Websites

National Health System, London, NHS - http://www.london.nhs.uk/

Weather - http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/8

exchange converter - http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi

London Transport - http://www.tfl.gov.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_for_London

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/modesoftransport/1548.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Buses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bus_routes_in_London

Interactive Map - http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/im/SI-T.html

Journey Planner - http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/user/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en

Buses - http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/

www.tfl.gov.uk/busmaps

NationalRail - http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/en/pj/fa0#ttt

General Information

Visit London - http://www.visitlondon.com/

Support site - http://www.visitlondon.com/tubeguru/

http://wikimapia.org/country/United_Kingdom/England/London/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London

BBC h2g2 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A2408690

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g186338-London_England-Vacations.html

Google Map of London – http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=London,+U.K.,+W1J+7BN&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title

recommended Hotels, nice, more expensive than I like, but excellent location

The Rubens: 39 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0PS

The Fleming W1J 7BN, http://www.flemings-mayfair.co.uk/foodanddrink/entertaining.php

Good sites offering significant points of interest

London Gardens Trust - http://www.londongardenstrust.org/

Open house - http://www.opensquares.org/

London Black Cabs - http://www.londonblackcabs.co.uk/

http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.14

UTILITY

weather - http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/03772.html

climate - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT003790|title=Average

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/UKXX0085?from=36hr_bottomnav_business

Timeout – the best guide to what is going on - http://www.timeout.com/london/

http://www.timeout.com/shop/browse/

Government

http://www.london.gov.uk/

http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/

http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/

http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/

http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/about_us/

http://www.london.gov.uk/london/links.jsp to the Boroughs and Cities

http://www.london.gov.uk/london-life/

http://www.london.gov.uk/london-life/city-government/boroughs.jsp

http://www.london.gov.uk/london-life/business-and-jobs/financial-centre.jsp

Parliament - http://www.parliament.uk/

http://www.parliament.uk/about/history/building.cfm

http://www.parliament.uk/parliament/guide/palace.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/96021.stm

http://londonarchitecture.co.uk/Building/304/Parliament.php

Royal - http://www.royal.gov.uk/ Palaces - http://www.hrp.org.uk/

Parks - http://www.royalparks.org.uk/

http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/

The PMO - http://www.number10.gov.uk/

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/history-and-buildings/

The Commonwealth - http://www.thecommonwealth.org/

MOD - http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/home

the Office of Public Sector Information - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/about/index.htm

the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is at the heart of information policy, setting standards, delivering access and encouraging the re-use of public sector information.

Also for info - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/

Statistics - http://www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8271&More=Y

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/H-A.asp

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/H-A.asp#ethnic

http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do;jsessionid=ac1f930c30d7806d48f776d14b1a8433a338f360ca85?a=3&b=276743&c=London&d=13&e=13&g=325264&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1240061772185&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812&nsjs=true&nsck=true&nssvg=false&nswid=1131

http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do;jsessionid=ac1f930c30d702e41433012c40c58ea7fff6fec35542?a=3&b=6059498&c=london&d=81&e=13&g=336453&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1240138161536&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812&nsjs=true&nsck=true&nssvg=false&nswid=1131

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=384

population density map - http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_population/regional_snapshot/RS_Lon.pdf

http://www.ippr.org.uk/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=308

The UK Honours System - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/UKgovernment/Honoursawardsandmedals/index.htm

wales - http://wales.gov.uk/?lang=en

Southest England Population by Area from 1891 - http://www.demographia.com/dm-lonarea.htm

Government Office, London - http://www.gos.gov.uk/gol/factgol/London/?a=42496

Restaurant Guides

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g186338-London_England.html

http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/europe/britain/england/london/restaurants.html

http://www.sugarvine.com/london/

http://www.restaurant-guide.com/uk+london.htm

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/restaurants.aspx

http://www.london-restaurants.com/london.htm

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/

http://london.diningguide.com/

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/restaurants/cheap-restaurants-in-central-london-recommended-london-2330.html

http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/restaurants/restaurant-710.php

http://www.londoneats.com/news/pastareas.asp?whichArea=Fleet%20Street

http://www.qype.co.uk/uki12-london-blackfriars/search/coffee

http://www.ricksteves.com/tvr/pledge/classic/lon_eat.htm

http://www.squaremeal.co.uk/

http://www.london-eating.co.uk/

PUBS

http://www.pubs.com/

Beer in the Evening - http://www.beerintheevening.com/

Fancy a pint - http://www.fancyapint.com/ - http://www.fancyapint.com/area/mz_D_00000.php

http://www.londondrinker.org.uk/

http://www.pubnetwork.com/london/W1%20Soho%20Mary.htm

http://www.pubnetwork.com/london/London%20Links.htm

http://www.fluidfoundation.com/

http://trustedplaces.com/

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22860/

http://www.londonpubclub.co.uk/lpcweb/mth16/pc16-summary.htm

Real Ale - http://www.camra.org.uk/

http://www.camranorthlondon.org.uk/ldbf/

BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/ - http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/index.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/heritage/england/london/

