the present day. operates from both stations to the park. Painted by acclaimed artists such as Holbein, Phone: +44 871 2222 001 David Hockney, Cecil Beaton and Lucian Freud, Internet: www.legoland.co.uk sitters include kings, queens, lm stars, Email: [email protected] politicians, musicians and many more. The

Hampton Court Palace gallery's rolling calendar of exhibitions is worth investigating as well, particularly the annual BP Hampton Court Palace Portrait Awards. was King Henry VIII's favourite royal residence. Photo: Ham/Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) It is brimming with Address: St Martin’s Place, London thrilling stories and Public Transport: Charing Cross, Leicester Square and beautiful sights. Inside Embankment Tube stations Opening hours: Daily 10.00-18.00, Thu and Fri 10.00-21.00 the building you can visit the medieval Great Phone: +44 207 306 0055 Hall where William Shakespeare’s company once Tickets: Free (some exhibitions have separate charges) performed, as well as the huge Tudor kitchens Internet: www.npg.org.uk and the Haunted Gallery. There is also much to see on the outside of the palace, what with the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter puzzling maze, the palace's beautiful gardens and a large park. Other highlights include daily Step into the magical tours and talks, as well as the annual Hampton world of Harry Potter and Court Palace Flower Show. visit the lm sets where the movies were shot in Photo: Gail Johnson/Shutterstock.com Warner Bros. Studio Tour Address: East Molesey, Surrey London - The Making of Public Transport: Hampton Court train station is just across Harry Potter. On the tour you can nose around the bridge. Opening hours: Daily 10.00-16.30 Dumbledore's oice, enter the Great Hall, walk Phone: +44 844 482 7777 down Diagon Alley, see how they made Harry Internet: www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace Potter y on his broomstick and watch special Email: [email protected] eect animatronics come to life. A must-do for fans of the world's favourite wizard.

Photo: IR Stone/Shutterstock.com Address: Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden Phone: +44 345 084 0900 Internet: www.wbstudiotour.co.uk Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Museum of London Phone: +44 20 8409 4400 Internet: www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/london Discover the story of the Email: [email protected] world's greatest city at

The . The Sherlock Holmes Museum The tale begins with The oicial home of the prehistoric London, famous ctional detective moving on to the Sherlock Holmes is 221b inuence of the Romans and Saxons on the city, Baker Street. According and then on towards Medieval London. Along the to the books by Sir Arthur way you will encounter civil wars, deathly Conan Doyle, he lived plagues and rampant res. Journey through the here from 1881 to 1904. The museum features Galleries of Modern London along Victorian Holmes' detailed study, life-size waxworks streets and marvel at the lavish Lord Mayor's representing scenes from Holmes and Watson's Coach display. adventures and a souvenir shop.

Photo: steve estvanik/Shutterstock.com Photo: AVN Photo Lab/Shutterstock.com Address: 150 , City of London Address: 221b Baker Street, London Public Transport: Barbican, St Paul's and Moorgate Tube Public Transport: Baker Street Tube station stations Opening hours: Daily 09.30-18.00 Opening hours: Daily 10.00-18.00 Phone: +44 207 224 3688 Phone: +44 20 7001 9844 Internet: www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk Tickets: Free entry Email: [email protected] Internet: www.museumoondon.org.uk Email: info@museumoondon.org.uk

WWT London Wetland Centre See London from a dierent angle by taking The 105-acre WWT a cruise along the famous London Wetland Centre is River Thames. City a wildlife reserve on the Cruises oer frequent outskirts of Central sightseeing trips between London. Here you will nd plenty of rare birds, Westminster, Waterloo (next to the London Eye), Tower and Greenwich piers. Options include beautiful lakes, tranquil gardens and calming tea-time cruises, evening cruises, a jazz cruise meadows to walk amongst and admire. Keep and The London Showboat, a your eyes open because you might be lucky dinner/cabaret/dance cruise. enough to spot a family of otters. You can also take a free guided tour before relaxing at the Photo: Jorge Felix Costa/Shutterstock.com Water's Edge Café. There are indoor and outdoor Address: , Westminster, London adventure areas for kids to play in. Phone: +44 20 7740 0400 Internet: www.citycruises.com Photo: IanRedding/Shutterstock.com Email: [email protected] Address: Queen Elizabeth's Walk, Barnes, London Opening hours: Winter 09.30-16.30. Summer 09.30-17.30 Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

The Victoria and Albert Museum Opening hours: Daily 10.00-17.00. Thu 11.00-17.00. Sat The Victoria and Albert 10.00-18.00 Museum in Kensington Phone: +44 20 7654 0809 Internet: www.thedungeons.com/london/en has a breathtaking Email: [email protected] collection of design and art. From Islamic art to Tate Modern ne European jewellery. Housed in a large former From famous watercolours by artists such as power station, Tate John Constable to iconic fashion creations by Modern is Britain's Vivienne Westwood. Explore the permanent leading art gallery when collection or visit one of the museum's it comes to modern and world-class, and ever-popular temporary contemporary art. As well exhibitions. Look out for the quirky Friday Lates as the Tate's much anticipated exhibitions, events that happen on the last Friday of every there's a fantastic permanent collection to month. explore. It features works by artists as diverse as Matisse, Picasso, Rothko, Pollock, Warhol and Photo: Martin Hesko/Shutterstock.com Bourgeois. Address: Cromwell Road, London Public Transport: South Kensington Tube station Photo: r.nagy/Shutterstock.com Opening hours: Daily 10.00-17.45. Fri 10.00-22.00 Address: Bankside, London Phone: +44 20 7942 2000 Public Transport: Southwark and Blackfriars Tube stations Tickets: Free (some exhibitions have a separate charge) Opening hours: Daily 10.00-18.00. Fri and Sat 10.00-22.00 Internet: www.vam.ac.uk Phone: +44 20 7887 8888 Email: [email protected] Tickets: Free (some temporary exhibitions are ticketed) Internet: www.tate.org.uk The London Dungeon Email: [email protected] London's history is lled with gruesome tales and Buckingham Palace scary characters. The During the summer London Dungeon months, Buckingham attraction on the south Palace - the oicial bank of the Thames residence of The Queen - retells some of those bloody stories. Using opens the doors of its costumes, 360° sets and a multitude of special elegant State Rooms to eects, London Dungeon takes you through 1000 the public. As well as proving a very fancy years of the city's gory, gruesome and terrifying backdrop for many an oicial royal engagement, past in 90 minutes. Look out for Jack the Ripper the rooms contain some of the nest treasures and Sweeney Todd along the way. This is not an from the Royal Collection - including paintings, attraction for those of nervous disposition. sculptures and ne French furniture.

