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Mini Summer Trip Guide to Affordable London

Photo: The Village Pub

So what if the euro is up and the dollar is down?That doesn’t mean you should skip a trip to Europe. You can still find great deals, even in pricey places. In London the secret is simple: knowing where the bargains are. It’s common knowledge that many of London’s greatest museums-the British Museum, V&A, National Gallery, Tate Modern-don’t charge admission, but there are some lesser-known freebies too.

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Destinations: London · Soho/Covent Garden · Bloomsbury · South Bank · Chelsea/Kensington · Southwark · Trafalgar Square

Themes: Affordable Vacations · Arts + Culture · Summer Travel

Inspired by: 13 Affordable Trips to Europe — by Reid Bramblett, Published Apr. 2008

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Premier Inn Southwark

Southwark | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

Part of London’s most reliable motel chain, with 18 locations in all, Premier Inn Southwark offers standardized (if bland) comfort. A short stroll
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Belgo Centraal

Soho/Covent Garden | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

In the heart of Covent Garden, waiters dressed as monks scurry around the cavernous basement dining hall of Belgo Centraal serving pots of mussels,
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Damien Hirst Retrospective

South Bank | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

Housed in a hulking converted power station, this vast modern art showplace opened in 2000, but still breaks new ground with installations. Each ye
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Sir John Soane

London | Europe | England | Great Britain

It's common knowledge that many of London's greatest museums—the British Museum, V&A, National Gallery, Tate Modern—don’t charge admission, but don
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Lunchtime Concerts at St Martin-in-the-Fields

Trafalgar Square | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

It's common knowledge that many of London's greatest museums—the British Museum, V&A, National Gallery, Tate Modern—don’t charge admission, but don
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Victoria and Albert Museum

Chelsea/Kensington | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

Within this labyrinthine collection of stately buildings covering 12 acres lie more than 27,000 pieces and 43,000 photographs: everything from Celt
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National Gallery, London

Trafalgar Square | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

The National Gallery is London’s museum dedicated to Western European paintings. Located in Trafalgar Square, the museum opened in 1838 and now hou
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British Museum

Bloomsbury | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

Quite simply, this is one of the world’s finest museums. Founded in 1753, it covers more than two million years of history from every continent, in
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Tate Modern

South Bank | Europe | England | London | Great Britain

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