Travel Reference
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11.1 South London Along the River
Head east along the Southern side of the Thames and you'll witness the glistening face of
London's rapid redevelopment. Southwark is brash, boisterous, and rising towards the sky.
Greenwich is historical, wonderfully restored, and equally brash about its brilliance. After
all, this is the home of 0º longitude and Greenwich Mean Time. The architecture provides
the main attraction, but nestled amongst it all are a few uncovered experiences.
Travel Essentials
Alight at Liverpool Street or London Bridge to walk to the skyscrapers of Southwark.
For the Greenwich area the quickest option is the overground rail services from London
Bridge to Greenwich and Blackheath railway stations. North Greenwich Underground sta-
tion sounds like the best choice but it's still a bus ride from the attractions. River boat tours
also cruise the Thames to Greenwich.
Essential Experiences
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Southwark's skyscrapers are unmissable. Just gaze along the London skyline
and you'll see the
Shard
standing proud, Western Europe's tallest building
already a London icon. The public viewing platform is almost 300meters in
the sky and a trip up the rapid elevators will cost you £25.
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£FREE
- While you can't really enter the other
glass fronted skyscrapers in
Southwark
, they're still astonishing as you rock your head back and take in
their enormity.
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£FREE
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Greenwich Park
offers outstanding views over the city. But that's
not the reason to come. This UNESCO World Heritage area is home to a
handful of historic buildings, like the old
Royal Naval College
,
National
Maritime Museum
, and
Queen's House
. Each is free to enter although their
glory has somewhat faded and they're more geared towards maritime con-
noisseurs.
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London isn't a place for counting the stars unless you're at the
Peter Harrison
Planetarium
in
Greenwich Park's Royal Observatory
. The whole universe
is projected with ultra high definition technology and allows your eyes to
