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APRIL 2013<br />
LONDON<br />
PLUS<br />
William Shakespeare’s<br />
life and legacy<br />
Covent Garden’s<br />
Opera Quarter<br />
Great bars and pubs<br />
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Welcome…<br />
Welcome to <strong>London</strong> Planner, bringing you indispensable tips about the best of<br />
what’s happening in the capital this April.<br />
Amongst many highlights, there will be celebrations for William Shakespeare’s<br />
birthday (p. 16), including The Tempest (p. 74) at the wonderful recreation of the<br />
Globe Theatre on the South Bank. This is a great area to explore as well, with Tate<br />
Modern a few minutes’ walk away (p. 52), and Borough market (p. 65) – alongside<br />
Southwark Cathedral and the more recent Shard (p. 35) – not too far either.<br />
Look out for celebrations to mark St. George’s Day, which, like Shakespeare’s<br />
birthday, falls on 23 April. We’re hosting an event for England’s patron saint in<br />
Trafalgar Square on 20 April (p. 35). Following in our tradition of focusing on<br />
specific aspects of English culture, this year will be a showcase of English food.<br />
As a lover of the Classics, I have to direct you to the British Museum (p. 56). Always worth a visit, it’s currently<br />
offering the splendid Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum. The biggest exhibition of its kind in 40<br />
years, it is an opportunity to find out more about a compelling piece of history, evoking the lives the people who<br />
lived in the two cities, which were buried by the catastrophic volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.<br />
Just one fascinating exhibition out of many, in another great month in our city.<br />
Enjoy your time here – we look forward to welcoming you again in the future.<br />
Boris Johnson, Mayor of <strong>London</strong><br />
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Editor’s Picks<br />
Meet the capital’s most<br />
unusual residents, p. 12.<br />
APRIL 2013<br />
Dine at Hampstead’s<br />
Spaniard’s Inn, p. 81.<br />
Drink at Dirty Martini, p. 10.<br />
TIGER © STOCKPHOTO; GLOBE THEATRE IMAGE © PAWEL LIBERA/SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE; YORK IMAGE © GARETH BUDDO/VISIT YORK<br />
Celebrate<br />
Shakespeare’s<br />
birthday, p. 16.<br />
Take a day trip<br />
to York, p. 24.<br />
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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IMAGE IS ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND © JOHAN PERSSON, COURTESY OF ROH; BRITISH LIBRARY IMAGE © BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD; BEE HOUSE IMAGE COURTESY OF LIBERTY;<br />
ELEPHANT IN KAFUE NATIONAL PARK, ZAMBIA © SEBASTIÃO SALGADO<br />
Enjoy ballet at the Royal<br />
Opera House, p. 66.<br />
Above left: Engage in family fun at the British Library.<br />
Above right: Buy garden gifts at Liberty. Below: See<br />
photography at the Natural History Museum, p. 46.<br />
Cover image: © Cravens/ZSL <strong>London</strong> Zoo<br />
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features<br />
Welcome 3<br />
Foreword by the<br />
Mayor Of <strong>London</strong><br />
Editor’s Picks 4<br />
This edition’s highlights<br />
Top 10 Attractions 7<br />
Visitors’ favourites<br />
<strong>London</strong>’s Compass 8<br />
Hidden gems, from the north<br />
of the city to the south<br />
Itinerary 10<br />
Great bars and pubs<br />
8 Animal Adventures 12<br />
Close encounters with city<br />
creatures, including<br />
snorkelling with sharks<br />
Birthday Bard 16<br />
Celebrating William<br />
Shakespeare’s life and legacy<br />
Area Focus 20<br />
Covent Garden’s flavourful<br />
Opera Quarter<br />
Out Of Town 24<br />
A short stay in historic York<br />
listings<br />
Sightseeing<br />
Museums & Galleries<br />
Shopping<br />
Entertainment<br />
Dining & Nightlife<br />
Accommodation<br />
& Travel<br />
maps<br />
Theatreland<br />
Central <strong>London</strong><br />
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Natural History Museum<br />
Top 10 Attractions<br />
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With so many attractions to choose from, both historical and contemporary, <strong>London</strong><br />
is one of the world’s most exciting cities to explore. These are the top 10 attractions,<br />
according to the latest available visitor numbers from <strong>London</strong> & <strong>Partners</strong>.<br />
1 BRITISH MUSEUM<br />
This world-famous museum,<br />
founded in 1753, houses some<br />
of history’s greatest treasures,<br />
including Egyptian mummies and<br />
the Elgin Marbles (p. 56).<br />
2 TATE MODERN<br />
This former power station is<br />
situated in Bankside and hosts<br />
a globally-recognised modern art<br />
collection, plus some great<br />
temporary exhibitions including major<br />
installations in its Turbine Hall (p. 52).<br />
3 NATIONAL GALLERY<br />
This huge gallery is filled with<br />
priceless European art belonging to<br />
the nation. See works by Botticelli,<br />
Da Vinci, Monet and more (p. 47).<br />
4 NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM<br />
Explore the natural world, including<br />
a full-size diplodocus skeleton,<br />
child-friendly exhibitions, fossils and<br />
Darwin’s pet tortoise (p. 59).<br />
5 EDF ENERGY LONDON EYE<br />
Experience the full glory of <strong>London</strong><br />
by taking a ride in one of the<br />
capsules (p. 30). On a clear day<br />
views can extend as far as<br />
Windsor Castle (p. 44), which is<br />
over 40km away.<br />
6 SCIENCE MUSEUM<br />
Interactive scientific fun for<br />
children, from steam engines to<br />
space rockets. Just as fascinating<br />
for bigger kids who want to learn<br />
how the world works (p. 59).<br />
7 VICTORIA AND<br />
ALBERT MUSEUM<br />
An incredible range of historic<br />
artefacts that span more than<br />
3,000 years and includes art,<br />
design, jewellery, photographs,<br />
sculpture, textiles and fashion.<br />
A wide range of permanent and<br />
temporary exhibitions show off the<br />
famous permanent collection and<br />
more (p. 59).<br />
8 MADAME TUSSAUDS<br />
A 126-year-old museum loved by<br />
visitors for its lifelike waxworks<br />
of famous people. Expect<br />
interactive exhibits, plus lookalike<br />
models of world leaders, pop<br />
icons, royals, Hollywood and<br />
Bollywood stars and more (p. 30).<br />
9 NATIONAL MARITIME<br />
MUSEUM/ROYAL<br />
OBSERVATORY<br />
Discover more about seafaring<br />
and stargazing – past, present<br />
and future – at these fascinating<br />
attractions in the royal borough of<br />
Greenwich (p. 54/32).<br />
!0 TOWER OF LONDON<br />
The infamous 900-year-old moated<br />
English fortress on the banks of<br />
the River Thames is guarded by<br />
Beefeater guards in period dress.<br />
Home to both kings and prisoners<br />
for centuries, it’s rumoured to have<br />
more than a few ghosts (p. 35).<br />
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew<br />
<strong>London</strong>’s Compass<br />
Whether central, north, south, east or west, all parts of <strong>London</strong> have hidden gems to explore.<br />
CENTRAL LONDON<br />
<strong>London</strong>’s heart is made up of<br />
many boroughs including Camden,<br />
Islington, the City Of Westminster,<br />
and the City Of <strong>London</strong>. This buzzing<br />
region has a dense concentration<br />
of offices, embassies, museums,<br />
theatres, nightspots, shops and state<br />
buildings, as well as the home of<br />
the Queen. It’s also famed for its<br />
entertainment and dining hubs, such<br />
as the West End.<br />
Hidden Gem: Hunterian Museum.<br />
This quirky museum, housed in<br />
the Royal College Of Surgeons,<br />
celebrates its bicentenary this year<br />
with an exhibition about how its<br />
renowned collections of human<br />
anatomy and pathology have been<br />
taken care of and displayed over the<br />
last 200 years. Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
The Royal College Of Surgeons<br />
Of England, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn<br />
Fields, WC2A 3PE. 020 7869 6560.<br />
rcseng.ac.uk Ë Holborn.<br />
Map B6.<br />
NORTH LONDON<br />
More than 120 languages are<br />
spoken in this vibrant region, which<br />
is renowned for its culture and<br />
steeped in history. Areas of interest<br />
include Hampstead Heath and<br />
the spectacular views from<br />
Primrose Hill.<br />
Hidden Gem: The Castle Climbing<br />
Centre. Learn to climb at this<br />
magnificent former water pumping<br />
station, which was built beside a<br />
reservoir in the 19th century. There<br />
are 450 set climbing routes over<br />
1,000 square metres of wall, so you’ll<br />
have plenty to keep you occupied.<br />
Mon-Fri 12.00-22.00; Sat & Sun<br />
10.00-19.00; bank holidays 10.00-<br />
22.00. Admission £13, child £7.<br />
Green Lanes, N4 2HA. 020 8211<br />
7000. castle-climbing.co.uk<br />
Ë Manor House. Off map.<br />
SOUTH LONDON<br />
Less built up than the north, this area<br />
is loved for its open spaces such as<br />
Clapham Common, Richmond Park<br />
and the Royal Botanic Gardens,<br />
Kew (p. 32). Popular for sporting<br />
attractions including the Wimbledon<br />
Lawn Tennis Museum (p. 38), it’s<br />
also home to the royal borough<br />
of Greenwich, the UK’s most famous<br />
maritime site.<br />
Hidden Gem: Brixton Village Market.<br />
Alongside its nearby sister site,<br />
Market Row, this covered market<br />
place is <strong>London</strong>’s latest foodie<br />
destination. Grab a bite at one of the<br />
cafés, a drink in a trendy bar or shop<br />
for delicacies from around the world,<br />
while you rub shoulders with south<br />
<strong>London</strong>’s pretty people. Mon-Wed<br />
08.00-18.00; Thurs-Sat 08.00-00.00;<br />
Sun 08.00-17.00. Admission free.<br />
Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8JX.<br />
brixtonmarket.net Ë t Brixton.<br />
Off map.<br />
EAST LONDON<br />
Once the heart of working-class<br />
<strong>London</strong>, the east has gone through<br />
a period of regeneration thanks<br />
partly to the recent <strong>London</strong> 2012<br />
Olympic and Paralympic Games.<br />
Factories and docks have given way<br />
to a funky arts and nightlife scene,<br />
plus markets like Old Spitalfields<br />
(p. 65), and The O 2 complex – home<br />
to shops, bars, restaurants and the<br />
British Music Experience (p. 56).<br />
Hidden Gem: Wilton’s Music Hall.<br />
One of the most important surviving<br />
early music halls, it’s thought Wilton’s<br />
dates back to 1743 at the very least.<br />
Performances at the atmospheric<br />
venue include theatre, music, lectures<br />
and film screenings. Times vary. Tickets<br />
from £5 (some events there are free).<br />
1 Graces Alley, E1 8JB. 020 7702<br />
2789. wiltons.org.uk Ë Aldgate<br />
East. Off map.<br />
WEST LONDON<br />
Parts of this affluent area run<br />
alongside the western end of<br />
the River Thames and Regent’s<br />
Canal. Here you’ll find elegant<br />
districts including Chelsea and<br />
Knightsbridge. It’s also home to<br />
Notting Hill’s fashionable shops and<br />
restaurants, plus Portobello Road,<br />
site of the famous market (p. 65).<br />
Hidden Gem: The Troubadour.<br />
One of <strong>London</strong>’s last remaining<br />
1950s coffee houses serves an<br />
excellent French-inspired menu until<br />
late every day of the week. There’s<br />
a renowned music venue in the<br />
basement and a wine shop if you<br />
want a tipple to take away. Times vary.<br />
263-267 Old Brompton Road,<br />
SW5 9JA. 020 7370 1434.<br />
troubadour.co.uk Ë Earl’s Court.<br />
Off map.<br />
IMAGE © JAMES PERRY<br />
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Waxy O’Connor’s<br />
The Punch Bowl, Mayfair<br />
The Wells,<br />
Hampstead<br />
Dirty Martini’s<br />
Shanghai Sour<br />
The White Horse, Parson’s Green<br />
Paradise’s English lamb stew<br />
ITINERARY: PUBS & BARS<br />
<strong>London</strong> has a varied selection of drinking destinations, whether you’re after fine food, a quirky<br />
watering hole or a stylish bar. By Beatrice Yeatman-Biggs<br />
1 TOP NOSH<br />
The Wells, tucked away in a quiet<br />
residential area of Hampstead,<br />
has won awards for its regularly<br />
changing imaginative dishes. The<br />
sophisticated interior and relaxed<br />
atmosphere make this a perfect<br />
place to come for a hearty lunch<br />
after walking on Hampstead Heath,<br />
just a stone’s throw away (30 Well<br />
Walk, NW3 1BX. 020 7794<br />
3785. thewellshampstead.co.uk<br />
Ë Hampstead. Off map). Another<br />
great gastropub is Paradise By<br />
Way Of Kensal Green, which serves<br />
seasonal dishes such as Dorset<br />
lobsters or Lonk lamb (19 Kilburn<br />
Lane, W10 4AE 020 8969<br />
0098. theparadise.co.uk<br />
Ë Kensal Green. Off map). The<br />
elegant interior is complete with<br />
religious icons and chandeliers.<br />
2 UNIQUE DESTINATIONS<br />
For a true taste of glamour, visit<br />
Searcys Champagne Bar at<br />
St. Pancras International Station,<br />
where you can sit at Europe’s<br />
longest champagne bar and<br />
appreciate the revolutionary<br />
architecture surrounding you<br />
(p. 88). The Ice Bar (p. 89) is sure<br />
to give you a drinking experience<br />
unlike any other. The bar – made<br />
entirely from ice – is very cool, in<br />
more ways than one.<br />
3 SOPHISTICATED SPOTS.<br />
Dirty Martini has a distinctly New<br />
York vibe. Positioned at the heart<br />
of <strong>London</strong>’s night life, it provides<br />
the ideal hang-out spot for pre<br />
or post-party revellers, with its<br />
cool interior and original cocktails<br />
(11/12 Russell Street, WC2B 5HZ.<br />
0844 371 2550. dirtymartini.<br />
uk.com/covent-garden Ë Covent<br />
Garden). From one luxurious setting<br />
to another, Zander Bar, featuring<br />
stylish decor, intimate seating areas<br />
and soft lighting, is the ideal place<br />
to unwind with friends or look like<br />
you mean to be seen at the long,<br />
sleek bar (45 Buckingham Gate,<br />
SW1E 6BS. 020 7630 6644.<br />
individualrestaurants.com/bank/<br />
westminister/ Ë St. James’s Park.<br />
Map D5).<br />
4 TRULY TRADITIONAL<br />
The Punch Bowl, dating from 1750, is<br />
the second oldest pub in Mayfair. It is<br />
also well-known for its landlord, film<br />
director Guy Ritchie (41 Farm Street,<br />
W1J 5RP. 020 7493 6841.<br />
punchbowllondon.com Ë Green<br />
Park. Map C4). With its beer garden<br />
and traditional interior, The White<br />
Horse, (1-3 Parson’s Green, SW6<br />
4UL. 020 7736 2115.<br />
whitehorsesw6.com Ë Parsons<br />
Green. Off map) is understandably<br />
a popular destination for both locals<br />
and those further afield. The food is<br />
impressive, too. Waxy O’ Connor’s<br />
is <strong>London</strong>’s biggest Irish bar, and<br />
probably its most complicated, with<br />
a labyrinth of four bars covering six<br />
levels, all linked together by a maze<br />
of staircase passages (14-16 Rupert<br />
Street, W1D 6DD. 020 7287<br />
0255 waxyoconnors.co.uk<br />
Ë Piccadilly Circus. Map C5). What’s<br />
more, there is live music played four<br />
nights a week.<br />
• See p. 88 and visitlondon.com<br />
for further inpiration on <strong>London</strong>’s bars<br />
and pubs.<br />
WAXY O’CONNOR’S IMAGE © WAXY O’CONNOR’S BAR; LAMB STEW IMAGE<br />
© PARADISE BY WAY OF KENSAL GREEN; WELLS IMAGE COURTESY OF THE WELLS; COCKTAIL IMAGE<br />
© DIRTY MARTINI, COVENT GARDEN; BAR IMAGE © THE PUNCHBOWL PUB<br />
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Waxy O’Connor’s<br />
The Punch Bowl, Mayfair<br />
The Wells,<br />
Hampstead<br />
Dirty Martini’s<br />
Shanghai Sour<br />
The White Horse, Parson’s Green<br />
Paradise’s English lamb stew<br />
ITINERARY: PUBS & BARS<br />
<strong>London</strong> has a varied selection of drinking destinations, whether you’re after fine food, a quirky<br />
watering hole or a stylish bar. By Beatrice Yeatman-Biggs<br />
1 TOP NOSH<br />
The Wells, tucked away in a quiet<br />
residential area of Hampstead,<br />
has won awards for its regularly<br />
changing imaginative dishes. The<br />
sophisticated interior and relaxed<br />
atmosphere make this a perfect<br />
place to come for a hearty lunch<br />
after walking on Hampstead Heath,<br />
just a stone’s throw away (30 Well<br />
Walk, NW3 1BX. 020 7794<br />
3785. thewellshampstead.co.uk<br />
Ë Hampstead. Off map). Another<br />
great gastropub is Paradise By<br />
Way Of Kensal Green, which serves<br />
seasonal dishes such as Dorset<br />
lobsters or Lonk lamb (19 Kilburn<br />
Lane, W10 4AE 020 8969<br />
0098. theparadise.co.uk<br />
Ë Kensal Green. Off map). The<br />
elegant interior is complete with<br />
religious icons and chandeliers.<br />
2 UNIQUE DESTINATIONS<br />
For a true taste of glamour, visit<br />
Searcys Champagne Bar at<br />
St. Pancras International Station,<br />
where you can sit at Europe’s<br />
longest champagne bar and<br />
appreciate the revolutionary<br />
architecture surrounding you<br />
(p. 88). The Ice Bar (p. 89) is sure<br />
to give you a drinking experience<br />
unlike any other. The bar – made<br />
entirely from ice – is very cool, in<br />
more ways than one.<br />
3 SOPHISTICATED SPOTS.<br />
Dirty Martini has a distinctly New<br />
York vibe. Positioned at the heart<br />
of <strong>London</strong>’s night life, it provides<br />
the ideal hang-out spot for pre<br />
or post-party revellers, with its<br />
cool interior and original cocktails<br />
(11/12 Russell Street, WC2B 5HZ.<br />
0844 371 2550. dirtymartini.<br />
uk.com/covent-garden Ë Covent<br />
Garden). From one luxurious setting<br />
to another, Zander Bar, featuring<br />
stylish decor, intimate seating areas<br />
and soft lighting, is the ideal place<br />
to unwind with friends or look like<br />
you mean to be seen at the long,<br />
sleek bar (45 Buckingham Gate,<br />
SW1E 6BS. 020 7630 6644.<br />
individualrestaurants.com/bank/<br />
westminister/ Ë St. James’s Park.<br />
Map D5).<br />
4 TRULY TRADITIONAL<br />
The Punch Bowl, dating from 1750, is<br />
the second oldest pub in Mayfair. It is<br />
also well-known for its landlord, film<br />
director Guy Ritchie (41 Farm Street,<br />
W1J 5RP. 020 7493 6841.<br />
punchbowllondon.com Ë Green<br />
Park. Map C4). With its beer garden<br />
and traditional interior, The White<br />
Horse, (1-3 Parson’s Green, SW6<br />
4UL. 020 7736 2115.<br />
whitehorsesw6.com Ë Parsons<br />
Green. Off map) is understandably<br />
a popular destination for both locals<br />
and those further afield. The food is<br />
impressive, too. Waxy O’ Connor’s<br />
is <strong>London</strong>’s biggest Irish bar, and<br />
probably its most complicated, with<br />
a labyrinth of four bars covering six<br />
levels, all linked together by a maze<br />
of staircase passages (14-16 Rupert<br />
Street, W1D 6DD. 020 7287<br />
0255 waxyoconnors.co.uk<br />
Ë Piccadilly Circus. Map C5). What’s<br />
more, there is live music played four<br />
nights a week.<br />
• See p. 88 and visitlondon.com<br />
for further inpiration on <strong>London</strong>’s bars<br />
and pubs.<br />
WAXY O’CONNOR’S IMAGE © WAXY O’CONNOR’S BAR; LAMB STEW IMAGE<br />
© PARADISE BY WAY OF KENSAL GREEN; WELLS IMAGE COURTESY OF THE WELLS; COCKTAIL IMAGE<br />
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An endangered Sumatran tiger<br />
ANIMAL ADVENTURES<br />
Get close to extraordinary live creatures as you encounter some of <strong>London</strong>’s<br />
most weird and wonderful residents. By David G. Taylor<br />
1.<br />
VISIT RARE<br />
TIGERS<br />
A brand new £3.6m Tiger Territory has<br />
just opened at ZSL <strong>London</strong> Zoo (p. 36).<br />
At 27,000 sq ft, this massive enclosure<br />
(pictured below) provides the ultimate<br />
love-nest for the latest additions, a pair<br />
of critically-endangered Sumatran tigers.<br />
With as few as 300 thought to remain<br />
in the wild, it’s hoped the pair will help<br />
with the conservation of the species by<br />
producing some cubs. Visitors to the<br />
new exhibit will embark on a journey<br />
through an Indonesian habitat, before<br />
coming face-to-face<br />
with male Jae Jae and<br />
his mate Melati through<br />
the floor-to-ceiling glass<br />
windows. You might even<br />
catch the pair frolicking<br />
in a custom-built pool,<br />
as, unlike other big cats,<br />
tigers really love messing<br />
about in the water.<br />
Right: Tiger Territory at<br />
ZSL <strong>London</strong> Zoo<br />
Snorkelling at Sea Life<br />
<strong>London</strong> Aquarium<br />
2. SNORKEL<br />
WITH SHARKS<br />
Find yourself face-to-fin with 15 live<br />
sharks as you take a dip in the waters<br />
of the Pacific Reef display at Sea<br />
Life <strong>London</strong> Aquarium (p. 28). The<br />
90-minute experience includes<br />
a behind-the-scenes tour as well as an<br />
unforgettable 15-minute snorkel with<br />
Sand Tiger, Black Tip Reef and Brown<br />
Sharks. If you don’t fancy getting into<br />
a wetsuit, then just sign up for one of<br />
the Behind-The-Scenes Tours, where<br />
expert guides take you into areas not<br />
normally open to the public. You can<br />
find out about the care, conservation<br />
and breeding behind the aquarium’s<br />
600 marine and fresh-water species.<br />
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3.<br />
MEET A FAMILY<br />
OF OTTERS<br />
Watch a family of Asian<br />
short-clawed otters feeding,<br />
foraging, swimming, playing<br />
and grooming in their<br />
marshland habitat at the<br />
<strong>London</strong> Wetland Centre<br />
nature reserve (p. 30). The<br />
smallest otter species in the<br />
world, these endangered<br />
animals live in groups and<br />
are famously social. The best<br />
time to visit them is during<br />
their daily feeding times<br />
at 11.00 and 14.00.<br />
5.<br />
Asian short-clawed<br />
otters at <strong>London</strong><br />
Wetland Centre<br />
BEFRIEND A BUTTERFLY<br />
Have close encounters with<br />
hundreds of live tropical butterflies<br />
at the Natural History Museum<br />
(p. 59). A range of species are<br />
fluttering free inside the recently<br />
opened exhibition Sensational<br />
Butterflies (until 15 Sep). It’s a rare<br />
A butterfly at the Natural<br />
History Museum<br />
chance to see some of the world’s<br />
most colourful types, learn about<br />
their fascinating life cycle and most<br />
likely have some gently alighting<br />
on your head, hands and clothes.<br />
Watch them hatch, transform and<br />
take flight before your very eyes.<br />
4. SALUTE SOME<br />
MILITARY HORSES<br />
The Household Cavalry was set up<br />
more than 350 years ago in 1661,<br />
and today the mounted regiments’<br />
many duties include guarding Her<br />
Majesty The Queen. You can see<br />
the guards and their horses on<br />
duty in Whitehall, but the best times<br />
are during the daily Changing The<br />
Guard ceremony (p. 28) on Horse<br />
Guards Parade (Mon-Sat at 11.00;<br />
10.00 on Sun), or the Dismounting<br />
Ceremony (16.00). To find out more<br />
and to glimpse behind-the-scenes<br />
as the horses are fed, watered<br />
and groomed in the 18th-century<br />
stables, visit the Household Cavalry<br />
Museum (p. 28).<br />
Household Cavalry<br />
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6.<br />
FEED FARMYARD<br />
FRIENDS<br />
<strong>London</strong> has a number of urban<br />
farms, but at 32 acres Mudchute<br />
Park & Farm is the largest and it’s<br />
free to visit. Among more than<br />
200 animals and fowl you can see<br />
farmyard favourites such as pigs,<br />
goats, geese and donkeys, plus<br />
South American llamas and alpacas.<br />
Mudchute Park & Farm, Pier Street,<br />
E14 3HP. 020 7515 5901.<br />
mudchute.org Ë Mudchute. Off map.<br />
Cute baby alpacas<br />
Cute baby alpacas<br />
A St. James’s<br />
Park pelican<br />
8.<br />
BRAVE THE JUNGLE<br />
Encounter a live stingray and<br />
a tank-full of tiny tetra fish as<br />
you embark on the Horniman<br />
Museum’s Amazon Adventure<br />
(until 24 Nov, p. 58). The multimedia<br />
exhibition mixes live fish displays<br />
with hands-on activities that’ll make<br />
Pigs and snouts<br />
you feel as if you’re in a tropical<br />
rainforest. Explorers can feel the<br />
belly of a giant catfish, experience<br />
the zap power of an electric eel,<br />
and find out about vicious piranhas,<br />
enormous anacondas and bizarre<br />
pink dolphins.<br />
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7. GO BIRD<br />
WATCHING<br />
For birdlife, head for St. James’s<br />
Park (map C5/D5) to see<br />
newborn ducklings and cygnets<br />
(baby swans) frantically paddling<br />
after their proud mums on the<br />
ornamental lake. Among 15<br />
species of waterfowl you can spot<br />
swans, moorhen and coots, plus<br />
some rowdy pelicans, which are<br />
fed fish daily between 14.30 and<br />
15.00 near Duck Island Cottage.<br />
Pelicans have lived in the park<br />
since 1664 when some were<br />
sent as a gift from the Russian<br />
Ambassador to King Charles II.<br />
St. James’s Park, SW1A 2BJ. 020<br />
7451 9999. royalparks.org.uk<br />
Ë St. James’s Park. Map C5/D5.<br />
Amazon Adventure at the<br />
Horniman Museum<br />
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Shakespeare’s Globe exterior<br />
THE BIRTHDAY BARD<br />
Celebrate the Bard’s birthday this month by participating in<br />
all things Shakespearean. By Beatrice Yeatman-Biggs<br />
Unless you’ve been living on another<br />
planet, you’ll have heard of William<br />
Shakespeare. Born almost 450<br />
years ago, the world’s pre-eminent<br />
dramatist wrote 38 plays, 154<br />
sonnets, two long narrative poems,<br />
epitaphs, and several other poems.<br />
Studied in schools and performed<br />
on stages worldwide, his works<br />
are – and will continue to be – at<br />
the forefront of our society. As such,<br />
it seems fitting that we revisit the<br />
playwright’s works and learn about<br />
his life during his birth month.<br />
Brought up in Stratford-upon-<br />
Avon, William Shakespeare married<br />
Anne Hathaway aged 18 and they<br />
later had three children together. He<br />
embarked on a successful acting and<br />
writing career in <strong>London</strong>, between<br />
1585 and 1592, and part-owned<br />
a playing company called Lord<br />
Chamberlain’s Men, latterly the King’s<br />
Men. He retired to Stratford around<br />
1613, aged 49, and died there three<br />
years later.<br />
Of course, no trip to Stratfordupon-Avon<br />
would be complete<br />
without watching a Shakespearean<br />
play. As You Like It (from 12 Apr),<br />
a pastoral comedy believed to have<br />
been written in early 1600, tells the<br />
story of Rosalind and Orlando who<br />
are forced to flee to the wilderness<br />
of the forest of Arden after being<br />
banished from the oppressive royal<br />
court. Witness their love flourishing,<br />
as Arden does, with the coming of<br />
summer. Music for the production has<br />
been composed by Laura Marling,<br />
who has twice been nominated for<br />
the Mercury Music Prize.<br />
Shakespeare at the Globe’s exhibition<br />
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David Hargreaves (King Of France) in<br />
Henry V at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre<br />
Royal Shakespeare Theatre,<br />
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BB.<br />
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Despite what we know about his<br />
time in Stratford, there are periods<br />
of mystery surrounding much of<br />
Encounter the <strong>London</strong> of<br />
Shakespeare and Dickens on<br />
<strong>London</strong> Discovery Tours, as you<br />
walk the city’s old streets and learn<br />
how it inspired Shakespeare, as well<br />
as Charles Dickens – England’s<br />
greatest novelist. During the tour you<br />
will hop across the ages between<br />
the centuries of the Bard and<br />
novelist, considering why <strong>London</strong><br />
featured so prominently in both their<br />
lives and works. Visit Shakespeare’s<br />
Theatreland: the Rose, the Swan<br />
Shakespeare’s Globe interior during a<br />
production of Henry VIII in 2010<br />
Shakespeare’s life.,<br />
and there’s barely any<br />
documentation about<br />
the Bard between<br />
1585 and 1592. It’s<br />
not until 1594 that<br />
his name appears in<br />
the records of the<br />
Lord Chamberlain’s<br />
Men, when, a few<br />
years later, the playing<br />
company built the Globe theatre in<br />
<strong>London</strong>, which was destroyed in a fire<br />
and later, demolished. Shakespeare’s<br />
Globe, a reconstruction, was opened<br />
in 1997 on the South Bank of the<br />
Thames a few hundred yards from the<br />
original site in Southwark (p. 32).<br />
THE LONDON OF SHAKESPEARE AND DICKENS<br />
and the Globe, as well as the sites of<br />
gambling dens often mentioned in<br />
his plays. Then, cower beneath the<br />
remaining walls of the Marshalsea<br />
Prison as you imagine what it would<br />
have been like for Dickens as a boy,<br />
when he visited his father there<br />
(<strong>London</strong> Discovery Tours, PO Box<br />
53131, E18 1UW. 020 8530<br />
8443 discovery-walks.com).<br />
<strong>London</strong> Walks (p. 43) will also take<br />
you on a thrilling tour of <strong>London</strong><br />
through Charles Dickens’ eyes.<br />
Soak up the history of one of the<br />
world’s most famous theatres as you<br />
stroll around the city of <strong>London</strong> on<br />
one of the Globe’s Sonnet Walks<br />
(20 Apr). Visitors will be able to<br />
imbibe the atmosphere of historic<br />
<strong>London</strong>, meeting actors along the<br />
way who will recite Shakespeare<br />
sonnets and speeches (p. 32).<br />
There’s an otherworldly element<br />
to many of Shakespeare’s plays and<br />
for those keen to celebrate this, the<br />
Globe will be opening to the public for<br />
a magical afternoon of special events<br />
and games. The magician, fairies and<br />
witches in three of Shakespeare’s<br />
most prominent works;The Tempest,<br />
A Midsummer Night’s Dream and<br />
Charles Dickens, 1859, from the<br />
Victoria And Albert museum<br />
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Pippa Nixon (Rosalind) in As<br />
You Like It rehearsal<br />
Macbeth, will be brought to life<br />
with a spectacular array of illusions,<br />
bubbling witches’ cauldrons, card<br />
trickery, street magic workshops, and<br />
magical quizzes on 21 Apr. What’s<br />
more, the general public will be able<br />
to see round the Globe’s fascinating<br />
exhibition and theatre for free (p. 32).<br />
Witnessing the impressive, threetiered,<br />
