14 coolest sights of London, which you will not find in the guidebooks

Of course, a trip to this city would be incomplete if you do not see Big Ben, Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, and his other characters. And yet, try to highlight in its scheduled time and unusual sights of London from our list to better feel the unique atmosphere and feel a bit local.

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1. Cafe-Restaurant Wolseley

• Address: 160 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9EB.
• Site:thewolseley.com.

This grandiose restaurant is located in the heart of Piccadilly. Since 2003, through the efforts of well-known restaurateurs Chris Corbin and Jeremy King in Wolseley served true classics of English breakfast. Those who quickly becomes saturated, can enjoy the modest Benedictine egg. And for those who need a lot of energy, serving fried haggis. This is a traditional Scottish dish of sheep's offal with whiskey sauce.

Instead of breakfast, you can take part in a traditional tea ceremony - only the first book table. To the classic English tea are served several kinds of fruit cakes, sandwiches, scones with homemade jam and whipped cream.

2. Victoria embankment

• Address: Victoria Embankment, London WC2N 6NU.

This should come as a minimum for the 18-meter obelisk "Cleopatra's Needle". A huge monument of red granite was made more than 2 000 years ago in Egypt and was presented to the British at the beginning of the XIX century. Not without adventure: first, he could not be more than 70 years to pick up and bring back to London, and when it happened, in 1878, a ship with an obelisk nearly sank. "Cleopatra's Needle" has withstood the bombing of London during World War II. Look closely and you will see traces of the projectiles on granite.

Enjoy the beautiful gardens, outstretched directly on the waterfront, and magnificent views on the opposite bank of the Thames. If you start a walk from Westminster Bridge, then after 15-20 minutes you get to the pier called Embankment Pierce. Go here on a boat trip. 75 minutes riding on speed boat Thames can be seen in almost all the major sights of London! For example:

• the one of Big Ben,
• Parliament,
• Ferris wheel "London Eye"
• St Paul's Cathedral,
• Tower of London and Tower Bridge,
• Greenwich Observatory,
• Theater "Globus" and even some of the most famous buildings.

The boat can accelerate to 93 kilometers per hour! But do not worry about that at this speed can fall overboard with excitement. Vessel equipped with life jackets, seats deeper than conventional boats, and on each side of qualified skippers maritime work. Ticket for an adult costs 55 pounds, and charter for a big company will cost 599 pounds.

3. Cruiser "Belfast"

• Address: The Queen's Walk, London SE1 2JH.
• Site: iwm.org.uk.

During World War II warship "Belfast" was accompanied by the Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union in 1943. Today the cruiser on the moors near Tower Bridge. Now it's a naval museum, which pass through the engine room to the torpedoes like not only boys! And in the museum shop a great selection of souvenirs.

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4. Richmond Park

• Address: Richmond Park, London SW15 5JR.
• Site: royalparks.org.uk.

The park is a beautiful deer park, which is still there from the XVII century. Noble animals roam freely on the territory of 955 hectares. By the way, the reserve has its BICYCLE. In late April - early May in the park lovers flock to the hundreds of flowers and romantic photos. Because at this time there are blooming magnolias, azaleas, rhododendrons - look for them on the "Isabella" plantation.

Especially recommend a visit to Richmond Park moviegoers: connoisseurs of Guy Ritchie certainly remember scenes of his film "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," was taken in the sights of London.

5. Coffee The Attendant

• Address: 27a Foley Street, London W1W 6DY.
• Site: the-attendant.com.

Due to the construction boom and the constant growth in property prices every free meter of London - its weight in gold. Not surprisingly, the coffeehouse The Attendant did not appear in a vacant lot, and the former site of the city Victorian toilet. Designers preserved the tile, brass tubes and hand dryers and urinals turned into art objects from the top. Today in London, there are three coffee shops The Attendant. But it is on Foley Street, Fitzrovia area, you can have a cup of excellent coffee in historical interiors.

By the way, the British like institutions "with history." A few years ago in Kennington in south London opened an art gallery ArtsLav - as in the former closet times of Queen Victoria. And one of the public toilets of the XIX century Londoners nicknamed "azure island"- so they liked the color of the walls renewed restroom.

6. Highgate cemetery

• Address: Swain's Lane, Highgate, London N6 6PJ.
• Site:highgatecemetery.org.

From the usual necropolis Highgate Cemetery has long become a special place. Here we laid to rest philosopher and economist Karl Marx, physicist Michael Faraday, boxer Tom Sayers, writer Charles Dickens. By the way, the tomb of a classic of English literature, in fact, empty. His remains are kept in Westminster Abbey for Queen Victoria's insistence. Tombstones in the form of a grand piano, lions, birds, angels, Gothic vaults, stacked tombs attract tourists from around the world, and certainly very decorate your Instagram.

