iVisit.... the Serpentine in Hyde Park
Fancy a lazy afternoon? How about a picnic by the Serpentine in Hyde Park.
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park
Fancy a lazy afternoon? How about a picnic by the Serpentine in Hyde Park.
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park
If the weathers fine why not take a trip on the London Waterbus? In the summer, the Waterbuses cruise the Regent’s Canal in between Little Venice and Camden.
Watch the London sunrise on Primrose Hill.
Fleet Street is a major street in the City of London. It runs west to east from Temple Bar at the boundary with the City of Westminster to Ludgate Circus at the site of the London Wall and the River Fleet from which the street was named.
For serious fashionistas, Bond Street is the place to be seen in and to shop. Bond Street - formed of New and Old Bond Street - boasts one of the biggest and best concentrations of designer shops in the world, including Donna Karan, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Nicole Fahri, Armani, Versace and Ralph Lauren.
Butler's Wharf is an English historic building on the south bank of the River Thames, just east of London's Tower Bridge, now housing luxury flats and restaurants.
Not strictly classed "entertainment", this bastion of British free public speech and free assembly can prove one of the most absorbingly unique, theatrical activities the city has to offer. Located on the corner of Park Lane and Cumberland Gate, opposite Marble Arch tube, Speakers' Corner is the spiritual home of the British democratic tradition of soapbox oratory.
One of London's most famous, if not most-loved, buildings, Centre Point stands in the centre of the West End, looking over the busy Oxford Street and Charing Cross Rd junction.
Housing official residences of some of the biggest names in British politics, Downing Street is one of the most well-known locations in London.
https://www.gov.uk/government/history/10-downing-street#take-the-tour
Syon is one of the last great houses of London, and has been in the family of the present owners for more than 400 years. Profoundly historic, the House holds a wealth of art within its grand classical interiors, while the Park and Gardens feel like deep countryside, although barely nine miles from Charing Cross.
https://www.syonpark.co.uk/
Who could ever have imagined that a simple street name and one very ordinary pedestrian crossing would come to mean so much to so many people.
http://www.abbeyroadcrossing.com/
A beautiful and modern part of London, Canary Wharf’s iconic skyline is an integral part of the landscape, with the addition of Crossrail Place, the latest shopping and leisure destination offering new restaurants, a cinema, plus one of London’s biggest roof gardens.
http://canarywharf.com/
Speakers' Corner is a traditional site for public speeches and debates since the mid 1800's when protests and demonstrations took place in Hyde Park.
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park/things-to-see-and-do/speakers-corner
Every year millions of Londoners and tourists visit St James's Park, the oldest of the capital's eight Royal Parks.
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/st-jamess-park
D. R. Harris was founded in 1790 and has been operating in the St. James's area of London ever since. D. R. Harris has an extensive range of products which are ideal for both men and women. Alongside this impressive range they are also a fully-functioning pharmacy for which they hold the Royal Warrants to Her Majesty the Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales.
The Thames Barrier is one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world. The Environment Agency runs and maintains the Thames Barrier as well as London’s other flood defences.
The Ceremony of the Keys is the traditional locking up of the Tower of London and has taken place on each and every night, without fail, for at least 700 years.
Brixton Station Road Market is run by the Brixton Market Traders’ Federation Community Interest Company. That means it’s run by traders themselves. It isn’t owned by a private corporation or run by the local authority, which makes it one-of-a-kind.
In May 1999, His Holiness the Dalai Lama opened and consecrated the Tibetan Peace Garden next to the Imperial War Museum, London, UK. The Peace Garden was commissioned by Tibet Foundation and built on land kindly provided by Southwark Council.
Explore the City of London, one of the most historic areas of the British capital, and enjoy captivating tales in fascinating hidden locations that even most locals don’t know about. An expert local guide will bring the sights and stories to life.
Set immediately north of the Tower of London, right in the heart of Tower Hill, stands one of the most substantial and impressive surviving sections of the London Wall. Built around AD 200, the Roman wall not only provided defence and security to the citizens of London, but also represented the status of the city itself.
The Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade in London that runs behind Bond Street from Piccadilly through to Burlington Gardens. It is one of the precursors of the mid 19th century European shopping gallery and the modern shopping centre.
Queen Mary's Garden is a world-famous garden named after the wife of King George V. in 1932 when Queen Mary's Gardens opened to the general public, the first superintendent planted a rose garden which was completed in 1934
The Chelsea Physic Garden was founded in 1673, as the Apothecaries’ Garden, with the purpose of training apprentices in identifying plants.
Hatchards is London’s oldest bookshop, having been established in 1797 by John Hatchard, a young bookseller who had been plying his trade in the ‘literary coffee houses’ of London since his adolescence.
Shepherd Market is a charming small square and piazza with a variety of boutique shops, restaurants and impressive Victorian pubs.
British family perfumers since 1730, Floris London has been providing uncompromising fragrances for stylish generations.
Located in Chancery Lane, between the City and West End, The London Silver Vaults is home to the largest retail collection of fine antique silver in the world.
Leadenhall Market dates back to the 14th century and is situated in what was the centre of Roman London. Originally a meat, poultry and game market, it now features a variety of vendors as well as commercial shops, restaurants, cafes and pubs.
Rated as one of the best flower shops in London!