Guidebook for London

Paul
Guidebook for London

Arts & Culture

England's premiere cricket ground - along with 'Lords' is on the doorstep.
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The Oval
Kennington Oval
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England's premiere cricket ground - along with 'Lords' is on the doorstep.
Spectacular views over London. A bit pricey.£29.50p pp or £118 for a family of four.
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London Eye
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Spectacular views over London. A bit pricey.£29.50p pp or £118 for a family of four.
The UK Royal family have been one of the world's great art collectors. This showcases some of the best. Admission. £9.75 adults £4.95 children.
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The Queen's Gallery
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The UK Royal family have been one of the world's great art collectors. This showcases some of the best. Admission. £9.75 adults £4.95 children.
One of Europe's premiere museum collections. Free entry.
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British Museum
Great Russell Street
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One of Europe's premiere museum collections. Free entry.
Fine arts from the 18th century to the present. Free entry.
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Royal Academy of Arts
Piccadilly
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Fine arts from the 18th century to the present. Free entry.
Great for kids. BUY TICKETS ONLINE to get these prices: Adults £22.50 Children £19.25
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Madame Tussauds London
Marylebone Road
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Great for kids. BUY TICKETS ONLINE to get these prices: Adults £22.50 Children £19.25
A fantastic day out. The home of natural history with many specimens collected by Charles Darwin and Captain Cook. Dinosaurs galore.
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Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
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A fantastic day out. The home of natural history with many specimens collected by Charles Darwin and Captain Cook. Dinosaurs galore.
The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Admission free.
Brompton, Victoria and Albert Museum (Stop M) station
The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Admission free.
London's gallery of modern art in and old and massive brick power station. Free entry.
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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London's gallery of modern art in and old and massive brick power station. Free entry.
Home of British Art. On your doorstep - just walk over Lambeth Bridge. Free admission.
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Tate Britain
Millbank
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Home of British Art. On your doorstep - just walk over Lambeth Bridge. Free admission.

Food Scene

Trip Advisor call this the "best curry restaurant in London" - it's frequented by celebs but charges ordinary prices. My favourite: the chicken Murgh - a mild and creamy curry.
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Gandhi's
347 Kennington Rd
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Trip Advisor call this the "best curry restaurant in London" - it's frequented by celebs but charges ordinary prices. My favourite: the chicken Murgh - a mild and creamy curry.
I love authentic Italian restaurants. This isn't one of them, but it does serve the best pizzas, unlike the other chains. Also good range of low carb pizzas (my friends tell me!).
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Pizza Express
316 Kennington Rd
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I love authentic Italian restaurants. This isn't one of them, but it does serve the best pizzas, unlike the other chains. Also good range of low carb pizzas (my friends tell me!).
A rare tea house in the heart of what was London's famous Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. Enjoy any loose tea and home bakery. Play chess here on Tuesday evenings. Don't ask for coffee!
139 Vauxhall Walk
A rare tea house in the heart of what was London's famous Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. Enjoy any loose tea and home bakery. Play chess here on Tuesday evenings. Don't ask for coffee!

Drinks & Nightlife

Charlie Chaplin's father's favourite - so they say: the Chaplins lived just round the corner. Has outside tables for summer evenings. Good burgers and other pub food.
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The Dog House
293 Kennington Rd
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Charlie Chaplin's father's favourite - so they say: the Chaplins lived just round the corner. Has outside tables for summer evenings. Good burgers and other pub food.
A gastro-pub. Especially favoured by young people. Good food and drink.
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The Tommyfield
185 Kennington Ln
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A gastro-pub. Especially favoured by young people. Good food and drink.

Sightseeing

The tour guides are terrific. Cost £25 adults and £10 children under 16 years. Guides speak English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian.
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House of Commons
Saint Margaret Street
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The tour guides are terrific. Cost £25 adults and £10 children under 16 years. Guides speak English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian.
Historic and wonderful. One of London's oldest and most magnificent buildings. Entry charge £18 adults. £8 age 18 and under. £16 concessions (students / OAPs).
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Westminster Abbey
20 Deans Yd
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Historic and wonderful. One of London's oldest and most magnificent buildings. Entry charge £18 adults. £8 age 18 and under. £16 concessions (students / OAPs).
Right next to Charing Cross station. Looks just like it did when one of the greatest intellectuals of his age stayed here as virtually the first US ambassador. Tickets - about £5.
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Benjamin Franklin House
36 Craven St
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Right next to Charing Cross station. Looks just like it did when one of the greatest intellectuals of his age stayed here as virtually the first US ambassador. Tickets - about £5.

Everything Else

Home of the UK's monarch and Head of State. Tea with the Queen (just kidding - but US senators have been known to ask for it). Admission costs from £28 to £34, including the Queen's Gallery.
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Buckingham Palace
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Home of the UK's monarch and Head of State. Tea with the Queen (just kidding - but US senators have been known to ask for it). Admission costs from £28 to £34, including the Queen's Gallery.
The great lexicographer lived here in the 1750s, entertaining Ben Franklin and all the luminaries of the day. Adults £4.50.
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Dr. Johnson's House
17 Gough Square
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The great lexicographer lived here in the 1750s, entertaining Ben Franklin and all the luminaries of the day. Adults £4.50.
One of the world's great galleries with everything from medieval religious art to Old Masters and Impressionists. Free admission.
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The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
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One of the world's great galleries with everything from medieval religious art to Old Masters and Impressionists. Free admission.
The Museum reopened on 19 July 2014 after a massive refurbishment. Admission free.
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Imperial War Museums
Lambeth Road
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The Museum reopened on 19 July 2014 after a massive refurbishment. Admission free.
This is a fantastic facility in the heart of London. Children (and adults!) love it. On the site of the famous Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, featured as 'Vanity Fair' in Thackery's novel, now long gone.
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Vauxhall City Farm
165 Tyers St
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This is a fantastic facility in the heart of London. Children (and adults!) love it. On the site of the famous Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, featured as 'Vanity Fair' in Thackery's novel, now long gone.
Britain's most famous people in paint and photographs from Richard the Lionheart to Mick Jagger and Princess Diana.
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National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's Place
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Britain's most famous people in paint and photographs from Richard the Lionheart to Mick Jagger and Princess Diana.