London Eye The world's highest observation wheel and offers passengers amazing views of Britain's capital city. The Eye takes guests on a 30 minute flight, rising to 450 feet above the river Thames, in 32 high tech fully enclosed capsules
Location: Waterloo - Tube and Rail
Postcode: SE1 MAP Telephone: 0870 5000 600
URL: http://www.britishairways.com/londoneye/
Alexandra Palace The Palace's outstanding and extraordinary setting with surrounding grounds of 196 acres of lavish parkland also offers stunning panoramic views of London's skyline
Location: Wood Green
Postcode: N22 7AY MAP Telephone: 020 8365 2121
URL: http://www.alexandrapalace.com/
All Saints Margaret Street A parish church of the Diocese of London in the Church of England. This famous church, consecrated in 1859, was designed by William Butterfield as the architectural embodiment of the Tractarian revival.
Location: Oxford Circus - Tube
Postcode: W1N 8JQ MAP Telephone: 020 7636 1788
URL: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucgbmxd/allss.htm
Bank Of England Museum Home Front - Costumed characters tell of the experiences of bank of England staff who wrote diaries about their daily life during World War II.
Postcode: EC2R 8AH MAP Telephone: 020 7601 5491
URL: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/museum
Barbican Centre Open 363 days a year, for performing and visual arts: classical and non-classical concerts, theatre, opera, dance, folk weekends, jazz and world music series, first release films and cinema seasons, painting, photography, sculpture, arts and crafts.
Location: Moorgate - Barbican - Tubes
Postcode: EC2Y 8DS MAP Telephone: 020 7638 8891
URL: http://www.barbican.org.uk/
Battersea Park Variety, hiddens secrets, and simple enjoyment. Battersea Park is situated just a couple of miles south of Marble Arch
Location: Battersea Park
Postcode: SW11 MAP URL: http://www.batterseapark.org/
BBC Television Centre Backstage tours
Location: White City - Tube
Postcode: W12 7RJ MAP Telephone: 0870 603 0304
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/tours/
British Library The national library of the UK and one of the world's greatest libraries.Provides reading room, bibliographic, document supply and information services, as well as exhibitions, publications and events.
Postcode: NW1 2DB MAP Telephone: 020 7412 7332
URL: http://www.bl.uk/
British Monarchy. Information on the history of the Monarchy, today's royal family and the Royal Art and Residences including Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle
URL: http://www.royal.gov.uk/
British Waterways London Nearly one million Londoners live within a ten minute walk of our waterways. The Thames may be the centre of attention, but it is the many rivers, canals, reservoirs and docks which make London such a water city.
URL: http://www.britishwaterwayslondon.co.uk
Brunel Engine House and Tunnel Exhibition Built by Marc Brunel and Isambard Kingdom Brunel as part of the pioneering Thames Tunnel, the first underwater thoroughfare in the World
Location: Rotherhithe - Tube
Postcode: SE16 4LF MAP Telephone: 020 7231 3840
URL: http://www.brunelenginehouse.org.uk/
Cabinet War Rooms Nerve centre of Britains war effort during the Second World War
Location: Westminster - St James Park - Tubes
Postcode: SW1A 2AQ MAP Telephone: 020 7930 6961
URL: http://www.iwm.org.uk/cabinet/index.htm
Camden Lock Market The original craft market, established in 1974, but now has a much wider spectrum of goods on sale
Location: Camden Town
Postcode: NW1 8AF MAP Telephone: 020 7284 2084
URL: http://www.camdenlock.net/
Chelsea Physic Garden Situated in the heart of Chelsea, this unique Garden is a centre of education, beauty and relaxation
Location: Chelsea
Postcode: SW3 4HS MAP Telephone: 020 7352 5646
URL: http://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/
Chessington World of Adventures Theme Park
Location: Chessington - Surrey
Postcode: KT9 2NE MAP Telephone: 0870 444 77 77
URL: http://www.chessington.co.uk/
Chiswick House The first and finest 18th century Palladian villa in the country. Designed by Lord Burlington in 1728, the house was intended as a temple to hospitality, and in its heyday the lavish rooms witnessed many glamourous events
Location: Chiswick
Postcode: W4 2RP MAP Telephone: 020 8995 0548
URL: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
College of Arms Official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants. The officers of the College, known as heralds, specialize in genealogical and heraldic work.
Location: Blackfriars - Tube and Rail
Postcode: EC4V 4BT MAP Telephone: 020 7248 2762
URL: http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/
Cutty Sark Sailing clipper ship is open to visitors every day, all year round, except: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Location: Greenwich
Postcode: SE10 9HT MAP Telephone: 020 8858 3445
URL: http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/
Discount Britain Discount Britain offers visitors the opportunity to save 20% on UK attractions as well as on the total food and drinks bill at popular London restaurants. No pre-pay, registration or restrictions.
URL: http://www.discountbritain.net
Dr Johnson's House One of the few residential houses of its age still surviving in the City of London. Built in 1700, it was a home and workplace for Samuel Johnson from 1748-1759, and it was here that he compiled the first comprehensive English Dictionary.
