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The weather may be getting chillier and the nights longer, but London’s 

abuzz with activity this month. If you’re visiting because of our city’s 

rich heritage and pageantry, you’re in for a treat as the Lord Mayor’s 

Show takes place in the City of London. Centuries old, it is the longest 

and grandest pageant in the world and offers the chance to see thousands 

of participants take part in a wonderful procession that stretches for miles. 

There is sporting excitement out east, where adrenaline junkies can 

set their sights on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as the world’s 

best motorsports drivers go head-to-head at the Race of Champions. 

If you’re on the lookout for some world-class sport, but the sound 

of revving engines isn’t your thing, then head to The O2 for the 

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Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray in action. 

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03 Mayor’s Welcome 

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, 

welcomes you to the capital 

06 Top 10 

London’s most visited attractions 

08 Ceremonies and Traditions 

Celebrate 800 years of the Lord 

Mayor’s Show and discover London’s 

magnificent pomp and pageantry 

14 James Bond’s London 

Get shaken and stirred with our guide 

20 Discover 

A Royal Park, bustling markets and 

a spectacular boat – visit Greenwich 

82 Beyond London 

Explore the beauty of Wales 

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1 The British Museum 

The famous museum houses treasures including 

the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. 

2 The National Gallery 

Priceless European art belonging to the nation. 

See works by Botticelli, Da Vinci, Van Gogh and more. 

3 Natural History Museum 

Explore the natural world, including a diplodocus 

skeleton, prehistoric fossils and taxidermy. 

4 Tate Modern 

This former power station in Bankside houses 

a globally recognised modern-art collection. 

5 Coca-Cola London Eye 

Experience the full glory of the capital from the 

London Eye. On a clear day, you can see for 40km. 

6 Science Museum 

Interactive scientific fun for people of all ages, 

boasting everything from rockets to steam engines. 

7 Victoria and Albert Museum 

Incredible historic artefacts that span more than 

3,000 years and include art, sculpture and fashion. 

8 Tower of London 

The 900-year-old guarded fortress, home to kings 

and prisoners for centuries, is said to be haunted. 

9 Royal Museums Greenwich 

Seas and stars at the National Maritime Museum, 

Cutty Sark, Queen’s House and Royal Observatory. 

10 Madame Tussauds 

See amazingly lifelike wax figures of famous 

people, from the Queen to Hollywood stars. 

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AND TRADITIONS 

No city does pomp and pageantry like London. As the Lord Mayor’s 

Show – a grand procession now in its 800th year – is watched by 

millions, make sure you’re one of them, writes Sarah Riches 

Agolden carriage sounds like 

something you would find in a 

fairytale, but during the Lord Mayor’s 

Show, a 258-year-old gilded carriage 

is just one of the many sights to behold. 

The annual show began in 1215, under 

King John. At the time, rising taxes and 

losing a war with France had made the king 

unpopular, so to win back the support of his 

people he agreed to allow the City of London 

to elect its own mayor. There was just one 

condition – every year the newly elected 

mayor had to leave the safety of the City, 

travel up the River Thames to the Palace of 

Westminster and swear loyalty to the crown. 

This journey was originally taken along the 

Thames; later it was made on horseback until 

the Lord Mayor fell off his horse in 1420 and 

broke his leg – a hired carriage was used after 

that. The current state coach is on display at the 

Museum of London when it is not being used. 

Over the centuries, crowds watched and the 

ritual turned into a rowdy festival – and by the 

1500s it was known as the Lord Mayor’s Show. 

Beatrice Behlen, a curator at the Museum of 

London, says: ‘The Lord Mayor’s Coach has 

London hasn’t missed 

hosting the annual Lord 

Mayor’s Show since 1852, 

when it made way for 

the Duke of Wellington’s 

funeral procession 

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3,500 manholes and 197 

vacant properties along 

the route are searched 

and sealed before the 

show for security 

purposes 

been the focal point at nearly every Lord Mayor’s 

Show. The painted panels and decorative features 

emphasise the City’s wealth, while the coach is 

supported by cherubs representing Asia, Africa, 

America and Europe. 

Traditionally, the parade was held at the end 

of October and the route varied to accommodate 

the ward governed by each new mayor. But by 

1952, the three-and-a-half-mile route was fixed 

and, seven years later, the date was set as the 

second Saturday in November. 

Dominic Reid, the show’s pageant master, 

says: ‘To mark the 800-year anniversary, we have 

published A Spectacle for All Ages about the show’s 

history. A specially composed peal of bells at St 

Mary-le-Bow will also be heard on the day.’ 

FOLLOW THE LEADER 

In its current formation, the Lord Mayor 

will sail on The Queen’s Rowbarge Gloriana, 

accompanied by a flotilla of rowing boats, in a 

river pageant that begins near Pimlico at 8.30am 

and ends near St Katharine Docks. The roadside 

procession begins at 11am from Mansion House. 

It heads along Cheapside and past St Paul’s 

Cathedral, where the Lord Mayor receives 

a blessing. Grandstands are set up here, although 

these must be booked in advance. The spectacle 

continues down Fleet Street, with the head of 

the parade passing the Royal Courts of Justice 

around 11.30am and the state coach catching 

up an hour later. It continues south to the river 

before looping back via Blackfriars at 2pm. 

A crowd of half a million people will be watching 

the parade on the streets, while millions more 

can see it live on BBC TV. Fireworks go off 

with a bang at 5.15pm between Blackfriars and 

Waterloo bridges. As roads are closed, you can 

watch from Embankment or the South Bank. 

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MAKING A SPECTACLE 

London is filled with ceremonies and traditions, some of which 

are centuries old and take place throughout the year 

TROOPING THE COLOUR 

Trooping the Colour began in the 17th 

century under Charles II. After George III 

became king in 1760, 

parades marked his 

birthday. Today 

1,000 officers, 

200 horses and 

200 musicians 

from the 

Household 

Division 

parade from 

Buckingham 

Palace to Horse 

Guards Parade on 

the Queen’s official 

birthday every June. The Queen watches 

from her carriage when the clock on the 

Horse Guards’ building strikes 11am. 

Later she watches an RAF flypast from 

a balcony in Buckingham Palace. 

CHANGING THE GUARD 

Troops from the Household Division have 

guarded the monarch since 1660. When one 

regiment replaces another, the ritual is known 

as Changing the Guard. When the guard at 

Buckingham Palace is changed, part of the 

Old Guard marches from St James’s Palace on 

The Mall to Buckingham Palace at 11.15am and 

returns at 12.05pm. The ceremony can be seen 

at Horse Guards Parade and Windsor Castle, too. 

The Massed Band of the Household Division will 

also perform at Cadogan Hall on 28 & 29 Nov. 

CEREMONY 

OF THE KEYS 

This 35-minute 

ritual, in which the 

gates of the Tower of 

London are locked, 

has taken place every 

night for 700 years. A 

chief yeoman warder, 

carrying the Queen’s 

keys, locks the outer 

gate and the Middle 

and Byward towers. 

Guards salute the 

keys as they pass. 

A highlight is when 

a sentry challenges 

the warder before 

allowing them to 

pass. The event is 

free, but it is booked 

up until Jan 2016. 

STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT 

This tradition began in the 1500s, although the 

current ceremony dates from 1852. The state 

opening happens on the first day of a new 

parliamentary session or after a general election. 

The Queen leads a procession from Buckingham 

Palace to Westminster. An official, known as 

Black Rod, summons the Commons. The doors 

are shut in his face to symbolise the Commons’ 

independence from the monarchy, and Black Rod 

strikes the door three times before it is opened. 

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FOR THE DAY 

The name’s Bond. James Bond... And you 

can be him, too, if you follow our guide 

to the spy’s secret haunts and hang-outs, 

says Dominic Wells 

alf a pint of orange juice, three 

eggs, lightly scrambled, with bacon, 

‘H a double portion of café espresso 

with cream. Toast. Marmalade. Got it?’ 

This is how James Bond orders breakfast 

in Ian Fleming’s Live and Let Die, proving 

that he is far more particular about his food 

than he is his women. If you are inspired 

by the latest Bond film, SPECTRE, to play 

at being 007 for the day while in London, 

start with a traditional English breakfast. 

The Dorchester hotel is where Bond eats 

his ‘favourite meal of the day’ in William 

Boyd’s recent 007 novel, Solo. 

IF THE SHOE FITS 

To really understand someone, it is said 

that you need to walk a mile in their shoes. 

In 007’s case, these would be by Crockett 

& Jones, a fifth-generation family shoe 

business that has been making footwear 

since 1879. Bond wears its 

smart black calf-leather 

Camberley boots with two 

buckles during the Rome-set 

funeral scene in SPECTRE, and 

its classic Norwich shoes during 

an action sequence in London. 

The distinguished British shoemaker 

also does a fine range of ladies’ 

shoes for aspiring Jane Bonds. Of its 

London branches, the one to visit is at 

69 Jermyn Street – which is right 

in the historic heartland of British tailoring 

and very much of Bond’s style. 

Turnbull & Asser – next door at 71-72 Jermyn 

Street and a St James’s stalwart since 1885 – 

has made shirts for every screen Bond since 

Sean Connery, and is also a Royal Warrant 

Holder. The bespoke tailor did get the 

measurements wrong once, but it was hardly 

its fault: when Daniel Craig started filming 

Casino Royale, an emergency tailor had to 

be flown out. Craig had bulked up so much 

between the fitting and the filming that the 

shirts were too small for him! 

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Stop off for a drink or two at the legendary 

Dukes Bar on St James’s Place, where 

James Bond creator Ian Fleming acquired 

the famous line “shaken, not stirred”. 

Instead of ordering the classic Bond 

martini, you can try the Fleming 89: it was 

made in conjunction with Floris of London, 

the Jermyn Street perfumier that in the 

Clockwise from above: Daniel Craig as James 

Bond; Turnbull & Asser; Sean Connery at Turnbull 

& Asser; a martini cocktail at Dukes Bar 

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ooks supplies Bond with his favourite scent, 

the woody, warm-scented Floris No 89. 

Don’t have too many, or you might give in to 

the temptation to splash out on James Bond 

items. You can take home first-edition copies of 

Octopussy or The Living Daylights for £65 and 

a wide range of other rare Bond books at Peter 

Harrington at 43 Dover Street. Bigger ticket 

items include Omega’s new Aqua Terra SPECTRE 

watch, in a limited edition of 15,007 and priced 

at £4,630, and Aston Martin’s new DB9 GT 

Bond Edition sports car, in a limited edition 

of just 150, which would leave you with quite 

a hangover at £165,000. 

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AND TOURS 

Bond cars can be 

enjoyed for a lot less 

at the London Film 

Museum, where the 

exhibition Bond in 

Motion has proved so popular it’s been extended 

long after the original closing date. As well as 

the cars from the movies, there are submarines, 

boats and motorcycles, and recently added 

vehicles used in SPECTRE. 

Next, work out which big-screen Bond you 

want to emulate by visiting Madame Tussauds, 

where all six have been newly sculpted and are 

displayed together for the first time. Thus 

inspired, you’re ready for some action. Take 

the London Duck Tours’ James Bond Tour, 

on which you’ll visit some of the locations 

Clockwise from top left: Bond in Motion exhibition; 

Madame Tussauds; cars at the Bond in Motion exhibition; 

a James Bond first-edition book at Peter Harrington; 

the Aston Martin DB5 featured in GoldenEye 

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used in the films, as well as where Ian Fleming 

himself lived. And at the end, the London Duck 

Tour’s amphibious vehicle splashes down in the 

river, opposite the real MI6 building! Or take 

one of the Brit Movie Tours’ James Bond Tours. 

Even better, you can recreate Bond’s speedboat 

rides along the Thames (as seen in The World 

is Not Enough, and also SPECTRE) on the 

ThamesJet RIB-boat, which performs 

thrilling ‘aquabatic’ stunts 

and reaches speeds of 40mph. 

If you still have the energy, 

climb over The O2 in the Up at 

The O2 experience. Back when 

it was called the Millennium 

Dome, Pierce Brosnan’s Bond 

also got to the top, though he did so 

rather more dramatically – by falling 

on to it from an exploding hot-air balloon. 

GO ALL IN! 

By now, you might be feeling exhausted. But ask 

yourself: would James Bond go to bed early with 

a cup of hot chocolate? This is London, and the 

night is still young: spend a Bond-like evening in 

the casino – white tux entirely optional. 

Les Ambassadeurs Club near Hyde Park 

Corner is where Sean Connery first uttered 

the immortal line ‘The name’s Bond, James 

Bond’, but as that is a members’ only casino, 

head to the Hippodrome Casino on Leicester 

Square. It has four floors of table and 

electronic gaming, including Casino 

Royale-style poker in the PokerStars 

Live room on the top balcony. It’s 

easy to spot if someone’s bluffing. 

It’s all in the eyes… 

Finally, before bed (ideally with 

a glamorous spy you’ve managed 

to pick up at the Baccarat table), 

celebrate your winnings with 

a nightcap. Belvedere vodka, 

Bollinger Champagne, Château 

Angélus wine and Macallan whisky are 

featured in SPECTRE. Try them all and you’ll 

really be seeing double… oh seven. 

Clockwise from top left: Brit Movie Tours; Up at 

The O2; play poker at the Hippodrome Casino; outside 

the Hippodrome Casino Inset: Daniel Craig 

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Greenwich has a magical mix of old and new, from the Cutty Sark, the last 

surviving tea clipper, to the capital’s only cable car, says Sarah Riches 

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There are few better 

places to be than at 

the top of Greenwich 

Park. The 183-acre 

space dates back to 

Roman times and is 

part of a UNESCO 

World Heritage Site 

because it overlooks 

the National Maritime 

Museum and the Old 

Royal Naval College. 

As you look out, you can 

see the River Thames, 

Canary Wharf and the 

surrounding area that 

is steeped in history. 

1 

Cutty Sark 

The Cutty Sark, the last 

surviving tea clipper, 

first set sail in 1869. 

A year later, laden with 

wine, spirits and beer, 

she made her maiden 

voyage to China – the 

first of eight trips – 

before returning with 

a cargo of tea. Reaching 

speeds of 17 knots 

(20mph), she visited 

every major port, 

trading coal, jute and 

wool. Hop on board 

the 85m ship and see 

her 47m mast up close. 

The ship is raised above 

ground, so you can 

explore underneath it. 

Look out for regular 

events on board, too. 

2 

Greenwich 

Market 

There are 120 stalls 

selling antiques and 

collectables (Tue; 

Thur-Fri), and craft and 

design (Wed; Fri-Sun). 

It’s a great place to pick 

up gifts and souvenirs 

such as jewellery made 

from silver spoons or 

framed photos of 

London. It also has food 

stalls selling everything 

from ramen and paella 

to Ethiopian stew and 

Brazilian churros. Look 

out for the cheesecake 

brownies – they’re 

seriously gooey. 

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The O2 

Up to 20,000 fans 

regularly pile into this 

entertainment venue, 

which has hosted stars 

including Beyoncé 

and Prince. Highlights 

include Tom Jones and 

Van Morrison in the 

Prudential BluesFest 

(8 Nov) and the Barclays 

ATP World Tour Finals 

(15-22 Nov). Make a 

day of it and sign up for 

Up at The O2. You can 

climb its iconic dome 

to a viewing platform. 

The venue also has a 

cinema, as well as many 

bars and restaurants. 

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Opposite page (clockwise from top): The view of the 

Docklands and Greenwich Park from the Royal Observatory; 

Cutty Sark; Greenwich Market; Emirates Air Line and The 

O2 arena; Royal Observatory; National Maritime Museum 

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4 Emirates 

Air Line 

London’s only cable 

car connects The O2 

in Greenwich on the 

south bank of the river 

with the Emirates Royal 

Docks on the north. 

It takes 10 minutes to 

cross the river and on 

your journey you will 

see The O2, Canary 

Wharf and the Thames 

Barrier, which was 

built in 1982 to prevent 

London from flooding. 

5 Royal 

Observatory 

Founded by Charles II 

in 1675, the Royal 

Observatory is home 

to the Meridian Line, 

making it the official 

starting point for each 

new day, year and 

millennium. Walk 

across an oversized 

world map, stargaze 

in the capital’s only 

planetarium, see the 

UK’s largest refracting 

telescope and admire 

Lord Admiral Nelson’s 

uniform. Outside, you 

can also stand on either 

side of the Meridian – 

which means you’ll 

be in the eastern and 

western hemispheres 

at the same time. 

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LONDON PLANNER PROMOTION 

Chilling 

in the City 

Hibernation will be the last thing on your mind this month with a range 

of dynamic events sure to get your blood pumping 

Get your skates on 

Just a two-minute walk from Liverpool Street 

station, London’s longest-running outdoor ice 

rink at Broadgate is back for another year. 

Surrounded by shops, bars and restaurants 

including the nearby Spitalfields Market and 

the new dining and leisure hub Broadgate 

Circle, why not make a day of it? If you can’t 

skate, then have a lesson with a team led by 

Robert Burgerman from ITV’s Dancing on Ice. 

