complimentary amenities include full english breakfast and parking. 6 miles from the rose theatre, and 6 miles from the royal botanic gardens. elegant, traditional rooms come with en suite bathrooms and free wi-fi, plus flat-screen tvs, tea and coffeemaking facilities, and park or palace views. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. a rustic pub features exposed brick walls and wood-burning fireplaces, and serves regional fare. in a whitewashed, circa-1650s stone building, this venerable inn is a 5-minute walk from hampton court palace, 1 Heathrow Airport 31 min
Esher (6 min) The British Museum (50 min.) huge showcase for global antiquities including egyptian mummies and ancient greek sculptures. Hampton Wick (4 min) Buckingham Palace (42 min.) visitors can tour the palace s opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. Hampton (6 min) Westminster Abbey (44 min.) protestant abbey hosting daily services and every english and british coronation since 1066. Big Ben (45 min.) 16-storey gothic clocktower and national symbol at the eastern end of the houses of parliament. Hyde Park (40 min.) huge green space home to diana memorial fountain with boating and swimming in the serpentine lake. Teddington (8 min) Kensington Palace (38 min.) royal palace and gardens with exhibits on former residents like queen victoria and princess diana. Richmond Park (23 min.) expansive walled park originally a 17th-century hunting ground and still home to hundreds of deer. Trafalgar Square (46 min.) nelson s column rises above this iconic square s led-lit fountains artworks and lion statues. Natural History Museum (36 min.) landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs. Royal Botanic Gardens (22 min.) trees and flowers from around the globe in vast gardens with huge greenhouses and treetop walkway. The National Gallery (47 min.) trafalgar square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of western european painting. Victoria And Albert Museum (36 min.) blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection with design shop and ornate cafe. Palace Of Westminster (43 min.) neo-gothic masterpiece and seat of the uk government. guided tours on saturdays and in summer. Lastminute.Com London Eye (45 min.) huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird s-eye view of the city s landmarks. |