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Museums & galleries· opening details checked
British Museum
Bloomsbury
The British Museum is a national museum of human history and culture in Bloomsbury, London,…
Museums & galleries· opening details checked
Charles Dickens Museum
Bloomsbury
The Charles Dickens Museum occupies the Georgian terraced house at 48 Doughty Street in Bloo…
Museums & galleries· opening details checked
National Gallery
Westminster
The National Gallery on Trafalgar Square holds the United Kingdom's national collection of W…
Nightlife· opening details checked
The Black Friar
City of London
The Black Friar is a public house at Blackfriars in the City of London, Grade II* listed, re…
Nightlife· opening details checked
The Lamb and Flag
Covent Garden
The Lamb and Flag is a public house on Rose Street in Covent Garden, Grade II listed, reache…
Nightlife· opening details checked
The Ten Bells
Spitalfields
The Ten Bells is a public house on Commercial Street opposite Old Spitalfields Market in Lon…
Museums & galleries· opening details checked
Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
The Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington is the United Kingdom's national museum o…
Religious sites
All Saints Greek Orthodox Church
Camden
All Saints Greek Orthodox Church is a listed building in Camden, London, on the National Her…
Performing arts
Barbican
City of London
The Barbican is a residential and arts complex in the City of London, built between the 1960…
Museums & galleries
Bethnal Green Museum
Tower Hamlets
Bethnal Green Museum is a listed building in Tower Hamlets, London, on the National Heritage…
Nightlife
Black Lion Public House
Camden
Black Lion Public House is a listed building in Camden, London, on the National Heritage Lis…
Architecture & design
Burgh House
Camden
Burgh House is a listed building in Camden, London, on the National Heritage List for Englan…
Shopping
Burlington Arcade
Westminster
Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade of 1819 off Piccadilly in London, Grade II li…
Parks & gardens
Chelsea Physic Garden
Kensington and Chelsea
Chelsea Physic Garden is a designed landscape in Kensington and Chelsea, London, entered at…
Civic & heritage
Chelsea Public Library Now Part of Chelsea College
Kensington and Chelsea
Chelsea Public Library Now Part of Chelsea College is a listed building in Kensington and Ch…
Religious sites
Church of St Columba
Hackney
Church of St Columba is a listed building in Hackney, London, on the National Heritage List…
Religious sites
Church of St Edmund
City of London
Church of St Edmund is a listed building in City of London, London, on the National Heritage…
Religious sites
Church of St Giles in the Fields
Camden
Church of St Giles in the Fields is a listed building in Camden, London, on the National Her…
Religious sites
Church of St John
Camden
Church of St John is a listed building in Camden, London, on the National Heritage List for…
Religious sites
Church of St John on Bethnal Green
Tower Hamlets
Church of St John on Bethnal Green is a listed building in Tower Hamlets, London, on the Nat…
Religious sites
Church of St John the Baptist
Kensington and Chelsea
Church of St John the Baptist is a listed building in Kensington and Chelsea, London, on the…
Religious sites
Church of St Katherine Cree
City of London
Church of St Katherine Cree is a listed building in City of London, London, on the National…
Religious sites
Church of St Leonard
Hackney
Church of St Leonard is a listed building in Hackney, London, on the National Heritage List…
Religious sites
Church of St Magnus the Martyr
City of London
Church of St Magnus the Martyr is a listed building in City of London, London, on the Nation…
Religious sites
Church of St Mary at Hill
City of London
Church of St Mary at Hill is a listed building in City of London, London, on the National He…
Religious sites
Church of St Mary Woolnoth
City of London
Church of St Mary Woolnoth is a listed building in City of London, London, on the National H…
Religious sites
Church of St Paul
Lewisham
Church of St Paul is a listed building in Lewisham, London, on the National Heritage List fo…
Religious sites
Church of St Peter
Tower Hamlets
Church of St Peter is a listed building in Tower Hamlets, London, on the National Heritage L…
Religious sites
Church of St Stephen
Camden
Church of St Stephen is a listed building in Camden, London, on the National Heritage List f…
Nightlife
Cittie of Yorke
Holborn
The Cittie of Yorke is a public house on High Holborn in London, Grade II listed, rebuilt in…
Civic & heritage
County Hall
South Bank
County Hall is a former seat of London government on the South Bank, facing the Palace of We…
Markets
Covent Garden Market Building
Covent Garden
The Covent Garden Market Building is the neoclassical market hall of 1830 by Charles Fowler…
Transport gateways
Cremorne Bridge, West London Extension Railway Bridge, Battersea
Cremorne Bridge, West London Extension Railway Bridge, Battersea is a listed building in Lon…
Performing arts
Criterion Theatre
Westminster
The Criterion Theatre on Piccadilly Circus in London is a Grade II* listed theatre of 1874,…
Architecture & design
Debenham House
Kensington and Chelsea
Debenham House is a listed building in Kensington and Chelsea, London, on the National Herit…
Religious sites
Former Church of St Luke
Islington
Former Church of St Luke is a listed building in Islington, London, on the National Heritage…
Religious sites
Former Church of St Saviour
Islington
Former Church of St Saviour is a listed building in Islington, London, on the National Herit…
Architecture & design
Fulham Palace