Photo: BackgroundStore/Shutterstock.com Photo: Philipp Dase/Shutterstock.com Address: County Hall, Riverside Building, London Address: Buckingham Palace, London Public Transport: Waterloo and Westminster Tube stations Public Transport: Victoria, Green Park and Hyde Park Corner Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Tube stations Photo: View Apart/Shutterstock.com Opening hours: July-September Address: Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Phone: +44 20 7766 7300 Bridge Road, London Internet: www.royalcollection.org.uk Public Transport: Westminster and Waterloo Tube stations More Info: Prebooking tickets recommended Phone: +44 870 990 8883 Internet: www.londoneye.com Houses of Parliament Take a tour of the Houses TOP MUSICALS of Parliament and experience 1,000 years of history at Westminster. Visitors are welcomed into the building through Westminster Hall, before following in the footsteps of the Queen at the State Opening of Parliament. Marvel at the Victorian splendour of

the Lords Chamber and see the famous green lapandr / Shutterstock.com benches in the Commons Chamber. Audioguides and tours are available in English, French, London is a city of culture and any visit to the German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Mandarin. British capital would not be complete without a night at the theatre. West End musicals are the Photo: Richie Chan/Shutterstock.com most popular form of stage performance in town, Address: Westminster, London mixing enchanting stories and spectacular Public Transport: special eects with good old song and dance. Opening hours: Saturdays and weekdays when Parliament is not in session Phone: +44 20 7219 3000 Disney's The Lion King Internet: www.parliament.uk/visiting Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains and The London Eye to the evocative rhythms At a staggering height of of Africa, Disney’s 135 metres (443 ft), The multi-award winning London Eye oers a musical will redene your superb view of the expectations of the theatre. capital's most famous Brilliantly reimagined by acclaimed director Julie attractions. A full rotation Taymor, Disney’s beloved lm has been around the observational wheel in one of the transformed into a spectacular theatrical glass capsules lasts some 30 minutes and it is so experience that explodes with glorious colours, popular that each year it receives more visitors stunning eects and enchanting music. than the Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramids of At its heart is the powerful and moving story of Giza. And once you've taken a 360-degree ride Simba – the epic adventure of his journey from on the wheel you'll understand why. wide-eyed cub to his destined role as the King of the Pridelands. Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Photo: Disney Address: Lyceum Street, Wellington Street, 21 Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story comes Public Transport: Covent Garden Tube dramatically alive in Stephen Mallatratt’s Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 7.30 Saturday and Sunday 2.30pm ingenious stage adaptation. Now celebrating Phone: +44 (0)20 7206 1182 three decades in the West End, Robin Herford’s Internet: www.lovetheatre.com/london gripping production is a brilliantly successful Email: [email protected] study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror. WICKED

WICKED, the West End Photo: The Woman In Black and Broadway musical Address: Fortune Theatre, Russell Street, 29 sensation, is already the Public Transport: Covent Garden Tube Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 20:00 Tuesday and 9th longest running Thursday 15:00 Saturday 16:00 musical in London theatre Phone: +44 (0)20 7206 1182 history. ‘Packed with wit, Internet: www.lovetheatre.com/london storming songs and beautiful costumes’ (The Email: [email protected] Guardian), WICKED imagines an ingenious backstory and future possibilities to the lives of The Phantom of the Opera L. Frank Baum’s beloved characters from The Experience the Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reveals the unmissable The Phantom decisions and events that shape the destinies of of the Opera in London’s two unlikely University friends on their journey West End at Her to becoming Glinda The Good and the Wicked Majesty's Theatre. Now Witch of the West. celebrating 32 years, book your The Phantom of the Opera tickets Photo: WICKED today. Address: Apollo Victoria Theatre, Wilton Road, 17 Public Transport: Victoria Train, Bus and Underground Seen by over 140 million people worldwide, The Station Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 19.30 Wednesday and Phantom of the Opera is the highest grossing Saturday 14.30 musical of all time. Phone: + 44 (0) 844 871 7615 Internet: www.lovetheatre.com/london Now celebrating 32 record-breaking years, this Email: [email protected] multi-award winning musical continues to

The Woman in Black captivate audiences at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End. Join the millions of people all over the world who Photo: The Phantom of the Opera have experienced ‘The Address: Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket most brilliantly eective Public Transport: Tube spine-chiller you will ever Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 19:30 Thursday and Saturday 14:30 encounter’ Daily Phone: +44 (0)20 7206 1182 Telegraph. Internet: www.lovetheatre.com/london Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Email: [email protected] Seen by over 8 million people in the West End, 9 to 5 The Musical MAMMA MIA! continues to break box oice 9 TO 5 The Musical is records at the Novello Theatre, its third London getting down to business home. - with a strictly limited season at the West End's Photo: MAMMA MIA! Savoy Theatre. Tumble Address: Novello Theatre, Aldwych Public Transport: Covent Garden Tube outta' bed and stumble to Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 19:45 Thursday and Dolly Parton’s rip-roaring West End musical! Saturday 15:00 Phone: +44 (0)20 7206 1182 Starring Caroline Sheen, Amber Davies, Natalie Internet: www.lovetheatre.com/london McQueen, Bonnie Langford and Brian Conley, Email: [email protected] the smash-hit musical features a book by the RESTAURANTS iconic movie’s original screenwriter Patricia Resnick and an Oscar, Grammy and Tony award-nominated score by the Queen of Country herself, Dolly Parton.

Photo: 9 to 5 The Musical Address: Savoy Theatre, Strand Public Transport: Charing Cross Underground and Train Station Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 19.30 Wednesday and Saturday 14.30 Ditty_about_summer/Shutterstock.com Phone: +44 (0)20 7206 1182 Internet: www.lovetheatre.com/london Thanks to London's rich mix of cultures, the Email: [email protected] capital's restaurants serve up delicious food from all corners of the globe. Whatever cuisine you MAMMA MIA! fancy, you're sure to nd it in London – be it Celebrate the songs of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Caribbean, Polish, ABBA with the smash-hit French, Italian, Afghan, Ethiopian, American, musical MAMMA MIA! in Spanish, South African, Persian… the list goes London at the Novello on. Theatre. Join the fun as

the world’s favourite There's also an exciting buzz on the British feel-good musical, MAMMA MIA! celebrates its culinary scene in London, with innovative chefs twentieth anniversary in London’s West End. rethinking traditional British classics and Now, in the musical’s 21st year, the producers creating new favourites – all with an emphasis on are delighted to announce some major cast fresh, local produce. changes in the London production from Monday

10 June 2019 including Mazz Murray, (previously Plus with Michelin-starred restaurants, Tanya) who returns to play Donna. Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

family-friendly eateries, cosy gastropubs, fast Public Transport: Blackfriars Tube station food joints and quirky cafes dotted all over the Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12.00-23.00. Sun 12.00-22.00 Phone: +44 20 7803 3888 city, there's something for every budget too. Internet: www.harveynichols.com/restaurant/the-oxo-tower Email: [email protected] Rainforest Cafe Rainforest Cafe brings Masala Zone - the sights and sounds of Colourfully decorated the jungle to London's with Indian folk art and famous Piccadilly Circus, collages of recracker with elephants, gorillas, labels, the Bayswater jaguars, crocodiles, branch of Masala Zone is butteries, tropical sh tanks, an indoor as warm and welcoming waterfall and roaring thunderstorm sounds. as the other restaurants in this growing chain. Feeding time is a fun, family-friendly aair, with The menu takes inspiration from Indian street steaks, burgers, pasta and salads on the menu. food and home-cooked dishes, with Indian grills and regional curries as well as tapas-style Thali Photo: LoulouVonGlup/Shutterstock platters. Address: 20 Shaftesbury Avenue, London Public Transport: Piccadilly Circus Tube station Photo: espies/Shutterstock.com Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12.00-22.00. Sat 11.30-22.30. Sun Address: 75 Bishops Bridge Road, Bayswater, London 11.30-22.00 Public Transport: Royal Oak and Bayswater Tube stations Phone: +44 20 7434 3111 Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12.30-15:00 and 17.30-23.00. Sat Internet: www.therainforestcafe.co.uk 12.30-23.00. Sun 12.30-22.30 Email: [email protected] Phone: +44 20 7221 0055 Internet: www.masalazone.com OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar and Brasserie Email: [email protected] Dine in true British style with a beautiful raised Mestizo Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar view across the River Colourful and welcoming, Thames. This restaurant, Mestizo Mexican bar and brasserie is a Restaurant and Tequila great place for a romantic Bar serves quality, meal, especially when combined with a casual traditional Mexican stroll along the South Bank before and after your cuisine. Downstairs from meal. Book ahead to make sure you get an the relaxing restaurant you'll also nd a stylish alfresco table on the outdoor terrace and enjoy tequila bar serving cocktails, tequila and the scene with St Paul's Cathedral in the 'antojitos' (Mexican tapas). background. You can also expect to enjoy live jazz in the brasserie. Photo: JeniFoto/Shutterstock.com Address: Mestizo, 103 Road, London

