Guidebook for Camberwell, London

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Guidebook for Camberwell, London

Food Scene

Great affordable Italian family run restaurant, great pasta, great pizza, always busy but you will get in. Very casual, local vibe. 8min walk
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La Luna - Walworth Road
380 Walworth Rd
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Great affordable Italian family run restaurant, great pasta, great pizza, always busy but you will get in. Very casual, local vibe. 8min walk
Huge modern Chinese restaurant popular with Chinese families and locals. Excellent service great food about £50 for 2. 15 min walk
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Dragon Castle
100 Walworth Rd
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Huge modern Chinese restaurant popular with Chinese families and locals. Excellent service great food about £50 for 2. 15 min walk
Atmospheric family run Greek Taverna popular with medics from Kings hospital and art students from the Camberwell Art school being taken out by their parents. A £50 for two with wine. 12 min walk Seats outside in summer
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Vineyard
3-5 Camberwell Grove
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Atmospheric family run Greek Taverna popular with medics from Kings hospital and art students from the Camberwell Art school being taken out by their parents. A £50 for two with wine. 12 min walk Seats outside in summer
Sweet little cafe across the square try it for breakfast, or lunch, fabulous chef called Hannah. has a licence and does some serious cocktails Has summer outside seating in the yard which you get to by walking down the side. Service unhurried but extraordinarily friendly. Real locals haunt
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Fowlds Cafe
3 Addington Square
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Sweet little cafe across the square try it for breakfast, or lunch, fabulous chef called Hannah. has a licence and does some serious cocktails Has summer outside seating in the yard which you get to by walking down the side. Service unhurried but extraordinarily friendly. Real locals haunt
Cafe in centre of the park, walk round the lake and then stop here for something Be sure to visit the world garden next door a real hide away.
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Park Life Cafe
3 Chumleigh St
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Cafe in centre of the park, walk round the lake and then stop here for something Be sure to visit the world garden next door a real hide away.
Great place to kick back and plan rest of your day, great juices, salads, lovely people, nice space. Go down the steps beneath Wolf and Badger Hugely recommend Chocolate Mylk
Raw Press
Stable Street
Great place to kick back and plan rest of your day, great juices, salads, lovely people, nice space. Go down the steps beneath Wolf and Badger Hugely recommend Chocolate Mylk
Wonderful old fashioned Cheese Shop 12 bus
Paxton & Whitfield
93 Jermyn St
Wonderful old fashioned Cheese Shop 12 bus
Basic French wine bar, have the steak and house wine and sit upstairs, the smallest kitchen you have ever seen. Great walk through St James and Green Park from Whitehall ( 12 bus) or take the 148 bus to Hilton Hotel
L'artiste Muscle
1 Shepherd Market
Basic French wine bar, have the steak and house wine and sit upstairs, the smallest kitchen you have ever seen. Great walk through St James and Green Park from Whitehall ( 12 bus) or take the 148 bus to Hilton Hotel
Basic French wine bar can be noisy and crowded but hugely atmospheric.Recommend cheese and charcuterie platters. Bus to Waterloo 68, 176 or 171 then Northern line to Leicester Square Claims to be longest running bistro in London.
Le Beaujolais
25 Litchfield St
Basic French wine bar can be noisy and crowded but hugely atmospheric.Recommend cheese and charcuterie platters. Bus to Waterloo 68, 176 or 171 then Northern line to Leicester Square Claims to be longest running bistro in London.
Saturday morning farmer's market 10 am-3 pm in St Marks church yard. Go for utterly outstanding Giggly pig sausages. Eat from all kinds of ethnic food stalls. 20 mins walk. Good Italian deli on the corner.
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Oval Farmers' Market
Kennington Park Road
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Saturday morning farmer's market 10 am-3 pm in St Marks church yard. Go for utterly outstanding Giggly pig sausages. Eat from all kinds of ethnic food stalls. 20 mins walk. Good Italian deli on the corner.
Great dark cave like space lots of sharing platters. Lebanese food at its freshest. Don't ignore the puddings. Its bring your own wine. ( There is wine in the flat £5 a bottle) perfect conclusion to an exhausting day very close to the house About 8 mins walk.
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Bayroot
8 Camberwell Rd
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Great dark cave like space lots of sharing platters. Lebanese food at its freshest. Don't ignore the puddings. Its bring your own wine. ( There is wine in the flat £5 a bottle) perfect conclusion to an exhausting day very close to the house About 8 mins walk.
Canteen style North Chinese food - dumplings noodles and stews, always gets good reviews Cash only. 12mins walk Open 5-11pm
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Silk Road
47 Camberwell Church St
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Canteen style North Chinese food - dumplings noodles and stews, always gets good reviews Cash only. 12mins walk Open 5-11pm
Popular gastro pub on Camberwell Church Street 12 mins walk
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The Camberwell Arms
65 Camberwell Church St
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Popular gastro pub on Camberwell Church Street 12 mins walk
They serve exactly what they say, not terrifyingly expensive, very good if you have lost track of time and want to eat something at a weird time, you can stay for hours and nobody minds. Good meet up point. Bus to far side of Waterloo Bridge ( 171, 68, 176) walk straight ahead pass Lion King theatre its on your right.
Champagne + Fromage - Covent Garden
22 Wellington St
They serve exactly what they say, not terrifyingly expensive, very good if you have lost track of time and want to eat something at a weird time, you can stay for hours and nobody minds. Good meet up point. Bus to far side of Waterloo Bridge ( 171, 68, 176) walk straight ahead pass Lion King theatre its on your right.
French bistro ( you guessed) They only serve steak and chips, but as much as you want. If that is what you feel like then this always delivers. No reservations, queues outside when busy but once in, does not feel fast food. If you find its too long to wait go next door to the Italian place. Take in Marylebone High Street while you are here. Grand local London. Bakerloo Line from the Elephant to Baker Street and walk ((15mins)
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Le Relais De Venise L'Entrecote
120 Marylebone Ln
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French bistro ( you guessed) They only serve steak and chips, but as much as you want. If that is what you feel like then this always delivers. No reservations, queues outside when busy but once in, does not feel fast food. If you find its too long to wait go next door to the Italian place. Take in Marylebone High Street while you are here. Grand local London. Bakerloo Line from the Elephant to Baker Street and walk ((15mins)

