Local Attractions
Wembley StadiumOne of the best stadium in the world, located in Wembley Park in London, England. Primarily an association football venue, Wembley is owned by The Football Association via its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Limited, and hosts the home international matches of the England national football team and the main English domestic cup finals. The Stadium is also used for music concerts and other sporting events. Wembley will host the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final. |
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Clementine Churchill HospitalThe Clementine Churchill Hospital has 141 beds with all rooms offering the privacy and comfort of en-suite facilities, TV and telephone. The hospital has five theatres, an endoscopy suite and a Critical Care unit. The specialist expertise is supported by dedicated nursing teams and Resident Medical Officers. The hospital also offers ample on site free parking, a restaurant and a pharmacy.
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North Wick Park Golf ClubPlaygolf Northwick Park is a ground breaking public sports facility, where many of the key attributes of the Playgolf brand can be experienced in one place. 5 years in the making, the facility's new owners took over in summer 2009 and the creation of the Playgolf Academy paved the way for the next phase of progress at this extraordinary place.
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North Wick Park HospitalNPH is primarily a National Health Service (NHS) hospital, although it has some private funding units. It is part of the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust. For more information about the Trust, go to http: www.nwlh.nhs.uk. The hospital has its own hospital radio station, called Radio Northwick Park. Northwick Park is also one of the few hospitals in England to have a Paternoster lift transport system. The system is controlled by smart card access for staff only.
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Harrow Shopping ComplexIs a shopping centre in the Harrow, It holds the title of largest shopping Centre where you can shop the best almost everything that you want. Ask any brand you get it as well as a superb Vue cinema, a Fitness First. Safer Parking award-winning car park has and is easily accessed from Leading Roads.
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Green ford Shopping ComplexShop, eat and relax at Green Ford Shopping Complex. Many retail stores for you to choose from and a unique combination of retail and leisure including great cafes and restaurants. Green Ford Shopping Complex features 24 hours CCTV and highly trained staff on hand to help customers.
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London Attractions
The Houses Of ParliamentIs the place where laws governing British life are debated and enacted. The building originates from 1840 after a fire destroyed the previous building. The Gothic style was designed by Sir Charles Barry with help from A.W. Pugin. Parliamentary tradition is steeped in pomp, ceremony and splendor. The Queen rides in her State coach to Westminster to open each new session of Parliament, usually in the second week in November. During the Summer Opening visitors can buy tickets to tour Parliament. It is arranged during the summer recess, when Parliament does not sit and Members work away from Westminster. |
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Big BenThe Houses of Parliament contain the bell Big Ben that strikes on the quarter hour. A light in the clock tower tells when the House of Commons is in session. `Big Ben` - the ornate, gilded clock tower, strictly speaking refers only to the thirteen-ton main bell. It takes its name either from the original Commissioner of Works, Benjamin Hall, or a popular heavyweight boxer of the time, Benjamin Caunt. It celebrated its 150th anniversary in May 2009. The clock itself first ticked on 31 May 1859 during which celebratory events took place. |
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Tower BridgeOne of the most famous London attractions and just over a hundred years old, the Tower Bridge with its twin drawbridges, or bascules, each weighing about 1,000 tons have been raised more than half a million times since it was built. It takes only 90 seconds for the bascules to be raised with electric motors which replaced the old steam engines. From Tower Bridge you can view HMS Belfast, an 11,500-ton cruiser that opened the bombardment of the Normandy coast on D-Day. |
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Buckingham PalacePopularly known as "Buck House", has served as the Monarch`s permanent London residence since the accession of Queen Victoria. It began its days in 1702 as the Duke of Buckingham`s city residence, built on the site of a notorious brothel, and was sold by the Duke`s son to George III in 1762. It is the largest private house in London - it has more than 660 rooms. The palace is actually back-to-front: the side you look at from the Mall is the back of the building. |
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London EyeBased on the bank of the River Thames near Waterloo Station this is a spectacle well worth a visit. This London attraction will blow your mind away. Basically it is the biggest observations wheel in the world, hence its name. It will, over 30 minutes, make a full circle and thus give you a splendid view of London. It towers 135 meters over the Thames River and weighs 2,100 tonnes. If there are clear skies you will have a 25-mile panoramic view. |
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Trafalgar SquareHere the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson dominates the square from 167 feet above it. Built to commemorate his naval victory in 1805 it is the focal point of this magnificent area. Trafalgar Square was laid out in 1830 and is a popular venue for political rallies and used to be home to thousands of pigeons. Each year people from all parts of London congregate there on December 31st to celebrate the New Year. Four majestic bronze lions, each 20 feet long and 11 feet tall guard the base of Nelson’s column and the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. |
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Tate Gallery of Modern ArtThe building was transformed from an old power station by the Swiss architectural duo Herzog & de Meuron at a cost of 130 million pounds. This gallery of modern art and sculpture is becoming very popular. Located at Bankside, Southwark, Blackfriars it features international Modern Art organized in four themed groups - "Landscape", "Still Life", "The Nude" and "History". |
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The Tower of LondonOverlooks the river at the eastern boundary of the old city walls. Chiefly famous as a place of imprisonment and execution, it has variously been used as a royal residence, an armory, a mint, a menagerie, an observatory and - a function it still serves - a safe-deposit box for the Crown Jewels. The oldest piece of regalia is the twelfth-century `Anointing Spoon`; the most famous is the `Imperial State Crown`, sparkling with a 317-carat Indian diamond, called the ‘Kohinoor’, a sapphire from a ring said to have been buried with Edward the Confessor, and emeralds, rubies and pearls. |
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The British MuseumThis national institution attracts millions of people each year. It is located on the Great Russell Street, London, WC1 and you can reach it by taking the Tube to Russell Square or Tottenham Court Road. You will find almost everything under one roof starting with collections from Egypt, Greek and Roman art, China, old Mesopotamia, Antiques, coins and medals, Prints and drawings, Renaissance and Anglo-Saxon Britain, etc. The sheer size of the museum 2,5 miles. Whatever your taste you will have a memorable day out. |
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National GalleryThe National Gallery in London takes up the entire north side of Trafalgar Square. It houses one of the finest collections of Western European paintings in the world from around 1250 onwards. Its masterpieces include artworks from Botticelli, Titian, Raphael, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Cezanne, Hogarth, and Gainsborough. The neoclassical National Gallery is not based on a former royal collection which is why we do not call it the Royal Gallery. |
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The Victoria & Albert MuseumThis is the home of applied arts. Due to the sheer variety and scale of exhibits there is bound to be something to grab your attention. It has the world`s largest collection of Indian art outside India, Chinese, Islamic, Japanese and Korean galleries, more Constable paintings than the Tate; seven Raphael masterpieces and sizable collection of miniatures, watercolors and medieval and Renaissance sculpture, and a splendid collection of Samurai swords, among other things. |
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Covent GardenIt's a bit of continental Europe right in the middle of London, with tables from restaurants and eateries spilling out onto the piazza. Covent Garden is also where you'll find London's best street performers, from singers belting out arias to mime artists performing crowd-pleasing stunts. |
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