The Old Curiosity Shop is London’s oldest store. It was built in 1567 and passed the Great Fire of 1666.
This store seems to have been the inspiration for Charles Dickens’ book of the same name.
You’d expect them to have made some kind of souvenir shop out of it now, but nothing could be further from the truth. There’s now a shoe store in there with very separate, hip shoes.
Very nice to have seen once. It’s a little hard to find.
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The Petrie Museum houses an estimated 80,000 objects, making it one of the largest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. It illustrates life in the Nile Valley from prehistoric times to the time of the pharaohs, the Ptolemeic, Roman and Coptic period until the Islamic period. This relatively unknown museum is well
Now better known as the Houses of Parliament, the “Palace of Westminster” was originally the royal residence of Edward the Confessor in 1042. Today it houses the British Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Guided tours are given to give you an idea of how grand this building is with its
On the site of the original Clink Prison, this museum is now located, where you get an idea of the medieval prison system. The prison was owned by the Bishops of Winchester. And from the 12th century to the demolition in 1780, the prisoners ranged from priests to prostitutes. In the area around The Clink,
The Regents Park is the park with the most sports fields in central London and has a wide range of activities. There is an open air theater, the London Zoo and many cafes and restaurants. Henry VIII designated The Regent’s Park as a hunting ground, which he considered an invigorating ride from Whitehall Palace. If
The Wallace Collection consists of historical pieces (paintings, jewelery, porcelain, furniture, armor and coins) from the private collection of Richard Wallace. The largest part of the collection is French 18th-century art with, among other things, a state portrait of Louis XV and a canvas by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. In addition, the collection has 26 canvases by
Buckingham Palace is the official residence of Queen Elisabeth II. However, it has not always been a palace. Originally this was the mansion of the riotous “Duke of Buckingham”. King George III bought the mansion in 1762 for his wife Charlotte. Buckingham House then became known as the “Queens House”. 14 of George III his
History was made in the Churchill War Rooms – an underground bunker that allowed British leaders to plan the Allied route to victory during World War II. Walk through the labyrinth of rooms and corridors stretching beneath Westminster that protected Winston Churchill and his war cabinet from the German bombing. And explore the Churchill museum
