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London Shopping

London offers one of the best shopping experiences of any city in the world. It has more than 40,000 shops and 80 individual markets.

For major international and British brands, London’s shopping areas tend to centre around Oxford Street and Regent Street. Oxford Street is Europes busiest shopping area and nearly one mile long making it the longest shopping street in the world. Knightsbridge is home to stores such as Harrods stocking even more upmarket goods. Anyone looking for specialist items should head for Covent Garden, whilst those with serious money to spend gravitate towards New Bond Street (home to some of Britain’s most exclusive shops). If you’re after electrical goods the Tottenham Court Road is a must, while Hatton Garden is the place to go for watches and jewellery.

London Parks

The largest parks in the central area of London are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and Regent’s Park. Closer to central London are the smaller Royal parks of Green Park and St. Jame’s Park. Hyde Park in particular is popular for sports and sometimes hosts open-air concerts.

On the outskirts of London city centre are a number of large parks including the remaining Royal parks of Greenwich Park, Bushy Park, Victorian Park and Richmond Park. Primrose Hill is a popular spot to view the city skyline.

Hampstead Heath is one of a few informal, semi-natural open spaces that exist in the city.

Sports Amenities in London

London has thirteen League football clubs, including five in the Premier League. London also has one rugby union team in the Guinness Premiership and two professional rugby league clubs.

Wembley Stadium is the home of the English national football team and also served as the venue of the FA Cup final. The new Wembley has a capacity of 90,000. Twickenham stadium in south-west London is the national rugby union stadium and has a capacity of 84,000.

London has two Test cricket grounds Lord’s (home of Middlesex CCC) and The Oval (home of Surrey CCC).

The All England Club in Wimbledon holds the Wimbledon Tennis Championships which is one of London’s best known annual sports competitions.

London has hosted the Summer Olympics twice , in 1908 and 1948. In 2012 it will become the first city to host the Summer Olympics three times. The big five venues which are being purpose built for the games are: the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Olympic Village, Velo Park and the International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre.

Film, Music and Theatre in London

The West End is world famous for it’s entertainment district. World film premieres are held in Leicester Square. London’s theatre district is here, as well as many bars, clubs, cinemas and restaurants.

The United Kingdom Ballet, English National Ballet, Royal Opera and English National Opera are based in London and perform at the Royal Opera House, The London Coliseum, Sadler’s Wells Theatre and Royal Albert Hall.

London has played a significant role in the film industry, and has major studios at Pinewood, Ealing, Shepperton, Elstree and Leavesden.

London has numerous renowned venues for rock and pop concerts, including large arenas such as Earls Court, Wembley Arena and the O2 Arena, as well as numerous mid-size venues, such as Briston Academy, Hammersmith Apollo and the Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

Museums and Art Galleries in London

There is a huge amount of art in London and it’s virtually all free. Extensive are collections are housed primarily in the National Gallery, Tate Modern and the Tate Britain.

The “museum quarter” in South Kensington is home to The Natural History Museum (biology and geology), Science Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum (fashion and design), while the British Museum houses historic artefacts from around the world. The British Library at St Pancras is the UK’s national library, housing 150 million items.

Bars and Restaurants in London

London offers a huge variety of cuisine as a result of its ethnically diverse population. The most well known areas include the Bangladeshi restaurants of Brick lane and the Chinese food restaurants of Chinatown. Long Upper Street in Islington has more bars and restaurants than any other street in the UK.

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