ATTRACTIONS

LONDON EYE

At 135m, The London Eye is the world’s largest cantilevered observation wheel. It was conceived and designed by Marks Barfield Architects and was launched in 2000.

It has won over 85 awards for national and international tourism, outstanding architectural quality and engineering achievement. In fact, it has become the UK’s most popular paid for visitor attraction.

In 2020, The London Eye celebrated its 20th birthday.

ATTRACTIONS

MADAME TUSSAUDS

SEE FAMOUS FACES AT MADAME TUSSAUDS LONDON, AN INTERACTIVE WAX MUSEUM WITH MORE THAN 190 LIFELIKE WAX FIGURES ON DISPLAY. ARE YOU READY TO STEP INTO THE SPOTLIGHT? STEP INTO THE HOME OF FAMOUS FUN AT MADAME TUSSAUDS LONDON. 

ATTRACTIONS

WHIPSNADE ZOO

WHIPSNADE ZOO IS A UNIQUE DESTINATION TO GET CLOSE TO WILDLIFE AND EXPLORE THE WONDER OF THE NATURAL WORLD. ​ UNDER-PINNED BY WORLD-LEADING SCIENCE, THE ZOO PLAYS AN ACTIVE AND CRUCIAL ROLE IN GLOBAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.

ATTRACTIONS

THE LONDON DUNGEON

THE LONDON DUNGEON IS A UNIQUELY THRILLING ATTRACTION THAT WILL WHISK YOU WAY BACK TO THE CAPITAL'S MOST PERILOUS PAST. SEE, HEAR, FEEL AND (AHEM!) SMELL THE CHILLINGLY AMUSING CHARACTERS OF THE 'BAD OLD DAYS' AS THEY COME TO LIFE BEFORE YOU.

ATTRACTIONS

IFS CLOUD CABLE CAR

GLIDE ABOVE THE THAMES IN THE IFS CLOUD CABLE CAR (FORMERLY EMIRATES AIR LINE CABLE CAR) AND TAKE IN AERIAL VIEWS OF LONDON'S SKYLINE, AS YOU TRAVEL FROM THE GREENWICH PENINSULA TO THE ROYAL DOCKS.

ATTRACTIONS

ARCELORMITTAL ORBIT

MADE OF 35,000 BOLTS AND ENOUGH STEEL TO MAKE 265 DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES, THE ARCELORMITTAL ORBIT OFFERS EXTRAORDINARY 20-MILE VIEWS OVER QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK AND THE LONDON SKYLINE. STEEL WAS PARTLY CHOSEN AS A BUILDING MATERIAL FOR ITS INFINITE RECYCLABILITY – 60% OF THE ARCELORMITTAL ORBIT IS MADE FROM RECYCLED STEEL, INCLUDING WASHING MACHINES AND USED CARS.

THEATRES

THE THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE

THE THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS DRURY LANE, IS A WEST END THEATRE AND GRADE I LISTED BUILDING IN COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, ENGLAND. THE BUILDING FACES CATHERINE STREET (EARLIER NAMED BRIDGES OR BRYDGES STREET) AND BACKS ONTO DRURY LANE.

THE BUILDING IS THE MOST RECENT IN A LINE OF FOUR THEATRES WHICH WERE BUILT AT THE SAME LOCATION, THE EARLIEST OF WHICH DATED BACK TO 1663, MAKING IT THE OLDEST THEATRE SITE IN LONDON STILL IN USE. ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR PETER THOMSON, FOR ITS FIRST TWO CENTURIES.

THEATRES

THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE

THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS JUST THE NATIONAL THEATRE, WAS OPENED IN 1976 AS THE NEW HOME OF THE PUBLICLY FUNDED NATIONAL THEATRE COMPANY.

THE THEATRE IS OF MODERN CONCRETE ARCHITECTURE AND HOUSES 3 SEPARATE AUDITORIUMS. THE MAIN AUDITORIUM IS THE OLIVIER THEATRE WHICH IS NAMED AFTER LAURENCE OLIVIER, THE FIRST ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR THE THEATRE. THE LYTTELTON THEATRE FEATURES A PROSCENIUM ARCH DESIGN WHICH SEATS UP TO 890 GUESTS. AND FINALLY THE COTTESLOE THEATRE IS A SMALLER STUDIO SPACE WHICH HOLDS UP TO 400 DEPENDING ON THE CONFIGURATION.

