The Rough Guide to London

by Humphreys, Rob; Bidder, Sean; Campion, Charles; Steel, Mel

• ISBN13: 9781858286846
• ISBN10: 1858286840
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-29
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

Humphreys covers London's latest bars and clubs, the hottest neighborhoods, and the newest trends, as well as a thousand years of colorful history and culture. 42 maps. of color maps.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Part One: Basics	1	(28)
Getting there from North America	3	(4)
Getting there from Australia and New Zealand	7	(4)
Getting there from Ireland	11	(2)
Visas, work permits, customs and tax	13	(2)
Money, banks and costs	15	(3)
Insurance, health and emergencies	18	(2)
Information and maps	20	(2)
Post and phones	22	(1)
Opening hours, holidays and entrance charges	23	(1)
The media	24	(2)
Disabled travellers	26	(3)
Part Two: The City	29	(466)
Introducing the city	31	(17)
postal codes	34	(4)
tourist offices	38	(1)
public transport	39	(9)
Westminster and Whitehall	48	(55)
National Gallery	53	(12)
National Portrait Gallery	65	(6)
Buckingham Palace	71	(4)
Whitehall	75	(1)
Changing of the Guard	76	(4)
Houses of Parliament	80	(6)
Westminster Abbey	86	(10)
Tate Britain	96	(7)
St James's, Piccadilly, Mayfair and Marylebone	103	(32)
St James's Palace	109	(3)
Piccadilly Circus	112	(4)
Royal Academy	116	(2)
Bond Street	118	(7)
Oxford Street	125	(3)
Wallace Collection	128	(4)
Madame Tussaud's and the Planetarium	132	(3)
Soho and Covent Garden	135	(26)
Leicester Square	139	(1)
Chinatown	140	(2)
Old Compton Street	142	(5)
Carnaby Street	147	(1)
Fitzrovia	148	(2)
Covent Garden Piazza	150	(3)
London Transport Museum	153	(2)
Royal Opera House	155	(6)
Bloomsbury	161	(29)
British Museum	161	(20)
Dickens' House	181	(1)
University of London	182	(3)
British Library	185	(5)
Strand, Holborn and Clerkenwell	190	(25)
Somerset House	195	(1)
Courtauld Institute	196	(1)
Gilbert Collection	197	(3)
Inns of Court	200	(8)
Clerkenwell	208	(7)
The City	215	(50)
Fleet Street	219	(4)
St Paul's Cathedral	223	(8)
Newgate to Smithfield	231	(5)
Museum of London	236	(1)
Barbican	237	(3)
Guildhall	240	(4)
Bank	244	(9)
The Monument	253	(2)
Tower of London	255	(8)
Tower Bridge	263	(2)
The East End and Docklands	265	(33)
Spitalfields and Brick Lane	270	(4)
Whitechapel Road	274	(3)
Mile End	277	(4)
Hackney	281	(5)
Docklands	286	(12)
Lambeth and Southwark	298	(31)
South Bank Centre	300	(4)
Millennium Wheel (London Eye)	304	(4)
Imperial War Museum	308	(3)
Tate Modern	311	(4)
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre	315	(6)
London Dungeon	321	(1)
Butler's Wharf	322	(3)
Rotherhithe	325	(4)
Hyde Park, Kensington, Chelsea and Notting Hill	329	(53)
Apsley House: the Wellington Museum	335	(5)
Kensington Palace	340	(6)
Victoria and Albert Museum	346	(10)
Science Museum	356	(4)
Natural History Museum	360	(7)
Harrods	367	(2)
King's Road	369	(9)
Notting Hill	378	(4)
North London	382	(40)
St John's Wood	384	(3)
Regent's Park	387	(2)
London Zoo	389	(2)
Camden Town	391	(4)
Islington	395	(4)
Hampstead	399	(6)
Hampstead Heath	405	(3)
Kenwood House	408	(1)
Highgate	409	(6)
RAF Museum	415	(2)
Harrow	417	(1)
Alexandra Palace and Walthamstow	418	(4)
Southeast London	422	(27)
Brixton	422	(4)
Dulwich Picture Gallery	426	(2)
Greenwich	428	(5)
National Maritime Museum	433	(4)
Royal Observatory	437	(4)
Blackheath	441	(1)
Woolwich	442	(3)
Charlton to Chislehurst	445	(4)
Out West: Chiswick to Kew, Hampton Court and Windsor	449	(46)
Hammersmith	451	(3)
Chiswick House	454	(4)
Syon	458	(2)
Osterley	460	(4)
Kew Gardens	464	(3)
Richmond	467	(3)
Wimbledon	470	(3)
Ham and Twickenham	473	(4)
Hampton Court Palace	477	(8)
Windsor Castle	485	(8)
Eton College	493	(2)
Part Three: The Listings	495	(144)
Accommodation	497	(16)
Cafes and snacks	513	(10)
Restaurants	523	(12)
Pubs and bars	535	(14)
Live music and clubs	549	(14)
Lesbian and gay London	563	(12)
Classical music, opera and dance	575	(5)
Theatre, comedy and dance	580	(8)
Galleries	588	(6)
Shops and markets	594	(19)
Sport	613	(9)
Festivals and special events	622	(7)
Kids' London	629	(7)
Directory	636	(3)
Part Four: Contexts	639	(28)
A brief history	641	(11)
London in Film	652	(6)
Books	658	(7)
Glossary of architectural terms	665	(2)
Index	667