Planning Your Trip | |
When and Where to Go | |
When to Go | p. 16 |
Visitor Information | p. 16 |
Itineraries | p. 17 |
Calendar of Events | p. 19 |
Sightseeing | |
Visitor Information | p. 21 |
Sightseeing Tours | p. 21 |
Ideas for Your Visit | |
Weekend Breaks | p. 24 |
Short Breaks | p. 24 |
Longer Breaks | p. 25 |
Themed Tours | p. 25 |
Outdoor Fun | p. 31 |
Activities for Children | p. 32 |
Further Reading | p. 33 |
Getting There | |
By Air | p. 34 |
By Ferry | p. 35 |
By Train | p. 36 |
By Bus/Coach | p. 37 |
By Car | p. 37 |
International Visitors | |
Planning Your Trip | p. 38 |
Accessibility | p. 40 |
Electricity | p. 40 |
Emergencies | p. 40 |
p. 40 | |
Money | p. 40 |
Telephones | p. 40 |
Weight and Measurement | p. 40 |
Getting Around | p. 42 |
Basic Information | p. 48 |
Welcome to the City | |
History | |
Time Line | p. 54 |
Urban Development | p. 58 |
Commerce and Trade | p. 60 |
Art and Culture | |
Architecture | p. 64 |
Architectural Terms | p. 70 |
Music and Theatre | p. 71 |
Literature | p. 74 |
Painting | p. 77 |
Decorative Arts | p. 83 |
Sculpture | p. 87 |
Cinema | p. 88 |
The City Today | |
The Thames River | p. 90 |
Government | p. 93 |
Discovering London | |
Bankside-Southwark | p. 102 |
Bloomsbury | p. 115 |
British Museum | p. 121 |
Buckingham Palace | p. 131 |
Chancery Lane | p. 135 |
Chelsea | p. 140 |
The City | p. 148 |
Clerkenwell | p. 178 |
Covent Garden | p. 182 |
Hyde Park-Kensington Gardens | p. 188 |
Kensington | p. 195 |
Knightsbridge-Belgravia | p. 206 |
Lambeth | p. 209 |
Marylebone | p. 214 |
Mayfair | p. 223 |
National Gallery | p. 229 |
National Portrait Gallery | p. 235 |
Piccadilly | p. 240 |
Regent's Park | p. 245 |
St James's | p. 252 |
St Pancras-Camden Town | p. 260 |
St Paul's Cathedral | p. 264 |
Soho | p. 270 |
South Bank | p. 275 |
Strand-Temple | p. 280 |
Tate Britain | p. 294 |
Tower of London | p. 300 |
Trafalgar Square-Whitehall | p. 309 |
Victoria and Albert Museum | p. 316 |
Westminster | p. 328 |
Westminster Abbey | p. 338 |
Battersea | p. 346 |
Chiswick | p. 349 |
Docklands | p. 354 |
Dulwich | p. 360 |
East End | p. 362 |
Eltham Palace | p. 369 |
Fulham-Putney | p. 371 |
Greenwich | p. 373 |
Hampstead-Highgate | p. 384 |
Hampton Court | p. 393 |
Islington | p. 401 |
Kew | p. 403 |
Osterley Park | p. 408 |
Richmond | p. 411 |
Royal Air Force Museum | p. 417 |
Syon Park | p. 418 |
Wimbledon | p. 420 |
Woolwich-Charlton | p. 422 |
Windsor Castle | p. 425 |
Your Stay in the City | |
Nightclubs | p. 452 |
Performing Arts | p. 454 |
Cinemas | p. 458 |
Rock, Roots and Jazz | p. 458 |
Going Out for a Drink | p. 460 |
What to Buy Locally | p. 461 |
Department Stores and Shops | p. 461 |
Art and Antiques | p. 462 |
Markets | p. 463 |
Sports | p. 465 |
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