Description: The palace was commissioned by Henry VIII and constructed between 1531 and 1536. The palace is built of red brick and is mainly Tudor in style. While the palace is not open to visitors, there is plenty to do in the park which is the oldest of London's eight Royal Parks. The royal parks were once the hunting grounds of the Royal family. The park includes The Mall and Horse Guards Parade and is at the heart of ceremonial London

Description: Our next stop is the National gallery, which contains works by such medieval artists as Duccio, Uccello, van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli, Dürer, Memling and Bellini. Many of the works are religious, made for altars in churches or for private devotion. They are exquisitely rich and often have highly decorated gold-leaf backgrounds. As well as many other artistic attractions, the gallery has a cafe, restaurant and shop. The nearby National Portrait Gallery also has some wonderful late medieval works.

Sunday: 10:00 - 06:00
Monday: 10:00 - 06:00
Tuesday: 10:00 - 06:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 06:00
Thursday: 10:00 - 06:00
Friday: 10:00 - 09:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 06:00

Description: Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court. The Inns of Court have played a fundamental role in preparing students for Call to the Bar and their progress to professional competence as barristers for many centuries. The Old Hall is the finest building in the Inn and was built “in the fifth year of King Henry VII”. Though the Inn is not open to the public, a morning service is held at 11.30 am at the chapel on all Sundays during law term time, which the public are very welcome to attend.

Sunday: 11:30 - 12:30

Description: Staple Inn dates from 1585. The building was once the wool staple, where wool was weighed and taxed. It survived the Great Fire of London, was extensively damaged by a Nazi German Luftwaffe aerial bomb in 1944 but was subsequently restored. It has a distinctive timber-framed façade, cruck roof and an internal courtyard. The ground floor street frontage is let to shops and restaurants.

Description: The Temple Church was built by the Knights Templar, the order of crusading monks founded to protect pilgrims on their way to and from Jerusalem in the 12th century. The Church is generally open on Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri, 10am-4pm and 2pm-4pm on Wednesdays. There are also a variety of services and events at the church.

Description: Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse associated with William Shakespeare. The original theatre was built in 1599, destroyed by fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614, and then demolished in 1644. The modern Globe Theatre reconstruction is an approximation based on available evidence of the 1599 and 1614 buildings. There are daily tours of the theatre and of course regular productions and events. There is also a restaurant and shop.

Sunday: 09:00 - 05:00
Monday: 09:00 - 05:00
Tuesday: 09:00 - 05:00
Wednesday: 09:00 - 05:00
Thursday: 09:00 - 05:00
Friday: 09:00 - 05:00
Saturday: 09:00 - 05:00

Description: The Clink Museum is built on the site of the original prison that stood here from 1144-1780. During your gruesome visit, you will see the torture devices used on prisoners here.

Description: Southwark Cathedral is an impressive building that is as much worth a visit as more well-known cathedrals and churches in London. It is surrounded by railway lines and buildings, including the historic Borough Market. The churchyard on the south side of the Cathedral is an oasis of calm and is a favourite lunch-time resting place for local office workers. The cathedral has a long and complicated history beginning with an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086, which shows a church on the site. The present building dates from the 15th century and was partly rebuilt in 1890.

Sunday: 08:30 - 06:00
Monday: 08:00 - 06:00
Tuesday: 08:00 - 06:00
Wednesday: 08:00 - 06:00
Thursday: 08:00 - 06:00
Friday: 08:00 - 06:00
Saturday: 08:30 - 06:00

Description: The George Inn, is a public house established in the medieval period and is the only surviving galleried London coaching inn. The inn is owned and leased by the National Trust. The inn was visited by Charles Dickens and is mentioned in Little Dorrit.