Links - Attractions

	Name   British Airways London Eye Website   www.ba-londoneye.com Details   See the entire city of London and beyond! Wonderful views from the worlds largest observation wheel. Audio tours in several languages including Russian available.

	Name   British Library Website   www.bl.uk Details   The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world's greatest libraries. We receive a copy of every publication produced in the UK and Ireland The collection includes 150 million items, in most known languages 3 million new items are incorporated every year We house manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, prints and drawings, music scores, and patents The Sound Archive keeps sound recordings from 19th-century cylinders to the latest CD, DVD and minidisc recordings......

	Name   Buckingham Palace Website   www.royal.gov.uk/output/page555.asp Details   Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain's sovereigns since 1837. It evolved from a town house that was owned from the beginning of the eighteenth century by the Dukes of Buckingham. Today it is The Queen's official residence. Although in use for the many official events and receptions held by The Queen, areas of Buckingham Palace are opened to visitors on a regular basis.

	Name   Changing The Guard Website   www.royalcollection.org.uk Details   Dazzling display of pageantry by the Foot Guards of the Household Division, the Queens personal guard.

	Name   Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms Website   www.iwm.org.uk Details   Shortly after becoming Prime Minister in May 1940, Winston Churchill visited the Cabinet War Rooms to see for himself what preparations had been made to allow him and his War Cabinet to continue working throughout the expected air raids on London. It was there, in the underground Cabinet Room, he announced 'This is the room from which I will direct the war'.

	Name   Dr Johnson's House Website   www.drjh.dircon.co.uk Details   Samuel Johnson was born on 18th September 1709 in the cathedral city of Lichfield, Staffordshire. His father was a bookseller whose house, built in 1708, is now The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum. Samuel’s early life was beset by ill health. His eyesight and hearing were poor throughout his life. He was educated at Lichfield Grammar School and Pembroke College, Oxford, but poverty obliged him to leave Oxford without a degree. In 1735, Johnson married Elizabeth Porter, a widow more than twenty years his senior.......

	Name   Ham House Website   www.nationaltrust.org.uk Details   Fine Stuart mansion on the banks of the River Thames Lavish 17th century interiors with important collections of textiles, furniture and paintings Formal gardens with famous lavender parterres known as the Cherry Garden and maze-like wilderness Fascinating association with Civil War politics and Restoration court intrigue Reputedly one of the most haunted houses in Britain

	Name   HMS Belfast Website   www.iwm.org.uk/ Details   HMS Belfast served throughout the Second World War, playing a leading part in the destruction of the battle cruiser Scharnhorst, and also the Normandy Landings. In service with the Royal Navy until 1965, she was saved for the nation in 1971 as a unique reminder of Britain’s naval heritage.

	Name   Houses Of Parliament Website   www.parliament.uk Details   Officially the Palace of Westminster, with its clock tower housing the famous bell 'Big Ben' built 1837- 1860 by Sir Charles Barry.....

	Name   Kensington Palace And Gardens Website   www.hrp.org.uk Details   Kensington Palace was once a favoured home of some of Britain`s most famous kings and queens and the setting for many great events and dramas in royal history. This timeline shows some of the most significant events that took place here.

	Name   Kenwood House Website   www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/conProperty.106 Details   Set in splendid grounds beside Hampstead Heath, this outstanding neoclassical house holds one of the most important collections of paintings ever given to the nation. Works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Turner, Reynolds and Gainsborough all hang against a backdrop of sumptuous rooms.The house also contains paintings from the Suffolk Collection, with magnificent full-length portraits by William Larkin and Royal Stuart images by Van Dyck and Lely.

	Name   Kew Gardens Website   www.kew.org Details   The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew is a World Heritage Site with over 38000plant species in over 300 acres, glass houses and historic buildings set beside the river Thames.....

	Name   Linley Sambourne House Website   www.rbkc.gov.uk Details   After a period of over two years Linley Sambourne House reopened on 19 April 2003 with new and improved facilities for visitors. The restoration project was funded by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the Heritage Lottery Fund. This has ensured the long-term future of the house and its collections, as well as new creating new facilities......

