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51 (61) The London Monument

The London Monument is a permanent memorial of the Great Fire of London. The colossal Doric column contains a 311 step stone staircase leading up to a viewing platform. The Monument crowned by a drum and a copper urn symbolising the Great Fire. The 61 metre (202 foot) high Monument is the same distance to Pudding Lane where the fire began as it is from the ground it stands on.

The London Monument

52 (-) Take a walk down Whitehall

Security measures have been put in place along Whitehall for obvious reasons with some 'streetscaping' courtesy of Westminster City Council. This means wider pavements, better lighting and hundreds of concrete and steel security barriers. The overall effect is to make the walk more interesting. Just be sensitive to reasons behind the restrictions.

Take a walk down Whitehall

53 (92) Kensington Gardens

Consisting of 111 hectares (275 acres) of magnificent trees and ornamental flower beds Kensington Gardens is a worthy setting for the Albert Memorial, Peter Pan statue and the Serpentine Gallery.

Kensington Gardens

54 (-) Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall was opened in March 1871 and hosts not only concerts of music but exhibitions, public meetings, scientific conversations and award ceremonies. Albert Hall is a registered charity held in trust for the British nation and receives no formal funding from either central or local government.

Royal Albert Hall

55 (-) The Royal Air Force Museum - London

The Royal Air Force Museum's London site at Hendon is vast and it is really impossible to see everything. Arguably the highlight is the Battle of Britain Hall. "Our Finest Hour" is the stunning audiovisual presentation of the Battle of Britain and is shown every hour on the hour. Many however, just want to see a Spitfire.

The Royal Air Force Museum's London

56 (49) Shakespeare on grass

Open Air Theatre

57 (-) The Beatles in London

You can catch a minibus tour called The Beatles & Rock 'n' Roll London or take a guided walking tour. The walks start at the exits of Tottenham Court Road (Dominion Theatre exit) or Marylebone underground stations. More details are available below:

The Beatles in London

58 (24) Green Park

Green Park is a great green space for a chilled picnics with friends. You can hire out deck chairs for that authentic English summertime experience. Nearby attractions include Buckingham Palace and St James's Palace.

Green Park

59 (78) Lords the Home of Cricket

If you buy ticket to see a game you might get a deal on the tour. See link for details.

Lords the Home of Cricket

60 (96) Spencer House

Spencer House is London's only great eighteenth-century private palace to survive intact. As well as its splendid interior Spencer House has a nice view of Green Park.

"I do not apprehend there is a house in Europe of its size, better worth the view of the curious in architecture and the fitting up and furnishing great houses, than Lord Spencer's in St James's Place…
I know not in England a more beautiful piece of architecture…in richness, elegance and taste, superior to any house I have seen."

Arthur Young 1772

Spencer House

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