| an on-site bar serves real ales, as well as pub food monday to friday. the 8 simply decorated rooms all have shared shower-only bathroom facilities, plus flat-screen tvs with satellite channels and dvd players, as well as tea and coffeemaking equipment. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. there's also an extensive beer garden with an aviary. this traditional english pub with rooms is a 2-minute walk from rainham train station, where direct trains to central london take 24 minutes, and 1 mile from the a13. live music and quiz nights are also offered
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 13
The O2 (19 min)
Arena hosting concerts from the world's top stars and elite sporting events for up to 20,000 fans. Old Royal Naval College (27 min)
Elegant riverside complex designed chiefly by Sir Christopher Wren and housing a maritime museum. London Bridge (35 min)
Concrete pedestrian and traffic bridge that gave a major railway station its name. Cutty Sark (30 min)
Museum arranged around the eponymous ship that used to speed tea from Asia to Victorian Britain. Museum of London (40 min)
Artifacts and interactives chronicle London's turbulent history from pre-Roman to modern times. Royal Observatory Greenwich (37 min)
Wren's 18th-century astronomical observatory on the Prime Meridian, now a museum with a planetarium. Borough Market (35 min)
Huge market under the railway lines, for British-reared meat and artisanal baked and dairy goods. National Maritime Museum (28 min)
Exploring British naval history, with a ship simulator, nautical oddities and interactive games. St. Paul's Cathedral (34 min)
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building. Tower Bridge (27 min)
Panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. Emirates Royal Docks (20 min)
Cable-car ride over the Thames offering birds-eye views of Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks. The Shard (35 min)
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak, with restaurants, offices, hotel and viewing platform. Tower of London (26 min)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. Shakespeare's Globe (31 min)
Oak-and-thatch replica of original Elizabethan theatre, showing Shakespeare plays in the open air. Greenwich Park (35 min)
Large park with expansive views, home to the Royal Observatory, Maritime Museum and Meridian Line. | 
