Sights and Attractions near London Jazz Festival 2009
THIS ARCHIVED EVENT ENDED ON THE 22ND NOVEMBER 2009
London > Attractions > Museums
Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | At London Jazz Festival 2009
The most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1914 in Britain, The Poetry Library within the Southbank Centre contains 90,000 items and is still... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Belvedere Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 1 minute from London Jazz Festival 2009
The Hayward Gallery has been the originator or host of influential exhibitions since 1968. It mounts temporary exhibitions of contemporary and historical art. The gallery,... More
London > Attractions > Sights
Jubilee Gardens, South Bank, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 4 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
The London Eye elbowed its way onto the capital's tourist scene as one of the statement pieces to mark the turn of the century (see... More
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 5 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
The Sea Life London Aquarium features hundreds of varieties of fish and sea life from around the world. Here you'll come face-to-face with sharks and... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 8 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Manet's 'Bar at the Folies-Bergeres', Van Gogh's 'Self-Portrait with a Bandaged Ear' and Renoir's 'La Loge' are just a few of the celebrated artworks displayed... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Strand, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 8 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Somerset House, once the site of a spectacular Tudor palace, now includes a magnificent 18th century art gallery housing celebrated collections belonging to the Courtauld Institute... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Strand, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 8 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Opened on 24th April 2008, the Embankment Galleries at Somerset House offer 750 square metres of exhibition space where the Hermitage Rooms used to be.... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
32 John Adam Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 9 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Alex Proud started out as a Japanese antiques dealer but a twist of fate led Proud to switch to photography. The impetus for change came... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Bargehouse Street, Off Upper Ground, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 10 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Originally a power station, later a reprocessing plant owned by the Oxo Company, the bold, Art Deco Oxo Tower was marked out as ripe for... More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Westminster, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 10 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Whitehall is a historic London street with runs from Parliament Square at Westminster to Trafalgar Square. The street is recognised as the centre of the... More
London > Attractions > Sights
Whitehall, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 10 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Standing solemnly in the middle of Whitehall, visitors could be forgiven for passing the Cenotaph by unnoticed. But every November it becomes the focus of... More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Whitehall, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 11 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Horse Guards Parade is the setting for various military ceremonies throughout the year including the Trooping the Colour which marks the Queen's official birthday. At the... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 11 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Visitors to the Household Cavalry Museum can watch troopers working with their horses in the original 18th century stables (via a glazed screen) and hear... More
London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
Victoria Embankment, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 11 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Westminster Bridge lies on the Thames between the Houses of Parliament and County Hall with the delights of the Southbank Centre and the National Theatre... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Covent Garden Piazza, London, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 11 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
After a two-year, £22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before. The museum travels back... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Trafalgar Square, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 11 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
This historic church of St Martin-in-the-Fields overlooking Trafalgar Square was built in 1726 and is the best known work of Scottish architect James Gibbs... More
London > Attractions > Museums
45 Wellington Street, London, WC2E | 11 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
The London Film Museum, located on the site of the Theatre Museum in the original Flower Cellars in the heart of Covent Garden, is the... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Middle Temple Lane, London, Holborn, London EC4Y | 12 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Middle Temple Hall, completed in 1574, is late-Gothic in style. Its attractions are a rare double-hammer beam roof, an intricately carved screen (which, although heavily... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Bedford Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 12 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Affectionately known as "The Actors' Church", St Paul's in Covent Garden is in the heart of theatreland and has long been associated with the theatre... More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Central London, Westminster, London WC2N | 12 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Lord Nelson, Britain's greatest military hero, and the mighty lions that surround him, pay testament to the position of Trafalgar Square at the heart of... More
London > Attractions > Sights
Trafalgar Square, London, Westminster, London WC2N | 12 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square remained empty after its completion in 1841 - it was designed for an equestrian statue of one of Britain's... More
London > Attractions > Sights
Trafalgar Square, London, Westminster, London SW1Y | 12 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Master tactician, inspirational leader, patriotic martyr, Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson is one of England's great heroes. His Nelson's Column statue is at the very heart... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Trafalgar Square, London, Westminster, London WC2N | 12 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
The National Gallery dominates London's Trafalgar Square with its neo-classical columns and portico designed by William Wilkins adjoining the square on its east side where... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Parliament Square, St Margaret Street, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 12 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Sir Charles Barry sought advice from Benjamin Lewis Vuillamy - clockmaker to the Queen - and Augustus Pugin when it came to designing the... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Parliament Square, St Margaret's Street, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 12 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Now more commonly known as the Houses of Parliament, the Palace of Westminster began life in 1042 as a royal residence under Edward the Confessor.... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Parliament Square, London, Westminster, London SW1P | 13 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
The Upper House of the British Parliament, the House of Lords is part of the Palace of Westminster, more commonly known as the Houses of... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
St Martin's Place, London, WC2H | 13 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
The National Portrait Gallery houses portraits of significant figures from the late 15th century to the present day. This isn't the place to come for... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
12 Carlton House Terrace, The Mall, London, St James's, London SW1Y | 14 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
The ICA boasts three galleries (exhibitions changing approximately every six weeks), a cinema, theatre, restaurant, bookshop and late bar and cafe. They also play host... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Fleet Street, London, Holborn, London EC4Y | 14 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Temple Church sits within the Inner Temple of the Inns of Court, and was originally consecrated in 1185 as the spiritual and actual home of... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Clive Steps, King Charles Street, Westminster, London SW1A | 14 minutes walk from London Jazz Festival 2009
Winston Churchill directed the troops during World War II from a small warren of underground rooms, which are now open to the public. Visitors to... More
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