Fulham Palace is a listed building in Hammersmith and Fulham, London, on the National Herita…
Parks & gardens
Greenwich Park
Greenwich
Greenwich Park is a designed landscape in Greenwich, London, entered at Grade I on the natio…
Shopping
Harrods
South Kensington
Harrods is a department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, in a terracotta bui…
Architecture & design
Holland House
Kensington and Chelsea
Holland House is a listed building in Kensington and Chelsea, London, on the National Herita…
Parks & gardens
Hyde Park
Westminster
Hyde Park is a designed landscape in Westminster, London, entered at Grade I on the national…
Shopping
James Smith & Sons
Bloomsbury
James Smith & Sons is an umbrella and stick maker on New Oxford Street in London, trading fr…
Civic & heritage
Kensington Central Library
Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington Central Library is a listed building in Kensington and Chelsea, London, on the Na…
Parks & gardens
Kensington Gardens
Westminster
Kensington Gardens is a designed landscape in Westminster, London, entered at Grade I on the…
Transport gateways
Kings Cross Station
Camden
Kings Cross Station is a listed building in Camden, London, on the National Heritage List fo…
Architecture & design
Lambeth Palace
Lambeth
Lambeth Palace is a listed building in Lambeth, London, on the National Heritage List for En…
Markets
Leadenhall Market
City of London
Leadenhall Market is a covered market in the City of London, rebuilt in 1881 by Horace Jones…
Civic & heritage
Lee Public Library
Lewisham
Lee Public Library is a listed building in Lewisham, London, on the National Heritage List f…
Transport gateways
London Underground Headquarters
Westminster
London Underground Headquarters is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National…
Performing arts
Lyceum Theatre
Westminster
Lyceum Theatre is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritage List fo…
Architecture & design
Mansion House
City of London
Mansion House is a listed building in City of London, London, on the National Heritage List…
Architecture & design
Middle Temple Hall
City of London
Middle Temple Hall is a listed building in City of London, London, on the National Heritage…
Architecture & design
Midland Bank
City of London
Midland Bank is a listed building in City of London, London, on the National Heritage List f…
Architecture & design
Morden College
Greenwich
Morden College is a listed building in Greenwich, London, on the National Heritage List for…
Museums & galleries
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich
National Maritime Museum is a listed building in Greenwich, London, on the National Heritage…
Museums & galleries
National Portrait Gallery
Westminster
The National Portrait Gallery in London holds portraits of historically important British pe…
Performing arts
National Theatre
South Bank
The National Theatre is a theatre building on the South Bank in London, opened in 1976 to de…
Performing arts
New Victoria Theatre
Westminster
New Victoria Theatre is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritage L…
Markets
Old Spitalfields Market
Spitalfields
Old Spitalfields Market is a covered market east of the City of London, Grade II listed, in…
Performing arts
Old Vic Theatre
Lambeth
Old Vic Theatre is a listed building in Lambeth, London, on the National Heritage List for E…
Architecture & design
Orangery at Kensington Palace
Kensington and Chelsea
Orangery at Kensington Palace is a listed building in Kensington and Chelsea, London, on the…
Transport gateways
Paddington Station
Westminster
Paddington Station is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritage Lis…
Performing arts
Palace Theatre
Westminster
Palace Theatre is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritage List fo…
Religious sites
Parish Church of St Dunstan and All Saints (the Church of the High Seas)
Tower Hamlets
Parish Church of St Dunstan and All Saints (the Church of the High Seas) is a listed buildin…
Nightlife
Prince Alfred Public House
Westminster
Prince Alfred Public House is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heri…
Nightlife
Princess Louise
Holborn
The Princess Louise is a public house on High Holborn in London, Grade II* listed, with an 1…
Religious sites
Priory Church of St John of Jerusalem
Islington
Priory Church of St John of Jerusalem is a listed building in Islington, London, on the Nati…
Parks & gardens
Regent's Park
Westminster
Regent's Park is a designed landscape in Westminster, London, entered at Grade I on the nati…
Religious sites
Roman Catholic Church of St Etheldreda
Camden
Roman Catholic Church of St Etheldreda is a listed building in Camden, London, on the Nation…
Performing arts
Royal Albert Hall
South Kensington
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall in South Kensington, London, opened in 1871 as part…
Shopping
Royal Arcade
Westminster
The Royal Arcade is a covered arcade of 1879 between Old Bond Street and Albemarle Street in…
Architecture & design
Royal College of Physicians
Camden
Royal College of Physicians is a listed building in Camden, London, on the National Heritage…
Markets
Royal Exchange
City of London
Royal Exchange is a listed building in City of London, London, on the National Heritage List…
Performing arts
Royal Festival Hall
South Bank
The Royal Festival Hall is a concert hall on the South Bank in London, built for the Festiva…
Architecture & design
Royal Naval College North West Building King Charles Quarters
Greenwich
Royal Naval College North West Building King Charles Quarters is a listed building in Greenw…
Architecture & design
Royal Naval College southwest building, King William's Quarter
Greenwich
