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Churches

St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's Churchyard, EC4
Sir Christopher Wren's famous cathedral church of the diocese of London, this is a magnificent spectacle. Visit the Whispering Gallery with its eerie and echoing acoustic affects.
Price: Cathedral: adults £4, children £2;
Galleries: adults £3.50, children £1.50
Hours: Cathedral: 08:30-16:00 Mon-Sat; Galleries, Crypt and ambulatory 10:00-16:00 Mon-Sat
Details: 0171 236 4128
Tube: St. Paul's

Westminster Abbey
Dean's Yard, Parliament Square, SW1
The Abbey has been connected to British Royalty since Norman days. Every king and queen of England since William The Conqueror (1066) has been crowned here and many are buried here
Price: £5, £10 family
Hours: 08:00-18:00 Mon, Tue, Thur-Sat; 08:00-19:45 Wed,
between services Sun
Royal Chapels: 09:00-16:00 Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri; 09:00-16:00, 06:00-19:45; Wed 09:00-14:00, 15:45-17:00 Sat.
Detail: 0171 222 5152
Tube: Westminster

Westminster Abbey Charter House
East Cloisters, Westminster Abbey, SW1
Built in 1250 the Chapter House contains fine examples of Medieval English sculpture. It was used in the 14th century as a meeting place for Benedictine monks and members of Parliament.
Price: adults £2.50, children £1.30
Hours: 10:00-16:00 daily
Details: 0171 222 5897

The Arts


Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Catherine Street, WC2
This tour of the world's largest theatres looks at its history and visits The Royal Retiring Rooms, Royal Box, Understage and Backstage.
Price: adults £4, children £3
Tours: 10:30, 13:00,14:30 and 17:30 Mon, Tue, Thur and Fri; 10:30 and 12:30 Wed & Sat; 12:00 and 15:30 Sun
Details: 0171 246 5357
Tube: Covent Garden

London Palladium Tours
Argyle Street, W1
This tour takes visitors through areas normally reserved for Royalty and stars.
Price: adults £4
Hours: Mon, Tue, Thur and Fri at 17:30; Wed & Sat 12:30
Details: 0171 404 5454
Tube: Oxford Circus

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and Exhibition
New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1
This unique theatre was built using the skills, materials and techniques of 400 years ago.
Price: adults £5; children £3
Hours: 10:00 - 17:00 Oct - Apr
Details: 0171 902 1500
Tube: Mansion House

Royal National Theatre Tours
South Bank, Waterloo, SE1
Each tour lasts approximately one hour and takes in the workshops and backstage areas.
Price: £4
Hours: Tours start at 10:15, 12:30 and 17:30
Details: 0171 452 3400
Tube: Waterloo

Art Galleries

Tate Gallery
Millbank, SW1
Collections of British painting from 1500 to the present and the national collection of 20th century painting and sculpture.
Price: free
Hours: 10:00-17:50 daily
Details: 0171 887 8098
Tube: Pimlico

Barbican Art Gallery
Level 3, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2
Price: £5, £12 family
Hours: 10:00-18:45 Mon, Thur-Sat; 10:00-17:45 Tue; 10:00-19:45 Wed; 12:00-18:45 Sun
Details: 0171 588 9023
Tube: Barbican or Moorgate tube/rail

Courtauld Gallery
Somerset House, Strand, WC2
Masterpieces by Botticelli, Tiepolo, Rubens and Goya
Price: adults £4, children free
Hours: 10:00-18:00 Mon-Sat, 12:00-18:00 Sun
Details: 0171 873 2526
Tube: Covent Garden

Esoterick Collection of Modern Italian Art
Cannonbury Square, N1
Set in a splendid Georgian house, the visitor will find on display a set of Italian futurists including Modigliani and Morandi.
Price: adults £2.50, children £1.50
Hours: 11:00-18:00 Wed-Sat, 12:00-17:00 Sun
Details: 0171 704 9522
Tube: Highbury or Islington

