GREENWICH London SE10
Travel by British Rail or by boat to Greenwich
Royal Naval College Tel: (020) 8269 4791
web site
Daily 10.00-17.00 Admission Free
The Cutty Sark Tel: (020) 8858 3445
web site
10.00-17.00 (last entry 16.30);£4.25/ £2.95 child
(DLR) Cutty
Sark Gardens
The Queen's House Tel (020) 8858 4422
Daily 10.00-17.00 Admission Free
HMS BELFAST Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, SE1 Tel: (020) 7940 6300
web site
Daily 1000-1800 Admission adult £6 child free
Europe's largest preserved warship, now a floating naval museum with seven decks to
explore. Also naval exhibitions.
London Bridge
Houses of Parliament & Big Ben Westminster, SW1
Tel 020 7219 3000 web
site
The Palace of Westminster has been home to the House of Commons and the House of
Lords since 1547. It's possible to view both Houses in session from the
Strangers' Galleries. Queue at St. Stephen's Entrance (in the centre of the
building). See the web site for details of visiting.
Westminster
KEW ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey
Tel: 020 8332 5655 web site
Mon.-Fri. 09.30-18.30, Sat. & Sun. 09.30-19.30; after October call to check winter opening times; £8.50/ children
free
The Royal Botanic Gardens comprise 300 riverside acres, planted with every conceivable variety of tree, shrub and flower. In summer it's a wonderful place to be. The seven glasshouses include the Palm House, where you can look down on a jungle of palms and fern. Kew also boasts the finest collection of orchids in the world. Look out for the Japanese Gateway, the Great Pagoda and Queen Charlotte's Cottage. World
Hertiage Site
Kew Gardens
British Rail
LEICESTER SQUARE WC2 (pronounced Lester Square)
The heart of the West End district with many Cinemas, Bars and Clubs.
Leicester Square
LONDON AQUARIUM County Hall, Riverside Building, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1
Tel: (020) 7967 8000 web site
Daily 1000-1800 Admission adult £8.75 child £5.25
Over 30,000 fish and sealife on display in this modern aquarium set on 3 levels.
Waterloo or Westminster
LONDON DUNGEON 28- 34 Tooley Street, SEl Tel: (020) 7403
7221 web site
Daily 10.00-17.00. Admission adult £12.95 child £9.95
The world's first medieval horror museum complete with sounds and light effects. Shop and
restaurant.
London Bridge
LONDON IMAX CINEMA 1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, South Bank
SE1 Tel: (020) 7902 1234
web site
The biggest cinema screen in Britain.
Daily check web site for show times: Adult £7.90; Child (4-14) £4.95
Waterloo
LONDON ZOO Regents Park, NW1 Tel (020) 7722 3333
web site
Daily 10.00-16.00 Admission adult £13 child £9.75
With over 12,000 animals to see the zoo is well laid out with many childrens attractions.
Camden Town then Bus
274
LONDON PLANETARIUM Marylebone Road, NW1 Tel: 0870 400
3000 web site
Please Note closed from 4 May - 16 June 2004
Daily 10.00-17.00 subject to seasonal change (shows every 30 mins)
Combined
Admission ticket with Madame Tussaud's adult £15.99 child £10.25
The heavens projected onto a giant dome featuring the Planetary Quest show.
Baker Street
MADAME TUSSAUD'S Marylebone Road, NW1 Tel: 0870 400
3000 web site
Open: Mon-Fri 9.30-17.30, Sat-Sun 09.00-18.00. Admission adult £15.99 child £10.25
World famous collection of wax figures, in themed settings and many special
features.
Baker Street
THE MONUMENT Monument Street, EC3 Tel 0845 166 4376
Daily 9.30-17.30 (last entry 17.00); £2/ £1 children
The tallest isolated stone column in the world with fine views of the city if you climb
the 312 steps!.
Monument
ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL St Paul's Churchyard, EC4 Tel: (020) 7246
8348 web site
Mon-Sat 08.30-1600, Galleries 9.30-16.00 Combined admission adult £7 child £3.00
Special services or events may close some or all parts of the cathedral. Wren's famous
cathedral church of the diocese of London.
St Paul's
SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE EXHIBITION New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1
Tel: 020 7902 1500
Daily 10.00-17.00 Admission £8/ children £5.50
web site
Shakespeare's Globe is an exact replica of the Globe as it was in the 1600s,
built using Tudor tools and methods.
Southwark
or London Bridge
THE TOWER BRIDGE EXPERIENCE London SE1 Tel: 0845 166 4377
web site
Daily 10.00-17.30 Admission adult £5.50 child £3
Visit the inside of the world famous Tower Bridge now over 100 years old and enjoy the
spectacular views over London from the high walkways
Tower Hill
THE TOWER OF LONDON Tower Hill, EC3 Tel 0870 756 6060
web site
Mon-Sat 09.00-18.00 Sun 10.00-18.00 Admission adult £13.50 child £9.00
World Famous castle housing the Crown Jewels, the White Tower, the Bloody Tower and the
Beefeaters.
Tower Hill
TRAFALGAR SQUARE London WC2
The home of the 165 feet tall Nelsons Column built in the 1830's. Often the site of large
gatherings and celebrations.
Charing Cross
WESTMINSTER ABBEY Parliament Square, SW1 Tel: (020)
7654 4900 web site
Mon-Fri 0930-1545, Sat 0930-1345
Admission to Chapels and Poets Corner adult £7.50 child £5
One of Britain's finest Gothic buildings. Scene of the coronation, marriage and burial of
British monarchs. Nave and cloisters, Royal Chapels, Chapter House, Westminster Abbey
Museum
St James's Park