7. Museum of the oldest operating in Europe

• Address: 9a St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RY.
• Site:oldoperatingtheatre.com.

The museum is located near London Bridge Underground Station, adjacent to the theater "Globe", Tower Bridge and the cruiser "Belfast". Here again you can be glad that we live in the XXI century, two centuries ago, surgery did not know any anesthesia or asepsis.

Excursion programs of London attractions are interesting and pupils. The museum will tell about the ritual medicine of the Middle Ages, clandestine studies of human anatomy, the manufacture of drugs in the XVII-XIX centuries, surgery in the Victorian era.

8. Department store Fortnum & Mason

• Address: 181 Piccadilly, London W1A 1ER.
• Site:fortnumandmason.com.

Every aristocratic family in the UK is expected to receive at Christmas basket with F & M logo, filled with delicacies. One of the oldest department stores in London, Fortnum and Mason, was founded in 1707. Since then, he is a grocer and tea supplier to the royal family.

William Fortnum, the founder of the store, worked as a footman at the Queen Anne. The business he started with the sale of wax, which remained from the night burning candles in the royal court. Fortnum convince your landlord, Hugh Mason to go into business under the joint brand Fortnum and Mason and expand trading range. For 300 years the store gained worldwide fame, and today its products are sold in other countries. Recommended to replenish stocks here English tea and spices.

9. Hampstead Heath

• Address: West Gate Lodge, Hampstead Lane, Hampstead Heath, London NW3 7JP.
• Site:hampsteadheath.net.

The best panoramas and many London attractions open eyes from Hampstead Heath - one of the highest points in the open air of the city. Visitors a huge park area consisting of hills and lawns, are seen at least Parliament, Tower City, the business district of Canary Wharf and Big Ben. There is a tourist attraction in the park - it's pub The Holly Bush, who first opened here in the XVIII century.

10. american Bar

• Address: 189 Strand, London WC2R 0EU.
• Site:thesavoylondon.com.

Bar Hotel Savoy - evidence that even the conservative English are able to love the American culture. It is the oldest surviving in the UK bar that first greeted the guests cocktails at the American style more in 1893. In 2017 American Bar was named the best bar in the world ranking of The World's 50 Best Restaurants, and that it honors not limited.

Cocktail card institution dedicated to legendary musicians for decades to entertain guests at the Savoy. Each of the 20 cocktails presented in a menu called a line from iconic songs. Daily from 18:30 to 23:30 at the bar with live music. And in an institution rigid dress code, so make sure you are dressed like ladies and gentlemen.

11. Kyoto Japanese Garden in Holland Park

• Address: Ilchester Pl, Kensington, London W8 6LU.
• Site:rbkc.gov.uk.

Scenic, but not flooded by tourists, Holland Park is famous for its landscapes, especially the Japanese garden, Kyoto. It was a gift from the same city in memory of the long friendship between Japan and the United Kingdom. There followed all the canons of classical Japanese miniature garden: boulders, small trees, pond with waterfall, stone lanterns and narrow track. During the walk you will make the company the peacocks.

Do not be surprised to hear Russian speech, because in this area a lot of real estate owned by Russian oligarchs.

12. Museum of Brands and advertising

• Address: 2 Colville Mews, London, W11 2AR.
• Site:museumofbrands.com.

Who invented the cans, aerosols and cellophane? When and why there were plastic bottles and aluminum foil? How evolved manufacturers of children's toys, cars, carbonated drinks? exposure Museum of Brands and advertising - a brief history of the design of packaging, storage and transportation of goods. Here you will not miss going!

13. The Churchill Arms

• Address: 119 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 7LN.
• Site: churchillarmskensington.co.uk.

London Attractions - is not only museums and ancient architecture. A traditional English pub The Churchill Arms - mandatory to visit a point on the map. In the XIX century patrons of places were grandparents of Winston Churchill, the legendary British Prime Minister. Fireplace, English ale, war trophies on the walls, portraits of the Queen, clinking beer mugs - so where else can feel the spirit of London? The Churchill Arms also famous façade: all year round, its walls decorated with composition of flowers.

14. Gift Shop Harry Potter Shop

• Address: Platform 9 3/4, Kings Cross Station, Kings Cross, London N1 9AP.
• Site: harrypotterplatform934.com.
  

You can not go to London and not have to buy gifts for children! For example, a wand or Gryffindor scarf from the gift shop of Harry Potter at the station Kings Cross. Try to come here for the opening. Perhaps only in the first minutes of the store is not crowded hot fans of books by JK Rowling.

Two more Harry Potter Shop is in the London airports: Heathrow fifth terminal and Gatwick North Terminal.