The penguin and seal aids are just for kids… 

16 Nov-25 Feb. Daily 10am-10pm. Various prices, 

check website for details. Broadgate, Exchange 

Square, EC2A 2BQ. 0845 653 1424. 

broadgate.co.uk/ice. 

Guildhall Christmas Market 

Christmas wouldn’t be the same without festive 

markets, and the City is in no short supply. The 

Guildhall Christmas Market has more than 100 

stalls selling everything from bratwurst, mulled 

wine and Christmas pudding to jewellery, books 

and gifts. All proceeds go towards the British Red 

Cross. Tickets include a complimentary glass of 

wine, so treat yourself – it’d be rude not to. 

1 Dec. 10.30am-8pm. £5; free after 5pm. 

Guildhall Great Hall, EC2V 7HH. 020 7877 7606. 

redcross.org.uk/market. 

Talbot House: An Oasis in a World Gone Crazy 

With Remembrance Day approaching (8 Nov), 

Guildhall Library hosts a poignant exhibition 

on The Everyman’s Club at Talbot House in 

Poperinge, Belgium – which was a haven for 

soldiers on the front line during World War I. 

In this house, rank was irrelevant, orders were 

prohibited and soldiers were encouraged to 

forget about the war. This exhibition tells the 

story of Talbot House and its patrons, serving 

on the front line. To 8 Jan. Mon-Fri & alternative 

Sat 9.30am-5pm. Free. Guildhall Library, 

EC2V 7HH. 020 7332 1868. 

cityoflondon.gov.uk/guildhalllibrary. 

For information on the City and other things to do in London, visit the City Information 

Centre opposite St Paul’s Cathedral (see p. 38), where you can also buy fast-track and 

discounted tickets for attractions and get advice from multilingual staff. 

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Gentlemen, do you carry a man 

bag? Whether you do or don’t, take 

part in Being a Man (27-29 Nov) 

at the Southbank Centre. This 

major festival of talks, music 

and performances explores the 

concept of masculine identity. 

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Remember those who died in 

World War I and II and 

in conflicts since then 

on Remembrance 

Sunday (8 Nov). 

The event is attended 

by dignitaries 

such as Prime 

Minister David 

Cameron (right), 

at The Cenotaph. 

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hen the Catholic the bunch is Alexandra 

 

conspirator Guy Palace (from £6.50). More 

Fawkes tried to than 50,000 people will attend 

blow up the Houses its indoor festival, with craft 

of Parliament with beer, an Elton John tribute and 

gunpowder in November 1605, the Mutoid Waste Company 

he was caught red-handed – which took part in the 2012 

– and his failed plot has been Olympics closing ceremony. 

celebrated ever since with Children can have their faces 

fireworks. Why not catch painted at a funfair and enjoy 

a display during your visit? street food, a laser show, 

Crystal Palace Park has bonfire and ice skating. The 

fireworks at 7pm and fireworks start at 7.30pm. 

8.30pm on 5 Nov Nearby, Clissold Park (from 

(from £5). 

£3.50) will host food stalls, a 

Wimbledon Park’s funfair and fireworks at 7.30pm. 

bonfire begins at Further south, Blackheath 

6.30pm, with childfriendly 

fireworks at from noon, with stalls from 

Common has a free funfair 

6.45pm, a funfair, stalls 5.30pm and fireworks from 

and a bonfire. The main 8pm. Battersea Park is also 

fireworks start at 8.30pm. worth heading to. So get ready 

Most displays take for a fiery weekend! 

place on 7 Nov. Pick of – Sarah Riches 

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MAIN ATTRACTIONS 

APSLEY HOUSE 

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the 

Battle of Waterloo – visit the home of the Duke 

of Wellington and be amazed by the collections, 

interiors and fine art hidden within. 1 Nov: Wed- 

Sun 11am-5pm. From 2 Nov: Sat-Sun 10am-4pm. 

Adult £8.30; child £5. 149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park 

Corner, W1J 7NT. 020 7499 5676. englishheritage.org.uk. 

Hyde Park Corner. Map D4. 

ARCELORMITTAL ORBIT 

This 114.5-metre tall observation tower, 

designed by Turner Prize-winning artist Sir 

Anish Kapoor, gives unrivalled views right 

over the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, down 

into the Olympic Stadium and across the capital. 

To 1 Nov: The Big Draw. 

Budding artists are invited to create their own 

masterpieces on a giant community artwork, 

shaped as iconic London buildings. Daily noon- 

4pm. Included in admission. Daily 11am-5pm. 

Adult £12; child £6. Queen Elizabeth Olympic 

Park, E20 2SS. 0333 800 8099. arcelormittal 

orbit.com. 

Stratford. Off map. 

BANQUETING HOUSE 

This 17th-century building was designed by 

Inigo Jones for James I. Daily 10am-5pm. Adult 

£6; child free. Whitehall, SW1A 2ER. 020 3166 

6000. hrp.org.uk. Charing Cross. Map C6. 

BUCKINGHAM PALACE 

The London residence of the monarchy is 

shut to the public but is still a magnificent 

landmark to witness. Buckingham Palace, The 

Mall, SW1A 1AA. 020 7766 7300. royalcollection. 

org.uk. Victoria Green Park. Map D5. 

CHANGING THE GUARD 

At 11.30am on alternate odd days, watch the 

changing of the Queen’s Guard on the Palace’s 

forecourt. There is no ceremony in very wet 

weather. Buckingham Palace, The Mall, SW1A 

1AA. 020 7766 7300. changing-the-guard.com. 

Victoria Green Park. Map D5. Mounted 

Guard Changing Ceremony takes place Mon- 

Sat 11am; Sun 10am. The mounted sentries 

change every hour. Horse Guards Parade, 

Whitehall, SW1A 1DH. 020 7801 2519. royal.gov.uk. 

St James’s Park/Green Park. Map C6. 

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SIGHTSEEING 

CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN 

London’s oldest botanic garden, founded in 

1673. Admire 5,000 species of plants, especially 

tropical and medicinal ones. Mon-Fri 9.30am- 

4pm. Adult £9; child £6.60. 66 Royal Hospital Rd, 

SW3 4HS. 020 7352 5646. chelseaphysicgarden. 

co.uk. Sloane Square. Map C6. 

CUTTY SARK 

This 19th-century ship is the world’s 

last surviving tea clipper. 15 Nov: Deborah 

Moggach. Talk by the author of The Best Exotic 

Marigold Hotel. 6.45pm. £15. 21 Nov: Ship’s 

Birthday. Fees apply. Ship daily 10am-5pm. 

Adult £12.15; child £6.30. Joint tickets with 

Royal Observatory available. King William Walk, 

SE10 9HT. 020 8312 6608. rmg.co.uk/cuttysark. 

Cutty Sark Greenwich. Map inset. 

ELTHAM PALACE & GARDENS 

Part showpiece of Art Deco design and part 

medieval royal palace, make yourself at home 

as a guest of the Courtaulds. 1 Nov: 10am-5pm. 

From 2 Nov: Sun 10am-4pm. Adult £13; child 

£7.80. Court Yard, SE9 5QE. 020 8294 2548. 

english-heritage.org.uk. Eltham. Off map. 

EMIRATES AIR LINE 

London’s only cable car soars 90m over the river, 

between Greenwich Peninsula (Emirates Cable 

Car Terminal, Edmund Halley Way, SE10 0FR) 

and Royal Docks (27 Western Gateway, E16 4FA). 

Mon-Fri 7am-8pm; Sat 8am-8pm; Sun 9am-8pm. 

Adult from £3.40; child £1.70 one way. 0343 222 

1234. emiratesairline.co.uk. North Greenwich 

Royal Victoria. Map inset. 

FULHAM PALACE 

This 15th-century building was the summer 

retreat of the Bishops of London. It’s now a 

museum with a café, garden and art gallery. 

Palace Mon-Thur 12.30pm-3.30pm; Sun noon-4pm. 

Admission free. Bishop’s Ave, SW6 6EA. 020 7736 

3233. fulhampalace.org. Putney Bridge. Off map. 

HAM HOUSE AND GARDENS 

One of Europe’s greatest 17th-century houses. 

1 Nov: House noon-4pm. 2-30 Nov: House closed. 

Below stairs only 10.30am-4.30pm. Café, garden 

and shop 10am-5pm. Adult whole property £10; 

child £5. Adult garden and below stairs £4; child 

£2. Ham St, TW10 7RS. 020 8940 1950. 

nationaltrust.org.uk. Richmond. Off map. 

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HAMPTON COURT PALACE 

Once home to King Henry VIII, this 

Tudor palace and maze is set in 60 acres of 

parkland. Palace and maze daily 10am-4.30pm. 

Formal gardens daily 10am-5.30pm. Palace, 

maze and gardens adult £18.50; child £9.10. 

Maze only adult £4.40; child £2.75. Gardens 

only adult £5.80; child free. Hampton Court, 

East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU. 0844 482 7777. 

hrp.org.uk. Hampton Court. Off map. 

HMS BELFAST 

Permanently moored on the River 

Thames, this ship is Europe’s only surviving 

World War II cruiser. 14-15 Nov: Cracking Codes. 

Family activity. Free with admission. Daily 10am- 

5pm. Adult £14.50; child £7.25. The Queen’s 

Walk, off Tooley St, SE1 2JH. 020 7940 6300. 

iwm.org.uk. London Bridge. Map C9. 

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT 

The site of British Parliament since 1265, the 

neo-gothic building was constructed in the 

19th century. Hear Big Ben chime in its clock 

tower and watch debates for free from the Public 

Galleries. Guided and audio tours run every Sat 

and most weekdays (check times and days before 

your visit). Guided tour £25; child £10. Audio 

tour adult £18; child £7.20 (first child free). 

Afternoon tea Sat 2pm & 3.45pm. £27.50 plus 

entry. Parliament Square, SW1A 0AA. 020 7219 

4114. parliament.uk. Westminster. Map D6. 

THE JEWEL TOWER 

Built around 1365 to house Edward III’s 

treasures, this is one of only two buildings left 

from the medieval Palace of Westminster after 

an 1834 fire. 1 Nov: 10am-5pm. From 2 Nov: 

Sat-Sun 10am-4pm. Adult £4.20; child £2.50. 

Abingdon St, SW1P 3JX. 020 7222 2219. 

english-heritage.org.uk. Westminster. Map D6. 

KENSINGTON PALACE 

This royal residence sits in Kensington Gardens 

and was Princess Diana’s last home. To 29 Feb: 

Fashion Rules: Dresses from the Collections of 

HM The Queen, Princess Margaret and Diana, 

Princess of Wales. Exhibition of dresses exploring 

how royal figures represented the spirit of each 

decade. Daily 10am-6pm. Adult £15; child free. 

Kensington Gardens, W8 4PX. 0844 482 7777. 

hrp.org.uk. High Street Kensington. Map C1. 


KENWOOD HOUSE 

On the edge of Hampstead Heath, Kenwood House 

and its landscaped gardens is a hidden gem. 6, 13, 

20 & 27 Nov: Curator’s Tour of Kenwood. 1-2pm. 

£12. House daily 10am-5pm. Admission free. 

Hampstead Lane, NW3 7JR. 020 8348 1286. 

english-heritage.org.uk. Hampstead. Off map. 

KIDZANIA LONDON 

KidZania has two storeys of everything a 

child could want including TV and animation 

studios, a chocolate factory and a pit lane. Mon- 

Fri 10am-6.30pm; Sat-Sun 10am-7.30pm. Adult 

£16.50; child £28. Westfield London, Ariel Way, 

W12 7GA. 0330 131 3333. london.kidzania.com. 

Shepherd’s Bush. Off map. 

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW 

Botanical research centre and World Heritage 

Site containing plants from across the globe. 

5 Nov-2 Jan: Christmas at Kew. See the 

garden lit up at night. 5pm-10pm. Adult £17; 

child £11. Daily 10am-4.15pm. Adult £16.50; 

child £3.50. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 

Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB. 020 8332 5655. 

kew.org. 

Kew Gardens. Off map. 

Now 

open 

 

 

As night falls, fairy lights flickering like 

fireflies and lights casting rainbow hues 

transform Syon Park during its Enchanted 

Woodland event. Now in its 10th year, the 

light show turns the 100-acre grounds of the 

Duke and Duchess of Northumberland’s 

16th-century mansion into a magical place. 

Wrap up warm to stroll through the gardens, 

designed by landscape artist ‘Capability’ 

Brown, and under rows of majestic oak trees. 

Syon Park, TW8 8JF. 020 8560 0882. 

syonpark.co.uk 

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“...this is an eerie, historical site... and, without a single 

prop, Richard Jones succeeds in conjuring more potent 

memories out of the area than from a neighbourhood 

full of palaces...” The Sunday Times 

SEE IT ONLINE BEFORE YOU BOOK 

You can follow a step by step guide to our route, read the full Jack 

the Ripper story and watch videos on our website BEFORE you 

take the walk: 

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On our walk we show you original Victorian photographs of the 

streets through which you are walking as they were in 1888. 

We are the only Jack the Ripper Walk to limit the number of 

participants so booking is essential. 

The tour costs just £10 and lasts around two hours 

TO BOOK YOUR PLACES PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE 

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SYON PARK © SIMON HADLEIGH-SPARKS 


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Monday - Saturday Monday 8.30am - Saturday - 4pm8.30am - 4pm 

(except on special (except occasions) on special occasions) 

www.stpauls.co.uk www.stpauls.co.uk

SEA LIFE LONDON AQUARIUM 

One of Europe’s largest aquariums 

with 500 species of global marine life and walkthrough 

tank tunnels. Daily 10am-7pm (10am- 

6pm on 28 Nov). Adult £23.50; child £16.95. 

Joint tickets with London Eye, London Dungeon 

and Madame Tussauds available. County Hall, 

Westminster Bridge Rd, SE1 7PB. 0871 663 1678. 

visitsealife.com. Westminster. Map D6. 

THE LONDON BRIDGE EXPERIENCE 

History lesson describing the past of the 1,700- 

year-old London Bridge site. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm; 

Sat-Sun 9.30am-6pm. Adult £24; child £18. 2-4 

Tooley St, SE1 2SY. 020 7403 6333. thelondonbridge 

experience.com. London Bridge. Map C8. 

THE LONDON DUNGEON 

Sets, actors and special effects evoke 

1,000 years of Britain’s past. Not for small children. 

Mon-Wed & Fri 10am-5pm; Thur 11am-5pm; 

Sat & Sun 10am-6pm. Adult £29.95; child 

£21.95. Joint tickets with London Eye, London 

Aquarium and Madame Tussauds. County Hall, 


thedungeons.com. Waterloo. Map C6. 

COCA-COLA LONDON EYE 

This London icon is one of the world’s 

largest observation wheels. Joint tickets with 

the London Aquarium, Madame Tussauds and 

London Dungeon. Daily 10am-8.30pm. Adult £23; 

child £17. South Bank, SE1 7PB. 0871 781 3000. 

londoneye.com. Waterloo. Map C6. 

ZSL LONDON ZOO 

The world’s oldest scientific zoo 

contains more than 750 species. 1 Nov: 10am- 

5pm. From 2 Nov: 10am-4pm. 1 Nov: Adult 

£24.30; child £17.10. From 2 Nov: Adult £19.80; 

child £14.85. Regent’s Park, NW1 4RY. 020 7722 

3333. zsl.org. Camden Town. Map A4. 

MADAME TUSSAUDS 

Home of life-sized wax figures. Visit 

the Chamber of Horrors, Scream experience and 

the Star Wars exhibition. 1 Nov: 8.30am-7pm. 

From 2 Nov: Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm; Sat-Sun 

9am-6pm; 28 Nov: 9am-5.30pm. Adult £33; child 

£28.80. Joint tickets with the London Eye, London 

Dungeon and London Aquarium available. 

Marylebone Rd, NW1 5LR. 0871 894 3000. 

madametussauds.com. Baker Street. Map A4. 

LORD’S MUSEUM & TOURS 

Home of the original Ashes Urn 

Only available at lords.org/tours 

DISCOUNTED GROUP BOOKINGS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE 


Combine a tour of the 

world’s most famous 

stage with lunch or 

afternoon tea. 

Call: 020 7959 0558 

royalalberthall.com/tours

THE MONUMENT 

This beautiful stone column standing in 

the heart of the City was built in 1677 to 

commemorate the 1666 Great Fire of London. 

Daily 9.30am-5.30pm. Adult £4; child £2. Joint 

tickets with the Tower Bridge Exhibition 

available. Monument St, EC3R 6BD. 020 7626 

2717. themonument.info. Monument. Map C8. 

OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE 

This Baroque masterpiece, part of the Maritime 

Greenwich World Heritage Site, is the home 

of British naval training. Check for guided tours. 

Daily 10am-5pm. 12-14 Nov Painted Hall & 

Chapel closed. Admission free. King William 

Walk, SE10 9NN. 020 8269 4799. ornc.org. 

Cutty Sark Greenwich, or take 

a boat (see River Thames box). Off map. 

QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK 

Formerly the site of the London 2012 Olympic 

and Paralympic Games, this park includes an 

aquatics centre. Park open 24 hours daily. 

Admission free. Queen Elizabeth Olympic 

Park, E20 2ST. 0800 072 2110. queenelizabeth 

olympicpark.co.uk. 


ROYAL MEWS 

Built by John Nash in 1825, this beautiful part 

of Buckingham Palace houses the Queen’s 

vehicles and horses. Daily 10am-4pm; closed 

14, 29 & 30 Nov. Adult £9; child £5.40. The Mall, 

SW1W 1QH. 020 7766 7302. royalcollection.org.uk. 

Victoria Green Park. Map D6. 

ROYAL OBSERVATORY GREENWICH 

The home of Greenwich Mean Time and London’s 

only planetarium (p. 40). Daily 10am-5pm. Free. 

Adult £7.50; child £5.50. Observatory, Flamsteed 

House and Meridian Line daily 10am-5pm. 

Adult £9.50; child £5. Blackheath Avenue, SE10 

8XJ. 020 8858 4422. rmg.co.uk. 

Cutty 

Sark Greenwich. Map inset. 

THE VIEW FROM THE SHARD 

Ascend the tallest building in 

Western Europe in a high-speed lift. From 23 Nov: 

Winter is Coming to The View from The Shard. 

Bompas & Parr create theatrical ice, frost and 

snow drifts. Sun-Wed 10am-7pm; Thur-Sun 

10am-10pm. Adult £30.95; child £24.95. Joiner 

St, SE1 9SP. theviewfromtheshard.com. 0844 499 

7111. London Bridge. Map C9. 

Visit St Martin-in-the-Fields, 

Trafalgar Square for 

• Winter concerts and special events 

• Christmas cards, gifts and decorations 

• Seasonal specialities in the award-winning 

Café in the Crypt 

+44 (0)20 7766 1100 

www.smitf.org 

DAILY WORSHIP | CONCERTS | JAZZ | CAFÉ | SHOP | BRASS RUBBING 


The Crown Jewels 

Every stone tells a story 

Legend has it that the 

sapphire on the Imperial State 

Crown was given to a beggar 

by Edward the Confessor. 

Today, you can see it in the 

Tower of London. 

hrp.org.uk/toweroflondon 

Royal Collection Trust © 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

SHREK’S ADVENTURE! 

Step into live actor fairytale-themed 

shows where you can meet the film characters. 

Sun-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-6pm. Adult £26; 

child £20.80. Riverside Building, County Hall, 


shreksadventure.com. Waterloo. Map C6. 

SOMERSET HOUSE 

This Thameside neo-classical 18th-century 

building houses the famous Courtauld Gallery, 

Embankment Galleries, cafés and restaurants. 

From 18 Nov: Skate. Ice rink. Times vary. 

From £7.50. Galleries daily 10am-6pm; river 

terrace and Seamen’s Hall daily 8am-11pm; 

courtyard daily 7.30am-11pm. Strand, WC2R 

1LA. 020 7845 4600. somersethouse.org.uk. 

Temple. Map C6. 

ST JAMES’S PALACE 

One of London’s oldest palaces, constructed in 

the 14th century and home to royalty for three 

centuries. Visitors can watch part of the Queen’s 

Guard mount daily at 11am in Friary Court. Palace 

and house closed to public. Marlborough Rd, SW1A 

1BS. royal.gov.uk. St James’s Park. Map C5/D5. 

ST MARTIN- IN-THE-FIELDS 

Palladian church with tours, a brass-rubbing 

centre and live classical music (some free). 

Classical music weekly by candlelight. 5 Nov: 

Choral Fireworks by Candlelight. 7.30pm-9.30pm. 

Adult from £9; child from £8.10. Check for times. 

Admission free; brass rubbing from £4.50. 

Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ. 020 7766 1100. 

smitf.org. Charing Cross. Map C6. 

ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL 

Sir Christopher Wren’s 300-year-old cathedral 

is filled with mosaics and craftsmanship. Free 

tours. Mon-Sat 8.30am-4.30pm. Adult £18; child 

£8. St Paul’s Churchyard, EC4M 8AD. 020 7246 

8350. stpauls.co.uk. St Paul’s. Map B8. 

TOWER BRIDGE EXHIBITION 

This breathtaking bridge, designed in 1884, 

is one of London’s most famous landmarks. 

It has wonderful views across the capital; check 

out the glass floor on the high walkways. Daily 

9.30am-5pm. Adult £9; child £3.90. Joint tickets 

with The Monument available. Tower Bridge 

Rd, SE1 2UP. 020 7403 3761. towerbridge.org.uk. 

Tower Hill. Map C9. 

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TOWER OF LONDON 

Includes the Bloody Tower, Traitors’ 

Gate and the Jewel House. Tue-Sat 9am- 

4.30pm; Sun-Mon 10am-4.30pm. Adult £22; 

child £10. Tower Hill, EC3N 4AB. 0844 482 7799. 

hrp.org.uk. Tower Hill. Map C9. 

Don’t 

miss 

UP AT THE O2 

Walk over the top of The 02 arena. 

Wheelchair access available. Times vary. From 

£28. Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX. 020 8463 

2680. theo2.co.uk. North Greenwich. Map inset. 

THE VAULT 

Home to rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia. Daily 

11am-10.30pm. Admission free. Hard Rock Cafe 

London, 150 Old Park Lane, W1K 1QZ. 020 7514 

1700. hardrock.com. Hyde Park Corner. Map D4. 

WARNER BROS STUDIO TOUR LONDON 

Go behind the scenes of the Harry 

Potter franchise. Daily, times vary. Booking 

essential. Adult £33; child £25.50. Studio 

Tour Drive, Leavesden, Hertfordshire, WD25 

7LS. 0845 084 0900. wbstudiotour.co.uk. 

Watford Junction. Off map. 

Come for a flying visit - 

stay the day 

The Royal Air Force Museum London, 

Grahame Park Way, Colindale, London, NW9 5LL 

T: 020 8205 2266 Email: london@rafmuseum.org 

 

Budding astronomers – and romantics – will 

enjoy star-gazing at an Evening with the 

Stars at Royal Observatory Greenwich 

(20-21 Nov; p. 36). After watching a show in 

the planetarium about the sky on the night 

of your visit, an astronomer will answer 

your questions. You can also peek through 

a Victorian telescope – the world’s seventh 

biggest. Then, grab a hot chocolate and 

head outside to the Meridian Line, the spot 

from which every place on earth measures 

its distance east or west. 

FREE ADMISSION 

Learn about the story of the RAF, aviation and 

the men & women who transformed our world. 

FREE ADMISSION 

www.rafmuseum.org 

PLANETARIUM, SOUTH BUILDING AND ALTAZIMUTH, ROYAL OBSERVATORY, GREENWICH © NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, GREENWICH, UK 


BE PART OF 1,000 YEARS OF HISTORY 

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5 Minute walk from the Tower of London 

“Short of inventing a 

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WELLINGTON ARCH 

Offers views over the Royal Parks. 1 Nov: 

10am-5pm; from 2 Nov: Daily 10am-4pm. Adult 

£4.30; child £2.60. Joint tickets available with 

Apsley House. Apsley Way, Hyde Park Corner, 

W1J 7JZ. 020 7930 2726. english-heritage.org.uk. 

Hyde Park Corner. Map D4. 

WESTMINSTER ABBEY 

Consecrated in 1065, this abbey is the crowning 

and burial site of most English monarchs. It also 

houses Poets’ Corner, the burial place of Charles 

Dickens and other famous writers. Mon-Sat, check 

for opening times. Adult £20; child £9. 20 Dean’s 

Yard, SW1P 3PA. 020 7222 5152. westminsterabbey.org. 

Westminster. Map D6. 

OUT OF TOWN 

WINDSOR CASTLE 

The Queen’s weekend home and the world’s oldest 

inhabited castle. Changing the Guard alternate 

even days 11am except Sun. Daily 9.45am-4.15pm. 

State Apartments closed 25 Nov. Adult £19.20; 

child £11.30. Windsor, SL4 1NJ. 020 7766 7304. 

royalcollection.org.uk. Waterloo to Windsor & 

Eton Riverside. Off map. 

THE ORIGINAL LONDON VISITOR CENTRE 

17-19 Cockspur Street, Trafalgar Square SW1Y 5BL 

TICKETS 

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PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE 

The Queen’s Scottish residence. Daily 9.30am- 

4.30pm. Adult £11.60; child £7. Canongate, Royal 

Mile, Edinburgh, EH8 8DX. 0131 556 5100. royal 

collection.org.uk. Edinburgh Waverley. Off map. 

TOURS – GUIDED 

BIG BUS TOURS 

Daily sightseeing trips on open-top double-decker 

buses. Guided by a multilingual commentary 

(Blue Tour) or live guide (Red Tour). A hop-on, 

hop-off ticket for 24 hours includes a river cruise 

and three guided walking tours. Adult £32; child 

£13 (including night tour adult £39; child £16). 

020 7808 6753. bigbustours.com. Victoria. 

CITY CRUISES 

Daily guided sightseeing tours on the Thames 

between Westminster, Waterloo, Tower and 

Greenwich piers. Lunch, tea and dinner cruises 

available. River Red Rover offers all-day hop-on, 

hop-off sightseeing. Thames Circular Cruise is 

a 45-minute sightseeing trip. London Showboat 

cabaret cruise offers a four-course meal with live 

music. Ticket prices, times and departure points 

vary; check. 020 7740 0400. citycruises.com. 

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66 Royal Hospital Rd, London SW3 4HS 

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The River Thames 

You can use the River Thames to get around 

or as a unique way to see London’s landmarks 

RIVER BUSES 

MBNA Thames Clippers are the fastest 

and most frequent fleet on the river with 

departures from major London piers every 

20 minutes. Serving 19 piers across London, 

MBNA Thames Clippers link the capital’s 

attractions and help you explore the city. 

Buy River Roamer tickets for hop-on, hopoff 

travel. Adult £17.35; child £8.65; family £36. 

020 7001 2200. thamesclippers.com. 

RIVER CRUISES 

City Cruises offers a wide range of sightseeing 

tours on the river. Its Thames Cruise has a live 

guided audio commentary, and boats depart 

daily every 30 minutes. Buy the River Red 

Rover sightseeing ticket for an unlimited 

hop-on, hop-off service between Westminster 

and Greenwich Piers. Adult £18; child £9. 

020 7740 0400. citycruises.com. 

Thamesjet (City Cruises) offers visitors a 

thrilling aquabatic tour on a jetboat. Adult 

from £35; child from £21. 

The London Showboat (City Cruises) combines 

evening sightseeing, cabaret and a four-course 

meal with wine. Fri-Sat board at 7.30pm from 

Westminster Pier (7.45pm sailing). Tickets £89. 

Visit City Cruises’ website for other great day 

and evening sightseeing tours, including Lunch 

Cruises, Thames Jazz and River Lights. 

GETTING TO THE MAIN PIERS 

For London’s main piers and their nearest 

stations, see our Central London map. 

Visit tfl.gov.uk/river for details. 

IMAGE COURTESY OF THAMES CLIPPERS 


LONDON DUCK TOURS 

Explore the capital by road and river from a yellow 

amphibious vehicle dating from World War II. 

Check website for times. Adult £24; child £16. 

55 York Road, SE1 7NJ. 020 7928 3132. london 

ducktours.co.uk. Waterloo. Map D6. 

See 

By Night 

THE ORIGINAL TOUR 

Live and multilingual open-top guided bus tours 

take you to the city’s best attractions, allowing you 

to hop on and off at more than 80 stops. Tickets 

valid for 24 hours. Tickets include three walking 

tours and a Thames River cruise. Adult £30; child 

£15. 17-19 Cockspur St, SW1Y 5BL. 020 8877 1722. 

theoriginaltour.com. Charing Cross. Map C5. 

ROYAL ALBERT HALL TOURS 

Take a Grand Tour of this Victorian concert 

hall. Adult £12.25; child £5.25. Kensington Gore, 

SW7 2AP. 020 7959 0558. royalalberthall.com. 

South Kensington. Map D2. 

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE 

Take a Backstage Tour for an insight into one of 

the world’s leading opera venues. Check website 

for times. £9-£12. Bow St, WC2E 9DD. 020 7304 

4000. roh.org.uk. Covent Garden. Map B6. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEE LONDON BY NIGHT TOUR 

Ride around in the evening for a different view. 

Regular departures outside The Ritz. Tours last 

90 minutes. Daily 7.30pm & 9.20pm. Tickets £18; 

child £10. 150 Piccadilly, W1J 9BR. 020 7183 4744. 

seelondonbynight.com. Green Park. Map C5. 

TOURS – WALKING 

BIG BUS WALKING TOURS 

Guided tours are Haunting Mysteries (6pm), Scene 

in London, revealing film and TV locations (2pm), 

and Royal London (10.20am). Walks are free with 

the Big Bus Tour, or £5 if bought separately. Daily 

from Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN. 020 7808 

6753. bigbustours.com. Charing Cross. 

GOLDEN TOURS 

A range of tours, including the nine-hour Historic 

and Modern London that includes entry to sights 

and a boat ride. Adult £85; child £75. Jack the 

Ripper Walking Tour. £10. 020 7630 2028. 

goldentours.com. 

JACK THE RIPPER TOURS 

Popular walks, offering an intriguing look at the 

infamous Jack the Ripper. Booking essential. 

Daily 7pm from outside Exit 4 of Aldgate East. 

£10. 020 8530 8443. jack-the-ripper-tour.com. 

NOVEMBER 2015 | 45

The world of artist-author Hergé 

and his intrepid reporter, Tintin, 

comes to life in Tintin: Hergé’s 

Masterpiece at Somerset House 

(from 12 Nov; p. 53). Admire early 

newspaper strips as well as the 

graphic work of the later books. 

 

Alexander Calder: Performing 

Sculpture at Tate Modern (from 

11 Nov; p. 53; below) features works 

by the American artist, a pioneer 

of kinetic sculpture which gave 

movement to static objects. You 

can get up close to some of his most 

significant motorised mobiles. 

 

 

 

A Hello Kitty toaster, a selection 

of mobile phones designed by 

Naoto Fukasawa and kimonos 

from the 1920s and 1930s are 

among recent acquisitions that 

will be shown in the Victoria 

and Albert Museum’s refurbished 

Toshiba Gallery of Japanese 

Art (from 4 Nov; p. 48). 

 

Be transported across time with a 

new web app from the Horniman 

Museum & Gardens (p. 47) that 

celebrates the quintessentially 

British beverage, tea. Tea Trail 

London explores the heritage of tea 

in London through three trails. 

teatrail.london. 

t its peak, the British 

Empire was the largest 

the world had ever seen, 

with so many territories 

that it was described 

as ‘the empire on which the 

sun never sets’. When it began 

to spread during the 

16th century, artists 

responded to it 

in different ways. 

While some 

used their work 

to reinforce 

the empire, 

others chose 

to resist it. 

Artist and 

Empire at Tate 

Britain (from 

25 Nov; p. 53) brings 

together more than 

150 paintings, drawings, 

photographs, sculptures, maps 

and artefacts from across the 

British Isles, North America, 

the Caribbean, the Pacific, Asia 

and Africa. Together, these 

extraordinary works tell the 

story of how the British Empire 

influenced art for 400 years. 

Among the displays are 

paintings by Anthony Van 

Dyck, Johann Zoffany and 

Elizabeth Thompson, also 

known as Lady Butler, who 

was one of the few female 

painters to achieve 

recognition for 

history paintings. 

See the Big 

Apple like never 

before in John 

Montresor’s 

1766 Plan of 

the City of New 

York, and get up 

close to carefully 

staged paintings of 

international events that 

were designed to manipulate 

audiences in Britain and abroad. 

This thought-provoking 

exhibition confronts the 

problematic legacy of the 

British Empire in many 

unexpected ways. 

– Sam Rogg 

ARTIST AND EMPIRE IMAGES COURTESY OF TATE BRITAIN; ALEXANDER CALDER COURTESY OF TATE MODERN 


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MUSEUMS 

BANK OF ENGLAND MUSEUM 

Explore the story of the Bank of England from 

its 1694 foundation to the present day. Mon-Fri 

10am-5pm. Admission free. Bank of England, 

Threadneedle St, EC2R 8AH. 020 7601 5545. 

bankofengland.co.uk. Bank. Map B8. 

BRITISH LIBRARY 

The world’s largest library. Phone for opening 

times. Admission free; guided tour prices vary. 

96 Euston Rd, NW1 2DB. 0330 333 1144. bl.uk. 

King’s Cross St Pancras/Euston. Map A5. 

THE BRITISH MUSEUM 

International cultural history from Egyptian 

mummies to the Elgin Marbles. Sat-Thur 10am- 

5.30pm; Fri 10am-8.30pm. Admission free; 

charges for special exhibitions. Great Russell St, 

WC1B 3DG. 020 7323 8299. britishmuseum.org. 

