HIDDEN GEMS
Sir John Soane’s Museum (Holborn) A historic townhouse packed with art, antiquities, and architectural curiosities, left exactly as Soane designed it. www.soane.org Postman’s Park (St Paul’s) A peaceful garden with poignant memorials to ordinary people who died while saving others. www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things- to-do/city-gardens/find-a-garden/ postmans-park St Bartholomew-the-Great (Smithfield) A Norman church founded in 1123, famed for its medieval architecture and film appearances. www.greatstbarts.com The Charterhouse (Charterhouse Square) Once a monastery, then a Tudor mansion, now a fascinating museum and almshouse. www.thecharterhouse.org Leather Lane Market (Holborn) A bustling weekday market known for its diverse street food and lively atmosphere. www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/ place/35656321-leather-lane-market Cecil Court (Covent Garden) A picturesque street lined with antiquarian bookshops and print dealers. www.cecilcourt.co.uk Seven Dials Sundial Pillar (Covent Garden) A striking 17th-century monument at the convergence of seven streets. www.sevendials.com/the-sundial- pillar/the-original-seven-dials-sundial- pillar
Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Holborn) London’s largest public square, surrounded by legal chambers and historic buildings. www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to- do/green-spaces/lincolns-inn-fields Smithfield Rotunda Garden (City) A small landscaped park above the Farringdon Crossrail interchange. www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things- to-do/city-gardens/find-a-garden/ smithfield-rotunda-garden A free museum of surgery and anatomy within the Royal College of Surgeons. www.hunterianmuseum.org St Bride’s Church (Fleet Street) Known as the “Journalists’ Church,” with a spire said to have inspired tiered wedding cakes. www.stbrides.com Gray’s Inn Walks (Holborn) Elegant 17th-century gardens, open seasonally, offering tranquillity in the city. www.graysinn.org.uk/the-inn/the- estate/the-walks Hunterian Museum (Lincoln’s Inn Fields)
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