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London Highlights for August, 2011

Highlights from London's ticketed events; Royal Heritage & Pageantry; London's summer season of Music, Theatre and Dance; Festivals, Fairs and Fine Art Exhibitions; Museums, Thames cruises and London Walks.

Royal Heritage and Pageantry
The Royal Palaces, Westminster Abbey, Tower of London, All The Queen's Horses at the Royal Mews, and a majestic view of it all from the Millennium London Eye.

Music, Theatre & Dance - Hot Picks
Promenade concerts at the Albert Hall; Picnic concerts at Kenwood House, Holland House Opera; Ballet and Dance at Sadlers Wells; the Regents Park Open Air Theatre and Globe Theatre summer seasons

Summer Festivals, Fairs & Fine Art Exhibitions - Hot Picks
The Hampton Court Flower Show and Southbank Centre events, Antiques in Kensington Gardens, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the Pre-Raphaelites at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Toulouse Lautrec at Somerset House, the Vorticists at Tate Britain and Miro at Tate Modern.

Museum Exhibitions
Special exhibitions at London museums; the Pre-Raphaelites at the Victoria & Albert Museum; Victoriana at the Leighton House Museum and Linley Sambourne House, shades of Moriarty at the Baker Street residence of Sherlock Holmes, and Elizabethan seafaring on Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hinde

Thames Cruises & London Walks
Enjoy a Thames cruise for lunch or dinner, or cruise for the whole day in style, with champagne reception, lunch, afternoon tea and gala dinner. Discover Shakespeare's medieval city, the Victorian ghettos of Jack the Ripper and the City's ghostly past on London Walks.

Free London
London's public Art Galleries and Museums are ENTRY FREE. Some individually mounted temporary exhibitions within specified rooms may carry a ticket charge however, (bookable online or at the door). Check Shophound Alexia's comprehensive monthly Free London Diary for details together with What's On in London's Royal Parks, Southbank and elsewhere.

Top Tips

London has never been better value for Dollar holders! Make the most of your visit with A Night 'On the town'
While in Festive London, treat your partner to a great evening out 'On The Town' with OfftoLondon's superbly priced Theatre & Dinner Packages.

Spare a day of your stay in London to take advantage of Offtolondon's discounted whole day visit by luxury coach to Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Regency Bath for just $92.

Choose your Hotel
Use OfftoLondon's hassle-free and secure booking facilities to obtain the best internet prices for your overnight, 'City Break', or longer term accommodation requirements; from de-luxe 5-star hotels to comfortable hostels.

Book your tickets online
Book all your tickets and London Travel Passes with Offtolondon.com to ensure best seats and best prices at the events, exhibitions and shows of your choice without the hassle of price bargaining and queuing on the day.

London Transport Oyster Card
The Central London congestion charge zone for visitors driving in London now covers all main areas of attraction. It makes sense to travel by the safe London Transport bus or Tube. Buy a multi-journey Oyster Card before you arrive, (you can top this up at will), and you will save money, time and hassle.

Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Add spice to your London visit with a "Weekender" visit to Paris or Rome. Cheap and speedy Eurostar travel now brings these city gems within easy reach of all. Day trips via Eurostar to Paris for a morning's shopping, afternoon visit to the Louvre and evening meal on the Seine are now a popular excursion option for Londoners. Or take advantage of the many overnight stop or Weekend bargains! Offtolondon's associated travel specialists OfftoParis and OfftoRome will take care of all your travel and accommodation requirements and show you the sites.

London in One Day Sightseeing Tour
8.5 - 9 hours - Drive to Westminster, past Downing Street, home of the Prime Minister, and on to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Stop for a visit inside Westminster Abbey, site of many royal coronations. Visit Poets' Corner and the tombs of many well-known scientists and monarchs. Also see the Chapel of Henry VII.
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