Museums

Museum of London - http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/

Support site - http://www.molas.org.uk/

http://www.britishmuseum.org/

Imperial War Museum - http://www.iwm.org.uk/

art

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/

http://www.npg.org.uk/

http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/

http://www.londonnet.co.uk/museums/

Tourist Attractions

London Eye - http://www.londoneye.com/

http://www.madametussauds.com/London/About.aspx

Tourists

The Original London Sightseeing Bus - http://www.theoriginaltour.com/ , Map - http://www.theoriginaltour.com/files/cukdyaghyu.pdf

History

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.00100200800k00800f

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Permanent/RomanLondon.htm

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Past/MissingLink/Themes/TML_themes_Lundenwic.htm

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Collections/Onlineresources/RWWC/themes/1295/1288

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_confessor.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/1066_06.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/richard_ii_king.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1111339

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/plague/story.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/after_fire_02.shtml

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/i-m/london4.html

http://www.london.gov.uk/trafalgarsquare/history/index.jsp

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/local_history/city/street_03.shtml?publichouses

http://www.timeref.com/google.htm

http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/Maps/london_county.htm

more history

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Houghton_(martyr)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Charterhouse

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1307bruce.html

Tyburn Convent, 8 Hyde Park Place, London W2 2LJ . England

http://www.tyburnconvent.org.uk/home/index.html

equestrian statue of Edward VII, London

http://www.rupertharris.com/final/public_sculpture/list_public2.php

very interesting – check it out

some places of Interest

St James, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_House_(St._James's,_London,_England)

St James Church, Piccadilly, http://www.st-james-piccadilly.org/

http://www.st-james-piccadilly.org/History.html

photo sites

http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=London&m=text

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sizemore/sets/72157594528543250/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/in_pictures/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/in_pictures/viewsoflondon/aerial_photos/

http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=51.478496&ln=-0.139046&z=9&k=2

http://www.londonphotos.org/

http://www.photolondon.org.uk/

http://londondailyphoto.blogspot.com/

Images of England - http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/

Libraries

http://www.bl.uk/

http://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/

Westminster Libraries and Archives

http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/

http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/archives/

Research

http://www.findagrave.com/

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2411

Media

Newspapers

The Guardian - http://www.guardian.co.uk/, Money - http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/

Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

Television

BBC entertainment - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/default.stm

Religion

http://www.cofe.anglican.org/

St Paul’s Cathedral website - http://www.stpauls.co.uk/

Lambeth Palace Library - http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/

Dean and Chapter of Westminster (Abbey) - http://www.westminster-abbey.org/

Westminster Cathedral - http://www.westminstercathedral.org.uk/home.html

Sports

The 2012 Olympics

http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?id=1410

http://www.alarm-uk.org/pdf/Janet%20Goodland.pdf

The 1908 Olympics

http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1908

The 1948 Olympics

http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1948

Commonwealth Games Federation

http://www.thecgf.com/countries/intro.asp?loc=ENG

The FA - http://www.thefa.com/

http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/

Eleven Professional football teams:*

Arsenal, Brentford, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United *excludes Watford which is strictly outside the London borders and Barnet who have recently gained promotion to the football league. Source:Visit London

The Rugby Football Union

http://www.rfu.com/index.htm

Guinness Premiership. Premier Rugby

http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/10818_437.php

http://www.rfu.com/microsites/twickenham/index.cfm?StoryID=14822

Wembley National Stadium Limited.

http://www.wembleystadium.com/GloriousPast/greatmoments/1steverwembleyFACupFinal.htm

http://www.wembleystadium.com/pressbox/presspack/factsandFigures.htm

Marylebone Cricket Club

http://www.lords.org/lords-ground/about-lords/

http://www.lords.org/latest-news/top-stories/

Surrey County Cricket Club

http://www.surreycricket.com/the-brit-oval

The All England Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/index.html

the Flora London Marathon, http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/site/

the Boat Race, http://www.theboatrace.org/, http://www.theboatrace.org/article/image/700/full.jpg

Horse Racing Tracks

Epsom (home to The Derby),

Kempton Park and

Sandown Park Source:Visit London

Auto Race Tracks

Higher Education

Twenty Four Universities and Colleges:* List - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article4910798.ece

Some 350,000 students study in London *University of London consists of 18 individual collegesSource:London Higher

City University London - http://www.city.ac.uk/

The University of London

http://www.london.ac.uk/colleges_institutes.html

http://www.london.ac.uk/aboutus

University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
UK

http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/prospective_students/undergraduate/holloway/history/academic.shtml

School of Oriental and African Studies

Part of the University of London, SOAS is the world's leading centre for the study of a highly diverse range of subjects concerned with Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

http://www.soas.ac.uk/

London School of Economics, http://www.lse.ac.uk/

London Metropolitan University, http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/

Royal Academy of Music

http://www.ram.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/reports/subjectlevel/q94_95_textonly.htm