Tottenham Court Road. Map B5/6. 

DESIGN MUSEUM 

Museum examining the influence of design. 

From 18 Nov: Cycle Revolution. Definitive 

bicycles. Daily 10am-5.15pm. Adult £13; child 

£6.50. 28 Shad Thames, SE1 2YD. 020 7403 6933. 

designmuseum.org. Tower Hill. Map C9. 

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM 

Fascinating exhibits and displays about 

nature’s many wonders. Daily 10am-5.50pm. 

Admission free; charges for special exhibitions. 

Cromwell Rd, SW7 5BD. 020 7942 5000. 

nhm.ac.uk. South Kensington. Map D2. 

SCIENCE MUSEUM 

Exhibitions and an IMAX 3D cinema. 

Daily 10am-6pm. Admission free. Exhibition Rd, 

SW7 2DD. 0870 870 4868. sciencemuseum.org.uk. 


THE 02 

To 10 Jan: Elvis at The 02. Elvis Presley artefacts. 

Daily 10am-8.30pm. Adult £20; child £10. 

Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX. 0844 856 0202. 

theo2.co.uk. North Greenwich. Map inset. 

Our 

pick 

HORNIMAN MUSEUM & GARDENS 

Anthropology, natural history and 

musical instruments (p. 46). Daily 10.30am-5.30pm. 

Admission free. 100 London Rd, SE23 3PQ. 020 

8699 1872. horniman.ac.uk. Forest Hill. Off map. 

DONKY BIKE © BEN WILSON/BUCKS PHOTO 2011 

LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM 

Exploring the city’s transport network. Mon-Thur & 

Sat-Sun 10am-6pm; Fri 11am-6pm. Adult £16; child 

free. Covent Garden Piazza, WC2E 7BB. 020 7379 

6344. ltmuseum.co.uk. Covent Garden. Map C6. 

MUSEUM OF LONDON 

The world’s largest urban history museum. 

Daily 10am-6pm. Admission free; charges for 

special exhibitions. 150 London Wall, EC2Y 

5HN. 020 7001 9844. museumoflondon. 

org.uk. St Paul’s. Map B8. 

MUSEUM OF LONDON DOCKLANDS 

Museum exploring the long and intriguing 

history of the River Thames. Daily 10am-6pm. 

Admission free. West India Quay, E14 4AL. 020 

7001 9844. museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands. 

Canary Wharf. Map inset. 

 

Cycling in London couldn’t be easier, thanks 

to the scenic routes and self-service docking 

stations citywide. At the Design Museum’s 

exhibition, Cycle Revolution (from 18 Nov, 

left), discover the people and machines that 

make contemporary cycling so exciting, and 

look at cycling subcultures and the models 

favoured by each ‘tribe’. Get up close to 

ground-breaking designs by the likes of 

Pinarello and Brompton, as well as personal 

pieces from cyclists such as Sir Chris Hoy 

and Sir Paul Smith. Don’t miss the large-scale 

recreation of a bespoke bicycle-making 

workshop and the fantastic cycle café. 

NOVEMBER 2015 | 47

TWININGS MUSEUM 

Home of the famous tea makers. Mon-Fri 

9.30am-7.30pm; Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 10.30am- 

4.30pm. Admission free. 216 Strand, WC2R 1AP. 

020 7353 3511. twinings.co.uk. Temple. Map C6. 

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY 

British history told through portraits. Admission 

free. Sat-Wed 10am-6pm; Thur & Fri 10am-9pm. 

St Martin’s Place, WC2H 0HE. 020 7312 2463. 

npg.org.uk. Leicester Square. Map C6. 

VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM 

Wonderful collection of fine and applied arts. 

From 4 Nov: Toshiba Gallery of Japanese 

Art. Hundreds of pieces (p. 46). Daily 10am- 

5.45pm. Admission free; charges for special 

exhibitions. Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL. 020 7942 

2000. vam.ac.uk. South Kensington. Map D2/3. 

THE QUEEN’S GALLERY 

Exquisite treasures from the Royal Collection. 

From 13 Nov: Masters of the Everyday: 

Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer. Landmark 

works (p. 53). Daily 10am-5.30pm. Adult £10; child 

£5.20. Buckingham Palace, SW1A 1AA. 020 7766 

7301. royalcollection.org.uk. Victoria. Map D5. 

MILITARY MUSEUMS 

HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY MUSEUM 

Focus on the Queen’s mounted guard. Adult £7; 

child £5. Museum daily 10am-5pm. Horse Guards, 

Whitehall, SW1A 2AX. 020 7930 3070. household 

cavalrymuseum.co.uk. Charing Cross. Map C6. 

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM LONDON 

Huge displays of conflicts from around the 

world. Daily 10am-6pm. Admission free. 

Lambeth Rd, SE1 6HZ. 020 7416 5000. iwm.org.uk. 

Lambeth North. Off map. 

NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM 

Britain’s maritime history is brought to life. 

Mon-Sun 10am-5pm. Admission free. Romney 

Rd, SE10 9NF. 020 8858 4422. rmg.co.uk. 

Cutty Sark. Off map. 

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS 

Art institution. To 13 Dec: Ai Weiwei. Major 

artist Ai Weiwei takes over the main galleries. 

Phone for opening times. Adult £12; child 

free. Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BD. 

020 7300 8000. royalacademy.org.uk. Green 

Park/Piccadilly Circus. Map C5. 

Don’t 

miss 

ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM 

Aviation museum. Daily 10am-6pm. Admission 

free. Grahame Park Way, NW9 5LL. 020 8205 

2266. rafmuseum.org. Colindale. Off map. 

MAIN GALLERIES 

GALLERY IN THE CRYPT 

Modern art and photographs. Phone for opening 

times. Admission free. St Martin-in-the-Fields, 

Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ. 020 7766 1100. 

smitf.org. Charing Cross. Map C6. 

GUILDHALL ART GALLERY 

& ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE 

Art from 1670 to the present day. Guildhall Yard, 

EC2V 5AE. 020 7332 3700. cityoflondon.gov.uk. 

Bank. Map B8. 

NATIONAL GALLERY 

One of the world’s great galleries. Sat-Thur 10am- 

6pm; Fri 10am-9pm. Admission free. Trafalgar 

Square, WC2N 5DN. 020 7747 2885. national 

gallery.org.uk. Charing Cross. Map C5. 

 

 

A naval genius, a socialite and a gossip are just 

some of the ways to describe Samuel Pepys 

(above), one of the most colourful characters 

of 17th-century Britain. Samuel Pepys: 

Plague, Fire, Revolution at the National 

Maritime Museum (from 20 Nov) is the 

largest ever exhibition about the diarist, who 

lived through many of the great events that 

changed Britain forever. Explore 200 objects 

that relate to Pepys’ diary, which he began 

writing in 1660 on board the ship that carried 

Charles II out of exile, and hear about how 

he played truant from school to witness the 

execution of King Charles I in 1649. 

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SOMERSET HOUSE 

Exhibitions and galleries in a neoclassical building. 

From 12 Nov: Tintin: Hergé’s Masterpiece. 

Original artworks (p. 46). Daily 10am-6pm. 

Admission free. Strand, WC2R 1LA. 020 7845 

4600. somersethouse.org.uk. Temple. Map C6. 

TATE BRITAIN 

Traditional and contemporary British art. 

From 25 Nov: Artist and Empire (p. 46). 

Daily 9.45am-6pm. Admission free; charges for 

special exhibitions. Millbank, SW1P 4RG. 020 

7887 8888. tate.org.uk. Pimlico. Off map. 

TATE MODERN 

Contemporary art in a former power station. 

From 11 Nov: Alexander Calder: Performing 

Sculpture. Works by the kinetic sculptor (p. 46). 

Sun-Thur 10am-6pm; Fri & Sat 10am-10pm. 

Admission free; charges for special exhibitions. 

Bankside, SE1 9TG. 020 7887 8888. tate.org.uk. 

Southwark. Map C7/8. 

Our 

pick 

 

Dutch artists in the 17th century would often 

portray ordinary people doing everyday tasks, 

but their paintings were far from humdrum. 

You can admire some exquisite works from 

the Royal Collection in Masters of the 

Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of 

Vermeer at The Queen’s Gallery (from 

13 Nov; p. 48). Johannes Vermeer, Pieter de 

Hooch (above) and Jan Steen are among the 

artists who lived during the ‘Golden Age’ – a 

time when the Netherlands led the way in art, 

commerce and science. Their works capture 

daily life in extraordinary detail, a style that 

is still mesmerising us now, 300 years on. 

FEEL LIKE A 

WIMBLEDON CHAMPION 

Every summer brings 

another exciting 

Championship at 

Wimbledon, so why not visit the 

award-winning Museum. With 

complimentary audio guides in 10 

languages, learn about the history 

of the sport, listen to John McEnroe’s 

‘ghost’ and see the new Championship 

trophies display. You may also take the 

behind the scenes tour of the grounds 

and explore the home of tennis, 

including Centre Court, for a truly 

inspirational experience. 

Open Daily: 10:00am until 5:00pm 

Nearest Underground: Southfields 

Telephone: 020 8946 6131 

The Museum Building, The All England 

Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, 

Church Road, Wimbledon, 

London SW19 5AE 

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the 19th century to the present day 

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After the success of its first year 

in 2014, the UK Jewish Comedy 

Festival (from 28 Nov; below) 

returns with workshops, music, 

talks and films, as well as stand-up 

comedy from funny men Sol 

Bernstein, Brett Goldstein, Mark 

Maier and The All Star Hava 

Nagiggle Stand-Up Night. 

jw3.org.uk 

 

The Royal Albert Hall’s Late 

Night Laughs comedy season 

continues in the Elgar Room 

(from 20 Nov), hosted by Richard 

Herring in between stints on his 

Happy Now? UK tour. Don’t miss 

award-winner Mike Wozniak, 

Aisling Bea, who has appeared on 

Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats, and 

Steve Bugeja, best known for his 

social nightmare gags. 

 

Star power comes to the Barbican 

(below) as former Doctor Who 

David Tennant takes the title role 

in Richard II, and legend Antony 

Sher appears in Henry IV part I, 

Henry IV part II and Henry V. 

They mark the 400th anniversary 

of Shakespeare’s death, and there 

are several dates where avid fans 

can watch all four plays in a day. 

barbican.org.uk 

 

 

hanks to its jam sessions, 

improvisation and singalongs, 

the EFG London 

Jazz Festival will jazz up 

your holiday (13-22 Nov; 

venues across town). This 

year’s line-up promises to 

wow, as Andy Sheppard 

returns and homegrown 

talent Jamie Cullum 

is set to perform. 

Nashvillebased 

banjo 

player Abigail 

Washburn, 

Grammywinner 

Maria 

Schneider 

and singersongwriter 

Melody 

Gardot (inset) are also 

confirmed, along with the 

Average White Band and 

legendary rapper Ice-T. 

Trumpet player Terence 

Blanchard (above) plays music 

from his new Blue Note album, 

Breathless. Listen out, too, for 

All-Four + Grimwald 

improvising original 

compositions. If they get your 

toes tapping, then join a jam 

session, a family sing-along 

or watch Adriano Adewale’s 

Catapluf’s Musical Journey, 

which has everything and 

the kitchen sink. 

Meanwhile, The O2 arena 

plays host to big-name 

blues stars at the 

Prudential 

BluesFest (6-8 

Nov). Leading 

the bill is the 

Dave Matthews 

Band (7 Nov) 

and, on the same 

night, you can hear 

the Tedeschi Trucks 

Band. There’s an 

unmissable Van Morrison and 

Tom Jones concert, too (8 Nov). 

– Sarah Riches 

EFG London Jazz Festival. 

020 7324 1880. efglondonjazz 

festival.org.uk. Prudential 

BluesFest. 020 7009 3200. 

prudentialbluesfest.co.uk 

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GENIUS 

Roald Dahl’s 

THE MUSICAL 

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#MatildaPose 

CAMBRIDGE THEATRE, London, WC2H 9HU

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Transport symbols: see Contents p. 5 for key 

MUSICALS & PERFORMANCE 

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL 

Musical about the singer-songwriter. Mon-Sat 

7.30pm; Thur & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £15-£127.50. 

Aldwych Theatre, 49 Aldwych, WC2B 4DF. 0845 

200 7981. beautifulinlondon.co.uk. Covent 

Garden/Holborn/Charing Cross. Key 3. 

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM 

Musical based on the hit film about a girl torn 

between football and her family. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; 

Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £15-£90. Phoenix 

Theatre, 110 Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JP. 0843 

316 1082. benditlikebeckhamthemusical.co.uk. 

Tottenham Court Road. Key 34. 

KINKY BOOTS 

To 30 Nov: Cyndi Lauper’s 

award-winning musical about a man who inherits 

a shoe factory. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 

2.30pm. Tickets £25-£95. Adelphi Theatre, 409- 

412 Strand, WC2E 7NA. 0844 579 0094. kinky 

bootsmusical.co.uk. Charing Cross. Key 1. 

DISNEY’S THE LION KING 

Wonderful adaptation of the popular 

Disney film with inventive puppetry and great 

costumes. Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Wed, Sat & Sun 

2.30pm. Tickets £22.70-£125. Lyceum Theatre, 

21 Wellington St, WC2E 7RQ. 0844 871 3000. 

thelionking.co.uk. Covent Garden. Key 24. 

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL 

A northern boy’s father tries to quash his son’s 

dream of becoming a ballet dancer. With music 

by Sir Elton John. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Thur & Sat 

2.30pm. Tickets £19.50-£69.50. Victoria Palace 

Theatre, Victoria St, SW1E 5EA. 0844 811 0055. 

billyelliotthemusical.com. Victoria. Key 49. 

Hot 

ticket 

CATS 

Strictly limited run of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 

classic musical starring Beverley Knight as 

Grizabella. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. 

Tickets £20-£59.50. London Palladium, Argyll 

St, W1F 7TF. 0844 412 4650. catsthemusical.com. 

Oxford Circus. Key 23. 

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 

A musical version of Roald Dahl’s tale 

about an ordinary boy and an extraordinary 

confectioner. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. 

Tickets £17.50-£94. Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 

Catherine St, WC2B 5JF. 0844 858 8877. charlieand 

thechocolatefactory.com. Covent Garden. Key 45. 

ELF THE MUSICAL 

Comic adventures of an orphaned child 

who is transported to the North Pole. Mon-Sat 

7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £30-£240. 

Dominion Theatre, 268-269 Tottenham Court Rd, 

W1T 7AQ. 0845 200 7982. dominiontheatre.com. 

Tottenham Court Road. Key 11. 

JERSEY BOYS 

The hit Olivier Award-winning story of 

American pop sensations Frankie Valli and the 

Four Seasons. Tue-Sat 7.30pm; Tue & Sat 3pm; 

Sun 5pm. Tickets £24.50-£92. Piccadilly Theatre, 

16 Denman St, W1D 7DY. 0844 871 7630. jersey 

boyslondon.com. Piccadilly Circus. Key 35. 

 

Prepare to be wowed by the world’s greatest 

magicians in The Illusionists: Witness the 

Impossible at Shaftesbury Theatre (from 

14 Nov). Just like superheroes, the seven 

artists each have a unique talent. Den Den 

confuses and delights with card tricks; 

Colin Cloud ‘the deductionist’ is a hypnotist 

and spookily accurate mind reader; while 

escapologist Andrew Basso has been 

described as Houdini’s successor. You may 

recognise some of the faces: weapon master 

Ben Blaque has appeared on America’s Got 

Talent; trickster David Williamson 

consulted for David Blaine’s TV specials; 

while inventor Kevin James (above) has 

performed for President Obama. 

210 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8DP. 020 

7379 5399. shaftesburytheatre.com 

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MAMMA MIA! 

A tribute to ABBA’s music. Mon-Sat 7.45pm; Thur 

& Sat 3pm. Tickets £15-£97.50. Novello Theatre, 

Aldwych, WC2B 4LD. 0844 482 5115. mammamia.com. 

Covent Garden/Temple. Key 30. 

MATILDA THE MUSICAL 

Roald Dahl musical. Tue 7pm; Wed-Sat 

7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm; Sun 3pm. Tickets £20- 

£122.50. Cambridge Theatre, Earlham St, WC2H 

9HU. 0844 412 4652. matildathemusical.com. 

Covent Garden. Key 8. 

MEMPHIS 

Award-winning musical set in 1950s Tennessee. 

Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £20- 

£90. Shaftesbury Theatre, 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, 

WC2H 8DP. 020 7379 5399. memphisthemusical. 

com. Tottenham Court Road/Holborn. Key 42. 

MISS SAIGON 

Blockbuster musical. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Thur & 

Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £20-£125. Prince Edward 

Theatre, 28 Old Compton St, W1D 4HS. 0844 482 

5151. miss-saigon.com. Leicester Square. Key 37. 

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 

Long-running Gothic drama. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; 

Thur & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £21.50-£95. Her 

Majesty’s Theatre, 57 Haymarket, SW1Y 4QL. 