timbered theatre might make<br />
you wonder about its construction.<br />
From April, the Shakespearean<br />
<strong>London</strong> Theatres project (ShaLT)<br />
will be hosting a series of lectures at<br />
the V&A (p. 59) on the rich theatrical<br />
culture of Shakespearean playhouses<br />
that spread across Tudor and Stewart<br />
<strong>London</strong> from 1567 to the 1642<br />
civil war.<br />
The first of these will be held on<br />
23 Apr by Professor Andrew Gurr,<br />
who will be discussing why the<br />
Globe was round. He will consider<br />
why indoor<br />
theatres came to<br />
predominate over<br />
the older outdoor<br />
venues as he exposes<br />
a vibrant Theatreland of<br />
over 20 theatres. The<br />
ways in which this affected<br />
the plays is one of many factors that<br />
the season of lectures will look into.<br />
You will be even better-placed<br />
to imagine the history of the<br />
Globe by watching a play in it. The<br />
Tempest, (23 Apr) is Shakespeare’s<br />
masterpiece on forgiveness and<br />
enlightenment (p. 74).<br />
But we know that his plays<br />
weren’t always as optimistic.<br />
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James McAvoy (Macbeth)<br />
in Macbeth rehearsal<br />
Macbeth (until 27 Apr), perhaps his<br />
darkest tragedy, is the story of a<br />
Scottish lord who descends into<br />
a psychological nightmare when his<br />
desire for political power corrupts<br />
him. BAFTA winning actor James<br />
McAvoy, who has starred in films<br />
Atonement and The Last King Of<br />
Scotland, will play the lead in director<br />
Jamie Lloyd’s production (p. 74).<br />
Due to the ambiguity surrounding<br />
much of Shakespeare’s life, there are<br />
many who believe that our common<br />
perception of him is inaccurate.<br />
But the fact remains that the works<br />
penned under his name have left<br />
a legacy that will last forever, and<br />
surely that’s worth celebrating.<br />
Jamie Lloyd<br />
(Director)<br />
in Macbeth<br />
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STRATFORD-<br />
UPON-AVON<br />
The Bard’s mother’s house,<br />
Stratford-upon-Avon<br />
See where Shakespeare was born<br />
and died on a fascinating one-day<br />
bus tour that stops off at Stratfordupon-Avon,<br />
where you will visit<br />
Shakespeare’s birthplace (Evan<br />
Evans Tours 020 77950 1777.<br />
evanevanstours.co.uk). During<br />
this tour, you can discover where<br />
the Bard spent the first five years<br />
of married life in this restored<br />
16th-century house. Get a glimpse<br />
into his early life, and find out what<br />
other well-known writers who<br />
visited thought of it. Shakespeare’s<br />
birthplace is complete with period<br />
domestic furnishings, a glass<br />
window inscribed with various<br />
visitors’ signatures over the<br />
centuries, and William’s father’s<br />
glove-making workshop.<br />
TRAVEL INFORMATION<br />
COACH: Evan and Evans tours to<br />
Warwick Castle, Stratford-upon-<br />
Avon, The Cotwolds and Oxford.<br />
Tickets £79; child: £69. Daily<br />
operation. Pick up available.<br />
TRAIN: Direct trains depart from:<br />
t Ë <strong>London</strong> Marylebone or<br />
t Ë <strong>London</strong> Euston, to<br />
t Stratford-upon-Avon.<br />
Note: the quickest journey time by<br />
train is approximately two hours<br />
and five minutes long.<br />
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre,<br />
Stratford-upon-Avon<br />
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Area Focus: Opera Quarter, WC2<br />
WHY? Famous for its food and drink, this area of<br />
Covent Garden is home to a wide range of restaurants,<br />
pubs and specialist food emporiums, plus great theatre<br />
shows and other attractions.<br />
WHEN? Day or night there’s plenty to see and do. For<br />
more information visit, operaquarter.co.uk<br />
ATTRACTIONS<br />
Head to 1 <strong>London</strong> Transport<br />
Museum’s exhibition<br />
Poster Art 150 – <strong>London</strong><br />
Underground’s Greatest<br />
Designs (until 27 Oct) for<br />
150 examples by artists<br />
including Paul Nash and Man<br />
Ray. Explore the museum’s<br />
impressive collection (such as<br />
Victorian horse-drawn trams<br />
and the iconic 1950s red<br />
Routemaster bus), then pick<br />
up gifts celebrating this year’s<br />
150th anniversary of the Tube in the shop.<br />
<strong>London</strong> Transport Museum, p. 58.<br />
SPECIALIST<br />
STORES<br />
Artisan shops<br />
include the<br />
picturesque<br />
2 Hope<br />
& Greenwood,<br />
a traditional British<br />
confectioners<br />
selling old<br />
fashioned sweets<br />
such as sugar mice, parma violets, flying saucers and<br />
gobstoppers, plus delicious new treats like foaming<br />
blue cherries (1 Russell Street, WC2B 5JD. 020<br />
7240 3314. hopeandgreenwood.co.uk).<br />
3 The Primrose Bakery is the place to find<br />
awesome cupcakes and cookies. They even<br />
offer fun monthly masterclasses on how best<br />
to decorate them (42 Tavistock Street,<br />
WC2E 7PB. 020 7836 3638.<br />
primrose-bakery.co.uk).<br />
Stop-by 4 Gelatorino if you love<br />
quality homemade ice creams and<br />
sorbets. Its fabulous flavours draw<br />
from the traditional recipes of Turin<br />
in northern Italy (2 Russell Street,<br />
WC2B 5JD. 020 7240 0746.<br />
gelatorino.com).<br />
STAGE SHOWS<br />
The Theatreland location means that many shows are<br />
right on the doorstep. Among them, there are scares<br />
to be had in the ghost story The Woman In Black<br />
(p. 75), hit songs to enjoy in the musicals The Lion<br />
King (p. 70) and Mamma Mia! (p. 70) and incredible<br />
dance steps to amaze all in Top Hat (p. 71).<br />
By David G. Taylor<br />
LOCAL HISTORY<br />
<strong>London</strong>’s Opera Quarter is so-named after its<br />
world-famous cultural hub the 5 Royal Opera<br />
House, which offers major operas (p. 77) and<br />
ballets, such as Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland<br />
(p. 66). The current building dates from 1858, but<br />
its roots stretch back to 1732. As well as shows,<br />
head here for related exhibitions of costume, art<br />
and artefacts, plus tours of the venue.<br />
DINING<br />
There are far too many<br />
culinary options to include<br />
them all, but among the<br />
highlights try the smart café<br />
and wine shop, 6 Notes,<br />
which offers events from<br />
wine tasting to live music<br />
(36 Wellington Street, WC2E<br />
7BD. 020 7240 7899.<br />
notesmusiccoffee.com).<br />
The 7 Opera Tavern (right,<br />
23 Catherine Street, WC2B<br />
5JS. 020 7836 3680.<br />
operatavern.co.uk) offers excellent Spanish tapas,<br />
from chargrilled chorizo to mini Ibérico burgers.<br />
Meanwhile, charming 8 Mishkin’s has the look of<br />
a 1940s Jewish deli but serves glorious non-kosher<br />
food and delicious cocktails (25 Catherine Street,<br />
WC2B 5JS. 020 7240 2078. mishkins.co.uk).<br />
DRINKING<br />
There are plenty of bars and pubs to choose from<br />
in the area, but one of the best is the splendid<br />
Lobby Bar at the luxurious 9 One Aldwych hotel<br />
(pictured). Drop-by<br />
and drink up the<br />
chic contemporary<br />
atmosphere or book<br />
an afternoon tea.<br />
1 Aldwych,<br />
WC2B 4BZ.<br />
020 7300 1070.<br />
onealdwych.com<br />
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Clockwise from top left: Jorvik Viking Centre; Castle<br />
Howard; York Castle Museum; boats on the River Ouse<br />
TRAVEL INFORMATION<br />
Rail: Direct trains depart from<br />
Ë t <strong>London</strong> King’s Cross to<br />
t York. Journey time is<br />
approximately two hours.<br />
OUT OF TOWN:<br />
By Jo Caird<br />
Evidence of York’s rich history<br />
is present everywhere you look.<br />
Founded by the Romans, the city was<br />
home to first the Saxons, then the<br />
Vikings. You can discover how these<br />
Nordic conquerors lived at Jorvik<br />
Viking Centre (pictured, top left), an<br />
interactive attraction built on the site<br />
where archeologists first found signs<br />
of the 1,000-year-old Viking city<br />
they called Jorvik. Meanwhile,<br />
the archeologist guides at Jorvik Dig<br />
will tell you all about this amazing<br />
science and let you have a go yourself<br />
on recreations of York’s most<br />
famous digs.<br />
The journey continues at York<br />
Minster, an extraordinary example of<br />
medieval architecture that took<br />
250 years to build. Measuring<br />
186 square metres, its great east<br />
window is thought to be the largest<br />
area of stained glass in the world.<br />
Also worth visiting is The Shambles,<br />
one of the most complete medieval<br />
streets in Europe, where you can still<br />
see the wide shop windowsills on<br />
which cuts of meat were displayed<br />
all those centuries ago. For a further<br />
taste of medieval York, take the 3.4km<br />
walk along the top of the City Walls. It<br />
takes around two hours, during which<br />
time you’ll be treated to great views<br />
over the city. Another way of getting<br />
your bearings at the start of your visit<br />
is to take a guided river cruise on the<br />
Ouse (pictured, above left).<br />
Get a sense of Georgian York at<br />
Fairfax House, a beautifully preserved<br />
18th-century residence that is home<br />
to a superb collection of antique<br />
furniture and decorative items. The<br />
Assembly Rooms are from the same<br />
period – an Italian restaurant now<br />
occupies the building, so why not grab<br />
a bite to eat and admire the earliest<br />
purpose-built dance hall in the UK<br />
while you’re at it? And for something<br />
really grand, consider a visit to Castle<br />
Howard, an 18th-century home set in<br />
1,000 acres of spectacular landscape<br />
outside the city (pictured, top).<br />
York’s more recent past is on<br />
fascinating display at the Castle<br />
Museum (pictured, above), including<br />
a recreation of a Victorian street, an<br />
TOURIST INFORMATION<br />
1 Museum Street, York, YO1 7DT.<br />
01904 550 099.<br />
visityork.org<br />
YORK<br />
exhibition about the building’s past as<br />
a fearsome prison and an enormous<br />
collection of everyday objects in use<br />
from the 19th century to the present<br />
day. Leave plenty of time to fully<br />
explore this engaging attraction.<br />
To see a piece of York’s Victorian<br />
past in action, head over to the city’s<br />
magnificent railway station, which<br />
was built in 1877. At the time, it was<br />
the largest station in Britain, a symbol<br />
of York’s crucial position at the heart<br />
of the new railway network. You can<br />
learn more about rail’s glorious past<br />
– as well as its hi-tech present – at<br />
the National Railway Museum. Look<br />
out for the museum’s Shinkansen<br />
(‘bullet train’), the only one in the world<br />
displayed outside of Japan.<br />
One of York’s most important<br />
exports is chocolate, a legacy of the<br />
huge factories built there by historic<br />
brands Terry’s and Rowntree’s in the<br />
20th century. Make sure to buy a bar<br />
of the sweet stuff to fuel you on your<br />
travels, then stop in at one of the city’s<br />
charming tea rooms to quench your<br />
thirst. Cheers!<br />
RIVER OUSE IMAGE © GARETH BUDDO – VISIT YORK; OTHER IMAGES © VISIT YORK<br />
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THE ROYAL MEWS<br />
WINDSOR CASTLE<br />
HISTORIC<br />
CASTLE<br />
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ROYAL<br />
PALACE<br />
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FAMILY<br />
HOME<br />
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE QUEEN
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With Beatrice Yeatman-Biggs<br />
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LONDON MARATHON IMAGE COURTESY OF LONDON MARATHON LTD; FAMILY VICTORIAN DAY IMAGE COURTESY OF THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL;<br />
HMS BELFAST IMAGE COURTESY OF IWM; BRITISH LIBRARY IMAGE © BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD<br />
The Virgin <strong>London</strong> Marathon is the world’s largest annual fundraising<br />
event. Since the race began in 1981, runners have raised more than<br />
£500 million for good causes. This year, why not congratulate the<br />
good sports tramping the streets and cheer them on? On 21 Apr, the<br />
marathon’s participants will run a distance of 26.2 miles, finishing<br />
in front of Buckingham Palace. To find out further details about the<br />
different races, routes, starting points and starting times, visit the<br />
Virgin <strong>London</strong> Marathon website.<br />
020 7902 0200. virginlondonmarathon.com<br />
A very Victorian day<br />
Get ready for a day of discovery as you hark<br />
back to the Victorian era with the Royal Albert<br />
Hall’s Family Victorian Experience (2-5, & 8, 9,<br />
27 Apr). During this 70-minute tour of the Royal<br />
Albert Hall, families are taken back in time by<br />
two characters in costume, one who is a box<br />
holder; the other who works at the Hall. Visit the<br />
auditorium and explore the different front-ofhouse<br />
areas as the neo-Gothic building’s rich<br />
and vibrant history is brought to life. What would<br />
it have been like to see a show here? Or work in<br />
the Hall when it first opened more than 140 years<br />
ago? Children will even have the chance to dress<br />
up in Victorian costume so that they can really get<br />
into character!<br />
Royal Albert Hall, p. 32.<br />
What it feels like to hold<br />
HMS history in your hands<br />
HMS Belfast, the<br />
most significant<br />
surviving Second<br />
World War Royal<br />
Navy warship, will<br />
be opening its doors<br />
from 20-21 Apr, to<br />
families wanting to<br />
experience History In Your Hands activities. Children<br />
can discover the fascinating stories hidden within the<br />
museum ship and handle some of the objects from<br />
the collections as they learn about men who lived<br />
and worked on-board. Drop-in events are suitable for<br />
children of all ages, with parental supervision.<br />
HMS Belfast, p. 28.<br />
Family detective fiction fun<br />
Children can don<br />
their detective hats<br />
with artist Shelagh<br />
McCarthy, thanks to<br />
the British Library’s<br />
‘Who Done It?’ Family<br />
Workshops, from<br />
2-4 Apr. The hands-on<br />
session is inspired by<br />
the British Library’s<br />
exhibition, Murder<br />
In The Library: An<br />
A-Z of Crime Fiction<br />
(until 12 May), which<br />
focuses on the<br />
development of<br />
crime and detective<br />
fiction from the<br />
early 19th century.<br />
Workshops are at 11.00, repeated at 15.00, and last for<br />
approximately one and a half hours.<br />
96 Euston Road, NW1 2DB 08432 081 144. bl.uk/<br />
whatson/events Ë t Euston. Map. A5.<br />
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SIGHTSEEING<br />
These are the capital’s top<br />
sightseeing attractions.<br />
References are to the<br />
Central <strong>London</strong> Map on<br />
p. 49-51. Times and prices<br />
are correct at time of<br />
press, but call to check.<br />
Last entrance times to<br />
attractions vary – please<br />
check in advance.<br />
Many attractions offer<br />
admission discounts<br />
when purchasing tickets<br />
in advance online. Prices<br />
listed are for tickets<br />
bought in person unless<br />
otherwise stated.<br />
To dial the United<br />
Kingdom remove the first<br />
0 and add +44.<br />
KEY:<br />
: Telephone<br />
Ë : <strong>London</strong> Underground<br />
Ë : <strong>London</strong> Overground<br />
Ë : Docklands Light Railway<br />
t : National Rail<br />
: Website<br />
Main Attractions<br />
APSLEY HOUSE<br />
Known as ‘Number One<br />
<strong>London</strong>’, this elegant<br />
house at Hyde Park<br />
Corner was the first Duke<br />
Of Wellington’s home.<br />
Wed-Sun 11.00-17.00.<br />
Admission £6.50,<br />
child £3.90.<br />
149 Piccadilly, W1J 7NT.<br />
020 7499 5676.<br />
english-heritage.org.<br />
uk Ë Hyde Park Corner.<br />
Map C4.<br />
BANQUETING HOUSE<br />
This grand old building<br />
was designed by Inigo<br />
Jones for James I, with an<br />
exquisite painted ceiling by<br />
celebrated baroque artist<br />
Peter Paul Rubens. Mon-<br />
Sun 10.00-17.00. Check<br />
for closures. Admission £5,<br />
child free.<br />
Whitehall, SW1A 2ER.<br />
020 3166 6154.<br />
hrp.org.uk<br />
Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Map C6.<br />
CEREMONY OF<br />
THE KEYS<br />
Each night since 1340, the<br />
Tower Of <strong>London</strong>’s<br />
(p. 35) outer gates are<br />
locked at 21.53 and the<br />
keys delivered to the<br />
warden. To watch for free,<br />
send names, dates and an<br />
SAE to: Ceremony Of The<br />
Keys Office, HM Tower<br />
Of <strong>London</strong>, EC3N 4AB, at<br />
least two months ahead of<br />
your visit.<br />
Tower Of <strong>London</strong>, Tower<br />
Hill, EC3N 4AB. 020<br />
3166 6278. hrp.org.uk<br />
Ë Tower Hill. Map C9.<br />
CHANGING THE<br />
GUARD<br />
At 11.30 on alternate<br />
scheduled days, witness the<br />
changing of the Queen’s<br />
Guard on Buckingham<br />
Palace forecourt.<br />
Buckingham Palace,<br />
The Mall, SW1A 1AA.<br />
020 7766 7300.<br />
royal.gov.uk<br />
Ë t Victoria,<br />
Ë Green Park. Map D5.<br />
The Mounted Guard<br />
Changing Ceremony<br />
takes place Mon-Sat<br />
11.00; Sun 10.00. The<br />
mounted sentries change<br />
every hour.<br />
Horse Guards Parade,<br />
Whitehall, SW1A 1DH.<br />
020 7414 3269.<br />
army.mod.uk/events<br />
Ë St. James’s Park/Green<br />
Park. Map C6.<br />
CHELSEA<br />
PHYSIC GARDEN<br />
Until 31 Oct <strong>London</strong>’s<br />
oldest botanic garden<br />
was founded in 1673<br />
as a garden for training<br />
apothacaries. It’s filled<br />
with botanic specimens<br />
and rare species, including<br />
natural medicines from<br />
around the world. Tues-Fri<br />
11.00-18.00; Sun 11.00-<br />
18.00. Admission £9;<br />
child £6.<br />
66 Royal Hospital Road,<br />
SW3 4HS. 020 7352<br />
5646. chelseaphysic<br />
garden.co.uk Ë Sloane<br />
Square. Off map.<br />
CUTTY SARK<br />
This 19th-century ship<br />
is the last surviving tea<br />
clipper in the world.<br />
Reopened last year after<br />
major restoration works,<br />
it now offers visitors the<br />
opportunity to explore<br />
above and below decks,<br />
with interactive displays to<br />
enhance the experience.<br />
Mon-Sun 10.00-17.00.<br />
Admission £12,<br />
child £6.50.<br />
King William Walk, SE10<br />
9HT. 020 8858 2698.<br />
cuttysark.org.uk<br />
Ë Cutty Sark. Map inset.<br />
HAMPTON<br />
COURT PALACE<br />
Once home to King Henry<br />
VIII, this magnificent Tudor<br />
palace and impressive<br />
maze is set in 60 acres of<br />
parkland. Daily 10.00-<br />
16.30. Palace, maze and<br />
gardens admission £16<br />
child £8; maze £4.00, child<br />
£2.50; gardens £5.20,<br />
child free.<br />
Hampton Court, East<br />
Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU.<br />
08444 827 777. hrp.<br />
org.uk t Hampton Court.<br />
Off map.<br />
HMS BELFAST<br />
Permanently moored on<br />
the River Thames, this<br />
ship is Europe’s only<br />
surviving World War II<br />
cruiser. In service until<br />
1965, it’s now a reminder<br />
of Britain’s naval heritage<br />
and celebrates its 75th<br />
anniversary this year.<br />
20-21 Apr HMS History<br />
In Your Hands is just<br />
one of their free family<br />
events. 11.00-12.30 &<br />
14.00-16.00. Admission<br />
free. Daily 10.00-18.00.<br />
Admission £14.50, child<br />
free.<br />
Morgan’s Lane, off Tooley<br />
Street, SE1 2JH. 020<br />
7940 6300. iwm.org.uk<br />
Ë t <strong>London</strong> Bridge.<br />
Map C9.<br />
HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY<br />
MUSEUM<br />
Discover the history of<br />
the mounted guards (who<br />
participate in Changing<br />
The Guard, p. 28) and<br />
witness their day-to-day<br />
life, including working their<br />
horses in 18th-century<br />
stables. Daily inspection at<br />
16.00. Daily 10.00-18.00.<br />
Admission £6, child £4.<br />
Horse Guards, Whitehall,<br />
SW1A 2AX. 020 7930<br />
3070. householdcavalry<br />
museum.org.uk<br />
Ë Westminster. Map D6.<br />
HOUSES OF<br />
PARLIAMENT<br />
This has been Parliament’s<br />
home since 1265, though<br />
the current building was<br />
constructed in the 19th<br />
century in neo-gothic style.<br />
Its clock tower houses the<br />
famous bell Big Ben. Watch<br />
debates and committees or<br />
enjoy a 75-minute guided<br />
tour on Sats 09.15-16.30.<br />
Tour £15, child £6.<br />
Westminster, SW1A 0AA.<br />
08448 471 672.<br />
parliament.uk/visiting<br />
Ë Westminster. Map D6.<br />
KENSINGTON PALACE<br />
This royal residence sits<br />
in Kensington Gardens<br />
and was Princess Diana’s<br />
last home. Eerie Evening<br />
Tours. An after-dark<br />
tour around the echoing<br />
corridors and rooms<br />
of the palace. 18.45.<br />
Check website for dates.<br />
Admission £25. Daily<br />
10.00-18.00. General<br />
admission £14.85,<br />
children free.<br />
Kensington Gardens, W8<br />
4PX. 08444 827 777.<br />
hrp.org.uk Ë High<br />
Street Kensington/<br />
Queensway. Map C1.<br />
SEA LIFE<br />
LONDON AQUARIUM<br />
One of Europe’s largest<br />
aquaria, with 500 species<br />
of global marine life and<br />
walk-through tank tunnels.<br />
See how the fish are fed<br />
on the Behind The Scenes<br />
Tour (tickets £7.50, child<br />
£5) and experience<br />
the thrilling Shark Reef<br />
Encounter. Mon-Thurs<br />
10.00-18.00; Fri-Sun<br />
10.00-19.00. Admission<br />
£20.70, child £15. Joint<br />
ticket with <strong>London</strong> Eye<br />
and Madame Tussauds<br />
available.<br />
County Hall, Westminster<br />
Bridge Road, SE1 7PB.<br />
08716 631 678.<br />
visitsealife.com/<br />
london Ë Westminster.<br />
Map D6.<br />
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Life and death<br />
Pompeii and<br />
Herculaneum<br />
Book<br />
now<br />
28 March<br />
– 29 September 2013<br />
Open late Fridays<br />
britishmuseum.org<br />
Advanced booking strongly recommended<br />
#PompeiiExhibition<br />
020 7323 8181<br />
Tottenham Court Road, Holborn<br />
Sponsored by<br />
In collaboration with<br />
Portrait of baker Terentius Neo and his wife.<br />
Pompeii, AD 55–79. © DeAgostini/SuperStock.<br />
Background image: Eruption of Mt Augustine, Alaska 1986,<br />
similar to that of Mt Vesuvius in AD 79. Getty Images.
SIGHTSEEING<br />
LONDON BRIDGE<br />
EXPERIENCE<br />
A very scary and exciting<br />
history lesson that<br />
describes the past of the<br />
1,700-year-old <strong>London</strong><br />
Bridge site. Tickets also<br />
include The <strong>London</strong> Tombs,<br />
housed in a former plague<br />
pit. Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00;<br />
Sat-Sun 10.00-18.00.<br />
Admission £23, child £17.<br />
2-4 Tooley Street, SE1<br />
2PF. 08448 472 287.<br />
thelondonbridge<br />
experience.com<br />
Ë t <strong>London</strong> Bridge.<br />
Map C8.<br />
LONDON DUNGEON<br />
The world-famous attraction<br />
has recently reopened at a<br />
new location, which means<br />
it’s bigger and better than<br />
ever. Spectacular sets, live<br />
actors and state-of-theart<br />
special effects evoke<br />
ghoulish encounters from<br />
Britain’s past in a grimly<br />
comedic style. Not for small<br />
kids or the faint-hearted.<br />
Mon-Wed 10.00-16.30;<br />
Thurs 11.00-16.30;<br />
Sat-Sun 10.00-17.30.<br />
Admission £24, child<br />
£18.60. Joint tickets with<br />
<strong>London</strong> Eye, <strong>London</strong><br />
Aquarium and Madame<br />
Tussauds available.<br />
County Hall, Westminster<br />
Bridge Road, SE1 7PB.<br />
020 7403 7221.<br />
thedungeons.com<br />
Ë t Westminster.<br />
Map D6.<br />
EDF ENERGY<br />
LONDON EYE<br />
This <strong>London</strong> icon is one<br />
of the world’s largest<br />
observation wheels, and<br />
takes centre stage on the<br />
River Thames. Interactive<br />
screens in each pod<br />
give an insight into the<br />
landmarks on view. Lasts<br />
30 mins. Daily 10.00-<br />
21.00. Admission from<br />
£19.20, child £12.30. Ride<br />
and river tour packages,<br />
plus joint tickets with<br />
the <strong>London</strong> Aquarium,<br />
Madame Tussauds and the<br />
<strong>London</strong> Dungeon available.<br />
South Bank, SE1 7PB.<br />
08717 813 000.<br />
londoneye.com<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Map C6.<br />
LONDON WETLAND<br />
CENTRE<br />
On this 42-hectare wildlife<br />
reserve, look out for more<br />
than 100 species of rare<br />
and wild birds, as well as<br />
a family of otters who have<br />
taken up residence in<br />
a specially-designed holt.<br />
There are various tours<br />
and bird-spotting hides,<br />
as well as the Water’s<br />
Edge Café. Daily 09.30-<br />
18.00. Admission £10.59,<br />
child £7.91.<br />
Queen Elizabeth’s<br />
Walk, SW13 9WT.<br />
020 8409 4400.<br />
wwt.org.uk<br />
t Barnes. Off map.<br />
MADAME TUSSAUDS<br />
The celebrated home<br />
of life-sized waxworks<br />
depicting famous figures<br />
from the worlds of<br />
politics, sport, history and<br />
entertainment. Pose with<br />
your favourite legend and<br />
visit the terrifying Chamber<br />
Of Horrors and Scream<br />
experience. Mon-Fri<br />
09.00-17.30, weekends<br />
and school holidays 09.00-<br />
18.00. Admission £30, child<br />
£25.80. Joint tickets with<br />
the <strong>London</strong> Eye, <strong>London</strong><br />
Dungeon and <strong>London</strong><br />
Aquarium available.<br />
Marylebone Road, NW1<br />
5LR. 08718 943 000.<br />
madametussauds.com<br />
Ë Baker Street. Map A4.<br />
THE MONUMENT<br />
This beautiful stone<br />
column nestling in the<br />
heart of the City was built<br />
in 1677 to commemorate<br />
the 1666 Great Fire of<br />
<strong>London</strong>. Visitors can see<br />
architect and scientist<br />
Sir Christopher Wren’s<br />
laboratory. Daily 09.30-<br />
17.30. Admission £3, child<br />
£1.50. A joint ticket with<br />
the Tower Bridge Exhibition<br />
is available.<br />
Monument Street, EC3R<br />
6BD. 08451 659 812.<br />
themonument.info<br />
Ë Monument. Map C8.<br />
RIPLEY’S BELIEVE<br />
IT OR NOT!<br />
This curiosity shop-style<br />
museum is a hit across<br />
the globe. Explore a huge<br />
<br />
<br />
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THE ROYAL MEWS<br />
BUCKINGHAM PALACE<br />
<br />
See the historic carriages that took<br />
part in the Royal Wedding procession<br />
and Diamond Jubilee celebrations
SIGHTSEEING<br />
range of oddities, from<br />
a shrunken head to an<br />
albino alligator. Don’t miss<br />
the mind-blowing Mirror<br />
Maze and be sure to check<br />
out the Dungeon Zone<br />
for a dose of frightening<br />
fun. Daily 10.00-00.00.<br />
Admission £26.95, child<br />
£21.95.<br />
1 Piccadilly Circus, W1J<br />
0DA. 020 3238 0022.<br />
ripleyslondon.com<br />
Ë Piccadilly Circus.<br />
Map C5.<br />
ROYAL ALBERT<br />
HALL TOURS<br />
A 60-minute front-ofhouse<br />
tour around this<br />
neo-gothic Victorian<br />
building, including the<br />
Royal Retiring Room,<br />
the auditorium and the<br />
Queen’s Box. Departs<br />
hourly on selected<br />
dates between 10.30-<br />
15.30. 2-5, 8-9, 27<br />
Apr Family Victorian<br />
Experience Tours. Tickets<br />
£11.00, child free.<br />
Tickets £11.50, child free.<br />
Kensington Gore,<br />
SW7 2AP.<br />
020 7589 8212.<br />
royalalberthall.com<br />
Ë South Kensington.<br />
Map D2.<br />
ROYAL BOTANIC<br />
GARDENS, KEW<br />
A botanical research centre<br />
and World Heritage Site<br />
containing plants from<br />
across the globe with a<br />
tropical greenhouse and<br />
a stunning pagoda. The<br />
Xstrata Treetop Walkway<br />
has great views. Daily<br />
11.00-16.45. Gardens<br />
open 09.30, closing times<br />
vary; glasshouses and<br />
galleries close 17.00.<br />
Admission £16, child free.<br />
Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB.<br />
020 8332 5655.<br />
kew.org Ë Kew<br />
Gardens. Off map.<br />
THE ROYAL<br />
OBSERVATORY<br />
The home of Greenwich<br />
Mean Time. The Peter<br />
Harrison Planetarium<br />
has a programme of<br />
regular shows, including<br />
those designed with young<br />
children in mind. Daily<br />
10.00-17.00; Planetarium<br />
times vary. Admission<br />
£7, child £2; Planetarium<br />
£6.50, child £4.50. Joint<br />
ticket available with Cutty<br />
Sark and Ansel Adams<br />
exhibition at National<br />
Maritime Museum (p. 55).<br />
Greenwich Park, SE10 9NF.<br />
020 8858 4422.<br />
rmg.co.uk Ë Cutty Sark,<br />
or take a boat<br />
(p. 39). Map inset.<br />
SHAKESPEARE’S<br />
GLOBE<br />
Reconstruction<br />
of the Shakespeare’s<br />
original Elizabethan<br />
Globe theatre, including<br />
one of the only thatched<br />
roofs in <strong>London</strong>. Apr 20<br />
Sonnet Walks, will take<br />
you through historic<br />
<strong>London</strong>, as actors recite<br />
Shakespearean sonnets.<br />
10.00. Tickets £18, child<br />
free. Apr 21 Shakespeare’s<br />
Globe Magic Party.<br />
Celebrate the otherworldly<br />
nature of Shakespeare’s<br />
plays with an afternoon<br />
of free events. 12.00 &<br />
17.00. From Apr 23, watch<br />
the Bard’s shipwreck<br />
play The Tempest, which<br />
explores love, loss and<br />
reunion. 19.00. Tickets<br />
£5. Daily, 09.00-17.00.<br />
Admission £13.50,<br />
child £8.<br />
New Globe Walk, SE1 9DT.<br />
020 7902 1400.<br />
shakespearesglobe.<br />
com Ë Southwark.<br />
Map C8.<br />
THE VIEW<br />
FROM THE SHARD<br />
Hop in a high-speed<br />
‘kaleidoscopic’ lift and<br />
enjoy the view from 244m<br />
at <strong>London</strong>’s newest<br />
landmark. Daily 09.00-<br />
22.00. Advance booking<br />
recommended. Admission<br />
£29.95, child £23.95.<br />
Joiner Street, SE1 9RL.<br />
theviewfromtheshard.<br />
com Ë t <strong>London</strong> Bridge.<br />
Map C9.<br />
SOMERSET HOUSE<br />
This glorious, neoclassical<br />
18th-century building,<br />
set around a courtyard<br />
full of fountains, houses<br />
the Courtauld Gallery.<br />
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Inside the Most Famous Bridge in the World<br />
Enjoy breathtaking views of <strong>London</strong> from<br />
the Bridge’s Walkways.<br />
Experience the beautiful Victorian<br />
Engine Rooms.<br />
Enter and be amazed.<br />
Prices: Adults £8.00 Children £3.40<br />
Concessions £5.60 Under 5s FREE<br />
Contact: 020 3642 6589<br />
www.towerbridge.org.uk<br />
Tower Bridge is provided by the City of <strong>London</strong> Corporation - a uniquely diverse organisation in that it not only promotes and supports the city and provides it with a full range of services, but also provides<br />
wider services for <strong>London</strong> and for the nation as a whole.