Photo: Pres Panayotov/Shutterstock.com Public Transport: Euston Square and Warren Street Tube Address: Barge House Street, Oxo Tower Wharf, South Bank, stations London Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12.00-23.00. Sun 12.00-22.00 Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Phone: +44 20 7387 4064 stations Internet: www.mestizomx.com Opening hours: Mon-Fri 07.00-00.00. Sat 08.00-00.00. Sun Email: [email protected] 08.00-23.00 Phone: +44 20 7499 6996 Inamo Internet: www.thewolseley.com Email: [email protected] Inamo is a pioneering Oriental fusion restaurant Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and bar where the control If the name alone doesn’t of the dining experience sell it, the three Michelin is placed rmly in your stars that Restaurant own hands, thanks to an Gordon Ramsay was interactive ordering system. Instead of reading a honoured with should. long list of dish names, you simply pick your Located in auent favourite from an illustrated food and drinks Chelsea, the restaurant serves up modern menu projected onto your table surface. The French food in an elegant, intimate atmosphere - pan-Asian menu includes inuences from Japan, under the masterly gaze of head chef Clare China, Thailand, Korea and beyond. Smyth.

Photo: Ekaterina Smirnova/Shutterstock.com Photo: vichie81/Shutterstock.com Address: 134-136 Wardour Street, , London Address: 68 Royal Hospital Road, London Public Transport: Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Circus Public Transport: South Kensington and Sloane Square Tube Tube stations stations Opening hours: Mon-Thu 17.00-23.30. Fri 17.00-00:00. Sat Opening hours: Tue-Sat 12.00-14.15 and 18.30-22.15 12.00-00.00. Sun 12.00-22.30 Phone: +44 20 7352 4441 Phone: +44 20 7851 7051 Internet: www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com/restaurant-gor Internet: www.inamo-restaurant.com don-ramsay Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

The Wolseley Wild Heart Housed in a former car Located on the ground showroom on Piccadilly, oor of the stylish The Wolseley is an Sanctum Soho Hotel, elegant café-restaurant Wild Heart serves inspired by the grand modern, seasonal British European style of years cuisine from breakfast gone by. The food follows the same classic through afternoon tea to dinner. A bar as well as European thread, with favourite dishes including a restaurant, it's also a good spot for a coee, veal Holstein and chicken soup with dumplings. evening cocktail or glass of wine. Pop in for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea,

dinner... Any meal you fancy. Photo: Shebeko/Shutterstock.com Address: 20 Warwick Street, Soho, London Photo: Chef photography/Shutterstock.com Public Transport: Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus Tube Address: 160 Piccadilly, London stations Public Transport: Green Park and Piccadilly Circus Tube Opening hours: Mon-Wed 7.00-10.00 and 12.00-17.00 and Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

18.00-22.00. Thurs-Fri 7.00-10.00 and 12.00-17.00 and Photo: hlphoto/Shutterstock.com 18.00-23.30. Sat 7.30-10.30 and 12.00-15.00 and Address: 25 Swallow Street, London 16.00-23.30. Sun 8.00-10.30 and 12.00-17.00 Public Transport: Piccadilly Circus and Green Park Tube Phone: +44 20 7292 6100 stations Internet: www.sanctumsoho.com/restaurant Opening hours: Sun-Wed 11.30-23.00. Thu-Sat 11.30-00.00 Email: [email protected] Phone: +44 20 7734 4040 More Info: Located inside Sanctum Soho Hotel Internet: www.gauchorestaurants.com/restaurants/piccadilly

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal Sketch Heston Blumenthal's Sketch is an eccentric, restaurant original and elegant Dinner is known for its venue o Regent Street inventive menu of founded by French historically inspired master chef Pierre British dishes. Choose Gagnaire and from dishes such as Earl Grey Tea cured Salmon restaurateur Mazouz. The unique space (c.1730), Spiced Pigeon (c.1780) and Tipsy Cake comprises ve dining areas: The Parlour (c.1810) - or let the chef do the choosing by patisserie and restaurant, The Glade bar, The going for the Set Lunch Menu or splashing out Gallery brasserie, the two Michelin-starred on a seat at the Chef's Table, which directly Lecture Room & Library dining room and The faces the restaurant's custom-built show kitchen. East Bar.

Photo: Shaiith/Shutterstock.com Photo: My Good Images/Shutterstock.com Address: 66 Knightsbridge, London Address: 9 Conduit Street, , London Public Transport: Knightsbridge Tube station Public Transport: Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus Tube Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12.00-14.00 and 18.00-22.15. stations Sat-Sun 12.00-14.30 and 18.30-22.30 Opening hours: Daily (see website for times) Phone: +44 20 7201 3833 Phone: +44 20 7659 4500 Internet: www.dinnerbyheston.com Internet: www.sketch.london Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] More Info: Located inside Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park hotel Sarastro Gaucho - Piccadilly Sarastro is renowned for The glitzy Piccadilly its amboyant interior - branch of Argentinian part stage set, part old restaurant Gaucho is curiosity shop. Taking a spread over four oors. nod from the nearby West Alongside the main End theatres, the dining restaurant is the Cavas room features opera boxes, luxuriant velvet De Gaucho wine boutique, a ground-oor wine tablecloths and cosy booths. The menu is bar and a supper lounge on the top oor. Steaks, Mediterranean and live shows regularly take of course, are high on the menu - but there are place, with live opera on Sundays and Mondays, many other dishes to try too, from Ecuadorian swing and Motown on Thursdays and Latin ceviche to Scamorza and potato ravioli. rhythms on Fridays. Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Photo: Smiley.Dog/Shutterstock.com Camden, you'll nd another two in Spitalelds Address: 126 Drury Lane, London and Soho. Public Transport: Covent Garden, Holborn and Temple Tube stations Photo: from my point of view/Shutterstock.com Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12.30-22.15. Sun 12.30-14.30 and Address: 30 Hawley Crescent, London 18.15-21.30 Public Transport: tube station Phone: +44 20 7836 0101 Opening hours: Mon-Thu 11.00-23.00. Fri-Sat 11.00-23.30. Internet: www.sarastro-restaurant.com Sun 11.00-22.30. Email: [email protected] Phone: +44 020 7267 0440 Internet: www.poppiesshandchips.co.uk J Sheekey Email: www.poppiesshandchips.co.uk/enquiry/ Tucked away between Leicester Square and The Blues Kitchen - Covent Garden, J Sheekey While you're exploring has been in business London's trendy East End since the 1890s and is the why not book a table at place to go for the now well-established sustainably sourced sh, oysters and shellsh. live music and burger From Sheekey's Fish Pie to potted shrimps (plus restaurant The Blues vegetarian and meat options), there's plenty of Kitchen. Pop in for lunch, brunch, dinner or an selection for everyone. evening of cocktails at the bar while you enjoy the blues and soul acts on almost every day of Photo: Cesarz/Shutterstock.com the week. Bite into the big brisket burger, share Address: 28-34 St. Martin's Court, London the shrimp taco salad or dig into the szechuan Public Transport: Leicester Square Tube station Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12.00-15.00 and 17.00-00.00. Sun chicken wings with creamy mango dip. And don't 12.00-15.30 and 17.30-22.30 forget to choose a succulent side dish of onion Phone: +44 20 7240 2565 rings and fries to accompany your meal. Internet: www.j-sheekey.co.uk

