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Architecture
City Hall

London, England

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Arts Venues
Gagosian Gallery
6-24 Britannia Street
London

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Hayward Gallery
South Bank Centre
Belvedere Road
London

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Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens
Hyde Park
London, England

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Tate Modern
25 Sumner Street
South Bank/Bankside
London, England

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Bars

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Annex 3
6 Little Portland Street
Soho
London, England

 
 
Artesian at the Langham
1C Portland Place, Regent Street
London, England

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The Big Chill Bar
Dray Walk, off Brick Lane
Brick Lane/East End
London, England

 
 
The Fumoir
Claridge's Hotel, Brook Street
Mayfair
London, England

 
 
Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street
Covent Garden
London, England

 
 
Lamb & Flag
33 Rose Street
Covent Garden
London, England

 
 
Milk & Honey
61 Poland Street
Soho
London, England

 
 
Nobu Berkeley
15 Berkeley Street
Green Park
London, England

 
 
Pigalle Club
215 Piccadilly
Soho
London, England

 
 
Ronnie Scott's
47 Frith Street
Soho
London, England

 
 
”The 315-foot Champagne Bar in London's St. Pancras train station serves smoked-salmon blini and a flute of Bollinger to make...” MORE>>
 
 
The Windsor Castle
114 Campden Hill Road
Notting Hill
London, England

 
 
Class/Courses
Lavender Hill Studios
Unit 101, Battersea Business Centre
99109 Lavender Hill
London, England

 
 
Sarum Studio
43 Park St.
Salisbury
Wiltshire, England

 
 
Clubs
Paper Club
68 Regent Street
Soho
London, England

 
 
Surya
156 Pentonville Rd.
London, England

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Events
Lunchtime Concerts at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Trafalgar Sq. at St. Martin's Lane
London

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Gardens

”The Garden also serves refreshments and light fare; they incorporate the healing properties of plants in the teas on the...” MORE>>
 
 
Kew Gardens
Richmond
London, England

 
 
Golf Courses
Sunningdale Golf Club
Ridgemount Road
Sunningdale
Berkshire

 
 
Historic Sites
Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
1 Parliament Square
Westminster
London, England

 
 
Museums
British Museum
Great Russell Street
Bloomsbury
London, England

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Churchill Museum
Clive Steps
King Charles St.
London, England

 
 
Dennis Severs House
18 Folgate St.
London, England

 
 
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London

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Order of St. John
London, England

 
 
Sir John Soane
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London

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Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London, England

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Nature
Carshalton Lavender Fields
Carshalton Beeches
London

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Neighborhoods

”Despite being right in the heart of London, the thriving neighborhood of Marylebone (pronounced mary-le-bone) maintains a fairly low profile...” MORE>>
 
 
 
 
Nightclubs
Chinawhite
6 Air Street
London

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Places of Interest
Sadler's Wells Theatre
London and the Home Counties

 
 
Restaurants
The Cow
89 Westbourne Park Road
Notting Hill

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Petersham Nurseries
Richmond Surrey, England

 
 
Services

 
 
Oyster Card
London

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”Drawing from the discerning taste of its owners—former British Vogue writer Ian Holmes and restaurateur/gallery owner Meryanne Loum-Martin—this London-based company...” MORE>>
 
 
Shops
Alfies Antique Market
13-25 Church Street
Marylebone
London

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Beyond Retro
112 Cheshire St.
London

 
 
Borough Market
8 Southwark St
London, England

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Butler's Wharf
King's Road
London

 
 
Cabbages and Frocks
St. Marylebone Parish Church
London

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Cath Kidston
51 Marylebone High St.
London

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Church Street Market
Just off Edgware Road
London

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Coco Ribbon
21 Kensington Park Road
Notting Hill
London

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Daunt Books
83 Marylebone High St.
London

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Dover Street Market
17-18 Dover Street
Westminster
London, England

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Eco
213 Chiswick High Rd
London, England

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EC One
184 Westbourne Grove
Notting Hill
London

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Egg
36 Kinnerton St.
London

 
 
Emma Bridgewater
81A Marylebone High St.;
London

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Emma Hope
53 Sloane Square
London

 
 
Equa
28 Camden Passage
London, England

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Façade
99 Lisson Grove
Marylebone
London

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Fiona Knapp
178A Westbourne Grove
London

 
 
Fortnum and Mason
181 Piccadilly
Green Park
London, England

 
 
Graham & Green, Chelsea
340 Kings Road
Chelsea
London, England

 
 
Graham & Green, Notting Hill
4 Elgin Crescent
Notting Hill
London, England

 
 
Graham & Green, Primrose Hill
164 Regents Park Road
Primrose Hill
London, England

 
 
James Lock
6 St. James's St.
London

 
 
Junky Styling

London, England

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Les Couilles du Chien
65 Golborne Road
North Kensington
London

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Liberty
Great Marlborough Street
Soho
London, England

 
 
London Vintage Fashion, Textiles & Accessories Fair
Hammersmith Town Hall
King Street
London

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Mint
70 Wigmore Street
London

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Montezuma's

London, England

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Myla
74 Duke of York Square
London

 
 
Ollie's
69 Golborne Road
North Kensington
London

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Oxfam
245 Westbourne Grove
London, England

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Paul Smith, Covent Garden
40-44 Floral Street
Covent Garden
London, England

 
 
Paul Smith
13 Park Street
London

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Paul Smith, Notting Hill
120 Kensington Park Road
Notting Hill
London, England

 
 
Rellik
8 Golborne Rd.
London, England

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Selfridges & Co.
400 Oxford Street
Soho
London, England

 
 
Smythson of Bond Street
40 New Bond Street
Mayfair
London, England

 
 
Space.NK
27 Duke of York Square
London, England

 
 
Spitalfields Market
Commercial Street between Lamb and Brushfield
Spitalfields
London, England

 
 
Steinberg & Tolkien
193 King's Rd.
London

 
 
Stella McCartney
30 Bruton Street
Mayfair
London, England

 
award winner
Stoke Newington Farmers’ Market
Stoke Newington Church St.
London

 
 
Temperley London
6-10 Colville Mews
Notting Hill
London

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Topshop
42/44 Kensington High Street
London

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Topshop
36-38 Great Castle Street
Soho
London, England

 
 
Spas

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Sports
Somerset House Ice Rink
The Strand
London, England

 
 
Theater/Performance Spaces
National Theatre
Upper Ground, South Bank
London

 
 
Theatreland
Covent Garden to Piccadilly Circus
Shaftesbury Avenue runs down the center
London, England

 
 
Theme Parks
London Eye
London, England

 
 
Tours
Cutting Edge Green Tours

London, England

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