Essentials

Turkish Deli open 24 hours fantastic bread( but eat same day) push right through to the back for bread. Great fresh fruit and veg and olives. Check sell by dates a bit disorganized but good quality.
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Oli Food Centre
334 Walworth Rd
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Turkish Deli open 24 hours fantastic bread( but eat same day) push right through to the back for bread. Great fresh fruit and veg and olives. Check sell by dates a bit disorganized but good quality.
4 mins away, good for milk and essentials but remember you don't have a freezer! Open 9am to 8pm Sundays 11am-5pm
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Iceland Foods
1/11 Watney St
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4 mins away, good for milk and essentials but remember you don't have a freezer! Open 9am to 8pm Sundays 11am-5pm
Good for ready-meals food is at the back of the store, quite expensive. Open 9-6pm Mon to Wed 8.30-7pm Thurs-Fri 8.30-6pm Sat 10-4pm Sun
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Marks & Spencer London Walworth Road
311 Walworth Rd
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Good for ready-meals food is at the back of the store, quite expensive. Open 9-6pm Mon to Wed 8.30-7pm Thurs-Fri 8.30-6pm Sat 10-4pm Sun
So theatrical, food beautifully displayed, wondrous Christmas windows. 12 bus
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Fortnum & Mason
181 Piccadilly
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So theatrical, food beautifully displayed, wondrous Christmas windows. 12 bus
Large, has everything supermarket if you want to do a take home superstore shop. Its about a 20 minute walk through the park, take directions for the lake and continue straight ahead.
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Tesco Superstore
107 Dunton Rd
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Large, has everything supermarket if you want to do a take home superstore shop. Its about a 20 minute walk through the park, take directions for the lake and continue straight ahead.
Nearest Chemist you can get free medical advice from the pharmacist too
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Superdrug
371-375 Walworth Rd
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Nearest Chemist you can get free medical advice from the pharmacist too

Everything Else

Cut down travel times by jumping on any bus from the other side of the road ( except 42) to the tube which is Zone 1. Tube travel is faster than bus. Watch out Northern line splits coming south.
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Elephant And Castle Station
London Road
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Cut down travel times by jumping on any bus from the other side of the road ( except 42) to the tube which is Zone 1. Tube travel is faster than bus. Watch out Northern line splits coming south.
Great Oriental food supermarket just before the Elephant on the left
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Longdan
128-132 Walworth Rd
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Great Oriental food supermarket just before the Elephant on the left

Getting Around

Westminster is on three lines Jubilee District & Circle so useful connection Take the 148 or 12 bus from far side of the road about 20mins travel Good for the Museums, and Sloane Square shopping.
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Westminster Tube Station
Bridge Street
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Westminster is on three lines Jubilee District & Circle so useful connection Take the 148 or 12 bus from far side of the road about 20mins travel Good for the Museums, and Sloane Square shopping.
Take the regular River Bus services much cheaper than tourist tour boats this is your nearest pier, they take Oyster cards.
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London Eye station
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Take the regular River Bus services much cheaper than tourist tour boats this is your nearest pier, they take Oyster cards.