Institute of Contemporary Art
The Mall, SW1
The home of contemporary Art in the U.K. Three galleries featuring changing exhibitions.
Price: adults £1.50 (Mon-Fri), £2.50 (weekends)
Hours: 12:00-18:00 Tue-Sat, 12:00-22:30 Sun, 12:00-23:00 Mon
Galleries: 12:00-22:30 daily
Details: 0171 930 3647
Tube: Piccadilly Circus

Mall Galleries
The Mall, SW1
Exhibitions throughout the year of contemporary art mainly by British artists.
Price: adults £2, children £1
Hours: 10:00-17:00
Details: 0171 930 6844
Tube: Piccadilly Circus

Hayward Galleries
Belvedere Road, South Bank Centre, SE1
Price: £6, £12 family, £10 multi-visit ticket
Hours: 10:00-18:00 Mon, Thur-Sun; 10:00-20:00 Tue, Wed
Details: 0171 261 0127
Tube: Waterloo

National Gallery
Trafalgar Square, WC2
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Price: free
Hours: 10:00-18:00 Mon, Tues, Thurs -Sat; 10:00-20:00 Wed; 12:00-18:00 Sun
Details: 0171 839 3321
Tube: Leicester Square, Charing Cross
Now showing: Permanent exhibitions; Ingres Retrospective
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Royal Academy of Arts
Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1
Price: £3-£7
Hours: 10:00-18:00 Mon-Thur, Sat, Sun; 10:00-20:30 Fri
Details: 0171 439 7438
Tube: Green Park, Piccadilly

Kensington Gardens (near Albert Memorial), W2
Price: free
Hours: 10:00-18:00 daily
Details: 0171 402 6075
Tube: Lancaster Gate, South Kensington
Now showing: Sculptures of Louise Bourgeois

Whitechapel Gallery
80-82 Whitechapel High Street, E1
Price: £4
Hours: 11:00-17:00 Tue, Thur-Sun; 11:00-20:00 Wed
Details: 0171 522 7878
Tube: Aldgate East
Now showing: Speed - including work by Matisse, Leichenstein and contemporary artists.

Dulwich Picture Gallery
College Road, SE21
Price: adults £5, children £2.50
Hours: 10:00-17:00 Tue-Fri; 11:00-17:00 Sat, Sun
Details: 0181 883 8890
British Rail: Dulwich
Now showing: A permanent collection of 17th and 18th century masters.

National Portrait Gallery
St. Martin's Place, WC2
Price: free
Hours: 10:00-18:00 Mon-Sat; 12:00-18:00 Sat
Details: 0171 306 0055
Tube: Charing Cross

The Queen's Gallery
Buckingham Gate, Buckingham Palace Road, SW1
This gallery exhibits works of art from the Royal Collection..
Price: adults £4, children £2
Hours: 9:30-16:30
Tube: St. James's Park

The Saatchi Gallery
98A Boundary Road, NW6
Price: £4
Hours: 12:00-18:00 Thur-Sat
Tube: Kilburn High Road
Now showing: Young Americans: cutting edge contemporary art from the US.


General


Fuller's Griffen Brewery Tours
Chiswick Lane South, W4
This comprehensive tour around London's oldest brewery shows how traditional brewing methods combine with the latest technology to create award winning real ales.
Price: adults £5, children £3.50 (must be over 14 years of age)
Hours: Mon, Wed and Fri with tours starting at 11:00, 12:00, 13:00 and 14:00. Please phone and book in advance.
Details: 0181 996 2063
Tube: Turnham Green

HMS Belfast
Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, SE1
Europe's only big gun armoured warship from the Second World War. Explore nine decks from the Captain's bridge to the engine room.
Price: adults £3.70, children £2.20
Hours: Mar-Oct 10:00-18:00; Nov-Feb 10:00-17:00
Details: 0171 940 8320
Tube: London Bridge

London Brass Rubbing Centre
The Crypt, St. Martin's In The Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, WC2
Traditional brass rubbings for visitors to buy or make themselves.
Price: free admissions but charges for rubbings (£1 discount for children)
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00
Details: 0171 930 9306
Tube: Charing Cross

BBC Experience
Broadcasting House, Portland Place, W1
Explore the history of the BBC. Tours every 15 minutes.
Price: adults £6.50, children £4.50
Hours: Mon 13:00-16:30, Tue-Fri 09:30-16:30; Sat & Sun 09:30-17:30
Details: 0878 603 0304

St. Katherine's Dock
St. Katherine-by-the-Tower, E1
This, one of London's first free trade docks, has restaurants, shops and a 240 mooring yacht haven to be found among its cobbled promenades.