Location: Fleet Street
Postcode: EC4A 3DE MAP Telephone: 020 7353 3745
URL: http://www.drjohnsonshouse.org
Fuller, Smith & Turner Brewery tours. Call 020 8996 2063 and leave your contact details. Your call will be returned and a booking taken
Location: Chiswick
Postcode: W4 2QB MAP URL: http://www.fullers.co.uk/
Golden Hinde Sailing Ship A living history museum offering the opportunity to see what life was really like aboard an Elizabethan galleon in the daring days of the 16th century
Location: London Bridge
Postcode: SE1 9DE MAP Telephone: 020 7403 0220
URL: http://www.goldenhinde.org
Guided Walking Tours of London Mystery Walks offer guided walking tours of London which include Jack the Ripper and Haunted London.
Telephone: 020 8526 7755
URL: http://www.tourguides.org.uk
Guildhall For over 800 years the Guildhall in the City of London has been a centre of City government. As the seat of the Corporation of London, the local authority for the Square Mile, it has been the hub of City life from the Middle Ages.
Telephone: 020 7606 3030
URL: http://www.corpoflondon.gov.uk/history/archiheritage/guildhallframed.htm
Historic Royal Palaces Guide to the Tower of London, Hampton Court, Kensington, the Banqueting House, Whitehall, Kew Palace, Queen Charlotte's Cottage
URL: http://www.hrp.org.uk/
HMS Belfast Served throughout WW2 and took part in the Normandy Landings. She is a unique reminder of Britain's 20th century naval heritage. You can explore the ship from her Quarterdeck all the way down to her massive Engine Rooms
Location: London Bridge - Tube and Rail
Postcode: SE1 2JH MAP Telephone: 020 7940 6300
URL: http://www.iwm.org.uk/belfast/index.htm
IMAX cinema The bfi opened its newest visitor attraction on 1st May 1999 on London's South Bank: the bfi London IMAX Cinema, a 477-seat, state-of-the-art, large-format cinema boasting the UK's largest cinema screen
Location: Waterloo - Tube and Rail
Postcode: SE1 8XR MAP Telephone: 020 7902 1234
URL: http://www.bfi.org.uk/showing/imax/
Jasons Canal boat trips and restaurant
Location: Little Venice
Postcode: W9 MAP Telephone: 020 7286 3428
URL: http://www.jasons.co.uk/
Lambeth Palace Library Historic library of the archbishops of Canterbury and the principal library and record office for the history of the Church of England
Location: Lambeth
Postcode: SE1 7JU MAP Telephone: 020 7898 1400
URL: http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/
Leighton House Museum Former studio-house of the great Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896). Located on the edge of London’s Holland Park, the house is one of the most extraordinary buildings of the nineteenth century.
Location: Holland Park
Postcode: W14 8LZ MAP Telephone: 020 7602 3316
URL: http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/LeightonHouseMuseum/
London Aquarium Britains leading Aquarium
Location: Westminster - Waterloo - Tube and Rail
Postcode: SE1 7PB MAP Telephone: 020 7967 8000
URL: http://www.londonaquarium.co.uk/
London Dungeon Deep in the heart of London, buried beneath the paving stones of historic Southwark, lies the world's most chillingly famous horror attraction
Location: London Bridge - Tube and Rail
Postcode: SE1 2SZ MAP Telephone: 020 7403 7221
URL: http://www.thedungeons.com/
London Walks To go on a London Walk, meet your guide and fellow walkers on the pavement ("sidewalk" in North American parlance) just outside the designated Underground station at the time stated
URL: http://www.walks.com/
London Zoo A full programme of events every day
Location: Regent's Park
Postcode: NW1 4RY MAP Telephone: 020 7722 3333
URL: http://www.londonzoo.co.uk/
Madame Tussauds Wax figures of people past and present
Location: Baker Street - Tube
Postcode: NW1 5LR MAP URL: http://www.madame-tussauds.com/
National Trust Properties in London Roman Bath (Aldwych). Lindsey House, Carlyle's House (Chelsea). Eastbury Manor (Barking). Fenton House, Willow Rd (Camden). George Inn (Borough). Ham House (Richmond). Morden Hall Park (Merton). Osterley Park (Hounslow). Sutton House (Hackney)
URL: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Visit the magnificent historic ships HMS Victory, HMS Warrior 1860 and the Mary Rose as well as the fascinating Mary Rose Museum, Royal Naval Museum and Action Stations, an interactive attraction on the modern-day Navy.