Photo: zygonema / Shutterstock.com Poppie's Fish & Chips Address: 134-146 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London On your way back from Opening hours: Mon-Wed 12:00-00:00 Thurs 12:00-01:00 Fri 12:00-02:30 Sat 11:00-03:00 Sun 11:00-22:30 Camden Market and want Phone: +44 020 7729 7216 to stop for a meal? At Internet: www.theblueskitchen.com Poppie's you can More Info: If you're not in Shoreditch you can always happen experience the traditional by their equally appealing Camden or Brixton branches dish of the British working classes the way it should be enjoyed. Locanda Locatelli Why not sit down to a nice portion of tasty cod Michelin-starred with a serving of crisp and uy chips complete restaurant Locanda with tartare sauce and a slice of lemon on the Locatelli serves side. Decorated in the style of 1940s London, top-quality, traditional Poppie's is known as one of the capital's nest Italian food created with sh and chip shops. As well as the branch in panache by head chef Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Giorgio Locatelli. Stand-out dishes at the Central TOP 10 AFTERNOON TEAS London eaterie (according to the Michelin guide) include scallops, celeriac purée and saron vinaigrette; and wild sea bass baked in salt and herb crust, escarole, sultanas and pine kernels.

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Opening hours: Mon-Thu 12.00-15.00 and 18.00-23.00. Ingus Kruklitis/Shutterstock.com Fri-Sat 12.00-15.00 and 18.00-23.30. Sun 12.00-15.00 and 18.00-22.15 Delicate nger sandwiches, tempting cakes, pots Phone: +44 20 7935 9088 of steaming tea, scones with lashings of jam and Internet: www.locandalocatelli.com Email: [email protected] cream. With so many delicious ingredients it's no wonder traditional afternoon tea remains as Duke of Cambridge popular as ever in London. There are many top The Duke of Cambridge is hotels, restaurants and cafés serving afternoon the rst and only British tea in London to this day, and there are many pub to be certied as varieties available – from classic afternoon tea to organic by the Soil low-calorie alternatives and even gentleman's Association. The menu at afternoon teas. the Islington gastropub unsurprisingly features an excellent range of Afternoon tea at The Ritz delicious organic food and drinks, and changes Afternoon tea at The Ritz daily according to what seasonal food is is a London institution. In available. fact, it's so popular that you have to book at least Photo: Larisa Blinova/Shutterstock.com four weeks in advance. Address: 30 St Peters Street, Islington, London There is a stunning total Public Transport: of ve afternoon tea sittings every day to keep Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12.00-23.00. Sun 12.00-22.30 Phone: +44 20 7359 3066 up with demand and they all take place in the Internet: www.dukeorganic.co.uk building's beautiful Palm Court. Once you're Email: [email protected] comfortably settled in, you can tuck into one of the four afternoon tea options available and choose from 17 dierent types of loose-leaf tea while you listen to the pianist or harpist softly playing in the background.

Photo: Ingus Kruklitis/Shutterstock.com Address: 150 Piccadilly, West End Public Transport: Phone: +44 20 7300 2345 Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Internet: www.theritzlondon.com Public Transport: Green Park and Piccadilly Circus Tube Email: [email protected] stations More Info: At The Ritz Hotel Phone: +44 20 7518 4155 Internet: www.roccofortehotels.com Afternoon Tea at Fortnum & Mason Email: [email protected] More Info: At Brown's Hotel In 2012, Fortnum & Mason's newly renamed Afternoon Tea at Hotel Café Royal Diamond Jubilee Tea Ladies and gentlemen, Salon was oicially pick your best jacket inaugurated by the because afternoon tea at Queen, the Duchess of Hotel Café Royal requires Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge. Today, you to be dressed having afternoon tea or high tea in the Tea Salon appropriately. And for is a suitably regal matter. A selection of cakes good reason. During the week, tea is taken in the and pastries from the Coronation Cake Carriage, excellent Ten Room restaurant, whereas salmon blinis, and tea and cake pairing menus weekend bookings are served in the glamorous are all available. Oscar Wilde Lounge, named this way because

Photo: petereleven/Shutterstock.com the man himself was a regular patron. There is Address: 181 Piccadilly, West End nothing standard about this experience - even Public Transport: Green Park and Piccadilly Circus Tube the ingredients are sure to oer many delightful stations surprises. Phone: +44 20 7734 8040 Internet: www.fortnumandmason.com Photo: Magdanatka/Shutterstock.com Email: [email protected] Address: 68 Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, London More Info: The Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon is located on the Public Transport: Piccadilly Circus Tube station fourth oor of Fortnum & Mason Phone: +44 20 7406 3310 Internet: www.hotelcaferoyal.com/afternoon-tea Afternoon tea at Brown's Hotel Email: [email protected] Afternoon tea at Brown's Hotel is served in the Afternoon Tea at The Emmeline's Lounge cosy, timeless setting of Take time out from the English Tea Room, visiting the nearby complete with wood Houses of Parliament and panelling, replaces and Buckingham Palace. The original art. Tuck into a selection of sweet and bright lounge area at The savoury snacks and enjoy a cup of tea from Emmeline's provides a Brown's unique Prestige Seasonal Tea Library, suitable setting for a quintessentially posh all to the sound of music from the Baby Grand British afternoon tea. And the lounge's live Piano. And have your plate replenished at no harpist soothes even the weariest of minds. Have additional charge. a drink of the bubbly beverage the Queen herself likes to enjoy and order the popular Photo: Maximum Exposure PR/Shutterstock.com free-owing champagne afternoon tea, brought Address: Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

to you by the same supplier that provides Her whole journey providing historical information Majesty with the drink. that will enrich your experience.

Photo: Atiketta Sangasaeng/Shutterstock.com Photo: jreika/Shutterstock.com Address: 22-28 Broadway, London Address: Victoria Embankment, London Public Transport: St.James's Park Tube station Public Transport: Westminster Tube station Phone: +44 20 3301 1400 Phone: +44 20 77 400 400 Internet: www.conradhotels3.hilton.com Internet: www.citycruises.com/london-thames-experiences/af Email: [email protected] ternoon-tea-cruise Email: [email protected] Afternoon tea at The Dorchester Afternoon tea is served Royal Albert Hall Afternoon Tea ve times a day at The Any music enthusiast will Dorchester in the want to book afternoon timeless Promenade and tea at the Royal Albert at the elegant Hall. This iconic London Spatisserie. Choose from venue has hosted Vintage Afternoon Tea on The Balcony, the countless numbers of Dorchester Afternoon Tea, Champagne memorable concerts throughout the years and it Afternoon Tea or the bite-size Spatisserie is home to the annual BBC Proms. Afternoon tea Afternoon Tea. Special seasonal teas are also is served in the venue's very own Verdi available at dierent times of the year. Restaurant, from Wednesday to Sunday. Twinings tea is served alongside sweet treats Photo: heygigpic/Shutterstock.com and nger sandwiches. If you would like a Address: Park Lane, London classier upgrade you can always order a glass of Public Transport: Hyde Park Corner and Green Park Tube Moët & Chandon champagne. stations Phone: +44 20 7629 8888 Photo: T photography/Shutterstock.com Internet: www.dorchestercollection.com Address: Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London Email: [email protected] Public Transport: Gloucester Road and South Kensington Tube stations City Cruises Afternoon Tea Phone: +44 20 7589 8212 Take a river boat cruise Internet: www.royalalberthall.com along the Thames and Email: [email protected] enjoy a traditional afternoon tea of freshly Afternoon Tea at Roseate House made sandwiches, scones Planning to visit Hyde with clotted cream and Park and Kensington strawberry jam, cakes and unlimited tea. Enjoy a Gardens? Exploring the window view of sites such as the Houses of canals around Little Parliament, the Tower of London, the Tate Venice and Paddington? Modern, and the London Eye. A Why not take some time recorded commentary plays throughout the out to rest and have afternoon tea at the luxurious Roseate House London (formerly Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

