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The Natural History Museum, Greater London

The Natural History Museum, Greater London

The Natural History Museum is situated in South Kensington and first opened in 1881. The Museum is one of the finest and largest.....

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John Wesley's House, Greater London

John Wesley's House, Greater London

A rare gem in a city full of jewels, the last home of John Wesley, founder of Methodism attracts Methodist visitors from all over.....

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Victoria and Albert Museum, Greater London

Victoria and Albert Museum, Greater London

The Victoria and Albert Museum dates back to 1852 and is the world's finest and most influential museum of decorative arts. It.....

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Trafalgar Square, Greater London

Trafalgar Square, Greater London

Perhaps the best known square in the world, and the place where pigeons often used to outnumber people. Certainly no pigeons.....

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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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Buckingham Palace, Greater London

Buckingham Palace, Greater London

Buckingham Palace is the first home and office of the Royal family in England, and has been the home to British sovereigns since.....

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St James's Palace, Greater London

St James's Palace, Greater London

The origins of St.James's Palace lie deeply rooted in the reign of King Henry VIII, it was the King who started the building of.....

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Somerset House, Greater London

Somerset House, Greater London

This new Somerset House replaced the old building which was probably begun around 1547 and demolished in the 18th-century to make.....

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The Temple Church, Greater London

The Temple Church, Greater London

Originally built by the Knights Templar in 1185, the Temple Church is one of the oldest buildings in London...

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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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Admiralty Arch, Greater London

Admiralty Arch, Greater London

This is part of London's great ceremonial route recognisable all around the world. The massive arch was designed by Sir Aston.....

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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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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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Queen Victoria Memorial, Greater London

Queen Victoria Memorial, Greater London

The grand memorial statue to a great Queen and Empress standing almost at the doorway of Buckingham Palace, is best appreciated.....

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The Royal Mews, Greater London

The Royal Mews, Greater London

The Royal Stables at the side of Buckingham Palace, London. Established by George III in 1762 and Redesigned by John Nash in 1825.....

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Westminster Abbey, Greater London

Westminster Abbey, Greater London

Westminster Abbey is world famous for being the resting place of centuries of British monarchs, and as the place where.....

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