Location: Portsmouth
Postcode: PO1 3LJ MAP Telephone: 023 9283 9766
URL: http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk
River Lee Country Park Covering a thousand acres on either side of the River Lee between Waltham Abbey (Essex) and Broxbourne (Herts). A unique patchwork of lakes, waterways, green open spaces and countryside areas all linked together by paths, walkways and cycle tracks
URL: http://www.leevalleypark.org.uk/
Royal Botanic Gardens One of the world's leading botanic gardens. Holding over 1 in 8 of known plant species, the gardens at Kew offer a unique day out in stunning surroundings
Location: Kew Gardens
Postcode: TW9 3AB MAP Telephone: 020 8332 5000
URL: http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/
Royal National Theatre Backstage Tours. Every year more than 20,000 people, from all over the world, enjoy the unique experience of a backstage tour
Location: Waterloo - Tube and Rail
Postcode: SE1 9PX MAP Telephone: 020 7452 3400
URL: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomy information service and the history of timekeeping
Location: Greenwich
Postcode: SE10 9NF MAP Telephone: 020 8858 4422
URL: http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/
School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS has a lot to offer visitors, from the Brunei Gallery with its ever changing displays to the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art with its unique collection of Chinese porcelain to its free public lectures.
Postcode: WC1H 0XC MAP Telephone: 020 7637 2388
URL: http://www.soas.ac.uk
Shakespeare's Globe The reconstructed Shakespeare's Globe on London's Bankside, including Theatre, Education and Exhibition departments
Location: London Bridge - Rail and Tube
Postcode: SE1 9DT MAP Telephone: 020 7401 9919
URL: http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/
Sherlock Holmes Museum Dedicated to the life and times of Sherlock Holmes, the interior has been faithfully maintained for posterity exactly as described in the published stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Location: 221b Baker Street - Tube
Postcode: NW1 6XE MAP Telephone: 020 7935 8866
URL: http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/
Somerset House Emerging from a period of extensive renovation and now home to world-class collections of gold, silver, jewels and works of art, Somerset House is a unique treasure-house steeped in four centuries of history
Location: The Strand - Waterloo Bridge
Postcode: WC2R 1LA MAP Telephone: 020 7845 4600
URL: http://www.somerset-house.org.uk/
South Bank Centre The Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room, the Hayward Gallery.
Location: South Bank
Postcode: SE1 8XX MAP Telephone: 020 7921 0600
URL: http://www.sbc.org.uk/
Spencer House Built in 1756-66 situated in the heart of St. James's is London's only surviving eighteenth-century private palace. The House is open to the public and is available for banqueting and entertainment
Location: Green Park - Tube
Postcode: SW1A 1NR MAP Telephone: 020 7499 8620
URL: http://www.spencerhouse.co.uk/
St Paul's Cathedral Official Site
Telephone: 020 7236 4128
URL: http://www.stpauls.co.uk/
Syon Park Syon House and gardens
Location: Brentford
Postcode: TW8 8JF MAP Telephone: 020 8560 0881
URL: http://www.syonpark.co.uk/
Thames Barrier The world's largest movable flood barrier. It spans 520 metres (a third of a mile) across the Thames where it protects Britain's capital city from tidal flooding.The Visitors Centre on the South Bank is open daily
Location: Woolwich Dockyard - Charlton - Tube
Postcode: SE18 9BU MAP Telephone: 020 8305 4188
URL: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
The National Army Museum The National Army Museum is the British Army's own museum. It is the only museum to tell the story of the Army as a whole from Agincourt in the Fifteenth Century to peace-keeping in the Twenty-first Century.
Location: Chelsea
Postcode: SW34HT MAP Telephone: 020 7730 0717
URL: http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/
The Royal Parks A living, green, historical resource that make a vital contribution to London's status as a "world city", providing settings for listed buildings, celebrated monuments and sites of archaeological and historical importance
Location: Regents Park - Kensington Gardens - Hyde - Green Park - St James's - Bushy - Richmond - Greenwich
URL: http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/
Tower Bridge Experience An award-winning attraction inside the bridge. Let the spirit of Sir Horace Jones (the designer of the bridge) and one of his builders, Harry Stoner, tell you the story of the bridge's history which spans more than 100 years.
Location: Tower Hill - London Bridge - Tube
Postcode: SE1 2UP MAP Telephone: 020 7403 3761
URL: http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/
Tower of London Constructed following the Norman conquest in the 11th century to dominate London
Location: Tower Hill - Tube
Postcode: EC3N 4AB MAP Telephone: 020 7709 0765
URL: http://www.armouries.org.uk
Vinopolis Wine tasting
Location: London Bridge - Tube and Rail
Postcode: SE1 9BU MAP Telephone: 0870 4444 777
URL: http://www.vinopolis.co.uk/
Westminster Abbey An architectural masterpiece of the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history - the Confessor¹s Shrine, the tombs of Kings and Queens, and countless memorials to the famous and the great
Location: Westminster - Tube
Postcode: SW1P 3PA MAP Telephone: 020 7222 7110
URL: http://www.westminster-abbey.org/
WWT London Wetland Centre Unique in being the first created wetland habitat (105 acres) to have been developed in any capital city throughout the world.
Location: Barnes
Postcode: SW13 9WT MAP Telephone: 020 8409 4400
URL: http://www.wwt.org.uk/london
