Visitor attractions and information - Strand
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 Curzon Soho, Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London
W1D 5DY. Tel: 020 7734 2255 (box office). Located in the heart
of London’s media hub and surrounded by the offices of the
movie industry in the UK, the Curzon Soho is famous for being
at the forefront of film in London to both the Industry and to
the capital’s cinema fans. About 200 yards from The Strand. Gain free entry to Curzon Soho
– and dozens of other London Attractions - with the London Pass. |
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Admiralty
Arch,The Mall, SW1A 2WH. The Mall. Leading from the southwest
corner of Trafalgar Square into The Mall, this quintuple arched
ceremonial gateway is one of London's most famous landmarks. About 200
yards from The Strand. |
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Theatre Museum, Russell Street, Covent Garden,
London. WC2E 7PR. Tel: 020 7943 4700. About 500 yards from Strand. |
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Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House,
Strand, London, WC2R 0RN. Tel: 020 7848 2526. As one of the most
famous London Art Galleries, the Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery
was founded upon ‘the wish to expand the understanding of
the visual arts in this country’ and houses some of the
country’s best-loved artworks including world famous Old
Masters, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, together
with sculpture and applied arts. About 300 yards from Strand. Gain free entry to Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery – and dozens of other London Attractions - with the London Pass. |
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The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London,
WC2N 5DN. Tel: 020 7747 2885. One of the greatest collections
of European painting in the world. About 200 yards from Strand. |
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National
Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE. Tel: 020
7306 0055. The collection represents the most comprehensive of
its kind, founded in 1856 to collect portraits of famous British
men and women. About 100 yards from Strand. |
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St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square,
London WC2N 4JJ, Tel: 020 - 7766 1100. St Martin-in-the-Fields
is located at the north eastern corner of Trafalgar Square. Take
any bus bound for the Strand or Charing Cross Road, or take the
underground to Charing Cross or Leicester Square and follow the
signs to the National Gallery. About
200 yards from Strand. |
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Leicester
Square Cinemas include : Odeon Leicester Square, Odeon Mezzanine,
22-24 Leicester Square, Empire Leicester Square, Prince Charles
Cinema, 7 Leicester Place (off Leicester Square) . About 200
yards from Strand. |
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Somerset House, The Strand, WC2. Tel: 020
7845 4600. Admission: free. Nearest Station: Covent Garden /
Temple Tube. Impressionist Art, the Gilbert Collection and Hermitage
Rooms. Restaurant, riverside café and winter ice rink.
In the Strand. |
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Benjamin Franklin House, 36 Craven Street,
London, WC2N 5NF. Tel: 020 7925 1405. Located on Craven Street,
just a short walk from Trafalgar Square, this historical building
dates from circa 1730 and was the residence of Benjamin Franklin
in London between 1757 and 1775. About 300 yards from Strand. Gain free entry to Benjamin Franklin House –
and dozens of other London Attractions - with the London Pass. |
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north and north west of the Thames |
Nearest Tube station - Embankment
- 60 yards. We are located in Trafalgar,
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- 220 yards.Tucked away in a small street
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The
Strand is about 0.5 miles from Charing Cross, Westminster. The
Strand is a street in the City of Westminster, starting at Trafalgar
Square and running east to join Fleet Street at Temple Bar. (Photo right: Benjamin Franklin House.
For details see attractions below). If
you are flying to/from London, London Heathrow airport is about
16 miles from the Strand, London Gatwick airport is about 28
miles and London city airport is about 9 miles. Your nearest
mainline rail link to the Strand is Charing Cross station and
it is about 1/2 mile from Victoria Coach station. If you intend
to travel on the London Tube/Underground, please use the