Embankment level daily<br />
10.00-18.00; river terrace<br />
and Seamen’s Hall daily<br />
08.00-23.00; courtyard<br />
daily 07.30-23.00. Show<br />
from £12.50. General<br />
admission free.<br />
Strand, WC2R 1LA. 020<br />
7845 4600. somerset<br />
house.org.uk Ë Temple/<br />
Embankment. Map C6.<br />
ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-<br />
FIELDS<br />
Palladian church with live<br />
classical and jazz music,<br />
a brass rubbing centre and<br />
a café. Mon-Tues<br />
& Fri 08.30-13.00 & 14.00-<br />
18.00; Wed 08.30-13.15<br />
& 14.00-17.00; Thurs<br />
08.30-13.15 & 14.00-<br />
18.00; Sat 09.30-18.00;<br />
Sun 15.30-17.00. Church<br />
closed to visitors during the<br />
hours of service. Admission<br />
free; audio tours £3.50;<br />
brass rubbing from £4.50.<br />
Trafalgar Square, WC2N<br />
4JJ. 020 7766 1100.<br />
smitf.org Ë t Charing<br />
Cross. Map C6.<br />
ST. PAUL’S<br />
CATHEDRAL<br />
Sir Christopher Wren’s<br />
300-year-old cathedral<br />
is filled with stunning<br />
mosaics and craftsmanship.<br />
Explore the crypt, with its<br />
monuments to famous<br />
Britons, and don’t miss<br />
Oculus: An Eye Into St.<br />
Paul’s, a 270-degree film<br />
experience for an excellent<br />
overview. Free tours.<br />
Mon-Sat 08.30-16.30.<br />
Admission £15, child £6.<br />
St. Paul’s Churchyard,<br />
EC4M 8AD. 020 7246<br />
8357. stpauls.co.uk<br />
Ë St. Paul’s. Map B8.<br />
THE TOWER BRIDGE<br />
EXHIBITION<br />
This breathtaking bridge,<br />
designed in 1884, is one<br />
of <strong>London</strong>’s most famous<br />
landmarks, offering<br />
wonderful views. Not to<br />
be confused with its less<br />
grand, but much older<br />
neighbour, <strong>London</strong> Bridge.<br />
Daily 10.00-18.00.<br />
Admission £8, child £3.40.<br />
Joint tickets with The<br />
Monument available.<br />
Tower Bridge Road, SE1<br />
2UP. 020 7403 3761.<br />
towerbridge.org.uk<br />
Ë Tower Hill, or by boat<br />
(p. 39). Map C9.<br />
TOWER OF LONDON<br />
The world-famous historic<br />
landmark includes the<br />
Bloody Tower, Traitors’<br />
Gate and the Jewel House,<br />
home of the Crown Jewels.<br />
Admission includes the<br />
Prisoners Of The Tower<br />
exhibition plus costumed<br />
tours. Visitors can attend<br />
the nightly tradition of The<br />
Ceremony Of The Keys<br />
(p. 28) for free. At the Royal<br />
Beasts exhibition, discover<br />
why exotic creatures were<br />
imprisoned in the tower.<br />
Tues-Sat 09.00-16.30;<br />
Sun-Mon 10.00-16.30.<br />
Admission £19.00, child<br />
£9.50.<br />
Tower Hill, EC3N 4AB.<br />
08444 827 799.<br />
hrp.org.uk Ë Tower Hill,<br />
or by boat (p. 39). Map C9.<br />
TRAFALGAR SQUARE<br />
Traditionally on Apr 23,<br />
St. George’s Day is the<br />
feast day of Saint George,<br />
England’s dragon-slaying<br />
patron. Apr 20 To celebrate,<br />
Trafalgar Square will be<br />
holding a free event. Flag<br />
waving is encouraged as<br />
visitors listen to the live<br />
bands playing on-stage,<br />
try out the food stalls and<br />
partake in the games and<br />
workshops. 12.00-18.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
Trafalgar Square, WC2N<br />
5DN london.gov.uk<br />
Ë Trafalgar Square.<br />
Map C6.<br />
UP AT THE O 2<br />
This new attraction at The<br />
O 2 gives visitors with a head<br />
for heights the opportunity<br />
to walk right over the top of<br />
the iconic arena. Fantastic<br />
views over the surrounding<br />
area, including Canary<br />
Wharf, Greenwich and right<br />
across <strong>London</strong>. Mon-Fri<br />
12.00-18.20. Sat-Sun<br />
10.00-18.20. Tickets £25.<br />
The O2, Peninsula Square,<br />
SE10 0DX. theo2.<br />
co.uk/upattheo2 Ë North<br />
Greenwich. Map inset.<br />
Step inside...<br />
Adults: £3.00<br />
Children: £1.50<br />
Concessions: £2.00<br />
Contact: 020 3642 6588<br />
Open: 7 days a week<br />
www.themonument.info<br />
The Monument is provided by The City of <strong>London</strong> Corporation - a uniquely diverse organisation in that it not only promotes and upports<br />
the City and provides it with a full range of services, but also provides wider services for <strong>London</strong> and for the nation as a whole.<br />
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SIGHTSEEING<br />
WARNER BROS.<br />
STUDIO TOUR<br />
LONDON<br />
Explore behind the<br />
scenes on The Making<br />
Of Harry Potter tour.<br />
Visitors can see some of<br />
the series’ most iconic<br />
film sets, including the<br />
Great Hall, Hagrid’s Hut,<br />
Diagon Alley and the<br />
Gryffindor Common Room.<br />
Advanced, timed tickets<br />
only online. Mon-Fri<br />
10.00-17.00, weekends,<br />
bank holidays and school<br />
holidays 10.00-18.00.<br />
Admission £29,<br />
child £21.50.<br />
Studio Tour Drive,<br />
Leavesden, Hertfordshire,<br />
WD25 7LS.<br />
08450 840 900.<br />
wbstudiotour.co.uk<br />
t Watford Junction.<br />
Off Map.<br />
WELLINGTON ARCH<br />
Climb to the viewing<br />
galleries of this<br />
magnificent arch, which<br />
stands astride Hyde Park<br />
Corner for panoramic<br />
views over the Royal<br />
Parks and Houses Of<br />
Parliament. There is also<br />
an exhibition about the<br />
arch’s history. Wed-Sun<br />
10.00-17.00. Admission<br />
£4, child £2.40.<br />
Apsley Way, Hyde Park<br />
Corner, W1J 7JZ.<br />
020 7930 2726.<br />
english-heritage.org.<br />
uk Ë Hyde Park Corner.<br />
Map D4.<br />
WESTMINSTER<br />
ABBEY<br />
Consecrated in 1065, this<br />
magnificent abbey is the<br />
crowning and burial site of<br />
most English monarchs. It<br />
also houses Poets’ Corner,<br />
the burial place of Charles<br />
Dickens and other famous<br />
writers. There is also a<br />
free 30-minute organ<br />
recital every Sun 17.45.<br />
Mon-Tues & Thurs-Fri<br />
09.30-16.30; Wed 09.30-<br />
19.00; Sat 09.30-14.30.<br />
Admission £16, child £6,<br />
under-11s free; tour £3.<br />
Broad Sanctuary, SW1P<br />
3PA. 020 7222 5152.<br />
westminster-abbey.org<br />
Ë Westminster. Map D6.<br />
ZSL LONDON ZOO<br />
Immerse yourself in the<br />
animal kingdom at the<br />
world’s oldest scientific<br />
zoo, with more than 750<br />
species represented,<br />
including gorillas, meerkats,<br />
giraffes, lions and zebras.<br />
There’s a colourful<br />
Aquarium and an exotic<br />
Reptile House, plus don’t<br />
miss Rainforest Live and<br />
Penguin Beach. Check out<br />
the new Tiger Territory and<br />
its endangered Sumatran<br />
residents. Zoo daily 10.00-<br />
16.00. Admission from<br />
£21, child £18.<br />
Regent’s Park, NW1 4RY.<br />
020 7722 3333.<br />
zsl.org Ë Camden<br />
Town. Map A4.<br />
Sports Tours<br />
ARSENAL STADIUM<br />
TOURS & MUSEUM<br />
Take a self-guided audio<br />
tour of Emirates Stadium,<br />
taking in the changing<br />
rooms, players’ tunnel and<br />
the interactive museum.<br />
Or join a Legends Tour,<br />
led by former Arsenal<br />
players such as seventies<br />
hero Charlie George.<br />
Museum and self-guided<br />
tours daily 10.00-18.00<br />
(last entry 30 mins before<br />
kick-off on match days).<br />
Legends Tour daily 13.00.<br />
Tour and museum £17.50,<br />
child £9. Legends Tour<br />
£35, child £18.<br />
75 Drayton Park, N5 1BU.<br />
020 7619 5000.<br />
arsenal.com/tours<br />
Ë Holloway Road.<br />
Off map.<br />
CHELSEA FC<br />
STADIUM TOURS<br />
& MUSEUM<br />
Tour Stamford Bridge to<br />
see the dressing rooms<br />
and walk through the<br />
players’ tunnel. Tours<br />
commence every 30 mins<br />
daily 10.00-15.00, except<br />
on match days and the<br />
day before Champions<br />
League home matches.<br />
Museum only (09.30-<br />
17.00) £10, child £8. Tour<br />
and museum admission<br />
£18, child £12.<br />
Stamford Bridge,<br />
Fulham Road, SW6 1HS.<br />
Explore Magnificent<br />
Apsley House<br />
Be captivated by the treasures of Apsley House,<br />
the stunning residence of the Duke of Wellington.<br />
Hyde Park Corner Tube<br />
Call 020 7499 5676 or visit<br />
www.english-heritage.org.uk/apsleyhouse<br />
TGA.7140.260112<br />
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ADVERTORIAL
SIGHTSEEING<br />
08719 841 955.<br />
chelseafc.com/tours<br />
Ë Fulham Broadway.<br />
Off map.<br />
FULHAM FC<br />
STADIUM TOURS<br />
Visit Craven Cottage, home<br />
to the capital’s oldest<br />
Premier League football<br />
club. Tours include a visit to<br />
the Trophy Lounge and the<br />
famous players’ changing<br />
rooms. Selected dates<br />
11.15. Ticket £10.50, child<br />
£7.50. Match tickets from<br />
£30, child £20.<br />
Stevenage Road, SW6<br />
6HH. 08432 081 234.<br />
fulhamfc.com<br />
Ë Putney Bridge.<br />
Off map.<br />
LORD’S CRICKET<br />
GROUND<br />
Tours include the players’<br />
dressing rooms, the<br />
Marylebone Cricket Club<br />
Museum, home of the<br />
original Ashes urn, and the<br />
J.P. Morgan Media Centre.<br />
Tours hourly 10.00-14.00<br />
(no tours on major match<br />
days). Architectural<br />
tours can also be arranged.<br />
Admission £15, child £9.<br />
St. John’s Wood Road,<br />
NW8 8QN. 020 7616<br />
8595. lords.org<br />
Ë St. John’s Wood.<br />
Map A2.<br />
WEMBLEY STADIUM<br />
TOURS<br />
This 75-minute tour gives<br />
visitors a behind-the-scenes<br />
look at one of the most<br />
famous football stadiums<br />
and concert venues in<br />
the UK. Peep inside the<br />
actual dressing rooms, walk<br />
through the players’ tunnel<br />
onto the pitch and have<br />
your picture taken with a<br />
replica of the FA Cup. Daily<br />
10.00-16.00.<br />
Tickets £16, child £9.<br />
Olympic Way, HA9 0WS.<br />
08448 002 755.<br />
wembleystadium.com/<br />
wembley-tours<br />
Ë Wembley Park. Off map.<br />
WIMBLEDON LAWN<br />
TENNIS MUSEUM<br />
This state-of-the-art<br />
museum features famous<br />
trophies, interesting<br />
memorabilia and historic<br />
sporting fashions. Visit<br />
the exhibition Game On,<br />
showcasing Olympic<br />
medals and ephemera, and<br />
don’t miss the 3D cinema.<br />
The tour includes a visit to<br />
Centre Court. Daily 10.00-<br />
17.00. Museum £11, child<br />
£6.75; museum and tour<br />
£20, child £12.50.<br />
The All England Lawn<br />
Tennis And Croquet Club,<br />
Church Road, SW19 5AE.<br />
020 8946 6131.<br />
wimbledon.com/<br />
museum Ë Southfields.<br />
Off map.<br />
WORLD RUGBY<br />
MUSEUM &<br />
TWICKENHAM TOUR<br />
A rugby enthusiast’s<br />
dream, this entertaining<br />
museum chronicles the<br />
sport’s colourful history<br />
with an unparalleled<br />
collection of memorabilia.<br />
The tour gives access to<br />
the stadium, including the<br />
England team’s dressing<br />
room. Check for occasional<br />
closures. Museum<br />
Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00;<br />
Sun 11.00-17.00. Tours<br />
Tues-Sat 10.30-15.00;<br />
Sun 12.00,14.00. Tour and<br />
museum admission £15,<br />
child £9.<br />
Twickenham Stadium,<br />
Rugby Road, TW1 1DZ.<br />
020 8892 8877.<br />
rfu.com/museum<br />
t Twickenham. Off map.<br />
Tours – Guided<br />
BIG BUS TOURS<br />
Daily open-top doubledecker,<br />
multilingual tours<br />
around the city’s very best<br />
sights. A hop-on, hop-off<br />
ticket includes a river cruise<br />
and guided walking tours.<br />
Tickets £29, child £12,<br />
family £70.<br />
48 Buckingham Palace<br />
Road, SW1W 0RN.<br />
020 7233 9533.<br />
bigbustours.com<br />
Ë t Victoria. Map D4.<br />
BLACK TAXI TOURS<br />
A luxurious way to<br />
take in the city day or<br />
night. <strong>London</strong> cabbies<br />
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SIGHTSEEING<br />
The River Thames<br />
Craven Cottage<br />
Home of Fulham Football Club<br />
Stadium tours at <strong>London</strong>’s<br />
original football club<br />
Book your tour at<br />
fulhamfc.com/cottagetours<br />
For further information call 0843 208 1234 (option 4),<br />
9am-5pm Mon-Fri or email cottagetours@fulhamfc.com<br />
How . . .<br />
tall is the Ashes Urn?<br />
LORD’S TOUR<br />
& MUSEUM<br />
Come see for<br />
yourself and<br />
explore the largest<br />
cricket collection<br />
in the world.<br />
www.lords.org<br />
020 7616 8595<br />
tours@lords.org<br />
City Cruises<br />
These are some of the major sightseeing and ferry<br />
companies on the River Thames. A booklet giving<br />
routes, times and fares is available at central <strong>London</strong><br />
piers, Tube stations and <strong>London</strong> Travel Information<br />
Centres, or see tfl.gov.uk/river<br />
MAIN PIERS Map references are (p. 49-51):<br />
Bankside Pier Ë Southwark/Mansion House. Map C8.<br />
Embankment Pier Ë Embankment. Map C6.<br />
Festival Pier Ë t Waterloo. Map C6.<br />
Greenwich Pier Ë Cutty Sark/Greenwich for Maritime<br />
Greenwich. Map inset.<br />
Millbank Pier Ë Pimlico. Map E6.<br />
St. Katharine’s Pier Ë Tower Hill. Map C9.<br />
Tower Pier Ë Tower Hill. Map C9.<br />
Waterloo Pier Ë t Waterloo. Map C6.<br />
BOAT OPERATORS City Cruises 020 7740<br />
0400. citycruises.com<br />
KPMG Thames Clippers High-speed hop-on, hop-off<br />
catamarans leave every 20 mins. 08707 815 049.<br />
thamesclippers.com<br />
Thames River Services 020 7930 4097.<br />
thamesriverservices.co.uk<br />
Westminster Passenger Service Association (WPSA<br />
Upriver Ltd) 020 7930 2062. wpsa.co.uk<br />
SIGHTSEEING CRUISES City Cruises’ River Red<br />
Rover offers an unlimited hop-on, hop-off service<br />
between Westminster and Greenwich Piers. Ticket £19,<br />
child £8.50.<br />
Sundowner (City Cruises). Sunset champagne cruises.<br />
Fri-Sat, 18.30. Ticket £20. 020 7740 0400.<br />
Thames RIB Experience Sightseeing by speedboat<br />
from Embankment Pier. thamesribexperience.com<br />
Kayaking <strong>London</strong> Guided sightseeing tours of the<br />
River Thames by kayak. Cremorne Riverside Centre,<br />
Lots Road, SW10. 020 7349 9591.<br />
kayakinglondon.com.<br />
LUNCH & DINNER CRUISES The <strong>London</strong><br />
Showboat (City Cruises). See the river at night on<br />
this three-and-a-half-hour cabaret cruise, with songs<br />
from West End musicals, a four-course meal and<br />
wine. Fri-Sat board at 19.15 (19.30 sailing). Embark<br />
at Westminster Pier. Tickets £75 per person. 020<br />
7740 0400. citycruises.com<br />
RIVER IMAGE COURTESY OF CITY CRUISES<br />
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streets, as well as plenty<br />
of amazing insider<br />
information – ask them<br />
anything. Passengers<br />
decide the itinerary, while<br />
themed tours include<br />
Tales Of The Thames and<br />
Secret <strong>London</strong>. Pick-up<br />
from any central <strong>London</strong><br />
hotel. Call or visit the<br />
website for prices.<br />
020 7935 9363.<br />
blacktaxitours.co.uk<br />
LONDON DUCK<br />
TOURS<br />
Unique tours in bright<br />
yellow amphibious<br />
World War Two DUKW<br />
vehicles. They depart<br />
from Chicheley Street just<br />
behind the <strong>London</strong> Eye<br />
and pass major <strong>London</strong><br />
landmarks, before a thrilling<br />
‘splash-down’ into the<br />
River Thames. Multiple<br />
daily departures Mon-Fri<br />
10.00-16.00, Sat-Sun from<br />
09.30-16.00. Tickets<br />
from £21, child £14,<br />
family £62.<br />
Chicheley Street, SE1 7PY.<br />
020 7928 3132.<br />
londonducktours.co.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Map D6.<br />
ORIGINAL LONDON<br />
SIGHTSEEING TOUR<br />
With over 60 years’<br />
experience, these<br />
multilingual open-top<br />
guided bus tours take<br />
you to the city’s best<br />
attractions, allowing you<br />
to hop on and off at more<br />
than 90 stops along<br />
the way. Tickets include<br />
walking tours and a river<br />
cruise. Tickets £26,<br />
child £13.<br />
17-19 Cockspur Street,<br />
SW1Y 5BL. 020 8877<br />
1722. theoriginaltour.<br />
com Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Map C5.<br />
SEE LONDON<br />
BY NIGHT TOUR<br />
Atmospheric double-decker<br />
bus tours that explore the<br />
West End and City under<br />
the cloak of darkness.<br />
Regular departures from<br />
outside the Ritz at<br />
Ë Green Park. Daily 19.30,<br />
20.00, 20.30, 21.15, 21.45<br />
& 22.15. Tickets £15,<br />
child £10.<br />
Piccadilly, W1J 9BR.<br />
020 7183 4744.<br />
seelondonbynight.com<br />
Ë Green Park. Map C5.<br />
Tours – Walking<br />
BIG BUS<br />
WALKING TOURS<br />
There are three walking<br />
tours to choose from,<br />
including Ghosts By<br />
Gaslight and Royal<br />
<strong>London</strong>; routes vary,<br />
please call in advance<br />
for details. Walks are<br />
free with the Big Bus<br />
Tour, or £5 if purchased<br />
separately. Daily from<br />
Trafalgar Square<br />
(Ë t Charing Cross).<br />
48 Buckingham Palace<br />
Road, SW1W 0RN.<br />
020 7233 9533.<br />
bigbustours.com<br />
Ë t Victoria. Map D4.<br />
DICKENS LONDON<br />
TOUR<br />
Entertaining rambles<br />
through the city of<br />
Victorian novelist and<br />
social campaigner Charles<br />
Dickens. The various<br />
tours include places<br />
he lived and worked.<br />
Knowledgeable Blue<br />
Badge Guide Richard<br />
Jones leads the walks.<br />
Booking essential. Tours<br />
depart Wed, Sat & Sun<br />
mornings. Check website<br />
for details. Tickets £10.<br />
020 8530 8443.<br />
dickenslondon<br />
tours.co.uk<br />
GOTOMIDTOWN<br />
More than 80 themed<br />
45-minute tours around<br />
central areas. Tours are<br />
free and there’s no need<br />
to book. Check website<br />
for dates. The 10.00<br />
& 13.00 walks start by the<br />
orange information kiosk<br />
outside Ë Holborn, while<br />
walks starting at 11.00,<br />
14.00 & 17.30 meet at<br />
the the Gotomidtown<br />
tourist information shop.<br />
56 New Oxford Street,<br />
WC1A 1ES. 020 7078<br />
7077. gotomidtown.<br />
co.uk Ë Tottenham Court<br />
Road. Map B5.<br />
VISIT THE HOME OF THE<br />
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE<br />
WINNERS!<br />
To book call 0871 984 1955 *<br />
or email tours@chelseafc.com<br />
www.chelseafc.com/tours<br />
Tours do not run on home match days or the day<br />
prior to european home matches. Tour are subject to<br />
availability, change and cancellation at short notice.<br />
*Office hours apply Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.<br />
GET BEHIND THE SCENES AT<br />
THE HOME OF ENGLAND RUGBY<br />
rfu.com/museum 020 8892 8877<br />
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streets, as well as plenty<br />
of amazing insider<br />
information – ask them<br />
anything. Passengers<br />
decide the itinerary, while<br />
themed tours include<br />
Tales Of The Thames and<br />
Secret <strong>London</strong>. Pick-up<br />
from any central <strong>London</strong><br />
hotel. Call or visit the<br />
website for prices.<br />
020 7935 9363.<br />
blacktaxitours.co.uk<br />
LONDON DUCK<br />
TOURS<br />
Unique tours in bright<br />
yellow amphibious<br />
World War Two DUKW<br />
vehicles. They depart<br />
from Chicheley Street just<br />
behind the <strong>London</strong> Eye<br />
and pass major <strong>London</strong><br />
landmarks, before a thrilling<br />
‘splash-down’ into the<br />
River Thames. Multiple<br />
daily departures Mon-Fri<br />
10.00-16.00, Sat-Sun from<br />
09.30-16.00. Tickets<br />
from £21, child £14,<br />
family £62.<br />
Chicheley Street, SE1 7PY.<br />
020 7928 3132.<br />
londonducktours.co.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Map D6.<br />
ORIGINAL LONDON<br />
SIGHTSEEING TOUR<br />
With over 60 years’<br />
experience, these<br />
multilingual open-top<br />
guided bus tours take<br />
you to the city’s best<br />
attractions, allowing you<br />
to hop on and off at more<br />
than 90 stops along<br />
the way. Tickets include<br />
walking tours and a river<br />
cruise. Tickets £26,<br />
child £13.<br />
17-19 Cockspur Street,<br />
SW1Y 5BL. 020 8877<br />
1722. theoriginaltour.<br />
com Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Map C5.<br />
SEE LONDON<br />
BY NIGHT TOUR<br />
Atmospheric double-decker<br />
bus tours that explore the<br />
West End and City under<br />
the cloak of darkness.<br />
Regular departures from<br />
outside the Ritz at<br />
Ë Green Park. Daily 19.30,<br />
20.00, 20.30, 21.15, 21.45<br />
& 22.15. Tickets £15,<br />
child £10.<br />
Piccadilly, W1J 9BR.<br />
020 7183 4744.<br />
seelondonbynight.com<br />
Ë Green Park. Map C5.<br />
Tours – Walking<br />
BIG BUS<br />
WALKING TOURS<br />
There are three walking<br />
tours to choose from,<br />
including Ghosts By<br />
Gaslight and Royal<br />
<strong>London</strong>; routes vary,<br />
please call in advance<br />
for details. Walks are<br />
free with the Big Bus<br />
Tour, or £5 if purchased<br />
separately. Daily from<br />
Trafalgar Square<br />
(Ë t Charing Cross).<br />
48 Buckingham Palace<br />
Road, SW1W 0RN.<br />
020 7233 9533.<br />
bigbustours.com<br />
Ë t Victoria. Map D4.<br />
DICKENS LONDON<br />
TOUR<br />
Entertaining rambles<br />
through the city of<br />
Victorian novelist and<br />
social campaigner Charles<br />
Dickens. The various<br />
tours include places<br />
he lived and worked.<br />
Knowledgeable Blue<br />
Badge Guide Richard<br />
Jones leads the walks.<br />
Booking essential. Tours<br />
depart Wed, Sat & Sun<br />
mornings. Check website<br />
for details. Tickets £10.<br />
020 8530 8443.<br />
dickenslondon<br />
tours.co.uk<br />
GOTOMIDTOWN<br />
More than 80 themed<br />
45-minute tours around<br />
central areas. Tours are<br />
free and there’s no need<br />
to book. Check website<br />
for dates. The 10.00<br />
& 13.00 walks start by the<br />
orange information kiosk<br />
outside Ë Holborn, while<br />
walks starting at 11.00,<br />
14.00 & 17.30 meet at<br />
the the Gotomidtown<br />
tourist information shop.<br />
56 New Oxford Street,<br />
WC1A 1ES. 020 7078<br />
7077. gotomidtown.<br />
co.uk Ë Tottenham Court<br />
Road. Map B5.<br />
VISIT THE HOME OF THE<br />
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE<br />
WINNERS!<br />
To book call 0871 984 1955 *<br />
or email tours@chelseafc.com<br />
www.chelseafc.com/tours<br />
Tours do not run on home match days or the day<br />
prior to european home matches. Tour are subject to<br />
availability, change and cancellation at short notice.<br />
*Office hours apply Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.<br />
GET BEHIND THE SCENES AT<br />
THE HOME OF ENGLAND RUGBY<br />
rfu.com/museum 020 8892 8877<br />
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GREENWICH<br />
ROYAL TOURS<br />
Led by a guide, discover<br />
local gems including<br />
Greenwich Market, Old<br />
Royal Naval College,<br />
Queen’s House, and<br />
the Cutty Sark. All tours<br />
include admission fees to<br />
attractions and the full-day<br />
tour includes a pub lunch.<br />
Daily tours depart 09.30.<br />
Tickets £75, child £65.<br />
Half-day tours depart<br />
12.30. Tickets £45, child<br />
£40.<br />
08005 421 200.<br />
greenwichroyaltours.<br />
com Ë t Greenwich/<br />
Cutty Sark. Map inset.<br />
JACK THE<br />
RIPPER TOUR<br />
Blue Badge Guide Richard<br />
Jones of <strong>London</strong> Walking<br />
Tours leads these popular<br />
walks. They offer an<br />
informative, intriguing and<br />
chilling look at one<br />
of the city’s most fearsome<br />
former residents. Numbers<br />
are limited for a better<br />
experience. Booking is<br />
essential. Tours depart daily<br />
from outside Ë Aldgate<br />
East at 19.00. Tickets £9.<br />
020 8530 8443.<br />
rippertour.com<br />
LONDON WALKS<br />
<strong>London</strong>’s oldest walking<br />
tour company offers more<br />
than 300 walks. Favourites<br />
include The Jack The<br />
Ripper Walk (departing<br />
daily at 19.30, plus Sat<br />
15.00 from<br />
Ë Tower Hill) and Charles<br />
Dickens’ <strong>London</strong>. Enjoy<br />
spooky stories on the<br />
spine-tingling Ghost Walks<br />
every night at 19.30. Ticket<br />
£9, under-15s free (with<br />
adult).<br />
020 7624 3978.<br />
walks.com<br />
OLD ROYAL<br />
NAVAL COLLEGE<br />
This baroque masterpiece<br />
is the home of British<br />
naval training, with<br />
costumed characters and<br />
tours. Grounds open daily<br />
08.00-18.00; Painted<br />
Hall, Chapel and Discover<br />
Greenwich visitor centre<br />
open daily 10.00-17.00.<br />
Tours £5, child free.<br />
Admission free.<br />
Greenwich, SE10 9NN.<br />
020 8269 4747.<br />
ornc.org Ë t Cutty<br />
Sark/Greenwich, or take<br />
a boat (p. 39). Map inset.<br />
ORIGINAL LONDON<br />
SIGHTSEEING WALKS<br />
Walks leave daily from the<br />
centrally-located Original<br />
<strong>London</strong> Visitor Centre and<br />
include Changing Of The<br />
Guard (departing 10.30),<br />
Rock ‘n’ Roll (13.00) and<br />
Jack The Ripper (15.30<br />
from Ë Tower Hill). Free<br />
with the Original <strong>London</strong><br />
Sightseeing Tour.<br />
17-19 Cockspur Street,<br />
SW1Y 5BL. 020 8877<br />
1722. theoriginaltour.<br />
com Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Map C6.<br />
THE VAULT<br />
The Hard Rock Cafe’s<br />
revamped rock ‘n’ roll<br />
memorabilia museum,<br />
located beneath the<br />
<strong>London</strong> Rock Shop,<br />
contains some truly<br />
impressive items,<br />
including the unique<br />
bustier from Madonna’s<br />
Blonde Ambition tour.<br />
Daily 11.00-22.30.<br />
Admission free.<br />
The Vault, Rock Shop, The<br />
Hard Rock Cafe <strong>London</strong>,<br />
150 Old Park Lane, W1K<br />
1QZ. hardrock.com<br />
Ë Hyde Park Corner.<br />
Map D4.<br />
Out Of Town<br />
These are some of the<br />
top attractions within two<br />
hours of <strong>London</strong>. Times<br />
and prices may vary, so<br />
please call the individual<br />
venues, or a Tourist<br />
Information Centre, before<br />
visiting. Train times are<br />
approximate.<br />
BLENHEIM PALACE<br />
This English baroque<br />
palace was the birthplace<br />
of Winston Churchill.<br />
Enjoy the State Rooms<br />
plus grounds by landscape<br />
architect Capability<br />
Brown. Daily 10.30-17.30.<br />
Admission £21,<br />
child £11.50.<br />
SIGHTSEEING<br />
OPEN SATURDAYS, YEAR ROUND<br />
To book tickets please call<br />
0844 847 1672<br />
or visit www.ticketmaster.co.uk/<br />
housesofparliament<br />
For group bookings call<br />
0844 847 2498<br />
For tours information go to<br />
www.parliament.uk/visiting<br />
or follow us on Twitter<br />
@visitparliament<br />
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SIGHTSEEING<br />
Woodstock, Oxfordshire,<br />
OX20 1PP. 01993 810<br />
530. blenheimpalace.<br />
com Ë t Paddington<br />
to t Oxford (one hour).<br />
DICKENS WORLD<br />
The world of Charles<br />
Dickens’ novels comes<br />
to life with a Victorianfronted<br />
square, an austere<br />
school, a haunted house<br />
and a Great Expectations<br />
boat ride. Actors stage<br />
shows in the main square<br />
and interact with visitors.<br />
Tues-Fri 10.00-16.30;<br />
Sat-Sun 10.00-17.30.<br />
Admission £13, child £8.<br />
Leviathan Way, Chatham<br />
Maritime, Kent, ME4 4LL.<br />
01634 890 421.<br />
dickensworld.co.uk<br />
Ë t Victoria to<br />
t Chatham (50 mins).<br />
LEEDS CASTLE<br />
This medieval fortress<br />
turned Tudor palace, sits on<br />
the River Len. The beautiful,<br />
picture-perfect castle has<br />
500 acres of gardens, with<br />
a maze, ferry boat, children’s<br />
train, falconry displays and<br />
See<br />
Your open top<br />
tour of <strong>London</strong><br />
By Night<br />
events. Daily 10.30-17.00.<br />
Admission £19.75,<br />
child £12.50.<br />
Maidstone, Kent, ME17<br />
1PL. 01622 765 400.<br />
leeds-castle.com<br />
Ë t Victoria to<br />
t Bearstead (one hour).<br />
ROALD DAHL MUSEUM<br />
AND STORY CENTRE<br />
Museum about the worldfamous<br />
children’s author<br />
(Matilda) in his home town.<br />
The Story Centre allows<br />
children to discover his<br />
tales and create their own<br />
works of fiction. Tues-Fri<br />
10.00-17.00; Sat-Sun<br />
11.00-17.00. Admission<br />
£6.60, child £4.40.<br />
81-83 High Street,<br />
Great Missenden,<br />
Buckinghamshire, HP16<br />
0AL. 01494 892 192.<br />
roalddahlmuseum.org<br />
Ë t Marylebone to<br />
t Great Missenden<br />
(45 mins).<br />
SALISBURY<br />
CATHEDRAL<br />
An exquisite 13th-century<br />
medieval cathedral with<br />
Departing daily from Green Park<br />
bus stop next to the Ritz Hotel<br />
at 19.30, 20.00, 20.30, 21.15, 21.45 & 22.15<br />
Spectacular live guided tours<br />
of <strong>London</strong> by night<br />
Adult - £15, Child - £10<br />
Tel: 0844 504 3285 +44 (0)20 7183 4744<br />
www.seelondonbynight.com<br />
the UK’s tallest spire,<br />
which has a 75cm lean.<br />
Mon-Sat 09.00-17.00;<br />
Sun 12.00-16.00.<br />
Admission free, tower<br />
tours £10, child £8.<br />
The Close, Salisbury,<br />
Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ.<br />
01722 555 120.<br />
salisburycathedral.org.<br />
uk Ë t Waterloo to<br />
