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Famous Houses & Gardens


Apsley House	Book now
A magnificent building of unique artistic, architectural and historical significance, which has been the home of the Dukes of Wellington since 1817. It is often call No.1 London because in the 18th century it was the first house past the tollgate into London from the countryside.
Banqueting House	Book now
Banqueting House is the only remaining part of the 17th-century Palace of Whitehall and is famous for its Rubens ceiling and architecture by Inigo Jones. It's open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm. Admission is £3.60 for adults and £2.50 for children. It's closed Good Friday, public holidays and 22 December-2 January. The nearest underground station is Westminster.
Cabinet War Rooms	Book now
The underground headquarters used by Winston Churchill and the British Government during the second world war, which has been kept exactly how it was between 1939 and 1945.
Eltham Palace	Book now
Is home to a spectacular 1930s Art Deco country house and a magnificent medieval Great Hall, which stood at the heart of the medieval palace, the boyhood home of Henry VIII. Admission is £5.90 for adults and £3 for children. It’s open Wednesday-Friday and Sunday 10am-4pm. It’s in Court Yard, SE9 and the nearest rail station is Eltham.
Greenwich Park	Book now
Best known as the place from which the world's time is measured, Greenwich marks the historic eastern approach to London by land and water. Home to the National Maritime Museum and the Queen's House, Greenwich avoided the industrialization of its neighbours in the 19th century and today remains an elegant oasis of bookshops, antique and matkets.
Hampstead Heath	Book now
800 acres of rolling hills and fields and one of the most spectacular views of London you could wish for. Popular for kite flying.
Holland Park	Book now
This small but delightful park was open in 1952 on what remain of the grounds of Holland House. The park still contains some of the formal gardens, laid out in the early 19th century for Holland House. There is also a Japanese garden, created for the 1991 London Festival of Japan. The Park has an abundance of wildlife, including peacocks.
Hide Park	Book now
The ancient manor of Hyde was part of the lands of Westminster Abbey sized by Henry VIII at the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1535. It remained a Royal Park ever since. In its time the Park has been a venue for duelling, horse racing, highwaymen, political demonstrations, music and parades. Speakers Corner: an 1872 law maid legal to assemble an audience and address them on whatever topic you chose; since then this corner in Hyde Park has become the established venue for budding orators and a fair number of eccentrics. It is well worth spending time here in a Sunday.
Kensington Gardens	Book now
The former gardens of Kensington Palace became a public Park in 1841 and now merge imperceptible into Hyde Park to the east. The gardens are full charm, starting with Sir George Frampton's statue(1912) of JM Barrie's fictional Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up. The statue stands near the west bank of the serpentine. Just north of here are the ornamental fountains and statues, including Jacob Epstein's Rima, at the lakes head. George Frederick Watt's statue of a muscular horse and rider, physical energy, stands to the south. Not far away are a summer house designed by William Kent in 1735 and the Serpentine Gallery. The round pound created in 1728 just east of the palace is often packed with model boats navigated by children and older enthusiasts.
Osterley Park House	Book now
It is ranked among Robert Adam's finest colonnaded portico and multicoloured library ceiling. Much of the furniture was designed by Adam. The garden and its temple are by William Chambers, architect of Somerset House. The Green garden is by Adam.
Privy Gardens	Book now
Hampton Court Palace planned in 1702 to complement the Royal Apartments designed by Christopher Wren and reserved for the exclusive use of the monarchy until the 1830's.
Regent's Park	Book now
Apart from London Zoo, the Inner Circle which encloses the famous Queen Mary Gardens, a lake and a boating pond.
Savil Garden	Book now
Within Windsor Great Park. 35 acres of woodland, formal gardens plus a landscaped temperate house.

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