Major, spectacular and cherished church with a convoluted past, Westminster Abbey was built in the 13th, 16th and...
Central London · 20 Dean's Yard, London
Formally known as the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this hugely popular London destination spreads itself across 300...
Southwest London · Kew Rd, Richmond, Surrey
Also known as the Houses of Parliament, this mostly 1850s gothic-style beauty by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin is...
Central London · St Margaret's, 20 Dean's Yard, London
In spite of its unsexy name, this particular museum remains a hugely popular and highly regarded enterprise which,...
Southeast London · Lambeth Road, Lambeth, London
One of central London's more striking best kept secrets, the friendly and welcoming Two Temple Place is a late...
Central London · 2 Temple Place, Temple, London
Opened in 1839 and designed by Stephen Geary, Highgate Cemetery is usually recalled by visitors as one of their more...
North London · Swain's Lane, Highgate, London
A favourite among London visitors, the seemingly untouched home of neo-classical architect John Soane...
Central London · 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London
A spendid red-brick 1610 house (expanded in the 1670s) that was largely the vision of Elizabeth Murray, Countess of...
West London · Ham Street, Ham, Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey
London's most most sadly situated museum is sandwiched between Hyde Park and traffic-aggressive Hyde Park...
Central London · 149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London
As an antidote to culture and shopping overload, you might consider a walk along all or part of this 19th-century canal...
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