The Millennium Experience Visitor's Centre
Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich, SE10
See what's planned for the inside of the Dome
Price: free
Hours: 11:00-18:00 Mon-Fri; 10:00-18:00 Sat & Sun
Details: 0181 305 3455

London Aquarium
County Hall, Riverside Buildings, SE1
A three-level display of hundreds of varieties of fish and sea life from all around the world.
Price: adults £8, children £5
Hours: 10:00-18:00 daily
Details: 0171 987 8000
Tube: Waterloo or Westminster

Young Ram Brewery Tours
The Brewery Tap, 68 Wandsworth High Street, SW18. Real ale has been brewed here since at least 1851
Price: adults £5, children £3 (admissions includes a pint of beer or a soft drink)
Details: 0181 875 7085
Rail: Wandsworth Town then a 15 minute walk

London Zoo
Regents Park, NW1
Over 12,000 animals on display.
Price: adults £8.50, children £6
Hours: 10:00-17:30 daily
Details: 0171 722 3333
Tube: Camden Town then Bus 274

Madame Tussaud's
Marylebone Road, NW1
A world famous collection of wax figures, this is one of the most popular tourist attractions.
Price: adults £9.25, children £6.10
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-17:30, Sat & Sun 09:30-17:30
Details: 0171 935 6861
Tube: Baker Street

London Planetarium
Marylebone Road, NW1
A 30-minute show of space and the cosmos.
Price: adults £5.85, children £3.85
Hours: 12:20-17:00 Mon-Fri; 10:20-17:00 Sat & Sun
Details: 0171 486 1121
Tube: Baker Street

Rock Circus
Piccadilly Circus, W1
Wax models of the biggest stars, plus the use of headphones to listen to song snippets of famous chart toppers.
Price: adults £7.95, children £6.50
Hours: 11:00-21:00 Mon, Wed, Thur, Sun; 12:00-21:00 Tue; 11:00-22:00 Fri & Sat
Details: 0171 734 7203
Tube: Piccadilly Circus


Historic


Aspley House
149 Piccadilly, W1
The recently refurbished London residence of The Duke of Wellington. It houses his collection of paintings, sculpture, furniture, orders and decorations.
Price: adults £4.50, children (12-17 years) £3
Hours: Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00
Details: 0171 499 5676
Tube: Hyde Park Corner

Baden-Powell House
Queen's Gate, SW1
Tells the story of the founder of the Scout and Guide movement
Price: free
Hours: 07:30-23:00
Details: 0171 584 7131
Tube: South Kensington

Banqueting House
Whitehall, SW1
Last remaining part of the Palace of Whitehall. Built between 1619 and 1622. Of particular note are the ceiling paintings by Rubens and the Inigo Jones architecture.
Price: adults £3.25, children £2.50
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00
Details: 0171 639 8919
Tube: Westminster

Cabinet War Rooms
Clive Steps, King Charles Street, SW1
The Government's underground headquarters used by Winston Churchill during World War II.
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Price: adults £4.50, children £2.40
Hours: Apr-Sept 09:30-18:00; Oct-Mar 10:00-18:00
Details: 0171 930 6961
Tube: Westminster

Carlyle's House
22 Cheyne Row, SW3
A Queen Anne town house containing furniture, portraits and books.
Price: adults £3.40, children £1.70
Hours: Apr-Oct, Wed-Sun 11:00-17:00
Tube: Sloane Square then buses 11,19 or 22

Chiswick House
Burlington Lane W4
Fine English Palladian Villa designed by the Earl of Burlington around 1798.
Price: adults £3, children £1.50
Hours: Nov-Mar, Wed-Sun 10:00-16:00
Details: 0181 995 6508
Tube: Turnham Green then bus