Entertainment & Activities

Great courts and you can hire rackets you need to book as so popular.
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Burgess Park Tennis Centre
44 Addington Square
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Great courts and you can hire rackets you need to book as so popular.
Great films and hugely luxurious seats you can take drinks into show and eat there try their sharing plates . Combine with a walk in St James Park lit up after dark . 148 bus
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Curzon Victoria
58 Victoria St
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Great films and hugely luxurious seats you can take drinks into show and eat there try their sharing plates . Combine with a walk in St James Park lit up after dark . 148 bus
Great films and in picturesque Sheperd's Market with zillions of places to eat. 148 bus get off at the Hilton
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Curzon Mayfair
38 Curzon St
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Great films and in picturesque Sheperd's Market with zillions of places to eat. 148 bus get off at the Hilton
Great films, edge of Soho and China Town so tremendous choice to eat . 12 bus to Piccadilly Circus walk along Shaftesbury Avenue
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Curzon Soho
99 Shaftesbury Ave
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Great films, edge of Soho and China Town so tremendous choice to eat . 12 bus to Piccadilly Circus walk along Shaftesbury Avenue
Winter months opens November probably need to book, the most romantic skating venue in the grand courtyard. bus to far end of Waterloo Bridge 171 or 68 or 176
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Somerset House
Strand
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Winter months opens November probably need to book, the most romantic skating venue in the grand courtyard. bus to far end of Waterloo Bridge 171 or 68 or 176
I can't imagine anything more boring but if you like cricket then this is a major ground and it hosts Test Matches Walk through to Camberwell New Road (10mins) & any bus far side of the road (10mins)
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Овал
Kennington Oval
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I can't imagine anything more boring but if you like cricket then this is a major ground and it hosts Test Matches Walk through to Camberwell New Road (10mins) & any bus far side of the road (10mins)
Immediately behind the house. Full of joggers and outdoor gym equipment Set your goal and off you go. Saturday morning organised 5km run starts at Tennis courts at 9am. (Free) Register on line to get a bar code for personal sophisticated comparison results. parkrun dot org dot uk
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Burgess Park
Cobourg Road
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Immediately behind the house. Full of joggers and outdoor gym equipment Set your goal and off you go. Saturday morning organised 5km run starts at Tennis courts at 9am. (Free) Register on line to get a bar code for personal sophisticated comparison results. parkrun dot org dot uk

