London Vacation Guide

England

London is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with a history that goes back more than 2,000 years.

The Tower of London is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames and is one of the city’s most popular tourist destinations.

Kensington Gardens are part of Hyde Park, which dates back to 1647 and covers an area of 240 hectares (600 acres).

Buckingham Palace is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II, located in central London.

The British Museum was founded in 1753 and was first located in Montagu House, but in 1759 it moved to its present location at Bloomsbury’s Great Russell Street.

Harrods Selfridges opened as a food hall on June 19, 1849 and eventually grew into one of London’s largest department stores.

With so much to see in London there are plenty of options for your vacation

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Climate

On average, only one in three days will bring rain and usually then only for a short period. In some cases, 2010 being a well-known example, the city can go without rain for several weeks, leading to hosepipe bans across the city. As for temperatures, London is far milder than nearby continental European cities due to the presence of the …

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Eat

Fast food joints, pubs, and mainstream chains all the way up to some of the most exclusive restaurants in the world which attract the kind of clientele that don’t need to ask the price. Sorting the good from the bad isn’t easy, but London has something to accommodate all budgets and tastes. Prices inevitably become inflated at venues closest to …

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Do

London Top Sights Tours offer a comprehensive day tour of the main sights in London. Visitors can book tickets online (good value for money if you are travelling with children) Take a walk through London’s Royal Parks. A good walk would start at Paddington station, and head through Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park (passing Buckingham Palace) and St James …

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About

These are either informal designations, reflect the names of villages that have been absorbed by sprawl, or are superseded administrative units such as parishes or former boroughs. Such names have remained in use through tradition, each referring to a local area with its own distinctive character, but without official boundaries. Since 1965 Greater London has been divided into 32 London …

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History

Evidence has been unearthed of Bronze and Iron Age settlement on the present day site of London, though it is unlikely a city existed here before the Roman conquest of what was to become Britannia (present-day England and Wales) in AD 43. Londinium, the precursor to the modern city of London, was established in AD 50. Ten years later it …

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