t Salisbury (one hour<br />
and 20 mins).<br />
STONEHENGE<br />
A mysterious prehistoric<br />
circle of standing stones,<br />
dated at 3,500 BC is a<br />
World Heritage Site. Daily<br />
09.30-18.00. Admission<br />
£7.80, child £4.70.<br />
Off A344 Road, Amesbury,<br />
Wiltshire, SP4 7DE.<br />
08703 331 181.<br />
english-heritage.org.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo to<br />
t Salisbury (one hour<br />
and 20 mins).<br />
WARWICK CASTLE<br />
Built by William The<br />
Conqueror in 1068,<br />
this awesome castle is<br />
now a family-friendly<br />
experience. Don’t miss<br />
Merlin: The Dragon Tower<br />
and displays of medieval<br />
weaponry. Beware of the<br />
castle’s newest residents,<br />
the wicked Witches Of<br />
Warwick. Daily 10.00-<br />
17.00. Admission from<br />
£30.60, child £25.80.<br />
Warwick, Warwickshire,<br />
CV34 4QU. 01926 495<br />
421. warwick-castle.<br />
co.uk Ë t Marylebone<br />
to t Warwick (one hour<br />
and 40 mins).<br />
WINDSOR CASTLE<br />
The world’s oldest<br />
inhabited castle, and one of<br />
Queen Elizabeth II’s official<br />
residences. Don’t miss the<br />
State Apartments. Until<br />
9 Jun The Queen: Portraits<br />
Of A Monarch. Selection of<br />
official portraits of Elizabeth<br />
II. Daily 09.45-17.15.<br />
Admission £17,<br />
child £10.20.<br />
Windsor, Berkshire, SL4<br />
1NJ. 020 7766 7300.<br />
royalcollection.org.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo to<br />
t Windsor & Eton<br />
Riverside (one hour).<br />
JACK THE RIPPER<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
“<strong>London</strong>’s best guided<br />
walks” Time Out<br />
<br />
LONDON WALKS ®<br />
<br />
<br />
Gold<br />
Medal<br />
Best Tourism<br />
Experience<br />
2009<br />
ATTRACTIONS<br />
From monuments to museums, Renoirs<br />
to rattlesnakes, fairs to festivals<br />
Be sure to mention that you<br />
found your attraction in<br />
has ALL you need to know about<br />
what’s happening in <strong>London</strong><br />
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Blue Badge Guide and Author Richard Jones Presents his acclaimed<br />
GUIDED WALKS<br />
OF LONDON<br />
“...Walking tours of <strong>London</strong> are now a crowded market, but Richard Jones<br />
keeps ahead of the pack with impeccable research and having honed his<br />
performance in more than 5,000 guided tours...”<br />
THE LONDON EVENING STANDARD<br />
THE JACK<br />
THE RIPPER<br />
TOUR<br />
DICKENS<br />
LONDON<br />
TOURS<br />
LONDON<br />
GHOST<br />
WALKS<br />
Join Blue Badge Guide, author and broadcaster Richard<br />
Jones on his critically acclaimed Guided Walks of <strong>London</strong>.<br />
See more of <strong>London</strong> than you ever thought possible.<br />
“The joy of walking about with an enthusiast such as Richard Jones<br />
is the discovery of a place you thought you knew; not re-discovery<br />
but truly seeing it for the first time.”<br />
THE DAILY EXPRESS<br />
“...Without a single prop Richard Jones succeeds in conjuring more potent<br />
memories out of the area than from a neighbourhood full of palaces...”<br />
THE SUNDAY TIMES<br />
Book on line and watch videos of the<br />
walks at Richard’s website<br />
www.londonwalking.co.uk<br />
Telephone: 020 8530 8443<br />
THE<br />
SECRET<br />
CITY<br />
HISTORIC<br />
PUB<br />
WALKS<br />
CITY<br />
HISTORY<br />
WALKS<br />
ROYAL<br />
LONDON<br />
TOURS
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES<br />
Museums<br />
& Galleries<br />
With Beatrice Yeatman-Biggs<br />
What’s hot<br />
Nature’s unspoiled legacy<br />
Sebastião Salgado’s photographic exhibition Genesis will<br />
explore the majesty of nature and the balance of human<br />
relationships with our planet, through up to 250 black and<br />
white photographs. Sebastião Salgado: Genesis (from 11<br />
Apr) – the culmination of eight years’ work – features images<br />
of landscapes and wildlife alongside depictions of human<br />
communities that continue to live in accordance with their<br />
ancestral traditions and cultures.<br />
The Natural History Museum, p. 59.<br />
Art outside society’s margins<br />
Souzou: Outsider Art<br />
From Japan (until Jun<br />
30) reflects the growing<br />
interest in ‘outsider art’,<br />
defined as works made<br />
by self-taught artists at<br />
the margins of society.<br />
The exhibition features<br />
diverse works from<br />
46 residents and day<br />
patients at social welfare institutions across the main island of<br />
Honshu. Ceramics, textiles, paintings, sculpture and drawings<br />
form over 300 works in this fascinating show.<br />
The Wellcome Collection, p. 59.<br />
Life And Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum (until 29 Sep) exhibits<br />
the astounding preservations of two cities in Southern Italy, buried<br />
by a volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. More than 250<br />
objects were uncovered almost 1, 700 years later, to give a unique<br />
view of daily domestic life during the Roman Empire.<br />
The British Museum, p. 56.<br />
Reweaving history<br />
Finding The Unicorn: Tapestries Mythical<br />
And Modern (from 17 Apr) is an exhibition<br />
divided into two themes which showcases<br />
the skills of British tapestry weavers<br />
and historic Scotland’s refurbishment of<br />
James V’s Royal Palace at Stirling Castle.<br />
The Unicorn is Found, the exhibition’s<br />
centrepiece, is one of a series of seven<br />
medieval tapestries woven for the palace by<br />
the West Dean Tapestry Studio in Sussex,<br />
collectively titled The Hunt of the Unicorn.<br />
The tapestries have taken 12 years to<br />
weave, as part of Historic Scotland’s £12<br />
million undertaking to recreate James V of<br />
Scotland’s 16th century Royal Apartments.<br />
This will be the first time the tapestry has<br />
gone on public display outside Scotland.<br />
The Fleming Collection, W1J 8DU.<br />
020 7042 5730. flemingcollection.<br />
co.uk Ë Green Park. Map C5.<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP © TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM; TAPESTRY IMAGE © CROWN COPYRIGHT REPRODUCED COURTESY OF HISTORIC SCOTLAND; WELLCOME COLLECTION IMAGE<br />
© NOBUO ONISHI; ELEPHANT IMAGE © SEBASTIÃO SALGADO<br />
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PABLO PICASSO SELF-PORTRAIT IMAGE, PRIVATE COLLECTION; LIGHT SHOW IMAGE © ANTHONY MCCALL<br />
Here we list major<br />
museums and galleries,<br />
along with our selection<br />
of the best exhibitions<br />
currently on show.<br />
Many venues offer free<br />
general admission, but<br />
charge entry to temporary<br />
exhibitions. Prices listed<br />
here are for tickets bought<br />
in person, unless otherwise<br />
stated – reductions may be<br />
available online. Admission<br />
prices and opening hours<br />
can change at short notice,<br />
while the qualifying ages<br />
for ‘child’ admission prices<br />
vary – check with the venue<br />
before you visit.<br />
Map references<br />
correspond with the Central<br />
<strong>London</strong> map on p. 49-51.<br />
Details unavailable at the<br />
time of press are labelled<br />
TBC, which stands for To<br />
Be Confirmed.<br />
To dial the United<br />
Kingdom remove the first<br />
0 and add +44.<br />
KEY:<br />
: Telephone<br />
Ë : <strong>London</strong> Underground<br />
Ë : <strong>London</strong> Overground<br />
Ë : Docklands Light Railway<br />
t : National Rail Train<br />
: Website<br />
Art Fairs<br />
CHELSEA ART FAIR<br />
11-14 Apr A showcase for<br />
modern and contemporary<br />
works of art from <strong>London</strong><br />
galleries as well as those<br />
further afield. Visitors can<br />
browse from a selection<br />
of original paintings and<br />
sculptures at the fair,<br />
which has this year been<br />
given a new look and feel.<br />
Chelsea Town Hall, Kings<br />
Road, SW3 5EE. 0796<br />
1371961 chelseaartfair.<br />
org Ë Sloane Square.<br />
Off map.<br />
Art Galleries<br />
BARBICAN ART<br />
GALLERY &<br />
THE CURVE<br />
Europe’s largest multi-arts<br />
venue has two exhibition<br />
spaces: the Barbican Art<br />
Gallery and The Curve.<br />
Until 9 Jun The Bride And<br />
The Bachelors: Duchamp<br />
With Cage, Cunningham,<br />
Rauschenberg And Johns.<br />
Exhibition exploring<br />
Marcel Duchamp’s impact<br />
on four great modern<br />
artists: composer John<br />
Cage, choreographer<br />
Merce Cunningham,<br />
and visual artists Robert<br />
Rauschenburg and Jasper<br />
Johns. Admission £12,<br />
under-13s free.<br />
Until 28 Jul Geoffrey<br />
Farmer. In The Curve, the<br />
Vancouver-based artist<br />
responds to the notion<br />
of chance in the work of<br />
Cage, Cunningham and<br />
Duchamp. Fri-Tues 11.00-<br />
20.00; Wed 11.00-18.00;<br />
Thurs 11.00-10.00.<br />
Barbican Centre, Silk<br />
Street, EC2Y 8DS.<br />
020 7638 4141.<br />
barbican.org.uk<br />
Ë Barbican. Map A/B8.<br />
COURTAULD GALLERY<br />
Important European art<br />
collection, plus temporary<br />
exhibitions, housed in<br />
Somerset House. Until<br />
26 May Becoming<br />
Picasso: Paris 1901.<br />
Exhibition telling the<br />
story of the great artist’s<br />
breakthrough year.<br />
Focusing on paintings, the<br />
show includes some of his<br />
very first masterpieces.<br />
Daily 10.00-18.00.<br />
Exhibition £6, child free.<br />
Admission free every Mon<br />
10.00-14.00 (except<br />
bank holidays).<br />
Somerset House, Strand,<br />
WC2R 0RN. 020 7848<br />
2526. courtauld.ac.uk<br />
Ë Temple. Map C6.<br />
DULWICH PICTURE<br />
GALLERY<br />
England’s first public art<br />
gallery was founded in<br />
1811 and today holds one<br />
of the finest collections<br />
of Old Masters in the UK.<br />
The imposing building was<br />
designed by 19th-century<br />
architect Sir John Soane<br />
(p. 59). Until 19 May<br />
Murillo & Justino De Neve:<br />
The Art Of Friendship.<br />
Paintings by the<br />
Spanish baroque painter<br />
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo<br />
Top: A self-portrait in<br />
Becoming Picasso at<br />
the Courtauld Gallery.<br />
Bottom: Light Show at<br />
the Hayward Gallery.<br />
commissioned by a canon<br />
of Seville Cathedral, a<br />
patron and friend of the<br />
artist. Tues-Fri 10.00-<br />
17.00, Sat-Sun 11.00-<br />
17.00. Admission £5, child<br />
free. Exhibitions £11, child<br />
free (includes access to<br />
permanent collection).<br />
Gallery Road, SE21 7AD.<br />
020 8693 5354.<br />
dulwichpicturegallery.<br />
org.uk t Herne Hill.<br />
Off map.<br />
GUILDHALL ART<br />
GALLERY & ROMAN<br />
AMPHITHEATRE<br />
Temporary exhibitions,<br />
extracts from the City<br />
of <strong>London</strong>’s permanent<br />
collection and the remains<br />
of a Roman amphitheatre.<br />
Until 14 Apr Ajamu: Fierce.<br />
Photo portraits of black<br />
British-born LGBT people<br />
by Ajamu. Exhibition £5,<br />
child free. Mon-Sat 10.00-<br />
16.00. Sun 12.00-16.00.<br />
General admission free.<br />
Guildhall Yard, off<br />
Gresham Street, EC2V<br />
5AE. 020 7332 3700.<br />
guildhallartgallery.<br />
cityoflondon.gov.uk<br />
Ë Bank. Map B8.<br />
HAYWARD GALLERY<br />
The Southbank Centre’s<br />
contemporary arts<br />
space with events and<br />
exhibitions. Until 28 Apr<br />
Light Show. Collection<br />
of installations and<br />
sculptures that use light<br />
in extraordinary and<br />
interesting ways. Work<br />
from the 1960s to the<br />
present day. Exhibition<br />
£11. Daily 10.00-18.00.<br />
Southbank Centre,<br />
Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX.<br />
08448 750 073.<br />
southbankcentre.co.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Map C6.<br />
ICA<br />
The Institute of<br />
Contemporary Arts boasts<br />
galleries, a bookshop,<br />
a late-night bar and<br />
cinemas. Until 9 Jun<br />
Bernadette Corporation:<br />
2000 Wasted Years. The<br />
first UK retrospective<br />
of the New York City<br />
and Paris-based art<br />
collective. Their multidiscliplinary<br />
work offers<br />
an inventive response<br />
to commercialisation<br />
and other issues of<br />
contemporary culture.<br />
Tues-Wed & Fri-Sun<br />
11.00-18.00; Thurs<br />
11.00-21.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
1 The Mall, SW1Y 5AH.<br />
020 7930 3647.<br />
ica.org.uk<br />
Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Map C5.<br />
KINGS PLACE<br />
Arts venue with two main<br />
galleries: Kings Place and<br />
Pangolin <strong>London</strong>. Until 20<br />
Apr Jonathan Kenworthy:<br />
Celebrating 70 Years.<br />
Exhibition of sculptures.<br />
Until 26 Apr Jeremy<br />
Gardiner: Unfolding<br />
Landscapes. The British<br />
painter explores the<br />
geology of landscape with<br />
abstract works. Pangolin:<br />
Mon-Sat 10.00-18.00.<br />
Kings Place Gallery:<br />
Tues-Sat 10.00-18.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
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THE QUEEN’S GALLERY<br />
BUCKINGHAM PALACE<br />
THE NORTHERN<br />
RENAISSANCE<br />
DÜRER HOLBEIN<br />
LAST CHANCE TO SEE – CLOSES 14 APRIL
DLR<br />
EXPRESS<br />
LINK TO<br />
STANSTED<br />
GATE<br />
WAY<br />
EXPRESS<br />
GDNS<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
PL<br />
ST<br />
MARYLEBONE<br />
ST<br />
LEBON<br />
1<br />
A<br />
BOURNE<br />
HARROW<br />
Royal Oak<br />
B<br />
PORCHESTER RD<br />
QUEENSWAY<br />
Maida<br />
Vale<br />
PORCHESTER<br />
SQ<br />
Bayswater<br />
Queensway<br />
THE<br />
ELFIN<br />
OAK<br />
ASHWORTH RD<br />
CASTELLAIN RD<br />
FORMOSA<br />
TERRACE<br />
RANELAGH<br />
BRIDGE<br />
NTH<br />
TER<br />
INVERNESS TER INVERNESS TERRACE<br />
THE<br />
ORANGERY<br />
SUNKEN<br />
GARDEN<br />
KENSINGTON<br />
PALACE<br />
Black Lion Gate<br />
PRINCESS DIANA<br />
MEMORIAL<br />
CHILDREN’S<br />
PLAYGROUND<br />
Studio Gate<br />
ST<br />
GLOUCESTER<br />
INVERNESS CT<br />
QUEENSWAY<br />
PORCHESTER<br />
King’s Arms<br />
Gate<br />
DOURO<br />
PLACE<br />
ST ALBAN’S<br />
GROVE<br />
COTTESMORE<br />
GDNS<br />
ORSETT<br />
TER<br />
QUEENSBOROUGH TERRACE<br />
THE BROAD WALK<br />
ELDON RD<br />
TER RD<br />
LEINSTER<br />
PL<br />
VICTORIA ROAD<br />
DE VERE<br />
GDNS<br />
LAUNCESTON<br />
PLACE<br />
WESTBOURNE<br />
PORCHESTER TERRACE<br />
KYNANCE<br />
CORNWALL GDNS<br />
CORNWALL GDNS<br />
WARRINGTON CRES<br />
LEINSTER GDNS<br />
VICTORIA<br />
GROVE<br />
CLEVELAND<br />
GDNS<br />
THE<br />
ROUND<br />
POND<br />
VALE<br />
CL<br />
WARWICK<br />
CRES<br />
LEINSTER<br />
TER<br />
PALACE G ATE<br />
CANNING<br />
PL<br />
MEWS<br />
CORNWALL<br />
SUTHERLAND<br />
AVENUE<br />
RANDOLPH AVE<br />
1⁄<br />
4<br />
Gloucester<br />
Road<br />
GLOUCESTER<br />
MEWS WEST<br />
HILL<br />
GDNS<br />
RD<br />
CLEVELAND<br />
SQUARE<br />
HYDE<br />
GATE<br />
LANCASTER<br />
GATE<br />
ST<br />
MARK’S<br />
MAIDA<br />
VALE<br />
PLACE<br />
VILLAS<br />
UPBROOK<br />
MEWS<br />
CRAVEN<br />
HILL<br />
KENSINGTON<br />
GARDENS<br />
PK<br />
KENSINGTON<br />
GATE<br />
GLOUCESTER RD<br />
RANDOLPH CRES<br />
Bandstand<br />
QUEEN’S GATE<br />
TER<br />
PETERSHAM<br />
PL<br />
ELVASTON PL<br />
GDNS QUEEN’S<br />
GATE GDNS<br />
HYDE PARK<br />
HALL ROAD<br />
LANARK<br />
PLACE<br />
CLIFTON<br />
ROAD<br />
CLIFTON<br />
GARDENS<br />
CLEVELAND TER<br />
CRAVEN<br />
QUEEN’S<br />
GDNS<br />
BRIDGE<br />
HARROW RD<br />
WESTBOURNE TERRACE<br />
BLOMFIELD ROAD<br />
TER GLOUCESTER TER<br />
BAYSWATER<br />
KENSINGTON ROAD<br />
MAIDA VALE<br />
HOWLEY<br />
PL<br />
PORTEUS<br />
RD<br />
PADDINGTON<br />
Paddington<br />
(Hammersmith & City)<br />
EASTBOURNE<br />
MEWS<br />
MEWS<br />
WESTBOURNE GR BISHOP’S BRIDGE RD<br />
C<br />
1<br />
FRITHVILLE GARDENS<br />
SHEPHERD’S BUSH<br />
ROAD<br />
MACFARLANE<br />
RD<br />
O 2<br />
SHEPHERDS<br />
BUSH<br />
EMPIRE<br />
MARKET<br />
Km 0<br />
KEY<br />
Major Road<br />
Minor Road<br />
Railway<br />
Docklands Light Railway<br />
Canal<br />
Park/open space<br />
Famous buildings &<br />
places of interest<br />
Main line Railway Station<br />
Underground Station<br />
<strong>London</strong> Overground Station<br />
Rail Express Link to Airport<br />
Launch departure point<br />
Tourist Information Centre<br />
Travel Information Centre<br />
Market<br />
Changing the Guard<br />
Place of Worship<br />
Youth Hostel<br />
Shepherd’s<br />
Bush<br />
Market<br />
RD<br />
PENNARD<br />
GOLDHAWK<br />
ROAD<br />
WOOD LANE<br />
SHEPHERD’S<br />
BUSH<br />
THEATRE<br />
Wood<br />
Lane<br />
ARIEL WAY<br />
WARWICK<br />
AVE<br />
SHEPHERD’S<br />
BUSH<br />
W12<br />
BULWER ST<br />
WESTFIELD<br />
LONDON<br />
CAXTON<br />
ROAD<br />
TADMOR<br />
STREET<br />
STERNE ST<br />
STERNE ST<br />
UXBRIDGE ROAD<br />
BUSH GREEN<br />
MAIDA AVENUE<br />
BROOK MEWS<br />
NORTH<br />
Lancaster<br />
Gate<br />
Queen’s<br />
Gate<br />
ROYAL<br />
COLLEGE<br />
OF ART<br />
MELINA<br />
PLACE<br />
CLOSE<br />
WICK<br />
TER<br />
PARK ST MARY’S<br />
QUEEN’S GATE<br />
TER<br />
LONDON<br />
ST<br />
ELLIS<br />
GDNS<br />
CROMPTON<br />
ST<br />
LINK TO<br />
HEATHROW<br />
PADDINGTON<br />
BAYSWATER<br />
CRAVEN TER<br />
ROAD<br />
CHILWORTH<br />
GROVE<br />
WESTWAY<br />
EASTBOURNE TER<br />
SCOTT<br />
HAMILTON<br />
CRAVEN RD<br />
Paddington (Bakerloo,<br />
District, & Circle)<br />
Lancaster<br />
Gate<br />
PETER PAN<br />
STATUE<br />
QUEEN’S<br />
TEMPLE<br />
SERPENTINE<br />
GALLERY<br />
ALBERT<br />
MEMORIAL<br />
ROYAL<br />
ALBERT<br />
HALL<br />
ROYAL<br />
COLLEGE<br />
OF MUSIC<br />
ELM<br />
TREE ROAD<br />
HAM<br />
PL<br />
CONDUIT<br />
MEWS<br />
LORD’S CRICKET<br />
GROUND MCC<br />
& MUSEUM<br />
ABERDEEN<br />
PL<br />
Alexandra<br />
Gate<br />
GREEN<br />
PADDINGTON BASIN<br />
THE<br />
LONG<br />
WATER<br />
ROYAL<br />
GEOGRAPHICAL<br />
SOCIETY<br />
IMPERIAL<br />
COLLEGE<br />
South<br />
Kensington<br />
SCIENCE MUSEUM<br />
NATURAL<br />
HISTORY<br />
MUSEUM<br />
South<br />
Kensington<br />
HARRINGTON<br />
RD<br />
HATTON<br />
ST<br />
NORTH WHARF<br />
ROAD<br />
WINSLAND<br />
ST<br />
TALBOT<br />
SQ<br />
FISHERTON<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
LIBERAL<br />
JEWISH<br />
SYNAGOGUE<br />
ST<br />
CAPLAND<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
VENABLES<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
MARY’S<br />
SQ<br />
HARROW ROAD<br />
GORE<br />
END RD<br />
LYONS PL<br />
HALL PLACE<br />
KENSIN GTON<br />
PADDINGTO N CHURCH<br />
SPRING ST<br />
LANCASTER<br />
GORE<br />
PRINCE CONSORT RD<br />
SUSSEX<br />
SQ<br />
IMPERIAL COLLEGE RD<br />
PENFOLD<br />
ORCHARDSON ST<br />
NEWC ASTLE PL<br />
BATHURST MEWS<br />
LUTON<br />
FRAMPTON ST<br />
BOSCOBEL<br />
S. WHARF ROAD<br />
WESTBOURNE<br />
TER<br />
LISS ON GROVE<br />
ST. JOHN’S WOOD ROAD<br />
KENSINGTON<br />
EDGWARE ROAD<br />
A40<br />
Mile 0<br />
1⁄<br />
1 4<br />
⁄ 2<br />
2<br />
Shepherd’s<br />
Bush<br />
ROCKLEY RD<br />
MINFORD<br />
WEST CROSS ROUTE<br />
SHEPHERD’S<br />
BUSH<br />
Shepherd’s<br />
Bush<br />
CHARECROFT<br />
WAY<br />
GARDENS<br />
QUEENSDALE CRES<br />
1⁄<br />
2<br />
2<br />
RICHMOND<br />
D<br />
3⁄<br />
4<br />
PUMPHOUSE &<br />
ITALIAN GARDEN<br />
EXHIBITION ROAD<br />
NORFOLK<br />
SQ<br />
Edgware Road<br />
(Bakerloo)<br />
Edgware Road<br />
(Hammersmith & City,<br />
District, and Circle)<br />
CLIFTON<br />
PL<br />
BROOK<br />
ST<br />
STANHOPE<br />
TER<br />
SUSSEX<br />
PL<br />
BUCK<br />
HILL<br />
THE RING<br />
NORFOLK<br />
PL<br />
RADNOR MEWS<br />
Victoria<br />
Gate<br />
PARK<br />
OFFICE<br />
DIANA<br />
MEMORIAL<br />
FOUNTAIN<br />
PRINCE’S<br />
GDNS<br />
WATTS<br />
WAY<br />
VICTORIA<br />
AND ALBERT<br />
MUSEUM<br />
1<br />
South<br />
Kensington<br />
TREE<br />
RD<br />
PENFOLD<br />
PL<br />
SOUTHWICK<br />
ST<br />
W2<br />
GLOUCESTER<br />
SQ<br />
ST JOHN &<br />
ST MICHAEL<br />
RADNOR<br />
PL<br />
HOLY<br />
TRINITY<br />
GRENDON<br />
ST<br />
CHURCH<br />
STREET<br />
ASHBRIDGE<br />
ST<br />
CRES<br />
HYDE PARK GDNS<br />
HYDE PARK GDNS<br />
PRINCE’S<br />
GATE<br />
MEWS<br />
LODGE RD<br />
ST<br />
OAK<br />
JEROME<br />
SALISBURY ST<br />
CHURCH STREET<br />
BROADLEY STREET<br />
PRAED STREET<br />
CROMWELL<br />
GDNS<br />
ST MICHAEL’S ST<br />
STAR STREET<br />
RANSTON<br />
ST<br />
HYDE PK<br />
SQ<br />
BIRD<br />
SANCTUARY<br />
LOWER<br />
PARKLAND<br />
THE<br />
LIDO<br />
CAFETERIA<br />
Prince of Wales<br />
Gate<br />
ENNISMORE GDNS<br />
MEWS<br />
CRES<br />
LISSON ST<br />
H YDE<br />
MEWS<br />
ENNISMORE<br />
ENNISMORE ST<br />
BROMPTON<br />
ORATORY<br />
ST JOHN’S<br />
Boat Hire<br />
ST JOHN’S<br />
LONDON CENTRAL<br />
LODGE LODGE<br />
MOSQUE AND<br />
GARDEN<br />
ISLAMIC CULTURAL<br />
Central CAFE<br />
CENTRE<br />
<strong>London</strong> Map<br />
THRESHAM<br />
CRESCENT<br />
HYDE PARK ST<br />
RUTLAND<br />
GATE<br />
BROMPTON<br />
SQ<br />
LILESTONE STREET<br />
MAL<br />
BELL ST<br />
STRATHEARN PL<br />
PL<br />
BRIDGE<br />
SQ<br />
SUSSEX GARDENS<br />
THE RING<br />
CLARENDON<br />
DAVENTRY ST<br />
PARK<br />
KENSINGTON RD<br />
GDNS<br />
THURLOE<br />
PL<br />
ST<br />
LORY<br />
MONTPELIE<br />
WK<br />
CRES<br />
OXFORD<br />
SQ<br />
COSWAY<br />
ST<br />
CHAPEL ST<br />
BROADLEY<br />
TER<br />
PL<br />
HOMER<br />
ROW<br />
CATO ST<br />
BRENDON<br />
ST<br />
PORCHESTER<br />
PL<br />
ALBION ST<br />
THE<br />
ROSSMORE ROAD<br />
Albion<br />
Gate<br />
UPPER PARKLAND<br />
RANGER’S LODGE<br />
& PARK OFFICE<br />
ST<br />
OVINGTON<br />
GDNS<br />
YEOMAN’S<br />
ROW<br />
HAREWOOD AVE<br />
HARCOURT<br />
HOMER ST<br />
SHOULDHAM<br />
ST<br />
MOLYNEUX ST<br />
PL<br />
SQ<br />
MARYLEBONE<br />
ST<br />
HARROWBY<br />
ST<br />
PORTSEA<br />
PL<br />
Marylebone<br />
CENTRAL<br />
ST<br />
MONTAGU<br />
UPPER MONTAGU ST SQUARE<br />
NEW<br />
QUEBEC<br />
ST<br />
BRYANSTON<br />
SQUARE<br />
BRYANSTON MS W<br />
CONNAUGHT<br />
CONNAUGHT ST<br />
RING (NORTH<br />
ENFORD<br />
ST<br />
STOU RCLIFFE<br />
WYNDHAM<br />
ST<br />
TYBURN<br />
CONVENT<br />
BAYSWATER ROAD<br />
RUTLAND<br />
MONTPELIER<br />
R<br />
PAVELEY ST<br />
LISSON GROVE<br />
OLD MARYLEBONE RD<br />
CRAWFORD<br />
PARK WEST PL<br />
NORFOLK<br />
KENDAL ST<br />
ROTTEN ROW<br />
SQ<br />
CHEVAL PL<br />
MONTP ELIER<br />
EGERTON TER<br />
TREVOR<br />
SQUARE<br />
TREVOR<br />
CARRIAGE<br />
THE<br />
RING<br />
WEST<br />
LONDON<br />
SYNAGOGUE<br />
DRIVE)<br />
BOAT HIRE<br />
THE SERPENTINE<br />
Edinburgh<br />
Gate<br />
Knightsbridge<br />
Knightsbridge<br />
HARRODS<br />
BROMPTON<br />
BOATING<br />
LAKE<br />
SHERLOCK<br />
HOLMES<br />
MUSEUM<br />
SPEAKERS’<br />
CORNER<br />
KIOSK<br />
MONTAGU<br />
ST<br />
THE<br />
PARADE<br />
GROUND<br />
HYDE PARK<br />
MEWS<br />
GT CUMBERLAND PL<br />
RD<br />
SHAFTO<br />
MEWS<br />
THE<br />
HOLME<br />
RESTAURANT<br />
TRANSPORT<br />
FOR LONDON<br />
LOST PROPERTY<br />
OFFICE<br />
Baker<br />
Street<br />
THE<br />
DELL<br />
SOUTH CARRIAGE DRIVE<br />
BROMPTON<br />
BEAUFORT<br />
PL<br />
OVINGTON<br />
SQ<br />
3<br />
PARK RD<br />
WALTON ST<br />
BOSTON PLACE<br />
SEYMOUR PL<br />
BALCOMBE ST<br />
BROWN ST<br />
SERPENTINE ROAD<br />
HANS<br />
LINHOPE ST<br />
NUTFORD PL<br />
EDGWARE<br />
BEAUCHAMP PL<br />
GDNS<br />
HUNTSWORTH MEWS<br />
GREAT<br />
RD<br />
PL<br />
WA LTON<br />
DORSET<br />
KNOX ST<br />
HANS CRES<br />
BASIL<br />
ST<br />
PO NT<br />
SQ<br />
CRAWFORD ST<br />
SEYMOUR ST<br />
ST<br />
PLA C E<br />
HANS<br />
PAVILION PAVILION RD<br />
Bandstand<br />
CHURCH OF THE<br />
ANNUNCIATION<br />
Marble Arch<br />
MARBLE<br />
ARCH<br />
Brook<br />
Gate<br />
RESTAURANT<br />
Albert<br />
Gate<br />
HARVEY<br />
NICHOLS<br />
Clarence<br />
Gate<br />
BICKENHALL<br />
ST<br />
MANS<br />
YORK ST YORK ST<br />
MONTAGU PLACE<br />
SEYMOUR PLACE<br />
KNIGHTSBRIDGE<br />
BROMPTON<br />
3<br />
GLOUCESTER PLACE GLOUCESTER PLACE<br />
CHAGFORD ST<br />
GLENTWORTH ST<br />
GEORGE ST<br />
SQUARE<br />
RODMARTON<br />
ST<br />
BERKELEY<br />
MEWS<br />
UPPER BERKELEY ST<br />
BRYANSTON ST<br />
MARBLE ARCH<br />
CUM BERLAND GATE<br />
ROAD<br />
BROMPTON<br />
ARCADE<br />
HARRIET WALK<br />
SLOANE STREET<br />
MONTAGU<br />
LANE<br />
ALLSOP<br />
PL<br />
REGENT’S<br />
COLLEGE<br />
MADAME<br />
TUSSAUDS<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
OF<br />
WESTMINSTER<br />
BROADSTONE<br />
PL PL<br />
DORSET STREET<br />
LOWNDES<br />
PARK<br />
BLANDFORD<br />
ST<br />
GEORGE<br />
ST<br />
PORTMAN<br />
CL<br />
CADOGAN PLACE<br />
INNER<br />
MARYLEBONE ROAD<br />
RD<br />
PORTMAN<br />
ST<br />
KINNERTON<br />
S T<br />
ST<br />
LO WNDES ST<br />
KENDALL SEYMOUR<br />
MEWS<br />
PORTMAN<br />
MEWS<br />
The Broad Walk<br />
BELGRAVIA<br />
REGENT’S P<br />
CAFE<br />
ST<br />
MARYLEBONE<br />
ST JAMES<br />
(RC)<br />
WALLACE<br />
COLLECTION<br />
Lovers Walk<br />
Bandstand<br />
HYDE PARK CORNER<br />
Queen Mother’s<br />
Gate<br />
Hyde Park<br />
Corner<br />
BELGRAVE<br />
MS N<br />
ROYAL<br />
ACADEMY<br />
OF<br />
MUSIC<br />
MANCHESTER<br />
SQ<br />
APSLEY<br />
HOUSE<br />
C<br />
SELFRIDGES<br />
Bond B<br />
Stree S<br />
Stanhope<br />
Gate<br />
Curzon<br />
Gate<br />
Marylebone<br />
Green<br />
DU<br />
BALDERTON<br />
ST<br />
NORTH AUDLEY ST SOUTH AUDLEY STREET<br />
REEVES<br />
MEWS<br />
DEVONSH<br />
PL<br />
WOODS<br />
MEWS<br />
UPPER GROSVENOR<br />
BROOK ST<br />
WILTON PL<br />
WILTON<br />
ST<br />
W HALKIN<br />
CHESHAM<br />
MEWS<br />
CADOGAN LANE<br />
CHILTERN ST<br />
BAKER STREET<br />
PORTMAN<br />
QUEEN<br />
MARY’S<br />
GARDENS<br />
PARK STREET<br />
CULROSS ST<br />
CHESHAM<br />
CRES<br />
MS W<br />
YORK<br />
BRIDGE<br />
GEORGE ST<br />
NORTH ROW NORTH ROW<br />
GREEN STREET<br />
LEES PL<br />
MOTCOMB<br />
SQUARE<br />
UPPER GROSVENOR ST<br />
CHESHAM PL<br />
LYALL ST<br />
ROSE<br />
GARDEN<br />
WEST<br />
LAND ST<br />
ROOSEVELT E<br />
MEMORIAL O<br />
PL<br />
STANHOPE<br />
GATE<br />
G H<br />
WE<br />
HE<br />
HEADFO<br />
PL<br />
RO<br />
MONTROSE<br />
PL<br />
HALKIN ST<br />
BEN<br />
RD<br />
C<br />
CHA<br />
ECCLE<br />
MEWS<br />
MS S<br />
EATON PLACE EATON PL<br />
A<br />
EATON MEWS N<br />
CIRCLE<br />
WEST EAST<br />
LUXBOROUGH<br />
PADDINGTON ST<br />
STH<br />
YORK TER YORK TE<br />
MANCHESTER ST<br />
ASHLAND<br />
NOTTINGHAM PL<br />
AYBROOK<br />
BLANDFORD ST<br />
ORCHARD<br />
ST<br />
BELGRAVE<br />
LYALL<br />
YORK<br />
GATE<br />
OXFORD<br />
EDWARD<br />
MEWS<br />
PARK LANE<br />
PARK LANE<br />
KNIGHTSBRIDGE<br />
BELGRAVE<br />
HIGH ST<br />
ARYLEBONE<br />
THAYER<br />
ST<br />
MOUNT STR<br />
ALDFORD ST<br />
DUKE ST DUKE ST<br />
SOUTH ST<br />
GROSVENOR<br />
CRESCENT<br />
This map is based on information derived from aerial photography and an original field survey<br />
conducted by Cosmographics Ltd, Gresham House, 53 Clarendon Road, Watford, Herts., WD17 1LA.<br />
Map produced by Cosmographics Ltd<br />
© British Tourist Authority (trading as visitBritain) 2013.<br />
EATON<br />
BEAUMONT ST<br />
MARYLEBONE ST<br />
M<br />
ADAM’S<br />
A<br />
DEANERYST<br />
LAN E<br />
BINNE<br />
SQUARE<br />
U<br />
HYDE<br />
SQ<br />
BELGRAVE<br />
PAR<br />
CORNER<br />
W E LL<br />
BELGRAVE PL<br />
OUT O<br />
JAM<br />
JAMES ST<br />
o<br />
AUMON<br />
M<br />
ENNIS-<br />
MORE<br />
CUNNING-<br />
NORTH-<br />
CAM-<br />
MANDE-<br />
VILLE PL<br />
ANDE-<br />
WIGMORE ST<br />
STREE<br />
DUK<br />
Y<br />
S<br />
ING<br />
T<br />
G<br />
BELGRAV<br />
UP<br />
EAT<br />
EATON SQ<br />
AR<br />
V<br />
N<br />
AB<br />
ELIZABETH S<br />
ST M<br />
GERALD<br />
R<br />
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S<br />
L<br />
BE<br />
R<br />
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ST<br />
SQ<br />
C<br />
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PE<br />
LS<br />
D<br />
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U<br />
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K TER<br />
T<br />
EAST<br />
W<br />
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treet<br />
TVELT<br />
RIAL<br />
PARK<br />
R<br />
M’S ROW<br />
EY<br />
E<br />
CAFE<br />
BENTINCK<br />
ST<br />
CHRISTOPHER’S<br />
PL<br />
HOPE<br />
ATE<br />
WIGMORE<br />
HALL<br />
WELLINGTON<br />
ARCH<br />
RD<br />
MEWS WEST<br />
HARLEY HARLEY STREET HARLEY STREET<br />
ST<br />
DEVONSHIRE WIMPOLE<br />
PL<br />
WIMPOLE STREET<br />
NT ST<br />
RYL<br />
NE<br />
ET<br />
LAN E<br />
MES ST<br />
EADFORT<br />
PL<br />
E<br />
T<br />
SE<br />
ST<br />
BINNEY ST<br />
ARE<br />
HAMILTON<br />
PL<br />
WAVERTON<br />
ST<br />
CHAPEL ST<br />
TON PL<br />
HARLEY<br />
PL<br />
MEWS S WIMPOLE<br />
MEWS<br />
LA<br />
ECCLESTON<br />
MS<br />
GERALD<br />
SQ<br />
GILBERT ST<br />
UKE ST CARLOS<br />
ST<br />
PETER’S<br />
Regent’s<br />
Park<br />
ZSL<br />
LONDON<br />
ZOO<br />
ROYAL<br />
INSTITUTE OF<br />
BRITISH ARCHITECTS<br />
WIMPOLE<br />
ST<br />
Great Portland<br />
Street<br />
CENTRAL<br />
SYNAGOGUE<br />
BBC<br />
BROADCASTING<br />
HOUSE<br />
W1<br />
HOUSE JOHN<br />
OF LEWIS<br />