known as Royal Park Hotel). Indulge your BARS & NIGHTLIFE tastebuds and try the fresh raisin scones with Devonshire clotted cream, the lemon posset, the carrot cake, the Victoria sponge and the specialty loose leaf tea.

Photo: jreika/Shutterstock.com Address: 3-5 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London Public Transport: Lancaster Gate and Paddington Tube stations Phone: +44 20 7479 6600 glazok90/Shutterstock.com Internet: www.roseatehotels.com/london/roseatehouse/ Email: [email protected] London's nightlife is one of the most vibrant and varied in the world, with everything from mega Afternoon Tea at The Goring clubs to live music. And from trendy bars to Indulge your royal traditional British pubs. fantasies with an

afternoon tea at The Spots in central London like Soho and Leicester Goring, just a few steps Square attract visitors most nights of the week, away from Buckingham but if it's the more trendy venues you're Palace. This hotel has interested in why not try neighbourhoods like been perfecting the art of afternoon tea for more Hoxton and Shoreditch in East London, or than a century. So much so that it was Brixton and Clapham in South London. presented with the British Tea Guild Council’s

Top London Afternoon Tea Award. The ve-star Here's just a taster of what London has to oer experience includes the option to take tea on The on a night out, including quality pubs and bars, Terrace overlooking The Goring Gardens. world-renowned clubs, live music venues and

Photo: Teerapong Tanpanit/Shutterstock.com much more. Address: Beeston Place, Victoria, London Public Transport: Victoria Tube station Ministry of Sound Phone: +44 20 7396 9000 Converted from an old Internet: www.thegoring.com bus station in the 90s, the Email: [email protected] Ministry of Sound is a legendary spot in London's clubbing scene - and is an international brand too. Located close to Elephant and Castle, south of Waterloo, the club boasts ve rooms, four bars, a VIP lounge, a courtyard area and what's said to be the world’s best sound system.

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Address: 103 Gaunt Street, Elephant & Castle, London Phone: +44 20 7439 0747 Public Transport: Elephant & Castle Tube station Tickets: Prices vary depending on event. Opening hours: Fri 22.30-06.00. Sat 23.00-06.00 Internet: www.ronniescotts.co.uk Phone: +44 20 7740 8600 More Info: Booking a spot in advance is highly recommended Internet: www.ministryofsound.com Email: [email protected] The Top Secret Comedy Club In keeping with its name, The Argyll Arms the Top Secret Comedy Known for its real ales, Club is perhaps London's traditional pub grub and best kept secret when it beautiful Victorian décor, comes to comical The Argyll Arms is a slice entertainment. But watch of old London in the out – it's unlikely to stay this way for long! bustling shopping district Dishing out the jests, the quips and the of Oxford Street. Completed in 1742, the Grade witticisms every night of the week are a range of II listed pub is named after the second Duke of both well-established and up-and-coming Argyll and there is a rumour that a secret tunnel comedians. At prices accessible beyond belief, once connected the pub to the duke's mansion. you can nd yourself spending the evening (and only a pound or two) at one of the city's most Photo: Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com Address: 18 Argyll Street, London interesting comedy venues. Public Transport: Oxford Circus Tube station Opening hours: Mon-Thu 10.00-23.30. Fri-Sat 10.00-00.00. Photo: aerogondo2 / Shutterstock.com Sun 10.00-23.00 Address: 170 Drury Lane, London Phone: +44 20 7734 6117 Opening hours: Mon-Fri 18.00-23.00. Sat 14.00-23.00. Sun Internet: www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk 14.00-22.30 Phone: +44 07956 539784 Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club Tickets: Prices vary depending on event - sometimes free entry Perhaps the capital's Internet: www.thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk most iconic jazz venue. Email: [email protected] Up and running since 1959, Ronnie Scott's has Icebar London had the pleasure of Carved out of hosting some of the crystal-clear ice from the world's most renowned musicians. Whether it's Torne River in Sweden the weekly jam sessions in the upstairs cocktail and maintained at a bar or any of the top notch live bands playing in constant minus-ve the main club, it is guaranteed you will enjoy the degrees all year round, evening in style in one of the coolest and Icebar London is literally the coolest bar in town. classiest places in London. Everything in the bar is made from ice, including the walls, tables, chairs and even the Photo: Freedom Studio/Shutterstock glasses that the cocktails are served in. And Address: 47 Frith Street, Soho, London every autumn the bar is sculpted dierently, Opening hours: Daily (see website for times) Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

according to a new theme every time. comedy. This is where a handful of world-renowned actors started o before being Photo: Marcin Sylwia Ciesielski/Shutterstock.com propelled to fame and where many a successful Address: 31-33 Heddon Street, London West End production was born. Make sure to Public Transport: Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus Tube stations have a look at the shows on their website and Phone: +44 20 7478 8910 see if anything catches your eye before booking Internet: www.icebarlondon.com tickets. Email: [email protected]

Photo: Shymanska Yunnona / Shutterstock.com Gordon’s Wine Bar Address: 115 Upper Street, Islington, London Thought to be London’s Opening hours: Mon-Tue 11.00-23.00. Wed 11.00-2.00. Thu 11.00-01.00. Fri-Sat 11.00-02.00. Sun 12.00-00.00 oldest wine bar (it was Phone: +44 0207 226 8561 established in 1890), Tickets: Prices vary depending on event Gordon's is a wonderfully Internet: www.kingsheadtheatrepub.co.uk atmospheric venue that Email: [email protected] feels like something from The Atlas Pub another era. This candlelit cellar-bar serves a wide range of wines, sherries and ports from the The Atlas Pub is a warm barrel, as well as big hearty meals. Always busy, and relaxing venue, you're advised to arrive around 4pm if you want where you'll nd stylish to bag a table. wood panelling, fresh owers and a brick Photo: Igor Normann/Shuttlestock.com replace. It also has a Address: 47 Villiers Street, London ne selection of wines and ales, a menu full of Public Transport: Charing Cross and Embankment Tube delicious and diverse dishes, and is the location stations Opening hours: Mon-Sat 11.00-23.00. Sun 12.00-22.00 of The London Wine Academy’s popular wine Phone: +44 20 7930 1408 workshops. Internet: www.gordonswinebar.com Email: [email protected] Photo: Gorodisskij/Shutterstock.com Address: 16 Seagrave Road, Fulham, London The King's Head Theatre Pub Public Transport: Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12.00-23.00. Sun 12.00-22.30 A cheaper and more Phone: +44 20 7385 9129 authentic alternative to Internet: www.theatlaspub.co.uk the glamour of London's Email: [email protected] West End can be found hidden away upstairs or The Prince Alfred downstairs in many pubs Established in 1863, The across the capital. The King's Head in Islington Prince Alfred has was the rst theatre pub to open since retained much of its Shakespearean times. And if you're willing to period features, including leave the city centre for an evening, The King's the original Victorian Head oers theatre, musicals and stand-up snugs - each with its own Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

door onto the street and separated from each SHOPPING other by a wooden partition with a small access door. The PA, as it is known locally, also serves food in the adjoining Formosa dining room, and is located close to the picturesque waterside of .