THEATRES

THE PALACE THEATRE

THE THEATRE OPENED AS THE ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE IN JANUARY 1891 BUT WITHIN A YEAR IT WAS CONVERTED INTO A GRAND MUSIC HALL AND RENAMED THE PALACE THEATRE OF VARIETIES. IN 1925, THE MUSICAL COMEDY NO, NO, NANETTE OPENED AND THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY MANY OTHER MUSICALS. IN TIME THE THEATRE BECAME KNOWN AS A MUSICAL HOUSE. NOTABLE PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, LES MISERABLES, THE WOMAN IN WHITE, SPAMALOT AND PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT. THE PALACE THEATRE IS CURRENTLY HOME TO HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD.

THEATRES

THE LYCEUM THEATRE

OPERATED BY THE AMBASSADORS THEATRE GROUP, THE LYCEUM THEATRE IS INSTANTLY RECOGNISABLE BY ITS GRAND, GRADE II LISTED BUILDING THAT STANDS PROUDLY IN LONDON’S COVENT GARDEN. SINCE 1999, THE THEATRE HAS BEEN HOME TO DISNEY’S THE LION KING, A BELOVED MUSICAL THAT’S BECOME A MAJOR PART OF THE WEST END’S CULTURAL SCENE.

THEATRES

THE APOLLO THEATRE

THE APOLLO VICTORIA THEATRE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP (ATG), WHO PROUDLY OFFER THE BEST LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WORLDWIDE. THE THEATRE HAS BEEN PART OF ATG SINCE 2009, DURING WHICH TIME THE APOLLO VICTORIA HAS BEEN HOME TO THE WEST END SENSATION, WICKED THE MUSICAL.

THEATRES

THE LONDON PALLADIUM

FROM THE EARLY 1990S, THE THEATRE HOUSED LONGER RUNS OF SEVERAL LARGE SCALE MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS, STARTING WITH THE JASON DONOVAN-LED REVIVAL OF JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT IN 1991. OWNED BY THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRES GROUP FROM 2000, ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER HAS PRODUCED MUSICAL REVIVALS OF THE SOUND OF MUSIC IN 2006 AND THE WIZARD OF OZ IN 2010, BOTH OF WHICH CAST THEIR LEADING LADIES THROUGH AUDIENCE-VOTED TALENT SHOWS BROADCAST ON BBC1.

THEATRES

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST CELEBRATED THEATRES AND THE HOME OF THE ROYAL BALLET, THE ROYAL OPERA AND THE ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE. OVER ONE MILLION PEOPLE COME THROUGH OUR DOORS EACH YEAR AND MANY MORE AROUND THE UK AND GLOBALLY EXPERIENCE US THROUGH TOURING PARTNERSHIPS, CINEMA RELAYS, FREE OUTDOOR SCREENINGS, RADIO, TV AND LIVE-STREAMING.

CULTURE

CUTTY SARK

CUTTY SARK REPRESENTS THE PINNACLE OF CLIPPER SHIP DESIGN AND WAS ONE OF THE FASTEST SHIPS OF ITS DAY. AGED 14 YEARS, CUTTY SARK STARTED RECORDING REMARKABLY FAST PASSAGE TIMES, UNDER HER MASTER RICHARD WOODGET, AND BECAME THE DOMINANT SHIP IN BRINGING WOOL FROM AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND.

CULTURE

CHURCHILL WAR ROOMS

THE CABINET WAR ROOMS PROVIDED THE SECRET UNDERGROUND HEADQUARTERS FOR THE CORE OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT THROUGHOUT THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

THE FEAR THAT LONDON WOULD BE THE TARGET OF AERIAL BOMBARDMENT HAD TROUBLED THE GOVERNMENT SINCE THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND IN 1938 THE BASEMENT OF A WHITEHALL BUILDING WAS CHOSEN AS THE SITE FOR THE CABINET WAR ROOMS. FROM 1940 – 1945 HUNDREDS OF MEN AND WOMEN WOULD SPEND THOUSANDS OF VITAL HOURS HERE AND IT SOON BECAME THE INNER SANCTUM OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

CULTURE

HMS BELFAST

HMS BELFAST IS A TOWN-CLASS LIGHT CRUISER THAT WAS BUILT FOR THE ROYAL NAVY. SHE IS NOW PERMANENTLY MOORED AS A MUSEUM SHIP ON THE RIVER THAMES IN LONDON AND IS OPERATED BY THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM.