0844 412 2707. thephantomoftheopera.com. 

Piccadilly Circus. Key 19. 

SHOWSTOPPER!: 

THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL 

To 29 Nov: Musical (p. 60). Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri-Sat 

8pm; Sat-Sun 3pm, Sun 7pm. Tickets £17.50-£65. 

Apollo, Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 7ES. 0844 482 9671. 

theshowstoppers.org. Piccadilly Circus. Key 4. 

LES MISÉRABLES 

Wonderful musical set in post-revolutionary 

France. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. 

Tickets £12.50-£94. Queen’s Theatre, 51 

Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6BA. 0844 482 5160. 

lesmis.com/uk. Leicester Square. Key 39. 

STOMP 

Fusion of dance and percussion. 

Mon & Thur-Sat 8pm; Thur & Sat-Sun 3pm; 

Sun 6pm. Tickets £26-£67.50. Ambassadors 

Theatre, West St, WC2H 9ND. 0844 811 2334. 

stomplondon.com. Leicester Square. Key 2. 

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SUNNY AFTERNOON 

Musical about the rise to stardom of The Kinks. 

Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets 

£15-£99.50. Harold Pinter Theatre, Panton St, 

SW1Y 4DN. 0844 871 7622. sunnyafternoon 

themusical.com. Piccadilly Circus. Key 18. 

WAR HORSE 

Michael Morpurgo’s tale set during 

World War I. Mon & Wed-Sat 7.30pm; Tue 7pm; 

Thur & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £15-£95. New London, 

166 Drury Lane, WC2B 5PF. 020 7452 3000. 

warhorselondon.com. Covent Garden. Key 28. 

WICKED THE MUSICAL 

This award-winning show tells the back 

story of the witches of Oz. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed 

& Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £17.25-£125. Apollo Victoria 

Theatre, 17 Wilton Rd, SW1V 1LG. 0844 826 8000. 

wickedthemusical.co.uk. Victoria. Key 5. 

WONDER.LAND 

From 23 Nov: A new musical inspired 

by Lewis Carroll’s iconic story (p. 62). National 

Theatre, South Bank, SE1 9PX. 020 7452 3000. 

nationaltheatre.org.uk. Waterloo. Key 27. 

PLAYS 

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE 

DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME 

Play about a boy with learning difficulties. 

Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Thur & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets 

£15-£90. Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave, 

W1D 6AR. 020 7452 3000. curiousonstage.com. 

Piccadilly Circus/Leicester Square. Key 17. 

THE WINTER’S TALE 

Shakespeare’s comedy. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Sat & 

Wed 2.30pm. Tickets £15-£95. Garrick Theatre, 

2 Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0HH. 0844 482 9673. 

nimaxtheatres.com. Leicester Square. Key 16. 

THE WOMAN IN BLACK 

Spooky Gothic-style story. Tue-Sat 8pm; Tue & 

Thur 3pm; Sat 4pm. Tickets £19.50-£47.50. Fortune 

Theatre, Russell St, WC2B 5HH. 0844 871 7626. 

thewomaninblack.com. Covent Garden. Key 15. 

Hot 

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FAULTY TOWERS: 

THE DINING EXPERIENCE 

Seventies-style dining and interactive comedy 

combine. Fri-Sat 7pm; Sat-Sun 1pm; Sun 6pm. 

Tickets £52-57. The Torquay Suite Theatre, Amba 

Hotel Charing Cross, Strand, WC2N 5HX. 0845 154 

4145. faultytowers-uk.com. Charing Cross. 

THE MEDIEVAL BANQUET 

Immersive theatre with a four-course meal. Wed- 

Sat 7.15pm; Sun 5.15pm. Adult £50; child £30. Ivory 

House, St Katharine Docks, E1W 1BP. 020 7480 

5353. medievalbanquet.com. Tower Hill. Map C9. 

THE MOUSETRAP 

Agatha Christie’s mystery. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Tue 

3pm; Sat 4pm. Tickets £17.50-£67.50. St Martin’s 

Theatre, West St, WC2H 9NZ. 0844 499 1515. 

the-mousetrap.co.uk. Leicester Square. Key 40. 

PHOTOGRAPH 51 

To 21 Nov: Nicole Kidman stars 

as the woman who discovered the structure of 

DNA. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 3pm. Tickets 

£10-£125. Noël Coward Theatre, St Martin’s Lane, 

WC2N 4AU. 0844 482 5141. delfontmackintosh. 

co.uk. Leicester Square. Key 29. 

 

Have you ever watched a show and wished 

you could decide the ending? Well, with 

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical 

at The Apollo (to 29 Nov; p. 58), you can. 

In this performance based on audience 

suggestions, no two nights are the same. 

There is no script, score and set. Instead, 

an actor encourages the audience to shout 

out suggestions for settings – an asylum, 

Sherwood Forest or the Arctic, say – before 

voting for their favourite one by cheering. 

As the show has already proved to be a hit 

on BBC Radio 4 and at the Edinburgh 

Festival Fringe, you can bet it will be 

inventive. With any luck, the story could be 

a four-part harmony about a tragic penguin 

in wartime Britain. Whatever the plot, it’s 

bound to make you giggle. 

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DANCE 

PEACOCK THEATRE 

From 25 Nov: The Snowman. Classic 

festive tale about a boy’s friendship with a 

snowman. Portugal St, WC2A 2HT. 020 7863 

8222. sadlerswells.com. Holborn. Key 55. 


The Royal Ballet Company’s home base. 

5 Nov: Romeo and Juliet. Kenneth MacMillan’s 

classic romantic tale. Please check the website 

for times. £5-£110. Bo§w St, WC2E 9DD. 020 

7304 4000. roh.org.uk. Covent Garden. Key 57. 

SADLER’S WELLS 

14 Nov: Mardi Gras – The Stars in Our Eyes. 

Dance performance by young performers from 

across the country. £29-£39. 1pm & 7.30pm. 

Rosebery Ave, EC1R 4TN. 020 7863 8000. 

sadlerswells.com. Angel. Key 60. 

Don’t 

miss 

 

When Blur’s Damon Albarn was asked how 

he would update Alice in Wonderland, he 

pointed to his iPhone and said: ‘There’s the 

rabbit hole.’ Wonder.land at the National 

Theatre (from 23 Nov; p. 60) follows the 

adventures of unhappy Aly, 12, who escapes 

into an alternative world through her 

mobile and becomes Alice. Wonder.land, 

which is aimed at children aged 10 and 

above, as well as adults, celebrates the 

150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s iconic 

children’s tale. Award-winning Albarn 

has written the music, and the design 

team behind War Horse provides neon 

lights, computer-generated imagery and 

psychedelic costumes. Alice may be 

150 years old, but she’s not dead yet. 

WONDER.LAND © BRINKHOFF MÖGENBURG 


SOUTHBANK CENTRE 

13 Nov: Let’s Dance Again! Tribute to 

Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland and 

Gene Kelly. 7.30pm. £19.50-£42.50. South Bank 

Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX. 020 7928 3232. 

southbankcentre.co.uk. Waterloo. Key 61. 

OPERA 

LONDON COLISEUM 

To 26 Nov: La Bohème. Puccini’s classic. 4, 10, 

12 & 14 Nov 7.30pm; 7 Nov 6.30pm. £12-£125. 

From 21 Nov: The Mikado. Comic opera. 

£12-£125. Check the website for times. 33 St 

Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4ES. 020 7845 9300. 

eno.org. Charing Cross. Key 54. 

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To 30 Nov: Carmen. Bizet’s 

much-loved opera. Please check the website for 

times. £43-£215. Bow St, WC2E 9DD. 020 7304 

4000. roh.org.uk. Covent Garden. Key 57. 

CONCERTS: CLASSICAL 

ROYAL ALBERT HALL 

1 Nov: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Star Trek: 

The Ultimate Voyage. World premiere. 1.45pm & 

6.45pm. £28-£68.80. 2 Nov: The Godfather Live. 

6.45pm. £17.80 (standing)-£63.70. Kensington Gore, 

SW7 2AP. 020 7589 8212. royalalberthall.com. 


ST JAMES’S PICCADILLY 

This 1676 church hosts evening concerts from 

7.30pm. Free lunchtime recitals every Mon, 

Wed & Fri 1.10pm. 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL. 020 

7381 0441. sjp.org.uk. Piccadilly Circus. Key 58. 

The Clocktower, Leicester Square 

www.TKTS.co.uk 


 

Free 

 

 

OYAL 

TRADITIONS 

Celebrate 800 years of 

the Lord Mayor’s Show 

PLUS 

Take part in 

London’s pomp 

and pageantry 

PLANNER 

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Cars, suits and 

shaken martinis! 

TIME FOR TENNIS 

Watch the greats at 

the ATP World Tour 

BONFIRE NIGHT 

Get blown away by 

fantastic fireworks 

ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS CHURCH 

Extensive programme of lunchtime and evening 

concerts. Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ. 020 7766 

1100. smitf.org. Charing Cross. Key 59. 

CONCERTS: POP, JAZZ & WORLD 

INDIGO AT THE O2 

20 Nov: Big Girls Don’t Cry. A tribute to 

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. 7pm. 

£31-£42. 28 Nov: The Wailers. Bob Marley’s 

reggae band. 7pm. £25-£39. Peninsula Square, 

SE10 0AX. 0844 856 0202. theo2.co.uk. 

North Greenwich. Off map. 

THE O2 ARENA 

To 3 Nov: U2. 6pm. £36-£220. 

26 Nov: Simple Minds. 6.30pm. £47-£108.25. 

Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX. 0844 856 0202. 


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2 Ambassadors ................ A2 

3 Aldwych ......................... A3 

4 Apollo Theatre ............. B1 

5 Apollo Victoria ............. F 

6 Arts .................................. B2 

7 Barbican Centre .......... G 

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18 Harold Pinter ............... B1 

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28 New London ................. A2 

29 Noël Coward ................. B2 

30 Novello ........................... A3 

31 Old Red Lion ................. E 

32 Old Vic ............................ C4 

33 Palace .............................. A1 

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48 Vaudeville ...................... B2 

49 Victoria Palace ............. F 

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51 Wyndham’s ................... B2 

52 Young Vic ....................... C4 

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Music and Lyrics 

RAY DAVIES 

Book 

JOE PENHALL 

Original Story by 

RAY DAVIES 

Director 

EDWARD HALL 

SunnyAfternoonTheMusical.com 

HAROLD PINTER THEATRE 

WINNER 

BEST NEW 

MUSICAL 

OLIVIER AWARDS 

2015 

‘This amazing story... with hit song after hit song. 

I LOVED EVERY MINUTE!’ 

TONY BLACKBURN, BBC RADIO 2 

0845 200 7981 | beautifulinlondon.co.uk 

NOVEMBER 2015 | 65

Just a few weeks after the Rugby 

World Cup final at Twickenham, 

the ‘home of rugby’ welcomes 

the famous Barbarians team for 

their 125th anniversary match 

in the Killik Cup Autumn 

International (21 Nov; p. 67). 

They play Argentina for only the 

second time in this celebration 

game. Argentina, who were World 

Cup semi-finalists in 2007 and 

quarter-finalists in 2011, are also 

celebrating the 50th anniversary 

of their first overseas tour. 

englandrugby.com/twickenham 

 

Lee Valley VeloPark hosts the 

Track Cycling Revolution 

Series (14 Nov; p. 67; below), where 

the world’s top male and female 

cyclists race to qualify for the 2016 

Rio Olympics. This is the third 

round of six, each of which takes 

place in different British venues. 

cyclingrevolution.com 

 

See the fastest men on four wheels 

as they compete in the Race of 

Champions (20-21 Nov; p. 67), 

a contest at the Queen Elizabeth 

Olympic Stadium which sees the 

greatest drivers from the worlds 

of Formula 1, MotoGP and World 

Rally, including Sebastian Vettel, 

Felipe Massa, Jorge Lorenzo and 

David Coulthard. Get ready for 

some high-octane drama! 

raceofchampions.com 

 

 

ere in England, we are 

accustomed to seeing 

the lush green courts 

of south-west London 

host the prestigious 

Wimbledon Championships. 

But this month, there is 

tennis in a very different 

type of venue as The O2 

arena, which is more used to 

staging mega-gigs, puts on the 

Barclays ATP World Tour 

Finals (15-22 Nov; p. 67). 

The culmination of the ATP 

World Tour is now the biggest 

indoor tennis tournament in 

the world. It brings together 

the best of men’s 

tennis: only the 

top eight in the 

world qualify. 

To reach the 

Barclays ATP 

World Tour 

Finals, tennis 

players earn 

qualifying 

points in 

tournaments 

played during the tennis 

season. By the time the 

ATP event comes to the 

capital, the men’s tennis 

world is whittled down 

to an elite field. 

First to qualify for the 

event was Novak Djokovic, 

who is the world’s number 

one, current Wimbledon 

champion and winner of the 

ATP World Tour trophy for 

the past three years. Andy 

Murray also confirmed his 

place: ‘It’s good to [qualify] 

with a long time to spare,’ 

the British number one said. 

Added to the list of 

players is Swiss 

superstar Roger 

Federer who, at the age 

of 34, is looking better 

than ever. He is set to 

break his own record 

with an impressive 

14th successive 

appearance at 

this tournament. 

– Emma Levine 

ALL TENNIS IMAGES COURTESY OF ATP WORLD TOUR; CYCLING © DAVID PEARCE 


Map: refers to the grid coordinates on our Central London Map. 

Transport symbols: see Contents p. 5 for key. For more sports events and information, 

see visitlondon.com/events 

WATCH 

BASKETBALL 

13 Nov: London Lions vs Manchester Giants. 

Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 

Abercrombie Rd, E20 3HB. 0845 6770 603. visit 

leevalley.org.uk. 


CYCLING 

14 Nov: Revolution Series (p. 66). Rio Olympics 

qualifier. Lee Valley VeloPark, Queen Elizabeth 

Olympic Park. See above for address. 

FOOTBALL 

Premier League fixtures: 

8 Nov: Arsenal vs Spurs. Massive derby game. 

Emirates Stadium, 75 Drayton Park, N5 1BU. 

020 7619 5000. arsenal.com. Holloway Road/ 

Arsenal Finsbury Park. Off map. 

21 Nov: Chelsea vs Norwich. Stamford Bridge, 

Fulham Rd, SW6 1HS. 0871 9841 955. chelsea 

fc.com. Fulham Broadway. Off map. 

17 Nov: England vs France (friendly). Wembley 

Stadium, Olympic Way, HA9 0WS. 0844 980 8001. 

wembleystadium.com. Wembley Park. Off map. 

HORSE RACING 

21-22 Nov: Race Weekend & Country Living 

Christmas Fair. Ascot Racecourse, High St, Ascot, 

Berkshire, SL5 7JX. 0844 346 3000. ascot.co.uk. 

Waterloo to Ascot (52 mins). Off map. 

4, 11, 18, 25 Nov: All Weather Track (eve). Kempton 

Park, Staines Rd East, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 

5AQ. 01932 782 292. kempton.co.uk. Waterloo 

to Kempton Park (40 mins). Off map. 

MOTOR RACING 

20-21 Nov: Race of Champions. High-octane 

drama (p. 66). The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth 

Olympic Park. See above for address. 

NFL: AMERICAN FOOTBALL 

1 Nov: Kansas City Chiefs vs Detroit Lions. 

Wembley Stadium, Olympic Way, HA9 0WS. 

0844 980 8001. wembleystadium.com. 

Wembley Park. Off map. 

RUGBY UNION 

21 Nov: Barbarians vs Argentina. Killik Cup 

Autumn International (p. 66). Twickenham 

Stadium, Whitton Road, TW2 7BA. 0844 847 

2492. rfu.com. Twickenham. Off map. 

RUGBY LEAGUE 

7 Nov: England vs New Zealand. The Stadium, Queen 

Elizabeth Olympic Park. See above for address. 

TENNIS 

15-22 Nov: Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (p. 66). 

The O2 arena, Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX. 


WINTER SPORTS 

14 Nov: Freeze Big Air (live events). The Stadium, 

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. See left for address. 

TOURS & MUSEUMS 

ARSENAL STADIUM TOURS & MUSEUM 

Self-guided audio tours, plus Legends Tour 

with former Arsenal players. Daily; check for 

times and closures. Audio tour and museum 

£20; child £10. Legends Tour from £40; 

child £20. See left for address. 

CHELSEA FC STADIUM 

TOURS & MUSEUM 

Guided tours of ‘The Bridge’ plus the museum 

and Legends Tours on selected dates. Daily, 

check for times and closures. Tour and museum 

£20; child £13. Museum only £11; child £9. 

See left for address. 

LORD’S CRICKET GROUND 

Discover the home of world cricket, which is 

more than 200 years old, including the MCC 

Museum exhibiting the Ashes urn, portraits 

in the Pavilion Long Room and dressing rooms. 

Daily. Tour: adult £18; child £12. Museum only: 

adult £7.50; child £5. St John’s Wood Rd, NW8 

8QN. 020 7616 8500. lords.org/tours. St John’s 

Wood. Map A2. 

