Guidebook for London
Sightseeing
London Eye
You want a birds eye view of London from up on high.
it is possible to get a tour and if you time it right it is also possible to have afternoon tea there too which is cheaper than a lot of other places offering tea; plus you have an iconic view that people rarely get to see.
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Houses of Parliament Shop
12 Bridge Stit is possible to get a tour and if you time it right it is also possible to have afternoon tea there too which is cheaper than a lot of other places offering tea; plus you have an iconic view that people rarely get to see.
Nelson's Column
Since 1066 every King and Queen of England has been crowned here.
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Westminster Abbey
20 Deans YdSince 1066 every King and Queen of England has been crowned here.
St Paul's, with its vast dome, is an iconic feature of the London skyline and known across the world.
When you step inside you will marvel at the Cathedral's awe-inspiring interior and uncover fascinating stories about its history and the rich work and worship that takes place here, all set over five levels, the highest of which will give you unrivalled views over London.
An Anglican cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade 1 listed building.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's, with its vast dome, is an iconic feature of the London skyline and known across the world.
When you step inside you will marvel at the Cathedral's awe-inspiring interior and uncover fascinating stories about its history and the rich work and worship that takes place here, all set over five levels, the highest of which will give you unrivalled views over London.
An Anglican cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade 1 listed building.
Trafalgar Square today
In July 2003 a huge project to transform Trafalgar Square was completed. The north terrace was pedestrianised, so that the square is now linked to the National Gallery. The changes also included a cafe, public toilets and a lift for disabled access.
Trafalgar Square is a centre of national democracy and protest. Rallies and demonstrations are frequently held at weekends on different political, religious and general issues. The Mayor supports this democratic tradition, and gives access to the square for such causes.
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Trafalgar Square (Stop B) station
Trafalgar Square today
In July 2003 a huge project to transform Trafalgar Square was completed. The north terrace was pedestrianised, so that the square is now linked to the National Gallery. The changes also included a cafe, public toilets and a lift for disabled access.
Trafalgar Square is a centre of national democracy and protest. Rallies and demonstrations are frequently held at weekends on different political, religious and general issues. The Mayor supports this democratic tradition, and gives access to the square for such causes.
The Thames is home to many of London's treasures, not many of them hidden, but the 40-mile-long Thames Path has many quieter spots to be discovered. The best way to explore is to hire a bike and cycle the length of the path, with public beaches, one of Charles Dickens’ favourite pubs (The Prospect of Whitby) and the village of Rotherhithe just some of the highlights to discover.
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Thames Path
Thames PathThe Thames is home to many of London's treasures, not many of them hidden, but the 40-mile-long Thames Path has many quieter spots to be discovered. The best way to explore is to hire a bike and cycle the length of the path, with public beaches, one of Charles Dickens’ favourite pubs (The Prospect of Whitby) and the village of Rotherhithe just some of the highlights to discover.
Parks & Nature
If you are looking for some green space then Gladstone Park is about a mile one walk away.
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Gladstone Park
If you are looking for some green space then Gladstone Park is about a mile one walk away.
Just as its name suggests, Little Venice is London's answer to the famous Italian city. Home to various waterside cafes, pubs and restaurants, the area comes alive in the summer months as Londoners jump on canal boats or walk along the riverside to nearby Camden or Regent's Park.
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Little Venice
6 Warwick AveJust as its name suggests, Little Venice is London's answer to the famous Italian city. Home to various waterside cafes, pubs and restaurants, the area comes alive in the summer months as Londoners jump on canal boats or walk along the riverside to nearby Camden or Regent's Park.
The Kyoto Japanese Garden is a hidden gem wrapped in another hidden gem: Holland Park. The beautiful park is tucked away in smart Kensington and has plenty of its own hidden corners, with winding paths, statues, peacocks, an opera house and an orangery, alongside the tranquil Kyoto Gardens.