FRASER<br />
GRAYS ANTIQUE<br />
MARKET HANDEL HOUSE<br />
MUSEUM<br />
BROOK’S<br />
MEWS<br />
GROSVENOR ST<br />
CHESTERFIELD<br />
HILL<br />
OLD PARK LA<br />
ST<br />
AVENUE GARDENS<br />
DAVIES ST<br />
CHESTER<br />
MEWS<br />
ENGLISH<br />
GARDENS<br />
DOWN<br />
ST<br />
STOCK<br />
ST<br />
WHITE<br />
ST<br />
CAVENDISH<br />
SQUARE<br />
OSNABURGH<br />
ST<br />
GREEN<br />
PARK<br />
ROYAL<br />
MEWS<br />
EXPRESS<br />
LINK TO<br />
GATWICK<br />
CUMBER<br />
-LAND<br />
MARKET<br />
ST<br />
LANGHAM<br />
R BROOK ST SQUARE<br />
STREET<br />
PARK<br />
NER<br />
DUKE<br />
L<br />
DEVONSHIRE ST<br />
WEYMOUTH ST<br />
WELBECK ST<br />
OF<br />
INGTON<br />
UPP<br />
LGRAVE ST<br />
L<br />
UTER CIRCLE<br />
UPPER<br />
UPPER<br />
PL<br />
WILTON<br />
EATON SQUARE<br />
MOUNT ROW<br />
FARM ST<br />
CURZON<br />
HERTFORD<br />
BRICK<br />
HILL ST<br />
CHARLES<br />
SQ<br />
STREET<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
CHESTER<br />
CHESTER TER<br />
HOLLES<br />
ST<br />
HILL<br />
BOURDON STREET<br />
ST<br />
HAY’S MEWS<br />
Oxford<br />
Circus<br />
Victoria<br />
VICTORIA<br />
ALL<br />
SOULS<br />
ST<br />
GEORGE<br />
SOTHEBY’S<br />
ROYAL<br />
INSTITUTION OF<br />
GREAT BRITAIN<br />
THE FLEMING<br />
COLLECTION<br />
(Closed to traffic on Sundays)<br />
ECCLESTON PLACE<br />
AVERY<br />
ROW<br />
SQUARE<br />
HALF MOON<br />
ST<br />
HORSE<br />
GARDENS<br />
BRUTON PL<br />
ST<br />
STRATTON<br />
BOLTON ST<br />
CLARGES ST<br />
STREET<br />
NASH ST<br />
NEW CAVENDISH ST<br />
STREET<br />
QUEEN ANNE ST<br />
MAR YLEBONE<br />
PL<br />
CHESTER<br />
SQ PARK<br />
WEST<br />
DEVONSHIRE<br />
PARK CRES<br />
PARK<br />
HENRIETTA PL<br />
S MOLTON ST<br />
GROSVENOR PLACE<br />
SQUARE<br />
ETH ST<br />
4<br />
ECCLESTON<br />
ST MICHAEL’S<br />
4<br />
STREET<br />
DUCHESS ST<br />
ROW<br />
HOBART<br />
PLACE<br />
STREET<br />
EAST<br />
PARK SQ<br />
CRESCENT<br />
DERING<br />
GROSVENOR<br />
BRUTON ST<br />
LONGFORD<br />
ST<br />
T ERMIN<br />
PL<br />
US<br />
LONDON<br />
CENTRAL<br />
YHA<br />
Green<br />
Park<br />
BUCKINGHAM<br />
PALACE<br />
PL<br />
TRITON<br />
SQ<br />
BOLSOVER STREET<br />
HALLAM ST<br />
PLACE<br />
PRINCE’S<br />
ST HANOVER<br />
WHIT-<br />
WOOD-<br />
GREEN-<br />
ST GEORGES ST<br />
WELL<br />
ST<br />
CAVENDISH<br />
PLACE<br />
GOSFIELD<br />
ST<br />
BERKELEY BERKELEY ST<br />
LOWER<br />
PL<br />
GROSVENOR<br />
GROS<br />
LWR BELGRAVE ST<br />
EBURY ST<br />
PORTLAND PL<br />
VENOR<br />
ALBANY STREET<br />
GREAT PORTLAND STREET<br />
LANGHAM<br />
BRIDGE<br />
THE<br />
QUEEN’S<br />
GALLERY<br />
SPENCER<br />
HOUSE<br />
Warren<br />
Street<br />
BT<br />
TOWER<br />
ALL<br />
SAINTS<br />
CLARENCE HOUSE<br />
LANCASTER<br />
HOUSE<br />
BUCKINGHAM PALACE<br />
TICKET BOOTH<br />
Canada<br />
Gate<br />
GUIDE<br />
HERITAGE<br />
CENTRE<br />
PL<br />
HUDSON’S<br />
ST<br />
STANHOPE ST<br />
CLEVELAND ST<br />
GREAT TITCHFIELD STREET<br />
JOHN<br />
NEW BOND STREET<br />
PICCADILLY<br />
REGENT ST<br />
DOVER STREET<br />
CONSTITUTION HILL<br />
ECCLESTON<br />
BRIDGE<br />
BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD<br />
BUCKINGHAM<br />
ALLINGT ON<br />
ST<br />
CORK ST<br />
ST<br />
CLIFFORD<br />
ST<br />
VARNDELL<br />
ST<br />
DRUMMOND<br />
ST<br />
SQUARE<br />
CLIPSTONE<br />
ST<br />
HANSON<br />
ST<br />
BURLING<br />
-TON ST<br />
ARLINGTON<br />
ST<br />
WILLIAM<br />
RD<br />
PL<br />
OGLE<br />
ST<br />
FITZROY<br />
ST<br />
NEW CAVENDISH<br />
GREAT PORTLAND<br />
STREET<br />
CONDUIT ST<br />
OLD BURLINGTON<br />
ALBEMARLE ST<br />
FITZROY<br />
RIDI NG<br />
GT<br />
A RGYLL<br />
NEW<br />
SAVILE ROW<br />
OLD BOND STREET<br />
GATE<br />
HEDDON<br />
ST<br />
BURLINGTON<br />
ARCADE<br />
PALACE STRE ET<br />
BRESSENDEN<br />
PL<br />
WILTON ROAD<br />
VAUXHALL<br />
STAFFORD<br />
GANTON<br />
ST<br />
ROYAL<br />
ACADEMY<br />
OF ARTS<br />
PARK<br />
PL<br />
JAMES’S<br />
PL<br />
WEST<br />
LONDON LIBERAL<br />
SYNAGOGUE AND<br />
RYDER<br />
ST<br />
MONTAGUE<br />
CENTRE<br />
QUEEN VICTORIA<br />
MEMORIAL<br />
EUSTON<br />
Euston<br />
Square<br />
WHITFIELD<br />
MEMORIAL<br />
Goodge<br />
Street<br />
PICCADILLY CIRCUS<br />
Piccadilly<br />
Circus<br />
SWALLOW<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
JAMES’S<br />
PALACE<br />
CLEVELAND<br />
ROW<br />
COBOURG<br />
ST<br />
GUARDS<br />
MUSEUM<br />
WESTMINSTER<br />
CATHEDRAL<br />
(RC)<br />
PL<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
COLLEGE<br />
HOSPITAL<br />
WESTMINSTER<br />
CARLISLE PL<br />
WILTON<br />
RD<br />
GILLINGHAM ST<br />
HAMPSTEAD ROAD<br />
WARREN ST<br />
ST<br />
GRAFTON WAY<br />
HOUSE ST<br />
KINGLY ST<br />
WHITFIELD ST<br />
MAPLE STREET<br />
CLEVELAND STREET<br />
FOLEY ST<br />
MORTIMER<br />
OXFORD CIRCUS<br />
EASTCASTLE<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
PLMORPETH TER<br />
CARNABY ST<br />
CASTLE<br />
WELLS<br />
MS<br />
VIGO ST<br />
MARSHALL ST<br />
GT MARLBOROUGH ST<br />
REGENT STREET<br />
ASHLEY<br />
PL<br />
WELLS<br />
NEWBURGH ST<br />
FOUBERT’S<br />
WARWICK ST<br />
SACKVILLE ST<br />
DUKE ST<br />
PICCADILLY<br />
SPUR<br />
RD<br />
NEATHOUSE<br />
PL<br />
JERMYN ST<br />
ST JAMES’S ST<br />
WILFRED<br />
NORTH GOWER ST<br />
LA<br />
FRANCIS ST<br />
WILLOW PL<br />
BEAUMONT<br />
BERNERS MEWS<br />
BERW<br />
GT<br />
BRIDLE<br />
BEAK ST<br />
WELLCOME<br />
COLLECTION<br />
ST JAMES’S<br />
CHAPEL<br />
ROYAL<br />
Euston<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
COLLEGE<br />
CHRIST THE<br />
KING<br />
St<br />
James’s<br />
Park<br />
ST ALOYSIUS<br />
ST PANCRAS<br />
Tottenham<br />
Court Road<br />
ST<br />
ANNE’S<br />
RIPLEY’S<br />
TROCADERO<br />
BELIEVE IT OR NOT<br />
LONDON PAVILION<br />
EROS<br />
PICCADILLY<br />
KING ST<br />
SW1<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
ST<br />
CAPPER<br />
ST<br />
CHARLOTTE STREET<br />
BURY<br />
ST<br />
BERNERS ST<br />
POLAND<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
RATHBONE<br />
ST<br />
CK ST<br />
LA<br />
ST<br />
NEWMAN STREET<br />
FIELD<br />
ST<br />
GT CHAPEL<br />
ST<br />
BERWICK<br />
STREET<br />
LEXINGTON ST WINDMILL<br />
PULTENEY ST<br />
ST<br />
SQ<br />
ROCHESTER ROW<br />
WINDMILL<br />
ST<br />
SOHO<br />
RUPERT<br />
ST<br />
Marlborough<br />
Gate<br />
Bandstand<br />
RESTAURANT<br />
ST JAMES’S<br />
PARK<br />
PERCIVAL<br />
DAVID<br />
FOUNDATION<br />
OF CHINESE ART<br />
YMCA<br />
(CENTRAL<br />
LONDON)<br />
Leicester<br />
Square<br />
ST PANCRAS<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
(Eurostar)<br />
RUSSELL<br />
SQUARE<br />
GDNS<br />
ST<br />
GEORGE<br />
HOLY<br />
CROSS<br />
Russell<br />
Square<br />
ROYAL<br />
OPERA<br />
HOUSE<br />
Covent<br />
Garden<br />
COVENT<br />
GARDEN<br />
ST<br />
LONDON<br />
PAUL’S<br />
TRANSPORT<br />
MUSEUM<br />
QUEEN’S<br />
CHAPEL OF<br />
THE SAVOY<br />
WILLIAM IV ST<br />
NATIONAL PORTRAIT ST MARTIN-<br />
SAVOY<br />
GALLERY IN-THE-FIELDS<br />
TS PIER<br />
THE NATIONAL<br />
LONDON BRASS<br />
QUEEN<br />
GALLERY<br />
EMBANKMENT MARY<br />
TRAFALGAR RUBBING CENTRE<br />
Charing<br />
GDNS CLEOPATRA’S<br />
SQ<br />
NELSON’S<br />
Cross<br />
NEEDLE<br />
COLUMN CHARING CROSS<br />
EMBANKMENT<br />
Charing<br />
PIER<br />
Cross<br />
Embankment<br />
THE ORIGINAL<br />
MALL<br />
LONDON<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
GALLERIES<br />
VISITOR CENTRE<br />
HISPANIOLA<br />
PIER<br />
ICA<br />
GUARDS<br />
MEMORIAL<br />
BRUNEI<br />
GALLERY<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
OF LONDON<br />
tkts<br />
(Half price<br />
ticket booth)<br />
ADMIRALTY<br />
ARCH<br />
BRITISH<br />
LIBRARY<br />
BRITISH<br />
MEDICAL<br />
ASSOCIATION<br />
MIDDLESEX GUILDHALL<br />
QUEEN ELIZABETH II<br />
CONFERENCE CENTRE<br />
WESTMINSTER CENTRAL HALL<br />
RHS<br />
LINDLEY<br />
HALL<br />
WARDOUR<br />
ST<br />
CARLTON<br />
GDNS<br />
PETTY FRANCE<br />
ST<br />
HOWIC K PL<br />
GREENCOAT PLACE<br />
WARDOUR STREET<br />
NOEL STREET<br />
D’ARBLAY ST<br />
BROADWICK ST<br />
GOLDEN<br />
SQ<br />
EUSTON ST<br />
BREWER ST<br />
MELTON ST<br />
ST JAMES’S<br />
MARLBOROUGH<br />
ROAD<br />
THE MALL<br />
BUCKINGHAM<br />
BRIDGE RD<br />
VICTORIA<br />
VANDON<br />
HUNTLEY STREET<br />
SOHO<br />
ST<br />
CARLISLE<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
DORIC<br />
WAY<br />
SQ<br />
SOHO<br />
SUTTON<br />
ROW<br />
ST<br />
CHARLES II<br />
ST<br />
TORRINGTON<br />
SQ<br />
CHINATOWN<br />
HOUSE<br />
TER<br />
CHURCHILL MUSEUM &<br />
CABINET WAR ROOMS<br />
Queen Anne Storey’s<br />
Gate<br />
Gate<br />
CAXTON ST<br />
VINCENT<br />
CHENIES MS GDNS<br />
RATHBONE PL<br />
PETER ST<br />
SQUARE<br />
ROW<br />
GT<br />
GREYCOAT<br />
ST<br />
GORDON ST<br />
PL<br />
EARN-<br />
CHENIES<br />
ST<br />
ALFRED PL<br />
PERCY ST<br />
STRUTTON<br />
GROUND<br />
CRES<br />
MALET PL<br />
DEAN ST DEAN ST<br />
REGENT ST<br />
THE MALL<br />
(Closed to traffic<br />
P<br />
L<br />
DRUMMOND<br />
MEARD<br />
BROADWAY<br />
STRUTTON<br />
GROUND<br />
KEPPEL<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
BURTON<br />
ST<br />
BEDFORD<br />
AVE<br />
GT RUSSELL<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
STACEY<br />
ST<br />
WEST<br />
ST<br />
BRITISH<br />
MUSEUM<br />
HOUSEHOLD<br />
CAVALRY<br />
MUSEUM<br />
HORSE<br />
GUARDS<br />
10 DOWNING<br />
STREET<br />
FOREIGN &<br />
COMMONWEALTH<br />
OFFICE<br />
WESTMINSTER<br />
ABBEY<br />
JEWEL<br />
TOWER<br />
ST JOHN’S,<br />
SMITH<br />
SQUARE<br />
RHS<br />
LAWRENCE HALL<br />
HORSEFERRY RD<br />
ELVERTON<br />
ST<br />
ENDSLEIGH<br />
STREET<br />
TAVITON ST GORDON<br />
ENDSLEIGH GDNS<br />
RIDGMOUNT<br />
SQUARE<br />
STORE ST<br />
FRITH ST<br />
ST<br />
CARLTON<br />
TOTHILL<br />
ST<br />
GREAT<br />
ST<br />
MAUNSEL<br />
ST<br />
WHITCOMB<br />
ST<br />
REGENCY ST<br />
GOWER<br />
MEWS<br />
BEDFORD<br />
OLD COMPTON ST<br />
WATERLOO<br />
PLACE<br />
BIRDCAGE WALK<br />
GATE<br />
EVERSHOLT ST<br />
EUSTON ROAD<br />
TOTTENHAM CT RD<br />
ST<br />
5<br />
GOODGE ST<br />
PALL MALL<br />
GOWER STREET<br />
TORRINGTON<br />
OXFORD STREET<br />
5<br />
G RE<br />
YCOAT<br />
OXENDON<br />
WOBURN<br />
GREEK ST<br />
GERRARD<br />
ST<br />
LISLE ST<br />
ABBEYORCHARD<br />
OLD PYE ST<br />
HORSEFERR Y<br />
RD<br />
PETER<br />
CHADWICK<br />
LEICESTER<br />
MEDWAY<br />
ST<br />
SQUARE<br />
ENDSLEIGH PL<br />
PL<br />
BYNG<br />
TOTTENHAM COURT RD<br />
BAYLEY<br />
CHALTON ST<br />
UPPER<br />
WOBURN PL<br />
MALET ST<br />
SQUARE<br />
MONCK ST<br />
SQ<br />
ST ANN’S<br />
SQ<br />
SHAFTESBURY AVE<br />
HAYMARKET<br />
on Sundays)<br />
STREET<br />
ST<br />
SHAW<br />
ST<br />
GREAT<br />
S MITH<br />
TER<br />
ORANGE ST<br />
ST MARSHAM ST<br />
BEDFORD<br />
WAY<br />
BAINBRIDGE<br />
EAST<br />
PALL MALL<br />
EUSTON ROAD<br />
TAVISTOCK<br />
CHARING CROSS RD<br />
DYOTT<br />
ST<br />
TOWER<br />
ST<br />
COPTIC<br />
ST<br />
ST PANCRAS<br />
YHA<br />
SANDWICH<br />
ST<br />
PAGE STREET<br />
VINCENT ST<br />
FLAXMAN<br />
MONTAGUE PL<br />
ST<br />
MECKLEN-<br />
BURGH<br />
MAD-<br />
DOX<br />
ST<br />
COCKSPUR<br />
ST<br />
RD<br />
GUARDS<br />
HORSE<br />
COMPTON<br />
RNIB<br />
THE OASIS<br />
SPORTS<br />
CENTRE<br />
ST<br />
MERCER<br />
ST<br />
KENTON<br />
ST<br />
CORAM<br />
ST<br />
ROSE<br />
DOWNING ST<br />
KING<br />
CHARLES ST<br />
MARSHAM ST<br />
GARDEN S<br />
BLOOMSBURY ST<br />
ST<br />
NEW<br />
TUFTON ST<br />
ST<br />
CARTWRIGHT<br />
GREAT<br />
LANE MONMOUTH ST<br />
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LONDON RD<br />
ELLIOTT’S ROW<br />
DRIVE<br />
SUTTON ST<br />
ROAD<br />
STREET<br />
MORELAND ST<br />
GOSWELL RD<br />
CHARTERHOUSE<br />
LA<br />
ST<br />
SQUARE<br />
LONG LA<br />
LANE<br />
CLOTH FAIR<br />
NEWGATE ST<br />
SEWARD STREET<br />
ST PAUL’S<br />
VICTORIA ST<br />
WHITE LION<br />
HILL<br />
EWER ST<br />
PARK<br />
ST<br />
UNION STREET<br />
TOWER<br />
GATEWAY<br />
Tower Hill<br />
ELEPHANT &<br />
COPPERFIELD ST<br />
CASTLE<br />
BASTWICK ST<br />
EDWARD<br />
KING<br />
GEE STREET<br />
ST<br />
GOSWELL<br />
AGUE<br />
ST<br />
SCOVELL<br />
ELEPHANT<br />
ST MARTIN’S<br />
DINGLEY ROAD<br />
CENTRAL STREET<br />
DISTAFF<br />
FANN<br />
LE GRAND<br />
CHURCHYARD<br />
SOUTHWARK<br />
TOWER OF<br />
LONDON<br />
TOWER BRIDGE<br />
BUTLER’S<br />
WHARF PIER<br />
ROAD<br />
ALDERSGATE<br />
Shadwell<br />
LA<br />
ST<br />
GREAT GUILDFORD<br />
ROCKINGHAM ST<br />
TIVERTON ST<br />
MITCHELL<br />
ST<br />
LANT ST<br />
TARN<br />
MACCLESFIELD<br />
OLD ST<br />
ST<br />
COLLINSON<br />
NEWINGTON<br />
CAUSEWAY<br />
NEW<br />
CHANGE<br />
SOUTH<br />
BERMONDSEY<br />
SE15<br />
Wapping<br />
THE<br />
ANGEL<br />
GOLDEN LA<br />
BARBICAN<br />
EXHIBITION<br />
HALLS A &B<br />
WHITBREAD<br />
BREWERY<br />
BARBICAN<br />
NOBLE ST<br />
HILL<br />
BE<br />
ST<br />
BEAR<br />
GDNS<br />
IRONMONGER ROW<br />
GARRETT<br />
ST<br />
LA<br />
BREAD<br />
ST<br />
LAMBETH<br />
GUILDHALL &<br />
GUILDHALL<br />
ART GALLERY<br />
ST<br />
LAWRENCE<br />
JEWRY<br />
GLOBE EDUCATION<br />
CENTRE<br />
O’<br />
MEARA<br />
ST<br />
MINT<br />
ST<br />
STREET<br />
BANNER<br />
ST<br />
STAINING<br />
VINOPOLIS<br />
ST GEORGE<br />
LIMEHOUSE THE MARTYR<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
WOOD<br />
BATH TERRACE<br />
ST<br />
WOOD<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
GRESHAM ST<br />
ST<br />
SKINNERS<br />
LA<br />
THRALE<br />
AYRES ST<br />
ROCKINGHAM ST<br />
RADNOR ST<br />
ROW<br />
PARK<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
BROCKHAM<br />
ST<br />
FALMOUTH<br />
QUEEN<br />
ST<br />
BATH STREET<br />
ERROL<br />
CLINK<br />
ST<br />
LAMB’S<br />
PASSAGE<br />
COUSIN<br />
LANE<br />
ST<br />
PL<br />
CHEQUER ST<br />
DUFFERIN ST<br />
SILK STREET<br />
COLLEGE<br />
MUNTON<br />
RD<br />
OLD<br />
STREET<br />
BURIAL<br />
GRD<br />
THE HONOURABLE<br />
ARTILLERY<br />
COMPANY HQ<br />
ST<br />
FORE STREET<br />
CLOAK LA<br />
ST<br />
AVE<br />
OLD<br />
JEWRY<br />
DRAL<br />
CATH<br />
ST<br />
BUNHILL<br />
FIELDS<br />
EC2<br />
Old<br />
Street<br />
Moorgate<br />
Cannon<br />
Street<br />
CANNON<br />
STREET<br />
SWAN LANE<br />
PIER<br />
SOUTH<br />
QUAY<br />
TABARD<br />
GDNS<br />
Monument<br />
ST MAGNUS<br />
THE MARTYR<br />
LONDON<br />
BRIDGE<br />
PIER<br />
THE<br />
LONDON BRIDGE<br />
EXPERIENCE<br />
<strong>London</strong><br />
Bridge<br />
ALL<br />
HALLOWS-<br />
BY-THE-<br />
TOWER<br />
ALL<br />
HALLOWS-<br />
ON-<br />
THE-WALL<br />
LONDON<br />
BRIDGE<br />
LINK TO<br />
STANSTED<br />
LIVERPOOL<br />
STREET<br />
Liverpool<br />
Street<br />
FENCHURCH<br />
STREET<br />
TOWER PIER<br />
(FERRY TO HMS<br />
BELFAST)<br />
Shoreditch<br />
High Street<br />
TOWER<br />
ST<br />
42<br />
MARGARET,<br />
LOTHBURY<br />
ST HELENS 30<br />
BANK OF STOCK EXCHANGE ST MARY AXE<br />
Aldgate<br />
ENGLAND<br />
(THE GERKIN)<br />
ST<br />
MUSEUM<br />
MERCHANT<br />
BEVIS MARKS<br />
BOTOLPH<br />
ROYAL TAYLORS’<br />
SYNAGOGUE<br />
Bank EXCHANGE HALL<br />
LLOYD’S<br />
DLR<br />
OF LONDON ST<br />
ST PETER LEADENHALL<br />
KATHARINE<br />
MANSION<br />
UPON MARKET<br />
CREE<br />
HOUSE<br />
CORNHILL<br />
ST<br />
STEPHEN<br />
EC3<br />
WALBROOK<br />
ALL<br />
HALLOWS<br />
LANE<br />
FISHMONGERS’<br />
HALLMONUMENT<br />
GOLDEN<br />
HINDE<br />
BOROUGH<br />
ST<br />
WALK<br />
MOORGATE<br />
ELBA<br />
AVE<br />
LOTHBURY<br />
LA<br />
IRONMONGER<br />
ST<br />
HILL<br />
ST<br />
EC3<br />
SOUTHWARK<br />
CATHEDRAL<br />
OLD OPERATING<br />
THEATRE,<br />
MUSEUM &<br />
HERB GARRET<br />
GEORGE<br />
INN GUY’S<br />
HOSPITAL<br />
ST<br />
E<br />
ST<br />
EST<br />
AVE<br />
POULTRY<br />
CLINK<br />
PRISON<br />
MUSEUM<br />
MERRICK<br />
ROAD<br />
BOROUGH<br />
SQ<br />
TENNIS<br />
TRINITY CHURCH TRINITY ST<br />
TRIO PL<br />
WHITECROSS<br />
ADDLE<br />
WOOD ST<br />
MILK<br />
MORA<br />
GALWAY ST<br />
FORTUNE<br />
ST<br />
BEECH ST<br />
ST<br />
LANE<br />
WATLING<br />
RUSSIA<br />
UNION STREET<br />
LITTLE<br />
DORRIT CT<br />
REDCROSS WAY<br />
TRINITY<br />
SQ<br />
SWAN STREET<br />
ST<br />
SQ<br />
LIZARD<br />
ROSCOE<br />
LONDON WALL<br />
CHEAPSIDE<br />
BOW<br />
ST<br />
CANNON ST<br />
BRIDGE<br />
MENIER<br />
GALLERY<br />
QUEEN<br />
UPPER THAMES<br />
BRIDGE<br />
ROAD<br />
S OU THWARK<br />
THE<br />
MAYFLOWER<br />
ST PL<br />
SOUTHWARK QUEEN<br />
BANKEND<br />
Rotherhithe<br />
HARPER<br />
ELEPHANT<br />
AND<br />
CASTLE<br />
DICKENS<br />
KING ST<br />
COLE ST<br />
SHEPHERDS<br />
BASINGHALL<br />
MILTON<br />
STONEY ST<br />
GLOBE<br />
NILE ST<br />
CITY ROAD<br />
STREET<br />
ST<br />
STREET<br />
ROTHERHITHE<br />
MILLWALL<br />
FC<br />
ROAD<br />
BUNHILL<br />
BASINGHALL<br />
DOWGATE<br />
BRITANNIA<br />
ROW<br />
MOOR LA<br />
COLEMAN<br />
ST<br />
STREET<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
ARMS<br />
CL<br />
KINGS<br />
YD<br />
ROW<br />
ST<br />
HAN<br />
PL<br />
LA<br />
ST<br />
PL<br />
ST<br />
SOUTH<br />
PL<br />
LA<br />
THE VIEW<br />
FROM THE<br />
SHARD<br />
ST<br />
BACHES<br />
ST<br />
CRANWOOD<br />
ST<br />
C T<br />
BUTTESLAND<br />
ST<br />
AVE<br />
EPWORTH<br />
ST<br />
POTIER<br />
ST<br />
BOOTS<br />
ST<br />
BROADGATE<br />
ARENA<br />
ST<br />
MARY<br />
HILL<br />
AT<br />
ROOD<br />
LA<br />
ST<br />
MARGARET<br />
PATTENS<br />
CUSTOM<br />
HOUSE<br />
HMS BELFAST<br />
HAY’S<br />
GALLERIA<br />
KIRBY<br />
GROVE<br />
GREEN<br />
WALK<br />
MRK<br />
OOR<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
WHITE<br />
CUBE<br />
GALLERY<br />
ROW<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
HELEN’S<br />
PL<br />
MAGDALEN<br />
ST<br />
GATE<br />
ST<br />
MORE<br />
LONDON<br />
SQ<br />
HEARN<br />
ST<br />
AVE<br />
BATEMAN’S<br />
ROW<br />
DENNIS<br />
SEVER’S<br />
HOUSE<br />
BRICK LANE<br />
OLD<br />
MOSQUE<br />
SPITALFIELDS<br />
CHRIST CHURCH<br />
AND ALL SAINTS<br />
TRINITY<br />
CORN HOUSE<br />
EXCHANGE<br />
Tower<br />
Hill<br />
TOWER OF LONDON/<br />
JEWEL HOUSE<br />
TOWER<br />
GATEWAY<br />
CHAPEL ROYAL<br />
OF ST JOHN<br />
RIVER BOATS<br />
TO WESTMINSTER<br />
AND GREENWICH<br />
THE<br />
TOWER BRIDGE<br />
UPPER POOL<br />
THE<br />
SCOOP<br />
UNICORN<br />
THEATRE<br />
WOOD’S<br />
PL<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
KING<br />
JOHN<br />
CT<br />
VICTORIA<br />
AVE<br />
LA<br />
SQ<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
MITRE<br />
ST<br />
CITY<br />
HALL<br />
LAMBETH<br />
COLLEGE<br />
GEFFRYE<br />
MUSEUM<br />
ASHFORD<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
Central <strong>London</strong> Map<br />
STREET<br />
MALLOW<br />
FEATHERSTONE<br />
ANGEL<br />
PASS<br />
HIGH ST<br />
NEWCOMEN ST<br />
MERMAID CT<br />
NEBRASKA<br />
BAL DWIN<br />
PEERLESS ST<br />
PILGRIMAGE<br />
ROPEMAKER<br />
NEW<br />
UNION ST<br />
PROVOST<br />
PRINCE’S<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
STERRY ST<br />
DEVERELL STREET<br />
SPURGEON<br />
SWAN<br />
LANE<br />
TABARD STREET<br />
JOHN<br />
MAURICE<br />
MA RTIN<br />
ARTHUR<br />
LONDON<br />
BRIDGE ST<br />
ST<br />
VESTRY<br />
CHISWELL ST<br />
GREAT DOVER<br />
MOORGATE<br />
FINSBURY<br />
PAVEMENT<br />
MANCIPLE<br />
STREET<br />
CITY RD<br />
LONDON<br />
WALL<br />
KEY<br />
ST<br />
BURBAGE CLOSE<br />
CHART<br />
BRUNSWICK<br />
KING WILLIAM ST<br />
RAILWAY<br />
APP<br />
DEPTFORD<br />
NEWINGTON<br />
SE8<br />
NEW KENT ROAD<br />
NEW CROSS<br />
GATE<br />
EAST RD<br />
HABERDASHER ST<br />
COWPER ST<br />
STAPLE<br />
BLACK<br />
HORSE<br />
SEARLES<br />
FINSBURY<br />
SQUARE<br />
WILSON<br />
FINSBURY<br />
CIRCUS<br />
THROGMORTON<br />
LA<br />
CLEMENTS<br />
AUSTIN<br />
BIRCHIN<br />
MONUMENT<br />
SNOWSFIELDS<br />
GUY ST<br />
PARDONER S<br />
LAW ST<br />
RD<br />
STREET<br />
WESTON ST<br />
PAUL<br />
STREET<br />
LEONARD STREET<br />
CLERE ST<br />
TABERNACLE ST<br />
CHARLES<br />
SQUARE<br />
BONHILL ST<br />
WORSHIP ST<br />
DUKE<br />
ST HILL<br />
ST<br />
JOINER<br />
SUN ST<br />
ELDON ST<br />
PUR-<br />
LONG-<br />
VILLE<br />
RD<br />
MONT-<br />
GRACE-<br />
BLOMFIELD<br />
ST<br />
GT<br />
WINCHESTER<br />
OLD<br />
THREADNEEDLE ST<br />
LONDON BRIDGE<br />
OLD<br />
CORNHILL<br />
LOMBARD ST<br />
ST<br />
CHURCH<br />
ST THOMAS<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
WESTON STREET<br />
BLACKALL ST<br />
CLIFTON ST<br />
DYSART<br />
ST<br />
MELLOR<br />
BRICKLAYER’S<br />
A RM S<br />
PITFIELD ST<br />
CORONET<br />
CLIFTON<br />
OLD<br />
BROAD ST<br />
BROAD ST<br />
BOWLING MUNDY<br />
ST<br />
EARL<br />
ST<br />
LUKE<br />
HOLYWELL<br />
WORSHIP<br />
FINSBURY<br />
ST<br />
LI ME<br />
SNOWSFIELDS<br />
ST<br />
LEATHERMARKET<br />
STREET<br />
APPOLD<br />
LIVERPOOL<br />
DECIMA ST<br />
ROTHSAY ST<br />
ALICE<br />
ABERD<br />
SQ<br />
RIVINGTON<br />
WORMWOOD<br />
ST<br />
LWR THAMES<br />
MOROCCO<br />
SWAN<br />
CHARLOTTE<br />
LEROY ST<br />
HOXTON<br />
For key, please see page 49<br />
ST CURTAIN RD<br />
SHAND ST<br />
GUINNESS<br />
STREET<br />
ROW<br />
ST MARY AXE<br />
FENCHURCH<br />
MARK LA<br />
NEW INN YD<br />
PRIMROSE ST SPITAL<br />
ST<br />
LANE<br />
M E AD<br />
HOXTON ST<br />
WEBB ST<br />
DRY SDALE<br />
NEW ST<br />
ST<br />
BARNHAM<br />
STREET<br />
GREAT EASTERN ST<br />
HOLLYWELL LA<br />
SHIRE<br />
BISHOPSGATE<br />
CAMOMILE<br />
CRUCIFIX<br />
SQ<br />
TOWER<br />
TANNER ST<br />
PAGE’S<br />
PLOUGHYD<br />
BURY<br />
FENCHURCH ST<br />
GT<br />
STREET<br />
TOWER ST<br />
ST<br />
TOOLEY<br />
CURTAIN RD<br />
MARKS<br />
LEADENHALL ST<br />
BYWARD<br />
TOWER BRIDGE RD<br />
OL D ST<br />
ST<br />
GRANGE<br />
WALK<br />
PETTICOAT<br />
LANE<br />
WHITE<br />
KENNET<br />
ST<br />
FOLGATE<br />
ST<br />
ARCHITECTURE<br />
FOUNDATION<br />
ST<br />
CALVERT<br />
AVE<br />
ST<br />
FENDALL<br />
ST<br />
AUSTIN<br />
ST<br />
FLEUR DE<br />
LIS ST<br />
BRUSHFIELD<br />
NORTON FOLGATE<br />
CUTLER<br />
ST<br />
ARTILLERY<br />
MIDDLESEX<br />
HOUNDSDITCH<br />
LIMEHOUSE<br />
ALL<br />
EAST<br />
ROYAL<br />
SAINTS<br />
INDIA<br />
VICTORIA<br />
WESTFERRY MUSEUM OF<br />
LONDON<br />
BLACKWALL<br />
POPLAR<br />
THE DOCKLANDS<br />
UP AT THE O2<br />
GRAPES WEST INDIA<br />
& THE BRITISH MUSIC<br />
CANARY WHARF<br />
CANARY QUAY<br />
EXPERIENCE<br />
WHARF<br />
TOWER<br />
LONDON NORTH<br />
PIER<br />
CANARY WHARF<br />
GLASSBLOWINGGREENWICH<br />
ROTHERHITHE<br />
THE<br />
Canary<br />
PIER<br />
PIER<br />
WORKSHOP<br />
HERON<br />
O2<br />
Wharf<br />
EMIRATES<br />
QUAYS<br />
BERMONDSEY AIR LINE<br />
ANTIQUE CABLE MARKET CAR<br />
North<br />
Greenwich<br />
CROSSHARBOUR<br />
DOCKLANDS<br />
MUDCHUTE<br />
7 8 9<br />
BEVIS<br />
CANNING TOWN<br />
Canning Town<br />
DITCH HIGH<br />
SHORE<br />
CREECHURCH<br />
PEPYS<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
HILL<br />
FAIR<br />
STREET<br />
SANDY’S<br />
ROW<br />
POPE<br />
ST<br />
BROOK<br />
CRIMSCOTT<br />
ST<br />
CRI SPIN<br />
PL<br />
ST<br />
CUR-<br />
LEW<br />
MIL-<br />
TON<br />
CT<br />
BEAU-<br />
PUD-<br />
DING<br />
LA<br />
DEVON-<br />
GAY-<br />
NICH-<br />
OLSON<br />
ST<br />
LACK-<br />
INGTON<br />
TELE-<br />
GRAPH ST<br />
COPT-<br />
HALL<br />
AVE<br />
MOOR-<br />
FIELDS<br />
FOR-<br />
BOUNDARY<br />
ST<br />
COOPER’S<br />
JEWRY<br />
ST<br />
ROW<br />
RILEY ROAD<br />
NAVARRE<br />
ST<br />
LA<br />
RD<br />
LAMB ST<br />
LA<br />
DUKE’S<br />
WALK<br />
VIRGINIA<br />
GRAVEL<br />
VINE ST<br />
SPITALFIELDS &<br />
BANGLATOWN<br />
BELL LANE<br />
LEYDEN<br />
WHITES<br />
ROW<br />
BRUNE<br />
ST<br />
VINE<br />
Aldgate<br />
East<br />
MEDIEVAL<br />
BANQUET<br />
EXHIBITION ST<br />
KATHARINE’S<br />
PIER<br />
BUTLER’S<br />
WHARF PIER<br />
STREET<br />
ARNOLD<br />
CIRCUS<br />
REDCHURCH<br />
BETHNAL<br />
COMMERCIAL ST A1202<br />
ST<br />
ALDGATE<br />
TOWER<br />
LANE<br />
CLUB ROW<br />
QUAKER ST<br />
TOYNBEE<br />
ST<br />
WENTWORTH<br />
HORSELYDOWN<br />
A100 TOWER BRIDGE RD<br />
ST<br />
GOULSTON ST<br />
ST<br />
CLARE<br />
ST<br />
QUEEN ELIZABETH<br />
ST<br />
ROYAL VICTORIA DOCK<br />
MINORIES<br />
PALISSY<br />
ST<br />
CALVIN ST<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
BOTOLPH<br />
ST<br />
ALDGATE<br />
HIGH ST<br />
HILL<br />
GREEN<br />
ST<br />
ST<br />
HAYDON<br />
PORTSOKEN<br />
ST<br />
SHAD THAMES<br />
ST PAUL’S<br />
YHA ST ANDREW<br />
BY-THE-<br />
WARDROBE<br />
DEVON-<br />
SHIRE<br />
VIS-<br />
COUNT<br />
ST<br />
FINS-<br />
BURY<br />
ST<br />
COLN-<br />
BROOK ST<br />
GAINSFORD<br />
ST<br />
LAFONE ST<br />
SWANFIELD ST<br />
GREY EAGLE<br />
FOURNIER<br />
ST<br />
FASHION<br />
OLD CASTLE ST<br />
TOWER BR APPR<br />
RD<br />
ST KATHARINE’S WAY<br />
<strong>London</strong> City<br />
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ST<br />
BRICK LA<br />
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TRINITY COLLEGE MAZE<br />
CUTTY SARK OF MUSIC HILL<br />
CUTTY SARK<br />
FOR MARITIME<br />
NATIONAL MARITIME GREENWICH<br />
GREENWICH<br />
MUSEUM & QUEEN’S HOUSE<br />
CRAFT MARKET<br />
SE10<br />
GREENWICH THEATRE<br />
DEPTFORD GREENWICH FAN<br />
FLAMSTEED HOUSE<br />
MUSEUM<br />
(ROYAL OBSERVATORY GREENWICH)<br />
NEW CROSS<br />
DEPTFORD<br />
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BRIDGE<br />
PLANITARIUM PARK<br />
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HIGH ST<br />
MANSELL STREET<br />
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B<br />
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THAMES<br />
JAMAICA<br />
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ST
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES<br />
90 York Way, N1 9AG.<br />
020 7520 1490.<br />
kingsplace.co.uk<br />
Ë t King’s Cross<br />
St. Pancras. Off map.<br />
NATIONAL GALLERY<br />
One of the world’s<br />
greatest collections<br />
of Western European<br />
painting, including works<br />
by Leonardo Da Vinci,<br />
Peter Paul Rubens and<br />
Vincent Van Gogh. Until<br />
28 Apr Through American<br />
Eyes: Frederic Church<br />
And The Landscape<br />
Oil Sketch. Landscape<br />
paintings from the<br />
celebrated 19th-century<br />
artist. Until 19 May<br />
Barocci: Brilliance And<br />
Grace. Resplendent<br />
16th-century altarpieces<br />
and devotional paintings<br />
seen here outside Italy for<br />
the first time. Exhibition<br />
£13.20. Sat-Thurs 10.00-<br />
18.00; Fri 10.00-21.00.<br />
General admission free.<br />
Trafalgar Square, WC2N<br />
5DN. 020 7747 2885.<br />
nationalgallery.org.uk<br />
Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Map C5.<br />
NATIONAL PORTRAIT<br />
GALLERY<br />
British history through<br />
the ages told via portraits<br />
of famous and influential<br />
people. Until 27 May Man<br />
Ray Portraits. The first ever<br />
museum exhibition to focus<br />
on the 20th-century artist’s<br />
photographic portraiture<br />
includes over 150 vintage<br />
prints. Exhibition £12.70,<br />
child under 12 free. Until<br />
23 Jun George Catlin:<br />
American Indian Portraits.<br />
1830s paintings of Native<br />
American peoples by the<br />
Pennsylvania-born artist.<br />
Sat-Wed 10.00-18.00;<br />
Thurs & Fri 10.00-21.00.<br />
General admission free.<br />
St. Martin’s Place, WC2H<br />
0HE. 020 7312 2463.<br />
npg.org.uk<br />
Ë Leicester Square.<br />
Map C6.<br />
PHOTOGRAPHERS’<br />
GALLERY<br />
Soho gallery specialising<br />
in international and British<br />
Top: Saloua Raouda<br />
Choucair at Tate Modern.<br />
Bottom: Man Ray at the<br />
National Portrait Gallery.<br />
photography. From<br />
19 Apr Deutsche Börse<br />
Photography Prize 2013.<br />
A collection of work from<br />
four shortlisted artists:<br />
Adam Broomberg & Oliver<br />
Chanarin, Mishka Henner,<br />
Chris Killip and Cristina<br />
De Middel. The winner<br />
is rewarded £30,000<br />
for work which has<br />
significantly contributed<br />
to photography in Europe<br />
between October 2011<br />
and September 2012.<br />
Mon-Wed & Fri-Sat<br />
10.00-18.00; Thurs<br />
10.00-20.00; Sun 11.30-<br />
18.00. Admission free.<br />
16-18 Ramillies Street,<br />
W1F 7LW. 08452 621<br />
618. photonet.org.uk<br />
Ë Oxford Circus.<br />
Map B5.<br />
QUEEN’S GALLERY<br />
Over 500 years of treasures<br />
from the Royal Collection<br />
displayed at Buckingham<br />
Palace, including paintings,<br />
furniture, ceramics, silver,<br />
jewellery and textiles.<br />
Until 14 Apr The Northern<br />
Renaissance: Dürer To<br />
Holbein. Bringing together<br />
more than 100 works from<br />
northern Renaissance<br />
masters, this exhibition<br />
includes works by the<br />
greatest painter of the<br />
period, Albrecht Dürer, as<br />
well as works by celebrated<br />
portrait artist Hans Holbein<br />
The Younger. Daily 10.00-<br />
17.30. Admission £9.25,<br />
child £4.65.<br />
Buckingham Palace,<br />
Buckingham Palace Road,<br />
SW1A 1AA. 020 7766<br />
7301. royalcollection.<br />
org.uk Ë t Victoria.<br />
Map D5.<br />
ROYAL ACADEMY<br />
OF ARTS<br />
Founded in 1768, the<br />
RA stages regularlychanging<br />
