Hotels and guest houses provide their own entertainment and you will not be disappointed with the many talented artists performing for love and a listening audience. The vibrancy goes on late into the night until the early hours of the morning, especially the Temple Bar area where time never offers a dull moment. Dublin is a perfect city for all ages, you love it the moment you touch down at Dublin airport,and make the long walk to immigration, there is rich entertainment for everyone, the retired and the aging will find something of interest to focus on, just as how the trendy, and fashionable teenagers will be conscious about brand names.

Dublin is the Oscar Wilde thrilling city, the capital that offers a merry sing and dance to hen party organizers, on the romantic front, honeymoon lovers also will find the unique brand of embraceable entertainment that they will always remember for a lifetime, my experience in Dublin on nights out, plants the lively occasion indelibly printed on my heart to the intent that I shall always remember till death us do part, it’s the only place on earth where I have found culture so tightly woven, and the amusements can only be found in the culture setting of the people who for years have brighten the lives of others with their festivals and unusual events dating back to ancient history.

There are great fascinations about Ireland that just keeps a person interested in coming back time and time again, it’s a place where you will see villagers lined the ancient cobbled streets narrowly winding its way down towards Anne street in Wexford, where the taxes offices and social security department along with the credit union share the same parade of Grey building, utilizing the cram space opposite the main post office, giving a clearer entrance leading to quay bridge, where the reinforce wooden pier decks looks remotely deserted from its usual processions of dog walkers and time killers fidgeting with their newly acquired mobile phones, technology is one trade mark that this easterly town has very well adopted.

But the excitement

Start the weekend with a glass of wine and dinner at Butlers Wharf Chop House and enjoy its spectacular views over the Thames, the Gherkin and Tower Bridge. If you fancy a few drinks in an authentic London pub, head to Prospect of Whitby one of London’s oldest pubs. Join past drinkers such as Charles Dickens and Samuel Pepys (maybe he was drinking here whist London was burning in 1666) and order a pint of cold beer. Then join London’s trendy fashion set at Mayfair bar Funkybuddha and dance the night away to some great RnB. The perfect introduction to London.

Saturday

Start with a trip to the London Eye for amazing views over the city. You can see all the famous landmarks including Big Ben, St. Paul’s Cathedral and The Houses of Parliament. Then watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace before wondering around its grand halls soaking in the royal history. Afterwards, hop into one of those famous London cabs and go shopping in swanky department store Harrods. Spoil yourself or your friends with some exclusive luxury items. Have a cosy dinner at Cafe des Amis in Convent Garden (the prix fixe menu will let you eat for under £20) before catching a show at London’s glittering west end.

Saturday Night

London is the party capital and there are hundreds of bars, pubs and clubs to choose from. Start the night off at Lost Society in Clapham and explore themed rooms including the library bar, black and white room and secret garden. Go to the American Bar in the Savoy Hotel which dates back to the nineteenth century and listen to the live jazz band. Move onto No 5 in Cavendish Square or Embassy London in Mayfair for some cocktails and celeb spotting. For a more up-tempo night head down to super clubs Ministry of Sound and Pacha for some of the best club experiences in Europe. You’ll be dancing well into the night.

Sunday

Nurse that hangover with a Full English Breakfast at the New Piccadilly Cafe in Piccadilly Circus. The Cafe still retains an authentic Soho 1950’s feel with original decor and menus. Afterwards take the morning easy with a wander through Camden market and pick up some vintage clothes and jewellery. No trip to London would be complete without High Tea at the Ritz where you can sample the many teas, delicate sandwiches and cakes on offer. Next it’s off to the National Gallery where you can take in famous paintings like Van Gough’s Sunflowers and Monet’s The Water Lilly Pond. Finish the weekend off by getting some fish and chips and watch the sun go down over the Thames.

Does London swing? Probably, but I can definitely say, “it rocks”.

London is number 6 on my list of top 10 BEST places to visit in the World!

Top five tips to spot your friend running the London Marathon:

1. Tell them to get their name printed on their running vest, not only will it help you spot them but also other people in the crowd will shout out their name for support.

2. If they are running for a charity find the supporting station for that charity, contact the charities before the race to find out where it is, give them a photo of your friend and then more people are helping you look out for them.

3. Avoid the first 6 miles of the race as these can be very congested resulting in it being hard for you to spot your friend.

4. Enter your friends expected finish time into the ‘Real Time Runner Tool’, its on my website – link at bottom of page, to see where they will be and at what time.