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Kyoto Garden
Holland Park AvenueThe Kyoto Japanese Garden is a hidden gem wrapped in another hidden gem: Holland Park. The beautiful park is tucked away in smart Kensington and has plenty of its own hidden corners, with winding paths, statues, peacocks, an opera house and an orangery, alongside the tranquil Kyoto Gardens.
This tranquil green space is often forgotten by both Londoners and tourists, which is a shame, as it's utterly charming. A walled space beside the Thames, Chelsea Physic Garden was established in 1673 and is London's oldest botanic garden, containing around 5,000 edible, useful, medicinal and historic plants.
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Chelsea Physic Garden station
This tranquil green space is often forgotten by both Londoners and tourists, which is a shame, as it's utterly charming. A walled space beside the Thames, Chelsea Physic Garden was established in 1673 and is London's oldest botanic garden, containing around 5,000 edible, useful, medicinal and historic plants.
The Regent's Park
Hyde Park
Everything Else
It has a small village feel where you will find local coffee shops and delis and unique stores for wines, books, cards. There are also a number of restaurants and the local pub The Salusbury.
Queens Park also has a lovely park nearby for playground, coffee shop and green space.
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Queen's Park
It has a small village feel where you will find local coffee shops and delis and unique stores for wines, books, cards. There are also a number of restaurants and the local pub The Salusbury.
Queens Park also has a lovely park nearby for playground, coffee shop and green space.
Covent Garden is an old market building that has been preserved and is listed as well as the piazza around it. You can find all sorts down there.
Go early morning, find a coffee shop with outdoor seating (Le Pain Quotidien / Ivy Cafe) and watch the sunlight change the colours of the piazza.
Restaurants. Theatre. Unique shops and stalls. Street entertainers. Buskers. Pubs and bars. Jubilee market building for tat.
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Covent Garden
41 James StCovent Garden is an old market building that has been preserved and is listed as well as the piazza around it. You can find all sorts down there.
Go early morning, find a coffee shop with outdoor seating (Le Pain Quotidien / Ivy Cafe) and watch the sunlight change the colours of the piazza.
Restaurants. Theatre. Unique shops and stalls. Street entertainers. Buskers. Pubs and bars. Jubilee market building for tat.
Food Scene
Need a coffee fix? This is the nearest shop for your americano, latte or espresso. Open from 0630 it has some outside seating that catches the sun in the morning time.
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Costa Coffee
73 Kilburn High RdNeed a coffee fix? This is the nearest shop for your americano, latte or espresso. Open from 0630 it has some outside seating that catches the sun in the morning time.
Its a typical english pub that serves food either in its rear room or at the bar. It has an eclectic mix of clientel.
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The Oak W2
137 Westbourne Park RoadIts a typical english pub that serves food either in its rear room or at the bar. It has an eclectic mix of clientel.
Nando's
Unit 5 The PiazzaIn need of some chicken, then this is the place to go...
Offering continental European cuisine at affordable prices. We strive to run a family style business with all our staff aiming to provide an efficient and attentive service at all times.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Small & Beautiful
351 Kilburn High RdOffering continental European cuisine at affordable prices. We strive to run a family style business with all our staff aiming to provide an efficient and attentive service at all times.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The Black Lion is a beautiful period building based in Kilburn, North West London. We combine a bar and restaurant downstairs with stunning features and Grade II listed interior with 14 guesthouse rooms above.
The bar is friendly and popular and directly opposite London’s famous Tricycle Theatre. The bar also serves a range of premium dishes.
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The Black Lion
274 Kilburn High RdThe Black Lion is a beautiful period building based in Kilburn, North West London. We combine a bar and restaurant downstairs with stunning features and Grade II listed interior with 14 guesthouse rooms above.
The bar is friendly and popular and directly opposite London’s famous Tricycle Theatre. The bar also serves a range of premium dishes.
