Juliette Wiles, Britain and London Visitor Centre, London recommends…
Explore the ‘villages’– the suburbs and districts – of England’s capital!
Bloomsbury and Holborn in the heart of London are home to the British Museum, Charles Dickens Museum and Sir John Soane’s Museum and just a short hop to shopping on Oxford Street and theatreland. Stay at lovely town house hotel, The Montague on the Gardens where rooms follow a particular stylish theme reminiscent of literary and artistic ideals. Visit Sir John Soane’s Museum – one of London’s hidden gems on Lincoln’s Inn Fields. The former home of the architect of the Bank of England, the museum houses his collection of art and antiquities from around the world.
A great weekend destination away from the hustle and bustle of central London, Wimbledon offers a super shopping experience at the ‘Centre Court Mall’ and some great boutique shopping. Base yourself at the delightful Cannizaro House on the edge of Wimbledon Common – a beautiful country house hotel with individually designed decorated bedrooms, award-winning Georgian restaurant and a great cocktail bar! Check out the newly refurbished Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum with tennis memorablia and a hologram of John McEnroe, talking about ‘his’ experiences.
A fantastically historic part of London, Westminster is jam packed with royal residences, beautiful architecture, parkland and Parliament. The Royal Horseguards hotel is a beautiful grade one listed building, fantastically located overlooking the River Thames and within easy reach of London’s iconic attractions. Don’t miss the Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill Museum with 1940’s telephones and typewriters and an amazing state of the art ‘Lifeline’ – a computerised ‘filing cabinet’ of Churchill’s life and world events of the time.
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