Top Things To Do In London England - listings 36 to 40
What to do in London?
36 (-) Push Bike Tour of London
Based in Waterloo are a bunch of Londoners peddling a great tour of the
Capital. You can choose between a mountain bike or traditional cycle and
experience a guided tour of London's top attractions. Your expert guide
will stop at regular intervals to speak about the history of your surroundings
and landmarks. All the routes are designed to keep you away from the traffic
as much as possible. You will visit areas you wouldn’t normally
see by car. Helmets and safety equipment are included.
A London Pass will buy
you a free tour OR free one-hour bicycle hire.
37 (47) Royal Gun Salutes
The Royal Gun Salute is the pinnacle of the universal custom of pointing
ones gun in the air and having a bang. The British go through this display
of firepower with more pageantry than most. Royal Gun Salutes mark special
royal occasions. The guns are fired in Hyde Park, Green Park and at The
Tower of London
Usually 21 rounds are fired in a Royal Gun Salute. If you are fortunate
to witness one in Hyde Park and Green Park an extra 20 rounds are thrown
in for royal measure as you are in a Royal Park.
38 (56) Kensington Palace
 See
how the Royals have to rough it at Kensington Palace
Queen Mary, Victoria and Diana, Princess of Wales have all a role to
play in the look and feel of this stylish palace and elegant gardens.
On display is a unique collection of Princess Diana's posh frocks. In
spring / summer of 2010 Kensington will be transformed into the Enchanted
Palace, an intriguing combination of cutting edge fashion and sumptuous
design.
Half of Kensington Palace is open to the public whilst the other half
consists of private royal apartments including state rooms. Maybe you
will meet your future other half from the other half.
A London Pass opens the
Kensington Palace doors for you.
39 (-) Jewel Tower
Jewel Tower was built around 1365 to house Edward III valuables. Just
like a bank would today the Jewel Tower employed the latest technology
to deter any would be robber - it had a moat. The Tower remains virtually
unaltered and is one of the few complete buildings left standing from
the medieval Palace of Westminster.
The Jewel Tower is conveniently located close to the Houses of Parliament,
Big Ben and Westminster Abbey so it is very 'doable' provided you have
the time. To make even more convenient entrance is free with a London
Pass
40 London Bridge Experience
The London Bridge Experience explores the history of London Bridge in
an entertaining and a slightly scary manner.
Venture back to the time of the Druids through to Victorians with special
guest appearances by the Vikings, Romans, and some fairly creepy medievals.
Stunning special effects and convincing acting combine into a unique interactive
adventure that really does takes you back in time.
The London Tombs
If that is not enough spend some time with the un-dead. The London Tombs
takes you into a Plague Pit so as not to upset the people above ground.
Screams are free of charge. When its all over you can recover in Cafe
Brood or wait for your pulse rate to return to normal in the London Bridge
Museum.
Free Entry with the London Pass
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