CULTURE

TOWER OF LONDON

AS THE MOST SECURE CASTLE IN THE LAND, THE TOWER OF LONDON GUARDED ROYAL POSSESSIONS AND EVEN THE ROYAL FAMILY IN TIMES OF WAR AND REBELLION. BUT FOR 500 YEARS MONARCHS ALSO USED THE TOWER AS A SURPRISINGLY LUXURIOUS PALACE. THROUGHOUT HISTORY, THE TOWER HAS ALSO BEEN A VISIBLE SYMBOL OF AWE AND FEAR.

CULTURE

TOWER BRIDGE

TOWER BRIDGE WAS BUILT OVER 125 YEARS AGO TO EASE ROAD TRAFFIC WHILE MAINTAINING RIVER ACCESS TO THE BUSY POOL OF LONDON DOCKS.

BUILT WITH GIANT MOVABLE ROADWAYS THAT LIFT UP FOR PASSING SHIPS, IT IS TO THIS DAY CONSIDERED AN ENGINEERING MARVEL AND BEYOND BEING ONE OF LONDON’S FAVOURITE ICONS, IT IS ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS AND INSTANTLY RECOGNISABLE STRUCTURES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

CULTURE

WESTMINSTER ABBEY

THE WESTMINSTER ABBEY HAS BEEN THE CORONATION CHURCH SINCE 1066, AND IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF 17 MONARCHS. THE CHURCH WE SEE TODAY WAS BEGUN BY HENRY III IN 1245. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GOTHIC BUILDINGS IN THE COUNTRY, AND HAS THE MEDIEVAL SHRINE OF AN ANGLO-SAXON SAINT AT ITS HEART.

CULTURE

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

BUCKINGHAM PALACE HAS SERVED AS THE OFFICIAL LONDON RESIDENCE OF THE UK’S SOVEREIGNS SINCE 1837 AND TODAY IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS OF THE MONARCH. ALTHOUGH IN USE FOR THE MANY OFFICIAL EVENTS AND RECEPTIONS HELD BY THE KING, THE STATE ROOMS AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE ARE OPEN TO VISITORS EVERY SUMMER.

CULTURE

PALACE OF WESTMINSTER

THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER IS AN ICON OF OUR NATION’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. IT IS THE HOME OF OUR DEMOCRACY AND A WORKPLACE FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

THE PALACE HAS A RICH AND REMARKABLE HISTORY. THE FIRST ROYAL PALACES ON THIS SITE WERE BUILT BY KING CANUTE THE GREAT AND THEN EDWARD THE CONFESSOR DURING THE 11TH CENTURY.

TODAY THE BUILDING IN WHICH THE UK’S PARLIAMENTARIANS CONDUCT THEIR DAILY BUSINESS ALSO RANKS AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST RECOGNISABLE LANDMARKS ALONGSIDE THE EIFFEL TOWER, THE PYRAMIDS, THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.

CULTURE

KENSINGTON PALACE

KENSINGTON PALACE WAS ONCE A SMALL AND SUBURBAN VILLA, KNOWN AS NOTTINGHAM HOUSE. NEW MONARCHS WILLIAM III AND MARY II CHOSE THIS MODEST MANSION IN 1689 TO BE THEIR COUNTRY RETREAT. OVER THE YEARS, STUART AND GEORGIAN MONARCHS TRANSFORMED THE PALACE INTO A FASHIONABLE HOME FOR BRITAIN’S YOUNG ROYAL FAMILIES.

MORE RECENTLY, THE PALACE HAS BEEN HOME TO DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES, PRINCESS MARGARET AND THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX. IT IS ALSO THE LONDON HOME OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE AND THEIR CHILDREN. 

ACTIVITIES

LONDON ZOO

THE INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY IS THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DIVISION OF THE ZSL. IT IS A GOVERNMENT-FUNDED RESEARCH INSTITUTE, WHICH SPECIALISES IN SCIENTIFIC ISSUES RELEVANT TO THE CONSERVATION OF SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS.

THE INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY FOCUSES ITS RESEARCH ON FIVE AREAS: EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, GENETICS, ECOLOGY, REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY AND WILDLIFE EPIDEMIOLOGY.

