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Sea Life at Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo
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| Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Surrey |
Watch sharks swimming overhead and tickle the tummy of a sting ray at the aquatic Sea Life centre at Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo. Opened 15th March 2008, the Sea Life Centre houses over 20 m...
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Public Life
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| Outside Christchurch Spitalfields, 82A Commercial Street |
Spending an evening in an East End public toilet may not be top of your list of priorities when it comes to planning an evening out in London, but if youre after an unusual spot from which to indulge...
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School of Life
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| 70 Marchmont Street |
The School of Life offers so much more than your average shopping experience. In fact, it doesnt do it justice to label it a mere shop - its a philosophy. The brains behind the outfit include serious...
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Rainforest Life
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| ZSL London Zoo, Regents Park Outer Circle |
This spring London Zoo opens a new exhibition, Rainforest Life, which transforms the Clore Rainforest Lookout into a living rainforest featuring animals native to the South American rainforest and a s...
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Music House for Children
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| 310 Uxbridge Road |
Music House for Children at the Bush Hall offers an array of exciting activities for kids where they get to try their hand at a wide range of instruments from guitars to bongo drums. The music and dan...
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Food for Thought
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| 31 Neal Street |
The queues out the door come lunchtime are a good yard stick of the popularity of this long-standing vegetarian cafe and restaurant. And Food For Thought doesnt subscribe to the carrot and lettuce lea...
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
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| Great Ormond Street |
The first hospital in the world to provide in-patient beds for sick children, Great Ormond Street is still going strong after more than 150 years. What started out as 10 beds in a converted 17th centu...
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Books for Cooks
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| 4 Bleinheim Crescent |
This shop for cookery book fanatics was once managed by Clarissa Dickson-Wright. The mouth-watering smells that spring from this traditional place are thanks to the kitchen/coffee shop at the back whe...
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Tower 42 - formerly NatWest Tower (Regus)
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| Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street |
The first skyscraper in the City of London and, at 600ft, its still the tallest in central London, though the fifth tallest in the city as a whole. Tower 42 was originally built for National Westminst...
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London Nightlife
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London is world famous for its party vibe and non-stop nightlife. The capital is seething with after-hours drinking and dancing dens of all shapes and sizes. From the pulsating dancefloors of major ni...
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The Terrace in the Fields
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| Lincolns Inn Fields |
Originally this eco-friendly blonde-wood barn was the club house/cafe for the tennis courts of Lincolns Inn Fields, a picturesque old square in the city. If you sit outside on the terrace, up against...
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Tracey Neuls
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| 29 Marylebone Lane |
Abandoning footwear clichés, the award-winning Canadian designer Tracey Neuls launched her inventive TN_29 label in its first stand-alone shop. Quietly amassing a global throng of devotees, her footw...
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7 Hammersmith Terrace
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One of 17 gorgeously preserved Georgian houses overlooking the Thames at the west end of Hammersmiths Upper Mall, 7 Hammersmith Terrace the former home of Emery Walker - the great printer and antiquar...
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Gracelands
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| 118 College Road, Kensal Rise |
All the food at this hip family cafe in Kensal Rise is prepared on the premises daily using fresh ingredients. Theres a delicious choice of salads, hot quiches and specials ranging from soups, to thai...
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The Rake
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| 14 Winchester Walk, Borough |
Beer is the draw here, over 100 different bottled kinds from all over the world squeezed into the compact space (said to be the smallest bar in London). Its not just the volume of beer thats the attra...
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Goodwood Racecourse
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| Goodwood House, Chichester, West Sussex, |
On a fine day, Goodwood Racecourse is one of the most beautiful in the world. Located north of Chichester on the Sussex Downs, a stones throw from an Iron Age hill fort and set in the luscious grounds...
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Fire
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| 39 Parry Street, Vauxhall |
Londons biggest and best gay venue, Fire hosts a cluster of different club nights including more and more straight-friendly one-off parties over the weekends. Newly redesigned and with four fantastic...
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Gina Conway Aveda Lifestyle Salon
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| 62 Westbourne Grove Road |
This excellent hair and beauty clinic on the Westbourne Grove Road offers the full range of cutting, styling and beauty treatments. Gina Conway is an American born hair and beauty specialist who has a...
