London & Partners

Royal Exchange at Ë Bank
at 11.00. Check website for
dates. Tickets £40, child £35.
07540 832 771.
hairygoat.net
INMIDTOWN
A monthly series of themed
45-minute tours around
historic neighbourhoods
including Bloomsbury, Holborn
and St. Giles. All tours are
free and there’s no need to
book. Most meet 13.00 by
the orange information kiosk
outside Holborn Tube station.
For further information, visit
Inmidtown’s new Tourist
Information Centre (56 New
Oxford Street, WC1.
Ë Tottenham Court Road).
020 7078 7077.
inmidtown.org
Ë Holborn. Map B6
LONDON WALKS
London’s oldest walking tour
company offers more than
300 walks. Favourites include
the Jack The Ripper Walk
(departing daily at 19.30, plus
Sat 15.00 from Ë Tower
Hill) and three Harry Potter
routes. Join Olympics Walks
GREENWICH
ROYAL TOURS
to discover more about the
2012 Games. Tickets £9,
under-15s free (with adult).
020 7624 3978.
walks.com
ORIGINAL LONDON
SIGHTSEEING WALKS
Walks leave daily from the
centrally-located Original
London Visitor Centre and
include Changing The Guard
(departing 10.30), Rock ‘n’
Roll (13.00), and Jack The
Ripper (15.30 from
Ë Tower Hill). Free with
the Original London
Sightseeing Tour.
17-19 Cockspur Street, W1.
020 8877 1722.
theoriginaltour.com
Ë Charing Cross. Map C6.
Out Of Town
These are some top
attractions within reach of
London. Times and prices
may vary, so please call the
individual venues,
or a Tourist Information
Centre, before visiting. Train
times from stations are
approximate.
Marvel at the history and romance of the teaclipper
“Cutty Sark“. Straddle the Prime Meridian at the world
famous Greenwich Royal Observatory!
Walking tours run daily and include all admission fees
plus your own fun/informative tour guide. We offer a Full
Day Tour, Half Day Tour and evening Pub Tour.
Visit: www.greenwichroyaltours.com
FREEPHONE: 0800 542 1200
Easy to get to via Rail, DLR or cruise boat to Greenwich Pier.
JACK THE RIPPER
“London’s best guided
walks” Time Out
LONDON WALKS ®
Gold
Medal
Best Tourism
Experience
2009
HEVER CASTLE
Incredibly romantic 16thcentury
moated castle, home
to the tragic Anne Boleyn,
mother to Elizabeth I. The
125-acre grounds feature
Tudor gardens, topiary, a yew
maze and a splashing water
maze. Open daily 10.30-
18.00. Admission £14.50,
child £8.30.
Hever, near Edenbridge,
Kent. 01732 865 224.
hevercastle.co.uk
Ë t Waterloo to
t Cobham (30 mins).
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
An exquisite 13th-century
medieval cathedral, with
Britain’s tallest spire. Mon-Sat
09.00-17.00; Sun 12.00-
16.00. Admission free, tower
tours £8.50, child £6.50.
Salisbury, Wiltshire.
01722 555 120.
salisburycathedral.org.
uk Ë t Waterloo to
t Salisbury (one hour
and 20 mins).
STONEHENGE
This mysterious prehistoric
circle of large standing
stones, dated at 3,500 BC,
are a World Heritage Site and
must-see marvel. Daily 09.30-
18.00. Admission £7.50,
child £4.50.
Salisbury, Wiltshire.
08703 331 181.
english-heritage.org.uk
Ë t Waterloo to
t Salisbury (one hour
and 20 mins).
WINDSOR CASTLE
The world’s oldest inhabited
castle, and one of the
Queen’s official residences.
Don’t miss the State
Apartments and St. George’s
Chapel. Until 28 Oct The
Queen: 60 Photographs For
60 Years. An exhibition to
celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s
Diamond Jubilee with official
and informal portraits and
press shots of the monarch
spanning her 60-year reign.
Daily 09.45-17.15. Admission
£17, child £10.20.
Windsor, Berkshire.
020 7766 7300.
royalcollection.org.uk
Ë t Waterloo to
t Windsor & Eton
Riverside (one hour).
Hairy Goat
Photography Tours
Day & Night
Group Tours
Private Tours
Personal
Photography
Tuition
Photography
Workshops
Corporate Events
Gift Vouchers
Hairy Goat is London’s best rated
photography tour company on Trip Advisor
All tours to be booked and paid in advance.
To make a booking
www.hairygoat.net
+44 (0) 7540 832 771
SIGHTSEEING
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