ATTRACTIONS IN SM6 7DZ
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9.8milesChurchill War Rooms
Clive Steps, King Charles Street, SW1A2AQ
Shortly after becoming Prime Minister in May 1940, Winston Churchill visited the Cabinet War Rooms to see for himself what preparations had been made to allow him and his War Cabinet to continue working throughout the expected air raids on London. It was there, in the underground Cabinet Room which had been prepared for him, that he announced 'This is the room from which I will direct the war'.
7.7milesChessington World of Adventures
Chessington, KT92NE
Come to a place where tales of family fun never end. With a major new themed land specially for 2-8 year olds, a great new family spinning coaster and a park crammed full of activities, attractions and rides suitable for under 12s, it's strictly families first at Chessington World of Adventures in 2004.
10.3milesLondon Dungeon
28-34 Tooley Street Bridge, SE12SZ
Deep in the heart of London, buried beneath the paving stones of historic Southwark, lies the world's most chillingly famous horror attraction. The London Dungeon brings more than 2,000 years of gruesomely authentic history vividly back to life.
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9.9milesLondon Aquarium
County Hall, Riverside Building, Westminster, SE17PB
We know more about the surface of the moon than we do about the underwater world covering two-thirds of our planet. With over 50 living displays and a host of underwater life, join the London Aquarium on a journey into this great unknown.
9.4milesBuckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace Road, Green Park, SW11AA
George III bought Buckingham House in 1761 for his wife Queen Charlotte to use as a comfortable family home close to St James's Palace, where many court functions were held. Buckingham House became known as the Queen's House, and 14 of George III's 15 children were born there.
11.3milesMadame Tussauds
Marylebone Road, NW15LR
Join a host of the worlds' most famous celebritites at Madame Tussauds waxworks. Watch the Warriors SHow as Alexander the Great & Achilles armies fight the battle of battles.
16.2milesThorpe Park
Staines Road, Chertsey, KT168PN
ColossusRiders flung into a record breaking 10 loops of fear at 65 kph. 120 jockey wheels of NASA-developed materials tenaciously grip 850 metres of proximity-sensor monitored track.
12.2milesZSL London Zoo
Regentīs Park, NW14RY
ZSL London Zoo really is one of the greatest days out on offer in London. Spanning 36 acres of Regent's Park, the Zoo is home to over 650 species of animal.
10.6milesTower of London
Tower Hill, EC3N4AB
The Tower of London has been an integral part of British Royal history for nearly one thousand years. Only at the Tower of London can you marvel at the breathtaking Crown Jewels, stand on the execution site of three English queens, and hear the myths and legentds that make a visit to the Tower 'a day out to die for'.
9.6milesHam House
West of A307 between Kingston and Richmond, TW107RS
Spectacular 17th-century house with original interiors and formal garden. Ham House is unique in Europe as the most complete survival of 17th-century fashion and power.
4.7milesTeddy Bear Museum
240 The Broadway, SW19 1SB
We are a world famous teddy bear museum and shop located in a heritage 16th century building in the heart of Shakespeare's Stratford, England. Famous guests include the first television Paddington (a gift from Michael Bond), Pudsey Bear from the BBC's Children in Need, Roger de Courcey's naughty Nookie, Super Ted and, of course, Harry Corbett's creation Sooty.
5.3milesCreative Art Journal Group
Sussex Road, West Wickham, BR40JX
Friendly, supportive group for creating reflective art journal pages. Creative writing prompts and fun, easy art techniques.
6.6milesHorniman Museum and Gardens
London Road, Forest Hill, SE233PQ
The Horniman has a unique range of exhibitions, events and activities which illustrate the cultural and natural world. Our collections of anthropology, natural history and musical instruments provide the inspiration for our programme of permanent and temporary exhibitions and events and activities.
8.6milesGodstone Farm
Tilburstow Hill Road, Godstone, RH98LX
A fun day out forall the family. All the farm animals are here, cows pigs, sheep, goats and lots of different poultry, as well as an assortment of rabbits, guinea pigs, chipmunks, donkeys and ponies.
