Visit HMS Belfast, look inside its many decks and experience a historic warship in London. Your stroll next to the River Thames at The Queen’s Walk near Tower Bridge will bring you to where the HMS Belfast is moored.
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The elegant gardens of Kew in Southwest London not only hold a selection of over 50 000 plants. There is a realm of royal heritage, science, botany, horticulture and history in these gardens of more than 260 years old.
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Designed exclusively for kings and queens, thousands of members of the public stroll through the gardens of Hampton Court every year since 1838 when it was opened to visitors.
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Hampton Court Palace has an interesting and dramatic history and is a must visit. It is renowned for being the home of King Henry VIII and his six wives.
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London is a tourist hotspot with so much to see. It is a destination that can keep you busy for any length of stay, whether it be 24 hours or 24 days.
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After our canal boat cruise on the Kennet and Avon Canal, we had a few hours to spare before we had to catch a train and then our flight from Heathrow airport. A half day trip to Nunney and Frome to explore them both was in order.
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Cruising on the canals in a longboat is a popular pastime in the UK and Europe. Choosing a route to follow can be quite daunting.
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Even though we’ve been to England many times before, it always surprises us with something fascinating.
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In 2006 we travelled to London and spent a few weeks there. Fortunately it coincided with the RHS Flower show. I was thrilled to be able to buy tickets and submerse myself in the gardens.
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Roaming the streets of London, exploring the home of British monarchs…and a few million expats
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Would we go with a tour group again? It is not really our style of travelling and we haven't done it again.
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Another highlight with some gloomy undercurrents was visiting an old cotton mill, which was still in working order. How sad to know that children used to work in the mill to earn a living.
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It was a blurry mish-mash of different sights from historic buildings, art galleries, roaming the streets to rushing from town to town.
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