| Barbican Centre |
| The Barbican Silk Street, EC2, (020) 7638 4141, www.barbican.org.uk is home to the London Symphony Orchestra, and as such is one of the premier concert venues in the country (if not the World!). |
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The venue also plays host to a number of other prestigious companies, and some very well known jazz performers have played there over the years. |
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| Couple that with art exhibitions, cinema and theatre (it's also home to the Royal Shakespeare Company!) and it quickly becomes clear that the Barbican is a great one-stop-shop for all your cultural needs! |
| Royal Opera House |
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| Recently refurbished and extended, it is perhaps the Capital's finest single auditorium. The programme covers a wide spectrum, from accessible classics to more contemporary and challenging performances, and regularly features star performers. This is the place to go if you want to be impressed, or impress someone special! |
| South Bank Centre |
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| www.sbc.org.uk encompasses the Royal Festival Hall , the Purcell Room and the Queen Elizabeth Hall .The selection of events across these venues is definitely eclectic, covering classical and contemporary music, dance, literary and more general talks and lectures. One of the few cultural centres that should truly have something for every taste. |
| The Wigmore Hall |
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| www.wigmore-hall.org.uk is a well-established auditorium that is pleasantly intimate compared with some of its larger siblings mentioned above. Fantastic acoustics, great value tickets, and a friendly atmosphere ensure its continued popularity. |
| Shakespeare's Globe |
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| www.shakespeares-globe.org , where the programme covers a variety of material, obviously including plenty of Shakespeare (performed as it would have been originally, with an all-male cast) but also a selection of more modern pieces. |
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| Theatre |
| Victoria Palace |
Victoria Street London SW1E 5EA |
| Phoenix |
Charing Cross Rd London WC2H 0JP |
| New London |
Drury Lane London WC2B 5PW |
| Adelphi |
Strand London WC2E 7NA |
| Cambridge |
Earlham Street London WC2 9HH |
| Shaftesbury |
210 Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8DP |
| London Palladium |
Argyll Street London W1A 3AB |
| Royal Albert Hall |
Kensington Gore London WC2H 0DA |
| Prince of Wales |
Coventry Street London W1D 6AS |
| Piccadilly |
Denman Street London W1V 8DY |
| Criterion |
Piccadilly Circus London W1V 9LB |
| The Donmar Warehouse |
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| The Donmar Warehouse 41 Earlham Street, Covent Garden, WC2, (020) 7369 1732, www.donmar-warehouse.com is definitely a leading light in London's performing arts community. Launched under the direction of American Beauty director Sam Mendes, it has played host to some spectacular performances over the last ten years. Recent stars have included Helen Mirren, Cherie Lunghi and Ray Winston. |
| The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace |
| The Royal Collection contains one of the world’s finest groups of Dutch 17th-century paintings. Among the most enduringly popular images in Western Art, these pictures have for centuries been admired for their harmonious compositions, close observation of detail, subtle light effects and meticulous finish. |
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The 51 outstanding examples selected for the exhibition embrace genre scenes, portraits, still lifes, history paintings, landscapes and seascapes. They include works by the great masters of the period, among them Rembrandt’s jewel-like Christ and St. Mary Magdalene at the Tomb and his Portrait in a flat cap of 1642, luminous landscapes by Aelbert Cuyp, and Johannes Vermeer’s enigmatic A lady at the virginals with a gentleman. |
| Big Bus Company |
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| London is one of the world's greatest cities. Over the course of two thousand years it has generated a story which now enraptures millions of visitors every year. From the Romans to the Vikings, the Normans to the Tudors, all have left their mark. |
| please call Big Bus Company on +44 870 240 2978 Monday - Saturday 09:30 - 19:00 GMT for more information. |
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| Windsor Castle |
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Windsor Castle, the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world, is one of the official residences of Her Majesty The Queen. The Castle's dramatic site encapsulates 900 years of British history. It covers an area of 13 acres and contains, as well as a royal palace, a magnificent chapel and the homes and workplaces of a large number of people. |
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| Opening hours |
Mar to Oct: 09:45 to 17:15 (last admission 16:00)
Nov to Feb: 09:45 to 16:15 (last admission 15:00) |
| Changing of the Guard |
| On alternate days at 11:00, weather permitting. Changing of the Guard does not take place on Sunday. |
| The Royal Mews |
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The Royal Mews are one of the finest working stables in existence and a living part of Britain's heritage, the Royal Mews is responsible for all road travel arrangements for The Queen and the members of the Royal Family. |
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The many coaches and carriages on display include the Glass Coach, used by royal brides; the luxurious Australian State Coach, with central heating and electric windows; and the Irish State Coach, used by The Queen to travel to the State Opening of Parliament. The most dazzling of all the coaches is the Gold State Coach, which has been used at every coronation since that of George IV in 1821. It weighs almost four tonnes and requires 8 horses to pull it. |
| The City of London |
| The City of London is a miniature city within Greater London. Just one square mile in size, it is a giant in the world’s economy. As the globe revolves, the City of London each day takes its turn with Tokyo and New York as the capital of world finance. |
City has a special focus on courses of relevance to the Square Mile. |
As the country’s commercial heart, the City is also relevant to students in actuarial science, computing, economics, journalism, law and mathematics. |
| Clubbing and Other Information |
| www.londontown.com |
| www.londonnet.co.uk |
| www.thisislondon.co.uk |
Transport |
| www.tfl.gov.uk |
| www.nationalexpress.com |
| www.london.gov.uk |
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