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Piccadilly Attractions
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This bar is only the fourth of its kind in the world, and is a collaboration between the owners of the original ice hotel and the vodka brand Absolut. The...
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The Apollo Theatre is the first theatre of the Edwardian age, being opened just a month after the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. The building was designed by Lewin...
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Apsley House sits beside Hyde Park Corner and is one of the most magnificent of London’s grand old houses. The house is most well known as the retirement home of...
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Second only to the Oscars, the BAFTA awards are one of the most important film and television award ceremonies held in the world. The British Academy of Film and...
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This fine bronze statue strikes all who pass through the Piccadilly Arcade or who are walking from end of Jermyn Street to the other. It represents Beau Brammel, a...
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The Britain Visitor Centre is a one-stop shop for foreign or domestic tourists in the British Isles. This government funded agency aims to promote tourism in Britain by putting...
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Burlingham Arcade is one of a series of exclusive and historic shopping arcades situated just off Piccadilly in the heart of central London. The beautifully designed wooden facades and...
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There are few more famous men to have ever sailed the seas than Captain James Cook. His voyages of discovery across the globe helped not just the British, but...
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Chopin was of course one of the greatest classical composers of his age. He spent a great deal of time in many of the larger artistic cities of Europe...
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As one of the first theatres to be built to comply with new fire laws in the 19th century, the Comedy Theatre has survived intact ever since it was completed...
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These famous statues were erected in memorial of those brave soldiers who lost their lives in the Crimea and the sacrifices that those around them made. Designed by John...
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The Criterion is one of the most strangely constructed theatres in London, with everything but the box office being underground. The building is Grade 2 listed, and was designed by...
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During the Second World War the command of the Allied forces changed during different stages of the conflict. In the later stages after the Americans entered the war, Dwight...
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Fortnum and Mason is the most famous food store in Britain if not the world. For over 300 years this dynamic shop has operated from the heart of London,...
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Francis Chichester enjoyed living in this beautiful house in the secluded neighbourhood that is located just minutes walk from most of London's major attractions. Chichester was a well known...
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This fine statue of George I is one of the best images of the king on open display in the country. Located at the end of Cockspur Street near...
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This Louis XVI style building was designed by W.G.R Sprague and is one of a pair of theatres, the other being the Queen’s Theatre. The theatre was not always known...
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William Gladstone was one of the best known Prime Ministers of Great Britain in the late Victorian age. He lived a good deal of his adult life in this...
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Isaac Newton is without a doubt one of the most influential names in world physics ever to have lived. His Theory of Relativity revolutionised the way that people thought...
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The Jermyn Street Theatre stands at the heart of Piccadilly in central London and has a reputation as being one of the best West End studio theatres in the capital....
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La Galleria Pall Mall comprises two recently refurbished separate contemporary art spaces, just a few minutes from Trafalgar Square. The galleries are independent, and offer large naturally lit environments...
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Founded in 1863, Lillywhites is one of the oldest and most famous shops in London. Specialising in sporting goods, the shop has always prided itself on being able to...
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The Linnean Society embraces the discipline of biology whole-heartedly, and is one of the most important research societies in the country. The main attraction for non-members at the society...
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Lord Palmerstone is one of the most famous British statesmen ever to have live, serving as Prime Minister on two occasions during his lifetime in parliament. He began his...
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The Lyric Theatre has the proud honour of being the oldest surviving theatre on the famous Shaftesbury Avenue, having been completed in 1888. The theatre has been restored twice over...
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The Mall is the most famous road in Britain. It leads from Trafalgar Square through Admiralty Arch along the edge of St. James’ Park to Buckingham Palace. The...
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Nancy Astor lived much of her life in this beautiful town house at the heart of London, although she also had deep links with the east coast of America....
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Napolean III was President of the French Republic in the 19th Century and went on to be emperor over the French Empire. He spent some of his early life...
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The National Police Memorial is situated at the Admiralty Arch end of the Mall in central London. Made of marble and glass and surrounded by a small lawn and water...
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Nell Gwyn was one of the first English actresses to gain acclaim across the capital and across the land. She enjoyed the privileged position of being the long time...
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New Zealand House is the home of the New Zealand Embassy in London and is housed in an enormous modern building at the foot of Haymarket in central London....
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Piccadilly Circus is London’s hub where five major roads converge here. Most of the theatres are within a few hundred yards of this point. At night the huge advertising hoardings...
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There have been illuminations in Piccadily Circus since the early 1900s, in fact at one stage most of the buildings in the area carried some sort of advertising motif....
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This charming market is an interesting change from the trendy and expensive shops on Piccadilly. The small series of stalls are set in the grounds of the local church...
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The Piccadilly Theatre is one of the biggest in the West End, with an original capacity of 1400. The art deco interior has since been reduced to a maximum of...
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Planet Hollywood started out life in 1991, as part of the famous celebrity restaurant chain owned by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis. The chain’s popularity decreased in the...
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The current theatre is the second on the site; with the original CJ Phipps designed building being demolished in 1937. The new theatre was designed by Robert Cromie and was...
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Princes Arcade is an interesting old fashioned arcade located just off the major shopping street of Piccadilly at the heart of London. The arcade is Victorian in origin and...
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Welcome to the Royal Academy - a thriving centre of artistic excellence. Founded in 1768, the Royal Academy is the oldest fine arts institution in Britain. Today our exhibitions attract...
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Royal Charter founded the Society of Antiquaries in 1751 with the mandate of ‘the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the knowledge of antiquities and history of this and other countries.’...
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Jermyn Street is located at the very heart of London running parallel to Piccadilly. This old church has for centuries been one of the principle places of worship for...
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St. James' Square is a large area of public gardens at the centre of the historic residential square at the heart of Piccadilly. The square has for centuries been...
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St. John’s is a large church close to Piccadilly Circus on the exclusive shopping street of Piccadilly. The church has always enjoyed a large and lively congregation because of...
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Forner Kennel Club Chairman John MacDougal envisaged the creation of an art gallery for the organisation, ensuring the long-term survival and growth of the Kennel Club’s vast art collection....
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This theatre is undisputedly one of the world’s most beautiful. For nearly three hundred years the great auditorium has played host to the finest plays and actors from across...
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Thomas Gainsborough is most associated with Suffolk in East Anglia where he spent a great deal of his life and where he painted the majority of his pastoral scenes for...
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The Tibet Foundation was established to provide a diverse and comprehensive cultural centre related to the people and practices of Tibet. There are regular public lectures and seminars given...
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The London Trocadero has been around since before 1800, and is now London’s biggest entertainment and shopping centre. It was originally the site as the London Pavillion, and has undergone...
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The Visit Scotland Centre is a one stop shop for anyone who is thinking of visiting the country or simply wants to know more about the place and what goes...
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White Cube is one of two galleries with the same name in central London. Opened in 2006, the gallery is housed in a building that was originally an electricity...
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William Huskisson was a well known parliamentarian, statesman and financier. He lived much of his life in London so that he could be close to the corridors of power...
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This beautiful bronze statue stands at the centre of the historic public garden in St. James' Square. It depicts one of the great kings of England. William I...
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