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Wendy Myers Tours
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Key Information:
Group Size: 1 - 25 people
Destination: London
Season: January - December
Languages: English, Spanish
Minimum Cost: 120 Pound Sterling (GBP) Per day
Maximum Cost: 185 Pound Sterling (GBP) Per day


2- Museum visits;

* British Museum with world-renowned treasures such as the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, and galleries of Egyptian Mummies and Islamic Art;

* Cabinet War Rooms, the vital operations centre for World War II and the connected Churchill Museum;

* Victoria & Albert Fine Arts Museum with fine displays of silver, glass, ceramics, water colours and Raphael's original cartoons for the Vatican tapestries . Also a unique series of casts of the world's most famous monuments;

- Art Galleries;

* National Gallery containing one of the world's greatest collections of paintings from 15th century to the Impressionists;

* Tate Britain containing British Art from 16th century to the present day and home of the annual Turner Prize;

* Tate Modern containing a major collection of international modern paintings and sculpture;

* Courtauld Gallery displaying a compact history of art with masterpieces from 14th century to the 20th from an outstanding former private collection;

* Queen's Gallery , adjacent to Buckingham Palace, exhibiting important works of art from the private Royal Collection;

- Sightseeing options include :

* Westminster Abbey, the ancient Coronation Abbey and site of royal weddings and burials of Kings and Queens, statesmen, writers and musicians;
* St Paul's Cathedral, Sir Christopher Wren's masterpiece, the church of the City of London and symbol of survival during World War 2, containing the American Memorial Chapel;
* Tower of London where the Crown Jewels can been viewed and the site of the scaffold where 2 of Henry 8t's six wives were beheaded:
Changing of the Guard, a colourful military ceremony which takes place regularly at Buckingham Palace;
* Somerset House, the restored 18th century palace that formerly contained the Navy Office frequently visited by Lord Nelson. Contains the Gilbert Collection of silver, micro-mosaics and invaluable collection of snuff boxes, formerly in Los Angeles:
Kensington Palace, former home of Diana, Princess of Wales and Princess Margaret, sister to the Queen and birthplace of Queen Victoria.

- London Walks;

* Westminster, to include the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Downing Street, the Horseguards Parade where the changing of the Mounted Guard takes place, and St James's Park:
South Bank, including Westminster Bridge, the London Eye, the South Bank Arts Centre which includes the National Theatre, Royal Festival Hall, National Film Theatre and Hayward Art Gallery; also the Millennium Bridge connecting the Tate Modern Gallery to St Paul's Cathedral.
* Soho, centre of London's cosmopolitan restaurants, theatre land and China Town:
* Wren Churches, several architectural gems which Sir Christopher Wren and his assistants rebuilt after the Great Fire of London in 1666:
* London's East End, with its history of Huguenot refugees from France, Jewish population and now Bangladeshi inhabitants:
Handel's London, visiting his house in Brook St and St George's Church, Hanover Square where he was a church warden and where an annual Handel Festival takes place.
Contemporary music scene, Covent Garden Opera House, Royal Albert Hall, Home of English National Opera etc.

- Day Trips include:

* Windsor Castle, dating from 11th century and added to over the centuries, with priceless art treasures and St George's Chapel, scene of the installation of the Knights of the Garter:
Hampton Court Palace, restored palace of Henry 8 and later Hanoverian kings;
* Oxford and Cambridge, ancient university towns:
Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, whose plays are frequently performed there, a town which still preserves much of its ancient charm;
* Bath, beautifully preserved Georgian spa town:
Stonehenge, prehistoric stone circle where ceremonies still take place at the summer solstice:
* Salisbury, with perhaps the most beautiful cathedral in England, which inspired paintings by John Constable.
* Canterbury including its gothic cathedral containing the shrine to Thomas a Becket and the place of pilgrimage celebrated in Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'.

Notes:
Spanish will involve extra costs.

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