Royal Naval College southwest building, King William's Quarter is a listed building in Green…
Architecture & design
Royal Naval College, Queen Mary's Quarter
Greenwich
Royal Naval College, Queen Mary's Quarter is a listed building in Greenwich, London, on the…
Architecture & design
Royal Observatory, The Transit House
Greenwich
Royal Observatory, The Transit House is a listed building in Greenwich, London, on the Natio…
Performing arts
Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden is the home of The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet.…
Restaurants
Rules
Covent Garden
Rules is a restaurant on Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, trading since 1798 and the oldest res…
Shopping
Selfridges
Westminster
Selfridges is a department store on Oxford Street in London, opened in 1909 to a steel-frame…
Architecture & design
Simpsons of Piccadilly
Westminster
Simpsons of Piccadilly is a Modernist shop building of 1936 by Joseph Emberton, Grade II* li…
Architecture & design
Skinners Hall
City of London
Skinners Hall is a listed building in City of London, London, on the National Heritage List…
Markets
Smithfield Poultry Market
City of London
Smithfield Poultry Market in the City of London is a Grade II listed market building of 1963…
Parks & gardens
St James's Park
Westminster
St James's Park is a designed landscape in Westminster, London, entered at Grade I on the na…
Transport gateways
St Pancras Station and Former Midland Grand Hotel
Camden
St Pancras Station and Former Midland Grand Hotel is a listed building in Camden, London, on…
Architecture & design
Stationers' Hall
City of London
Stationers' Hall is a listed building in City of London, London, on the National Heritage Li…
Nightlife
The Argyll Public House
Westminster
The Argyll Public House is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the National Heritag…
Civic & heritage
The British Library
Bloomsbury
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, on Euston Road in London.…
Museums & galleries
The Geffrye Museum
Hackney
The Geffrye Museum is a listed building in Hackney, London, on the National Heritage List fo…
Nightlife
The George Inn
The George Inn is a listed building in Southwark, London, on the National Heritage List for…
Performing arts
The Haymarket Theatre (Theatre Royal)
Westminster
The Haymarket Theatre (Theatre Royal) is a listed building in Westminster, London, on the Na…
Architecture & design
The Middle Tower
Tower Hamlets
The Middle Tower is a listed building in Tower Hamlets, London, on the National Heritage Lis…
Architecture & design
The Ranger's House
Greenwich
The Ranger's House is a listed building in Greenwich, London, on the National Heritage List…
Architecture & design
The Royal Hospital Entrance Gates and Lodges (on North West Side of Burton's Court) Fronting St Leonard's Terrace
Kensington and Chelsea
The Royal Hospital Entrance Gates and Lodges (on North West Side of Burton's Court) Fronting…
Architecture & design
The Royal Hospital Main Hospital Buildings Seven Three Storey Connected Blocks
Kensington and Chelsea
The Royal Hospital Main Hospital Buildings Seven Three Storey Connected Blocks is a listed b…
Civic & heritage
The Savoy
Covent Garden
The Savoy is a hotel on the Strand in London, opened in 1889 beside the Savoy Theatre, Grade…
Architecture & design
The Tower House
Kensington and Chelsea
The Tower House is a listed building in Kensington and Chelsea, London, on the National Heri…
Architecture & design
The White Tower
Tower Hamlets
The White Tower is a listed building in Tower Hamlets, London, on the National Heritage List…
Nightlife
The Widow's Son Public House
Tower Hamlets
The Widow's Son Public House is a listed building in Tower Hamlets, London, on the National…
Restaurants
The Wolseley
Westminster
The Wolseley is a cafe-restaurant on Piccadilly in London, occupying a Grade II* listed show…
Architecture & design
Tide Mill (Known As the House Mill)
Tide Mill (Known As the House Mill) is a listed building in Newham, London, on the National…
Architecture & design
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a listed building in London, on the National Heritage List for England at Gr…
Architecture & design
Tower Bridge Approach
Tower Hamlets
Tower Bridge Approach is a listed building in Tower Hamlets, London, on the National Heritag…
Architecture & design
Tower of London
Tower Hamlets
Tower of London is a listed building in Tower Hamlets, London, on the National Heritage List…
Religious sites
Union Chapel
Islington
Union Chapel is a listed building in Islington, London, on the National Heritage List for En…
Religious sites
Wesley's Chapel
Islington
Wesley's Chapel is a listed building in Islington, London, on the National Heritage List for…
Religious sites
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
Westminster Abbey is a Gothic church in London, largely rebuilt from 1245 under Henry III, a…
Museums & galleries
Whitechapel Art Gallery
Tower Hamlets
Whitechapel Art Gallery is a listed building in Tower Hamlets, London, on the National Herit…
Performing arts
Wilton's Music Hall
Tower Hamlets
Wilton's Music Hall is a listed building in Tower Hamlets, London, on the National Heritage…
Nightlife
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
City of London
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is a public house off Fleet Street in London, rebuilt in 1667 after…
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Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury is a district of central London within the Borough of Camden, laid out largely as Georgian garden squares. It contains the University of London's central precinct and several national collections.
