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The Exploring Albion Guide to Canterbury
Canterbury is one of those English cities where even just wandering the streets makes you feel happy. It has a relaxed atmosphere and, even when it is busy, it is a great place to spend a day. Despite being heavily bombed during the Second World War, it still oozes history. There are historic...
The Best FREE Museums in London – Part 2
Following on from our article the Best FREE Museums in London – Part 1, we continue our quest to find the top London museums that will cost you not a penny to enter. Although none of these next museums is as large as those featured in Part 1, none of them is small. Most of them are important...
Where is the Millennium Bridge and Why Was it built?
The iconic Millennium Bridge is a steel-suspension, pedestrian-only, footbridge. It was inaugurated on 10th June 2000, by Her Majesty the Queen. It is the first bridge spanning the River Thames in Central London since Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. Its official title is London Millennium...
Why is there a Chinatown in London? Amazing Chinatown London Facts
When people imagine London, they tend to think of the London Eye, Big Ben, the Tower of Tower and Buckingham Palace. In the centre of the city, there's also another, less well-known attraction, Chinatown. Imagine a bustling hub of East Asian culture in the middle of the world’s greatest city....
The Best FREE Museums in London – Part 1
London is well known for the quality of its museums. There are a large number of them, and they cover a vast range of topics. Some are small and need a little local knowledge to find them. Others are huge and known across the world for the quality of their research and the richness of their...
London’s Royal Parks
London's Royal Parks: An Introduction Despite its status as the world's premier global city, London is also famous for its green spaces. Its tree-lined avenues, numerous parks and many gardens help to make it a place where you are just as likely to see a tree as you are to see tarmac. Known...