	Name   London Aquarium Website   www.londonaquarium.co.uk Details   The London Aquarium is a privately owned small organisation but always has a lot going on. The £25 million London Aquarium is the first attraction of its kind in the capital, and is one of Europe's largest exhibitions of global aquatic life, displayed in over 2 million litres of water. The London Aquarium combines education, relaxation and entertainment through a multi-sensory voyage of discovery through the rivers, lakes and oceans of the world.

	Name   London Dungeon Website   www.thedungeons.com Details   Deep in the heart of London, buried beneath the paving stones of historic Southwark, lies the world's most chillingly famous horror attraction. The London Dungeon brings more than 2,000 years of gruesomely authentic history vividly back to life....and death.

	Name   London Zoo Website   www.londonzoo.co.uk Details   Over 600 species of animals in this delightful zoo, plus a childrens section where you get close to the animals and bugs.....

	Name   Madame Tussauds Website   www.madame-tussauds.co.uk Details   Madame Tussauds is a world-renowned institution with a lot to celebrate. We've got a fascinating and colourful history behind us - we've been entertaining Londoners and people from all over the world for over 200 years. And we can see a great future ahead. At the core of our business is a heartfelt desire to enthrall and inspire and we are constantly developing our ability to do this. From state-of-the-art interactivity to an exceptional gift for partying, we've got what it takes to carry one of the best known brands in the country into the next century.

	Name   Royal Observatory Greenwich Website   www.nmm.ac.uk Details   The Astronomy Information Service at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich has all the news, features and links you will need to explore modern astronomy.

	Name   Somerset House Website   www.somerset-house.org.uk Details   This magnificent 18th century building houses the celebrated collections of the Courtauld Institute of Art, Gilbert Collection and Hermitage Rooms. You'll also find gift shops, cafés, a restaurant and the spectacular Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court.

	Name   St Paul's Cathedral Website   www.stpauls.co.uk Details   A Cathedral dedicated to St Paul has overlooked the City of London since 604AD, a constant reminder to this great commercial centre of the importance of the spiritual side of life.

	Name   Thames Barrier Website   www.environment-agency.gov.uk Details   Spectacular piece of modern engineering built to stop London flooding. You can see it by boat or visit the information centre which is approachable by land to see the working model and exhibits explaining how the system works.

	Name   Tower Bridge Exhibition Website   www.towerbridge.org.uk Details   Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the finest, most recognisable bridges in the World. At the Tower Bridge Exhibition you can enjoy breath-taking views from the high-level Walkways and learn about the history of the Bridge and how it was built. You can then visit the Victorian Engine Rooms, home to the original steam engines that used to power the Bridge lifts.

	Name   Tower Of London Website   www.tower-of-london.org.uk Details   The Tower of London has been the setting for many great events during its 900-year history as a royal palace and fortress, prison and place of execution, arsenal, mint, menagerie and jewel house.

	Name   Vinopolis-World Of Wine Website   www.vinopolis.co.uk Details   Since we opened over five years ago we have entertained visitors and groups on the wine tour that embraces the world’s leading wine producers and also the emerging wine growing nations. Although wine remains our primary focus we have now broadened our offering to include brands such as Bombay Sapphire, Absinthe and Taylor’s Port. This will be added to in 2005 by a micro brewery so I am sure that every taste bud will find something to savour! We have a range of tour options that will suit not only the keen beginner but also those who have a wider knowledge of the world of wine.

	Name   Westminster Abbey Website   www.westminster-abbey.org Details   An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history – the shrine of St Edward the Confessor, the tombs of kings and queens, and countless memorials to the famous and the great. It has been the setting for every Coronation since 1066 and for numerous other royal occasions. Today it is still a church dedicated to regular worship and to the celebration of great events in the life of the nation. Neither a cathedral nor a parish church, Westminster Abbey is a “Royal Peculiar” under the jurisdiction of a Dean and Chapter, subject only to the Sovereign.

	Name   Wetland Centre Website   www.wwt.org.uk Details   The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust is the largest international wetland conservation charity in the UK. Founded in 1946 by the artist and naturalist Sir Peter Scott (1909 - 1989), WWT has 9 visitor centres around the UK, where people can get closer to wetland birds and enjoy spectacular wetland landscapes.