London as a day trip or family holiday

All the major sights in London:

·          Buckingham Palace, http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page555.asp

·          St Paul's Cathedral, http://www.stpauls.co.uk/

·          Westminster Abbey, http://www.westminster-abbey.org/

·          Big Ben, http://www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk/bigben.htm 

·          Houses of Parliament, http://www.parliament.uk/

·          The River Thames & the Royal Parks, http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/

·          Trafalgar Square, http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/trafalgar_square/index.jsp

·          Piccadilly Circus, http://virtualtourism.blogspot.com/

·          Horse Guards, http://www.army.mod.uk/ceremonialandheritage/household/queens_life_guard.htm

·          Changing of the Guard, http://www.changing-the-guard.com/

·          Tower Bridge, http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/TowerBridge/English

·          Tower of London and the Crown Jewels. http://www.hrp.org.uk/

·          Also see the City, the original site of London, with the Bank of England and Guildhall. http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/

If you are a regular visitor your guide will suggest many less familiar places such as Shakespeare's newly restored:

Shakespeare's Globe

·          Globe Theatre,  http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/


·          Historic Hampstead village with 17th century Kenwood and Fenton House, http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/living_environment/open_spaces/hampstead_heath.htm

·          Legal London including the Temples, Inns of Court and Criminal Courts, http://www.britainexpress.com/London/Temple_Church.htm 

·          Museum of Garden History at 15th century Lambeth Palace http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/palace/index.html

·          Madame Tussauds http://www.madame-tussauds.co.uk/index.asp 

·          London Zoo http://www.zsl.org/london-zoo/

·          London Eye  http://www.londoneye.com/

·          Aquarium http://www.londonaquarium.co.uk/

·          Paddington Bear http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_stations/paddington_station1.htm

·          London’s Museums http://www.londonnet.co.uk/ln/guide/about/museums.html

·          London’s Art Galleries http://www.londontourist.org/art.html


 

 

 






  • Hampton Court was a favourite residence of Henry VIII. See the world's largest grape vine, the maze, astronomical clock and Henry VIII's tennis court. http://www.hamptoncourt.org.uk/

Companies offering different types of trips:

 

  • The River Thames Guide - A user friendly guide to what the Thames and its surrounding areas have to offer in the way of boats and boating, entertainment, food and drink, accommodation, corporate entertainment and tourist information. http://www.riverthames.co.uk/

 

London Ducktours departs from Chicheley St. Waterloo (behind the London Eye), our amphibious vehicles drive past famous London landmarks before a dramatic launch into the Thames from our slipway at Vauxhall for the waterborne leg of the 70 minute comprehensive tour. http://www.londonducktours.co.uk/

 

See the London sights featured in Dan Brown’s bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code The Da Vinci Code is a mystery/detective novel by American author Dan Brown, published in 2003 by Doubleday Fiction. It is a worldwide bestseller with more than 60.5 million copies in print (as of May 2006) and has been translated into 44 languages. It is thought to be the sixth biggest selling book of all time. Combining the detective, thriller and conspiracy fiction genres, the book is part two of a trilogy that started with Brown’s 2000 novel Angels and Demons, which introduced the character Robert Langdon. In November 2004, Random House published a “Special Illustrated Edition”, with 160 illustrations interspersed with the text http://www.visitdavincicode.com/GBR/ 

US 1st edition cover Follow in the footsteps of Langdon and Neveu featured in Dan Brown's bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code. Your expert British Tours Ltd guide will collect you from any central London location. Da Vinci Code London - 3 hours

The Temple Pyx, c. 1150 at Temple Church. Kind permission of Temple Church.

Situated in the Inner Temple, Temple Church is the epicentre of Templar/Priory activities in the UK. This is where Langdon and Neveu begin their search in London for the Holy Grail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matinee and evening entertainment:

 

 

 

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Getting around London.
Transport in London is very easy and efficient, try this link below:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/

 

 

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II inspect the troops at London's Horse Guards before the annual Trooping the Colour parade marking her official birthday , Saturday June 11, 2005 http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp The official web site of the British Monarchy.

 


The London Aquarium

www.londonaquarium.co.uk/

The London Eye

www.londoneye.com/

Cheap flights

www.expedia.co.uk/defaulta.aspx/