No.10 was given to Sir Robert Walpole, Britain’s first ‘prime minister’, by George II in thanks for his service. Walpole’s official title, First Lord of the Treasury, still remains on the letterbox.
Currently the third tallest Ferris wheel in the world (the tallest when built in 1999, but now behind Singapore and Nanchang), it moves at 0.6mph, and you can see 25 miles from the top.
This former power station was bought by the manufacturers of Oxo beef stock cubes in the 1920s. Can you spot how they managed to bypass advertising restrictions with their new tower?
Go to the Royal Albert Hall. Queue up for a £5 Promming ticket. Experience the amazing BBC Proms from the best place in the house. Read more.
Try and swindle your way into the members bar on level 6 for a drink and take in an awesome view of London.
Do visit this bustling food market where top London chefs come to buy their ingredients. If you don’t find it here, where will you? Open from Thursday to Saturday, but come early to avoid the crowds! Read more.
worth visiting if not just for the window displays. Essential shop for those looking for top quality items - from lingerie to lamps. Read more.
Don't leave this one to the tourists - it's really interesting and, given the size, actually quite good value. Don't wear a skirt (or kilt) though - the best bits are accessed via ladders.
Try and find the skeleton of the mermaid, ha. It's in one of the galleries on the right side of the Great Court as you walk in ;)
Much of the collection was inherited from the Museum of Patents (est 1858) and includes early locomotives such as Stephenson’s Rocket and Puffing Billy, and the first jet engine.
Proud record holder of the most expensive hotel restoration in history, this is Afternoon Tea central Read more.
Recently renovated, hundred years old theatre brings the audience to Oz every evening in the new Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of 'The Wizard of Oz'. Go Dorothy!
Even if you are not visiting one of the many exhibitions and events organised here throughout the year, come to sit in its beautiful and quiet neoclassical courtyard away from London’s busy streets.
You may or may not like jellified lumps in flavoured tea... but it's a very creative atmosphere in here nonetheless. We like the test tubes in the window.