ACTIVITIES

SEA LIFE

VISIT TODAY TO DISCOVER AMAZING MARINE LIFE AT SEA LIFE LONDON AQUARIUM. FIND OUT ABOUT PENGUINS, SEA TURTLES, SHARKS, JELLYFISH AND MUCH MORE!

ACTIVITIES

UP AT THE O2

TAKE AN EXHILIRATING OUTDOOR CLIMB OVER THE WORLD FAMOUS ROOF AND ENJOY THE INCREDIBLE VIEWS OF LONDON. YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM DAYTIME, SUNSET AND TWILIGHT CLIMBS TO DISCOVER A DIFFERENT SIDE OF LONDON. YOU’LL GET A 360 DEGREE VIEW OF HISTORIC GREENWICH, THE OLYMPIC PARK AND CANARY WHARF.

ACTIVITIES

CAMDEN MARKET

CAMDEN MARKET IS A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF CREATIVE SELLERS, STREET FOOD TRADERS AND INDEPENDENT STORES NEXT TO THE REGENT’S CANAL. OPEN EVERY DAY, WE HAVE OVER 1,000 PLACES TO SHOP, EAT, DRINK AND DANCE IN OUR HISTORIC CENTRAL LONDON LOCATION.

ACTIVITIES

BBC EARTH EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE AN UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY THROUGH THE NATURAL WORLD AND EXPLORE THE UNIQUE AND EXTRAORDINARY DIVERSITY OF OUR SEVEN UNIQUE CONTINENTS ON THE MOST EPIC SCALE. FEATURING BESPOKE NARRATION FROM DAVID ATTENBOROUGH, BBC EARTH EXPERIENCE SHOWCASES BREATH-TAKING FOOTAGE AND MUSIC FROM THE BBC STUDIOS NATURAL HISTORY UNIT TELEVISION SERIES SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET, PROJECTED ON MULTIPLE MULTI-ANGLE SCREENS USING THE VERY LATEST DIGITAL SCREEN TECHNOLOGY.

PARKS

KENSINGTON GARDENS

DREAMED UP BY QUEEN CAROLINE IN THE 18TH CENTURY, THESE CELEBRATED GARDENS WERE ORIGINALLY PART OF KENSINGTON PALACE. TODAY, THEY ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE – NO LONGER EXCLUSIVE, BUT STILL EXTRAORDINARY. 

YOU ARE INVITED TO EXPLORE THE HISTORIC TREE AVENUES, MAJESTIC VISTAS AND BLOSSOMING FLOWER WALKS WHERE GENERATIONS OF WRITERS AND ARTISTS HAVE SET THEIR IMAGINATIONS FREE. FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS, AND YOU MIGHT JUST MEET THE PARK’S MOST FAMOUS FICTIONAL RESIDENT – PETER PAN, THE BOY WHO WOULDN’T GROW UP. YOU CAN FIND HIM DOWN BY THE LONG WATER, KEEPING COMPANY WITH THE SWANS AND DUCKS.

PARKS

BUCKINGHAM PALACE GARDENS

EXPLORE BUCKINGHAM PALACE GARDEN, AND DISCOVER ITS SIGHTS BEFORE ENJOYING A UNIQUE, ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO PICNIC ON THE LAWN WITH VIEWS OF THE PALACE.FOLLOW A ROUTE AROUND THE GARDEN AT YOUR OWN PACE AND EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY AND CALM OF THIS WALLED OASIS IN CENTRAL LONDON. AMONG THE MANY FEATURES TO DISCOVER ARE THE 156-METRE HERBACEOUS BORDER, THE HORSE CHESTNUT AVENUE, THE PLANE TREES PLANTED BY QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT, AND THE FAMOUS LAKE WITH ITS ISLAND THAT IS HOME TO THE BUCKINGHAM PALACE BEES.

PARKS

KEW ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS

FOUNDED IN 1840, THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AT KEW IS ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND IMPORTANT BOTANICAL GARDENS IN THE WORLD, HOUSING THE "LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE BOTANICAL AND MYCOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS" AROUND THE GLOBE. A STUNNING SANCTUARY LESS THAN 30 MINUTES FROM CENTRAL LONDON.