TWICKENHAM WORLD RUGBY 

MUSEUM & STADIUM TOUR 

The world’s largest venue dedicated to rugby, 

with 25,000 pieces of memorabilia chronicling 

the sport’s history, plus special exhibitions. Tours 

include the dressing room. Museum & tours Tue- 

Sun. Adult £20; child £12. See left for address. 

THE WEMBLEY STADIUM TOUR 

Relive sporting history at the UK’s largest 

stadium on a guided 75-minute tour, including 

the dressing rooms, players’ tunnel, 107 trophywinners’ 

steps and Royal Box. Tours take place 

daily 10am-4pm. Adult £19; child £11. 

See left for address. 

NOVEMBER 2015 | 67

Primrose Hill is one of London’s 

prettiest neighbourhoods. The hill, 

with its views that look out on to 

the capital, are a big draw, but now 

that the Primrose Hill Market 

has launched, there is yet another 

reason to visit. It takes place every 

Saturday in St Paul’s School, 

Elsworthy Rd, NW3 3DS from 

10am until 3pm, and sells locally 

sourced food such as cakes, 

meats, vegetables and wine. 

primrosehillmarket.com 

he Tower of London 

is home to the Crown 

Jewels, London’s most 

famous gems, but this 

month they may be outsparkled 

as Dazzle London 

(from 8 Nov) opens in the 

Oxo Tower’s gallery 

@oxo. The exhibitioncum-shopping 

experience, now 

in its 34th year, 

is a staple in the 

fashion calendar. 

With pieces starting 

at £25, it’s a great 

place to buy a one-off gift. 

The exhibition started in 

1981. ‘We had to take £1,000 

during the course of Dazzle, 

but we ended up taking £10,000 

on the opening night,’ says 

Tony Gordon, co-founder and 

director of Dazzle London. 

This year’s event includes 

works by established as 

well as emerging designers. 

They all have one thing in 

common: the passion to 

create handmade goods. 

There are up to 4,000 pieces 

for sale, created by 80 

jewellery designers. 

Look out for Cara 

Tonkin’s statement 

pieces (top right), 

Beth Spowart’s 

brightly coloured 

gems (top left), 

Jane Adam’s designs 

made from aluminum 

and Maud Traon’s bold 

contemporary jewellery 

(inset). Be dazzled! 

– Kohinoor Sahota 

Oxo Tower Wharf, Barge House 

St, SE1 9PH. 020 7021 1600. 

dazzle-exhibitions.co.uk 

HANDMADE SCOTCH EGGS © ELEONORA HALLER ZWIERZCHOWSKA; BETH SPOWART © GAVIN CRAIGIE; CARA TONKIN COURTESY OF DAZZLE; MAUD TRAON © JEREMY JOHNS 

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Transport symbols: see Contents p. 5 for key. Normal opening hours are approximately 

9.30am-6pm, although some stores open until late every Thursday 

MAJOR SHOPPING AREAS 

CARNABY STREET 

Once the domain of 1960s mods and rockers, 

these days the area appeals to the fashionable 

set, with sports-inspired stores and independent 

boutiques. Oxford Circus. Map B5. 

HARRODS 

One of the world’s most famous department 

stores, with top fashion labels, accessories, 

homeware and a great food hall. 87-135 

Brompton Rd, SW1X 7XL. 020 7730 1234. 

harrods.com. Knightsbridge. Map D3. 

COVENT GARDEN 

A former vegetable market, Covent Garden is now 

a popular centre for arts, crafts, plus restaurants, 

cafés and pubs. Covent Garden. Map B/C6. 

OXFORD STREET 

Europe’s busiest shopping street has department 

stores and popular high-street chains. Oxford 

Circus/Bond Street/Marble Arch. Map B4/5/6. 

REGENT STREET 

Prestigious retail area with stores including 

Apple, Liberty, Swarovski and Burberry. 

Oxford Circus/Piccadilly Circus. Map B/C5. 

MARKETS 

BOROUGH MARKET 

Gourmet produce. Open for lunch Mon-Tue 

10am-5pm; full market Wed-Thur 10am-5pm; 

Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 8am-5pm. 8 Southwark St, 

SE1 1TL. 020 7407 1002. boroughmarket.org.uk. 

London Bridge. Map C8. 

LONDON SILVER VAULTS 

The world’s largest retailer of fine antique 

silver. Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm; Sat 9am-1pm. 

53-64 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1QS. 020 7242 3844. 

thesilvervaults.com. Chancery Lane. Map B7. 

PICCADILLY MARKET 

Stalls in the courtyard sell food (Mon), antiques 

(Tue) and arts and crafts (Wed-Sat). Mon 11am- 

5pm; Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. St James’s Church, 

197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL. 020 7734 4511. piccadillymarket.co.uk. 

Piccadilly Circus. Map C5. 

MAJOR STORES 

DEBENHAMS 

Bargains on fashion, homeware and accessories. 

334-348 Oxford St, W1C 1JG. 0844 561 6161. 

debenhams.com. Oxford Circus. Map B4. 

FORTNUM & MASON 

Long-established department store famed for 

its food hall, hampers and china. 181 Piccadilly, 

W1A 1ER. 0845 300 1707. fortnumandmason.com. 

Piccadilly Circus/Green Park. Map C5. 

HARVEY NICHOLS 

International clothes brands, cosmetics, 

restaurants and bars. 109-125 Knightsbridge, 

SW1X 7RJ. 020 7235 5000. harveynichols.com. 

Knightsbridge. Map D3. 

HOUSE OF FRASER 

Affordable fashions, beauty, homeware and 

more in this well-respected department store. 

318 Oxford St, W1C 1HF. 0344 800 3752. 

houseoffraser.co.uk. Oxford Circus. Map B4. 

JOHN LEWIS 

This much-loved British institution sells 

everything from hats to homeware across seven 

floors. 300 Oxford St, W1A 1EX. 020 7629 7711. 

johnlewis.com. Oxford Circus. Map B4. 

LIBERTY 

Fashion, beauty, haberdashery and fabrics. 

Great Marlborough St, W1B 5AH (and Westfield 

Stratford City). 020 7734 1234. liberty.co.uk. 

Oxford Circus. Map B5. 

MARKS & SPENCER 

Quality food and clothes. 458 Oxford St, 

W1C 1AP (and many branches). 020 7935 7954. 

marksandspencer.com. Marble Arch. Map B4. 

PETER JONES 

Seven floors of retail heaven in this department 

store, with clothes, cookware, accessories and 

interiors. Sloane Square, SW1W 8EL. 020 7730 

3434. peterjones.co.uk. Sloane Square. Off map. 

SELFRIDGES 

Landmark London department store that 

is fantastic for fashion, beauty and food. 

400 Oxford St, W1A 1AB. 0800 123 400. 

selfridges.com. Bond Street. Map B4. 

MALLS 

LONDON DESIGNER OUTLET 

Mall offering huge reductions. Wembley Park 

Boulevard, HA9 0QL. 020 8912 5210. londondesigner-outlet.com. 

Wembley Wembley 

Park 

Wembley Central. Off map. 

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ST PANCRAS INTERNATIONAL 

High-street shops and restaurants, with long 

opening hours. St Pancras International Station, 

Euston Rd, N1C 4QP. 020 7843 7688. stpancras. 

com/shop. King’s Cross St Pancras. Map A6. 

WESTFIELD LONDON 

There are more than 300 stores in this chic mall. 

Ariel Way, W12 7GF. 020 3371 2300. uk.westfield. 

com/london. Shepherd’s Bush. Off map. 

THE NICKELODEON STORE 

Home to toys inspired by Nickelodeon characters. 

1 Leicester Square, WC2H 7NA. 020 3805 3460. 

nickelodeonstore.co.uk. Leicester Square. Map C5. 

TWININGS 

More than 100 varieties of teas at one of the 

oldest shops in London. It’s also home to a small 

tea museum. 216 Strand, WC2R 1AP. 020 7353 

3511. twinings.co.uk. Temple. Map C6. 

WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY 

Huge shopping centre opposite Queen Elizabeth 

Olympic Park. 2 Stratford Place, Montfichet Rd, 

E20 1EJ. 020 8221 7300. uk.westfield.com/ 

stratfordcity. 


FASHION 

BICESTER VILLAGE 

Outlet, with prices reduced all year. Mon-Sat 

9am-9pm; Sun 10am-7pm. Bicester Village, 

Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6WD. 01869 323 

200. bicestervillage.com. Bicester Village from 

Marylebone. Bus: Shopping Express Village coach 

service from London hotels (book online). Off map. 

THE WHISKY EXCHANGE 

The biggest range of whiskies and fine spirits in 

London, with more than 1,000 to choose from, plus 

the chance to fill your own bottle of whisky. 

2 Bedford Street, WC2E 9HH. 020 7403 8688 

thewhiskyexchange.com. Charing Cross. Map C6. 

Top 

pick 

PANDORA 

Wide selection of jewellery from bracelets and 

charms to rings, necklaces and pendants. 257-259 

Oxford St, W1C 2DD (and branches). 020 7407 

2007. pandora.net. Oxford Circus. Map B4. 

SPECIALIST STORES 

BUCKINGHAM PALACE SHOP 

Wide selection of royal souvenirs. 7 Buckingham 

Palace Rd, SW1W 0PP. 020 7839 1377. royal 

collectionshop.co.uk. Victoria. Map F6. 

IT’S ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL 

Shop selling rock memorabilia, T-shirts, posters, 

mugs, photographs and more. 230 Baker St, 

NW1 5RT. 020 7224 0277. itsonlyrocknroll 

london.co.uk. Baker Street. Map A3. 

HAMLEYS 

One of the world’s biggest toy shops, with seven 

floors selling everything a child could dream of. 

188-196 Regent St, W1B 5BT. 0871 704 1977. 

hamleys.com. Oxford Circus. Map B5. 

LONDON BEATLES STORE 

London’s only Beatles shop stocks a great 

selection of both new and original memorabilia, 

including posters, T-shirts and mugs. 231/233 

Baker St, NW1 6XE. 020 7935 4464. beatles 

storelondon.co.uk. Baker Street. Map A3. 

 

The last thing you’ll want to do, after you’ve 

lugged a suitcase to your hotel, is carry even 

more bags. The DropIt service, which aims 

to make Regent Street the first hands-free 

street in the UK, makes sure you don't 

have to. There are currently three drop-off 

points at 84, 132 and 245 Regent Street, 

and more in shops that include Gap, 

Barbour, Hunter, Lacoste and Wolford. 

The useful service is swift: drop off your 

purchases and your goods will arrive at 

your hotel on the same day. Download the 

app to track the movement of your bags and 

locate drop-off shops. DropIt’s can be bought 

as single, one-day or three-day passes. 

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El Pirata (p. 77) is one of London’s 

top tapas bars and restaurants, 

with a sophisticated yet informal 

ambience that is quintessentially 

Spanish. Choose from a selection 

of authentic dishes, including 

crispy croquettes and chorizo 

in red wine sauce. The service 

is outstanding, so book ahead. 

 

Mark the start of Christmas 

at Taste of London: The 

Festive Edition (19-22 Nov; 

below), a festival of food, drink 

plus a great market. Chefs taking 

part include Monica Galetti, 

Tom Aikens, Mark Hix, Tom 

Kerridge and Marcus Wareing. 

Tobacco Dock, Tobacco Quay, 

Wapping Lane, E1W 2SF 

 

 

 

Head to Urban Food Fest, 

a busy street food market in 

trendy east London that takes 

place every Saturday (to 19 Dec; 

noon-midnight). Enjoy global food 

and drink served from one of 15 

trucks, which change each week. 

Euro Car Parks, 162-175 

Shoreditch High St, E1 6HU 

 

November is the start of the 

pheasant season in the UK and 

where better to celebrate than 

at The Jugged Hare, one of the 

capital’s best game restaurants? 

Visitors to this Barbican gastropub 

can enjoy a limited-edition 

Pheasant Bucket from 16-22 Nov. 

49 Chiswell St, EC1Y 4SA 

ingle-dish restaurants 

are nothing new in 

London. From oyster 

bars and steakhouses 

to burger joints and 

pizzerias, the capital has 

long been full of places that 

specialise in one type of food. 

Lately, however, the concept 

has become a trend, 

with restaurants 

looking to serve 

increasingly 

unusual dishes, 

from arancini 

at Arancini 

Brothers (115a 

Kentish Town 

Rd, NW1 8PB) 

to cereal in Cereal 

Killer Café (139 Brick 

Lane, E1 6SB). Now, finally, 

London has a restaurant 

dedicated to meatballs, too. 

Tucked away down Greek 

Street, near beautiful Soho 

Square, Balls & Company 

has not only perfected the 

classic meatball (made with 

tender wagyu beef and served 

medium rare), but a variety 

of other balls, not all of them 

made with meat. Served in 

the pan with a choice of 

sauces, each of the balls we 

tried was delicately seasoned, 

elegantly presented and perfect 

for sharing in the restaurant’s 

stylishly minimalist, 

Scandinavianstyle 

space. 

Half the fun 

is in choosing 

which varieties 

go best with 

which sauces. 

The salmon balls 

with dill and seeds 

were brought to life 

by a béchamel sauce, for 

example, while the pork balls 

(made with pork, milk bread, 

ricotta, Parmesan, pine nuts and 

sage) are best with a generous 

drizzle of garlicky Romesco. 

– Sam Rogg 

58 Greek St, W1D 3DY. 

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HARD ROCK CAFE 

American classics at London’s original burger 

joint, which is packed with memorabilia. Daily 

L & D. ££. 150 Old Park Lane, W1K 1QZ. 020 7514 

1700. hardrock.com. Hyde Park Corner. Map C4. 

PLANET HOLLYWOOD 

Great burgers and pizzas. Daily L & D. ££. 57-60 

Haymarket, SW1Y 4QX. 020 7287 1000. planet 

hollywoodlondon.com. Piccadilly Circus. Map C5. 

RAINFOREST CAFE 

Rainforest jungle with life-size animatronic 

animals. Daily L & D. ££. 20 Shaftesbury Ave, 

W1D 7EU. 020 7434 3111. therainforestcafe.co.uk. 

Piccadilly Circus. Map C5. 

BRITISH 

CAFÉ IN THE CRYPT 

Great English food at reasonable prices. Mon- 

Sat B, L & D; Sun L. £. St Martin-in-the-Fields, 

corner of Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ. 020 7766 

1158. smitf.org. Charing Cross. Map C6. 

CHENESTON’S 

This intimate restaurant with traditional English 

décor specialises in fine British cuisine. Daily 

B, L & D. £££. The Milestone Hotel, 1 Kensington 

Court, W8 5DL. 020 7917 1000. milestonehotel.com. 

High Street Kensington. Off map. 

SOPHIE’S STEAKHOUSE & BAR 

Excellent British dishes in this Theatreland 

restaurant. Daily L & D. ££. 29-31 Wellington St, 

WC2E 7DB (and branches). 020 7836 8836. sophies 

steakhouse.co.uk. Covent Garden. Map C6. 

CHINESE 

MIN JIANG 

Superb cuisine and Hyde Park views at this fivestar 

venue. Daily L & D. £££. Royal Garden Hotel, 

2-24 Kensington High St, W8 4PT. 020 7361 1988. 

minjiang.co.uk. High Street Kensington. Off map. 

FRENCH 

AUBAINE 

French cuisine in a bistro setting. New branch at 

Broadgate Circle. Daily B, L & D. ££. 38 Broadgate 

Circle, EC2M 1QS (and branches). 020 3773 3650. 

aubaine.co.uk. Liverpool Street. Map B9. 

 

GARFUNKEL’S 

Hot dogs, burgers, pizzas, pasta, wraps and the 

famous salad bar, as well as great breakfasts. 

Daily B, L & D. ££. 19 Irving St, WC2H 7AU (and 

branches). 020 7930 8087. garfunkels.co.uk. 

Leicester Square. Map C5. 

MR FISH 

Fresh, good-value fish and chips. Daily L & D. 

£. 9 Porchester Rd, W2 5DP. 020 7229 4161. 

mrfish.uk.com. Bayswater. Map B/C2. 

RESTAURANT AT ST PAUL’S 

British fare in the cathedral’s vaults. Mon-Sat L & 

afternoon tea only; Sun L. ££. St Paul’s Cathedral, 

St Paul’s Churchyard, EC4M 8AD. 020 7248 2469. 

restaurantatstpauls.co.uk. St Paul’s. Map B8. 

ST PANCRAS GRAND 

Brasserie-style dishes in the Eurostar terminal. 

Daily B, L & D. ££. Upper Concourse, St Pancras 

International, N1C 4QL. 020 7870 9900. searcys. 

co.uk. King’s Cross St Pancras. Map A6. 

 

Located in Covent Garden, Murakami is a 

sleek Japanese restaurant and sushi bar with 

a relaxed atmosphere that makes it ideal for 

couples, groups and solo diners alike. A huge 

living wall of plants provides a fresh focal 

point and a tranquil setting in which to dine 

on sashimi, sushi and exquisite dishes from 

the robata grill. The sushi moriawase is 

perfect for sharing and the grilled rib eye is 

deliciously paired with a sweet soya sauce. 