Coster House
24-25 Princes Street, W12
One of Amsterdam's oldest diamond polishers, watch highly skilled craftsmen at work.
Price: free
Hours: Mon-Sat 09:30-18:30; Sun 11:00-17:00
Details: 0171 499 0909
Tube: Oxford Circus

Kenwood House
Hempstead Lane, NW3
This neo-classical villa by Robert Adam houses an outstanding collection of paintings including 'Self Portrait' by Rembrandt and 'The Guitar Player' by Vermeer.
Price: free
Hours: Nov-Mar 10:00-16:00
Details: 0181 348 1235

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, WC2
Anyone is free to stroll in and take a seat at the back of any of the 88 courts.
Price: free
Hours: 10:00-16:30 Mon-Fri
Details: 0171 936 6000

Royal Mint Sovereign Gallery
1 Grosvenor Gardens, SW1
Shows the 500 year old history of The Sovereign. The exhibition incorporates rare and priceless displays.
Price: free
Hours: 10:00-16:00 Mon-Fri
Tube: Victoria

Spencer House
27 St. James Place, SW1
This private palace was built in 1756 by the first Earl of Spencer, an ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Price: adults £6, children £5 (children under 10 not admitted)
Hours: 10:30-17:00 Sun. Tours every 20 minutes
Details: 0171 499 8620
Tube: Green Park

Old Bailey
Corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey, EC4
The Old Bailey has dealt with some of the most publicised criminal cases in London, and the public are admitted to watch trials.
Price: free
Hours: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-16:00 Mon-Fri
Details: 0171 248 3277
Tube: St. Paul's


Landmarks


10 Downing Street
SW1
Visit the famous street - home of British Prime Ministers through the centuries - and take a virtual tour. Tube: Westminster
Big Ben
Palace of Westminster, SW1
Probably the most famous landmark in London. Big Ben is the more common name for the Clock Tower adjoining the Houses of Parliament.
Tube: Westminster

The Houses of Parliament
Watch the action from the Visitor's Galleries in either the House of Commons or Lords.
House of Commons Visitor's Gallery
Details: 0171 218 4272

House of Lords Visitor's Gallery
Price: free
Details: 0171 219 3187
Tube: Westminster

Tower Hill, EC3
The U.K's most famous fortress.
Price: adults £10.50, childern £6.90
Hours: 09:00-18:00 Mon-Sat; 10:00-18:00 Sun
Details: 0171 709 0765
Tube: Tower Hill

Tower Bridge, SE1
One of the city's most celebrated landmarks, there are spectacular views from the high-level walkways, 120 ft above the River Thames. Visit the Tower Bridge Experience where you can venture inside the bridge.
Price: Tower Bridge Experience: adults £5.95, children £3.95
Hours: 09:30-18:00
Details: 0171 378 1928
Tube: Tower Hill

Trafalgar Square
The main hub of central London, this is the home of the 165 ft tall Nelson's Column
Price: free
Hours: 24 hour
Tube: Charing Cross


Museums


Victoria & Albert Museum
South Kensington, SW7 2RL
The Victoria and Albert Museum is one of the world's finest museums of the decorative arts. Home to 145 galleries, including national collections of sculpture, furniture, jewellery, photography, ceramics and glass, fashion and dress, paintings and drawings, the V&A is a unique resource spanning almost 4,000 years of human creativity.
Price: adults £5, children free
Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00-17:45, Mon 12:00-17:45
Details: 0171 938 8500
Tube: South Kensington

Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road, SE1
Tells the story of 20th century war from Flanders to the Gulf.
Price: adults £5, children £2.50
Hours: 10:00-18:00 daily
Details: 0171 416 5000
Tube: Elephant and Castle

Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, SW7
One of the major sites of London. Not to be missed is a full-scale model of a blue whale, the Creepy Crawlies Gallery and the new multimedia exhibits.
Price: adults £6, children £3
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-17.50, Sat 11:00-17:50
Details: 0171 938 9123
Tube: South Kensington

Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath Road, E2
A mammoth collection of dolls, trains, cars, children's clothes, books and puppets.
Price: free
Hours: Mon - Thur & Sat: 10:00-17:00, Sun: 14:30-17:50
Details: 0181 980 2415
Tube: Bethnal Green

