Heathrow Airport 35 min
Natural History Museum (37 min.) landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs. Royal Botanic Gardens (30 min.) trees and flowers from around the globe in vast gardens with huge greenhouses and treetop walkway. Ewell West (7 min) Buckingham Palace (40 min.) visitors can tour the palace s opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. Big Ben (43 min.) 16-storey gothic clocktower and national symbol at the eastern end of the houses of parliament. Palace Of Westminster (41 min.) neo-gothic masterpiece and seat of the uk government. guided tours on saturdays and in summer. The British Museum (49 min.) huge showcase for global antiquities including egyptian mummies and ancient greek sculptures. Richmond Park (26 min.) expansive walled park originally a 17th-century hunting ground and still home to hundreds of deer. Malden Manor (7 min) Hyde Park (42 min.) huge green space home to diana memorial fountain with boating and swimming in the serpentine lake. Chessington North (6 min) Victoria And Albert Museum (37 min.) blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection with design shop and ornate cafe. Trafalgar Square (44 min.) nelson s column rises above this iconic square s led-lit fountains artworks and lion statues. Kensington Palace (39 min.) royal palace and gardens with exhibits on former residents like queen victoria and princess diana. Lastminute.Com London Eye (43 min.) huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird s-eye view of the city s landmarks. The National Gallery (45 min.) trafalgar square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of western european painting. Tolworth (5 min) Westminster Abbey (42 min.) protestant abbey hosting daily services and every english and british coronation since 1066. |