MUSEUMS

• National Gallery - https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/ - 8 min walk from hotel – Free general admission

• British Museum - https://www.britishmuseum.org/ - 24 min walk from hotel – Free general admission

• Natural History Museum - https://www.nhm.ac.uk/ - 8 minute tube from Embankment to South Kensington – Free admission (A must see if you have not been before)

• Science Museum - https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/home - 8 minute tube from Embankment to South Kensington – Free admission (Main Entrance just behind Natural History Museum)

• Victoria and Albert Museum - https://www.vam.ac.uk/ - 8 minute tube from Embankment to South Kensington – Free admission (Next door to the Natural History Museum)

• Imperial War Museum - https://www.iwm.org.uk/ - 3 minute tube from Embankment to Lambeth North – Free admission
   

ICONIC LONDONG SITES

• Big Ben, and The Houses of Parliament - https://www.parliament.uk/visiting/ - 10 min walk from hotel – See website for visiting details

• London Eye - https://www.londoneye.com/ - 9 min walk from hotel – See website for visiting details

• London’s Southbank - https://southbanklondon.com/ - 9 min walk from hotel - Beside the River Thames, the South Bank is a dynamic area at the heart of London’s cultural scene. The Southbank Centre, National Theatre, and BFI film theatre are all world-class arts venues. The riverside walkway is lined with trees, restaurants and historic pubs, and is the site of frequent fairs and events. Sightseers admire iconic landmarks like Big Ben and St. Paul’s Cathedral from the London Eye Ferris wheel. If you walk down far enough you will make it to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and past that Borough Market, an absolute Must for foodies. – See website for more details.

• Buckingham Palace -https://www.rct.uk/visit/buckingham-palace – 21 min walk from hotel – See website for visiting details

• London Aquarium - https://www.visitsealife.com/london/ - 12 min walk from hotel – See website for visiting details

• London Dungeons - https://www.thedungeons.com/london/ - 11 min walk from hotel – See website for visiting details

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SHOPPING

• Covent Garden - https://www.coventgarden.london/ - 12 min walk from hotel – See website for more details (This area was immortalised in My Fair Lady, great for boutique shops)

• Carnaby Street - https://www.carnaby.co.uk/ - 22 min walk from hotel – See website for more details (Great for boutique shops and eateries)

• Oxford Street - https://www.oxfordstreet.co.uk/ - 5 minute train from Embankment to Oxford Circus – See website for more details (All High Street brands available including Department store Selfridges)

• Burlington Arcade - https://www.burlingtonarcade.com/ - 21 min walk from hotel – See website for more details (One of the oldest arcades in London, very good for jewellery shopping)

• Harrods - https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/ - 20 minute tube from Embankment to Leicester Square to Knightsbridge – See website for more details (Most famous department store in England)

• Kings Road - https://www.kingsroadchelsea.london/ - 16 minute tube from Embankment to Sloane Square – See website for more details (Slightly quieter then Oxford Street, offers great shopping in a beautiful area of London)