exhibitions and<br />
varied events. Until 14 Apr<br />
Manet: Portraying Life.<br />
Portraits by the celebrated<br />
19th-century Parisian<br />
artist examining the<br />
relationship between his<br />
portraiture and scenes of<br />
modern life. The first of its<br />
kind in the UK. Exhibition<br />
£15, child £6. Until 9 Jun<br />
George Bellows (1882-<br />
1935): Modern American<br />
Life. Exhibition £10, child<br />
£6. First retrospective of<br />
works by American Realist<br />
painter. Fri 10.00-22.00;<br />
Sat-Thurs 10.00-18.00.<br />
Burlington House,<br />
Piccadilly, W1J 0BD.<br />
020 7300 8000.<br />
royalacademy.org.uk<br />
Ë Green Park/Piccadilly<br />
Circus. Map C5.<br />
SAATCHI GALLERY<br />
A large, highly-influential<br />
contemporary art<br />
gallery. Closed between<br />
exhibitions. Until 5 May<br />
Gaiety Is The Most<br />
Outstanding Feature<br />
Of The Soviet Union.<br />
Fascinating mix of<br />
photographs, paintings<br />
and installations from<br />
18 emerging Russian<br />
contemporary artists<br />
examining how the<br />
nation’s creativity has been<br />
influenced by its recent<br />
history. Daily 10.00-18.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
Duke Of York’s HQ, King’s<br />
Road, SW3 4RY. 020<br />
7823 2363. saatchigallery.co.uk<br />
Ë Sloane<br />
Square. Off map.<br />
SERPENTINE<br />
GALLERY<br />
A respected arts space<br />
in Kensington Gardens<br />
displaying modern and<br />
contemporary work.<br />
Until 7 Apr Rosemarie<br />
Trockel: A Cosmos.<br />
Exhibition juxtaposing<br />
the German artist’s work<br />
– photographs, paintings<br />
and installations – with<br />
that created by others<br />
with whom she feels an<br />
affinity. Daily 10.00-18.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
Kensington Gardens, W2<br />
3XA. 020 7402 6075.<br />
serpentinegallery.org<br />
Ë South Kensington.<br />
Map C2.<br />
TATE BRITAIN<br />
Traditional and<br />
contemporary galleries<br />
showcasing British art.<br />
Until 2 Jun BP British Art<br />
Displays: Looking At The<br />
View. Display exploring<br />
the ways British artists<br />
over the centuries have<br />
framed the view in their<br />
work. Until 20 Oct Tate<br />
Britain Commission: Simon<br />
Starling. A major new<br />
project by the Turner Prize<br />
winner in response to the<br />
gallery’s collection. Sat-<br />
Thurs 10.00-18.00; Fri<br />
10.00-22.00. General<br />
admission free.<br />
Millbank, SE1P 4RG.<br />
020 7887 8888. tate.<br />
org.uk Ë Pimlico. Off map.<br />
TATE MODERN<br />
Compelling contemporary<br />
art in a huge converted<br />
power station. Until<br />
27 May Lichtenstein:<br />
A Retrospective. Major<br />
exhibition exploring<br />
the work of the great<br />
American Pop artist.<br />
Exhibition £14. Child<br />
under 12 free. From<br />
17 Apr Saloua Raouda<br />
Choucair. The first UK<br />
exhibition of the Lebanese<br />
pioneer of abstract<br />
art in the Middle East.<br />
Comprising more than<br />
TOP IMAGE © SALOUA RAOUDA CHOUCAIR FOUNDATION; BOTTOM IMAGE © MAN RAY TRUST<br />
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St Paul’s. An inside view<br />
View the inner of the three layers to the dome at St Paul’s,<br />
View the<br />
richly<br />
inner<br />
decorated<br />
of the three<br />
with<br />
layers<br />
murals<br />
to the<br />
and<br />
dome<br />
mosaics.<br />
at St Paul’s,<br />
richly decorated with murals and mosaics.<br />
There is so much to see and do at St Paul’s Cathedral. The Crypt, The Monuments,<br />
There Art, is The so much Whispering to see Gallery and do and at St one Paul’s of Cathedral. best views The in Crypt, <strong>London</strong> The from Monuments, the Golden<br />
Gallery. The Art, Use The Whispering a touch screen Gallery multimedia and one guide, of the join best a guided views in tour, <strong>London</strong> or take from part the in Golden an<br />
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immersive film experience.Visit St Paul’s and discover more than you would expect.<br />
Monday - Saturday Monday 8.30am - Saturday - 4pm8.30am - 4pm<br />
(except on special (except occasions) on special occasions)<br />
www.stpauls.co.uk www.stpauls.co.uk
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES<br />
100 works that feature<br />
Choucair’s experimental<br />
approach to symmetry,<br />
line and curve. Exhibition<br />
£10. Child under 12 free.<br />
General admission free.<br />
Sun-Thurs 10.00-18.00;<br />
Fri & Sat 10.00-22.00.<br />
Bankside, SE1 9TG.<br />
020 7887 8888.<br />
tate.org.uk<br />
Ë Southwark. Map C7/8.<br />
WHITECHAPEL<br />
GALLERY<br />
Cutting-edge East<br />
End exhibition space<br />
showcasing contemporary<br />
art. Until 7 Apr Max Mara<br />
Art Prize For Women:<br />
Laure Prouvost. The<br />
gallery is transformed by<br />
an installation inspired<br />
by the aesthetic and<br />
sensuous pleasures of<br />
Italy. Tues-Wed & Fri-Sun<br />
11.00-18.00; Thurs<br />
11.00-21.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
77-82 Whitechapel High<br />
Street, E1 7QX. 020<br />
7522 7888. whitechapel<br />
gallery.org Ë Aldgate East.<br />
Map B9.<br />
WILLIAM MORRIS<br />
GALLERY<br />
This gallery houses the<br />
art collection and works<br />
of 19th-century visionary<br />
William Morris. You’ll also<br />
find designs, paintings<br />
and furniture by other<br />
influential Victorians, such<br />
as leading pre-Raphaelite<br />
Brotherhood member<br />
Dante Gabriel Rossetti.<br />
Wed-Sun 10.00-17.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
William Morris Gallery,<br />
Forest Road, E17 4PP.<br />
020 8496 4390.<br />
wmgallery.org.uk<br />
Ë t Walthamstow<br />
Central. Off map.<br />
Commercial<br />
Galleries<br />
OCTOBER GALLERY<br />
Innovative contemporary<br />
gallery specialising in<br />
avant-garde cross-cultural<br />
art. Until 13 Apr The World<br />
Of Extraordinary Objects.<br />
Group exhibition of<br />
mixed media sculptures,<br />
including work by Gyeong<br />
Yoon, the winner of the<br />
Asia Artist Award 2012.<br />
Tue-Sat 12.30-17.30.<br />
Admission free.<br />
24 Old Gloucester Street,<br />
WC1N 3AL. 020 7242<br />
7367. octobergallery.<br />
co.uk Ë Holborn/Russell<br />
Square. Map B6.<br />
WHITE CUBE<br />
BERMONDSEY<br />
The ground-breaking<br />
gallery’s southern<br />
branch holds exhibitions<br />
from a who’s who of<br />
contemporary artists. Until<br />
21 Apr Chuck Close. Works<br />
by the great American<br />
painter and photographer<br />
famous for his photorealist<br />
portraits. Tues-Sat 10.00-<br />
18.00; Sun 12.00-18.00<br />
Admission free.<br />
144-145 Bermondsey<br />
Street, SE1 3TQ. 020<br />
7930 5373. whitecube.<br />
com Ë <strong>London</strong> Bridge.<br />
Off map.<br />
Museums<br />
BANK OF ENGLAND<br />
MUSEUM<br />
Charting the history of the<br />
nation’s finances, from the<br />
Bank’s foundation in 1694<br />
to today. Until 10 May The<br />
Huguenot Legacy. Display<br />
exploring the bank’s link<br />
to the Huguenots, French<br />
protestants who arrived<br />
as refugees in the 17th<br />
century. Mon-Fri 10.00-<br />
17.00. Closed on bank<br />
holidays. Admission free.<br />
Threadneedle Street,<br />
EC2R 8AH. 020 7601<br />
5545. bankofengland.<br />
co.uk Ë Bank. Map B8.<br />
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN<br />
HOUSE<br />
The US Founding Father<br />
lived here in the years<br />
leading up to the signing<br />
of the Declaration Of<br />
Independence. Mon<br />
architectural tours 12.00,<br />
13.00, 14.00, 15.15 and<br />
16.15; historical shows<br />
Wed-Sun 12.00, 13.00,<br />
14.00, 15.15 and 16.15.<br />
Admission £7, child free.<br />
36 Craven Street,<br />
WC2N 5NF.<br />
Military museums<br />
National Service Display at<br />
the National Army Museum<br />
CHURCHILL WAR<br />
ROOMS<br />
Former Prime Minister Sir<br />
Winston Churchill fought<br />
World War II from this<br />
fortified basement. Until<br />
Aug Undercover – Life<br />
In Churchill’s Bunker. An<br />
exhibition reveals working<br />
conditions in the secret<br />
HQ. Daily 09.30-18.00.<br />
Admission £16.50,<br />
child free.<br />
Clive Steps, King Charles<br />
Street, SW1A 2AQ. 020<br />
7930 6961. iwm.org.uk<br />
Ë Westminster. Map D5.<br />
FIREPOWER, THE<br />
ROYAL ARTILLERY<br />
MUSEUM<br />
Europe’s biggest artillery<br />
collection, with interactive<br />
galleries and big guns.<br />
Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00,<br />
plus bank holidays.<br />
Admission £5.30,<br />
child £2.50.<br />
Royal Arsenal, SE18 6ST.<br />
020 8855 7755.<br />
firepower.org.uk<br />
Ë t Woolwich Arsenal.<br />
Off map.<br />
NATIONAL ARMY<br />
MUSEUM<br />
The story of the British<br />
Army told through a<br />
selection of fascinating<br />
displays, events and<br />
lectures. Daily 10.00-<br />
17.30. Admission free.<br />
Royal Hospital Road, SW3<br />
4HT. 020 7730 0717.<br />
nam.ac.uk Ë Sloane<br />
Square. Off map.<br />
NATIONAL MARITIME<br />
MUSEUM<br />
State-of-the-art museum<br />
exploring Britain’s maritime<br />
history and future. Until<br />
28 Apr Ansel Adams:<br />
Photography From The<br />
Mountains To The Sea.<br />
A unique exhibition on<br />
the pioneering landscape<br />
photographer’s fascination<br />
with water. Exhibition £7,<br />
child £2. Daily 10.00-<br />
17.00. General<br />
admission free.<br />
Romney Road, SE10 9NF.<br />
020 8858 4422.<br />
rmg.co.uk Ë Cutty<br />
Sark. Off map.<br />
ROYAL AIR FORCE<br />
MUSEUM<br />
National aviation museum<br />
on the historic <strong>London</strong><br />
Aerodrome site, featuring<br />
more than 100 aircraft.<br />
Times vary. Admission to<br />
the museum is free.<br />
Grahame Park Way,<br />
Hendon, NW9 5LL.<br />
020 8205 2266.<br />
rafmuseum.org<br />
Ë Colindale. Off map.<br />
NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM IMAGE © NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM<br />
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INSPIRING THE<br />
TENNIS GREATS<br />
Every summer brings another<br />
exciting Championship at<br />
Wimbledon, so why not visit the<br />
amazing award-winning Museum,<br />
which has a complimentary audio<br />
guides in 10 languages, and learn<br />
more about the history which<br />
inspires the great players, and<br />
see John McEnroe’s ‘ghost’<br />
and the original tournament<br />
trophies. You may also take<br />
the behind the scenes tour of<br />
the grounds and explore the<br />
home of tennis, including<br />
Centre Court, for a truly<br />
inspirational experience.<br />
NEW<br />
GET CLOSER TO<br />
WIMBLEDON IN 3D!<br />
NEW 3D FILM VIEWPOINT<br />
JUST OPENED<br />
SUPPORTED BY<br />
Open Daily 10:00am until 5:00pm<br />
Nearest Underground: Southfields<br />
Telephone: 020 8946 6131<br />
The Museum Building,<br />
The All England Lawn Tennis<br />
& Croquet Club, Church Road,<br />
Wimbledon, <strong>London</strong> SW19 5AE<br />
WIMBLEDON.COM/MUSEUM
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES<br />
020 7925 1405.<br />
benjaminfranklin<br />
house.org Ë t Charing<br />
Cross. Map C6.<br />
BRITISH LIBRARY<br />
The world’s largest<br />
library, with a fascinating<br />
permanent collection and<br />
temporary shows. Mon<br />
& Wed-Fri 09.30-18.00;<br />
Tues 09.30-20.00; Sat<br />
09.30-17.00; Sun & bank<br />
holidays 11.00-17.00.<br />
Admission free; guided tour<br />
prices vary.<br />
96 Euston Road, NW1<br />
2DB. 020 7412 7332.<br />
bl.uk/everyone<br />
Ë t King’s Cross<br />
St. Pancras/Euston.<br />
Map A5.<br />
BRITISH MUSEUM<br />
A mammoth array of<br />
international cultural<br />
history from ancient<br />
Egyptian mummies to the<br />
Elgin marbles. Until 26<br />
May Ice Age Art: Arrival<br />
Of The Modern Mind.<br />
Extraordinary works of art<br />
made in Europe during<br />
the last Ice Age. These<br />
sculptures, drawings and<br />
portraits were created<br />
between 40,000 and<br />
10,000 years ago.<br />
Exhibition £10, child free.<br />
Until 29 Sep Life And<br />
Death In Pompeii And<br />
Herculaneum. Major<br />
exhibition on the Roman<br />
cities destroyed by the<br />
eruption of Mount Vesuvius<br />
in AD 79. Exhibition £15,<br />
child free. Sat-Thurs<br />
10.00-17.30; Fri 10.00-<br />
20.30. General<br />
admission free.<br />
Great Russell Street,<br />
WC1B 3DG.<br />
020 7323 8299.<br />
britishmuseum.org<br />
Ë Tottenham Court Road.<br />
Map B5/6.<br />
BRITISH MUSIC<br />
EXPERIENCE<br />
Britain’s award-winning<br />
museum of popular<br />
music, filled with iconic<br />
memorabilia and state-ofthe-art<br />
interactive displays,<br />
including over 3,000<br />
images and 3,000 videos.<br />
Play instruments and use<br />
a ‘smart’ ticket to download<br />
content to take home,<br />
including any moves you<br />
film in the Dance The<br />
Decade booth. Daily 11.00-<br />
19.30. Admission £12,<br />
child £6.<br />
The O 2 , Peninsula Square,<br />
SE10 0DX. 020 8463<br />
2000. britishmusic<br />
experience.com Ë North<br />
Greenwich. Off map.<br />
CINEMA MUSEUM<br />
This fascinating collection<br />
encompasses every<br />
aspect of going to the<br />
pictures, from advertising<br />
and architecture to<br />
photographs and<br />
projectors. It’s a film buff’s<br />
dream. Visits only by<br />
guided tour, which must be<br />
booked in advance. Daily<br />
11.00-16.30. Admission<br />
£10, under-16s £7.<br />
2 Dugard Way, SE11 4TH.<br />
020 7840 2200.<br />
cinemamuseum.org.uk<br />
Ë t Elephant & Castle.<br />
Off map.<br />
CLINK PRISON<br />
MUSEUM<br />
A former prison dating<br />
back to 1144, it houses an<br />
exhibition about <strong>London</strong>’s<br />
penal past and instruments<br />
of torture. It’s said to be<br />
haunted by the ghosts of<br />
former occupants. Mon-Fri<br />
10.00-18.00; Sat & Sun<br />
10.00-19.30. Admission<br />
£7.50, child £5.50.<br />
1 Clink Street, SE1 9DG.<br />
020 7403 0900.<br />
clink.co.uk<br />
Ë t <strong>London</strong> Bridge.<br />
Map C8.<br />
DE MORGAN CENTRE<br />
Excellent collection of<br />
ceramics and paintings<br />
by pre-Raphaelite artists<br />
William and Evelyn<br />
De Morgan. Until 20<br />
Apr Evelyn De Morgan:<br />
The Lost Paintings.<br />
Photographs and studies<br />
of paintings that were<br />
destroyed in a fire in<br />
1991. Tues-Fri 13.00-<br />
17.00; Sat 10.00-17.00<br />
(until 21.00 first Thurs of<br />
each month). Admission<br />
£4, child free.<br />
38 West Hill, SW18 1RX.<br />
020 8871 1144.<br />
demorgan.org.uk<br />
Ë East Putney. Off map.<br />
DENNIS SEVERS’<br />
HOUSE<br />
A <strong>London</strong> townhouse<br />
staged by the late artist<br />
Dennis Severs to appear<br />
as if residents from the<br />
17th to 19th centuries<br />
still live there. Explore the<br />
rooms and follow sound<br />
installations recreating the<br />
life of a Huguenot family<br />
of silk weavers in what<br />
Severs called a ‘still-life<br />
drama’. Opening times and<br />
days vary. Admission from<br />
£7 to £14.<br />
18 Folgate Street, E1 6BX.<br />
020 7247 4013.<br />
dennissevershouse.<br />
co.uk Ë t Liverpool<br />
Street. Map A9.<br />
DESIGN MUSEUM<br />
World-leading museum<br />
that examines the<br />
influence of contemporary<br />
design. Extraordinary<br />
Stories About Ordinary<br />
Things. This is a new<br />
display of everyday<br />
objects that offer insights<br />
into national identity and<br />
modern life. Until 7 Jul<br />
Designs Of The Year<br />
2013. The ‘Oscars of the<br />
design world’ showcase<br />
the most innovative<br />
designs in seven<br />
categories from all over<br />
the world. Daily 10.00-<br />
17.45. Admission £10,<br />
child free.<br />
28 Shad Thames, SE1<br />
2YD. 020 7403 6933.<br />
designmuseum.org<br />
Ë Tower Hill. Map C9.<br />
DR JOHNSON’S<br />
HOUSE<br />
Dr. Samuel Johnson<br />
compiled the first<br />
comprehensive English<br />
dictionary in this period<br />
home. The building dates<br />
from the 18th century.<br />
Mon-Sat 11.00-17.00.<br />
Admission £4.50,<br />
child £1.50.<br />
17 Gough Square, EC4A<br />
3DE. 020 7353 3745.<br />
drjohnsonshouse.org<br />
Ë Chancery Lane.<br />
Map B7.<br />
THE FAN MUSEUM<br />
The world’s only museum<br />
dedicated to the art of the<br />
fan features pieces from<br />
around the globe, some<br />
dating back to the 11th<br />
century. Tues-Sat 11.00-<br />
17.00; Sun 12.00-17.00.<br />
Admission £4, child free.<br />
12 Crooms Hill, SE10 8ER.<br />
020 8305 1441.<br />
thefanmuseum.org.uk<br />
Ë Cutty Sark. Map inset.<br />
FASHION AND<br />
TEXTILE MUSEUM<br />
British textile designer<br />
Zandra Rhodes is behind<br />
this hub of contemporary<br />
fashion, textiles and<br />
jewellery. Until 29 Jun<br />
Kaffe Fassett – A Life<br />
In Colour. Exhibition on<br />
the <strong>London</strong> work of the<br />
internationally-known<br />
textile artist. Tues-Sat<br />
11.00-18.00 (closed<br />
between exhibitions).<br />
Admission £7, child.<br />
83 Bermondsey Street,<br />
SE1 3XF. 020 7407<br />
8664. ftmlondon.org<br />
Ë t <strong>London</strong> Bridge.<br />
Off map.<br />
FLORENCE<br />
NIGHTINGALE<br />
MUSEUM<br />
Museum about the work<br />
of this pioneering 19thcentury<br />
British nurse and<br />
health reformer, known as<br />
‘The Lady With The Lamp’.<br />
It also tells the story of<br />
Jamaican-born nurse<br />
Mary Seacole.<br />
Daily 10.00-17.00.<br />
Admission £5.80,<br />
child £4.80.<br />
2 Lambeth Palace<br />
Road, SE1 7EW. 020<br />
7620 0374. florencenightingale.co.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Map D6.<br />
FOUNDLING MUSEUM<br />
Britain’s original home<br />
for abandoned children,<br />
founded in 1739 by<br />
Thomas Coram, William<br />
Hogarth and George<br />
Frideric Handel. Tues-Sat<br />
10.00-17.00; Sun 11.00-<br />
17.00. Admission £7.50,<br />
child free.<br />
40 Brunswick Square,<br />
WC1N 1AZ. 020 7841<br />
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<br />
A golden<br />
opportunity<br />
to visit the Bank’s Museum for a great day out!<br />
There are special events and more every day.<br />
Find out what the Bank does<br />
Learn about banknote design<br />
Try and lift a gold bar<br />
Audio visual displays<br />
Museum shop<br />
Admission free<br />
10am – 5pm Monday to Friday.<br />
Closed weekends and public holidays.<br />
Entrance in Bartholomew Lane, <strong>London</strong><br />
EC2R 8AH. Tel: 020 7601 5545<br />
www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum<br />
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3600. foundling<br />
museum.org.uk Ë Russell<br />
Square. Map A9.<br />
FREUD MUSEUM<br />
Former home of the<br />
trailblazing Austrian<br />
psychoanalyst Sigmund<br />
Freud, where you can see<br />
his famous couch. Until<br />
26 May Self Contained.<br />
An exhibition of work by<br />
Rebecca Fortnum touching<br />
on themes of children’s<br />
relationships with the adult<br />
world, communication and<br />
self-narrative. Wed-Sun<br />
12.00-17.00. Admission<br />
£6, child free.<br />
20 Maresfield Gardens,<br />
NW3 5SX. 020 7435<br />
2002. freud.org.uk<br />
Ë Finchley Road.<br />
Off map.<br />
GARDEN MUSEUM<br />
Created in 1980, the<br />
museum has a 17thcentury<br />
tomb, contemporary<br />
galleries and a buzzing<br />
events calendar. Until 28<br />
Apr Floriculture: Flowers,<br />
Love And Money. The story<br />
of the cut flower trade from<br />
the 17th century to today.<br />
Sun-Fri 10.30-17.00; Sat<br />
10.30-16.00. Admission<br />
£7.50, child free.<br />
Lambeth Palace Road,<br />
SE1 7LB. 020 7401<br />
8865. gardenmuseum.<br />
org.uk Ë Westminster/<br />
Lambeth North. Map D6.<br />
GEFFRYE MUSEUM<br />
Historic 18th-century<br />
almshouses with rooms<br />
recreating English interiors<br />
from 1600 onwards.<br />
Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00; Sun<br />
& bank holiday Mon 12.00-<br />
17.00. Admission free.<br />
136 Kingsland Road, E2<br />
8EA. 020 7739 9893.<br />
geffrye-museum.org.uk<br />
Ë Hoxton. Off map.<br />
HANDEL HOUSE<br />
MUSEUM<br />
Anglo-German composer<br />
George Frideric Handel<br />
lived here for 36 years.<br />
Faithfully restored, the<br />
museum hosts exhibitions<br />
and ticketed music recitals.<br />
Tues-Wed & Fri-Sat 10.00-<br />
18.00; Thurs 10.00-20.00;<br />
Sun 12.00-18.00. Recital<br />
times and prices vary.<br />
Admission £6, child £2<br />
(free Sat & Sun).<br />
25 Brook Street, W1K 4HB.<br />
020 7495 1685.<br />
handelhouse.org<br />
Ë Bond Street.<br />
Map B4.<br />
HORNIMAN MUSEUM<br />
& GARDENS<br />
Displays ranging from<br />
natural history to musical<br />
instruments make up a<br />
collection based upon that<br />
of the adventuring Victorian<br />
tea trader Frederick John<br />
Horniman. Until 24 Nov<br />
Amazon Adventure. An<br />
exhibition for families<br />
exploring the Amazon river.<br />
Daily 10.30-17.30. Museum<br />
and gardens free; aquarium<br />
£2, child £1.<br />
100 <strong>London</strong> Road, SE23<br />
3PQ. 020 8699 1872.<br />
horniman.ac.uk<br />
Ë Forest Hill. Off map.<br />
LONDON CANAL<br />
MUSEUM<br />
Discover the history of the<br />
capital’s canals through<br />
displays, arts and crafts,<br />
guided walks and boat<br />
trips. Download an MP3<br />
tour from the website<br />
before visiting. Tues-Sun<br />
& bank holiday Mon<br />
10.00-16.30 (until 19.30<br />
on the first Thurs of the<br />
month). Admission £4,<br />
child £2.<br />
12-13 New Wharf Road, N1<br />
9RT. 020 7713 0836.<br />
canalmuseum.org.uk<br />
Ë t King’s Cross<br />
St. Pancras. Off map.<br />
LONDON FIRE<br />
BRIGADE MUSEUM<br />
This museum includes a<br />
fire station that was once<br />
part of the original 19thcentury<br />
Southwark fire<br />
station, as well as historic<br />
fire engines and displays<br />
about the role of the<br />
brigade from<br />
its establishment in the<br />
1860s to today. Visits by<br />
guided tour, which must<br />
be booked in advance.<br />
Tours Mon-Fri 10.30 and<br />
14.00. Admission £5,<br />
under-16s £3.<br />
Last chance to see<br />
With so many blockbuster art exhibitions taking<br />
place in <strong>London</strong> at any one time, it can be easy to<br />
let the large museums’ smaller displays pass you<br />
by. But it would be a mistake to, as the wonderful<br />
free exhibition Light From The Middle East: New<br />
Photography at the Victoria And Albert Museum<br />
(until 7 Apr, p. 59) goes to prove. This exhibition<br />
of contemporary photography from and about the<br />
Middle East is small but perfectly formed and is<br />
guaranteed to challenge your preconceptions of this<br />
fascinating region. The show is divided into three<br />
sections: photography as recording device; works<br />
in which pictures are reframed to change their<br />
meanings; and works that question the medium of<br />
photography itself. Iranian photojournalist Newsha<br />
Tavakolian’s, Mothers Of Martyrs (2006), in which<br />
woman are photographed with portraits of their sons<br />
killed in action, are strikingly framed and very moving,<br />
while Jowhara AlSaud’s works (such as Air Mail,<br />
pictured above) employ postmodern techniques to<br />
explore issues of censorship. Review by Jo Caird<br />
94a Southwark Bridge<br />
Road, SE1 0EG. 020<br />
8555 1200. london-fire.<br />
gov.uk/ourmuseum.asp<br />
Ë Borough. Off map.<br />
LONDON TRANSPORT<br />
MUSEUM<br />
Interactive exhibits<br />
exploring the past, present<br />
and future of the capital’s<br />
transport network, with<br />
more than 80 historic<br />
vehicles, plus glorious old<br />
advertising posters. Until<br />
27 Oct Poster Art 150:<br />
<strong>London</strong> Underground’s<br />
Greatest Designs.<br />
Exhibition celebrating the<br />
150th anniversary of the<br />
Tube, part of a year of<br />
wider celebrations taking<br />
place across the capital.<br />
Mon-Thurs & Sat-Sun<br />
10.00-18.00; Fri 11.00-<br />
18.00. Admission £15,<br />
child free.<br />
39 Wellington Street,<br />
WC2E 7BB. 020 7379<br />
6344. ltmuseum.co.uk<br />
Ë Covent Garden.<br />
Map C6.<br />
MUSEUM OF LONDON<br />
The world’s largest urban<br />
history museum includes<br />
the Galleries Of Modern<br />
<strong>London</strong>, which tell the<br />
story of the capital from<br />
1666 to the present day.<br />
Until 14 Jul Michael Caine.<br />
A celebration of the life<br />
of one of the world’s best<br />
known <strong>London</strong>ers in the<br />
year the actor turns 80<br />
(p. 47). Exhibition £9, child<br />
£7. Daily 10.00-18.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
<strong>London</strong> Wall, EC2Y 5HN.<br />
020 7001 9844.<br />
museumoflondon.org.<br />
uk Ë St. Paul’s. Map B8.<br />
IMAGE © V&A<br />
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MUSEUM OF LONDON<br />
DOCKLANDS<br />
The intriguing history of<br />
the meandering River<br />
Thames, from its time as<br />
a Roman thoroughfare<br />
to the regeneration of<br />
the Docklands. Displays<br />
include <strong>London</strong>, Sugar<br />
& Slavery, which charts the<br />
history of the transatlantic<br />
slave trade and its links to<br />
the city. New gallery<br />
Many East Ends explores<br />
the culture and history of<br />
the area through the<br />
eyes of its inhabitants.<br />
Daily 10.00-18.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
West India Quay, E14 4AL.<br />
020 7001 9844.<br />
museumoflondon.org.<br />
uk/docklands<br />
Ë Canary Wharf.<br />
Map inset.<br />
NATURAL HISTORY<br />
MUSEUM<br />
Astounding collections with<br />
exhibits ranging from the<br />
Images Of Nature gallery<br />
to dinosaur skeletons<br />
and fossils. The new<br />
Treasures gallery houses<br />
some of the museum’s<br />
most precious artefacts.<br />
From 11 Apr Sebastião<br />
Salgado: Genesis is the<br />
result of over eight years’<br />
work, showcasing images<br />
of landscapes, wildlife and<br />
remote communities that<br />
portray the balance of<br />
human relationships with<br />
our fragile planet.<br />
Exhibition £10, £5 child.<br />
Daily 10.00-17.50 (until<br />
22.30 last Fri of month).<br />
General admission free.<br />
Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD.<br />
020 7942 5000.<br />
nhm.ac.uk<br />
Ë South Kensington.<br />
Map D2.<br />
OLD OPERATING<br />
THEATRE MUSEUM<br />
& HERB GARRET<br />
A fascinating relic of<br />
the original St. Thomas’<br />
Hospital. It’s built in the<br />
roof space of a church<br />
and dates from 1822.<br />
Inside you’ll encounter<br />
bizarre medical implements<br />
and hair-raising stories<br />
of operations in times<br />
before the invention of<br />
anaesthetic. Please note<br />
there are lots of stairs. Daily<br />
10.30-17.00. Admission £6,<br />
child £3.50.<br />
9a St. Thomas Street,<br />
SE1 9RY. 020 7188<br />
2679. thegarret.org.uk<br />
Ë t <strong>London</strong> Bridge.<br />
Map C8.<br />
POLLOCK’S TOY<br />
MUSEUM<br />
A pair of neighbouring<br />
houses in the heart of<br />
Fitzrovia boasts a unique<br />
collection of toys. Historical<br />
board games, all different<br />
types of dolls, toy theatres<br />
and more are crammed<br />
into every nook and cranny.<br />
There’s a wonderful toy<br />
shop on the ground floor.<br />
Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00.<br />
Admission £6, child £3.<br />
1 Scala Street, W1T 2HL.<br />
020 7636 3452.<br />
pollockstoymuseum.<br />
com Ë Goodge Street.<br />
Map B5.<br />
SCIENCE MUSEUM<br />
A huge museum dedicated<br />
to science and technology,<br />
with changing exhibitions<br />
and an IMAX 3D cinema.<br />
Until 14 May The Voice<br />
Of The BBC: 90 Years<br />
Of Public Broadcasting.<br />
Exhibition exploring<br />
early radio. Until 31 Jul<br />
Codebreaker: Alan Turing’s<br />
Life And Legacy. Exhibition<br />
celebrating the life and<br />
work of the WWII Enigma<br />
codebreaker (see p. 43<br />
for Bletchley Park, where<br />
the Enigma code was<br />
cracked). Daily 10.00-<br />
18.00. General admission<br />
free; IMAX ticket<br />
prices vary.<br />
Exhibition Road, SW7 2DD.<br />
08708 704 868.<br />
sciencemuseum.org.<br />
uk Ë South Kensington<br />
Map D2.<br />
SHERLOCK HOLMES<br />
MUSEUM<br />
Dedicated to the famous<br />
fictional detective and kept<br />
exactly as described in<br />
author Sir Arthur Conan<br />
Doyle’s thrilling stories.<br />
So convincing you’ll<br />
believe that Holmes was<br />
a real person. Daily 09.30-<br />
18.00. Admission £6,<br />
child £4.<br />
221b Baker Street, NW1<br />
6XE. 020 7224 3688.<br />
sherlock-holmes.co.uk<br />
Ë Baker Street. Map A3.<br />
SIR JOHN<br />
SOANE’S MUSEUM<br />
The celebrated 19thcentury<br />
architect’s<br />
Georgian home-turnedmuseum<br />
was designed to<br />
show off his outstanding<br />
collection of antiques and<br />
art. There’s a candlelit<br />
opening on the first Tues<br />
of the month – arrive<br />
early as entry is limited<br />
