Museums The Victoria and Albert
Based in South Kensington, the V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, and houses a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects that span over 5,000 years of creativity. Almost all exhibitions are free. V&A Natural History Museum The most popular of the UK’s museums, a vast range (800 million) of earth and life specimens from various segments of history are on display. Five main collections include: botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology. The museum is also a centre of research specialising in taxonomy, identification and conservation. Natural History The Tate Modern Located in the former Bankside power Station, Tate Modern has over a hundred years of art, from modernism in the early 1900s, to exciting new works and includes paintings, sculptures, and more made. It is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the world and houses collections from artists such as Pablo Picasso, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, and Jenny Holzer. Tate The Science Museum Based in South Kensington, the museum is a firm family favourite. Interactive and thought-provoking, children (and adults) can see, touch and experience science first-hand. Tickets are free but must be pre-booked. Science Museum
Afternoon Tea Afternoon tea is a much-loved and delicious British tradition. The tradition dates back more than 200 years when, struck by hunger pangs somewhere between lunch and dinner, the Duchess of Bedford invited her friends over for tea and ‘a light refreshment’ in her rooms at Woburn Abbey. It consists of a selection of dainty sandwiches, scones served with clotted cream and preserves and cakes and pastries. Tea is served in bone china cups. Dalloway Terrace A classic afternoon tea at Great Russell St in Bloomsbury with indoor and outdoor seating options available. Priced from £48. Dalloway Terrace BB Bakery Afternoon tea with a French twist at a luxury bakery in Covent Garden or on the move on a bus tour or river cruise. Menus start from £45. B Bakery Tysers Recommends: Fortum and Mason This elegant tearoom is the perfect place to while away a few hours listening to the piano and indulging in freshly baked cakes, delicate sandwiches and tea in the Diamond Jubilee Salon, opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in 2012. Priced from £80. Fortnum and Mason
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Tysers - Guide to London
Tysers - Guide to London
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