Arts & Culture

Gives a real sense of Britain at war and close to other tourist locations No 12 bus to first stop in Whitehall walk along King Charles Street and its on your left as you come out at the park.
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Војните соби на Черчил
King Charles Street
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Gives a real sense of Britain at war and close to other tourist locations No 12 bus to first stop in Whitehall walk along King Charles Street and its on your left as you come out at the park.
17th-and-18th-century European Old Masters excellent exhibitions, and good cafe. Gallery in very pretty location at edge of Dulwich village 68 or 468 bus to "Herne Hill Road" then P4 to gallery. Combine with a walk in Dulwich Park. Free Entry but cafe quite upmarket.
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Dulwich Picture Gallery
Gallery Road
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17th-and-18th-century European Old Masters excellent exhibitions, and good cafe. Gallery in very pretty location at edge of Dulwich village 68 or 468 bus to "Herne Hill Road" then P4 to gallery. Combine with a walk in Dulwich Park. Free Entry but cafe quite upmarket.
Great pictures arranged by historical period less crowded than National Gallery includes photographic work 12 bus to Trafalgar Square Look inside St Martins in the Fields as well. Free entry
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Национална галерија на портрети
Saint Martin's Place
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Great pictures arranged by historical period less crowded than National Gallery includes photographic work 12 bus to Trafalgar Square Look inside St Martins in the Fields as well. Free entry
These are the twentieth century paintings in huge marble galleries less crowded than Tate Modern 12 bus over Westminster Bridge then walk past Parliament and along Millbank. Free entry
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Tate Britain
Millbank
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These are the twentieth century paintings in huge marble galleries less crowded than Tate Modern 12 bus over Westminster Bridge then walk past Parliament and along Millbank. Free entry
Quiet gracious museum of the decorative arts, be there on the hour to hear all the clocks chime. Take in Marylebone High Street as well. Bakerloo line tube from the Elephant to Baker Street
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Збирка на Волас
Manchester Square
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Quiet gracious museum of the decorative arts, be there on the hour to hear all the clocks chime. Take in Marylebone High Street as well. Bakerloo line tube from the Elephant to Baker Street
Easy to get to 176 68 bus to this side of Waterloo bridge simply the best theatre in the land.
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Националниот театар
Upper Ground
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Easy to get to 176 68 bus to this side of Waterloo bridge simply the best theatre in the land.
Punchy good quality plays in wonderful Georgian building surrounded by places to eat . 171, 68,176 bus
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Старата Вик
103 The Cut
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Punchy good quality plays in wonderful Georgian building surrounded by places to eat . 171, 68,176 bus
Trendy theatre with even more trendy cafe, don't dress up Any bus to the Elephant & Castle
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Southwark Playhouse
77-85 Newington Causeway
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Trendy theatre with even more trendy cafe, don't dress up Any bus to the Elephant & Castle
The best & most expensive Opera in the land. Bus 68 or 176 to far side of Waterloo Bridge then walk straight up Wellington Street into Bow Street. 8 mins walk. Dress up for good seats
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Кралска опера
Bow Street
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The best & most expensive Opera in the land. Bus 68 or 176 to far side of Waterloo Bridge then walk straight up Wellington Street into Bow Street. 8 mins walk. Dress up for good seats
Second best opera in the land, always sung in English. Less expensive than ROH 12 bus to Trafalgar Sq
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Англиска национална опера
Saint Martin's Lane
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Second best opera in the land, always sung in English. Less expensive than ROH 12 bus to Trafalgar Sq
Remarkable displays relating to First and Second World Wars very good on social history. Not all machines and armaments. 12 or 148 bus. Free Entry
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Империјални воен музеи
Lambeth Road
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Remarkable displays relating to First and Second World Wars very good on social history. Not all machines and armaments. 12 or 148 bus. Free Entry

Sightseeing

Pricey to go in ( but good) but you can visit College Garden for free, (check their website) and that allows you to walk though the cloisters. Good food in Cellarium ( go upstairs) 148 or 12 bus
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Вестминстерска абатија
20 Deans Yd
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Pricey to go in ( but good) but you can visit College Garden for free, (check their website) and that allows you to walk though the cloisters. Good food in Cellarium ( go upstairs) 148 or 12 bus
Gives you a sense of Victorian middle class life in historic district there are also walking tours on Wednesdays. 68 or 45 bus about 35 mins
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Музејот Чарлз Дикенс
48-49 Doughty St
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Gives you a sense of Victorian middle class life in historic district there are also walking tours on Wednesdays. 68 or 45 bus about 35 mins
This is the main Catholic Cathedral Red-and-white striped Victorian brick in Byzantine style very impressive and free entry. £6 to go up the tower to see tremendous views of the city. Bus 148
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Западенминстерски катедрален храм
Victoria Street
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This is the main Catholic Cathedral Red-and-white striped Victorian brick in Byzantine style very impressive and free entry. £6 to go up the tower to see tremendous views of the city. Bus 148
Go in the evening and walk right round the lake, truly romantic. 12 bus to beginning of Whitehall walk through Treasury Steps to park.
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Паркот Сент Џејмс
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Go in the evening and walk right round the lake, truly romantic. 12 bus to beginning of Whitehall walk through Treasury Steps to park.
Take a ordinary river-bus Boat RB1 to Greenwich Pier from the London Eye Pier (12 or 148 bus to St Thomas hospital) boat journey about 40mins. Taking in sailing ship the Cutty Sark, sweet Georgian market place and Wren's Naval Museum This is a World Heritage site then walk up to the Royal Observatory at the top of the Park and see London spread out below you.
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Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich station
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Take a ordinary river-bus Boat RB1 to Greenwich Pier from the London Eye Pier (12 or 148 bus to St Thomas hospital) boat journey about 40mins. Taking in sailing ship the Cutty Sark, sweet Georgian market place and Wren's Naval Museum This is a World Heritage site then walk up to the Royal Observatory at the top of the Park and see London spread out below you.
Magical Tudor Palace with wonderful gardens on the Thames with a famous maze. Train from Waterloo 171, 68, or 176 bus to Waterloo.
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Палата Хемптон Корт
Hampton Court Way
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Magical Tudor Palace with wonderful gardens on the Thames with a famous maze. Train from Waterloo 171, 68, or 176 bus to Waterloo.