to the first 200 visitors<br />
(18.00-21.00. Ticket £5).<br />
Museum tours daily; times<br />
vary. Tickets £10. Tues-Sat<br />
10.00-17.00. Admission<br />
free.<br />
13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields,<br />
WC2A 3BP. 020 7405<br />
2107. soane.org<br />
Ë Holborn. Map B6.<br />
VICTORIA AND<br />
ALBERT MUSEUM<br />
The V&A’s collection<br />
of fine and applied arts<br />
spans 3,000 years and<br />
includes ceramics, fashion,<br />
paintings, photographs and<br />
illustrations from around<br />
the world. Until 7 Apr Light<br />
From The Middle East:<br />
New Photography. This<br />
exhibition of photography<br />
from and about the Middle<br />
East features over 90<br />
works by artists from<br />
across the region. From<br />
Apr 23 Series Of Lectures<br />
by the Shakespearean<br />
<strong>London</strong> Theatres project,<br />
considering how the theatre<br />
has developed. Tickets<br />
£5. Lecture 15.00-16.30,<br />
running fortnightly on Sun.<br />
Sat-Thurs 10.00-17.45;<br />
Fri 10.00-22.00. General<br />
admission free.<br />
Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL.<br />
020 7942 2000.<br />
vam.ac.uk<br />
Ë South Kensington.<br />
Map D2/3.<br />
V&A MUSEUM<br />
OF CHILDHOOD<br />
National collection<br />
of childhood objects<br />
dating back to the 16th<br />
century. Until 14 Apr<br />
Modern British Childhood.<br />
Exhibition exploring how<br />
childhood in the UK has<br />
changed in the years<br />
between <strong>London</strong>’s two<br />
Olympics Games, 1948<br />
and 2012. Until 1 Sep<br />
A Treasured Collection.<br />
Showcase of mini<br />
museums – individual<br />
collections of objects<br />
and keepsakes that tell<br />
unique personal stories.<br />
Daily 10.00-17.45.<br />
Admission free.<br />
Cambridge Heath Road,<br />
E2 9PA. 020 8983 5200.<br />
museumofchildhood.<br />
org.uk Ë Bethnal Green.<br />
Off map.<br />
WALLACE COLLECTION<br />
The former Wallace family<br />
home displaying their<br />
collection of rococo art,<br />
sculpture and furniture.<br />
Paintings include Jean-<br />
Honoré Fragonard’s<br />
18th-century masterpiece<br />
The Swing. Free hour-long<br />
highlights tours on selected<br />
dates. Daily 10.00-17.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
Hertford House,<br />
Manchester Square, W1U<br />
3BN. 020 7563 9500.<br />
wallacecollection.org<br />
Ë Bond Street. Map B4.<br />
WELLCOME<br />
COLLECTION<br />
Medicine, life and art<br />
explored in a fascinating<br />
collection including<br />
shrunken heads and<br />
ancient remedies. Until<br />
Jun 30 Outsider Art From<br />
Japan. Fascinating art<br />
works from residents and<br />
day patients at social<br />
welfare institutions in<br />
Japan, including ceramics,<br />
textiles, paintings,<br />
sculpture and drawings.<br />
Tues-Wed & Fri-Sat<br />
10.00-18.00; Thurs<br />
10.00-22.00; Sun<br />
11.00-18.00; bank<br />
holidays 12.00-18.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
183 Euston Road, NW1.<br />
020 7611 2222.<br />
wellcomecollection.org<br />
Ë t Euston.<br />
Map A5.<br />
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES<br />
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Shopping<br />
With Jo Caird<br />
SHOPPING<br />
What’s hot<br />
BEE HOUSE IMAGE COURTESY OF LIBERTY; SHOP FRONT IMAGE COURTESY OF CAMBRIDGE SATCHEL COMPANY; BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES © RBG KEW<br />
Liberty (p. 62) may be famous for its fashion, fabrics and interiors, but that’s not<br />
all: the renowned department store also has the outdoors and gifts well and truly<br />
covered. And good thing too, because now that spring is upon us, it’s time to get<br />
out into the garden and make the most of the warmer weather. You’ll find garden<br />
furniture, decorative accessories and practical items such as watering cans and this<br />
adorable bee house (pictured), which busy garden visitors will be unable to resist.<br />
New shops<br />
<strong>London</strong>’s shopping scene is<br />
constantly evolving, with new<br />
shops opening all the time. One<br />
of our favourites this spring<br />
is the Cambridge Satchel<br />
Company’s first <strong>London</strong> store<br />
(pictured; 15 Shorts Gardens,<br />
WC2H 9AT. 020 7240<br />
7712. cambridgesatchel.<br />
co.uk Ë Covent Garden. Map<br />
B6), where you can find your<br />
perfect satchel and even<br />
have it personalised. Over in<br />
west <strong>London</strong>, Chic Freak is a<br />
new boutique stocking trendy<br />
brands such as Hudson<br />
Jeans and Tatty Devine<br />
jewellery (357 Portobello Road,<br />
W10 5SA. 020 8045 4192.<br />
chicfreak.com Ë Ladbroke<br />
Grove. Off map).<br />
Snap happy<br />
Looking back through holiday snaps is one of the great pleasures of returning<br />
home from a trip. The only problem is matching all the sights you photographed<br />
with the fascinating facts you learned about them. Which is where This Is<br />
<strong>London</strong> by Steve Vidler (Daiichi Publishers, £25) comes in. This book of 400<br />
photographs, with a commentary by Diana Leppard, will provide you with<br />
a memento of your trip to the capital.<br />
Another fine new title is Great Houses Of <strong>London</strong> by James Stourton, with<br />
photographs by Fritz Von Der Schulenburg (Frances Lincoln, £40). Forty<br />
outstanding buildings appear, from 13th-century homes to post-modern<br />
interiors of the last 30 years.<br />
Finally, there’s The Story Of Kew Gardens In Photographs, by Lynn Parker<br />
and Kiri Ross-Jones (Arcturus Publishing, £14.99). Founded in 1841, the<br />
book offers many unseen pictures from Kew’s rich history, including royal visits<br />
(pictured, left) and plant-hunting abroad (pictured, right). Ask about any of<br />
these titles at good book shops such as Waterstones or Foyles (p. 62).<br />
Pop-up fun<br />
This month head down to Boxpark (pictured,<br />
p. 62), the east <strong>London</strong> pop-up shopping mall<br />
constructed from refitted shipping containers, for<br />
a series of exciting events and pop-up sales. The<br />
programme includes a gallery launch on 4 Apr,<br />
an evening of spoken word on 25 Apr and The<br />
English Tee Shop taking up residence for a week<br />
of T-shirt fun (8-14 Apr).<br />
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SHOPPING<br />
Normal opening times<br />
are approximately 10.00-<br />
18.00, although some<br />
stores open until late on<br />
Thursdays. Please contact<br />
retailers for further details.<br />
To dial the United<br />
Kingdom remove first<br />
0 and add +44.<br />
<br />
KEY:<br />
: Telephone<br />
Ë : <strong>London</strong> Underground<br />
Ë : <strong>London</strong> Overground<br />
Ë : Docklands Light Railway<br />
t : National Rail<br />
: Website<br />
Major Stores<br />
DEBENHAMS<br />
Great value fashion and<br />
jewellery from top British<br />
designers, plus homewares.<br />
334 Oxford Street, W1C<br />
1JG (and branches).<br />
08445 616 161.<br />
debenhams.com<br />
Ë Bond Street. Map B4.<br />
FENWICK<br />
This fashion department<br />
store is filled with designer<br />
names and much more.<br />
63 New Bond Street, W1A<br />
3BS (and branches).<br />
020 7629 9161.<br />
fenwick.co.uk<br />
Ë Bond Street. Map B4.<br />
FORTNUM & MASON<br />
Gifts and china galore, plus<br />
the legendary Food Hall at<br />
this <strong>London</strong> institution.<br />
181 Piccadilly, W1A 1ER.<br />
0845 300 1707.<br />
fortnumandmason.com<br />
Ë Piccadilly Circus.<br />
Map C5.<br />
HARRODS<br />
The world’s most famous<br />
store: top fashion labels,<br />
accessories, food and<br />
designer interiors.<br />
87-135 Brompton Road,<br />
SW1X 0NA. 020 7730<br />
1234. harrods.com<br />
Ë Knightsbridge. Map D3.<br />
HOUSE OF FRASER<br />
Affordable designer fashion,<br />
beauty, electrical items,<br />
home accessories and<br />
more at this one-stop shop.<br />
318 Oxford Street, W1C<br />
1HF (and branches).<br />
08448 003 752.<br />
houseoffraser.co.uk<br />
Ë Bond Street. Map B4.<br />
JOHN LEWIS<br />
This splendid store houses<br />
everything from hats to<br />
homewares, displayed over<br />
seven floors.<br />
300 Oxford Street, W1A<br />
1EX (and branches).<br />
020 7629 7711.<br />
johnlewis.com<br />
Ë Oxford Circus. Map B4.<br />
LIBERTY<br />
Behind a mock-Tudor<br />
exterior lie accessories,<br />
fashion ranges, beauty<br />
products, and interiors,<br />
plus the famous<br />
haberdashery section.<br />
Great Marlborough<br />
Street, W1B 5AH (and<br />
Westfield Stratford City).<br />
020 7734 1234.<br />
liberty.co.uk Ë Oxford<br />
Circus. Map B5.<br />
MARKS & SPENCER<br />
From food to furniture,<br />
clothing to cosmetics,<br />
all are available from this<br />
top British institution.<br />
458 Oxford Street, W1C<br />
1AP (and branches).<br />
020 7935 7954.<br />
marksandspencer.com<br />
Ë Marble Arch. Map B4.<br />
PETER JONES<br />
Seven floors of retail<br />
heaven, including clothes,<br />
cookware and interiors.<br />
Sloane Square, SW1W<br />
8EL. 020 7730 3434.<br />
peterjones.co.uk<br />
Ë Sloane Square. Off map.<br />
SELFRIDGES<br />
Great for fashion, beauty<br />
and food, plus fancy<br />
footwear at the<br />
Shoe Galleries.<br />
400 Oxford Street, W1A<br />
1AB. 0800 123 400.<br />
selfridges.com Ë Bond<br />
Street. Map B4.<br />
Shopping Centres<br />
BOXPARK<br />
A pop-up mall housing top<br />
international fashion and<br />
lifestyle brands, plus art<br />
galleries and cafés.<br />
2-4 Bethnal Green Road, E1<br />
6GY. 020 7033 2899.<br />
boxpark.co.uk<br />
Ë Shoreditch High Street.<br />
Off map.<br />
ONE NEW CHANGE<br />
A mall next to St. Paul’s<br />
Cathedral with over 60<br />
stores, restaurants and a<br />
public roof terrace with<br />
superb views.<br />
1 New Change, EC4M 9AF.<br />
020 7002 8900.<br />
onenewchange.com<br />
Ë St. Paul’s. Map B8.<br />
WESTFIELD LONDON<br />
A chic shopping centre<br />
with 300 shops and<br />
65 restaurants.<br />
Ariel Way, W12 7GF.<br />
020 3371 2300.<br />
uk.westfield.com/<br />
london Ë Shepherd’s<br />
Bush/White City.<br />
Map inset.<br />
WESTFIELD<br />
STRATFORD CITY<br />
Europe’s largest urban<br />
shopping centre with more<br />
than 270 shops, plus 70<br />
restaurants and bars.<br />
2 Stratford Place, E20 1EJ.<br />
020 8221 7300.<br />
uk.westfield.com/<br />
stratfordcity Ë t<br />
Stratford. Off map.<br />
Books<br />
FOYLES<br />
One of <strong>London</strong>’s oldest<br />
bookshops and 2012<br />
Bookseller of the Year.<br />
113-119 Charing Cross<br />
Road, WC2H 0EB. 020<br />
7437 5660. foyles.co.uk<br />
Ë Tottenham Court Road.<br />
Map B5.<br />
WATERSTONES<br />
The largest bookshop in<br />
Europe is home to 150,000<br />
books and a fantastic cafe.<br />
203-206 Piccadilly, W1J<br />
9HA (and branches).<br />
08432 908 549.<br />
waterstones.com<br />
Ë Piccadilly Circus.<br />
Map C5.<br />
Fashion<br />
AQUASCUTUM<br />
A thoroughly British label<br />
offering grown-up styles<br />
with a distinctly funky edge.<br />
Westfield <strong>London</strong>, Ariel<br />
Way, W12 7GF (and<br />
branches). 020 8166<br />
9707. aquascutum.co.uk<br />
Ë Shepherd’s Bush/White<br />
City. Map inset.<br />
PAUL SMITH<br />
One of the biggest names<br />
in British fashion, with<br />
a cool range of sharp and<br />
colourful tailoring.<br />
40-44 Floral Street, WC2E<br />
9DG (and branches).<br />
020 7379 7133.<br />
paulsmith.co.uk<br />
Ë Covent Garden. Map B6.<br />
PRIMARK<br />
An Oxford Street<br />
landmark, this huge store<br />
offers bargains in fashion,<br />
accessories, shoes,<br />
homeware and more.<br />
499-517 Oxford Street,<br />
W1K 7BA (and branches).<br />
020 7495 0420.<br />
primark.co.uk<br />
Ë Marble Arch. Map B4.<br />
TK MAXX<br />
Large warehouse-style<br />
store selling designer<br />
labels at discount prices.<br />
Great for bargain hunters.<br />
120 Charing Cross Road,<br />
WC2H 0JR (and branches).<br />
020 7240 2042.<br />
tkmaxx.com<br />
Ë Tottenham Court Road.<br />
Map B4.<br />
TOPSHOP<br />
This huge flagship store<br />
brims with young, trendy,<br />
affordable fashion.<br />
Oxford Circus, W1W 8LG<br />
(and branches). 08449<br />
840 264. topshop.com<br />
Ë Oxford Circus. Map B5.<br />
Food & Drink<br />
BERRY BROS. & RUDD<br />
Excellent selection of fine<br />
wines and ports at this<br />
300-year-old establishment.<br />
3 St. James’s Street, SW1A<br />
1EG. 08002 802 440.<br />
bbr.com Ë Green Park.<br />
Map C5.<br />
TWININGS<br />
At one of the oldest shops<br />
in <strong>London</strong>, trading since<br />
1706, you’ll find more than<br />
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Beautiful hand beaded fabrics<br />
Luxurious Bridal laces<br />
For the most beautiful silk prints,<br />
embroideries, dress fabrics and<br />
mens suitings from all the top<br />
designers, visit <strong>London</strong>’s leading<br />
and largest couture fabric shop.<br />
Open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm.<br />
Mail order available – visit our website<br />
www.joelandsonfabrics.com<br />
Joel & Son Fabrics – 75-83 Church Street, <strong>London</strong> NW8 8EU<br />
Fax. (44) 207 724 9840<br />
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and infusions.<br />
216 Strand, WC2R 1AP.<br />
020 7353 3511.<br />
twinings.co.uk<br />
Ë Temple. Map C6.<br />
Gifts<br />
ARGOS<br />
A one-stop shop for gifts,<br />
toys, games, jewellery,<br />
watches and just about<br />
anything else you could<br />
possibly want.<br />
150 Edgware Road,<br />
W2 2DS (and branches).<br />
08456 403 030.<br />
argos.co.uk<br />
Ë Tottenham Court Road.<br />
Map B5.<br />
LONDON<br />
GLASSBLOWING<br />
STUDIO & WORKSHOP<br />
Watch beautiful hand-blown<br />
glass objects being created<br />
before your very eyes as<br />
you browse and buy. Oneday<br />
classes available.<br />
62-66 Bermondsey Street,<br />
SE1 3UD. 020 7403<br />
2800. london<br />
glassblowing.co.uk<br />
Ë t <strong>London</strong> Bridge.<br />
Map D8.<br />
Health & Grooming<br />
GEO. F. TRUMPER<br />
Traditional barber shop<br />
offering wet shaves,<br />
toiletries and a full range<br />
of desirable men’s<br />
grooming accessories.<br />
9 Curzon Street, W1J 5HQ<br />
(and branches). 020<br />
7499 1850. trumpers.<br />
com Ë Green Park.<br />
Map C4.<br />
PENHALIGON’S<br />
Luxurious fragrances,<br />
scented candles, leather<br />
goods and other gift ideas.<br />
41 Wellington Street, WC2E<br />
7BN (and branches).<br />
020 7836 2150.<br />
penhaligons.com<br />
Ë Covent Garden. Map B6.<br />
Jewellery<br />
LINKS OF LONDON<br />
An elegant collection of<br />
jewellery and gifts for all.<br />
16 Sloane Square, SW1W<br />
8ER (and branches).<br />
020 7730 3133.<br />
linksoflondon.com<br />
Ë Sloane Square.<br />
Off map.<br />
SWAROVSKI<br />
Offering gorgeous<br />
bespoke and ready-towear<br />
crystal jewellery<br />
pieces for any occasion,<br />
plus elegant figurines.<br />
One New Change,<br />
1 New Change, EC4M 9AF<br />
(and branches). 020<br />
7248 2562. swarovski.<br />
com Ë St. Paul’s.<br />
Map B8.<br />
Markets<br />
BOROUGH<br />
<strong>London</strong>’s oldest food<br />
market offers gourmet<br />
produce and snacks,<br />
plus wine, fruits and<br />
vegetables, gifts and<br />
flowers. Thurs 11.00-<br />
17.00; Fri 12.00-18.00;<br />
Sat 08.00-17.00.<br />
8 Southwark Street, SE1<br />
1TL. 020 7407 1002.<br />
boroughmarket.org.<br />
uk Ë t <strong>London</strong> Bridge.<br />
Map C8.<br />
BRICK LANE<br />
A colourful assortment<br />
of vintage shops and stalls<br />
selling second-hand wares<br />
Sun 09.00-17.00.<br />
Brick Lane, E2 6DY.<br />
visitbricklane.org<br />
Ë Aldgate East. Off map.<br />
CAMDEN LOCK<br />
A classic market offering<br />
crafts, fashion and<br />
antiques, plus cheap and<br />
tasty international foods.<br />
Sat-Sun 10.00-18.00.<br />
Chalk Farm Road, NW1<br />
8AF. lovecamden.org<br />
Ë Camden Town. Off map.<br />
COVENT GARDEN<br />
Find antiques, collectables,<br />
arts and crafts on the<br />
Piazza and watch street<br />
entertainers ply their<br />
trades as you shop.<br />
Daily, stalls and times vary.<br />
Covent Garden Piazza,<br />
WC2E 8RF. 020 7836<br />
9136. coventgarden<br />
londonuk.com Ë Covent<br />
Garden. Map C6.<br />
GREENWICH<br />
Under a 1908 glazed roof,<br />
find antiques and food<br />
and drink Wed-Fri, then<br />
arts and crafts Sat-Sun.<br />
10.00-17.30; Fri<br />
11.00-19.30.<br />
Greenwich Market, SE10<br />
9HZ. shopgreenwich.<br />
co.uk Ë Cutty Sark.<br />
Map inset.<br />
THE LONDON<br />
SILVER VAULTS<br />
The world’s largest<br />
collection of antique silver<br />
to buy, plus exhibitions.<br />
Mon-Fri 09.00-17.30;<br />
Sat 09.00-13.00.<br />
53-64 Chancery Lane,<br />
WC2A 1QS. 020 7242<br />
3844. thesilvervaults.<br />
com Ë Chancery Lane.<br />
Map B7<br />
OLD SPITALFIELDS<br />
Great for retro fashion,<br />
food and more. Shops<br />
open daily; market Tues-<br />
Fri 10.00-16.00;<br />
Sun 09.00-17.00.<br />
Brushfield Street, E1 7DA.<br />
020 7375 2963.<br />
spitalfields.co.uk<br />
Ë t Liverpool Street.<br />
Map B9.<br />
PICCADILLY<br />
A quaint market held in<br />
a church courtyard with<br />
more than 50 arts and<br />
crafts stalls. Tues-Sat<br />
10.00-18.00.<br />
St. James’s Piccadilly, 197<br />
Piccadilly, W1J 9LL. 020<br />
7292 4864. piccadillymarket.co.uk<br />
Ë Piccadilly<br />
Circus. Map C5.<br />
PORTOBELLO ROAD<br />
A haunt for collectors and<br />
style gurus in search of<br />
vintage fashion. Shops<br />
open Mon-Sat; market Sat<br />
only 05.30-17.00.<br />
Portobello Road, W10/11.<br />
shopportobello.co.uk<br />
Ë Ladbroke Grove.<br />
Off map.<br />
Specialist Stores<br />
APPLE STORE<br />
Everything the Apple lover<br />
could wish for, including<br />
Mac computers, iPhones,<br />
iPads and accessories.<br />
235 Regent Street, W1B<br />
2EL (and branches).<br />
020 7153 9000.<br />
apple.com/uk/retail<br />
Ë Oxford Circus. Map B5.<br />
IT’S ONLY<br />
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL<br />
Rock memorabilia, t-shirts,<br />
autographs and more.<br />
230 Baker Street, NW1<br />
5RT. 020 7224 0277.<br />
itsonlyrocknrolllondon.<br />
co.uk Ë Baker Street.<br />
Map A3.<br />
JOEL & SON FABRICS<br />
A British family business<br />
and royal warrant holder,<br />
offering top-quality fabrics,<br />
as used by leading fashion<br />
designers and couturiers.<br />
75-83 Church Street, NW8<br />
8EU. 020 7724 6895.<br />
joelandsonfabrics.co.uk<br />
Ë Edgware Road. Map A3.<br />
LONDON<br />
BEATLES STORE<br />
<strong>London</strong>’s first and only<br />
Beatles shop stocks new<br />
and original memorabilia.<br />
231 Baker Street, NW1<br />
6XE. 020 7935 4464.<br />
beatlesstorelondon.<br />
co.uk Ë Baker Street.<br />
Map A3.<br />
Toys & Games<br />
BUILD-A-BEAR<br />
WORKSHOP<br />
A workshop where you can<br />
create the teddy bear of<br />
your dreams by choosing<br />
its shape, size, fur, clothes<br />
and accessories. Creative<br />
fun for kids.<br />
Covent Garden North<br />
Piazza, WC2E 8RB.<br />
020 7240 2372.<br />
buildabear.co.uk<br />
Ë Covent Garden. Map C6.<br />
HAMLEYS<br />
Seven floors of must-have<br />
toys, games, gadgets<br />
and more for kids and<br />
adults alike. Check<br />
online for details of<br />
regularly occuring<br />
in-store happenings<br />
and promotions.<br />
188 Regent Street, W1B<br />
5BT 08717 041 977.<br />
hamleys.com<br />
Ë Oxford Circus. Map B5.<br />
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Entertainment<br />
With David G. Taylor<br />
The magic of dance<br />
Ballet fans are in for a treat with three<br />
fantastical productions on offer this<br />
month. Choreographer Christopher<br />
Wheeldon invites audiences to venture<br />
down the rabbit hole at the Royal<br />
Opera House (p. 77) for a stunning<br />
Royal Ballet and National Ballet Of<br />
Canada co-production of Alice’s<br />
Adventures In Wonderland (above<br />
left, until 13 Apr). Meanwhile, the<br />
company Fabulous Beast Dance<br />
Theatre celebrate the 100th<br />
anniversary of Stravinsky’s The<br />
Rite Of Spring (above right) with<br />
an intoxicating double-bill including<br />
his ballet Petrushka (11-13 Apr).<br />
Then there’s another chance to see<br />
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty<br />
(23-27 Apr) as the UK tour stops off at<br />
the New Wimbledon Theatre (p. 75).<br />
What’s hot<br />
6-27 Apr Enjoy an immersive promenade experience by the<br />
award-winning Nofit State Circus. Its show, Bianco, is inspired by<br />
Nobel Prize-winning Portuguese author Jose Saramago’s book<br />
The Elephant’s Journey. Acrobatics and other spectacular feats<br />
of contemporary circus take place overhead and all around as the<br />
standing audience gasps and applauds. Look-out too for the<br />
Eden Project’s special pop-up urban garden at the venue.<br />
The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH. 08444 828 008.<br />
roundhouse.org.uk Ë Chalk Farm. Off map.<br />
Star-studded reflections<br />
12-28 Apr International icon Joan Collins<br />
(pictured left) returns to the <strong>London</strong> stage<br />
with her scintillating solo show One Night<br />
With Joan. The British actress, who’s best<br />
known for her American soap success<br />
in TV’s Dynasty, shares stories and<br />
secrets about her glamorous life and<br />
illustrious career during six revealing<br />
performances, often accompanied by<br />
film footage. Find out abut her ill-fated<br />
screen test for Cleopatra, and hear<br />
stories of strange encounters with<br />
Hollywood silver screen legends, from<br />
Bette Davis to Richard Burton.<br />
Leicester Square Theatre,<br />
6 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX.<br />
08448 733 433.<br />
leicestersquaretheatre.com<br />
Ë Leicester Square. Map C5.<br />
BIANCO IMAGE © STEVE TANNER; ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND RITE OF SPRING IMAGES © JOHAN PERSSON, COURTESY OF ROH<br />
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Kingdom remove the first<br />
0 and add +44.<br />
KEY<br />
: Telephone<br />
Ë : <strong>London</strong> Underground<br />
Ë : <strong>London</strong> Overground<br />
Ë : Docklands Light Railway<br />
t : National Rail<br />
: Website<br />
Booking Tickets<br />
A visit to <strong>London</strong> isn’t<br />
complete without enjoying<br />
a world-class stage show.<br />
visitlondon.com has<br />
a secure online booking<br />
service for a range of<br />
events. Browse the ‘book<br />
tickets’ section to reserve<br />
your seats, or buy from<br />
other legitimate agents,<br />
such as members of the<br />
Society Of Ticket Agents<br />
And Retailers<br />
( s-t-a-r.org.uk).<br />
Find a wide range of<br />
tickets available from<br />
the Society Of <strong>London</strong><br />
Theatre’s Tkts booth in<br />
Leicester Square (map<br />
C5), including discount,<br />
advance and sameday<br />
tickets. Check the<br />
noticeboards before<br />
joining the queue.<br />
Getting Around<br />
Shows are listed<br />
alphabetically and<br />
by category. See the<br />
Theatreland Map on p. 79<br />
for ‘Key’ references.<br />
Advance information<br />
is correct at the time<br />
of going to press. Be<br />
aware that productions<br />
may close early or make<br />
last-minute alterations to<br />
performance schedules.<br />
Please double-check<br />
performance times and<br />
other details when you<br />
book. Information marked<br />
TBC means details were<br />
still To Be Confirmed as<br />
we went to press.<br />
Festivals<br />
ALCHEMY<br />
12-22 Apr Celebrating<br />
the cultural connections<br />
between Bangladesh, India,<br />
Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the<br />
UK (p. 72). Times vary.<br />
Southbank Centre,<br />
Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX.<br />
08448 750 073.<br />
southbankcentre.co.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Key 61.<br />
OLIVIER AWARDS<br />
28 Apr Theatre fans can<br />
join a free Olivier Awards<br />
celebration in Covent<br />
Garden (p. 72). 16.00.<br />
Covent Garden Piazza,<br />
WC2E 8RF. olivier<br />
awards.com Ë Covent<br />
Garden. Map B6/C6<br />
UDDERBELLY<br />
From 12 Apr Live comedy,<br />
cabaret and more inside<br />
a distinctive cow-shaped<br />
marquee (p. 72).<br />
Times vary.<br />
Southbank Centre,<br />
Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX.<br />
08448 750 073.<br />
southbankcentre.co.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Key 61.<br />
Film<br />
BFI IMAX<br />
See the latest 2D and 3D<br />
features at the biggest<br />
cinema screen in Britain.<br />
Times vary.<br />
1 Charlie Chaplin Walk,<br />
South Bank, SE1 8XR.<br />
020 7199 6000.<br />
bfi.org.uk/imax<br />
Ë t Waterloo.<br />
Map C7.<br />
BFI SOUTHBANK<br />
Three screens of films<br />
from the British Film<br />
Institute’s (BFI) collection,<br />
plus an archive of free<br />
films and TV programmes<br />
to watch in the BFI’s<br />
Mediatheque. Times vary.<br />
Belvedere Road, SE1 8XT.<br />
020 7928 3232.<br />
whatson.bfi.org.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Map C6.<br />
SUNDANCE LONDON<br />
25-28 Apr UK premieres<br />
of independent films from<br />
America’s Sundance Film<br />
Festival, plus live music<br />
and more. Times vary.<br />
Peninsula Square, SE10<br />
0DX. 08448 560 202.<br />
theo2.co.uk<br />
Ë North Greenwich.<br />
Map inset.<br />
Top: Irish folk tunes<br />
in the musical Once.<br />
Bottom: Miss Havisham<br />
in Charles Dickens’<br />
Great Expectations.<br />
Musicals<br />
CARNABY STREET<br />
6-14 Apr A new musical<br />
set in swinging 1960s<br />
<strong>London</strong> and featuring hit<br />
songs by bands including<br />
The Beatles, The Rolling<br />
Stones and The Kinks.<br />
Listen out for hits such<br />
as Let’s Spend The Night<br />
Together, You Really Got<br />
Me and Don’t Let Me Be<br />
Misunderstood. Tue-Sat<br />
19.30; Sat 14.30;<br />
Sun 17.00.<br />
Hackney Empire,<br />
291 Mare Street, E81JEJ.<br />
020 8985 2424.<br />
carnabystreet<br />
themusical.com<br />
Ë Hackney Central.<br />
Off map.<br />
A CHORUS LINE<br />
The stories of a bunch of<br />
performers auditioning<br />
for a stage musical. The<br />
soundtrack of Marvin<br />
Hamlisch’s multi awardwinning<br />
show includes the<br />
much-loved numbers One<br />
(Singular Sensation), Hope<br />
I Get It, What I Did For<br />
Love and I Can Do That.<br />
Times vary.<br />
<strong>London</strong> Palladium,<br />
Argyll Street, W1F 7TF.<br />
08444 122 957.<br />
achoruslinelondon.com<br />
Ë Oxford Circus. Map B5.<br />
BILLY ELLIOT<br />
THE MUSICAL<br />
Based on the film, it’s<br />
about a northern boy<br />
whose macho father tries<br />
to quash his dream of<br />
becoming a ballet dancer.<br />
This Olivier Award-winning<br />
show features music by<br />
Sir Elton John. Mon-Sat<br />
19.30; Thurs & Sat 14.30.<br />
Victoria Palace Theatre,<br />
Victoria Street, SW1E 5EA.<br />
08448 110 055.<br />
billyelliotthemusical.<br />
com Ë t Victoria.<br />
Key 49.<br />
THE BODYGUARD<br />
A famous pop singer<br />
seeks protection from<br />
a stalker. This big new<br />
musical based on the<br />
1992 film features songs<br />
made famous by Whitney<br />
Houston, such as<br />
I Will Always Love You,<br />
So Emotional and Saving<br />
All My Love. Mon-Sat<br />
19.30; Wed & Sat 15.00.<br />
Adelphi Theatre,<br />
Strand, WC2R 0NS.<br />
08445 790 094.<br />
thebodyguardmusical.<br />
com Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Key 1.<br />
THE BOOK OF<br />
MORMON<br />
An award-winning<br />
musical from the writers<br />
of TV’s South Park.<br />
It’s an anarchic satire<br />
about organised religion,<br />
consumerism and other<br />
hot topics. Times vary.<br />
Prince Of Wales Theatre,<br />
Coventry Street, W1D 6AS.<br />
08444 825 110.<br />
bookofmormon<br />
london.com Ë Leicester<br />
Square. Key 38.<br />
JERSEY BOYS<br />
The Olivier Award-winning<br />
story of pop sensations<br />
Frankie Valli and the Four<br />
Seasons. Songs include<br />
ONCE IMAGE © JOAN MARCUS; GREAT EXPECTATIONS IMAGE © ALASTAIR MUIR<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Can’t Take My Eyes Off<br />
You and Big Girls Don’t<br />
Cry. Tues-Sat 19.30; Tues<br />
& Sat 15.00; Sun 17.00.<br />
Prince Edward Theatre,<br />
28 Old Compton Street,<br />
W1D 4HS. 08444 825<br />
151. jerseyboyslondon.<br />
com Ë Leicester Square.<br />
Key 37.<br />
LES MISÉRABLES<br />
The world’s longestrunning<br />
musical has lost<br />
none of its potency. It’s<br />
an epic tale of love and<br />
courage leading up to the<br />
violent 1832 Paris uprising<br />
in post-Revolutionary<br />
France. Mon-Sat 19.30;<br />
Wed & Sat 14.30.<br />
Queen’s Theatre,<br />
51 Shaftesbury Avenue,<br />
W1D 6BA. 08444 825<br />
160. lesmis.com<br />
Ë Piccadilly Circus.<br />
Key 39.<br />