Royal Academy of Music Museum

http://www.ram.ac.uk/facilitiesandcollections/Pages/default.aspx

Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H OAL, http://www.ioe.ac.uk/

Maps/History - http://www.victorianlondon.org/frame-maps.htm

some random stuff

Runnymede

http://www.cwgc.org/admin/files/cwgc_runnymede.pdf

http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/british_cemeteries_memorials/runnymede_air_memorial.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Forces_Memorial

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page2655.asp

AIR FORCES MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING

http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.23270/fromUkniwmSearch/1

http://www.cwgc.org/admin/files/United%20Kingdom.pdf

http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyshield/sets/72157603861005556/

Utility

Street Sensation, http://www.streetsensation.co.uk/stjames/picc_intro.htm

Buses - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bus_routes_in_London

http://www.londonbusroutes.net/routes.htm

for Theatre

http://www.thisistheatre.com/londontheatre/

Good Blogs

Londonist

http://www.londonist.com/

http://www.londonist.com/archives/londonist_loves/

http://lndn.blogspot.com/

http://www.londonlandscape.gre.ac.uk/

http://www.londonlandscape.gre.ac.uk/lguide/listof1.htm

directly related

http://www.gardenvisit.com/

http://www.gardenvisit.com/landscape/

http://www.gardenvisit.com/landscape/london/

http://www.gardenvisit.com/landscape/london/lguide/

A Maze set up in Trafalgar Square

If its August, there must be a new attraction at Trafalgar Square. This Maze is totally unexpected. I would have thought the next installation would be a Ferris Wheel. But I guess the London Eye needs not some competition.

Here are three links to check out.

BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-10839913

Daily Mail - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1299888/Trafalgar-Square-maze-New-tourist-attraction-springs-central-London.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-pigeons-have-gone-but-visitors-are-flocking-to-trafalgar-square-2041675.html

London Transport Bicycle Docks near Trafalgar Square

A new bicycle rental system went into effect in July 2010. Operated by London Transport, information is available at this website; http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/11598.aspx

Here is the link to the map showing a good many ‘stations’ where you hope a good bike is available.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=110377225760210522619.00048b46133a0cea9ec10&source=embed&ll=51.514725,-0.139046&spn=0.074779,0.157928&t=h

and here are the locations near Trafalgar Square where…

Charles II Street, @ Haymarket, SW1

Craven Street, WC2 @ Charing Cross

Embankment (Horse Guards), SW1

Little Newport Street, WC2, @ Charing Cross Road

Northumberland Avenue, close to Embankment, I think

Pall Mall East, @ Cockspur SW1

Panton Street, SW1, southwest of Leicester Square

St. Martin's Lane, WC2, @ Long Acre

St. Martin's Street, WC2, behind the National Gallery, (this might be your best bet).

Waterloo Place, SW1

Whitehall Place, @ Embankment

William IV Street, near the Strand

0.6 The Northeast Corner above Trafalgar Square

St. Martin’s Place is one of my favorite little gateways in London. It is here, around the corner from the National Gallery, that you find the National; Portrait Gallery, a true treasure trove of fascinating stories, and true historic tales. But there is much much more. Here the noise and exhaust from the incredibly busy Charing Cross Road seems muted in the shade of tall Plane trees, and the dynamic atmosphere as one walks past the open spaces of Trafalgar Square, into the warren of alleys and Streets stretching between Soho and Covent Garden. It is in these passages, courts and places that so many book stalls give this the air of an intellectual haven, despite the density of Theatres, pubs, crass souvenir shops and fast food joints. But what gives me a magical feeling, are the to monuments, first, in the centre of St Martins Place, the grand edifice memorializing Edith Cavell is one of so many tributes that stand throughout Westminster. Take a moment to educate yourself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Cavell . This is an open space, and the benches here do well on a sunny day.

A second monument, to Sir Henry Irving, can be found around the corner, (counterclockwise around the National Gallery/National Portrait Gallery Complex), off Charing Cross Road at Irving Street, near Orange Street, http://www.theirvingsociety.org.uk/memorial.htm . This is a Shady place, and worth the walk, on rare hot summer days in London.

It is from this location that one can look north, through so many book shops, towards Seven Tottenham Court Road, and further, to Mornington Crescent, and Camden Town, beyond, or look west, towards Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus.

But for the purpose of this exercise, look southeast from the Cavell memorial, for St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields Church, and the glass cylinder entry of the new plaza.

The Cylinder is the new entrance to the church’s crypt, but the Church is most worthy of a visit. Check the website… http://www2.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/page/home/home.html… and find tabs for ‘church’, ‘café’, ‘music’, ‘visiting’, ‘hiring spaces’, ‘building’, ‘Christmas appeal’, ‘Chinese’, and ‘about us’. There is also a column on the right showing each day’s schedule. This is a very ‘happening’ place.

The music of this place can not be described in words. Check the music tab on the website, then plan a visit. It is a great way to spend part of a day.

cheers