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• St. Paul's Cathedral (Tue-Sat at 17:00, Sun at 15:15, tel. [phone],
www.stpauls.co.uk ) .
• Westminster Abbey (Mon-Tue and Thu-Fri at 17:00, Sat-Sun at 15:00 except Sat at
17:00 in summer; there's a service Wed but it's spoken, not sung; tel. [phone],
www.westminster-abbey.org ) .
• Southwark Cathedral (Sun at 15:00; also Mon-Fri at 17:30 and Sat at 16:00 but
sometimes spoken, not sung—call to confirm; tel. [phone],
www.southwark.anglican.org/cathedral ) .
• St. Bride's Church (Sun at 17:30, tel. [phone], www.stbrides.com ) .
Free organ recitals are usually held on Sunday at 17:45 in Westminster Abbey (30
minutes, tel. [phone]). Many other churches have free concerts; ask for the London
Organ Concerts Guide at the TI.
Performances
Prom Concerts: For a fun classical event (mid-July-mid-Sept), attend a Prom Concert
(shortened from “Promenade Concert”) during the annual festival at the Royal Albert
Hall. Nightly concerts are offered at give-a-peasant-some-culture prices (£5
“Promming”—standing-room spots—sold at the door, £7 restricted-view seats, most £20-54
but depends on performance, Tube: South Kensington, tel. [phone], www.bbc.co.uk/
proms ).
Opera: Some of the world's best opera is belted out at the prestigious Royal Opera
House, near Covent Garden (box office tel. [phone], www.roh.org.uk ) , and at the
London Coliseum (English National Opera, St. Martin's Lane, Tube: Leicester Square, box
office tel. [phone], www.eno.org ). Or consider taking in an unusual opera at the
King'sHeadpubinIslington,homeofLondon'sLittle OperaHouse(11UpperStreet,Tube:
Angel, tel. [phone], www.kingsheadtheatre.com ).
Dance: Sadler's Wells Theatre features both international and UK-based dance troupes
(Rosebery Avenue, Islington, Tube: Angel, info tel. [phone], box office tel.
0844-412-4300, www.sadlerswells.com ) .
Sightseeing
Tours: Guided walks are offered several times a day and vary by theme: ancient London,
museums, legal London, Dickens, Beatles, Jewish quarter, Christopher Wren, and so on. In
the evening, expect a more limited choice: ghosts, Jack the Ripper, pubs, or literature. See a
list of walking-tour companies on here .