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Founded in 1943 and attended by King George VI, the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Castle still has strong royal connections and HM Queen Elizabeth II often enters home-bred horses in the even...
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Royal Opera House - Covent Garden London
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| Bow Street, Covent Garden |
This impressive building in the heart of Covent Garden has been playing host to major stars of the classical music world since 1858. The third theatre to be located on this site, todays Royal Opera H...
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Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
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| Kew, Richmond |
Since the 18th century, these extensive gardens have been the spiritual home of botany in England, if not in Europe. From the cooling glades of the British Woodland Garden to the pulsating humidity of...
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Royal Garden Hotel
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| 2-24 Kensington High Street |
The Royal Garden's main attraction is the views it offers, towering as it does over the well kept royal gardens of Kensington Palace. As well as wonderful parkland views from the upper floors there's...
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Old Royal Naval College
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| King William Walk |
The Old Royal Naval College was built on the site of the Tudor Palace in Greenwich in which Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were born. William and Mary commissioned Sir Christopher Wren to design the prese...
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Dukes Hotel: Cognac and Cigar Garden
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| 35 St Jamess Place |
Famous for its martinis - a favourite with James Bond author Ian Fleming - Dukes Hotel extends its drinking area to include an outdoor Cognac and Cigar Garden. Open all year round, from 8pm until midn...
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Covent Garden
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| Covent Garden |
A visit to Covent Garden is a must, whether you intend to shop, sightsee or soak in the carnival atmosphere. The focal point of Covent Garden, the market, has dominated the area ever since the Middle...
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Neal's Yard Dairy Covent Garden
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| 17 Shorts Gardens |
Cheese-enthusiasts will love this specialist shop in Covent Garden's thriving, colourful Neal's Yard. Sourced direct from small, independent farms, most of the cheese here is unpasteurised and offered...
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Royal Windsor and Hampton Court Gardens
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Windsor and Eton
Windsor – bursting with natural beauty, discover the 17th century magical monuments which line its cobbled streets. Cross over the bridge and sample the delights of Eton and see its...
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Royal Hospital Chelsea
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| Royal Hospital Road |
Built by Sir Christopher Wren 1682-1692, the Grade I-listed Royal Hospital Chelsea was intended by King Charles II to be a home for soldiers who were unfit for further duty because of injury or old ag...
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The Amphitheatre Restaurant - Royal Opera House
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| Royal Opera House, Bow Street |
Just under the glass dome roof of the imposing Paul Hamyln Hall at the Royal Opera House hangs the Amphitheatre Bar, a stunningly successful fusion of modern and historic design which features plenty...
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Paul Hamlyn Hall Bar & Restaurant - Royal Opera House
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| Royal Opera House, Bow Street |
The hall over which this stunning restaurant and champagne bar looks was named in honour of publisher Paul Hamlyn after his foundation gifted a generous £10m to the Royal Opera House. Even if you dont...
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Covent Garden Real Food Market
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| Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden |
Covent Garden's Piazza returns to its original purpose, as a food market, every Saturday from 3rd April until Christmas 2010. The Real Food Market brings fresh produce to the centre of town with over...
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Singapore Garden
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| 83 Fairfax Road |
This classy, friendly restaurant has just opened a sister branch and deserves all the success it has won, including a recent Best London Oriental award from ITV. It's got a pleasant interior, efficien...
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Lassco House & Garden
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| Brunswick House, 30 Wandsworth Road, Vauxhall |
Architectural salvage produces the most gloriously mismatched collection of pieces, all housed in this disused church. Stock changes constantly; look for anything from stuffed animals to fire grates a...
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Phoenix Garden
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| 21 Stacey Street |
In the shadow of both Centrepoint and St Giles-in-the-Fields Church, hidden from most tourists and residents alike, lies this beautiful West End garden. Originally a car park, this small city centre i...
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Ham House & Garden
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| Ham Street, Ham |
Perched on the edge of the River Thames, this 17th-century Stuart mansion combines extensive formal gardens with a lavish interior that belies the houses historical significance. In 1626 Ham House...
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Judy Green's Garden Store
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| 11 Flask Walk |
This pretty garden store at the pedestrianised end of Flask Walk in Hamsptead has everything the city garden needs - colourful pots, a selection of tools and scented candles - as well as some things t...