British Museum
Great Russell Street, WC1
Founded in 1753, it is the oldest museum in Britain. Over 90 galleries display spectacular examples of every aspect of international cultural history.
Price: free, guided tours: £8
Hours: Mon - Sat: 10:00-17:00, Sun: 14:30-18:00
Details: 0171 636 1555
Tube: Tottenham Court Road

Design Museum
Butlers Wharf, SE1
Twentieth century design on show in a beautifully designed 1930s style museum.
Price: adults £5.25, children £4, under 5s free
Hours: 11:30-18:00 daily
Details: 0171 403 6933
Tube: London Bridge

Dickens' House
48 Doughty Street, WC1
The only survivor of Charles Dickens many London residences, this house is full of Dickens memorabilia.
Price: adults £3.50, children £1.50-£2.50, family ticket £7
Hours: 9:45-17:30 Mon-Fri, 10:00-17:00 Sat
Details: 0171 405 2127
Tube: Chancery Lane or Russell Square

Florence Nightingale Museum
Lambeth Palace Road, SE1
Memorabilia from the famous nurse's life and times.
Price: adults £3.50, children £2.50
Hours: 10:00-17:00 Tue-Sun and Bank Holidays
Details: 0171 620 0374
Tube: Westminster

Geffrye Museum
Kingshead Road, E2
One of London's most fascinating and delightful museums. A series of rooms, reconstructed in period style.
Price: free
Hours: Tue-Sat 10:00-17:00 Sun and Bank Holiday
Monday: 14:00 - 17:00
Details: 0171 739 9893
Tube: Old Street then 243 bus, Liverpool Street then 22a, 22b, 149 bus

Guards Museum
Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, SW1
The story of the Foot Guards.
Price: adults £2, children £1
Hours: 4th Jan - 18th Dec daily 10:00-16:00
Details: 0171 414 3428
Tube: St. James park

Science Museum
Exhibition Road, SW7
National museum of science and industry. Special interactive gallery for children.
Price: adults £5.95, children £3.20
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 11:00 - 18:00
Details: 0171 938 8123
Tube: South Kensington

Jewish Museum Camden
Albert Street, NW1
Comprehensive collection of Jewish art and history.
Price: adults £3.50, children £1.50
Hours: 10:00-16:00 Sun-Thurs
Details: 0171 248 1997
Tube: Camden Town

London Toy and Model Museum
21-23 Craven Hill, W2
A labyrinth of 20 galleries housing historic toys and models (both working and non-working).
Price: £5.50, concessions £3.50-£4.50, under 4s free, family ticket £16
Hours: 9:00-17:00 daily
Details: 0171 402 8000
Tube: Bayswater, Lancaster Gate or Queensway

Museum of London
London Wall, EC2
The largest and most comprehensive City museum in the World, it illustrates the history of London.
Price: adults £5, children £3
Hours: Tue - Sat 10:00 - 17:50, Sun 12:00 - 17:50
Details: 0171 808 3899
Tube: St. Paul's

London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza, WC2
A collection of tube trains, buses and trams.
Price: adults £4.95, children £2.95
Hours: 10:00-18:00
Details: 0171 379 6344
Tube: Covent Garden

Royal Air Force Museum
Grahame Park Way, Hendon NW9
There are 70 full-sized aircraft on display in this, Britain's national museum of aviation.
Price: adults £6.50, children £3.25
Hours: 10:00-18:00
Details: 0181 205 2286

Museum of Garden History
Lambeth Palace Road, SE1
Permanent exhibition of garden history. The museum also has a charming recreation of a 17th century garden.
Price: free
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30-16:00, Sun 10:30-17:00
Details: 0171 261 1891
Tube: Waterloo then 507 bus

National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, SW3
The story of the British solider.
Price: free
Hours: daily 10:00-17:30
Details: 0171 730 6717
Tube: Sloane Square then ten-minute walk

Ragged School Museum
48-50 Copperfield Road, E3
Situated in the former East End home of Dr. Barnardos Ragged Day School, this museum explores the life of the children who attended the school in Victorian times.
Price: free
Hours: Wed & Thur 10:00-17:00
Details: 0181 989 6485
Tube: Mile End

