Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Sightseeing

Charles Dickens home and great museum of a great writer
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Mużew Charles Dickens
48-49 Doughty St
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Charles Dickens home and great museum of a great writer
FREE - great permenant & visiting exhibitions - African floor has interesting art
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Mużew Brittaniku
Great Russell Street
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FREE - great permenant & visiting exhibitions - African floor has interesting art
Beautiful architecture by Wren
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Katedral ta 'San Pawl
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Beautiful architecture by Wren
Great reconstruction of Shakesperes original theatre staging his plays
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Il-Teatru tal-Globe
21 Cardinal Cap Alley
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Great reconstruction of Shakesperes original theatre staging his plays
FREE - mildly interesting museum of British money
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Mużew tal-Banek ta 'L-Ingilterra
Bartholomew Lane
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FREE - mildly interesting museum of British money
Lovely architecture - walk through to the river Thames - good value ICE SKATING in winter
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Somerset House
Strand
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Lovely architecture - walk through to the river Thames - good value ICE SKATING in winter
FREE - fascinating home of a Victorian collector - floor after floor of an eccentrics obsessions
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13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
FREE - fascinating home of a Victorian collector - floor after floor of an eccentrics obsessions
London's largest public square - dating to the 17th century
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Lincoln's Inn Fields
Lincoln's Inn Fields
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London's largest public square - dating to the 17th century
Worth a visit (kids love it) but please try to book online it saves a good hour in the queue!
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London Eye
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Worth a visit (kids love it) but please try to book online it saves a good hour in the queue!
Interesting museum of the history of London with a great Roman London exhibition and it's FREE!
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Museum of London
Museum of London
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Interesting museum of the history of London with a great Roman London exhibition and it's FREE!
An old Royal Navy cruiser - included out of respect for my dad who served on her on the '50s - not free to visit
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HMS Belfast
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An old Royal Navy cruiser - included out of respect for my dad who served on her on the '50s - not free to visit
Curious museum of medically related themes - if you like House you might like this!
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Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Rd
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Curious museum of medically related themes - if you like House you might like this!
Our national library - FREE - with some interesting permenant and travelling exhibitions
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The British Library
96 Euston Rd
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Our national library - FREE - with some interesting permenant and travelling exhibitions
Curious and moving museum about London's abandoned children - nice Dickens related exhibition until Dec 31st.
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Il-Mużew tal-Foundling
40 Brunswick Square
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Curious and moving museum about London's abandoned children - nice Dickens related exhibition until Dec 31st.
FREE - if you liked the mummys at the Britsh Museum then this museum spanning 4000 years of Egyptian History will really appeal!
UCL Art Museum
23-25 Gower St
FREE - if you liked the mummys at the Britsh Museum then this museum spanning 4000 years of Egyptian History will really appeal!
Even if you're not a Catholic this unprepossessing exterior houses one of the most ornate interiors this side of St Peters in Rome - the Italian festival takes place around here around the 16th July
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Saint Peter's Italian Church
136 Clerkenwell Rd
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Even if you're not a Catholic this unprepossessing exterior houses one of the most ornate interiors this side of St Peters in Rome - the Italian festival takes place around here around the 16th July
Our national collection of classical paintings from Monet to Turner - it's free and well worth a visit - the National Portrait Gallery is just round the corner
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Mużew tal-Istorja Naturali
Cromwell Road
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Our national collection of classical paintings from Monet to Turner - it's free and well worth a visit - the National Portrait Gallery is just round the corner
On of a quartet of really great museums - if you like design come here! - FREE
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Mużew Victoria u Albert
Cromwell Road
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On of a quartet of really great museums - if you like design come here! - FREE
Another really great museum - FREE and great interactive exhibits means great for kids!
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Mużew tal-Ilma
Exhibition Road
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Another really great museum - FREE and great interactive exhibits means great for kids!

Arts & Culture

Best British Dance theatre - ballet & contemporary
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Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
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Best British Dance theatre - ballet & contemporary
Arts theatre - great Art Cinema - Exhibitions - restaurants
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Ċentru tal-Barbican
Silk Street
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Arts theatre - great Art Cinema - Exhibitions - restaurants
FREE - Fabulous building - great modern art (some visiting exhibitions make a charge) - good value restaurant
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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FREE - Fabulous building - great modern art (some visiting exhibitions make a charge) - good value restaurant
National theatre - Royal Festival Hall - British Film Institute
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Southbank Centre
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National theatre - Royal Festival Hall - British Film Institute
London's best Jazz club - have a drink at the bar or a pleasant dinner!
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Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
47 Frith St
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London's best Jazz club - have a drink at the bar or a pleasant dinner!