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The Park Terrace (Mandarin Oriental Hotel)
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| Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge |
Quintessentially English, this pretty al fresco spot, attached to the Mandarin Oriental hotel and overlooking Hyde Park, offers a real summer treat. Enjoy a light brunch, refreshing lunch, delicate af...
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Gina Conway Aveda Lifestyle Salon Wimbledon
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| 22-23 Wimbledon Hill Road |
This excellent hair and beauty clinic on Wimbledon Hill Road offers the full range of hair and beauty treatments as well as yoga classes. Gina Conway is an American born hair and beauty specialist who...
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Imperial War Museum Duxford
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| Duxford Airfield, Cambridge |
The famous heritage site at Duxford began as an airfield in World War One and also played a vital role in World War Two, firstly as an RAF fighter station and later as an American fighter base. Now pa...
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Hereford Road Restaurant
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| 3 Hereford Road, Westbourne Grove |
Describing itself as A Neighbourhood Restaurant Championing British Food, Hereford Road is at the top end of the gastro pub genre. Tom Pemberton, formerly head chef at the sainted St. John Bread and W...
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The Deptford Project Cafe
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| 121-123 Deptford High Street |
For once, you wont care that this train carriage isnt going anywhere. Pitched on Deptford High Street, the disused 1960s South East Train carriage has been recycled into a delightful cafe, beautifully...
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The Tropical Forest (Syon Park)
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| Syon Park, Brentford |
Kids will love taking a walk on the wild side at The Tropical Forest in Syon Park. Animals feel at home in their recreated natural environment, meaning that little ones can pretend theyre in the midst...
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Park life and nightlife
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Built on the riverside, the Parliament buildings overlook London's greatest free sight, the River Thames. As it flows majestically beside palace, playhouse and pleasure ground, it is a reminder that...
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February 2008
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Vanity Fair is a classy publication. Their photographic spreads are works of art and the annual Vanity Fair Oscar party is the most glamorous of them all. From the Bruce and Demi cover to Angelina...
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February 2009
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The Las Vegas new-wavers are back in London at a venue that would fit right into their hometown. After their last gig, the Guardian described them as a band that had "reached a crossroads and made...
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Discover
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| 1 Bridge Terrace, Stratford |
Discover is a fantastic storytelling centre in Stratford East. Story Trails and Garden Trails run frequently and vary from carnival costumes to Capoeira moves, from wizards and witches to pirates or p...
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Institute of Contemporary Art Bar & Cafe
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| 12 Carlton House Terrace, The Mall |
The Institute of Contemporary Art on The Mall (just down the road from the Queens pad) is a great place for a trendy drink after taking in some modern art. Oliver Peyton runs the cafe/bar so you can e...
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Oxford Street
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With over 200 million visitors a year, more than 300 shops and 5 million square feet of retail space, Oxford Street lays claim to being Londons busiest street. The opening of Debenhams and Selfridges...
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Fortnum & Mason
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| 181 Piccadilly |
The Royal Familys favourite food hall, Fortnum & Mason is one of the oldest and most famous stores in Piccadilly, if not the capital. After 300 years of trading, this historic department has a pre-war...
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London Information Centre
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The sight of lost and lonely tourists wandering around Leicester Square is already a distant memory. LondonTown.coms London Information Centre, Leicester Square, is situated directly on the Square and...
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Forbidden Planet Megastore
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| 179 Shaftesbury Avenue |
Crammed with the cream of cult entertainment this shop is a seventh heaven for sci-fi fans. In the old days, Forbidden Planet just stocked every science-fiction book under the stars. These days it h...
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Red Fort
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| 77 Dean Street |
The elegant interior of Red Fort, with its attractive water feature and plain sandstone walls is a world away from the heavy chintz of many Indian restaurants, and the same slick style is reflected in...
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Toni & Guy - Oxford Circus
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| 42-48 Great Portland Street |
One of the UKs most well-known and well-respected brands when it comes to hair styling, this unisex branch of Toni & Guy is Londons most central. Just a 2-minute walk north of Oxford Circus, its perfe...
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Stanfords
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| 12-14 Long Acre |
Intrepid explorers already know where to travel for the best selection of maps and travel books. Stanfords should be the first pit stop on any journey. While the company was set up in 1853 by Edward S...
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