LONDON

SIGHTSEEING
SHREK’S ADVENTURE!
Meet the film characters. Joint tickets
with London Eye, London Dungeon, Aquarium
and Madame Tussauds available. Sun-Fri 10am-
5pm; Sat 10am-6pm. Adult £26; child £20.80.
Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster
Bridge Rd, SE1 7PB. 0871 221 2837. shreks
adventure.com. Waterloo. Map D6.
ST KATHARINE DOCKS
Central London’s only marina is located by the
Tower of London and dates back to the 11th
century. It is now a retail and leisure destination.
skdocks.co.uk. Tower Hill. Map C9.
ST JAMES’S PALACE
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 the public. Marlborough Rd, SW1A 1BS.
royal.gov.uk. St James’s Park. Map C5.
ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS
Landmark Palladian church. Admission free.
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.
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 has a glass floor on its
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. tower
bridge.org.uk. Tower Hill. Map C9.
TOWER OF LONDON
Historic landmark includes the Bloody
Tower, Traitors’ Gate and the Crown Jewels.
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.
UP AT THE O2
Those with a head for heights can walk
over the top of the iconic O2 arena. Wheelchair
access available. Times vary, check the website.
From £28. Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX. 020 8463
2680. theo2.co.uk. North Greenwich. Map inset.
THE ORIGINAL LONDON VISITOR CENTRE
17-19 Cockspur Street, Trafalgar Square SW1Y 5BL
TICKETS
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