Sakes range from dry to sweet plum varieties, 

and there is an outstanding range of Japanese 

whiskies, including a 20-year-old single malt 

Yoichi. And whether you choose to dine in or 

take away, the service is excellent. 

63-66 St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4JS. 

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BEL CANTO 

Dine on delicious French food while enjoying 

live opera. Try the pan-fried beef fillet and pork 

cheek in red wine sauce. Thur-Sat D. £££. Corus 

Hotel Hyde Park, 67 Bayswater Rd, W2 3LG. 

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Gate. Map C2. 

GALVIN BISTROT DE LUXE 

Wonderful French-style bistrot from the 

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£££. 66 Baker St, W1U 7DJ. 020 7935 4007. 

galvinrestaurants.com. Baker Street. Map B4. 

INDIAN 

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Michelin-starred food, full of exotic flavours, 

is cooked in the dramatic show kitchen. Daily 

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Broadgate Circle is buzzing with restaurants, 

making it a great alternative to Spitalfields 

market nearby. One of the best in this lively 

social space is the big surf-and-turf eaterie, 

Crab Tavern Seafood & Bar. There are no 

prizes for guessing what’s on the menu, but if 

you don’t fancy crab, there are plenty of turf 

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Expect a gourmet tour of seven different 

Indian regions at this superior restaurant, which 

has relocated from Chelsea. Daily B, L & D. £££. 

73 St James’s St, SW1A 1PH. 020 7629 6688. 

chutneymary.com. Green Park. Map C5. 

GAYLORD RESTAURANT 

Award-winning curry and Mughal dishes in one 

of London’s oldest Indian restaurants. Daily L & D. 

££. 79-81 Mortimer St, W1W 7SJ. 020 7580 3615. 

gaylordlondon.com. Oxford Circus. Map B5. 

HAANDI 

Watch North Indian dishes being cooked in 

a glass-fronted kitchen. Try the lamb chops, 

jeera chicken and garlic prawns. Daily L & D. £. 

7 Cheval Place, SW7 1EW. 020 7823 7373. haandirestaurants.co.uk. 


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Regional Indian cuisine including chaat (street 

food). Mon-Fri L & D; Sat-Sun brunch, L & D. 

£-££. 167-169 Wardour St, W1F 8WR. 020 7287 

4243. imlistreet.com. Oxford Circus. Map B5. 

LA PORTE DES INDES 

Step inside this Georgian townhouse for 

a unique taste of colonial India. Daily L & D. 

££. 32 Bryanston St, W1H 7EG. 020 7224 0055. 

laportedesindes.com. Marble Arch. Map B3. 

MASALA GRILL 

Wonderful grills, seafood and curries 

in a relaxed, comfortable space. Daily L & D. 

££. 535 King’s Rd, SW10 0SZ. 020 7351 7788. 

masalagrill.co. Fulham Broadway. Off map. 

MASALA ZONE 

Great-value Indian street food, including thali, 

in this informal restaurant. Daily L & D. £. 48 

Floral St, WC2E 9DA (and branches). 020 7379 

0101. masalazone.com. Covent Garden. Map B6. 

VEERASWAMY 

In London’s oldest Indian restaurant, the décor 

evokes a 1920s maharajah’s palace. Daily L & D. 

£££. 99 Regent St, W1B 4RS. 020 7734 1401. 

veeraswamy.com. Piccadilly Circus. Map C5. 

INTERNATIONAL 

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Pick from dozens of top-quality Spanish tapas at 

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Mediterranean cuisine aboard a restaurant 

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SARASTRO 

Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine. Live opera 

Sun L, Sun and Mon D. Daily L & D. ££. 126 Drury 

Lane, WC2B 5SU. 020 7836 0101. sarastrorestaurant.com. 

Covent Garden. Map B6. 

MODERN EUROPEAN 

HELIOT 

Hippodrome Casino’s restaurant serves great 

British classics. Daily D; Sat-Sun L. ££-£££. 

Hippodrome Casino, Cranbourn St, WC2H 7JH. 

020 7769 8844. hippodromecasino.com. 

Leicester Square. Map C5. 

SOUTH EAST ASIAN 

BLUE ELEPHANT 

Great Thai cuisine in a riverside setting. Daily 

D; Sat-Sun L & D. £££. The Boulevard, Imperial 

Wharf, Townmead Rd, SW6 2UB. 020 7751 3111. 

blueelephant.com. Imperial Wharf. Off map. 

MANGO TREE 

Elegant restaurant offering quality Thai cuisine. 

Also a branch at Harrods. Daily L & D. ££-£££. 

46 Grosvenor Place, SW1X 7EQ. 020 7823 1888. 

mangotree.org.uk. Victoria. Map D4. 

ROSA’S THAI CAFÉ 

Expect modern, healthy Thai cuisine in a 

relaxed setting. Daily L & D. ££. 6 Theberton 

St, N1 0QX. 020 3393 2482. rosasthaicafe.com. 

Angel. Off map. 

EL PIRATA 

A very popular venue, El Pirata is a classic 

Spanish tapas bar and restaurant that serves 

affordable, authentic Spanish cuisine with a 

relaxed, friendly ambience. No wonder, then, 

that it has received excellent reviews in 

leading food guides, including Harden’s. 

According to one leading critic, it offers 

‘fine food, excellent choice, comfortable 

surroundings and marvellous service – and 

a bill that doesn’t give me indigestion!’ 

5-6 Down Street, Mayfair, W1 7AQ. 

020 7491 3810/020 7409 1315. 

elpirata.co.uk. Green Park. Map C5. 

THAI POT 

This popular café-style restaurant has stylish 

décor and fantastic food, including set meals. 

Daily L & D. £. 1 Bedfordbury, WC2N 4BP. 020 

7379 4580. thaipot.biz. Covent Garden. Map C6. 

VEGETARIAN & VEGAN 

MILDREDS 

A Soho dining institution. Mon-Sat L & D. 

££. 45 Lexington St, W1F 9AN. 020 7494 1634. 

mildreds.co.uk. Oxford Circus. Map B5. 

WOODLANDS 

Indian cuisine catering for gluten-free, vegan and 

Jain diets. Daily L & D. £££. 77 Marylebone Lane, 

W1U 2PS (and branches). 020 7486 3862. woodlands 

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Congratulations to Icebar London 

as it toasts its 10th birthday. 

The UK’s only permanent bar 

made of ice – kept at a chilly -5°C 

all year round – is marking the 

occasion by transforming into 

a celebration of rock music with a 

six foot-tall ice skull sculpture, 

a bar decorated with punk-rock 

ice studs, a carved Throne of Rock 

and specially created cocktails 

named after classic anthems 

such as Stairway to Heaven, 

Eye of the Tiger and Livin’ on 

a Prayer. As general manager 

Matthieu Bourgogne says: 

‘For those about to rock at 

Icebar London, we salute you!’ 

31-33 Heddon St, W1B 4BN 

et your trip off to a 

flying start at NY-LON. 

Cabin crew in red 

neckties greet you by 

an electronic screen as 

you enter the lounge bar that is 

inspired by Delta Air Lines’ and 

Virgin Atlantic’s route between 

New York and London. 

Once you’ve checked in, 

check out the bar. With 

no hand luggage to 

worry about, you 

can swish along 

the brightly lit 

corridor, which 

is decorated with 

airport codes. 

The bar resembles 

a business lounge 

decorated in red and 

blue – the colours of the 

two airlines – and the 

cushions have photos of Big 

Ben and the Empire State 

Building printed on them. 

There is an extensive 

selection of spirits and global 

wines. Try an aviation-themed 

cocktail such as the delicious 

Transatlantic, which is made 

with Prosecco, Galliano, 

raspberry purée and lemon 

oil – it’s just the ticket. 

The food is also more Top Gun 

than Airplane! – think sharing 

boards loaded with smoked 

salmon, cheese or pastrami. 

Members of the airlines’ 

frequent-flyer schemes, 

SkyMiles and Flying 

Club, benefit from 

discounts. If you 

want to feel as 

though you’re in 

first-class, visit 

the VIP room, 

which costs £100 

per hour – you'll push 

through a shelf and find 

yourself around an Arabian 

‘flying carpet’ table (inset), 

where you can get a drink at 

the touch of a button! 

– Sarah Riches 

Unit 4.03 Entertainment 

Avenue, The O2, SE10 0DX. 

020 8463 2367. nylon.london 

NY-LON IMAGES COURTESY OF NY-LON; ICE BAR © PETER KINDERSLEY 


Most bars are open 11am-11pm, most nightclubs are open 10pm-3am. 

The UK’s legal drinking age is 18 years old. ID may be required. Map: refers to the grid 

coordinates on our Central London map. Transport symbols: see Contents p. 5 for key 

TRADITIONAL PUBS 

MAGPIE & STUMP 

Opposite the famous Old Bailey courts, this 

pub dates back to the 1500s. 18 Old Bailey, 

EC4M 7EP. 020 7248 5085. magpieandstump.com. 

St Paul’s. Map B8. 

THE SPANIARDS INN 

Ancient pub by Hampstead Heath, which was 

frequented by writer Charles Dickens. Spaniards 

Rd, NW3 7JJ. 020 8731 8406. thespaniards 

hampstead.co.uk. Hampstead. Off map. 

WAXY O’CONNOR’S 

Irish-themed pub with live music and four 

bars. 14-16 Rupert St, W1D 6DD. 020 7287 0255. 

waxyoconnors.co.uk. Piccadilly Circus. Map C5. 

YE OLDE CHESHIRE CHEESE 

Historic pub with 17th-century rooms and 

narrow passageways. 145 Fleet St, EC4A 2BU. 

020 7353 6170. Blackfriars. Map B7. 

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT 

RONNIE SCOTT’S 

Renowned Soho jazz club established in 1959. 

47 Frith St, W1D 4HT. 020 7439 0747. ronnie 

scotts.co.uk. Tottenham Court Road. Map B5. 

CASINOS 

CASINO AT THE EMPIRE 

An Asian restaurant, deluxe bars, poker rooms 

and table and electronic games. Open 24 hours. 

5-6 Leicester Square, WC2 7NA. 020 3393 4691. 

thecasinolsq.com. Leicester Square. Map C5. 

HIPPODROME CASINO 

Gaming over three floors and theatre shows. 

Cranbourn St, WC2H 7JH. 020 7769 8888. hippo 

dromecasino.com. Leicester Square. Map C5/6. 

 

KANSAS SMITTY'S COURTESY OF KANSAS SMITTY'S 

BARS & CLUBS 

BROOKLYN BOWL 

Lively nightlife spot incorporating three bars, 

a bowling alley, a concert venue and the Blue 

Ribbon Restaurant. The O2, Peninsula Square, 

SE10 0DX. 020 7412 8778. london.brooklyn 

bowl.com. North Greenwich. Map inset. 

BUDDHA-BAR 

This very trendy club and restaurant attracts 

a fashion-conscious crowd. 145 Knightsbridge, 

SW1X 7PA. 020 3667 5222. buddhabarlondon.com. 


GONG 

Located on the 52nd floor of The Shard, Gong is the 

lounge and bar in the skyscraper’s hotel, Shangri- 

La. The views – and cocktails – are unbeatable. 

31 St Thomas St, SE1 9QU. 020 7234 8208. 

shangri-la.com. London Bridge. Map C8. 

GORDON’S WINE BAR 

There is a huge selection of wines in this busy 

brick-walled basement, established in 1890. 

47 Villiers St, WC2N 6NE. 020 7930 1408. gordons 

winebar.com. Charing Cross. Map C6. 

MINISTRY OF SOUND 

Major nightclub attracting big-name DJs. 

103 Gaunt St, SE1 6DP. 020 7740 8600. ministry 

ofsound.com. Elephant & Castle. Off map. 

 

It is often said that jazz was born in 

New Orleans but grew up in Kansas City, 

Missouri – a city that ignored Prohibition 

in the 1920s, attracting musicians from 

across the United States. Several decades 

later and many thousands of miles away, you 

can get a taste of this hedonistic era at a new 

subterranean jazz bar, Kansas Smitty’s, 

which is hidden beneath one of east London’s 

trendiest streets. The bar is named after the 

house band which performs regularly with 

visiting musicians in an intimate, strippedback 

room. The drinks selection is small 

but the juleps are exceptional and the 

staff are true jazz lovers, which adds to the 

exciting atmosphere. Check the website for 

the latest line-ups and book online if you can. 

63-65 Broadway Market, E8 4PH. 

0773 101 6744. kansassmittys.com 

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Why not escape from the hustle and bustle of city 

life with a visit to one of Britain’s best-loved areas? 

The Land of Song 

With its breathtaking countryside, mountains and 

coastal paths, Wales’s natural beauty is only matched 

by the passion of its people. Paul Critcher takes you 

on a tour of the rugby-loving nation 

 

Snowdonia is the highest peak in England and 

Wales and at Plas Y Brenin – The National 

Mountain Sports Centre – you can take your 

first steps to scaling the peak. The centre has 

a range of outdoor activities on offer, from 

hill-walking and navigation to scrambling 

and mountaineering. pyb.co.uk. 

What goes up must come down, and at Zip 

World in Bethesda you’ll feel as though you’re 

flying as you experience speeds of up to 100mph 

on the longest zip-wire in Europe. And if you 

want to zip with friends, Zip World Titan near 

the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog has the first 

four-person zip line in Europe. zipworld.co.uk. 

As you cross into Anglesey, make sure you stop 

at a town famed worldwide for the length of its 

name. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob 

wll-llantysiliogogogoch means: ‘The church of 

St Mary in the hollow of white hazel trees near 

the rapid whirlpool by St Tysilio’s of the red 

SNOWDONIA AND BRECON BEACONS © 

ISTOCKPHOTO; SHOWCAVES COURTESY 

OF THE NATIONAL SHOWCAVES CENTRE 


One of the most 

popular parts 

of the Brecon 

Beacons mountain 

range and national 

park is Waterfall 

Country, where 

rivers and brooks form 

wonderful and dramatic 

waterfalls as the water winds its 

way through the countryside and ultimately 

joins the River Neath. Take a walk through the 

magnificent countryside to see some of the 

most beautiful parts of Wales. breconbeacons. 

org/waterfall-country 

The incredible network of caves at the Brecon 

Beacons’ National Showcaves Centre for Wales 

has to be seen to be believed. The limestone 

mountains here are riddled with hundreds of 

miles of caves including this 16km network of 

passageways. Highlights include Dan yr Ogof Cave 

with its beautiful formations; the Bone Cave, 

so called because the remains of 42 people 

dating back to the Bronze Age have been 

discovered in its chamber; and the majestic 

Cathedral Cave, with its 

stalactites and waterfalls, which 

can now be hired as a wedding 

venue. There is also a shire 

horse centre and a farm. 

showcaves.co.uk 

At Zip World 

you can go at 

speeds of 100mph 

down a mountain 

with views as far 

out as Ireland 

ZIPWORLD IMAGE COURTESY OF ZIPWORLD 

cave’, and a selfie by one of its town signs is a must. 

Created by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis 

between 1925 and 1976, the Italianate fantasy 

village of Portmeirion was made famous as the 

location of the surreally sinister 1960s TV series, 

The Prisoner. Portmeirion is made up of about 

50 buildings, most of which are used as hotel or 

self-catering accommodation and surrounded 

by 70 glorious acres of sub-tropical woodland 

gardens. Many events, concerts and exhibitions 

take place here. portmeirion-village.com 

Main: Snowdonia Top right: The National Showcaves 

Centre Above: Zip World 

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The Crown 

Jewels were 

kept in 

Aberystwyth 

during World 

War II 

 

Gower was the first place in Britain to be 

named an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 

by virtue of its geology and outstanding coastal 

habitats and it’s easy to see why – it is stunning. 

The award-winning beaches are exquisite, 

particularly at Rhossili Bay, with its three 

mile-long sandy beach. Here, you can expect 

to see all kinds of birdlife, including guillemots, 

razorbills and kittiwakes, on the jagged rocky 

island of Worm’s Head. enjoygower.com. 

The only National Park in the UK that is 

focused on the coastline demonstrates the 

importance of the flora and fauna of the 

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It’s also 

said to be where coasteering started, a Welsh 

speciality that is a blend of rock hopping, shore 

scrambling and cliff jumping. Join one of the 

local groups for a unique view of the country. 

visitpembrokeshire.com/activities-adventure/ 

stackpole-centre-for-outdoor-learning 

 

South Wales has long been associated with 

coal mining, and visitors to the Big Pit National 

Coal Museum in Blaenavon can get a taste 

of Wales’s industrial heritage in a real mine. 