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Garden Museum
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| Lambeth Palace Road |
Situated in the restored church of St Mary-at-Lambeth, adjacent to Lambeth Palace on the banks of the River Thames, the Garden Museum provides an insight into the history and development of gardens an...
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Metro Garden Restaurant and Bar
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| 9 Clapham Common Southside |
Perfect for the Clapham Common set, this bar-come-restaurant has a dinky, twinkly garden area which sets it apart from other eateries on this popular stretch. In the summer browse the menu surrounded...
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Lyric Hammersmith Roof Garden
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| Lyric Square |
On the first floor of the excellent Lyric theatre in Hammersmith is an elevated oasis overlooking the fountains in Lyric Square. Last time we were up on this outdoor terrace we were watching the voyeu...
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Covent Garden Market Place
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| 40a Earlham Street |
Combining a food market and food hall with seating and a cafe, all under cover, Covent Garden Market Place offers fresh, artisan produce from a variety of outlets under one roof. Sandwiched between E...
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Fitzroy Square Garden
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| Fitzroy Square |
Fitzroy Square is one of Londons finest squares and the only London square designed by Robert Adam. It is named after Charles Fitzroy, 4th Duke of Grafton and, in turn, gives its name to the surroundi...
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Royal Albert Hall
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| Kensington Gore |
Classical music, rock, pop and jazz, sporting events, galas, banquets and balls and the world-famous Proms series all take place within the Royal Albert Halls iconic oval walls. One of Londons most v...
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Royal Observatory Greenwich
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| National Maritime Museum, Greenwich |
This museum of time and space was built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1675. It marks the site of the Greenwich or Prime Meridian - the base point for World Time and the site of Longitude 0. If you time i...
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Royal Academy of Arts
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| Burlington House |
Lord Burlingtons spectacular London palace is home to the Royal Academy of Arts, a set of galleries that houses the countrys premier art school and a brilliantly curated program of exhibitions. Theres...
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Theatre Royal Drury Lane
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Londons oldest theatre is also its most spectacular, with a palatial auditorium that is among the most impressive in the world. The first theatre on this site was built in 1662 on the orders of Charle...
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Royal College of Art
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| Kensington Gore |
This is one of Londons most prestigious art colleges and the worlds only wholly postgraduate university of art and design. You will need at least a BA degree to be considered for one of their MA, MPhi...
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Royal Court Theatre
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| Sloane Square |
Dedicated to putting on new work and discovering new voices, the Royal Court Theatre was seen as the most important theatre in Europe by no less an authority than The New York Times. In 1956 it staged...
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Royal Air Force Museum London
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| Grahame Park Way, Hendon |
Britains National Museum of Aviation, or RAF Museum, comprises several hundred thousand objects ranging in size from aircraft to lapel badges, and spanning more than a century of aviation history. The...
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Theatre Royal Stratford East
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| Gerry Raffles Square |
Theatre Royal Stratford East opened in 1884 and became the home of the Theatre Workshop Company in 1954. The first performance ever held here was Richelieu by Lytton Strachey. Today the theatre has 45...
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The Royal Oak
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| 73 Columbia Road |
You might just recognise this pub off the telly - it has featured in the Krays film, sitcom Good Night Sweetheart and even Blue Peter. The look - like something straight out of the 1940s - hasnt been...
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Inns of Court and Royal Courts of Justice
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A stunning example of Gothic architecture, Londons Inns of Court date back to before the 14th century. It is here that barristers train and traditionally practice. Located conveniently adjacent to the...
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Royal Geographical Society
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| 1 Kensington Gore |
For the past two centuries this old-fashioned learned society has sent explorers and adventurers all over the world. Famous names from Mungo Park to Captain Scott, David Livingstone to Ernest Shackl...
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Royal Institution of Great Britain
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| 21 Albemarle Street |
Best known for its annual televised Christmas lectures, the RI is one of Britains most famous science institutions and the place where famous scientists such as Humphry Davy, Michael Faraday, James De...
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Royal College of Music
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| Prince Consort Road |
The Royal College of Music is the school where Gustav Hoilst, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Benjamin Britten, James Galway, Joan Sutherland and Ralph Vaughan Williams learnt their trades also hosts a regular p...
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Cafe Royal Hotel
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| 68 Regent Street |
Artists such as Augustus John, James McNeill Whistler and Aubrey Beardsley dined there and, most famously, Oscar Wilde held court there, but now the Royal Cafe is to be turned into a 160-bedroom five...
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