London Things to Do Tips by kris-t

Everyone knows Tower of London - one of the most famous buildings in the world. It was constructed following the Norman conquest in the 11th century to dominate London.

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Phone: 0 20 7709 0765
Address: Tower Hill, EC3
Directions: Tower Hill tube
Website: http://www.armouries.org.uk/tower/

This gorgeous stone arch designed as an entrance to Buckingham Palace Commissioned by George IV, this splendid London landmark was originally designed in 1825 by the architect Burton, as a grand outer entrance to Buckingham Palace. Later, in 1882, the arch was moved to its present place. A statue of the Duke of Wellington on horseback was the first work of art to crown it, but its was too massive and was soon replaced by the present sculpture - the angel of peace descending on the chariot of war.
The arch is currently home to a fascinating display - Lived in London: Celebration of Blue Plaques. This exhibition represent the history of Blue Plaques from 1866 to the present day.

Adult :£3.00
Children:£1.50
Concession:£2.30

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Phone: 020 7930 2726
Address: Hyde Park - , London W1J 7JZ
Directions: Victoria station ¾ mile: Hyde Park Corner Tube, adjacent

Trafalgar square is the busy heart of London full of pigeons and tourists...

Nelsons column (was built in 1843) comemorates the battle of trafalgar. Riotous new year celebrations take place here.

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Address: Trafalgar Square, WC2
Directions: Charing Cross or Leicester Square tubes

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of Britain's sovereigns since 1837. Actually it evolved from a town house that was owned from the beginning of the eighteenth century by the Dukes of Buckingham. Nowdays it is The Queen's official residence. Although in use for the many official events and receptions held by The Queen, areas of Buckingham Palace are opened to visitors on a regular basis (taking pictures inside the Palace is not allowed).
The State Rooms of the Palace are open to visitors during the Annual Summer Opening in August and September. They are impeccably furnished with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection. You could see there paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Vermeer, Poussin, Canaletto etc.; works of art by well-known sculptors; great selection of Sèvres porcelain, and some of the finest English and French furniture in the world.

Visits to Buckingham Palace can be combined with visits to The Queen's Gallery, which reopened in May 2002.

The nearby Royal Mews also is open all-the-year-round.

Adult 13.45 BP

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Phone: 020 7766 7302
Address: The Mall, London SW1
Directions: Green Park tube
Website: www.royal.gov.uk

an art gallery in London, located on the north side of Trafalgar Square. It houses Western European paintings from 1250 to 1900 from the national art collection of Great Britain. The collection of 2,300 paintings belongs to the British public, and entry to the main collection is free, though there are charges for entry to special exhibitions.
Despite having being founded without an existing royal collection on which to build, and in a building with severe constraints on size, the National Gallery has grown to be a collection of international renown. It was shaped mainly by its early directors, including Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, and by private donations, which comprise two thirds of the collection. The resulting collection is small in size, but with a wide scope and paintings of exceptionally high quality. All of the major developments in the mainstream of Western painting are represented, often by masterpieces.
The building, begun by William Wilkins, has undergone several extensions, most notably by E. M. Barry and Robert Venturi. The current director is Charles Saumarez Smith.

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Phone: 0 20 7747 2885
Address: Trafalgar Square, WC2
Directions: Charing Cross or Leicester Square tubes
Website: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/

The Whispering Gallery runs around the interior of the Dome and is 259 steps up from ground-level. It gets its name from a charming quirk in its construction, which makes a whisper against its walls audible on the opposite side.
Designed by Christopher Wren, and completed in 1711, to replace previous building destroyed in the great fire of 1666. Climb the dome, - the stairs take you through the whispering gallery, and on up to the lantern for a fine view.

entrance ticket - 8 BP

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Phone: 0 20 7236 4128
Address: St Pauls Churchyard, EC4
Directions: St Pauls tube
Website: http://www.stpauls.co.uk

I am sorry of not good picture - it doesn't allow to take pictures inside...

Since the crowning of William the Conqueror in 1066 the Abbey has been the nation's "Coronation church". It is also burial and memorial plase of numerous fomous figures from the last one thousant years

Westminster Abbey is the crowning and burial place of British monarchs. It has its world famed Poet’s Corner with memorials to Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, the Bronte’s sisters, Tennyson, Longfellow, Wordsworth, Burns, Dickens, Thackeray, Hardy, Kipling and other leading writers.
Only a few however, are actually buried there.
Here too is that touching symbol of a nation’s grief, The Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

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Phone: 0 20 7654 4900
Address: Deans Yard, SW1
Directions: St James's Park OR Wenstmister tube
Website: http://www.westminster-abbey.org

It's one of the world's greatest museums of art and design.

The Victoria and Albert museum was set up in 1852 to display decorative art, applied art and design

Museum Opening Hours
10.00 to 17.45 daily
10.00 to 22.00 Wednesdays and the last Friday of the month (selected galleries remain open after 18.00)

free

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Phone: 0 20 7942 2000
Address: Cromwell Road, SW7
Directions: South Kensington tube
Website: http://www.vam.ac.uk

Dali Universe
An Amazing collection of over 500 artworks by master of surrealism Salvador Dali. The permanent exibition is a tribute to the artist and houses a rarely seen portfolio of works that demonstrate the whole spectrum of Dali's talent.
View the largest collection of Dali sculpture in the world.

7 days a week
10am-5:30pm

adult - 9.55 pound

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Phone: 0870 744 74 85
Address: County Hall, South Bank , London
Directions: South Bank (next to the London eye)
Website: www.daliuniverse.com

This is the worlds biggest Faires Wheel in the world (It stands 135 metres (443 feet) ), It takes a half hour to completly go around.If you want to go on it better get there early in the morning between 9am and 10 am

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Address: Waterloo, SE1
Directions: Waterloo tube
Website: http://www.southbanklondon.com/