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sightseeing<br />
ROYAL ALbeRt HALL tOURS<br />
Take a one-hour Grand Tour of this stunning<br />
Victorian concert hall in South Kensington.<br />
Adult £12.25; child £5.25. Kensington Gore,<br />
SW7 2AP. 020 7959 0558. royalalberthall.com.<br />
South Kensington. Map D2.<br />
to the University of Oxford. See archaeological<br />
artefacts, pre-Raphaelite paintings, Egyptian<br />
mummies and Oliver Cromwell’s death mask.<br />
Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free admission. Beaumont<br />
St, Oxford, OX1 2PH. 01865 278000. ashmolean.org.<br />
Paddington to Oxford. Off map.<br />
ROYAL OPeRA HOUSe<br />
Backstage Tours. Please check the website for<br />
times and dates. £9-£12. Bow St, WC2E 9DD. 020<br />
7304 4000. roh.org.uk. Covent Garden. Map B6.<br />
See LOndOn bY nigHt tOUR<br />
Ride around the West End and City in the<br />
evening for a different view of London. Regular<br />
departures from outside The Ritz. Tours last<br />
90 minutes. Daily 7.30pm & 9.20pm. Tickets £18;<br />
child £10. 150 Piccadilly, W1J 9BR. 020 7183 4744.<br />
seelondonbynight.com. Green Park. Map C5.<br />
OUT OF TOWN<br />
ASHmOLeAn mUSeUm Of ARt<br />
And ARcHAeOLOgY<br />
Britain’s first public museum dates back to<br />
1683, when the politician Elias Ashmole left his<br />
collection of antiquities and natural curiosities<br />
HAmPtOn cOURt PALAce<br />
Once home to King Henry VIII, this<br />
Tudor palace and maze is set in 60 acres of<br />
parkland. Palace and maze daily 10am-4.30pm.<br />
Formal gardens daily 10am-5.30pm. Palace,<br />
maze and gardens adult £18.50; child £9.10. Maze<br />
only adult £4.40; child £2.75. Gardens only adult<br />
£5.80; child free. Hampton Court, East Molesey,<br />
Surrey, KT8 9AU. 0844 482 7777. hrp.org.uk.<br />
Waterloo to Hampton Court. Off map.<br />
LeedS cAStLe<br />
Fairytale 900-year-old castle with<br />
a moat, gardens and parkland. Lose yourself<br />
in the spiralling yew maze. Castle daily 10.30am-<br />
3pm; grounds & gardens daily 10am-5pm. Adult<br />
£24; child £16. Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1PL.<br />
01622 Mitre 765400. Hotel leeds-castle.com. 1141407 12:28 Victoria Page 1<br />
to Bearsted. Off map.<br />
See<br />
By Night<br />
One of London’s best<br />
bed & breakfast hotels<br />
London looks amazing,<br />
beautifully lit up at night<br />
Departing daily from Green Park<br />
bus stop next to the Ritz Hotel<br />
at 19.30 & 21.20<br />
Spectacular live guided tours of London by night<br />
Adult - £18, Child - £10<br />
Tel: 0844 504 3285 +44 (0)20 7183 4744<br />
Private tours available for groups day or night<br />
www.seelondonbynight.com<br />
MITRE HOUSE HOTEL<br />
An independent hotel<br />
An designed for individuals<br />
designed for individuals<br />
178 - 184 Sussex Gardens<br />
178 184 Sussex Gardens,<br />
Hyde Park, London W2 1TU<br />
Hyde Park, London W2 1TU<br />
Tel: (020) 7723 8040<br />
Tel: (020) 7723 8040<br />
Fax: (020) 7402 0990<br />
Fax: (020) 7402 0990<br />
www.mitrehousehotel.com<br />
e-mail: web site: reservations@mitrehousehotel.com<br />
http://www.mitrehousehotel.com<br />
e-mail: Only reservations@mitrehousehotel.com<br />
one block from Heathrow Express<br />
38 | <strong>LONDON</strong> PLANNER
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