Alex’s guidebook to Barbican & Central London
Sightseeing
This historical landmark is a great place to visit! And it's only a short 10-minute walk from our place.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
This historical landmark is a great place to visit! And it's only a short 10-minute walk from our place.
Barbican Centre always has an array of shows, films, and art exhibitions depending on the time of year. I'd definitely recommend checking it out!
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Barbican Miðstöðin
Silk StreetBarbican Centre always has an array of shows, films, and art exhibitions depending on the time of year. I'd definitely recommend checking it out!
Tower Bridge is a 25-minute stroll through the City of London, and you can see lots of interesting landmarks on the way.
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge RoadTower Bridge is a 25-minute stroll through the City of London, and you can see lots of interesting landmarks on the way.
The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London.
The Tower has served variously as an armory, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public record office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England.
The Tower of London is a 30-minute stroll through the City of London, and you can see lots of interesting landmarks on the way.
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Turninn í London
The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London.
The Tower has served variously as an armory, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public record office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England.
The Tower of London is a 30-minute stroll through the City of London, and you can see lots of interesting landmarks on the way.
The Museum of London documents the history of the UK's capital city from prehistoric to modern times.
2 minute walk away! At the end of the street.
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Museum of London
Museum of LondonThe Museum of London documents the history of the UK's capital city from prehistoric to modern times.
2 minute walk away! At the end of the street.
The Prince Edward Theatre is a West End theatre situated on Old Compton Street, just north of Leicester Square, in the City of Westminster, London.
Known for: Mary Poppins
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Leikhús Prins Edward
Old Compton StreetThe Prince Edward Theatre is a West End theatre situated on Old Compton Street, just north of Leicester Square, in the City of Westminster, London.
Known for: Mary Poppins
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts, and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects.
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell RoadThe Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts, and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects.
The Victoria Palace Theatre is a West End theatre in Victoria Street, in the City of Westminster, opposite Victoria Station.
Known for: Hamilton
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Victoria Palace Leikhús
79 Victoria StThe Victoria Palace Theatre is a West End theatre in Victoria Street, in the City of Westminster, opposite Victoria Station.
Known for: Hamilton
The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It is informally known as the Houses of Parliament and lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster.
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Westminster-pöllinn
The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It is informally known as the Houses of Parliament and lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster.
The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3 million visitors annually.
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London Eye
The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3 million visitors annually.
The Sea Life London Aquarium is located on the ground floor of County Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames in central London, near the London Eye. It opened in March 1997 as the London Aquarium and hosts about one million visitors each year.
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SEA LIFE Centre London Aquarium
Westminster Bridge RoadThe Sea Life London Aquarium is located on the ground floor of County Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames in central London, near the London Eye. It opened in March 1997 as the London Aquarium and hosts about one million visitors each year.
Westminster Abbey is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster,
The Abbey is the burial site of more than 3,300 people, usually of prominence in British history: at least 16 monarchs, eight prime ministers, poets laureate, actors, scientists, military leaders, and the Unknown Warrior—the first person interred in the Abbey's Poets' Corner was Geoffrey Chaucer in 1400.
As such, Westminster Abbey is sometimes described as "Britain's Valhalla", after the iconic hall of the chosen heroes in Norse mythology.
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Westminster-abbey
20 Deans YdWestminster Abbey is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster,
The Abbey is the burial site of more than 3,300 people, usually of prominence in British history: at least 16 monarchs, eight prime ministers, poets laureate, actors, scientists, military leaders, and the Unknown Warrior—the first person interred in the Abbey's Poets' Corner was Geoffrey Chaucer in 1400.
As such, Westminster Abbey is sometimes described as "Britain's Valhalla", after the iconic hall of the chosen heroes in Norse mythology.
Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays, in the London Borough of Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames.
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Globe leikhúsið hjá Shakespeare
21 New Globe WalkShakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays, in the London Borough of Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames.
Food scene
Sky Garden at the ‘Walkie Talkie’ Skyscraper with a famous rooftop garden with great views of London and the River Thames is 23 minutes on foot. But you will need to book in advance.
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Sky Garden
Sky Garden at the ‘Walkie Talkie’ Skyscraper with a famous rooftop garden with great views of London and the River Thames is 23 minutes on foot. But you will need to book in advance.