Places You Must See in London
by kristin
London, England
destination
Posted over 5 years ago
Big Ben
(Westminster Tube Stop, Circle, District, or Jubilee Line))– there is no tour, just bask in its glory; get off at the Westminster stop
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Woodstock, England
destination • outdoors
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Blenheim Palace
birthplace of Winston Churchill, great for tea, go if you go to Oxford for the day
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London, England
experience
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The British Museum
(Tottenham Court Road Tube Stop, Central Line)– Home of the Rosetta Stone! Fabulous boutique hotel 1 minute away for afternoon tea- Free!
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London, England
destination
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Buckingham Palace
(Saint James Park Tube Station, Circle or District Line)(see Changing of the Guards) – only open certain times of the year, get tickets online
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London, England
destination
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Camden Town
(Camden Town Tube Station, Northern Line)- Worth a trip for the endless shops & markets!
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London, England
experience
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The Courtauld Gallery
(Embankment Tube Station, Circle/Distrcit/Northern/Bakerloo Line)- Incredible impressionist collection
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London, England
destination
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Covent Garden
(Courtland Garden Tube Station, Piccadilly Line)- really cute area, great shopping; A central area with fun shopping, dinning, markets, and the London transport museum
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London, England
experience
Posted over 5 years ago
Design Museum
(Tower Hill Tube Stop, but it is still a long walk) - there was a Manolo Blahnik exhibit when I was there)
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London, England
experience
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Tate Britain
(Pimlico Tube Station, Victoria Station)– Free! You can take a inexpensive boat from Tate Britain to Tate Modern
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London, England
experience • shopping
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Tate Modern
(Cannon Street, District/Circle Line, good walk from tube station)– Free! Unbelievable collection, great top floor restaurant; my favorite museum. MAKE SURE you check out the “black box” located by the coat check…a lot of people miss it, and it’s something you do not want to miss
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London, England
shopping
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Liberty London
(Oxford Circus Tube Station, Bakerloo/Central/Victoria Line) - off of Regent street right before you hit Carnaby (also go there)…a well known London department store.
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London, England
destination • experience
Posted over 5 years ago
Westminster Abbey
(Westminster Tube Station, Circle/District Line)– Great Audio tour
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London, England
experience
Posted over 5 years ago
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
(You can take the District Line to Wimbledon Park and then walk through the park)- Take the tube to the museum, walk around the park, and then take a short bus ride into the main town!
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Molesey, England
destination
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Hampton Court Palace
at one of the hotels- there is a place next to the four seasons that was nice and only 15 pounds.
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London, England
outdoors
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Hyde Park
(Knightsbridge Tube Station, Piccadilly Line) - rent lawn chairs if it is nice out - 30 second walk from Crofton, great place to run in; good burgers at the café
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London, England
destination • experience
Posted over 5 years ago
Kensington Palace
(High Street Kensington Tube Station, Circle/District Line)- see Princess Diana’s dress collection) – 5 minute walk from Crofton; when I went they had turned it into this weird modern art exhbit thing that was not worth the money… maybe it will change by the time you are here
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Richmond, England
outdoors
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
(Richmond Tube Station, District Line) - Large Gardens with really small cute town nearby
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London, England
destination • experience
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Leicester Square Theatre
(Leicester Square Tube Station, Piccadilly
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