PARKS

HAMPTON COURT PALACE GARDENS

THESE GARDENS, NOW VISITED BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY YEAR, WERE ONCE THE EXCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND OF KINGS AND QUEENS.  NEW IDEAS AND DESIGNS ARRIVED WITH EACH NEW ERA, FROM THE TUDORS THROUGH TO THE VICTORIANS.

TODAY THE GARDENS AND ESTATE TEAM CONTINUE THE WORK OF PAST ROYAL GARDENERS.

PARKS

WINDSOR GREAT PARK

PART OF THE WINDSOR ESTATE, WINDSOR GREAT PARK IS AN ANCIENT ROYAL LANDSCAPE OF FORESTS, GRASSLANDS, LAKES AND GARDENS. VISIT AND YOU WILL DISCOVER 1,000 YEARS OF HISTORY INCLUDING HISTORICAL MONUMENTS, RARE WILDLIFE AND NATIONAL COLLECTIONS OF PLANTS AND CHAMPION TREES.

MUSEUMS

THE BRITISH MUSEUM

THE BRITISH MUSEUM WAS FOUNDED IN 1753 AND OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1759. IT WAS THE FIRST NATIONAL MUSEUM TO COVER ALL FIELDS OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE, OPEN TO VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD.

ENLIGHTENMENT IDEALS AND VALUES – CRITICAL SCRUTINY OF ALL ASSUMPTIONS, OPEN DEBATE, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, PROGRESS AND TOLERANCE – HAVE MARKED THE MUSEUM SINCE ITS FOUNDATION.

MUSEUMS

THE NATIONAL GALLERY

THE NATIONAL GALLERY HOUSES THE NATION’S COLLECTION OF WESTERN EUROPEAN PAINTING FROM THE 13TH TO THE EARLY 20TH CENTURIES. LOCATED IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE IN CENTRAL LONDON, THE NATIONAL GALLERY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 361 DAYS A YEAR, FREE OF CHARGE. THE COLLECTION REPRESENTS THE GREATEST WESTERN EUROPEAN PAINTERS INCLUDING VAN EYCK, RAPHAEL, LEONARDO DA VINCI, TURNER, REMBRANDT, DEGAS, CÉZANNE, VAN GOGH, RENOIR, MONET, RUBENS, VELÁZQUEZ, VAN DYCK, TITIAN AND BELLINI. 

MUSEUMS

SCIENCE MUSEUM

THE SCIENCE MUSEUM IS THE MOST VISITED MUSEUM RELATED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN EUROPE AND NO WONDER. THERE ARE OVER 300,000 OBJECTS TO EXPLORE, INCLUDING FAMOUS EXHIBITS LIKE GEORGE STEPHENSON'S RECORD-SETTING ROCKET STEAM LOCOMOTIVE, AND THE COMMAND CAPSULE USED BY THE APOLLO 10 ASTRONAUTS.

MUSEUMS

VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM

THE V&A IS THE WORLD'S LEADING MUSEUM OF ART AND DESIGN, HOUSING A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF OVER 2.8 MILLION OBJECTS, BOOKS AND ARCHIVES THAT SPAN OVER 5,000 YEARS OF HUMAN CREATIVITY.

MUSEUMS

NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM ARE DIVERSE AND EXTENSIVE. THE HOLDINGS OF SHIP MODELS AND PLANS DATE FROM THE 17TH CENTURY. THERE IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF BOATS FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES, BUT MOST OF THE VESSELS DATE FROM THE 19TH CENTURY AND LATER.

MUSEUMS

TATE BRITAIN

TATE BRITAIN IS THE WORLD CENTRE FOR THE UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF BRITISH ART AND PROMOTES INTEREST IN BRITISH ART INTERNATIONALLY. UNRIVALLED DISPLAYS SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF ART IN BRITAIN FROM TUDOR TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY. THE BP BRITISH ART DISPLAYS ARE PRESENTED IN SEVERAL WAYS. LARGE AREAS ARE DEVOTED TO THE PRESENTATION OF HISTORIC, TWENTIETH-CENTURY AND CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ART. ALONGSIDE THESE ARE SPECIAL DISPLAYS WHICH LOOK AT INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS OR PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF BRITISH ART.