Blaenavon is a World Heritage Site and visitors 

can take an underground tour to get a taste of the 

working life of a coal miner. museumwales.ac.uk 

The medieval castle at Caerphilly is Wales’s 

largest castle. It was built in the 13th century 

by Gilbert ‘the Red’ de Clare, a red-headed 

nobleman of Norman descent, and the 

impressive stone fortifications are surrounded 

by moats and watery islands that today make 

such a wonderful scene. More recently, it’s been 

used as a location for TV programmes Doctor 

Who, Merlin and Wolf Hall in which it doubled 

as the Tower of London. Don’t miss the views 

from the high towers across the moat. cadw.gov. 

wales/daysout/caerphilly-castle. 

Given that it’s the capital of Wales, Cardiff has 

countless sights – tour the Millennium Stadium 

where you can pay homage to Wales’ rugby 

heroes. millenniumstadium.com/tours. 

Cardiff Bay is another highlight as the old 

docklands have been overhauled and the area is 

now packed with visitor attractions, including 

an international arts centre and the Doctor Who 

Experience. For the best views of the front, make 

sure you take a thrilling boat trip across the bay. 

bayislandvoyages.co.uk 

From top: Wildlife in Gower; Gower’s breathtaking 

views; Caerphilly Castle; Cardiff Bay 

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OYSTER CARDS 

& TRAVELCARDS 

An Oyster card is a pre-paid 

travel smart card. It’s the 

cheapest way to pay for single 

journeys on bus, Tube, tram, 

DLR, London Overground 

and most National Rail train 

services in London. 

You can buy a Visitor Oyster 

card before you leave home for 

£3 and pre-load it with credit 

at visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk. 

The system has nine zones. 

Zone 1 is in central London. 

Visitors can buy Oyster cards 

and Day Travelcards from 

stations, Visitor Centres 

and any Oyster Ticket Shop. 

UK visitors can also pay for 

their travel with a UK-issued 

contactless payment card. See 

tfl.gov.uk/visitinglondon. 

An Oyster card also gives you 

a 25% discount on London’s 

cable car, the Emirates Air 

Line, and a 10% discount on 

single journeys on most MBNA 

Thames Clippers river buses. 

See visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk. 

Useful things to know – from booking a place to stay, 

to getting around the city 

 

For 24-hour travel info, visit 

the Transport for London 

(TfL) website tfl.gov.uk/ 

visitinglondon or call 

0343 222 1234. 

LONDON UNDERGROUND 

(THE TUBE) 

tfl.gov.uk. See London 

Underground Map (p. 94). 

Services run Mon-Sat 5am 

-12.30am and Sun 7.30am- 

11.30pm on most routes. 

Night Tube services (subject 

to delays) will run all night 

Fri-Sat on the Jubilee, Victoria 

and most of the Central, 

Northern and Piccadilly lines. 

Fares vary; a Zone 1 adult fare 

costs £4.80 (£2.30 Oyster). 

LONDON BUSES 

London buses run 5am- 

12.30am. Night buses 

(midnight-4.30am) operate 

on main routes (several 

services are 24-hour). 

You can’t pay for a London 

bus fare with cash, so use a 

Visitor Oyster card, Oyster 

card, Travelcard or UK-issued 

contactless payment card. 

Visit tfl.gov.uk/buses. 

Single fare is £1.50 with an 

Oyster card or UK-issued 

contactless card. 

LONDON OVERGROUND 

tfl.gov.uk. See London 

Underground Map (p. 94). 

Trains run Mon-Sat 5ammidnight, 

and Sun 7am- 

11.30pm on most routes. 

DOCKLANDS 

LIGHT RAILWAY 

020 7363 9700. 

Trains run approximately 

every three-and-a-half to 

10 mins. Mon-Sat 5.30am- 

12.30am; Sun 7am-11pm. 

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Map: refers to the grid coordinates on our Central London Map. Transport symbols: see p. 5 for key. 

Prices quoted are for single journeys. Fares and journey times can change, so please check before you 

travel at tfl.gov.uk 

TAXIS 

You can hail a black cab (taxi) in the street. 

Fares increase after 8pm. You cannot hail 

private-hire or minicabs, which you must 

book. We strongly advise against you using 

any vehicle that approaches you in the street, 

except for licensed black cabs. 

For more information, visit tfl.gov.uk. 

TRAINS 

Paddington serves the West Country, 

Wales and the South Midlands. 

Liverpool Street and Fenchurch 

Street serve East Anglia and Essex. 

Euston King’s Cross St Pancras 

Marylebone and St Pancras 

International (connects to King’s Cross 

St Pancras) serve north and central Britain, 

and southeast England. Charing Cross 

London Bridge 

Waterloo 

and Victoria serve southern England. 

For times and tickets, visit nationalrail.co.uk 

or call 0845 748 4950. 

Eurostar uses St Pancras International. 

Go to eurostar.com for more information, times 

and ticket prices. Call 0344 822 4777 (or if you’re 

outside the UK, call 01233 617 575). 

CAR HIRE 

Make sure your driving licence is valid for 

the UK and see ‘Congestion Charge’ below. 

Hertz 0870 844 8844. hertz.co.uk. Kendall 

Cars Ltd 020 8542 0403. kendallcars.com. 

Enterprise Rent-A-Car 0800 800 227. 

enterprise.co.uk. 

CONGESTION CHARGE 

There is a congestion charge to drive into central 

London, Mon-Fri 7am-6pm. Payable in advance 

or on the day of travel (£11.50), or the day after 

(£14). UK: 0343 222 2222. International: 

+44 20 7649 9122. cclondon.com. 

SANTANDER CYCLES HIRE 

(Formerly Barclays.) There are 10,000 bicycles 

for hire from 700 docking stations throughout 

central London from £2. For details, visit tfl.gov. 

uk/santandercycles or call 0343 222 6666. 

 

GATWICK AIRPORT 

0844 892 0322. gatwickairport.com. 

First Capital Connect: Direct trains to/ 

from London Bridge and St Pancras 

International (connects to King’s Cross 

St Pancras). Up to four trains per hour. Gatwick 

Express: Direct trains to/from Victoria 

every 15 mins. Journey times approx. 30 mins. 

Southern Railway: Direct trains to/from 

Victoria every 15 mins. Journey times 

approx. 30 mins. National Express: Direct coaches 

to/from Victoria Coach Station, up to two coaches 

per hour. Journey times approx. 1 hr 20 mins. 

HEATHROW AIRPORT 

0844 335 1801. heathrowairport.com. London 

Underground: Direct trains to/from central 

London every five mins 5am-11.45pm via 

Piccadilly line. Journey time 60 mins. 

Heathrow Connect: Two trains per hour to/ 

from Paddington. Journey time 25 mins. 

Heathrow Express: Four direct trains per hour 

to/from Paddington. Journey time 15 mins. 

National Express: Three coaches per hour to/from 

Victoria Coach Station. Journey time 45 mins. 

CITY AIRPORT 

020 7646 0088. londoncityairport.com. 

London City Airport: Trains to/from 

Canary Wharf (change at Poplar) 

Canning Town Bank and many 

other stations. 

STANSTED AIRPORT 

0844 335 1803. stanstedairport.com. 

Stansted Express: Trains to/from 

Liverpool Street. National Express: 

Coaches run to/from Victoria Coach Station. 

LUTON AIRPORT 

01582 405 100. london-luton.co.uk. 

First Capital Connect: There are up to six trains 

per hour to/from St Pancras International 

(connects to King’s Cross St Pancras). 

A fast shuttlebus runs to/from the airport. 

Green Line Express: Coaches run to and from 

Victoria Coach Station. 

 

 

 

 

 

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The London Pass (londonpass.com) offers 

free entry, discounts and fast-track queuing 

at top attractions. VisitBritain offers 

discount cards (visitbritain.com). 

 

Go to visitlondon.com, or download the free 

London Official City Guide at visitlondon. 

com/app. Find Tourist Information Centres 

at St Paul’s Churchyard, EC4M 8BX and 

Holborn Information Kiosk, Holborn Tube, 

Kingsway, WC2B 6BG. There are also Visitor 

Centres at Victoria, Euston, King’s 

Cross St Pancras, Liverpool Street, Piccadilly 

Circus, Paddington, Gatwick (North Terminal 

arrivals) and Heathrow T2 & 3. 

 

For 24-hour London travel info (including bus, 

Tube, river, rail, coach, cycle, tram, car, on foot, 

accessibility and assisted travel), visit tfl.gov. 

uk/gettingaround, or call 0343 222 1234. 

Also useful is visitlondon.com/travel, or 

visit one of the eight Visitor Centres at train 

and Underground stations (see above). 


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COACHES 

London’s main coach services use Victoria Coach 

Station, SW1W 9TP. 0843 222 1234. tfl.gov.uk/ 

coaches Victoria. Map D4. 

RIVER SERVICES 

tfl.gov.uk/river. 

MBNA Thames Clippers: 0870 781 5049. 

thamesclippers.com. Catamarans leave 

major piers every 20 mins. Services between 

Waterloo Pier and The O2 (North Greenwich 

Pier) and on to Royal Arsenal Woolwich Pier, 

stopping at main piers. The adult single fare 

is £7.15 (£6.44 with an Oyster or Visitor Oyster 

card; £4.75 with a Travelcard). A River Roamer 

day pass allows unlimited hop-on, hop-off 

travel on the river from £17.35 per adult. 

ON FOOT 

It’s often quicker to get around London by 

walking. Look out for blue and yellow Legible 

London street maps. tfl.gov.uk/legiblelondon. 

EMIRATES AIR LINE CABLE CAR 

London’s only cable car runs across the River 

Thames between Greenwich Peninsula (The 

O2) and the Royal Docks (ExCel London). 

tfl.gov.uk/emiratesairline. 

ACCESSIBLE LONDON 

Deaf and disabled travellers in London should 

visit DisabledGo at visitlondon.com/access 

and openbritain.net for UK information. 

 

Choose from luxury hotels, B&Bs (bed and 

breakfast), guesthouses, self-catering apartments 

and hostels, such as YHA London (yha.org.uk). 

BOOKING 

Booking accommodation before you travel 

is highly recommended. visitlondon.com offers 

online booking for hotels, B&Bs and hostels, plus 

great deals. Book through expedia.co.uk, which 

is the official hotel booking partner. 

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by VisitEngland and the AA. The awards range 

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RANDOLPH 

London Overground Station 

Rail Express Link to Airport 

Launch departure point 

CLIFTON CLIFTON 

GARDENS ROAD 

CLEVELAND TER 

CRAVEN 

QUEEN’S 

GDNS 

BRIDGE 

HARROW RD 

WESTBOURNE TERRACE 

Bandstand 

QUEEN’S GATE 

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ELVASTON PL 

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MAIDA 

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EASTBOURNE TER 

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MEWS 

MEWS 

GLOUCESTER TER 

BAYSWATER 

ROAD 

WARWICK 

AVE 

Tourist Information Centre 

Travel Information Centre 

Market 

Changing the Guard 

Place of Worship 

Youth Hostel 

Wood 

Lane 

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BUSH 

W12 

BULWER ST 

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STERNE ST 

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ROYAL 

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NORTH 

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Queen’s 

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WEST CROSS ROUTE 

QUEEN’S GATE 

MAIDA VALE 

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CLOSE 

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ST 

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CROMPTON 

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LINK TO 

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PADDINGTON 

BAYSWATER 

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ROAD 

ST MARY’S 

CHILWORTH 

GROVE 

SCOTT 

HAMILTON 

WESTWAY 

QUEENSDALE CRES 

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Shepherd’s 

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Shepherd’s 

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CRAVEN RD 

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Paddington (Bakerloo, 

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Lancaster 

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STATUE 

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ALBERT 

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ROYAL 

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OF MUSIC 

ELM 

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HAM 

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CONDUIT 

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LORD’S CRICKET 

GROUND MCC 

& MUSEUM 

ABERDEEN 

PL 

Alexandra 

Gate 

GREEN 

PADDINGTON BASIN 

THE 

LONG 

WATER 

ROYAL 

GEOGRAPHICAL 

SOCIETY 

IMPERIAL 

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South 

Kensington 

SCIENCE MUSEUM 

NATURAL 

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HARRINGTON 

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HATTON 

ST 

FISHERTON 

ST 

ST 

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PRINCE CONSORT RD 

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BUCK 

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THE RING 

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OAK 

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BROADLEY STREET 

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RANSTON 

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BIRD 

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THE 

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Prince of Wales 

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LORY 

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BRENDON 

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PORCHESTER 

PL 

ALBION ST 

THE 

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LONDON CENTRAL 

MOSQUE AND 

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RANGER’S LODGE 

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HOMER ST 

SHOULDHAM 

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MOLYNEUX ST 

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CHURCH OF THE 

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Marble Arch 

MARBLE 

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Brook 

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Albert 

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REGENT’S 

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MADAME 

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UNIVERSITY 

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MARYLEBONE ROAD 

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KINNERTON 

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ST 

LO W NDES ST 

W 

WILTON PL 

KENDALL SEYMOUR 

MEWS 

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The Broad Walk 

BELGRAVIA 

ST JOHN’S 

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REGENT’S PARK 

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Queen Mother’s 

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CULROSS ST 

CHESHAM 

CRES 

MS W 

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GEORGE ST 

NORTH ROW NORTH ROW 

GREEN STREET 

LEES PL 

MOTCOMB 

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2012. 

Map produced by Cosmographics Ltd. 

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LYALL ST 

CIRCLE 

ROSE 

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WEST EAST 

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HALKIN ST 

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Riverside Quarter 

Putney 

RB6 

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St Helena’s 

Richmond 

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Kingston Turks 

Kingston Town End 

Hampton Court 

Hampton Court 

Embankment 

Embankment 

Charing Cross 

London Eye 

Waterloo 

RB1 

RB6 

Blackfriars 

Blackfriars 

(Mondays to Fridays only) 

Festival 

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RB1 

RB2 

RB4 

RB5 

RB6 

Tower 

Tower Hill 

Tower Gateway 

Fenchurch Street 

St. Katharine’s 

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Bankside 

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London Bridge 

City 

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RB4 

Hilton Docklands 

Nelson Dock 

RB4 

Canary Wharf 

Greenland Masthouse 

Terrace 

Greenwich 

Cutty Sark for 

Maritime Greenwich 

RB5 

North 

Greenwich 

North Greenwich 

and Emirates 

Air Line 

Some boats cruise 

through the Thames Barrier 

Summer service 

(April-October) only 

Woolwich Ferry 

North Terminal 


South Terminal 

RB1 

RB5 

Woolwich 

Arsenal 

River Bus 

• A fast and frequent service 

• An alternative to the Tube or bus 

• Use your Oyster pay as you go or 

Travelcard to obtain a fares discount 

River Tours 

• A more leisurely cruise 

• Sightseeing commentary on most boats 

• Ideal for spotting some of 

London’s hidden waterside gems 

• Use your Travelcard to obtain a 

fares discount 

Embankment to North Greenwich 

Daily 

Woolwich Arsenal Daily, peak times and evenings, 

see timetable and RB5 

Operated by MBNA Thames Clippers 

St George Wharf to Bankside 

Daily except early mornings and evenings 


Canary Wharf to Hilton Docklands 

Daily 


Westminster / St. Katharine’s circular cruise 

Operated by Circular Cruise Westminster 

Westminster to Greenwich 

Some boats cruise through the Thames Barrier 

(summer service only) 

Operated by Thames River Services 

Westminster to Greenwich 

Operated by City Cruises 


London Overground 

National Rail 

Docklands Light Railway 

Emirates Air Line 

North Greenwich to Woolwich Arsenal 

Saturdays and Sundays only 


Putney to Blackfriars 

Monday to Friday peak hours and evenings only 

(some boats also run to or from 

London Bridge City and Canary Wharf) 


Summer services only 

Westminster to Hampton Court 

Operated by Thames River Boats 

St Helena’s Richmond to Hampton Court 

Operated by Turk Launches 

Step-free access from 

street level to the pier 


Daily (except evenings) 

Operated by Briggs Marine 

Summer service (April-October) only 

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Royal 

London 

GUESTS 

attended 

the Queen’s 

Coronation 

ceremony 

22 

executions 

have taken 

place inside 

the Tower 

of London 

 

 

 

500 

 

THE QUEEN’S GUARD 

has guarded the official 

royal residences in the 

United Kingdom since... 

 

 

Windsor Castle, the oldest 

occupied castle in the world, 

was built in the 

 

 

The estimated value of the 

Royal Family’s crown jewels 

is said to be in excess of... 

are attended 

by senior members 

of the British Royal 

Family and first began in 

1912 

Mounted at the top of the Sovereign’s 

sceptre is the largest flawless cut 

diamond in the world – it weighs 

530 CARATS 

The first 

British monarch 

to celebrate a diamond 

wedding anniversary was 

the Queen, who married on 

20 NOVEMBER 

1947 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

775 

ROOMS 


The Queen has seen 

different Prime Ministers 

during her reign – from 

Sir Winston Churchill 

through to David Cameron 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C O R G I S 

Sources: royal.gov.uk; mirror.co.uk; 

hrp.org.uk; telegraph.co.uk; Wikipedia; 

independent.co.uk 

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