A stylish, sky-lit getaway from the city bustle, the Portrait Café serves quality sandwiches, salads, stews and soup as well as an enticing selection of hand-crafted cakes and pastries. Our barista-made coffee comes from Union Roasters, one of London’s premier artisan suppliers.
Why not join us Thursday, Friday or Saturday evenings from 5-8pm, when we offer sharing boards of the finest British charcuterie and cheeses served with a range of accompaniments including our own bread.
Portrait
A stylish, sky-lit getaway from the city bustle, the Portrait Café serves quality sandwiches, salads, stews and soup as well as an enticing selection of hand-crafted cakes and pastries. Our barista-made coffee comes from Union Roasters, one of London’s premier artisan suppliers.
Why not join us Thursday, Friday or Saturday evenings from 5-8pm, when we offer sharing boards of the finest British charcuterie and cheeses served with a range of accompaniments including our own bread.
Essentials
This is the nearest store to the house. It is a small store but it will have all the essentials that you may need.
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Co-op Food - Cricklewood - Cricklewood Broadway
22-26 Cricklewood BroadwayThis is the nearest store to the house. It is a small store but it will have all the essentials that you may need.
Sainsbury's Local
377 Kilburn High RdTESCO Express
275-277 Battersea Park RdVirgin Active
108-110 Cricklewood LnIn need of a workout, contact them to see if they are offering day passes.
Arts & Culture
The Tricycle Theatre has a small theatre as well as a cinema with one screen showing a variety of movies from the latest releases to ad-hoc themed movies.
Check the schedule as they often do Q&As with actors / directors / producers of the movies or the plays.
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Tricycle Theatre
The Tricycle Theatre has a small theatre as well as a cinema with one screen showing a variety of movies from the latest releases to ad-hoc themed movies.
Check the schedule as they often do Q&As with actors / directors / producers of the movies or the plays.
Check out if you can tickets for a gig whilst you are here.
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Royal Albert Hall
Imperial College RoadCheck out if you can tickets for a gig whilst you are here.
Tate Modern
BanksideIf you are a fan of art then you can spend hours in here
National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's PlaceFrom acclaimed architects to Turner prize-winning artists, as well as stars of design and photography, the Barbican Art Gallery presents major exhibitions by leading international figures. You should also check out the Barbican's Curve, home to an exciting series of new art commissions created for the space
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Barbican Centre
Silk StreetFrom acclaimed architects to Turner prize-winning artists, as well as stars of design and photography, the Barbican Art Gallery presents major exhibitions by leading international figures. You should also check out the Barbican's Curve, home to an exciting series of new art commissions created for the space
The crowning glory of Trafalgar Square, London's National Gallery is a vast space filled with Western European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Find works by masters such as Van Gogh, da Vinci, Botticelli, Constable, Renoir, Titian and Stubbs.
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The National Gallery
Trafalgar SquareThe crowning glory of Trafalgar Square, London's National Gallery is a vast space filled with Western European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Find works by masters such as Van Gogh, da Vinci, Botticelli, Constable, Renoir, Titian and Stubbs.
Walk through the gates off Piccadilly to the Annenberg Courtyard and into the Royal Academy of Arts. Founded in 1768, it's home to an ever-changing programme of exciting, blockbuster exhibitions. Highlights include Queen Victoria's paintbox and the only Michelangelo sculpture in the UK
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Royal Academy of Arts
PiccadillyWalk through the gates off Piccadilly to the Annenberg Courtyard and into the Royal Academy of Arts. Founded in 1768, it's home to an ever-changing programme of exciting, blockbuster exhibitions. Highlights include Queen Victoria's paintbox and the only Michelangelo sculpture in the UK
Chelsea's Saatchi Gallery is all about contemporary art, with work by young artists or international artists rarely exhibited in the UK. It will be renamed the Museum of Contemporary Art, London upon the retirement of owner Charles Saatchi, who has donated the gallery's collection to the nation.
