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National Gallery
on Trafalgar Square. Host to our best
collection of paintings - Turner, van Gogh, Rembrandt to mention just a few.
Join the 'quickie' or overview tours at 11.30am or 2.30pm.
National Portrait Gallery . As name suggests it's Full of
portraits and could become tedious after a while. Take the audio guide tour to
make it worth your while. Its just round the corner from the National Gallery.
Tate Modern. Just across the river from St Paul's - go via
the wobbly Millennium Bridge. This could be a controversial visit but art is a
matter of opinion. If you like a mixture of art then you'll enjoy Picasso,
Matisse, Monet and Warhol and many others plus extreme exhibits that make you
think. The audio guide is a good idea at £1 If
you're highly into Tates then try the river bus which connects the Tate Modern
with Tate Britain.
Tate Britain, south
London on the North Bank. Specialising in British painting 16th C through 20th
C. It's free here. Tel: 020 7887 8000
County Hall Gallery The Dali Universe
is next door to the Ferris wheel so give it a go. It costs a bit to admire
the man's genius but it's worth
it. If you're an admirer of Picasso then you'll find an exclusive collection at
County Hall.
Somerset
House Galleries:
Neo-classical
building overlooking the South Bank alongside Waterloo Bridge - take
a look inside. It houses collections from
Courtauld
Institute of Art,
Gilbert Collection and
Hermitage Rooms.
Serpentine Gallery. South Kensington. New British talent.
More galleries:
Barbican Art
Gallery EC2
British Library Exhibition Galleries
NW1
The British Museum
WC1
Camden Arts Centre NW3
Contemporary Applied Arts W1
Gasworks Gallery SE11
Greenwich
Printmakers Gallery SE10
Guildhall Art
Gallery EC2
London Institute Gallery W1
The Wallace
Collection W1
Maureen Paley/Interim
Art
21 Herald St,
London E2 6JT
Tel: +44 (020)
7729-4112
Open:
Thurs-Sun 11am-6pm
Anthony Wilkinson
Gallery
242 Cambridge
Heath Rd, London E2 9DA
Tel: +44 (020)
8980-2662
Open:
Thurs-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun noon-6pm
The Showroom
44 Bonner Rd,
London E2 9JS
Tel: +44 (020)
8983-4115
Open: Wed-Sun
1-6pm
The Approach
1st floor,
47 Approach Rd, London E2 9LY
Tel: +44 (020)
8983-3878
Open: Wed-Sun
noon-6pm
Hotels in the West End area W1
Hotels in Kensington area W8
Hotels in the Buckingham Palace, Belgravia & Pimlico
area SW1
Hotels in the Earls Court area SW5 |
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A
selection of hotels in central London:
Thistle Royal Horseguards
****
2 Whitehall Court,
Whitehall London, , SW1A
Tucked away in
a quiet area of Whitehall, this Grade I listed building overlooks
the River Thames
From
around
£128
The Hotel Russell
****
Russell Square ,
London, WC1B 5BE
Close
to
Covent Garden, British Museum, Oxford Street & the West End and is
within easy reach of Buckingham Palace, St Paul's Cathedral,
the London Eye, Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament.
From
around
£89
Days Hotel Waterloo
***
54 Kennington Road
, London, SE1 7BJ
The hotel is
ideally situated for London's West End theatres, cinemas, art
galleries, museums, and shopping. Located
opposite the Imperial War museum.
From around £75
Mercure London Bankside
***
71-79 Southwark
Street, Southwark , London, SE1 OJA
This smart,
contemporary hotel forms part of the rejuvenation of
the South Bank. With the City of
London just over the river and a number of tourist attractions
within easy reach
From around £79
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