Piccadilly Circus The Circus lies at the intersection of five main roads: Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Piccadilly Street, Covent Street and Haymarket. It was created by John Nash as part of the future King George IV's plan to connect Carlton House - where the Prince Regent resided - with Regent's Park. The creation of Shaftesbury Avenue in 1885 turned the plaza into a busy traffic junction.
Tate Modern Entry details Entry to the collection remains free for everyone. Advance booking is recommended but tickets are often available on the door. Exhibition entry is paid and requires a timed ticket: Visitors with a disability pay a concessionary rate, and entrance for companions is freeMembers and Patrons have free entry to exhibitions but must book a timed ticket before visitingUp to four children aged 11 and under go free per parent or guardian£5 family child tickets are available for children aged 12–18 years
Two hoards and one unknown Viking ruler Ian Richardson, Portable Antiquities and Treasure, British Museum The saying goes that one waits an eternity for a London bus to arrive, only for two to eventually show up at the same time. Dot Boughton, Finds Liaison Officer (FLO) for Lancashire and Cumbria, is probably beginning to feel that the same rule applies to Viking silver hoards. Museum Mile A walk along Museum Mile provides a fascinating insight into London, past and present. From King's Cross to the River Thames, discover 12 of the city's most extraordinary museums and galleries and their equally diverse collections. Take in the beauty of Van Gogh at The Courtauld Gallery and Shakespeare's First Folio at the British Library. Marvel at 400 years of anatomical history at the Hunterian Museum and witness the forefront of medical science at the Wellcome Collection. From the intimate to the iconic, the local and global collections that make up Museum Mile promise inspiring discoveries for all. The British Library
Carnaby Street Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in the City of Westminster, London, located in the Soho district, near Oxford Street and Regent Street. It is home to numerous fashion and lifestyle retailers, including a large number of independent fashion boutiques. Streets crossing, or meeting with, Carnaby Street are, from south to north, Beak Street, Broadwick Street, Kingly Court, Ganton Street, Marlborough Court, Lowndes Court, Fouberts Place, Little Marlborough Street and Great Marlborough Street. The nearest London Underground station is Oxford Circus tube station (on the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines). History[edit] Irvine Sellars and other boutiques, Carnaby Street, 1968.
Galleries The Museum is arranged into four main galleries – the Moving Toys Gallery, the Creativity Gallery, the Childhood Galleries and the Front Room Gallery. Download a map of the Museum (773KB .pdf) Moving Toys Gallery The Museum's Moving Toys Gallery is divided into four sections – Pushes and Pulls, Springs and Cogs, Circuits and Motors and Look See. Find out more Top 10: Unusual British museums A selection of Britain's most bizarre and quirky museums. Dog Collar Museum, Leeds Castle, Maidstone A collection of dog collars, mostly dating from the Middle Ages (no dogs admitted). www.leeds-castle.com Taken from Top 10 of Britain: 250 Quintessentially British Lists by Russell Ash, published by Hamlyn (www.octopusbooks.co.uk/hamlyn)Readers can order a copy of Top 10 of Britain at a special price of £7.99 (£9.99 RRP, Hamlyn) with free postage and packaging. To order call 01903 828503 and quote ref HAM877.
Visit us Entry is free (There is a charge for some temporary exhibitions) Opening times Last Friday of the month open until 22.30 for Lates, excluding December. The Museum is open every day, including Sundays and bank holidays, but closed 24-26 December. List of museums in England List of museums in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Museums in England is a link page for any museum in England by ceremonial county. List of museums in Suffolk This list of museums in Suffolk, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.
Suffolk Museums Suffolk Museums The Amber MuseumThe UK’s only purpose-built museum dedicated to the history of amber.Examples from around the world, plus shop. See The Amber Shop and Museum Bawdsey Radar StationVisit ‘The Magic Ear’ - an exhibition about the history of Radar.