Location: Trafalgar Square / Embankment
Top Things to do in Trafalgar Square / Embankment
What to do and see in Trafalgar Square / Embankment, England: The Best Historic Sites
The crown jewels, Buckingham Palace, Camden Market…in London, history collides with art, fashion, food, and good British ale. A perfect day is different for everyone: culture aficionados shouldn't miss the Tate Modern and the Royal Opera House. If you love fashion, Oxford Street has shopping galore. For foodies, cream tea at Harrod’s or crispy fish from a proper chippy offers classic London flavor. Music and book buffs will love seeing Abbey Road and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at 221B Baker Street, of course).
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1. Richard D’Oyly Carte Monument
2. Somerset House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 989 reviews
Somerset House is a spectacular neo-classical building in the heart of London, sitting between the Strand and the River Thames. During summer months 55 fountains dance in the courtyard, and in winter you can skate on London's favourite ice rink. Somerset House also hosts open-air concerts and films, contemporary art, design and fashion exhibitions, family workshops and free guided tours of spaces usually hidden to visitors. The Trust's mission is to conserve and maintain Somerset House to the highest standards and to develop the site as a public space which is universally recognised as a world class visitor attraction and centre of excellence for culture and the arts.
Reviewed By EmmanuelRayLive
London Fashion Week, Emmanuel Ray with Boris Johnson. British Fashion Council. Flashback photo 25th anniversary.
3. St. Clement Danes Church
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4.5 based on 131 reviews
St Clement Danes church is the Central Church of The Royal Air Force. It is a perpetual shrine of remembrance to all those who have died in service in the RAF.
Reviewed By TeamWard - Nottingham, United Kingdom
The Bells of St Clements is all i could think of as we found St Clement Danes Church, a small church on an island road junction, pleasant to view.
4. Queen's Chapel of the Savoy
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 32 reviews
The Chapel is the last surviving building of a hospital founded by Henry VII for homeless people in 1512. It stands on the area of London known as the Savoy.The Chapel belongs to Her Majesty The Queen in Her Right as Duke of Lancaster. It is a ‘free’ chapel or ‘peculiar’ not falling within any bishop’s jurisdiction, but remaining firmly within the Church of England.
5. W. T. Stead
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By therichastill - Stevenage, United Kingdom
I have to admit I have never heard of W T Stead before seeing this impressive monument. He was a journalist who was held in high esteem by his peers. The memorial to him is located on the Victoria Embankment which I would recommend taking a walk along.
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7. Benjamin Franklin House
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 322 reviews
Benjamin Franklin House is the world's only remaining Franklin home. For nearly sixteen years between 1757 and 1775, Dr Benjamin Franklin - scientist, diplomat, philosopher, inventor, Founding Father of the United States and more - lived behind its doors. The Historical Experience presents the excitement and uncertainty of Franklin's London years using his historic rooms as staging for a drama which seamlessly integrates live performance, cutting edge lighting, sound and projection technology.
Reviewed By AlexE1004
This building acts as a symbol of how relations between the UK and the US were developed. The tour guides are impressively hospitable. The content of the presentation had the right balance of personal and contextual history to give you a strong sense of whom Benjamin Franklin was, and how his 16 years in London shaped his developing political views. The tour celebrates Franklin's diverse achievements with a demonstration of the glass harmonica (where guest can participate), a walking tour of the house and an informative video making it an interactive learning experience. Definitely one to make time for.
8. Hospitality Inn
Sit at the same bar where John, Paul, George and Ringo of Beatles' fame once visited after one of their royal audience performances.