Jewish Museum, Finchley
East End Road, N3
Display of Jewish roots in London including an exhibition on a holocaust survivor.
Details: 0181 349 1143

Theatre Museum
Russell Street WC2
The history of the performing arts in Britain.
Price: adults £3.50, children £2
Hours: Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00
Details: 0171 836 7891
Tube: Russell Square

Sir John Soane's Museum
Lincoln's Inn Field WC2
One of London's most delightful museums, Soane was one of the London's leading architects and an inspired collector.
Price: free
Hours: Tue-Sat 10:00-17:00 and the first Tue of the month 18:00-21:00
Details: 0171 405 2107
Tube: Holborn

Museum of the Moving Image
MOMI charts the history of film and television from the earliest days right up until the present.
Price: adults £6.25, children £4.50
Hours: 10:00-18:00 Mon-Sat
Details: 0171 481 2636
Tube: Waterloo

Museum of Rugby
Rugby Football Union, Rugby Road, Twickenham New museum showing the history of rugby union football.
Price: adults £3, children £2 (museum only or stadium only) Adults £5, children £3 (museum and stadium tour)
Hours: 10:30-17:30 Tue-Sat 14:00-17:00 Sun
Details: 0181 892 8877
Train: Twickenham then 10 minute walk

Dennis Severs
16 Folgate Street, Spitalfields, E1
A guided tour of a recreation of an 18th century house.
Price: £10
Hours: First Mon of each month
Details: 0171 247 4013
Tube: Shoreditch


The Wallace Collection
Manchester Square, WC1
A permanent display of 18th and 19th century art and armour located in a beautiful gallery.
Price: free
Hours: 10:00-17:00 Mon-Sat 14:00-17:00 Sun
Details: 0171 935 0687
Tube: Bond Street

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
All England Club, Church Road, SW19
This museum records the history of lawn tennis with memorabilia, trophies and fashion.
Hours: 10:00-17:00 Tue-Sat 14:00-17:00 Sun
Details: 0181 946 6131
Tube: Southfields then 15 minute walk


Parks & Gardens

Battersea Park
Battersea Park, SW1
Situated on the Thames this London Park has recreational and sporting facilities.
Price: free (except zoo)
Hours: dawn till dusk
Details: 0171 924 7505
Tube: Sloane Square

Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
Kew, Richmond, Surrey
A globally renowned centre for horticultural research. Over 40,000 plant species and varieties on show.
Price: adults £5, children £2.50
Details: 0181 940 1171
Tube: Kew Gardens
Palaces & Royal Attractions


Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace Road, SW1
Originally built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham, Queen Victoria was the first Sovereign to live in the Palace in 1837. It has been the home to the Royal family since then. Tours only available during summer.
This is where the famous changing of the guard ceremony takes place.
Details: 0171 839 1371
Tube: Victoria, Green Park

Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court, East Molesey, Surrey
Henry VIII's Tudor palace, set in extensive gardens and parkland on the banks of the River Thames.
Price: State Rooms adults £10, children £6.60
Hours: Mon 10:15-18:00, Tue-Sun 09:30-18:00
Details: 0181 781 9560
British Rail: Hampton Court

Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens, W8
The home of the late Diane, Princess of Wales, the State Rooms and Gardens are open daily.
Price: adults £7.50, children £5.35
Hours: 10:00-18:00
Details: 0171 837 9561
Tube: Queensway, Bayswater, High Street Kensington, Lancaster Gate

Kew Palace
Kew, Richmond, Surrey
Kew Palace, in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, is currently closed to visitors. It is perhaps the least known of our palaces but it is now undergoing one of the most significant building conservation projects of recent years which will ensure the building's preservation for future generations.

Royal Mews
Buckingham Palace Road, SW1
The Royal Carriages and the immaculately groomed horses make the Mews one of the capital's better value attractions.
Price: adults £4, children £2
Hours: 12:00-16:00 Tue, Wed, Thur
Details: 0171 839 1377
Tube: St. James' Park or Victoria

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