SPORTS

LORD'S CRICKET GROUND

LORD’S CRICKET GROUND, HEADQUARTERS AND HOME GROUND OF THE MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB, LONG THE WORLD’S FOREMOST CRICKET ORGANIZATION, AND THE SCENE OF TEST MATCHES BETWEEN ENGLAND AND VISITING NATIONAL TEAMS AND OF MATCHES OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY CRICKET CLUB, OXFORD VERSUS CAMBRIDGE, AND ETON VERSUS HARROW. VARIOUS CUP FINALS AND ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ALSO TAKE PLACE THERE.

SPORTS

EMIRATES STADIUM

THE EMIRATES IS HOME TO THE LEGENDARY ARSENAL FC, ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND BEST CLUBS IN ENGLAND. INAUGURATED IN 2006 AND WITH A CAPACITY OF 60,000 SPECTATORS, IT'S ONE OF THE FEW STADIUMS IN EUROPE WITH THE MAXIMUM FIFA RATING.

ARSENAL OFFER THE OPTION TO SEE THE EMIRATES STADIUM THROUGH A SELF-GUIDED STADIUM TOUR. YOU CAN WALK THROUGH THE STADIUM AT YOUR OWN PACE WITH THE COMPANY OF AN AUDIO GUIDE. THE ROUTE INCLUDES THE CHANGING ROOMS AND PLAYERS’ TUNNEL.

SPORTS

THE OVAL

LOCATED IN THE SOUTH LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH, THE OVAL IS WHERE IT ALL BEGUN. OPENED IN 1845, THE FIRST EVER TEST MATCH WAS PLAYED HERE IN 1880 BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA (WHICH ENGLAND WON BY 5 WICKETS), ALTHOUGH IT WASN’T UNTIL 1882 THE FAMOUS ASHES URN WOULD BE INTRODUCED. TRADITIONALLY, THE FINAL TEST MATCH OF ANY SERIES IN ENGLAND IS PLAYED HERE.

SPORTS

WEMBLEY STADIUM

BUILT FOR THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION OF 1924, WEMBLEY WAS DUE TO BE DEMOLISHED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. HOWEVER, BUSINESSMAN AND CIVIL SERVANT SIR JAMES STEVENSON SUGGESTED THE STADIUM STAY OPEN, AS FOOTBALL HAD BEEN PLAYED ON THE GROUNDS WHERE IT WAS BUILT SINCE THE 1880S.

OF COURSE, WEMBLEY IS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN FOOTBALL. AS THE PRE-EMINENT SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUE IN BRITAIN, IT’S HOSTED A WIDE RANGE OF EVENTS FROM RUGBY TO SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONSHIPS, STOCK CAR AND GREYHOUND RACING – AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. 

SPORTS

WIMBLEDON STADIUM

THE HUB OF SPORTS, EVENTS, CONFERENCES AND PRIVATE HIRE FACILITIES IN WIMBLEDON. HOME TO AFC WIMBLEDON, THE 9,300 CAPACITY STADIUM OFFERS UNRIVALLED EVENT SPACE.FEATURING STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES, OUTSTANDING CATERING FROM ELIOR UK AND FIRST-CLASS SERVICE, THE STADIUM IS THE PERFECT SETTING TO HOST AN ARRAY OF CORPORATE AND PRIVATE EVENTS. THE VENUE BOASTS A SERIES OF STUNNING SUITES AND EXECUTIVE BOXES FEATURING SPECTACULAR PITCH VIEWS THAT CAN HOST EVENTS RANGING FROM 10-400 GUESTS.

SPORTS

ASCOT RACECOURSE

ASCOT RACECOURSE WAS FOUNDED BY QUEEN ANNE IN 1711, AND HAS SINCE RECEIVED THE SUPPORT OF A FURTHER TWELVE MONARCHS. THE ASCOT SUMMER RACE MEETING OFFICIALLY BECAME A ROYAL WEEK IN 1911. THE KING AND QUEEN ARE OWNER AND BREEDER OF MANY THOROUGHBRED HORSES AND SHARE AN INTEREST IN HORSES WITH MANY MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY.

SPORTS

QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK

QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK IS THE HEART OF A DYNAMIC, VIBRANT NEW COMMUNITY ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF LONDON. THE AREA IS A HUB FOR THE CREATIVE, NEW MEDIA AND DIGITAL INDUSTRIES AND IS HOME TO MORE ARTISTS, CREATORS AND MAKERS THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN EUROPE.