LONDON

SIGHTSEEING
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
Home to the Royal Ballet company. Adult £12;
child £8.50. Bow St, WC2E 9DD. 020 7304 4000.
roh.org.uk. Covent Garden. Map B6.
£2.75. Gardens only adult £5.80; child free.
Hampton Court, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU.
0844 482 7777. hrp.org.uk. Waterloo to
Hampton Court. Off map.
SEE LONDON BY NIGHT TOUR
Ride around the West End and City in the evening.
Regular departures from outside The Ritz. Tours
last 90 minutes. Daily 7.30pm & 9.20pm. Adult £18;
child £10. 150 Piccadilly, W1J 9BR. 020 7183 4744.
seelondonbynight.com. Green Park. Map C5.
OUT OF TOWN
BLENHEIM PALACE
Baroque palace. From 14 Feb: Palace and gardens
daily 10.30am-5.30pm; park daily 9am-dusk. Park,
palace & gardens adult £24.90; child £13.90. Park
& gardens adult £14.90; child £6.90. Woodstock,
OX20 1PP. 01993 810530. blenheimpalace.com.
Paddington to Oxford, bus S3. Off map.
HAMPTON COURT PALACE
Tudor palace and maze. 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
PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE
The Queen’s official residence in Scotland. Daily
9.30am-4.30pm. Adult £11.60; child £7. Canongate,
The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH8 8DX. 030 3123
7306. royalcollection.org.uk. Edinburgh
Waverley, then 15-minute walk. Off map.
STONEHENGE
The world’s most famous stone circle and a World
Heritage Site. Daily 9.30am-5pm. Adult £14.50;
child £8.70. Amesbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7DE. 0870
333 1181. english-heritage.org.uk. Waterloo
to Salisbury, then bus or taxi. Off map.
WINDSOR CASTLE
The Queen’s weekend home. Changing the
Guard alternate days 11am except Sun. Daily
9.45am-4.15pm. Adult £19.20; child £11.30.
Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1NJ. 0303 123 7304.
royalcollection.org.uk. Waterloo to Windsor &
Eton Central or Windsor & Eton Riverside. Off map.
See
By Night
London looks amazing,
beautifully lit up at night
Departing daily from Green Park
bus stop next to the Ritz Hotel
at 19.30 & 21.20
Spectacular live guided tours of London by night
Adult - £18, Child - £10
Tel: 0844 504 3285 +44 (0)20 7183 4744
Private tours available for groups day or night
www.seelondonbynight.com
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