STANDING PROUDLY BETWEEN THE RIVER THAMES AND THE BEATING HEART OF LONDON’S THEATRELAND, THE SAVOY, A FAIRMONT-MANAGED FIVE STAR HOTEL, HAS LONG BEEN THE PLACE TO STAY IN LONDON FOR THOSE WHO PREFER THE FINER THINGS IN LIFE.

THE OLDEST CHOPHOUSE IN LONDON

In 1723 Thomas Simpson opened his first Fish Ordinary Restaurant in Bell Alley, Billingsgate. His clientele was mainly those who worked in the fish market who bought him fish which he would prepare specially.

The Mayflower is a hidden gem boasting great views over the river from both the outside jetty and upstairs restaurant.

Experience the life of a 16th century explorer aboard the Golden Hinde II, a full-sized reconstruction of the ship Sir Francis Drake used to circumnavigate the globe between 1577-80.

The Hunterian Museum boasts unrivalled collections of human and non-human anatomical and pathological specimens, models, instruments, painting and sculptures that reveal the art and science of surgery from the 17th century to the present day.    

The Lamb & Flag is a historic pub in vibrant Covent Garden and was a favourite watering hole of Charles Dickens.

1862 saw the first man to put together a Pie and Mash with parsley sauce. His name was Robert Cooke. As the first shop opened in Sclater Street that year, today the 4th generation is still running the business to the original receipe he first sought.

The Mayflower is a hidden gem boasting great views over the river from both the outside jetty and upstairs restaurant. Walking into the pub is like stepping back in time to 16th century London with the original mooring point of The Pilgrim Fathers’ Mayflower ship.

Trafalgar Day is the celebration of the victory won by the Royal Navy, commanded by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, over the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.

In the year Napoleon opened his campaign in Egypt, Thomas Rule promised his despairing family that he would say goodbye to his wayward past and settle down. No sooner said than he opened an oyster bar in Convent Garden. To the surprise and disbelief of his family, his enterprise proved to be not only successful but lasting.

This is the American Bar in Londons Stafford Hotel. It dates back to the 1930′s, when affluent American tourists began to arrive in London by ocean liner.

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