LONDON
LP NOV 2015
LP NOV 2015
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SIGHTSEEING<br />
CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN<br />
London’s oldest botanic garden, founded in<br />
1673. Admire 5,000 species of plants, especially<br />
tropical and medicinal ones. Mon-Fri 9.30am-<br />
4pm. Adult £9; child £6.60. 66 Royal Hospital Rd,<br />
SW3 4HS. 020 7352 5646. chelseaphysicgarden.<br />
co.uk. Sloane Square. Map C6.<br />
CUTTY SARK<br />
This 19th-century ship is the world’s<br />
last surviving tea clipper. 15 Nov: Deborah<br />
Moggach. Talk by the author of The Best Exotic<br />
Marigold Hotel. 6.45pm. £15. 21 Nov: Ship’s<br />
Birthday. Fees apply. Ship daily 10am-5pm.<br />
Adult £12.15; child £6.30. Joint tickets with<br />
Royal Observatory available. King William Walk,<br />
SE10 9HT. 020 8312 6608. rmg.co.uk/cuttysark.<br />
Cutty Sark Greenwich. Map inset.<br />
ELTHAM PALACE & GARDENS<br />
Part showpiece of Art Deco design and part<br />
medieval royal palace, make yourself at home<br />
as a guest of the Courtaulds. 1 Nov: 10am-5pm.<br />
From 2 Nov: Sun 10am-4pm. Adult £13; child<br />
£7.80. Court Yard, SE9 5QE. 020 8294 2548.<br />
english-heritage.org.uk. Eltham. Off map.<br />
EMIRATES AIR LINE<br />
London’s only cable car soars 90m over the river,<br />
between Greenwich Peninsula (Emirates Cable<br />
Car Terminal, Edmund Halley Way, SE10 0FR)<br />
and Royal Docks (27 Western Gateway, E16 4FA).<br />
Mon-Fri 7am-8pm; Sat 8am-8pm; Sun 9am-8pm.<br />
Adult from £3.40; child £1.70 one way. 0343 222<br />
1234. emiratesairline.co.uk. North Greenwich<br />
Royal Victoria. Map inset.<br />
FULHAM PALACE<br />
This 15th-century building was the summer<br />
retreat of the Bishops of London. It’s now a<br />
museum with a café, garden and art gallery.<br />
Palace Mon-Thur 12.30pm-3.30pm; Sun noon-4pm.<br />
Admission free. Bishop’s Ave, SW6 6EA. 020 7736<br />
3233. fulhampalace.org. Putney Bridge. Off map.<br />
HAM HOUSE AND GARDENS<br />
One of Europe’s greatest 17th-century houses.<br />
1 Nov: House noon-4pm. 2-30 Nov: House closed.<br />
Below stairs only 10.30am-4.30pm. Café, garden<br />
and shop 10am-5pm. Adult whole property £10;<br />
child £5. Adult garden and below stairs £4; child<br />
£2. Ham St, TW10 7RS. 020 8940 1950.<br />
nationaltrust.org.uk. Richmond. Off map.<br />
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