- The Golden Hinde - an accurate reconstruction of Sir Francis Drake’s Tudor Galleon berthed on the Thames in St Mary Overie Dock on the south bank
- Bank
of England - the central bank of the United Kingdom. Sometimes known
as the 'Old Lady' of Threadneedle Street
- Dr
Johnson's House - home of the compiler of the first comprehensive
English dictionary
- The
Royal Observatory - star gazing in Greenwich
- Trocadero
- shopping and eating next to Piccadilly Circus
- Namco
Station - games to make you forget where you are
- The
London Planetarium - stars in your eyes
- St
Martin-in-the-Fields - church in Trafalgar Square with lots of events
throughout the year and a café in the crypt
- Southwark
Cathedral - major cathedral on the south bank
- Big
Ben & The House of Parliament - visit the seat of British government
- BBC
Television Centre Tours - have a look round one of Britain's main
TV stations
- London tours
- daily London tours in old fashioned bus, only eleven seats, see more
in more style with classic London tours
- London Pass - free entry
to lots of London attractions plus other discount benefits
- Westminster Boating
base - kayaking on the Thames and more
- Visit Thames - Environment
agency website for the river
- River Thames - lots of
things to do on the water
- Blue Plaque - an online
record of the blue plaques that commemorate many of the famous people
who have lived and worked in London in the past (note - not a user-friendly
site)
- The London Map - over
100 panoramic images of locations in central London
- London Pass - free entry
to more than 50 attractions in London
- The Royal Horticultural Society
- organisers of Chelsea Flower Show every year at the Royal Hospital,
Chelsea
- Battersea Dog's Home - give
a dog a home. Also has cats
- London Zoo - opened in
1828, this was the world's first scientific zoo. It houses 650 species,
of which 112 are listed as threatened. The zoo participates in breeding
programmes for 130 species. Oh, and it's at the north side of Regent's
Park
- County Hall - buy
tickets to the London Eye here, visit the aquarium or stay in the Travel
Inn or Marriott Hotel. Site also lists other attractions housed in County
Hall, as well as movies and TV programmes in which it has had 'staring'
roles!!
- Panoramas -
see London from the comfort of your chair before you visit
- The Original Tour -
sightseeing by open top bus
- Big Bus
- see central London from the top of a tour bus
- City Sightseeing -
another bus tour company
- London Walks - see London under
your own steam
- City Cruises - mucking about
on the river, with dining cruises as well
- London Duck Tours -
tour of some central sights by amphibious craft (previously known as
'frog tours')
- Chessington World of Adventures
- the adventure starts here...
- Derelict London - photos
of some places you probably won't be visiting
- Westminster
Cathedral - mother-church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster
(note, Westminster Abbey is a different building not far away) built
between 1895 and 1903 on a site previously occupied by a prison
- Westminster Abbey
- architectural masterpiece of the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries
(the Abbey, that is, not the site) - with panoramic views
- Westminster
Abbey - nice pics on this site about Westminster Abbey
- English Heritage
- organisation dedicated to protecting England's historic environment,
including much in London
- London
Parks and Gardens Trust - independent charitable trust set up to
'promote education about historic parks and gardens in London and conserve,
enhance and recreate these gardens for the education and enjoyment of
the public'. So there
- Chelsea Physic Garden
- a centre of 'education, beauty and relaxation' in the heart of Chelsea,
founded in 1673 as the Apothecaries' Garden
- Hampstead
Heath - 791 acre park, home to the Iveagh Bequest and Kenwood House,
with stunning views over central London from Parliament Hill
- Highgate cemetery
- not a great deal of information on this website, so you'd be better
off taking a guided tour of this fabulous place to find out more about
it as well as London's history from the knowledgable guides
- Brompton cemetery
- fascinating place to visit in Chelsea and burial place of Emmeline
Pankhurst and, for a while, American Sioux Indian Chief, Long Wolf,
among others. Guided tours available
- British Airways
London Eye - the observation wheel on the south bank of the Thames
- Vinopolis -London's first
ever wine-themed experience, if you don't count Gordon's Wine Bar in
Villiers Street
- British Film Institute - UK movies,
as well as the National Film Theatre and the Museum of the Moving Image
(latter closed for rebuilding)
- St Paul's Cathedral
- famous edifice designed by Christopher Wren
- Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew
the Great - one of London's oldest churches, begun in 1123 and located
in the Smithfield area
- London Dungeons - crowded
and grisly
- Madame Tussauds - crowded
and waxy
- Tower of London
- crowded and bloody
- Tower of London tour
- virtual tour
- London Aquarium - fishy
things at old County Hall
- Tower Bridge - find out
how it works. Visit the real thing and take the walkways between the
upright bits
- BFI Imax - surround screen
cinema at Waterloo
- HMS Belfast - cruiser
launched in 1938 that served in the Second World War, and saw service
in the Korean War. Now a reminder of Britain's naval heritage
- Kew Gardens - palm houses galore
- Wimbledon - home of
lawn tennis
- Winston Churchill's Britain
at War Experience - near London Bridge
- Thames
Flood Barrier - built between 1974 and 1982, this barrier protects
London from flooding. We hope
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