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Electric Avenue

A 19th-century market street, Electric Avenue is known to be the first street to have been lit with electricity. Located in Brixton, it is a great place to buy electronics and gadgets such as cameras, mobile phones, laptops and such. It got fame from Eddy Grant’s hit single by the same name. The place is also a market for butchers and fish sellers, and also sell products from places like Africa and Portugal.The place goes down in history due to the infamous racially-inspired Brixton Riot of 1981 between the police and the protestors, which took place between 10th and 11th April and was called the ‘Bloody Saturday’ by the Time Magazine, leaving hundreds injured and causing loss and damage to public and personal property. Electric Avenue is also marred by the bombing of 1999 by a neo-Nazi bomber, David Copeland, with the purpose of sparking a racial war in Britain. Someone got suspicious and moved the bomb to a less crowded place in Electric Avenue, causing around 40 injuries. Read More

An expansive green open and recreational space spanning across 790 acres, Hampstead is one of the most popular heaths amongst Londoners. Not only is it a large beautiful open space, it is also home to a number of wildlife species and is also a national Zoo and a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. It is located in North London's zone two area. With an education centre, a running track, and swimming pool all clubbed together, Hampstead Heath is a great place to go with your family and friends. Have a picnic, open a pint of beer, laze around in the Sunday sun while playing board games or taking a dip in the pond. This place has something for everyone to do, and it even hosts live shows and charity runs for engaging people.Fun fact- Apart from being the inspiration for a number of films and poems, this is the place that was also the spark behind the famous series, Chronicles of Narnia, by C. S. Lewis. Read More

Perched along the borough of Richmond along the River Thames in the central part of London is the famous and royally magnificent Hampton Court Palace. Split into Tudor Palace and the Baroque, with gardens, playground, and an art gallery, the royalty of the place is not lost on its visitors. This more than 500 year old Palace was built starting 1515 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, spending 200,000 crowns on the property, to make it the finest one in London back in the day. When he lost support and majority, and later died, he was forced to give the Palace up to King Henry VIII, who resided there from 1529. The Great Hall and the royal Tennis court were later made by orders from King Henry VIII. Read More

Hyde Park is one of the eight royal parks in London. Located in the City of Westminster, in Central London, Hyde Park covers an area of 350 acres. It is home to a number of landmarks like the Serpentine Lake, the Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain and the Speaker's Corner. Hyde Park in London is one of the largest city parks in the entire world, covering an area of 142 hectares. It is home to over 4000 trees, a meadow, a large lake and beautiful flower gardens ans is visited by millions of tourists and local people every year. This is a place which has something in store for each and everyone. Various activities like swimming, boating, cycling and skating can be done here. There are also grounds for games like tennis, horse riding and many more. There are two lakeside restaurants in the park which serve everything from a coffee to a full course meal. There are numerous fascinating buildings and monuments within the park like the Joy of Life Fountain, Archiles Statue, The Serpentine Bridge, etc. On Sundays, one can visit the Speaker's corner to listen to the most popular orators of the city. Read More

Royal residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th Century, Kensington Palace, is situated in the Royal Borough of Kensington in Chelsea and London. A part of the palace, the State Rooms, is now a tourist attraction and is open for the public to explore and marvel at the grandeur, magnanimity, and history of the place. Kensington Palace is the home to and holds childhood memories of Queen Victoria and of many other royal princes and princesses for almost 300 years now. While the State Rooms are managed by a non-profit charitable organisation, Historic Royal Palaces, the private space is taken care of by the Royal Household, under the care of Royal Household Property Section.With entrances from sides, the place has relics and memorabilia from the Royal Collection on display, such as paintings and dresses worn by Queen Mary and Queen Victoria, audio and visual presentations, and other interactive experiences. Read More

A World Heritage Site, London’s Kew Gardens is famous for its sprawling landscape and impressive collection of flora and fauna. It is located at Kew, a former royal estate of Richmond upon Thames. It is home to the world’s most diverse and enchanting species of flora, spread over 121 hectares, and in existence for more than 250 years. Owing to its contribution to the development of the garden space and to its research in botany, Kew Gardens is famous the world over for it is home to close to 50,000 plants and has the world’s largest seed conservation project going on. The place also has vegetable gardens, tropical glasshouses, ponds, lakes, conservatories and even wildlife. If you have time in your favour and want to spend a day in the lap of nature, a visit to Kew Gardens for a good part of the day is a must. Enjoy the scenery, eat a hearty meal, and have fun with your family and friends. The place hosts exhibitions as well in the open space for visitors to feast their eyes. Read More

Located in the heart and center of West End, London, and built in 1670, Leicester Square is the one-stop entertainment hub for all your needs. Experience the best of shows and become bedazzled by the star-studded red carpet events at venues in the area. The vibe of the place stems from the many theatres around the place which has been entertaining people for hundreds of years and is commonly called ‘Theatreland’. Even though the square got open to public the in 1670, it was in the 1700s that the place started developing and becoming the epicentre of entertainment that it is now. Many of the theatres in the area today were built in the 1800s. Some of the famous and well-known theatres around the place are Odeon Leicester Square, Princes of Wales Theatre, Wyndham’s Theatre, Adelphi Theatre, Prince Charles Cinema etc., hosting many film premieres around the year, this place is hard to miss if you are a visitor in London. Read More

Located along London’s South Bank, London Dungeon is a themed thrilling attraction site and one of the 6 dungeons in the whole of UK, amongst others around the world. The place recreates the most horrible, gruesome and grotesque events from the capital’s history in a black comedy or gallows humour style. With a mix of live theatre and horror rides, the London Dungeon takes its visitors on London’s millennium-long criminal journey. The place at present has 19 shows and 20 actors who perform in and as the most notorious and ill-reputed characters such as Jack the Ripper, a serial killer in the 19th century or showcase events from London’s dark history, like the Gunpowder Plot, which was devised to assassinate King James I in the House of Lords in 1605.With 2 rides and other experiences such as witnessing actors dressed as the Plague Doctor during the Black Death, the shows are put up with special effects. They are interactive shows as the public is also encouraged to take part in them. Read More

Centrally located in London, the Coca-Cola London Eye is a huge Ferris wheel and can be called, the heart of the city. It is often regarded as the Millennium wheel. It rotates gracefully over the River Thames, opposite the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. The London Eye on the South Bank of the River Thames is located in the capital city of London.. It is a 443 feet tall structure which has a diameter of 394 feet. This was built to mark London's millennium celebrations in 2000 and it is also Europe's largest observation wheel. The individual glass capsules of the London eye offers the tourists wonderful views of the city as it reaches on the top. The journey lasts for about 30 minutes and it is always advised to reserve the time in advance. London Eye has also incorporated 4D experience, where people can be able to feel multi sensory special effects like scent, bubbles and wind. Read More

Located in the heart of Covent Garden Piazza, the London Transport or LT Museum is a London heritage site. It preserves and exhibits the place’s transport network, its history, and its growth over the years, along with all aspects of transportation in the city, ranging from buses to tubes to trains. The place maps London’s history and growth over the past 200 years, emphasising on how the transport helped and upgraded the culture and society for the people of the capital city of Britain and shaped what today is modern London. Spot the iconic red bus and the world’s 1st underground steam train belonging to the 1890s only at this museum. Apart from Covent Garden, the museum is also situated in Acton, which is called the London Transport Museum Depot. The former site caters more to tourists, while the latter is primarily a storage site. Read More