5. Wear comfy shoes as you can be standing around for a long time, but trust me your friend will really appreciate it when they here you shout out their name – its very motivational!

Top five London Marathon travel tips:

1. Avoid using your car, roads are closed and traffic on open roads is very high.

2. If use of a Taxi is unavoidable ensure it is licensed, there will be a hologram sticker on the windscreen, as sadly a lot of unlicensed minicabs appear on race day.

3. Use Docklands Light Railway and London Underground to travel.

4. Use an Oyster Card to travel, ticket machines have large queues and fares are half priced on Oyster cards compared to paper tickets.

5. Carry an underground map with you, stations can close at very short notice, having a tube map will ensure you can easily change your route.

Top five general ‘enjoy your day’ tips:

1. Mobile phone signal can be poor on marathon day, especially near the finish; this is due to the large amount of people using them, so try to plan when to meet with friends before the day and don’t say ‘near mile 10’ a few others might have had that idea!

2. Take a cheap umbrella with you encase it rains, if it doesn’t drop it off at a charity shop on route. When it rains people will dash for shelter but if you have your umbrella you need not, taking advantage of the fewer people means you can get a better place

3. If you are planning on eating out book ahead, restaurants get very busy and in my experience hardly anyone books despite everywhere taking booking these days.

4. If you have children with you remember most pubs will not allow them inside despite it being marathon day. If you do want to go to a pub find a child friendly one before you leave home.

5. Have fun and get into the marathon spirit, take some change for the street collections, just check some ID before throwing in anything – genuine charity collectors will happily show you some.

London boasts 4 World Heritage Sites, which are the palace of westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret’s Church, the Tower of London, considerable Greenwich, and kew’s royal botanic gardens.

London boasts a long and interesting history, which initiated when the romans founded the first major settlement there in AD 43 after the Roman conquest of great britain.

London was particularly prosperous in the eighteenth century and it became the world’s largest city from 1831 to 1925. the expansion of london was aided by London’s first railways, which put country towns within easy reach of the city. The railway network grew extremely quickly, which made London grow into its surrounding areas and come together with close by settlements for instance Kensington.

Ever since then, London has continued to thrive and it is still one of the biggest cities in the world.

London is well known for its exciting museums & galleries. One of the best-known museums is the victoria & albert, which was built in 1852. it’s the world’s largest museum of art & design with a permanent exhibition of over 4 and a half million objects. nowadays, the museum covers a huge 12 and a half acres & 145 art galleries. it’s a huge tourist attraction &, in 2006, it received 2,400,000 visitors.

It goes without saying that the shopping in London is the best in britain. In fact, the city boasts a wide variety of famous stores, which include Harrods and Hamleys.

Camden Town is well-known for its alternative stores and exciting market. it’s a diverse location, which sells everything from vintage clothing to cds.

Alternatively, shop lovers should head for knightsbridge or mayfair for the more high-end stores. you will find some fabulous designer names in this vip area.

London boasts exciting art galleries, which we are sure that everyone will find exhilarating. From exciting nightlife, to vip nightclubs and cocktail bars, there’s something for everyone in London.

One of the most well known nightclubs is the Embassy, which is a members club on Old Burlington st. The nightclub is quite pricey, but its full of celebs and exciting for star spotting. as well as this, it serves exciting food by michelin award winner Garry Hollihead.

We hope that you’ve enjoyed our guide to tourism in london. If you need more info, get in touch with your locality vacationist information centre.

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” The writer Samuel Johnson said this in the 18th century, and it can still be said of today’s contemporary London. Naturally, a city that offers all that life can afford needs numerous explorations, but with just a few days, one can experience the rich taste of this flavorful city. To start with, every visitor to London must dab into the city’s history, from the first days of its founding to its dark medieval secrets to the monarchy’s priceless crown jewels. Next on the menu is the pure pleasure of London’s aesthetics; the city’s center is full of charming parks and English gardens, narrow streets which unexpectedly disclose the scents of exotic restaurants, and various shops and markets selling from the most tasteful and chic to the most trendy and unconventional. When night hits, it rocks. The drinks pour, the laughs are loud, the beats pump, and the dancing is intense. London is a thriving city, and day and night it keeps its visitors entertained with its history from its first foundations, its city center’s physical beauty, and its nightlife, making it a city that never sleeps.

