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Sheridans Guides Greater London
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Greater London

The London Eye London Eye View The British Museum Great Court of The British Museum St Pauls Cathedral Big Ben Guard at Buckingham Palace London Underground

Undoubtably one of the great cities of the world, a mecca for tourists from every corner of the earth. A vibrant city that is home to many diverse cultures and peoples evident in its vast range of shops and restaurants. Exploring London you will find that it has evolved through the connection of many smaller towns and villages, each with its own special character and attraction. Visitors new to the city may wish to experience it on an open top bus or perhaps a cruise down the river Thames from Hampton Court Palace to Greenwich, home to the National Maritime Museum and ships like the Cutty Sark.
London is at the heart of the theatre world offering a range of entertainment from the classics to great musicals and avant garde. Opera, great orchestras, jazz and blues, etc.: are all there to be enjoyed.

Around every corner is another wonder; Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace. There are thousands of sights and sounds to experience in this great city.


    Greater London

    London

    Local Attractions

    Castles

    Tower of London Tower Hill [map]
    The official website of the Tower of London, managed by Historic Royal Palaces

    Cathedrals

    St Paul's Cathedral City of London [map]
    St Paul's is a lasting monument to the glory of God and a symbol of the hope, resilience and strength of the city of London and the United Kingdom
    Southwark Cathedral Southwark [map]
    Westminster Cathedral Westminster [map]

    Cricket Grounds

    The Brit Oval Kennington [map]
    Lord's Cricket Ground Westminster [map]
    Lord's The Home of Cricket, the official site of Lord's Cricket Ground and Marylebone Cricket Club - MCC

    Football Grounds

    Arsenal Football Club Arsenal [map]
    Charlton Athletic Charlton [map]
    Charlton Athletic Football Club Official Site
    Chelsea Football Club Chelsea [map]
    The Official Chelsea Football Club website
    West Ham United West Ham [map]
    The official West Ham United website with news, transfer rumours, online ticket sales, live match commentary, video highlights, interviews, player profiles, mobile content, wallpapers and more

