Please read and enjoy our article and watch your FREE LONDON MUSIC VIDEO at the end For lovers of art, history and those with a propensity to the more serious pursuits, London offers wonderful opportunities to 'feed their head'.
London, for example, is home to many wonderful museums. The Natural History Museum with fantastic biological and geological exhibits, the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum with its fashion and design exhibits, are clustered in South Kensington's "museum quarter" . | | | Another wonderful venue is the world-famous British Museum in Bloomsbury , west central London which houses historic artefacts from around the world. Separate information is provided on the British Museum.
Lovers of books and literature will make a beeline for the British Library at St Pancras , north London. This is the UK's national library, housing 150,000,000 items (we cannot authenticate this number as we were unable to find the person charged with the job of counting them! - You know we're kidding, right?).
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|  | | The Natural History Museum | Art lovers also have access to extensive art collections in London. The National Gallery on the north side of Trafalgar Square is not to be missed with its display of some of the most iconic paintings ever produced .
Just around the corner in St Martin's Place is the National Portrait Gallery with its collection of portraits, photographs and caricatures of famous British people. | | The National Gallery | The Tate Britain and the Tate Modern on the South Bank of the River Thames between Blackfriars Bridge and Southwark Bridge will appeal to London's visitors with a love of more modern forms of art.
These galleries can be reached by a pleasant walk along the South Bank or over the Millenium footbridge , the northern access to which is close to St Paul's Cathedral .
So decide what you want to do and see during your London visit, plan your trip well and rest assured that your time in London will be truly rewarding! |
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