London’s history is so rich and so vast, that the highest to the lowest level of history fan will be interested. While London acknowledges its first century Roman founding, it honors Boadicea with a statue near Parliament. Boadicea was the British queen who raised an army and fought back the Romans to London, where she burned the city. Those who find such violent female figures interesting will enjoy museums like Madame Tussauds, a very lifelike wax museum, and the London Dungeon, where the horrors and terrors of medieval London come to life, including a selection of Britain’s most infamous women throughout history. The Tower of London houses the crown jewels as well as tales of mysterious prisons for important prisoners. Fusing history and art, the National Portrait Gallery depicts portraits of Britain’s most famous people throughout the centuries. The British Museum has one of the largest and best archeological collections of worldwide artifacts, including the Rosetta stone and Lindow Man. Fortunately, while these museums give a good feel for London’s past, the visitor does not actually have to deal with the battles, plagues, and fires that London has survived.

And relishing the calm and beauty of today’s civilized London, the visitor can peacefully enjoy London’s aesthetic city center. A walk along Oxford Street brings out the consumer in all, while nearby Hyde Park still manages to provide the serenity of the countryside in a city setting. Except, of course, speaker’s corner, where people proclaim their message for the world to hear. Northeast of the park is Portobello Market, one of London’s many outdoor markets, selling the best in antiques. Between the parks and busy shopping streets are quaint streets of times past, leading to unexpected surprises like central London’s Covent Gardens, where flower girls still sell beautiful bouquets. Seeing all this from a bird’s eye view gives a comprehensive overview of what lies below, and the London eye shows just that from the center of the center. A free option offering a bird’s eye view is Primrose Hill, a small park in the north of London perched on a hill, overlooking the rest of the city. Hunger is bound to strike at some (or many) points of such jam-packed days, and the city’s flavors will suit all tastes. From traditional English fare to such exotics as Indian restaurants, which are quickly assimilating and becoming typical London fare, any Array of food can be found in between. And what better time to plan the evening out than during mealtime, when feet are resting and stomachs are happy!

The day is done, the eve is planned, and as night approaches, day is just dawning for those that never sleep. A typical London night out will start at the pub with a group of friends, enjoying the local beers on tap and friendly conversations speckled with bursts of laughter. Of course, if it’s a football or rugby night, the atmosphere will be quite serious and concentrated till the winner is known. After whetting the whistle at the pub, many will go on to dance at one of London’s countless dance clubs. In such an international city, dancing will include every type of dancing, like techno, trance, hip-hop, Latin, ethnic, and raves. After the drinks and dancing, some late night chow down will soothe the stomach in the countless late night or fast food restaurants lighting up London’s night streets.

Experiencing the most of London in a few days is so enjoyable with London’s rich history, its delightful walks through its sophisticated and beautiful city center, and ever amazing transformation into a nightlong party. A world-class city aged 2000 years and still growing in popularity, London has aged better than a bottle of good wine. London never reached ‘a’ perfection – it continually recreates perfection for every generation that shares in its life, and that is why no one can ever forget this city.

First on our list of popular landmarks is the looming Big Ben— the hour bell on a tall clock tower that is as intrinsic to the city’s image as the pyramids are to Egypt—officially referred to as the Great Bell of Westminster. Big Ben is connected to the Palace of Westminster, which is home to the Houses of Parliament. If that catches your fancy, you’d definitely want to watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace or any of the other palaces in the city. Tours of the various palaces are available and a viewing of the Queen’s Jewels in the Tower of London would be well worth it. Ghosthunters will have plenty of opportunities to pursue their passion as some of the palaces and old historical landmarks are reputed to be haunted.

Another must-see landmark is the Tower Bridge. At night, the tower is lit up and makes for some wonderful photo opportunities especially on those occasions when the bridge is being raised. Other landmarks worth visiting include Shakespeare’s Globe Theater, the London Eye, and St Paul’s Cathedral.

Literary enthusiasts may want to take a walk through the Old Curiosity Shop, which found global fame through Charles Dickens’ novel. The Shop can be found north of the Strand on Portsmouth Street. Tourists can also visit famous places like Baker Street (the residence of the fictional Sherlock Holmes) or see the areas where Karl Marx, Lenin, or Ho Chi Min once resided.

Lovers of debate and discourse have the opportunity to listen to impromptu soapbox speeches at Hyde Park or Nelson’s Square, or they could simply get their own box and relay their own views.