    Museums

    Sherlock Holmes Museum 221b Baker Street [map]
    Welcome to the Sherlock Holmes Museum - 221b Baker Street, London, England
    Royal Air Force Museum Barnet [map]
    Royal Air Force Museum - with aircraft collections at London and Cosford, West Midlands, the museums offer a free day out to families and aircraft history enthusiasts alike
    Church Farmhouse Museum Barnet [map]
    The Brent Museum Brent [map]
    Kew Bridge Steam Museum Brentford [map]
    Kew Bridge Steam Museum features the finest collection of stationary steam pumping engines in the world.
    The Musical Museum Brentford [map]
    Crystal Palace Museum Bromley [map]
    Royal Collection Buckingham Palace [map]
    British Museum Camden [map]
    Charles Dickens Museum Camden [map]
    Freud Museum Camden [map]
    Sir John Soane's Museum Camden [map]
    The magnificent house and collection on the famous architect. One of London's best kept secrets!
    Foundling Museum Camden [map]
    The Foundling Museum - Britain's original home for abandoned children and London's first ever public art gallery
    Keats House Camden [map]
    Pollock's Toy Museum Camden [map]
    The genuine Pollockís Toy Museum in the heart of London, run by the grandson of the founder, an eccentric and interesting collection of toys from around the world.
    The Cartoon Museum Camden [map]
    National Army Museum Chelsea [map]
    The National Army Museum
    Bank of England Museum City of London [map]
    Bank of England Museum
    Dr Johnson's House City of London [map]
    Dr Johnson’s House is one of the few residential houses of its age still surviving in the City of London. Built in 1700, it was a home and workplace for Samuel Johnson and it was here that he compiled the first comprehensive English Dictionary.
    Museum Of London City of London [map]
    Museum of London homepage
    London Transport Museum Covent Garden [map]
    Theatre Museum Covent Garden [map]
    Theatre & Performance
    Natural History Museum Cromwell Road [map]
    The Natural History Museum, London, England,
    Fulham Palace Fulham [map]
    Fulham Palace, formerly the country retreat of the Bishops of London, its museum, café-bar, gallery, courtyards and gardens today provide a capital escape for all.
    National Maritime Museum Greenwich [map]
    The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich consists of the Maritime Galleries, the Royal Observatory and the 17th-century Queen's House, and incorporates the Prime Meridian of the world and London's only planetarium. Its collections contain over two million items relating to seafaring, navigation, astronomy and time measurement, including Nelson's Trafalgar uniform and the Harrison Chronometers.
    Cutty Sark Greenwich [map]
    The Fan Museum Greenwich [map]
    The Fan Museum is the only museum in the world devoted entirely to every aspect of fans and fan making. The Fan Museum is home to a collection of more than 3,500 predominantly antique fans from around the world dating from the 11th century to the present day.
    The Royal Observatory Greenwich [map]
    Hackney Museum Hackney [map]
    This site has been created by the London Borough of Hackney. The site provides access to information and online requests about the priority services delivered by the council and its partners.
    Gunnersbury Park Museum Hounslow [map]
    London Canal Museum Islington [map]
    London Canal Museum, the London waterways museum telling the story of canals, boats, the ice trade, and ice cream. The only London Museum of inland waterways.
    Islington Museum Islington [map]
    Leighton House Museum Kensington [map]
    Leighton House was the home of Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830 - 1896) and one of the most...
    Museum Of Brands Kensington [map]
    Science Museum Kensington [map]
    Website of the Science Museum in South Kensington, London
    Victoria and Albert Museum Kensington and Chelsea [map]
    The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world's greatest museum of art and design
    Cabinet War Rooms King Charles Street [map]
    The award winning Churchill Museum, set within the unique historic Cabinet War Rooms, combines cutting-edge technology; rare and significant historical objects dedicated to life of the greatest Briton
    The Churchill Museum King Charles Street [map]
    Florence Nightingale Museum Lambeth [map]
    Hayward Gallery Lambeth [map]
    Find our work inside and outside three iconic buildings, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and The Hayward. Come for the breathing space, to walk without traffic, shop, eat and drink, and enjoy the river and skyline.
    Imperial War Museum Lambeth [map]
    The Imperial War Museum, the multi-branch national museum of war and wartime life from the First World War, through the Second World War, to the present day.
    The Museum Of Garden History Lambeth [map]
    Type Museum Lambeth [map]
    Horniman Museum & Gardens Lewisham [map]
    The Horniman Museum is a free, family friendly museum with exhibits from around the world to delight adults and children alike. It has nationally and internationally important collections which cover musical instruments, anthropology (world cultures) and natural history. The Museum also incorporates extensive gardens, an aquarium, an animal enclosure and a research library. The Museum is currently running a free exhibition Utsavam - Music from India.
    The Wimbledon Museum Merton [map]
    Wimbledon Windmill Museum Merton [map]
    North Woolwich Old Station Museum Newham [map]
    Information and links to websites involved in the arts and culture scene in Newham and East London
    The Geffrye Museum Shoreditch [map]
    The Science Museum South Kensington [map]
    Website of the Science Museum in South Kensington, London
    Bramah Museum of Tea and Coffee Southwark [map]
    Design Museum Southwark [map]
    London's museum of international contemporary design
    Tate Modern Southwark [map]
    Brunel Engine House Southwark [map]
    Cuming Museum Southwark [map]
    Livesey Museum Southwark [map]
    London Fire Brigade Museum Southwark [map]
    The Clink Prison Museum Southwark [map]
    The Old Operating Theatre Southwark [map]
    The site looks at the history of the Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret, in Southwark, near London Bridge, one of the most important sites for medical, surgical and victorian history. It deals with medical history, history of surgery, history of mediine and the history of herbal medicine
    The Pumphouse Educational Museum Southwark [map]
    Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience Southwark [map]
    The Second World War was the most turbulent and eventful period in the history of the 20th century.But what was it really like? How did it really feel to be a British citizen during the Second World War? Winston Churchill's Britain at War Theme Museum can answer these questions and many more.
    Discover Stratford [map]
    Discover is a hands-on interactive story trail in Stratford, East London E15, where young minds can play, explore, make up new characters and create their own special tales. Discover is about story-building - making stories together.
    Ragged School Museum Tower Hamlets [map]
    V&A Museum of Childhood Tower Hamlets [map]
    V&A Museum of Childhood Homepage
    Museum In Docklands Tower Hamlets [map]
    Museum of London Docklands homepage
    The Royal London Hospital Archives & Museum Tower Hamlets [map]
    National Gallery Trafalgar Square [map]
    The National Gallery houses the national collection of Western European painting from the 13th to the 19th centuries. It is on show 361 days a year, free of charge.
    The Twickenham Museum Twickenham [map]
    The Twickenham Museum is the history centre for Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and the Hamptons, situated by the River Thames to the south-west of London.
    Vestry House Museum Waltham Forest [map]
    London Sewing Machine Museum Wandsworth [map]
    Wandsworth Museum Wandsworth [map]
    Institute of Contemporary Arts Westminster [map]
    Tate Britain Westminster [map]
    Wallace Collection Westminster [map]
    Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum Westminster [map]
    Handel House Museum Westminster [map]
    Sikorski Museum Westminster [map]
    THE POLISH INSTITUTE AND SIKORSKI MUSEUM. The Institute is a research institution and a publisher of books on the Polish history. The Institute's archives, on the Polish Armed Forces in the World War II in the West and the Home Army and documenting the wartime period, are used for academic research. It serves as a national, intellectual and cultural centre of the Polish community in the UK. The Sikorski Museum was established at the end of World War II by the exiled Polish community in London. Museum, named after General Wladyslaw Sikorski, houses the main collection of 10,000 military items, which is the biggest military collection beyond Poland's borders.
    The Royal College of Surgeons Westminster [map]
    Whitechapel Art Gallery Whitechapel [map]

    Racecourses

    Kempton Park Racecourse Kempton Park [map]
    Welcome to Kempton Park, Londons only premier horse racing, business and entertainment venue.

    Stately Homes

    Syon Park Brentford [map]
    Spencer House Westminster [map]
    Spencer House, built in 1756-66 situated in the heart of St. James's is London's only surviving eighteenth-century private palace. The House is open to the public and is available for banqueting and entertainment.
    Southside House Wimbledon [map]

    Greater London
    Cumbria and Northumbria
    North West, Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire
    Heart of England and Middle England
    East Anglia, Thames & Chilterns
    The West Country
    South of England
    Wales
    Scotland - The Lowlands
    Scotland - The Central Highlands
    Scotland - The Northern Highlands & Islands
    Ireland
    The Channel Islands