LET IT BE<br />
This ‘theatrical concert’<br />
charts the rise of British<br />
pop legends The Beatles,<br />
from the relative obscurity<br />
of Liverpool’s Cavern<br />
Club to international<br />
superstardom. Among<br />
more than 20 of the Fab<br />
Four’s greatest hits you<br />
can hear Hard Day’s Night<br />
and Yesterday. Mon, Wed-<br />
Fri 19.30; Sat 15.00; Sun<br />
15.00 & 19.00.<br />
Savoy Theatre, Savoy<br />
Court, Strand, WC2R 0ET.<br />
08448 717 687.<br />
letitbelondon.com<br />
Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Key 41.<br />
THE LION KING<br />
A wonderful stage<br />
adaptation of the Disney<br />
film with innovative<br />
costumes and clever<br />
puppetry. The evil Scar sets<br />
out to kill lion prince Simba<br />
and claim the throne. Tunes<br />
include the Circle Of Life<br />
and Can You Feel The Love<br />
Tonight. Tues-Sat 19.30;<br />
Wed, Sat & Sun 14.30.<br />
Lyceum Theatre,<br />
21 Wellington Street,<br />
WC2E 7RQ.<br />
08448 713 000.<br />
thelionking.co.uk<br />
Ë Covent Garden. Key 24.<br />
MAMMA MIA!<br />
The ABBA musical has a<br />
new home. A tribute to the<br />
music of the Swedish pop<br />
legends, it has a feel-good<br />
story that centres around<br />
wedding day revelations<br />
on a Greek island. Hit<br />
songs include Dancing<br />
Queen, The Winner Takes<br />
It All and Gimme! Gimme!<br />
Gimme! Mon-Sat 19.45;<br />
Thurs & Sat 15.00.<br />
Novello Theatre, Aldwych,<br />
WC2B 4LD. 020 7812<br />
7498. mamma-mia.com<br />
Ë Covent Garden. Key 30.<br />
MATILDA THE<br />
MUSICAL<br />
Roald Dahl’s comic kids’<br />
book is brought to life in<br />
a musical stage version<br />
by Dennis Kelly and Tim<br />
Minchin. It’s about a gifted<br />
five-year-old girl whose<br />
sadistic headmistress<br />
and ignorant family have<br />
failed to realise that she’s<br />
actually a fledgling genius.<br />
Tues 19.00; Wed-Sat<br />
19.30; Wed & Sat 14.30;<br />
Sun 15.00.<br />
Cambridge Theatre,<br />
Seven Dials, WC2H 9HU.<br />
08444 124 652.<br />
matildathemusical.com<br />
Ë Covent Garden. Key 8.<br />
ONCE<br />
An unexpected romance<br />
blossoms between an Irish<br />
busker and a young Czech<br />
mother united by their<br />
love of music. This major<br />
new musical is based on<br />
the 2006 film, written<br />
by Ireland’s Enda Walsh,<br />
which features the<br />
Oscar-winning song<br />
Falling Slowly. Times vary.<br />
Phoenix Theatre,<br />
110 Charing Cross Road,<br />
WC2H 0JP. 08448 717<br />
629. atgtickets.com<br />
Ë Tottenham Court Road.<br />
Key 34.<br />
THE PHANTOM<br />
OF THE OPERA<br />
A mysterious masked man<br />
haunting the Paris Opera<br />
House falls for a beautiful<br />
soprano singer. Songs<br />
include The Music Of The<br />
Night and All I Ask Of You.<br />
Mon-Sat 19.30; Thurs<br />
Thriller Live<br />
Thriller Live is an all-singing, all-dancing tribute<br />
to the world’s undisputed king of pop, the late<br />
Michael Jackson. Charting Jackson’s music career<br />
(and, perhaps wisely, not his personal life) through<br />
renditions of his songs, this jukebox musical is a<br />
straightforward, energy-filled celebration of what<br />
Jackson did best: entertainment. We start off with<br />
the early days of the Jackson 5, after which the<br />
show gives way to Jackson’s later songs: Billie<br />
Jean; Man In The Mirror; Bad; Thriller and many<br />
more. All the mega hits are performed to a theme as<br />
the focus interchanges between the accomplished<br />
dancers and vocalists, each of whom have a different<br />
take on Jackson, and are dressed in elements of<br />
his trademark oufits. Lead vocalist Haydon Eshun<br />
sounds uncannily similar to the star, while female<br />
lead Trenyce Cobbins’ powerful voice and slick dance<br />
moves appear effortlessly cool. By the end of the<br />
evening the audience were dancing uncontrollably<br />
in their seats – a testament to the genius of Michael<br />
Jackson of course, but also to the highly infectious<br />
fun of this show. Thriller Live is aptly named.<br />
Review by Beatrice Yeatman-Biggs<br />
Thriller Live, p. 71.<br />
& Sat 14.30.<br />
Her Majesty’s Theatre,<br />
57 Haymarket, SW1Y 4QL.<br />
08444 122 707.<br />
thephantomoftheopera.<br />
com Ë Piccadilly Circus.<br />
Key 19.<br />
QUASIMODO<br />
Until 13 Apr The world<br />
premiere of the last musical<br />
by Lionel Bart (Oliver!).<br />
Based on Victor Hugo’s<br />
1831 novel Notre Dame De<br />
Paris, it tells the story of an<br />
unlikely romance between<br />
a deformed bellringer<br />
and a beautiful gypsy<br />
girl. It’s being staged by<br />
TheatreUpClose. Tues-Sat<br />
19.15; Sun 15.00.<br />
King’s Head Theatre,<br />
115 Upper Street, N1 1QN.<br />
020 7478 0160.<br />
kingsheadtheatre.com<br />
Ë Angel, t Essex Road.<br />
Off map.<br />
ROCK OF AGES<br />
An American jukebox<br />
musical based around<br />
1980s rock anthems. Hit<br />
songs include The Final<br />
Countdown, Wanted Dead<br />
or Alive, Here I Go Again,<br />
Can’t Fight This Feeling<br />
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and I Want To Know What<br />
Love Is. Mon-Sat 19.45;<br />
Fri & Sat 15.00.<br />
Garrick Theatre, 2 Charing<br />
Cross Road, WC2H 0HH.<br />
08444 124 662.<br />
rockofagesmusical.<br />
co.uk Ë t Charing<br />
Cross. Key 16.<br />
MIES JULIE<br />
A reworking of<br />
Strindberg’s drama Miss<br />
Julie set around the annual<br />
Freedom Day celebrations<br />
of modern-day South<br />
Africa. It centres on the<br />
desires and resentments<br />
between a black farm<br />
labourer and the daughter<br />
of his white Afrikaans<br />
master. Tues-Sat 20.00,<br />
Sat 14.30, Sun 18.00.<br />
Riverside Studios,<br />
Crisp Road, W6 9RL.<br />
020 8237 1111.<br />
riversidestudios.co.uk<br />
Ë Hammersmith.<br />
Off map.<br />
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN<br />
A musical comedy based<br />
on the 1952 MGM<br />
blockbuster film. It’s about<br />
a silent movie star getting<br />
to grips with talking<br />
pictures. Mon-Sat 19.30;<br />
Wed & Sat 14.30.<br />
Palace Theatre,<br />
Cambridge Circus,<br />
109-113 Shaftesbury<br />
Avenue, W1D 5AY.<br />
08444 124 656.<br />
singinintherain.co.uk<br />
Ë Leicester Square.<br />
Key 33.<br />
SPAMALOT<br />
A rip-roaring musical by<br />
Eric Idle, inspired by his<br />
team’s 1975 comedy film<br />
Monty Python And The<br />
Holy Grail. Times vary.<br />
Playhouse Theatre,<br />
Northumberland Avenue,<br />
WC2N 5DE. 08448 717<br />
627. atgtickets.com<br />
Ë t Charing Cross,<br />
Ë Embankment. Key 36.<br />
THRILLER LIVE<br />
Non-stop hit songs,<br />
multi-media effects and<br />
razor-sharp choreography<br />
bring to life this celebration<br />
of the career of the late<br />
Michael Jackson, and the<br />
Jackson 5. Songs include<br />
Can You Feel It, Billie Jean<br />
and Thriller. Tues-Fri 19.30;<br />
Sat 16.00 & 20.00; Sun<br />
15.30 & 19.30.<br />
Lyric Theatre,<br />
29 Shaftesbury Avenue,<br />
W1D 7ES. 08444 829<br />
674. thrillerlive.com<br />
Ë Piccadilly Circus.<br />
Key 25.<br />
TOP HAT<br />
A famous American tap<br />
dancer pursues the girl of<br />
his dreams in this dazzling<br />
romantic musical. Songs<br />
include Let’s Face The<br />
Music And Dance. Tues-<br />
Sat 19.30; Tues, Thurs<br />
& Sat 14.30.<br />
Aldwych Theatre,<br />
49 Aldwych, WC2B 4DF.<br />
08448 471 712.<br />
tophatonstage.com<br />
Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Key 3.<br />
VIVA FOREVER!<br />
A fun new musical based<br />
on the songs of 1990s girl<br />
group the Spice Girls. The<br />
story centres on a rising<br />
star struggling to come<br />
to terms with fame and<br />
fortune. Times vary.<br />
Piccadilly Theatre,<br />
16 Denman Street, W1D<br />
7DY. 08448 717 618.<br />
vivaforeverthemusical.<br />
com Ë Piccadilly Circus.<br />
Key 35.<br />
WE WILL ROCK YOU<br />
An Olivier Award-winning<br />
musical set in a bleak<br />
futuristic world where rock<br />
music has been banned.<br />
It boasts anthems by the<br />
band Queen, including<br />
Bohemian Rhapsody, Crazy<br />
Little Thing Called Love<br />
and Radio Ga Ga. Mon-Sat<br />
19.30; Sat 14.30; plus<br />
14.30 on the last Wed of<br />
each month.<br />
Dominion Theatre,<br />
268-269 Tottenham Court<br />
Road, W1T 7AQ. 08448<br />
471 775. wewillrockyou.<br />
co.uk Ë Tottenham Court<br />
Road. Key 11.<br />
WICKED<br />
This multi award-winning<br />
show is the tale of two<br />
girls from the Land of Oz.<br />
It’s the backstory of the<br />
witches made famous in<br />
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an annual festival at the<br />
Southbank Centre, which<br />
explores the rich cultural<br />
connections between India,<br />
South Asia and the UK.<br />
Expect music, performance,<br />
literature, debate, fashion<br />
and design, plus food from<br />
the market and lots more.<br />
Meanwhile, Udderbelly<br />
(pictured top) and its iconic<br />
upside-down purple cow<br />
marquee also returns to Southbank Centre<br />
from 12 Apr for a spring/summer season of fringe<br />
theatre, comedy and cabaret.<br />
A festival atmosphere is also expected around the<br />
BBC Radio 2 Stage in Covent Garden Piazza on<br />
28 Apr, as the 2013 Olivier Awards are celebrated with<br />
a free public event (pictured). The ceremony will be<br />
beamed direct to big screens, with live performances<br />
from top West End shows, celebrity guests, red carpet<br />
fashion tips and much more (all p. 68).<br />
L. Frank Baum’s iconic<br />
book The Wonderful<br />
Wizard Of Oz. Mon-Sat<br />
19.30; Wed & Sat 14.30.<br />
Apollo Victoria Theatre,<br />
17 Wilton Road, SW1V 1LG.<br />
08448 268 000.<br />
wickedthemusical.co.uk<br />
Ë t Victoria. Key 5.<br />
Performance<br />
BURN THE FLOOR<br />
Robin Windsor and Kristina<br />
Rihanoff from BBC’s<br />
Strictly Come Dancing are<br />
among the 16 world-class<br />
dancers appearing.<br />
Times vary.<br />
Shaftesbury Theatre,<br />
210 Shaftesbury Avenue,<br />
WC2H 8DP. 020 7379<br />
5399. burnthefloor.com<br />
Ë Tottenham Court Road.<br />
Key 42.<br />
STOMP<br />
A multi award-winning<br />
fusion of theatre, dance,<br />
comedy and percussion.<br />
Eight performers innovate<br />
with everyday items (like<br />
dustbin lids, lighters and<br />
a kitchen sink), to create<br />
music and spectacle.<br />
Mon & Thurs-Sat 20.00;<br />
Thurs, Sat & Sun 15.00;<br />
Sun 18.00.<br />
Ambassadors Theatre,<br />
West Street, WC2H 9ND.<br />
08448 112 334.<br />
stomplondon.com<br />
Ë Leicester Square. Key 2.<br />
Plays<br />
THE 39 STEPS<br />
Comic Hitchcock<br />
adaptation where four<br />
actors play more than 139<br />
roles between them. British<br />
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hero Richard Hannay tries<br />
to protect a woman and<br />
ends up on the run, being<br />
pursued by secret agents.<br />
Mon-Sat 20.00; Wed<br />
15.00; Sat 16.00.<br />
Criterion Theatre,<br />
218-223 Piccadilly Circus,<br />
SW1Y 4XA. 08448 471<br />
778. love39steps.com<br />
Ë Piccadilly Circus. Key 10.<br />
THE AUDIENCE<br />
World premiere of Peter<br />
Morgan’s play about<br />
Elizabeth II. Helen Mirren<br />
(The Queen) stars as Her<br />
Majesty, Haydn Gwynne<br />
(Drop The Dead Donkey)<br />
as Margaret Thatcher, and<br />
Robert Hardy (Winston<br />
Churchill: The Wilderness<br />
Years) as Churchill.<br />
Times vary.<br />
Gielgud Theatre,<br />
35 Shaftesbury Avenue,<br />
W1D 6AR. 08444 825<br />
130. delfontmackintosh.<br />
co.uk Ë Piccadilly Circus.<br />
Key 17.<br />
BEAUTIFUL THING<br />
From 13 Apr Jonathan<br />
Harvey’s uplifting play<br />
about two young men<br />
coming to grips with their<br />
sexuality on a <strong>London</strong><br />
council estate. Suranne<br />
Jones (Coronation Street)<br />
is among the cast.<br />
Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great<br />
Newport Street, WC2H<br />
7JB. 020 7836 8463.<br />
artstheatrewestend.<br />
com Ë Leicester Square.<br />
Key 6.<br />
power in this 1930s satire.<br />
British actor Antony Sher<br />
(Churchill: The Hollywood<br />
Years) stars. Times vary.<br />
National Theatre,<br />
South Bank, SE1 9PX.<br />
020 7452 3000.<br />
nationaltheatre.org.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Key 27.<br />
THE CURIOUS<br />
INCIDENT OF<br />
THE DOG IN THE<br />
NIGHT-TIME<br />
The National Theatre<br />
production of Mark<br />
Haddon’s award-winning<br />
book has transfered to the<br />
West End. Based on the<br />
award-winning British novel,<br />
it follows the adventures<br />
of a 15-year-old boy with<br />
Asperger syndrome, as he<br />
tries to solve the mystery<br />
surrounding the murder<br />
of his neighbour’s dog.<br />
Times vary.<br />
Apollo Theatre,<br />
31 Shaftesbury Avenue,<br />
W1D 7ES. 08444 124<br />
658. nimaxtheatres.<br />
com Ë Piccadilly Circus.<br />
Key 4.<br />
A DOLL’S HOUSE<br />
Until 20 Apr An English<br />
language version of Henrik<br />
Ibsen’s emotional drama<br />
starring Hattie Morahan<br />
(The Golden Compass) and<br />
Dominic Rowan (Emma).<br />
Times vary.<br />
Young Vic, 66 The Cut,<br />
SE1 8LZ. 020 7922<br />
2922. youngvic.org<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Key 52.<br />
‘<br />
A FANTASTIC,<br />
INSPIRING AND<br />
UPLIFTING NIGHT! ’<br />
Chris Evans, BBC RADIO 2<br />
ENTERTAINMENT<br />
BEFORE THE PARTY<br />
In post-war Britain a middleclass<br />
family’s social whirl<br />
is rocked by unravelling<br />
secrets. Based on a<br />
short story by Somerset<br />
Maugham, this drama was<br />
written by Rodney Ackland<br />
in the 1950s. Times vary.<br />
Almeida Theatre,<br />
Almeida Street, N1 1TA.<br />
020 7359 4404.<br />
almeida.co.uk<br />
Ë Ë Highbury & Islington,<br />
Ë Angel. Off map.<br />
THE CAPTAIN<br />
OF KÖPENICK<br />
A German petty criminal<br />
bluffs his way to military<br />
DOKTOR GLAS<br />
From 16 Apr Swedish<br />
actor Krister Henriksson<br />
(Wallander) makes his West<br />
End debut in a a morality<br />
tale about a 19th-century<br />
physician who falls in love<br />
with the young wife of a<br />
clergyman. Adapted from<br />
a novel by Hjalmar<br />
Söderberg, the play is<br />
performed in its original<br />
Swedish with English<br />
captions. Times vary.<br />
Wyndham’s Theatre,<br />
32 Charing Cross Road,<br />
WC2H 0DA. 08444 825<br />
120. delfontmackintosh.<br />
co.uk Ë Leicester Square.<br />
Key 51.<br />
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS<br />
A new stage version of<br />
Charles Dickens’ novel<br />
about the coming-of-age of<br />
a young orphan. Adapted<br />
by Scottish playwright Jo<br />
Clifford, this production<br />
comes fresh from a UK<br />
tour. Among some familiar<br />
faces, British actress Paula<br />
Wilcox (The Smoking<br />
Room) plays the role of<br />
Miss Havisham. Times vary.<br />
Vaudeville Theatre,<br />
404 Strand, WC2R 0NH.<br />
08444 829 675.<br />
nimaxtheatres.com<br />
Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Key 48.<br />
HYMN<br />
Actor Alex Jennings<br />
portrays playwright Alan<br />
Bennett, as he reminisces<br />
about his youth and the<br />
music that shaped it.<br />
Times vary.<br />
National Theatre,<br />
South Bank, SE1 9PX.<br />
020 7452 3000.<br />
nationaltheatre.org.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Key 27.<br />
THE JUDAS KISS<br />
Until 6 Apr David Hare’s<br />
drama about the downfall<br />
of gay Victorian playwright<br />
Oscar Wilde. Rupert Everett<br />
(The Importance Of Being<br />
Earnest) plays Oscar<br />
Wilde with Freddie Fox<br />
(The Three Musketeers)<br />
as his partner Lord Alfred<br />
Douglas. Times vary.<br />
Duke Of York’s Theatre,<br />
104 St. Martin’s Lane,<br />
WC2N 4BG. 08448 717<br />
623. atgtickets.com<br />
Ë t Charing Cross,<br />
Ë Leicester Square.<br />
Key 14.<br />
LONGING<br />
Until 6 Apr Iain Glen<br />
(Downton Abbey), Tamsin<br />
Greig (Green Wing) and<br />
John Sessions (The Iron<br />
Lady) star. This tale of<br />
19th-century Russian<br />
passions is based on short<br />
stories by master Anton<br />
Chekhov. Times vary.<br />
Hampstead Theatre,<br />
Eton Avenue, NW3.<br />
020 7722 9301.<br />
hampsteadtheatre.com<br />
Ë Swiss Cottage. Off map.<br />
MACBETH<br />
Until 27 Apr James<br />
Macavoy (X-Men:<br />
First Class) stars in<br />
William Shakespeare’s<br />
famous tragedy, set in<br />
Scotland. Times vary.<br />
Trafalgar Studios,<br />
14 Whitehall, SW1A 2DY.<br />
08448 717 632.<br />
atgtickets.com<br />
Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Key 47.<br />
THE MOUSETRAP<br />
A ruthless murderer<br />
strikes at a remote<br />
country house party in<br />
Agatha Christie’s classic<br />
whodunnit. Now more<br />
than 60-years old, this<br />
crime drama is the world’s<br />
longest-running show.<br />
Mon-Sat 19.30; Tues<br />
15.00; Sat 16.00.<br />
St. Martin’s Theatre,<br />
West Street, WC2H 9NZ.<br />
08444 991 515.<br />
the-mousetrap.co.uk<br />
Ë Leicester Square.<br />
Key 40.<br />
OLD TIMES<br />
Until 6 Apr Friends<br />
reminisce in this gripping<br />
Harold Pinter drama. Rufus<br />
Sewell (The Illusionist),<br />
and Kristen Scott Thomas<br />
(Gosford Park) are among<br />
the stars of Harold Pinter’s<br />
drama. Times vary.<br />
Harold Pinter Theatre,<br />
Panton Street, SW1Y 4DN.<br />
08448 717 622.<br />
atgtickets.com<br />
Ë Piccadilly Circus.<br />
Key 18.<br />
ONE MAN,<br />
TWO GUVNORS<br />
Slapstick comedy about<br />
sex, food and money that<br />
centres on small-time<br />
crooks in 1960s Britain.<br />
The show, which began life<br />
at the National Theatre, is<br />
based on Carlo Goldoni’s<br />
1743 Italian classic The<br />
Servant Of Two Masters.<br />
Mon-Sat 19.30; Wed<br />
& Sat 14.30.<br />
Theatre Royal Haymarket,<br />
18 Suffolk Street, SW1Y<br />
4HT. 020 7930 8800.<br />
onemantwoguvnors.<br />
com Ë Piccadilly Circus.<br />
Key 46.<br />
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PASSION PLAY<br />
12-20 Apr Catch this black<br />
comedy about marriage<br />
and infidelity by Peter<br />
Nichols prior to its West<br />
End run. Olivier Awardwinner<br />
Zoë Wanamaker<br />
stars. Times vary.<br />
Richmond Theatre,<br />
The Green, TW9 1QJ.<br />
08448 717 627.<br />
atgtickets.com<br />
Ë Ë t Richmond.<br />
Off map.<br />
PEOPLE<br />
Until 2 Apr Alan Bennett’s<br />
latest play is set in a<br />
crumbing, cash-starved<br />
stately home. Olivier<br />
Award-winning actress<br />
Frances De La Tour (The<br />
History Boys) heads the<br />
cast. Times vary.<br />
National Theatre,<br />
South Bank, SE1 9PX.<br />
020 7452 3000.<br />
nationaltheatre.org.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Key 27.<br />
PETER AND ALICE<br />
Judi Dench (Skyfall)<br />
and Ben Whishaw<br />
(Brideshead Revisited)<br />
star in John Logan’s<br />
play, which examines<br />
the fine line between<br />
reality and fantasy. In<br />
it Peter Pan meets<br />
Alice In Wonderland at<br />
a 1932 Lewis Carroll<br />
exhibition, or rather the<br />
real-life inspiration for the<br />
characters Peter Llewelyn<br />
Davies and Alice Liddell<br />
Hargreaves meet for the<br />
first time. Times vary.<br />
Noël Coward Theatre,<br />
St. Martin’s Lane, WC2N<br />
4AU. 08444 825 140.<br />
delfontmackintosh.<br />
co.uk Ë Leicester Square.<br />
Key 29.<br />
POTTED POTTER<br />
Until 13 Apr All of<br />
J.K. Rowling’s seven<br />
Harry Potter books<br />
are condensed into an<br />
hilariously frantic, madcap<br />
70-minute show. Former<br />
BBC kids’ TV presenters<br />
Daniel Clarkson and<br />
Jefferson Turner star.<br />
Times vary.<br />
Garrick Theatre,<br />
2 Charing Cross Road,<br />
WC2H 0HH. 08444 124<br />
662. nimaxtheatres.<br />
com Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Key 16.<br />
PROOF<br />
Until 27 Apr A woman<br />
caring for her mentallyill<br />
father contemplates<br />
whether she’s inherited<br />
his madness or his<br />
former brilliance in David<br />
Auburn’s Pulitzer Prizewinning<br />
play. Times vary.<br />
Menier Chocolate Factory,<br />
53 Southwark Street, SE1<br />
1RU. 020 7907 7060.<br />
menierchocolate<br />
factory.com Ë t <strong>London</strong><br />
Bridge. Map C8.<br />
QUARTERMAINE’S<br />
TERMS<br />
Until 13 Apr British<br />
actor Rowan Atkinson<br />
(Blackadder) stars as<br />
an inept teacher. Simon<br />
Gray’s drama about empty<br />
lives is set in a 1960s<br />
school staff room.<br />
Times vary.<br />
Wyndham’s Theatre,<br />
32 Charing Cross Road,<br />
WC2H 0DA. 08444 825<br />
120. quartermaines<br />
terms.com Ë Leicester<br />
Square. Key 51.<br />
TAILOR-MADE MAN<br />
Until 6 Apr The true story of<br />
William Haines, the 1930s<br />
silent film star who was<br />
fired by Louis B. Mayer of<br />
MGM Studios because<br />
he was gay. Among this<br />
drama’s stars are Faye<br />
Tozer, a member of the<br />
Brit Award-winning pop<br />
group Steps and American<br />
comedian Mike McShane<br />
(Seinfeld). Times vary.<br />
Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great<br />
Newport Street, WC2H<br />
7JB. 020 7836 8463.<br />
artstheatrewestend.<br />
com Ë Leicester Square.<br />
Key 6.<br />
THE TEMPEST<br />
From 23 Apr Step back in<br />
time with a Renaissancestyle<br />
staging of William<br />
Shakespeare’s magical<br />
drama. Times vary.<br />
Shakespeare’s Globe,<br />
21 New Globe Walk, SE1.<br />
020 7401 9919.
IMAGE © JOHNNY LADD<br />
Beyond Theatreland<br />
Not all theatres are situated in the West End district<br />
known as Theatreland. Although <strong>London</strong> Planner does<br />
not always list specific shows at these venues, the<br />
contact details below will help you find out information<br />
about what’s on.<br />
Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, N1 1TA. 020 7359<br />
4404. almeida.co.uk Ë Ë Highbury & Islington. Off map.<br />
Arts Theatre, Great Newport Street, WC2H 7JB. 020<br />
7907 7092. artstheatrewestend.com Ë Leicester<br />
Square. Key 6.<br />
Charing Cross Theatre, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NL.<br />
020 7478 0170. charingcrosstheatre.co.uk<br />
Ë t Charing Cross, Ë Embankment. Key 9.<br />
Donmar Warehouse, 41 Earlham Street, WC2H 9LX.<br />
08448 717 624. donmarwarehouse.com<br />
Ë Covent Garden. Key 12.<br />
Greenwich Theatre, Croom’s Hill, SE10 8ES. 020<br />
8858 7755. greenwichtheatre.org.uk Ë t Greenwich.<br />
Map inset.<br />
Menier Chocolate Factory, 53 Southwark Street, SE1 1RU.<br />
020 7907 7060. menierchocolatefactory.com<br />
Ë t <strong>London</strong> Bridge. Map C8.<br />
National Theatre, South Bank, SE1 9PX. 020 7452<br />
3000. nationaltheatre.org.uk Ë t Waterloo. Key 27.<br />
New Wimbledon Theatre, 93 The Broadway, SW19 1QG.<br />
08448 717 615. theambassadors.com/<br />
newwimbledon Ë t Wimbledon. Off map.<br />
Richmond Theatre, The Green, TW9 1QJ. 08700 606<br />
651. richmondtheatre.net Ë Ë t Richmond. Off map.<br />
Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, W6 9RL. 020 8237<br />
1111. riversidestudios.co.uk Ë Hammersmith. Off map.<br />
Royal Court Theatre, 50-51 Sloane Square, SW1W 8AS.<br />
020 7565 5000. royalcourttheatre.com Ë Sloane<br />
Square. Off map.<br />
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, W1D 3NE. 020 7478<br />
0100. sohotheatre.com Ë Tottenham Court Road.<br />
Key 44.<br />
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX. 08448<br />
750 073. southbankcentre.co.uk Ë t Waterloo. Key 61.<br />
St. James Theatre,12 Palace Street, SW1E 5JA.<br />
08442 642 140. stjamestheatre.co.uk<br />
Ë t Victoria. Map D5.<br />
Wilton’s Music Hall, 1 Graces Alley, off Ensign Street, E1<br />
8JB. 020 7702 9555. wiltons.org.uk Ë Tower Hill.<br />
Off map.<br />
Outside the Southbank Centre<br />
shakespeares-globe.<br />
org Ë <strong>London</strong> Bridge.<br />
Map C8.<br />
THE THRILL OF LOVE<br />
Until 4 May Playwright<br />
Amanda Whittington’s<br />
(Be My Baby) drama<br />
about Ruth Ellis. The<br />
notorious last woman<br />
to be hanged in Britain,<br />
Ellis was convicted of the<br />
coldblooded killing of her<br />
unfaithful lover. Times vary.<br />
St. James Theatre,<br />
12 Palace Street, SW1E<br />
5JA. 08442 642 140.<br />
stjamestheatre.co.uk<br />
Ë t Victoria. Map D5.<br />
TRELAWNY OF<br />
THE WELLS<br />
Until 13 Apr Arthur Wing<br />
Pinero’s comic 1898 play.<br />
It tells the story of theatre<br />
star Rose Trelawny who<br />
tries to give up the stage<br />
for love. Times vary.<br />
Donmar Warehouse,<br />
41 Earlham Street, WC2H<br />
9LX. 08448 717 624.<br />
donmarwarehouse.com<br />
Ë Covent Garden.<br />
Key 12.<br />
WAR HORSE<br />
A heartbreaking story,<br />
adapted from Michael<br />
Morpurgo’s book, about<br />
the bond between a boy<br />
and his horse. When his<br />
four-legged friend is sold<br />
to the World War I cavalry,<br />
the boy lies about his age<br />
and enlists. Mon, Wed-<br />
Sat 19.30; Tues 19.00;<br />
Thurs & Sat 14.30.<br />
New <strong>London</strong> Theatre,<br />
166 Drury Lane, WC2B<br />
5PW. 020 7452 3000.<br />
warhorseonstage.com<br />
Ë Covent Garden.<br />
Key 28.<br />
THE WEIR<br />
From 18 Apr Conor<br />
McPherson’s drama<br />
finds a group of drinkers<br />
sharing ghost stories in<br />
a remote rural Irish pub.<br />
Times vary.<br />
Donmar Warehouse,<br />
41 Earlham Street, WC2H<br />
9LX. 08448 717 624.<br />
donmarwarehouse.com<br />
Ë Covent Garden.<br />
Key 12.<br />
THE WINSLOW BOY<br />
Terence Rattigan’s 1940s<br />
drama. It’s based on a true<br />
story and tells of a father’s<br />
fight to clear his disgraced<br />
son’s name, after he’s<br />
convicted of theft.<br />
Times vary.<br />
Old Vic, 103 The Cut,<br />
SE1 8NB. 08448 717<br />
628. oldvictheatre.com<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Key 32.<br />
THE WOMAN<br />
IN BLACK<br />
An eerie tale of ghostly<br />
apparitions on a windswept<br />
country estate, based on<br />
Susan Hill’s book. Expect<br />
plenty of screams and<br />
shocks as a junior solicitor<br />
heads to spooky Eel<br />
Marsh House to sort out<br />
the affairs of a recentlydeceased<br />
recluse. Mon-<br />
Sat 20.00; Tues 15.00;<br />
Sat 16.00.<br />
Fortune Theatre,<br />
Russell Street, WC2B 5HH.<br />
08448 717 626.<br />
thewomaninblack.com<br />
Ë Covent Garden. Key 15.<br />
Dance & Music<br />
All dance and music<br />
events are listed under<br />
the name of the venue.<br />
Not all productions can be<br />
mentioned, so do check<br />
with your chosen venue<br />
for its full programme.<br />
Ballet &<br />
Contemporary<br />
LONDON COLISEUM<br />
The home of the English<br />
National Opera. 9-14 Apr<br />
Midnight Express. Peter<br />
Schaufuss’ ballet based<br />
on the bestselling book<br />
by Billy Hayes, about the<br />
brutal regime in a Turkish<br />
prison. Times vary.<br />
33 St. Martin’s Lane, WC2N<br />
4ES. 020 7845 9300<br />
eno.org Ë t Charing<br />
Cross. Key 54.<br />
NEW WIMBLEDON<br />
THEATRE<br />
23-27 Apr Matthew<br />
Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty.<br />
New Adventures’ 25th<br />
birthday production is<br />
Bourne’s dark re-<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
imagining of a classic<br />
fairytale. Times vary.<br />
The Broadway, SW19 1QG.<br />
08448 717 620.<br />
atgtickets.com<br />
t Wimbledon,<br />
Ë South Wimbledon.<br />
Off map.<br />
PEACOCK THEATRE<br />
25-28 Apr The Secret<br />
Garden. <strong>London</strong> Children’s<br />
Ballet with a new<br />
production of Frances<br />
Hodgson Burnett’s muchloved<br />
story. Times vary.<br />
Portugal Street, WC2A<br />
2HT. 08444 124 322.<br />
sadlerswells.com<br />
Ë Holborn. Key 55.<br />
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE<br />
The Royal Ballet<br />
company’s home base.<br />
Until 13 Apr Alice’s<br />
Adventures In<br />
Wonderland. Christopher<br />
Wheeldon’s ballet based<br />
on the Lewis Carroll story<br />
(p. 66). Times vary.<br />
Bow Street, WC2E 9DD.<br />
020 7304 4000.<br />
roh.org.uk Ë Covent<br />
Garden. Key 57.<br />
SADLER’S WELLS<br />
11-13 Apr The Rite<br />
Of Spring & Petrushka.<br />
A Stravinsky double-bill<br />
from the Fabulous Beast<br />
Dance Theatre (p. 66).<br />
Times vary.<br />
Rosebery Avenue,<br />
EC1R 4TN. 08444 124<br />
300. sadlerswells.com<br />
Ë Angel. Key 60.<br />
Classical Concerts<br />
& Recitals<br />
All concerts start at<br />
19.30 unless otherwise<br />
stated here.<br />
BRITTEN 100<br />
An ongoing series of<br />
centenary concerts and<br />
events marking the birth of<br />
British composer Benjamin<br />
Britten. Visit the website or<br />
call for programme details.<br />
Times vary.<br />
01728 451 700.<br />
britten100.org<br />
HANDEL HOUSE<br />
MUSEUM<br />
The former home of the<br />
great composer George<br />
Frideric Handel is the<br />
setting for a programme<br />
of ticketed classical<br />
concerts and recitals.<br />
Tues, Thurs & Sun.<br />
Times vary.<br />