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Opening hours: Mon-Thu 12.00-23.00. Fri-Sat 12.00-00.00. Maridav/Shutterstock.com Sun 12.00-23.00 Phone: +44 20 7286 3287 Shopping in London is one of the most popular Internet: www.theprincealfred.com pastimes for visitors and locals alike. And it's no Email: [email protected] wonder given the huge range of shopping The Hippodrome Casino destinations across the capital, from high-end Just like Leicester luxury boutiques and huge department stores to Square, where it is lively markets and vintage pop-ups. located, the ve-oor Hippodrome Casino is The key is to nd the right shopping area for glitzy and vibrant. Aside you, be it the bright lights and big brands of the from the gaming areas, West End, the quirky and outrageous fashion of Camden or the smart suits in Savile Row. Here there are live shows, six bars, a restaurant, two are just a few of London's top shopping lounges and an outdoor smoking and cigar bar. destinations well worth a visit. The heart of it all is the Heliot bar on the rst oor balcony, serving classic cocktails with a Oxford Street Hippodrome twist. Oxford Street is the

Photo: AS Inc/Shutterstock.com ultimate London shopping Address: Leicester Square, London destination, packed with Public Transport: Leicester Square Tube station high-street fashion, Opening hours: 24 hours a day / 7 days a week international brands, Phone: +44 207 769 8888 Internet: www.hippodromecasino.com technology, homewear Email: [email protected] and much, much more. No wonder its streets are always crowded with bag-laden shoppers! Favourite destinations include a huge branch of Topshop, plus iconic department stores such as Selfridges, John Lewis, House of Fraser and Marks & Spencer.

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Public Transport: Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road, Internet: www.harveynichols.com/store/knightsbridge and Marble Arch Tube stations Email: [email protected] Internet: www.oxfordstreet.co.uk Regent Street Selfridges With its beautiful curved Selfridges' agship facades, listed London store is one of the architecture and elegant world's nest department hotels, Regent Street is a stores. It is six oors of cultural destination as fabulous fashion, pop-up well as a shopping concessions, electrical hotspot. Top brands such as Liberty, Apple and gadgets, stylish homeware and tasty food. But Hamleys congregate here, alongside what is the it's far more than just a shopping destination. It's largest Burberry store in the world. also a social hub - with events, bars, restaurants, cafés, art exhibitions and the odd Photo: Zoltan Gabor/Shutterstock.com rooftop party. Address: Regent Street, London Public Transport: Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus Tube stations Photo: inavanhateren/Shutterstock.com Internet: www.regentstreetonline.com Address: 400 Oxford Street, London Email: [email protected] Public Transport: Bond Street and Marble Arch Tube stations Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09.30-21.00. Sun 11.30-18.00 Phone: +44 207 160 6222 Liberty Internet: www.selfridges.com Instantly recognisable by Email: [email protected] its iconic mock-Tudor frontage, Liberty is a Harvey Nichols lavish design emporium Harvey Nichols, or located just o Regent Harvey Nicks as it's Street. It rst opened its known locally, is a doors in 1875, and was later crowned by Oscar favourite among London’s Wilde “the chosen resort of the artistic shopper.” fashionistas. Its agship Today it's best known for its top-quality fashion, Knightsbridge store jewellery, beauty, furniture, toys, oriental rugs opened in the 1880s and today boasts a massive and much more. eight oors of fashion, beauty and lifestyle

collections. The fth oor is given over to the Photo: Clare Louise Jackson / Shutterstock.com stylish Fifth Floor Restaurant, Café and Bar - Address: Regent Street, London plus a food market and wine shop. Public Transport: Oxford Circus Tube station Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10.00-20.00. Sun 11.30-18.00 Phone: +44 20 7734 1234 Photo: Wang An Qi/Shutterstock.com Internet: www.liberty.co.uk Address: 109-125 Knightsbridge, London Email: [email protected] Public Transport: Knightsbridge and Hyde Park Corner Tube More Info: The main entrance is located on Great stations Marlborough Street Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10.00-20.00. Sun 11.30-18.00 Phone: +44 20 7235 5000 Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Covent Garden and Seven Dials Address: Knightsbridge, London Public Transport: Knightsbridge, Sloane Square and South As well as its street Kensington Tube stations entertainment, Covent Internet: www.knightsbridge-estate.com Garden is famous for its covered markets - Apple Harrods Market, Jubilee Market Famous around the and East Colonnade world, Harrods is a Market - which sell everything from British-made gold-and-green beacon in arts and crafts to jewellery and antiques. The London's shopping scene. area has many permanent shops too. From the Inside the stunning store ever-popular Disney Store to travel book shop you'll nd everything Stanfords. Close by are two other unique London from homewares and kitchen essentials to books shopping destinations, Neal Street and Covent and beauty products. But most people make a Garden's 'village' Seven Dials, a small beeline for the Harrods-branded gifts, fashion agglomeration of streets packed with fashion aisles and food hall - an ornate treasure trove of boutiques, vintage shops, jewellers and design foodie delicacies and sweet treats. furniture stores. Photo: Richie Chan/Shutterstock.com Photo: Andres Garcia Martin/Shutterstock.com Address: 87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge Address: Covent Garden, London Public Transport: Knightsbridge Tube station Public Transport: Covent Garden Tube station Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10.00-21.00. Sun 11.30-18.00 Internet: www.coventgarden.london Phone: +44 20 7730 1234 Internet: www.harrods.com Knightsbridge Email: [email protected] Knightsbridge and the Savile Row surrounding areas of A street in Mayfair, Savile Chelsea and South Row has been Kensington are known for synonymous with their high-end fashion traditional bespoke and prestigious brands. tailoring since 1803. It On Sloane Street, you'll nd Prada, Gucci, remains a key player in Giorgio Armani, Dolce et Gabbana, Fendi and the London fashion scene thanks to cutting-edge many more top labels. The road intersects to the designers such as Richard James and Ozwald north with Brompton Road, home to the likes of Boateng. For shirts, ties, hats and other Harrods and Harvey Nichols, and to the south accessories head for nearby Jermyn Street. with King's Road, where punk and other counterculture movements ourished in the Photo: Pressmaster/Shutterstock.com 1960s. Today this is where you'll nd a Vivienne Address: Saville Row, Mayfair, London Westwood shop and a Peter Jones department store.

