Getting There:
By Tube
The Jubilee Line to North Greenwich for The O2 (Zone 2).
Canary Wharf in 5 minutes
London Bridge or Stratford in 10 minutes
Waterloo in 15 minutes
Bond Street in 20 minutes
The Jubilee line is the only Underground route that connects with all others - so not only can London residents reach us with no hassle, National [...]
In the Mayor of London website, one can find a section with Virtual Tours of London, which I think is a very good idea! There’s a virtual tour of many of the main attractions and interesting sites in London.
I have been asked by a friend of mine visiting London which are the main parks in London. I suggested the website of the Royal Parks in London, which I believe is a good reference point. It includes information about the main parks in London, as well as events and activities which are being organised. [...]
The O2 Arena is situated in Greenwich, London. The O2 is a large entertainment district including an indoor arena, a music club, a cinema, an exhibition space, piazzas and bars and restaurants, built within a large dome-shaped building (formerly the Millennium Dome), on the Greenwich peninsula in south-east London, UK.
The arena at The O2 truly [...]
Advent Windows in Greenwich is a project organised by St Alfege Church, whereby Greenwich homes, shops, pubs, schools and community groups open their windows in a living Advent Calendar. A window will open every day between December 1st and 24th 2008. All windows will be on show between Christmas and January 5th.
This year’s theme is [...]
A number of London’s top tourist attractions are transformed in ice rinks during the festive season. With eleven rinks to choose from, you are bound to find one near you! And for this year, for the first time ever, the O2 will be transformed, since there will be two artificial 45 metre indoor ski slopes! [...]
If you are a shopaholic, or just enjoy window shopping, then Westfield shopping centre in London is your ultimate shopping destination!
It has over 265 speciality stores, a 16-screen state-ofthe-art cinema complex, bars, restaurants,
a library and more!
If you have made up your mind, and decided to visit, then have a look at the following useful links:
For [...]
The 2008 Lord Mayor’s Show
The 2008 Lord Mayor’s Show will be on Saturday 8 November at 11am. Over 6100 people are going to take part in the 2008 Lord Mayor’s Show, including 2000 servicemen and women, 220 vehicles, 71 floats, 13 marching bands, 21 carriages including the glorious State Coach and of course the giant [...]
Christmas will soon be with us, and preparations are already underway!
Oxford Street in Christmas lights
It’s time for the big Christmas lights switch on and the transformation of Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street, as well as local shopping centres such as Kingston upon Thames for the festive season.
Regent Street
Thursday 6 November
This year, Regent Street [...]
For over a hundred years, the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run (LBVCR) has been held on the first Sunday in November.
This annual event started as The Emancipation Run on 14 November 1896 to celebrate the raising of the speed limit for ‘light locomotives’ from four to 14 mph!
The annual London to Brighton Veteran Car [...]