Spotlight

Some attractions and areas deserve being given a bit more attention - so we have put them fully in the Spotlight.

Each post should give you some background and history, some important details (such as locations and prices) and hopefully some pictures.

Do expect many of the better known places to be in the Spotlight as we carry on posting.

Spotlight - Wellington Arch

The Wellington Arch sits at the meeting corners of Green Park and Hyde Park, not far from Wellington's home at Apsley House. But it was...

Spotlight - Afternoon Tea

For some, a trip to London isn't deemed complete without something often cited as quintessentially English - Afternoon Tea. It is...

Spotlight - Tudor London

The Tudor period was from 1485 (when King Richard III was defeated at Bosworth Field, and King Henry VII took the crown) to 1603 when...

Spotlight - Covent Garden

Once arable fields, then the food source for a convent, today the area is popular with visitors, featuring entertainment, restaurants and...

Spotlight - Trafalgar Square

The square was developed in the first half of the nineteenth Century and initially it was going to be named after King William IV to...

Spotlight - Windsor Castle

Where? Windsor, SL4 1NJ Duration? 3 to 4 hours for the castle, Windsor and beyond can easily fill a whole day Directions 10 minutes walk...

Spotlight - Tower of London

Where? EC3N 4AB Duration? 3 to 4 hours but you might need to return! Directions? 5 minutes walk from Tower Hill Underground station...