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Greenwich Market Internet: www.grosvenorlondon.com/home Packed with unique arts Email: [email protected] and crafts, Greenwich Westfield London Market is the place to go for one-o, unique gifts Westeld London is a and souvenirs - be it super-sized shopping and handmade jewellery, leisure destination in West London's natural beauty products, children's toys or Shepherd's Bush district. antiques (every day is dierent). There are also Inside this stunningly permanent shops selling art, clothing and accessories - plus a good range of food stalls designed mall you'll nd more than 265 luxury serving up delicious cuisine from around the and high-street shops, from Debenhams to Dior world. (located inside luxury brand area The Village). There are also plenty of restaurants and bars to Photo: Pawan Pathak/Shutterstock.com refuel at along the Southern Terrace, plus a Address: Greenwich High Road, London 14-screen cinema, gym, spa, library and a Public Transport: Cutty Sark and Greenwich stations packed programme of special events in the Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10.00-17.30 central Atrium. Phone: +44 020 8269 5096 Tickets: Free entry Internet: www.greenwichmarketlondon.com Photo: Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com Email: [email protected] Address: Ariel Way, London More Info: The market can also be accessed from College Public Transport: Shepherd's Bush and Wood Lane Tube Approach stations Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10.00-22.00. Sun 12.00-18.00 (Individual store times may vary) Mayfair Phone: +44 203 371 2300 Mayfair is home to some Internet: uk.westeld.com/london of the world's most prestigious brands and Westfield Stratford City luxury hotels, and is The sister mall to the London's most exclusive pioneering Westeld shopping destination. London, Westeld Along Mount Street you'll nd many luxury Stratford City has fashion and beauty brands, art and antiques revitalised East London dealers, as well as top restaurants. Other with its great brands, top Mayfair retail residents include Marc Jacobs, restaurants and entertainment venues. As well as Christian Louboutin, Jenny Packham, Balenciaga, 250 shops and 70 dining spots there's a cinema, Purdey and William & Son. an All Star Lanes bowling alley and a casino of around 65,00 sq. feet. While you're there, look Photo: Alexey Fedorenko/Shutterstock.com out for great views over the stunning Queen Address: Mayfair, London Elizabeth Olympic Park nearby. Public Transport: Bond Street, Marble Arch and Green Park Tube stations Phone: +44 20 7312 0011 Photo: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Address: Montchet Road, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, TOURIST INFORMATION London Public Transport: Stratford Tube station Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10.00-21.00. Sat 09.00-21.00. Sun 12.00-18.00 Phone: +44 208 221 7300 Internet: uk.westeld.com/stratfordcity

Camden Lock Market Located next to the picturesque canal, ESB Professional/Shutterstock.com Market is a must if you're into quirky,

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gifts, fashion and crafts. Passport / Visa Comprising a mix of shops and stalls, the buzzing Citizens of the European market has been attracting crowds of visitors Union member-states, since 1972. While you're in the area, make sure Norway, Liechtenstein, you visit the nearby Stables Market and Camden Iceland, Switzerland, and Market (formerly Buck Street Market). Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) only Photo: Chris Mole/Shutterstock.com Address: 54-56 Camden Lock Place, Road, require a valid passport to enter the UK. London Residents of a further 10 countries do not Public Transport: Camden Town and Chalk Farm Tube require entry visas for stays under 6 months: the stations USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Opening hours: Daily 10.00-18.00 Singapore, South Korea, South Africa, Hong Phone: +44 20 3763 9900 Internet: www.camdenmarket.com Kong, and Malaysia. Nationals of some further Email: [email protected] countries do not require a visa, but need to hold an entry certicate. Use the UK Government website to check for specic requirements: www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

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Best Time to Visit London is graced by a mild climate and, as such, can be visited at any time of the year. However, a few things need to be considered rst. Most of the royal palaces and residences, like the State Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Rooms at Buckingham Palace, are only open to Phone: +44 844 335 1801 the public during the summer months. Many of Internet: www.heathrow.com the city's most important festivals, like the Airport - London Gatwick British Summer Time Music Festival, also take London place during this time. Late June to mid July is is the second largest also when some of the best sales are on in shops airport in the UK around the capital. ( is the

largest), with two Spring is also a good season for a visit, since the terminals: North and weather is generally good and nding South. The fastest route from the airport into accomodation is both easier and cheaper (high Central London is via the , with season in London means a lot of tourists). And if trains departing every 15 minutes. The non-stop you're not too bothered about the grey weather, journey to Victoria Station takes 30 minutes and then low season (January and February) can be a costs £19.90. Alternative travel options include good option too, when there are fewer tourists going by train to London and prices are lower. Bridge, City , Blackfriars, Farringdon

Photo: VectorA/Shutterstock.com or St Pancras International (£10 to St Pancras); Southern train services (£19.90 to Victoria Airport - London Heathrow Station), coach (£8), easyBus (£2 – online price) London Heathrow Airport or taxi. is one of the busiest airports in the world, with Photo: Juan Garces Address: Gatwick Airport, West Sussex ve terminals. There are Public Transport: London Gatwick Airport Train Station various ways to travel Phone: +44 844 892 0322 from Heathrow Airport to Internet: www.gatwickairport.com your destination. Hotel Hoppa and Hotel By Bus are shared ride services, transporting travellers Airport - London Stansted to (and from) local and Central London hotels by coach. The quickest journey is by train on the is the third busiest Heathrow ExpressB, which runs every 15 airport in the UK, and minutes (from approximately 5am to 11.45pm) where many low-cost and gets you into Central London in 15 minutes airlines serving Europe for £20. You can also travel into Central London and the Mediterranean via Heathrow Connect (£9.50), the operate from. On the you can on , a coach to Victoria reach in 47 minutes. Coach Station (£6), bus (£1.40 Oyster/£2.40 Trains run every 15 minutes and the journey cash) or taxi (£50 to £80 in a metred black cab). costs £23.40. You can also travel between Stansted Airport and Central London by coach Photo: Juan Garces with easyBus (£2 – online price), National Address: Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, Middlesex Express (from £5) or Terravision (from £6). Public Transport: London Heathrow Airport Train Station Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Alternatively book a minicab in advance with Airport - London City 24x7 Stansted. Black cabs do no operate from is a Stansted (though you can take one to the single runway airport airport). located 9.5km east of Central London, and Photo: Juan Garces serving mainly short-haul Address: Stansted Airport, Essex CM24 1RW and business ights. The Public Transport: Stansted Airport Train Station airport is on the , which Phone: +44 844 335 1803 Internet: www.stanstedairport.com connects to London's Tube network at Canning Town, Stratford and Bank and uses the same Airport - London Luton price structure. Buses serve the airport too, with London is numbers 473 and 474 providing a connection to located just 56km other East London destinations. You can also north-west of Central take a cab from the taxi rank outside the airport. London, and is a popular base for low-cost airlines. Photo: Juan Garces Address: London City Airport, Hartmann Road, London A regular shuttle bus Public Transport: London City Airport DLR Station transports passengers from the airport to the Phone: +44 20 7646 0088 nearest station, Luton Airport Parkway, which Internet: www.londoncityairport.com takes about 10 minutes. From the station you can catch an East Midlands Trains or First Public Transport - Bus Capital Connect service into Central London London's bus network taking somewhere between 21 and 25 minutes stretches right across the (for £13.50). Other options include the easyBus capital, and provides a express service (from £2 – online price), the frequent and accessible Green Line 757 coach service to Victoria Coach service. If you're using an Station (for £17) or Terravision coaches to , a single trip (for £15). Each transport costs £1.40. All you have to do is 'touch in' when service stops at dierent destinations en route. A you get on the bus. And remember there is a metered taxi ride to or from Central London daily cap of £4.40 if you're using only bus and costs around £80. tram services. If you're paying by cash a single bus ticket is £2.40. Seven-day, one-month and Photo: Juan Garces annual bus passes are also available. Address: London Luton Airport, Luton, Bedfordshire

