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Whitstable and Margate are two very different Kent coast moods. Whitstable is oysters, harbour, weatherboard houses and a slower food-focused day. Margate is art, vintage, Turner Contemporary, Dreamland and a more colourful seaside edge. Y
Winchester is calmer than Oxford, Cambridge or Bath, and that is its charm. You come for the cathedral, Great Hall, old streets, river walks and pub lunch, not for a frantic list of sights. It is a perfect one-day trip if you want history
Windsor is the easiest way to add royal England to a London trip without turning the day into a logistics project. The castle is the obvious reason to come, but the best Windsor day includes more than State Apartments and castle walls: walk
York is not the easiest day trip from London, but it is one of the best weekend trips by train. The city is compact, atmospheric and full of layers: Roman walls, Viking stories, medieval lanes, tea rooms, pubs, independent shops and the hug
Kew Palace is a British royal palace within the grounds of Kew Gardens on the banks of the River Thames. Originally a large complex, few elements of it survive. Dating to 1631 but built atop the undercroft of an earlier building, the main s
The Hammersmith Apollo, called the Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, previously and still commonly known as the Hammersmith Odeon, is a live entertainment performance venue opened in 1932 as a cinema named the Gaumont Palace. Located
Parliament Square is a square at the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in the City of Westminster in central London, England. Laid out in the 19th century, it features a large open green area in the centre with trees to its west, a
The Palace of Placentia, also known as Greenwich Palace, was an English royal residence that was initially built by Prince Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in 1443. Over the centuries it took several different forms, until it was turned into a
The White Tower is a former royal residence, the old keep, at the Tower of London in England. It was built by William the Conqueror during the early 1080s, and subsequently extended. The White Tower was the castle's strongest point militari
The State Opening of Parliament is a ceremonial event which formally marks the beginning of each session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. At its core is the Monarch's "gracious speech from the throne", which is also known as the Kin
Syon House is the west London residence of the Duke of Northumberland. A Grade I listed building, it lies within the 200-acre (80 hectare) Syon Park, in the London Borough of Hounslow. The family's traditional central London residence had
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held), was an international exhibition that took plac