Of the manmade attractions, the two famous wax museums The London Dungeon and Madame Tussaud’s gather a great deal of interest. It’s better to pre-book a ticket online since queues at the entrance can be quite long. The London Dungeon features instruments of torture that were once used by the authorities on suspected criminals. Madame Tussaud’s is more family friendly with life-sized wax replicas of famous individuals.

London is also home to several museums. At least one that can’t be missed is The Natural History Museum, which bears one of the largest collections of insects, animals, fossils, rocks, minerals, and meteorites anywhere in the world. There are over 67 million items in total. Some of these include the skeleton and reconstruction of the now extinct dodo and a model of the Blue Whale and the Tyrannosaurus rex.

Shoppers can traipse through the myriad street stalls or visit the famous Harrods’s department store for all their needs and more. After a long day of touring and taking in the sights, visitors can while away their evening hours in one of the many cozy pubs or live it up at the flashy discos that are in equal abundance in the city.

Primrose Hill

Primrose Hill in London’s NW3 is a small, hilly park that boasts fantastic views over London. Once you’ve climbed its steep slopes to the top of the hill you can set up your picnic and admire the scenery while you sup on a glass of Pimms or two. There are many cosy little cafés, restaurants and pubs nearby so there are toilets in the vicinity if you need one. You can visit the park anytime you like and there is no charge to use it.

Green Park

Green Park near Piccadilly, London covers 47 acres of land. Although very close to St James’s Park, Green Park differs greatly from its neighbour. It is much more serene, with mature trees and grassland which make perfect spots for picnics. Entry into this lovely park is free and its open all day.

Hyde Park

One of London’s finest historic landscapes covering a massive 350 acres of land! There is something for everyone in Hyde Park. With over 4,000 trees, a lake, a meadow, horse rides and more it is easy to forget you’re in the middle of London. There are also ideal spots in the park to set up your picture-perfect picnic. The park is open from 5am until midnight all year round.

Clapham Common

One of South West London’s more urban-style parks, Clapham Common is a huge space ideal for everyone. There are plenty of quiet spots for a picnic, but before you go do a bit of research as the park often plays host to events. There are loads of restaurants and bars close by and the park is open all day, everyday.

Greenwich Park

Covering 183 acres, Greenwich is the oldest enclosed Royal Park and it is home to a small herd of fallow and red deer. Situated on top of a hill, visitors can enjoy sweeping views across the River Thames to St Paul’s Cathedral and beyond. The park is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site, host to the Prime Meridian Line and the old Royal Observatory, as well as having the National Maritime Museum as a neighbour. The park is open from 6.00am for pedestrians (and 7.00am for traffic) all year round and is free to enter.

To view maps and images of these parks, visit www.exclusivelondon.co.uk

 

While guided tours of London can be costly and most museums charge admission, there are many things to do in this wonderful city that don’t cost a dime. For instance, visitors may want to check out Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park. Other suggestions include the many parks located in London, viewing art at Kenwood House and the National Gallery, watching London light up at dusk while walking the Embankment, or trying the free food samples that Harrods always has to offer. Many affordable London hotels are located in close proximity to these attractions or are just a short Tube ride away.

Dining in London does not have to break the bank either. There are certainly many wonderful restaurants in London for those who seek a luxurious (and expensive) dinner, but the true adventure of London comes in part from the pub experience. Not only can travelers get a pint of their favorite local ale, but they can also indulge in traditional English fare: Fish and chips, bangers and mash, Ploughman’s lunch, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. Additionally, the pub is a great place to meet some of the locals and hear about some of the area’s history and folklore. Visitors may also learn of the favorite haunts of London residents and have the chance to see a side of city that other, less adventurous travelers might miss.

Saving money while on vacation may be a necessity for some travelers. For others, the savings may provide the opportunity to splurge on something very special, something to be remembered for years after the vacation. This splurge might be a dinner prepared by a world-renowned chef, enjoying a theatre production, or a memorable stay at one of many luxurious London hotels.

Unlike many other holiday or vacation destinations, London can accommodate all budgets, even very small ones. There are several London hotels available for £28 (about US $55) or less, many of which are located close to the Tube. The Tube provides fast, affordable, and easy transportation around the entire city, making it simple for visitors to get from one sight to the next without the expense of car rental or parking fees. London features many admission-free attractions and sometimes the best way to find them is by visiting a pub, enjoying a pint and some grub, and taking up conversation with one of the local residents.