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Saatchi Gallery
King's RdChelsea's Saatchi Gallery is all about contemporary art, with work by young artists or international artists rarely exhibited in the UK. It will be renamed the Museum of Contemporary Art, London upon the retirement of owner Charles Saatchi, who has donated the gallery's collection to the nation.
Small but perfectly formed, the Serpentine Gallery sits in the middle of Hyde Park. The gallery's free exhibitions showcase international modern and contemporary art by world-famous artists such as Andy Warhol and Chris Ofili. In summer, don't miss the annual architectural pavilion commission
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Serpentine Galleries
Small but perfectly formed, the Serpentine Gallery sits in the middle of Hyde Park. The gallery's free exhibitions showcase international modern and contemporary art by world-famous artists such as Andy Warhol and Chris Ofili. In summer, don't miss the annual architectural pavilion commission
Somerset House is home to London's Courtauld Gallery with its collection of Old Masters, Impressionist and Post-impressionist paintings, and The Embankment Galleries with a rotating programme of exhibitions dedicated to art, design, fashion and photography. Some exhibitions require tickets
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Somerset House
StrandSomerset House is home to London's Courtauld Gallery with its collection of Old Masters, Impressionist and Post-impressionist paintings, and The Embankment Galleries with a rotating programme of exhibitions dedicated to art, design, fashion and photography. Some exhibitions require tickets
From Pre-Raphaelite paintings to landscapes by Turner and Francis Bacon's distorted nudes, there's lots to look at in Tate Britain. The gallery is home to the largest collection of British art in the world. Eat at the gallery's restaurant and you can study the famous Rex Whistler mural between mouthfuls
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Tate Britain
MillbankFrom Pre-Raphaelite paintings to landscapes by Turner and Francis Bacon's distorted nudes, there's lots to look at in Tate Britain. The gallery is home to the largest collection of British art in the world. Eat at the gallery's restaurant and you can study the famous Rex Whistler mural between mouthfuls
The Whitechapel Gallery champions contemporary art. Founded in 1901 to bring art to the people of East London, it is now internationally acclaimed for its exhibitions, education and events programmes. In the past, the gallery premiered artists such as Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko
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Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High StThe Whitechapel Gallery champions contemporary art. Founded in 1901 to bring art to the people of East London, it is now internationally acclaimed for its exhibitions, education and events programmes. In the past, the gallery premiered artists such as Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko
Built in 1861, the Pump House Gallery, a Victorian water tower, originally supplied water to the lake cascades in Battersea Park. This beautiful building now houses a contemporary art gallery and gift shop. The changing exhibition programme focuses on established and emerging contemporary art. The gallery also runs regular talks and workshops. Admission is free. All are welcome.
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Pump House Gallery
Built in 1861, the Pump House Gallery, a Victorian water tower, originally supplied water to the lake cascades in Battersea Park. This beautiful building now houses a contemporary art gallery and gift shop. The changing exhibition programme focuses on established and emerging contemporary art. The gallery also runs regular talks and workshops. Admission is free. All are welcome.
A traditional Victorian music hall in London’s Tower Hamlets, Wilton's Music Hall has been fully restored in recent years to its former glory. Book tickets to a variety of performances, drop by for a drink in the impressive Mahogany Bar or simply take a tour of this wonderful, historic venue.
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Wilton's Music Hall
1 Graces AlyA traditional Victorian music hall in London’s Tower Hamlets, Wilton's Music Hall has been fully restored in recent years to its former glory. Book tickets to a variety of performances, drop by for a drink in the impressive Mahogany Bar or simply take a tour of this wonderful, historic venue.
Getting Around
Kilburn Station
Shoot-Up HillJubilee Line to get you into central London
From this station you can get a train to Luton Airport or Gatwick Airport (may have to make on change, stay on the same platform though).
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West Hampstead Thameslink station
Iverson RoadFrom this station you can get a train to Luton Airport or Gatwick Airport (may have to make on change, stay on the same platform though).