SIGHTSEEING16.30. Palace, mazeand gardens admission£17.50, child £8.80;maze £4.40, child £2.75;gardens £5.72, child free.Hampton Court, EastMolesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU. 08444 827 777. hrp.org.uk t Hampton Court.Off map.HMS BELFASTPermanently moored onthe River Thames, thisship is Europe’s onlysurviving World War IIcruiser. In service until1965, it’s now a reminderof Britain’s naval heritageand celebrates its 75thanniversary this year.25-31 May Sailor Tales.Children can listen toentertaining tales aboutlife on-board the HMSBelfast and even telltheir own seafaringstories during this drop-insession. 11.00-12.30London Dungeon& 14.00-16.00. Ticketincluded in generaladmission price. Daily10.00-18.00. Admission£14.50, child free.Morgan’s Lane, off TooleyStreet, SE1 2JH. 0207940 6300. iwm.org.ukË t London Bridge.Map C9.HOUSEHOLDCAVALRY MUSEUMDiscover the history ofthe mounted guards (whoparticipate in ChangingThe Guard, p. 30) andwitness their day-to-daylife, including workingtheir horses in 18thcenturystables. Dailyinspection at 16.00. Daily10.00-18.00. Admission£6, child £4.Horse Guards, Whitehall,SW1A 2AX. 020 79303070. householdcavalrymuseum.co.ukË Westminster. Map D6.HOUSES OFPARLIAMENTThis has been Parliament’shome since 1265, thoughthe current building wasconstructed in the 19thcentury in neo-gothicstyle. Its clock towerhouses the famous bellBig Ben. Watch debatesand committees or enjoya 75-minute guided touron Sats 09.15-16.30. Tour£16.50, child freeWestminster, SW1A 0AA. 08448 471 672. parliament.uk/visitingË Westminster. Map D6.THE JEWEL TOWERBuilt around 1365 to houseEdward III’s treasures,this building is one of onlytwo left from the medievalPalace of Westminster afteran 1834 fire. It featuresa display on the history ofParliament. Daily 10.00-17.00. Admission £3.90,The new-location London Dungeon promised a ‘bigger, bolder, better’ experience:it was too alluring-an-offer to refuse. My journey started in the deep, dark bowelsof the Dungeon, with the first of many impressive effects and actors guiding visitorsthrough infamous scenes of London’s darkest history, both factual and fictional.The Black Death, Jack the Ripper, Sweeney Todd and many more grisly tales arebrought to life as the audience participates in each, with some of the characters andeffects coming straight to them! Sweeney Tod invites you into his barbershop, butis it your hair he’ll cut, or something altogether more sinister? Jack The Ripper is onthe loose, and we must navigate the Whitechapel labyrinth to seek refuge in a pub,but is it safe there? You will have to wait and see…A ‘bigger, better, bolder’ experience? Certainly. The real question is; are you braveenough to learn London’s most gruesome history lessons?Review by Beatrice Yeatman-BiggsThe London Dungeon, p. 34.child £2.30.Abingdon Street, SW1P3JX. 020 7222 2219. english-heritage.org.ukË Westminster. Map D6.KEATS HOUSEThis elegant 19th-centurybuilding was home toromantic poet John Keats.See his books, paintingsand household items, plusthe engagement ring hegave to sweetheart FannyBrawne. Tues-Sun 13.00-17.00. Admission £5,child free.Keats Grove, NW3 2RR. 020 7332 3868. cityoflondon.gov.uk/keatshousehampsteadË Hampstead. Off map.KENSINGTON PALACEThis royal residence sits inKensington Gardens andwas Princess Diana’s lasthome. Daily 10.00-18.00.General admission £15,children free.Kensington Gardens, W84PX. 08444 827 777. hrp.org.uk Ë HighStreet Kensington/Queensway. Map C1.SEA LIFE <strong>LONDON</strong>AQUARIUMOne of Europe’s largestaquaria, with 500 speciesof global marine life andwalk-through tank tunnels.See how the fish arefed on the Behind TheScenes Tour (tickets £7.50,child £5) and experiencethe thrilling Shark ReefEncounter. Mon-Thurs10.00-18.00; Fri-Sun10.00-19.00. Admission£20.70, child £15. Jointticket with London Eye andMadame Tussaudsis available.County Hall, WestminsterBridge Road, SE1 7PB. 08716 631 678. visitsealife.com/londonË Westminster. Map D6.<strong>LONDON</strong> BRIDGEEXPERIENCEA very scary and excitinghistory lesson thatdescribes the past of the1,700-year-old LondonBridge site. Tickets also<strong>LONDON</strong> DUNGEON LAST SUPPER, COURTESY OF THE <strong>LONDON</strong> DUNGEON32| visitlondon.com|<strong>LONDON</strong> PLANNER|May 2013
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