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THE CLINK PRISON MUSEUM: 900 YEARS OF TORTURE AND MISERY IN SOUTHWARK, LONDON
With only a few rooms, a visit to The Clink is short but sweet. With a rather shlock-horror layout of torture equipment, displays...
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THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE MUSEUM IN LONDON
Florence Nightingale was a pioneer for Victorian women, rejecting the expectation that she would look after the home and a family....
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VISITING HYDE PARK AND KENSINGTON GARDENS: TAKING TIME OUT IN CENTRAL LONDON
The largest of London's parks at 350 acres, Hyde Park and its neighbour Kensington Gardens (275 acres), create a vast green space amid...
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A SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF POLITICAL LONDON
As the capital city, London is at the heart of British politics. This self guided walking tour of political London is a one-day itinerary...
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THE FERRYMAN'S SEAT, SOUTHWARK, LONDON
This unobtrusive relic of medieval London, hidden away in a side wall of a Greek Restaurant, is the only remaining evidence of the less...
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THE STATUESQUE VICTORIA EMBANKMENT GARDENS, LONDON
On the north side of the Thames between Waterloo Bridge and Hungerford Bridge are the Victoria Embankment Gardens, one of London's many...
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THE CITY OF LONDON POLICE MUSEUM
Tucked away in an obscure corner of the magnificent London Guildhall, is the City of London Police Museum. Free to visit, this small...
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KIDS PLAYPARKS IN THE TOURIST HOTSPOTS OF CENTRAL LONDON - WHERE TO GO TO LET THE KIDS HAVE A BREAK
Helping you find playparks and green spaces to let the kids run around and let off steam during days in London filled with sightseeing.
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RUSSELL SQUARE: TAKING A BREAK IN CENTRAL LONDON
The perfect place to rest after a trip to the British Museum with shade, a fountain, a Victorian Cabmans cafe and tiramisu in a phone box.
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