4 verified places
neighborhood
South Bank
South Bank is a riverside area on the south side of the Thames in central London, largely within the Borough of Lambeth. It carries a continuous pedestrian route past a cluster of post-war arts buildings.
3 verified places
neighborhood
Westminster
Westminster is the historic seat of English and British government, holding the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and, at its northern end, Trafalgar Square and the national galleries.
21 verified places
municipality
City of London
The City of London is the historic core and financial district of London, governed separately from the surrounding boroughs by the City of London Corporation.
16 verified places
neighborhood
South Kensington
South Kensington is a district of west London holding the group of national museums and colleges founded after the Great Exhibition of 1851, an area sometimes still called Albertopolis.
3 verified places
neighborhood
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district of central London built around a piazza laid out by Inigo Jones in the 1630s, which held London's principal fruit and vegetable market until 1974.
5 verified places
neighborhood
Holborn
Holborn lies between Bloomsbury and the City of London and holds the Inns of Court, the historic centre of the English legal profession, along with several of London's least-altered Victorian public houses.
2 verified places
neighborhood
Spitalfields
Spitalfields grew around a wholesale fruit and vegetable market and a Huguenot silk-weaving industry, and retains a dense run of early Georgian houses built for master weavers.
2 verified places
borough
Camden
Camden is a borough of London, an official administrative unit. It is recorded here because 10 verified places in this corpus fall within it.
10 verified places
borough
Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets is a borough of London, an official administrative unit. It is recorded here because 11 verified places in this corpus fall within it.
11 verified places
borough
Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington and Chelsea is a borough of London, an official administrative unit. It is recorded here because 10 verified places in this corpus fall within it.
10 verified places
borough
Greenwich
Greenwich is a borough of London, an official administrative unit. It is recorded here because 8 verified places in this corpus fall within it.
8 verified places
borough
Hackney
Hackney is a borough of London, an official administrative unit. It is recorded here because 3 verified places in this corpus fall within it.
3 verified places
borough
Lambeth
Lambeth is a borough of London, an official administrative unit. It is recorded here because 2 verified places in this corpus fall within it.
2 verified places
borough
Lewisham
Lewisham is a borough of London, an official administrative unit. It is recorded here because 2 verified places in this corpus fall within it.
2 verified places
borough
Islington
Islington is a borough of London, an official administrative unit. It is recorded here because 5 verified places in this corpus fall within it.
5 verified places
Collections
Curated · After work
South Bank After Work
Three riverside buildings whose public spaces are open without a ticket, which is what makes the South Bank usable in the evening without booking anything.
3 places
Curated · Rainy day
Bloomsbury Reading
Three institutions within a mile of each other in and around Bloomsbury, all built around collections of things people wrote or made.
3 places
Curated · Solo afternoon
Trafalgar Square to the Abbey
A short walk down Whitehall linking the two national galleries at the top with the coronation church at the bottom.
3 places
Curated · Architecture & design
Albertopolis
The museum quarter built in South Kensington with the profits of the Great Exhibition of 1851, still functioning as its founders intended.
2 places
Curated · After work
London's Listed Pubs
Four public houses protected for their interiors rather than their beer, ordered west to east across the centre.
4 places
Curated · Architecture & design
Shopping as Architecture
Retail buildings that are listed for what they are rather than what they sell, from Regency arcade to Modernist shopfront.
5 places
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