8.7milesCarlyles House
24 Cheyne Row, SW35HL
Atmospheric home of the writer Thomas Carlyle and his wife JaneHistorian, social writer, ethical thinker and powerful public speaker, Thomas Carlyle lived in this 1708 Queen Anne terraced house, close to the Thames in Chelsea, from 1834 to 1881. His wife Jane is now considered one of the finest 19th-century women of letters.
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9.1milesReigate Priory Museum
Bell Street, Reigate, RH27RL
Reigate Priory is a grade 1 listed building set in 65 acres of open parkland with a pond, woodland and playing fields only a few hundred yards from the centre of Reigate town, which is situated at the foot of the North Downs. There are seats within the park grounds.
9.1milesNational Army Museum
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, SW3
The National Army Museum is the British Army's own museum. It is the only museum to tell the story of the Army as a whole from Agincourt in the Fifteenth Century to peace-keeping in the Twenty-first Century.
9.2milesChislehurst Caves
Old Hill, Chislehurst, BR75NB
Guided tours Our experienced guides will take you on a lamp lit tour, during which you will hear of the Druids, Romans and Saxons. Visitors also see the tunnels made famous as a shelter during the World War 2 when the Caves became the largest air raid shelter outside of London.
9.3milesWestminster Abbey
Victoria Street, SW1P1QW
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history. Westminster Abbey, a work of architectural genius, a place of daily worship, deploying the resources of high musical expertise, a burial place of kings, statesmen, poets, scientists, warriors and musicians, is the result of a process of development across the centuries, which represents the response of a monastery and later a post-Reformation church to the stimulus and challenge of its environment.
9.4milesMuseum of Garden History
Lambeth Palace Road, Lambeth North, SE17LB
The Museum of Garden History was founded in 1977 as the world's first museum dedicated to the history of gardens and gardening. The museum collections fall into 3 main categories; tools, ephemera and library.
9.5milesImperial War Museum
Lambeth Road, SE16HZ
The wars of the twentieth century have affected each and every one of us in some way, and the Imperial War Museum is here to tell all our stories, covering all aspects of life in wartime. Our exhibits range from tanks and aircraft to photographs and personal letters; they include film and sound recordings, and some of the 20th century's best-known paintings.
9.6milesVictoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, SW72RL
V&A South Kensington is the world's greatest museum of art and design, with collections unrivalled in their scope and diversity. Discover 3000 years' worth of amazing artefacts from many of the world's richest cultures including ceramics, furniture, fashion, glass, jewellery, metalwork, photographs, sculpture, textiles and paintings.
9.6milesNatural History Museum
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW75BD
The Natural History Museum traces its roots to the middle of the eighteenth century with the establishment of the British Museum in Bloomsbury. The British Museum housed the collection of Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), a prominent London physician and collector.
9.6milesScience Museum
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, SW72DD
The Science Museum is the world's pre-eminent science museum. It houses outstanding collections relating to science, technology and medicine, and is one of the most prestigious and respected organisations dedicated to the promotion of public science and technology.
9.6milesChiswick House
Burlington Lane, Chiswick, W42RD
One of the most glorious examples of 18th-century British architecture, Chiswick House was designed by the third Earl of Burlington (1694-1753). A promoter of the Palladian style pioneered by Inigo Jones, Burlington sought to create the kind of house and garden found in the suburbs of ancient Rome.
9.7milesHouses of Parliament
Westminster, SW1A0AA
The new Palace of Westminster was built in the years following the fire of 16 October 1834 which destroyed nearly all the Old Palace. Work began in 1840 and was substantially completed by 1860, although only in 1870 actually finished.
9.7milesFlorence Nightingale Museum
Gassiot House, 2 Lambeth Palace Rd, SE17EW
Florence Nightingale was a legend in her lifetime but the Crimean War years which made her famous were just two out of a life of ninety years. A collection of artefacts and other material connected with Florence Nightingale has been preserved from the early years of the twentieth century at St Thomas' Hospital and the Nightingale Training School.
9.8milesMarble Hill House
Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW12NL
A magnificent Palladian villa set in extensive riverside parkland, built for Henrietta Howard, mistress of King George II, set in 66 acres of parklands.Coach House Cafe is open March-Oct but closed Mon-Tue in March.
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