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Your Stay in London - Places to Visit

We hope that your stay in London at the Lincoln House Hotel will be a pleasant one, whether for leisure, shopping or business. We will endeavour to provide you with as much information as possible to help you:

Theatre and Tour Tickets

We cannot book your theatre tickets in advance, but we can advise you where to buy them at attractive prices. Once you are in London you can buy discounted theatre tickets for most shows from a ticket booth in Leicester Square Gardens.

For further information, please visit the following websites:

www.ticketmaster.co.uk

www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk

Sightseeing tour tickets for various places of interest in the UK can be bought from Tour Operators' offices in London many of whom have a pick up point close to the Lincoln House Hotel (for further details ask at Reception).

Popular destinations include: Oxford, Stratford Upon Avon and Warwick Castle, Bath and Stonehendge, Leeds Castle in Kent, Canterbury and Dover; for full details ask at Reception.

The Lincoln House Hotel has a very comprehensive range of leaflets covering tourist attractions, theatres, transport and tours. London open-top tour buses stop next to Marble Arch near to the hotel. (There is a cheaper option to see London's places of interest. For advice ask at Reception).

Most of London's attractions are within easy reach on foot, by bus, taxi or Underground. Here is a list of just a few of them:

Shopping

Within walking distance:

•Oxford Street (Selfridges, Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, etc).
•Bond Street (fashion and specialist shops).
•Regent Street (Libertys, Hamleys, Burberrys, etc).

By bus or tube (Underground):

•Knightsbridge (Harrods, etc).
•Covent Garden (with interesting shops, restaurants, pubs and street entertainment).
•Portobello Road (antiques shops and market stalls on Saturdays).
•Camden Lock and Weekend Market (craft and leather shops by the canal).

Places to Visit

Within walking distance:

•Madam Tussauds.
•The London Planetarium.
•Hyde Park (Serpentine lake and gallery) and Speakers' Corner.
•Baker Street (Sherlock Holmes).
•The Wallace Collection.
•Regents Park (Open air theatre).
•St Christopher's Place (charming area behind Oxford Street).

By bus or tube (from 15 to 30 minutes ride):

•Buckingham Palace (the Changing of the Guard).
•St James's Park.
•The London Eye (Millenium Wheel).
•Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
•Westminster Abbey.
•Trafalgar Square.
•The National Portrait Gallery.
•London Zoo.
•Piccadilly Circus.
•Tower of London (the Crown Jewels).
•London Dungeon
•Tower Bridge
•The Tate Gallery
•Tate Modern
•St Paul's Cathedral
•The National History Museum
•The Science Museum
•Victoria & Albert Museum

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In London on Business

The Lincoln House Hotel is a Bed & Breakfast hotel in the heart of London, which combines comfortable accomodation with professional service. It is therefore very convenient and cost effective for people who come to London on business and prefer more friendly surroundings.

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