Local Links

Here are some useful links to websites about London to help you plan your trip:

London Tourist Board www.londontouristboard.co.uk/
Welcome to the official website for the London Tourist Board - a one-stop site to help you plan your visit, find your way around and enjoy all the exciting attractions and events London has to offer...

Transport for London www.tfl.gov.uk/journeyplanner
All you need to know about getting around London by tube, bus, coach, boat, taxi and Docklands Light Railway. Tourists Guide to the tube

Summer concerts www.picnicconcerts.com/start/default.asp
Picnic Concerts this summer hosted at Kenwood House, Marble Hill House and Audley End

Educational Visits UK www.educationalvisitsuk.com/londonmap.htm
This web site complements our series of Educational Visits folders for the North, Heart and South of England, now in their eighth year of publication

Historic Royal Palaces www.hrp.org.uk/webcode/home.asp
Home of the Tower of London, Hampton Court, Kew Palace, Kensington Palace and Banqueting House

HandHeld History www.handheldhistory.com
Dial HandHeld History and take a fascinating journey through time at dozens of locations in London.

London Parks and Gardens Trust myweb.tiscali.co.uk/london.gardens/squares.htm
Discover London’s hidden garden secrets as 98 green oases welcome the public on one day of the year

London Town www.londontown.com/
Everything you need to know about what is happening in and around London, plus maps and hotel discounts etc...

This is London www.thisislondon.com/
Information about London, what to see and do etc. from the providers of London's Local Newspaper

24 Hour Museum www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/
Whats on in museums around the region, plus local news and events

The British Museum www.british-museum.ac.uk/

The Natural History Museum www.nhm.ac.uk/

The Science Museum www.nmsi.ac.uk/

The Victoria and Albert Museum www.vam.ac.uk/

Milesfaster www.milesfaster.co.uk/
International booking for hotels in the UK, specialists for London Hotels

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames www.visitrichmond.co.uk/

CIP manage the grounds of Chiswick House whilst English Heritage curate' the house itself.
www.hounslow.info/historichouses