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Looking towards Minster Cliffs and the Leas  Minster, Isle of Sheppey

Sheerness

in the county of Kent

A ticket to Ryde?

Ryde

in the county of Isle of Wight

14th Century Pack Horse Bridge

Clun

in the county of Shropshire

Recommended towns & villages near Tower of London

Albert Memorial, Hyde Park, London

London

(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction W)

London is one of the top cities in the world, full of history and so many beautiful and fascinating places to visit.You will never tire of all the many fascinating and exciting.....

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Skinners Arms

St Pancras

(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction NW)

The name of the area is taken from the boy martyred in AD 304. Pancras was the orphaned Christian son of a Phrygian nobleman who was brought up at the court of the Emperor in Rome...

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Lewisham street in Westminister district of London

Westminster

(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction W)

Of all the jewels in the City of Westminster, none shines more brightly than Westminster Abbey, stunning setting for the coronation of almost every English monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned there in 1066...

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The Duke

Piccadilly

(2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction W)

One of the Capital's most noted places, Piccadilly sweeps uphill with handsome houses on one side and Green Park on the other...

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One of the many Coach & Horses in London.  This one is Mayfair, off New Bond St.

Mayfair

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction W)

Mayfair has it all, it is the haunt of the rich and famous, with elegant houses and apartment buildings that are the sole province of the wealthy...

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Marylebone, London

Marylebone

(3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction W)

Marylebone is one of London's more affluent area's, it is home mostly to the well to do, and yet only a couple of centuries ago a large workhouse was built here to give shelter to the poor and homeless, often foundlings were discovered on the workhouse doorstep...

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St Michael's Church

Camden Town

(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction NW)

Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London...

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Abney Park Cemetery

Stoke Newington

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction N)

Stoke Newington offers visitors a diverse cultural experience, it has restaurants of all types of cuisine, plenty of pubs, clubs, shops and markets, and is sufficiently close to all the historic attractions at the heart of the City of London...

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Greenwich, Greater London

Greenwich

(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction SE)

The might of british sea-power and the historic town of Greenwich are inseparable. Two famous English sea-faring vessels are here, one is the Cutty Sark, a famous old clipper that shipped tea from China in the 19th-century, and the other, from the 20th-century is Gypsy Moth 1V, sailed round the world by Sir Francis Chichester...

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The Weavers Arms

Stamford Hill

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction N)

Stamford Hill lies in the north of the London Borough of Hackney. It is a popular residential area, and home to one of Europes' largest Orthodox Jewish communities...

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City Hall near Tower Bridge, London June 2009

City Hall, London

(0.3 miles, 0.4 km)

Little gasps go up at the sight of the great rounded glass building on the south bank of the River Thames. Whether this is.....

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Tower Bridge, London

Tower Bridge

(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)

London Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. It is a beautiful piece of Victorian engineering and is one of the many symbols of.....

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Winchester Palace, London, along the embankment.

Winchester Palace

(0.5 miles, 0.7 km)

Winchester Palace was built in the early 13th century as the London house of the Bishops of Winchester. Destroyed by fire in.....

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The Golden Hinde, London, Greater London

The Golden Hinde

(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)

An authentic replica of the galleon in which Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world in 1577 – 1580, our ship has travelled.....

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The Clink Prison Museum, London, Greater London

The Clink Prison Museum

(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)

The world's most notorious medieval prison which functioned from the 12th century until 1780...

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George Inn

(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)

Last remaining galleried inn in London, situated near the river Thames. Famous as a coaching terminus since the 17th century, it.....

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Southwark Cathedral, South Bank, London

Southwark Cathedral

(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)

This is believed to be the oldest Gothic building in London, it stands on a spot where religious buildings have stood for over a.....

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The Bramah Museum of Tea & Coffee

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

The world's first museum devoted entirely to the history of tea and coffee, telling the 400 year old social and commercial.....

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Globe Theatre, London

Shakespeares Globe Theatre

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is a recreation of The Globe Theatre, which was destroyed by fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614, and then.....

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A picture of St. Paul's Cathedral

St. Paul's Cathedral

(0.9 miles, 1.4 km)

St Paul's Cathedral is the largest cathedral in England and is the masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren, whos plans were finally.....

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