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London Dungeon

Attraction | "London Dungeons - An Amazing Experience for Most Ages"

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London Dungeon is somewhere that I have visited twice now and the most recent one was last year.London Dungeon is located on Tooley Street and with London Bridge being the nearest railway station.Tickets prices are dependant on when you visit and if you book in advance.The London Dungeons experience will begin as soon as you arrive to either queue or use the priority booking entrance and there will be actors there who may well be a little bit cheeky or even down right rude but this is really just in jest and although I found some of their comments a tad inoffensive I only had to wait around 2 minutes to enter and then when we left the one actor I disliked had left h...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on July 26, 2009

London Dungeon
28-34 Tooley Street
London, England SE1
+44 20 7403 7221

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Big Ben

Attraction | "Big Ben - The Ultimate Landmark on the London Skyline"

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Big Ben is one of the most instantly recognisable Landmarks in London. Big Ben is a large clock tower that is located at the North-Eastern side of the Palace of Westminster and it is the largest four-faced chiming clock in the world.The clock first began chiming on 31st May 1859 and has only stopped or been stopped on 9 occasions either due to WW1 or WW1 or due to weather conditions or stoppage for urgent repairs. The film has been featured in many different films over the years including Shanghai Knights, The Thirty-Nine Steps & it also appeared to be partially destroyed in an episode of Doctor Who.The clock tower stands at 316 feet tall and is one of the talle...Read More

Big Ben is one of the most instantly recognisable Landmarks in London. Big Ben is a large clock tower that is located at the North-Eastern side of the Palace of Westminster and it is the largest four-faced chiming clock in the world.

The clock first began chiming on 31st May 1859 and has only stopped or been stopped on 9 occasions either due to WW1 or WW1 or due to weather conditions or stoppage for urgent repairs.

The film has been featured in many different films over the years including Shanghai Knights, The Thirty-Nine Steps & it also appeared to be partially destroyed in an episode of Doctor Who.

The clock tower stands at 316 feet tall and is one of the tallest clock towers in the world. It’s height just fills me with awe every single time I walk by and I always find myself stopping for a few moments to watch it and wait to hear the oh so familiar chimes ringing out. The tower is made from brick with stone cladding and on the rare occasion that anybody is allowed inside the clock tower there are around 330 limestone steps to be walked up. The interior of the tower is closed to the general public due to security reasons.

Big Ben is in close proximity to the London Eye so when going around on the Eye it’s possible to really understand just how high Big Ben is!

Big Ben is the name of the bell itself which was rumoured to be named after Sir Benjamin Hall who oversaw the installation of the Great bell.

I believe that Big Ben is something that all visitors and locals in London should have their photograph taken outside of. It towers over Westminster in an amazing way and it’s just one of the most phenomenal Landmarks in London.

Because Big Ben is located in the centre of London there are so many different areas to visit in the close proximity and it’s easy to plan a fantastic day out around the viewing of this fantastic clock tower.

One of most iconic moments I can remembering seeing Big Ben was at the Millenium when I was at a friend’s house and we saw it on television and I will always think of it when I remember the start of the year 2000. I fought to stay up all night and was amazed that I actually managed to do it, as did my friend. I usually hear the chimes each year whenever I am, be it a friends house, nightclub etc.

I believe that if you know an MP they may be able to arrange for you to have a tour of the interior of the building so if you are fortunate enough to be in this position then I would definitely recommend it. Also, night time is the best time to view the tower (in my opinion) as it’s lit up and really stands out in the almost dark night sky.

I would have to rate a visit to Big Ben as being 5/5 as it’s the ideal background for any tourists photograph in London and if you stand on Westminster Bridge there is usually lots of people around who are willing to take photographs for you (be careful if you have an expensive camera of course!). Read Less

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on July 26, 2009

Big Ben
Parliament Square
London, England SW1A 2NE

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Harrods

Attraction | "The Ultimate One Stop Shop!"

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Harrods is a department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London and is part of the Harrods brand which have several other enterprises under it's belt such as Harrods Aviation & Air Harrods. The store itself is something that I find to be instantly recognisable as it is currently one of the largest department stores in the word and is one that I thoroughly visiting, even if just for a browse.The store itself occupies a 4.5 acre site and has around 300 different departments within. It really would be quite possible to spend several days exploring the different areas of the store and spending enough money to clear all third world debt! Several of the department...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 17, 2009

Harrods
87-135 Brompton Road
London, England SW1X 7XL
+44 (20) 7730 1234

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Buckingham Palace

Attraction | "I'm Off to See the Queen"

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Buckingham Palace is one attraction in London which is often high on many tourists list when coming to visit London and I had walked past a few times and found myself in awe of the beauty of the building. On a trip to London last year I decided that enough was enough and I was going to visit the Palace and experience it's true splendour and beauty for myself. The nearest tube station is Green Park and this is where we departed. The Palace is well signposted and took just five or ten minutes at an average walking speed (read - slow). Buckingham Palace stands amazingly tall and is one of the most instantly recognisable landmarks in the world. It has 828,818 square foot of floorsp...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 15, 2009

Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace Road Pall Mall
London, England SW1A 1AA
+44 (207) 321 2233

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The London Eye

Attraction | "My Spin on the Millennium Wheel"

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As a young child London was something that conjured up some amazing images for me and I never imagined that one day I would live a 30 minute train journey away from London Liverpool St. Suddenly all of these wonderful places and areas I had only read about in books or seen on the television were mine for the exploring and as I became a young adult it was even better as I could just flit off to London whenever the mood took me and funds permitted.I have visited the London Eye twice now, once back in 2005 and once more recently and both times I have been very fortunate with nice weather & relatively clear skies enabling me to see further and further across longer on the two seperate trip...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on July 14, 2009

The London Eye
South Bank of the River Thames
London, England SE1 9TA
+44 (870) 500 0600

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