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Princess Diana Memorial Playground

By Bob | Published: August 27, 2012

Author: Bob Handford
The memorial to Princess Diana that gets all the attention is the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain, a rather conceptual affair dreamt up by a committee of the great and good. You can’t help thinking that this more practical children’s playground is more in tune with what Princess Diana herself would have wanted. The Princess Diana Playground is only 10 minutes walk from… Continue reading

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African Paddle Boat Lucy Fisher At Runnymede, Windsor

By Bob | Published: June 9, 2012

A rather under publicised boat trip on the River Thames is the Lucy Fisher African Paddle Boat at Runnymede. Runnymede is especially attractive to people from the USA with a lot if US orientated items of interest notably the Magna Carta memorial.
Just by the National Trust Car Park and opposite the Tea Room is a small drive that leads about 50 yards down to the River Thames and a… Continue reading

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Original London Tour – What To Expect On The Yellow Route Bus

By Bob | Published: February 27, 2012

Author: Bob Handford
The Original London Tour is the popular Hop On, Hop Off Sightseeing Bus that covers all of London’s major attractions. This is truly the original such tour, a format now widely copied with similar services in most major tourist cities throughout the world. The original, Original London Tour was operated by London Transport the operator of London’s famous double deck red buses. Today its run by a private company… Continue reading

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Bank of England Museum

By Bob | Published: February 24, 2012

Things that are free in London tend to get minimal exposure compared to the full marketing onslaught od commercial attractions. The Bank of England Museum is one of many free museums that although free are at least the equal in terms of quality than pay to enter attractions.

Bank of England Museum Genuine Gold Bar

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Harry Potter’s Platform 9 3/4 Kings Cross

By Bob | Published: January 16, 2012

Author: Bob Handford
Kings Cross Station is the departure point for students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, of which it’s most famous student, Harry Potter, attends. The Hogwarts Express departs from Platform 9 3/4′s in September. Kings Cross is a real place, a major train station in London with fast trains to Scotland every 30 minutes or so.

The authorities at Kings Cross station have entered into… Continue reading

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Princess Diana Memorial Fountain – Worth Visiting?

By Bob | Published: January 13, 2012

Author: Bob Handford
The Princess Diana Memorial Fountain was opened by the Queen on July 4th, 2004 at an initial cost of 3.6 million pounds. Its location is in the heart of Hyde Park, London’s largest park and overlooks the lake in the middle of the park called the Serpentine.

The fountain has proven controversial from many angles…
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The Science Museum South Kensington

By Bob | Published: January 10, 2012

The Science Museum – A Favourite Museum of Bob

The Science Museum in South Kensington has attracted Bob again and again during his lifetime. It was as a young child that he was first brought to the Science Museum by his engineer father who himself told stories of when he was a child in the 1920′s and walked to Kensington from his home in Camden Town, several miles away.
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