Public Transport: Luton Airport Parkway To navigate your way around the network, pick Phone: +44 1582 405100 Internet: www.london-luton.co.uk up a Central London Bus Guide from travel information centres at larger Tube stations or use 's online Journey Planner. A reduced service of night buses operates throughout the night and the early hours of the morning. Most late-night routes will Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

stop at Trafalgar Square. Various concessions , Stratford, Bow, Heron Quays, Canning are available for children, students, the elderly Town and . It also connects to the and disabled travellers. Emirates Air Line cable car at Royal Victoria. Fares are the same as on the Tube, and the DLR Photo: Pierre-Luc Auclair runs from 5.30am to 12.30am Monday to Address: London Saturday and from 7am to 11.30pm on Sunday. Phone: +44 343 222 1234 Internet: t.gov.uk Fares are the same as those on the Tube, and More Info: t.gov.uk/fares/free-and-discounted-travel both Oyster card and holders can use the DLR. Public Transport - Tube There are 12 Photo: Michael Zenaty Address: London Underground or 'Tube' Phone: +44 343 222 1234 lines serving Greater Internet: t.gov.uk London, which connect at various points to the Public Transport - Thames River Bus Docklands Light Railway Travel with ease along (DLR) and local rail network. The Tube usually the Thames on board a operates from 5am to midnight from Monday to river bus. There are six Saturday, with a reduced service on Sunday. dierent routes that all Plan your route by picking up a free stop at destinations along from any Underground station, or using the riverbank between Transport for London's online Journey Planner. Putney and Arsenal. Popular services Fares vary depending on which of London's six include the route between travel 'zones' you travel through, though they are Hilton Riverside and Canary considerably cheaper with an Oyster card than Wharf, the Tate-to-Tate boatride between Tate buying paper tickets. Various concessions are Britain and Tate Modern, and the journey available for children, students, the elderly and between London Eye and Greenwich village. disabled travellers. Depending on the service you'll be able to buy your ticket either before boarding or on board. Photo: Michael Zenaty Discounts are available when using Address: London Phone: +44 343 222 1234 and Oyster cards. Internet: t.gov.uk More Info: t.gov.uk/fares/free-and-discounted-travel Photo: VisitLondon.com Address: London Public Transport - Docklands Light Railway Phone: +44 343 222 1234 Internet: t.gov.uk The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) serves East London and connects with the Tube network at Bank, Tower Gateway (Tower Hill), Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Public Transport - Local Trains Address: London As well as the Phone: +44 343 222 1234 Underground, London Internet: t.gov.uk More Info: www.visitlondon.com/traveller-information/getting has its own local train -around-london/tram network, which connects to the Tube at many Public Transport - Cycle Hire Scheme points. The main train Hop on a 'Boris bike' and operators serving London are Silverlink, First zip around London using Capital Connect, SouthEastern Railway, the city's public Southern Railway, and bike-sharing scheme. Greater Anglia. These local lines are, in turn, Named after London's connected to the national rail network and the former mayor Boris Eurostar. You can use your Oyster card on all Johnson, the popular red bikes can be picked up trains operating within Zones 1-9, with the at over 550 bicycle docking stations across exception of and a few other London – which means you're never far away select services. Several dierent railcards are from one. After you've paid your registration fee available too, providing discount fares to their (from £2), you can hire a bike for a day, a week holders. or even a year. The bikes are free to use for the rst 30 minutes, after which the price increases Photo: Michael Zenaty by £2 every extra 30 minutes. When you've Address: London Phone: +44 343 222 1234 nished your journey, simply return the bike to Internet: t.gov.uk your nearest docking station – you can nd out where that is using the app. Public Transport - Trams London's tram network, Photo: ClkerFreeVectorImages , was introduced Address: London Phone: +44 343 222 6666 in the year 2000 and it Internet: t.gov.uk runs in specic parts of South London – between Public Transport - Emirates Air Line Wimbledon, Croydon, Cross the Thames in style Beckenham and New Addington. Trams run on board the Emirates Air approximately every seven minutes to New Line, London's cable car Addington and every 10 minutes to Wimbledon, connecting Greenwich Elmers End and Beckenham Junction during the Peninsula and the Royal day from Monday to Saturday. Fares are the Docks. As well as taking same as on buses. This means there is a at rate you across the river in less than 10 minutes, it of £1.40 when using an Oyster card and £2.40 provides an amazing bird's eye view of London when paying by cash. Travelcards and bus and the Thames. The fare is £3.20 using an passes are also valid on trams. Oyster card, or you can buy a return journey (known as a '360° tour') for £6.40 from the Photo: Michael Zenaty terminals at either end of the line. Multi-journey Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

boarding passes (£10 for 10 single trips) and Photo: Andy Fuchs private cabin packages are also available. Address: London Internet: www.postoice.co.uk

Photo: DM-Studio/Shutterstock.com Address: Emirates Greenwich Peninsula, Greenwich, London Pharmacy Phone: +44 343 222 1234 Whether you need to buy Internet: www.emiratesairline.co.uk over-the-counter medication or collect a Taxi prescription, there are Taking a ride in one of plenty of pharmacies all London's iconic black over the capital. Boots cabs makes for a very and Superdrug are two big chemist chains. You comfortable and spacious will also nd pharmaceutical products at some of ride. Hail a cab in the the larger supermarket branches. street or pick one up at a

taxi rank. Your journey is calculated using a Boots London Piccadilly Circus: meter, with a minimum charge of £2.40. Watch

out though, because the price can go up pretty Photo: Gemma Garner quickly and the roads in central London are often Address: 44-46 Regent St, London packed with cars. London also has many private Public Transport: Piccadilly Circus Tube station Opening hours: Mon-Fri 08.00 - 00.00. Sat 09.00-00.00. Sun vehicles for hire, as well as minicabs – these are 12.30-18.30 unmetered so check the fare when booking. To Phone: +44 207 7346 126 nd a local, reputable rm download Transport Internet: www.boots-uk.com for London's free CabWise app or check the Hailo app to nd a nearby black cab. Telephone The international dialling Photo: VisitLondon.com code for the UK is +44 or Address: London 0044, which replaces the Phone: +44 343 222 4000 rst 'zero' of the phone Internet: t.gov.uk number. So, for example, Post to call the number 020 Postage stamps are 7946 0000 from abroad you would dial +44 20 available across London 7946 0000. at post oices, newsagents and The area codes for London are (020) 7, (020) 8 supermarkets. To post a and (020) 3. If you're dialling a London number package or small from another xed phone line within Greater souvenirs, drop into a post oice – you can nd London you don't need to dial the '020' before your nearest branch on their oicial website. the number, just the rest of the number starting Post oices are generally open Monday-Friday with 7, 8 or 3. from 9.00am to 5.30pm and Saturday from Photo: Jardson Almeida 9.00am to 12.30pm. Destination: London Publishing date: 2019-09-25

Electricity EC4M 8BX +44 20 7332 1456 Electrical appliances are connected to the UK mains supply using a three-pin plug, This plug ts into a wall socket. The sockets come with on-and-o switches, unlike in many other countries.

The average voltage of a UK power socket is 230v or slightly higher, so check the voltage of your device before plugging it in. Voltage adaptors and convertors are available from London airports and high-street electrical chains such as Argos or Curry's.

Power sockets are available at many coee shops with WiFi and on some overground trains. Need to charge your mobile? Download the 'nd-a-chargebox' iPhone app to nd your nearest ChargeBox.

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Population 8.1 million

Currency British pounds, £1 = 100 pence

Opening hours Typical shopping hours are Monday-Saturday 9.00-17.30. Many department stores stay open until 18.00, some until 19.00 or 20.00 on Wednesdays or Thursdays. Larger shops are often open 10.00-18.00 on Sundays.

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