Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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- If you gawp at the St Paul's Cathedral entrance ticket, you can
enter the cathedral for free during any of the public services. There are a few
each day, although you'll only have access to the main part of the cathedral.
Ludgate Hill, St Paul's Underground Station.
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Only four institutions can call legal professionals to the bar in
the UK, and two of them are found in Holborn and Clerkenwell. With their
carved exteriors,
Gray's Inn of Court
and the
Honorable Society of Lin-
coln's Inn
epitomize the haughtiness of the legal profession.
Lincoln's Inn
Fields and Gray's Inn Rd
.
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- Check out some glorious old clocks and watches at the small
Clockmaker's Museum
.
Guildhall Library
.
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For a quick bit of tranquility,
Postman's Park
has a series of tiles dedicated
to fatal acts of heroism. There's many poignant tales to be read.
King Ed-
ward Street.
Where to eat
This area is where the country's leading bankers, insurance brokers, stock grabbers, and
legal luminaries hang out. As such, there's little culinary value to be found and most cafes
and restaurants are geared towards lunching business people. For a dose of opulence and
swanky dining then try either of:
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Club Gascon
offers sumptuous French cuisine to a discerning cli-
entele and has long held a Michelin star.
57 West Smithfield.
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- Providing English pub style food since 1757 and probably the place
where thousands of insider trade deals were whispered,
Simpson's Tavern
is for expensive suits, good food, and swiping the credit card.
38 Cornhill
.
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- Save your walled and head to
Houghton Street
where a
Hare
Krishna cart
arrives and serves free vegan food on weekdays from 1 - 2pm.
You'll need to queue.
Where to drink and party
