Living in London

Places to see and Things to do

What's going on?

To find out what's going on around London, there are various publications you can pick up at any newsstand.

The most comprehensive magazines are:

TNT

TNT is a magazine aimed at visitors from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada. This magazine has everything - travel deals, concerts, clubs, parties, other cultural entertainment and accommodation... It has weekly up-dates of news from the countries it caters to. Best of all are those fantastic cheap travel bargains!

It is a free magazine and can be picked up at most train stations and newsstands. It comes out Mondays and a mini version mid-week.

Useful web sites

London Transport web site:

www.tfl.gov.uk

Entertainment Listings: www.thisislondon.co.uk

London Street Maps

www.streetmap.co.uk

Things to see and do in a day in London...

London Walks

In addition to the free London Walks organized by DJM Personnel for our teachers, there are also many companies who offer themed walks around various parts of London!

Have a look @ the following web sites:

www.cityoflondonwalks.co.uk

www.london-ghost-walk.co.uk

www.londonwalks.co.uk

DJM Personnel also provides opportunities for teachers to walk the streets of London on one of their City Walks. The walks are through the more historic parts and always include visits to out of the way pubs and eating places! Not to be missed.

Walk under the Thames

Follow a pedestrian tunnel linking Greenwich and the Isle of Dogs (near Canary Wharf). A very different experience walking through a tunnel built in 1902 by Victorian Engineers.

Many unique and fine suburban galleries.

One of the best is the Dulwich Gallery housing a collection of European Old Masters from the 17th and 18th Centuries. Check out the web site www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk for details about the current exhibitions.

Walk the Millennium Bridge across the Thames

Famously known now as 'the wobbly'

Stroll to the Tate Modern

Grand cathedral of Modern Art - walk the many floors of art work which must be seen to be believed.

The London Eye

See London from a different view, aboard a gigantic ferris wheel! The best look of London you will ever get. Try it at night! Book over the internet for a ticket: www.londoneye.com

The Borough Market

Food, nick nacks... and tons of atmosphere. Ye ole worlde in Borough near London Bridge.

Wine tasting at Vinopolis

It's a Museum dedicated to wine and the art of wine making! A fee is charged which includes free wine tasting. Located on London's South Bank near London Bridge. Check out the website: www.vinopolis.co.uk

Brixton Markets

Very noisy and colourful fruit and vegetable market. Very busy and full of life!

Old sailing ships

HMS Belfast and Cutty Sark both ships with lots of history. HMS Belfast can be found on London's South Bank, near London Bridge. Cutty Sark can be found in the unique Greenwich. Both can be checked out at www.iwm.org.uk/belfast/ or www.cuttysark.org.uk