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Dorney Court, Berkshire

Dorney Court, Berkshire

Dorney Court is unusual in that it has passed by direct descent, father to son, through 13 generations of the Palmer family in.....

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Houghton House, Bedfordshire

Houghton House, Bedfordshire

Houghton House is a 3 story stately home built by Lady Pembroke in 1621. Houghton is reputedly the model for "House Beautiful" in.....

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Regents Park, Greater London

Regents Park, Greater London

Although the history of Regent's Park stretches back to the time of Charles I, it really only came into its own during the early.....

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Kew Palace, Greater London

Kew Palace, Greater London

See also Kew Royal Botanical Gardens..

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Syon House, Greater London

Syon House, Greater London

This is the magnificent house that made Robert Adams. At only twenty nine years of age he was commissioned to decorate Syon.....

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Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, Greater London

Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, Greater London

For over two hundred and fifty years, the gardens at Kew have been the dream and vision of talented gardeners, and the.....

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The Sherlock Holmes Museum, Greater London

The Sherlock Holmes Museum, Greater London

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson lived at 221b Baker Street between 1881-1904, according to the stories written by Sir Arthur.....

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Kensington Palace, Greater London

Kensington Palace, Greater London

Kensington Palace is not only the private residence for several members of the Royal Family, it also has designated areas that.....

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Maulden Wood, Bedfordshire

Maulden Wood is an attractive mix of semi-natural broadleaf woodland, acidic grassland and conifer plantations. A waymarked walk.....

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Holland Park, Greater London

Holland Park, Greater London

Opened in 1952, Holland Park is the most romantic of all the London Parks with one of the main features being the Kyoto Japanese.....

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Chiswick House, Greater London

Chiswick House, Greater London

Few can resist this fine classical building which was the creation of Lord Burlington, patron of the arts in the early part of.....

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Planetarium, Greater London

The London Planetarium is situated next door to Madame Tussauds on Marylebone Road, London. It offers both an exciting and.....

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Madame Tussauds, Greater London

Madame Tussauds, Greater London

Madame Tussauds, the worldwide famous Waxworks Museum has a multitude of fascinating exhibits of famous people such as Michael.....

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Hyde Park, Greater London

Hyde Park, Greater London

One of the Royal parks of London, Hyde park is one of London's finest historic landscapes...

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Rowney Warren, Bedfordshire

Rowney Warren, Bedfordshire

Rowney Warren is a lively woodland managed jointly by the Southill Estate and the Forestry Commission. The wood is predominantly.....

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Marble Arch, Greater London

Marble Arch, Greater London

Marble Arch was was designed by John Nash and purpose built in 1828 to be the grand entrance to Buckingham Palace. It is.....

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The Serpentine Gallery, Greater London

The Serpentine Gallery was founded in 1970 by the Arts Council of Great Britain. Set in a 1934 tea pavilion in the heart of the.....

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Albert Memorial, Greater London

Albert Memorial, Greater London

The Albert Memorial is a commemorative sculpture of Prince Albert commissioned by Queen Victoria. Whilst the structure was.....

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