Drinks & Nightlife

Old English pub ating to 1759
The One Tun Pub & Rooms
125 Saffron Hill
Old English pub ating to 1759
Lovely old pub dating to the 15th century - downstairs is a treat!
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Cittie of Yorke
22 High Holborn
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Lovely old pub dating to the 15th century - downstairs is a treat!
Lovely traditional Victorian pub with original features, also serves traditional pub food and a separate resytaurant
The Hat & Tun
3 Hatton Wall
Lovely traditional Victorian pub with original features, also serves traditional pub food and a separate resytaurant

Entertainment & Activities

Really safe attended Kids only park - farm animals, adventure playground - adults must be accompanied by a child!
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Coram's Fields
93 Guilford St
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Really safe attended Kids only park - farm animals, adventure playground - adults must be accompanied by a child!
A magic shop AND practical joke shop? Can't be bad! Small but perfectly formed.
International Magic Shop
89 Clerkenwell Rd
A magic shop AND practical joke shop? Can't be bad! Small but perfectly formed.

Food Scene

Best full English BREAKFAST - just ask for what you want!
Tiffins
22 Leather Ln
Best full English BREAKFAST - just ask for what you want!
Cool coffee bar - please help us decide which is the best!
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Department of Coffee and Social Affairs Leather Lane
16 Leather Ln
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Cool coffee bar - please help us decide which is the best!
Brilliant Gastro Pub - first come first served so get there early to get a table
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The Eagle Farringdon
159 Farringdon Road
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Brilliant Gastro Pub - first come first served so get there early to get a table
BUDGET - but suprisingly good quality and great atmosphere!
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Little Bay Restaurant Farringdon
171 Farringdon Road
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BUDGET - but suprisingly good quality and great atmosphere!
Old fashioned and very god Fish & Chip shop
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The Fryer's Delight
19 Theobalds Rd
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Old fashioned and very god Fish & Chip shop
Nice atmosphere, good value neighbourhood Italian
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Saint Cross Street
Nice atmosphere, good value neighbourhood Italian
Our other favourite coffee bar - please let us know which you prefer!
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Leather Lane
Our other favourite coffee bar - please let us know which you prefer!
Exceptional food but a bit pricey
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St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John St
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Exceptional food but a bit pricey
3 different restaurants offering nice, authentic French food. The crypt, where Henry VIII held one of his many marriages, dates to 1531.
Bleeding Heart Bistro
7 Greville St
3 different restaurants offering nice, authentic French food. The crypt, where Henry VIII held one of his many marriages, dates to 1531.

Everything Else

Interesting daily food market with pleasant neighbourhood cafes
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Cafe Kick
43 Exmouth Market
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Interesting daily food market with pleasant neighbourhood cafes
Londons meat market (if you have a strong stomach) - lovely architecture and some fab restaurants
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Smithfield Market
Grand Avenue
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Londons meat market (if you have a strong stomach) - lovely architecture and some fab restaurants
Waitrose large supermarket - great organic range, deli, butcher & fishmonger Renoir Arts Cinema Nando's chicken restaurant and lots of cafes!
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Waitrose & Partners
1 New Union Square
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Waitrose large supermarket - great organic range, deli, butcher & fishmonger Renoir Arts Cinema Nando's chicken restaurant and lots of cafes!
FREE NHS walk in Centre - also opens Saturday
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1 Frith Street
FREE NHS walk in Centre - also opens Saturday
Good value pay as you go public swimming pools and gym. Very handy for Covent Garden
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Oasis Sports Centre
32 Endell St
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Good value pay as you go public swimming pools and gym. Very handy for Covent Garden
Quite good gym
City YMCA, London
Quite good gym
Good gym and very handy for Soho
YMCA Club
112 Great Russell St
Good gym and very handy for Soho

Shopping

Good value pharmacy.
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Boots
127A Kensington High St
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Good value pharmacy.
Really nice (but a tad expensive) handmade cake and pastries!
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Konditor
22 Cornwall Rd
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Really nice (but a tad expensive) handmade cake and pastries!
You can buy stamps here (or at most newsagents) and post letters and postcards
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High Holborn
You can buy stamps here (or at most newsagents) and post letters and postcards
One of the best Cheese shops (with a nice cafe ) in London in the heart of Covent Garden
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Neal's Yard Dairy - Covent Garden
17 Short's Gardens
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One of the best Cheese shops (with a nice cafe ) in London in the heart of Covent Garden