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                <title>Web-based European Cycle Route Planner</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This website offers a web-based cycle route planner you can use to search cycle routes anywhere in Europe. The planner combines several existing, described routes to make your cycle route complete. It's a Dutch site originally, but with the English translation you can use it anyway.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Kew Gardens</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[For those who love variety and nature, R. B. Gardens at Kew may be the most pleasant destination in London. There's a Travelodge near the garden with great pre-booking offers, which can be booked via online, usually a few weeks in advance.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Explore London's many parks</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[If you are in London for the spring/summer or even autumn months, then be sure to check out the numerous Royal parks that dot the capital. Hyde Park - the city's largest, covers a vast area from Marble Arch to South Kensington and adjoins with other parks in the city. Explore the Princess Diana memorial or row a boat on the Serpentine. <br><br>My other recommendation would be Green Park, it has a better location right next to Buckingham Palace. Deck chairs are available to rent (£2 for 4 hours) and many food shops nearby mean that you won't go hungry. Great for running or relaxing - take advantage of London's green parks.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Insider's guide to East End art/fashion</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[When staying at the super slick and eco-friendly Andaz Hotel (formerly the Great Eastern) in Liverpool, book Urban Gentry - insider tour guides and get a real insight into the fashion (or art) tribes of East London. The hotel also has it's own Reader in Residence to tell you bedtime stories, or read you a precis of the day's news.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Wheelchair sightseeing on a London commuter bus</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[For wheelchair users, simply riding on a double decker bus is an excellent and cheap alternative to a special disabled tour. If you learn the routes and get a day pass, you can ride anywhere.<br><br>Additionally, in many taxis, you can just wheel in and go. The underground has many wheelchair-friendly stations and links to airports and the Chunnel, if you want a new and exciting way to explore the continent!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Cruise  up the Thames in London</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A visit to London must surely include a boat trip on the Thames. Reasonably priced and interesting for everyone.  I would recommend doing this early on during your trip because from the river, you can get your bearings and identify historical sites like the Tower of London that you may wish to add to your list of places to visit on land.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Woolwich free ferry</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A pleasant alternative to the fume-choked Blackwall Tunnel which offers wonderful views as a bonus! The loading jetty on the Woolwich side gives an amazing view of London, it takes in the Thames Barrier, Dome, Canary Wharf, Gherkin etc, right back to the West End and the Post Office tower, all linked by the shimmering thread of the Thames.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Crouch End</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Lovely residential area in far north London. You can swing by before or after heading to Highgate cemetery.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The London Eye</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Now this attraction has been around for a while, the queues aren't as bad - if you have a few extra quid in your pocket, it's great for a first date before grabbing a bite, etc. Go early evening, especially this time of year, as the sun is going down. You'll nearly have a whole pod to yourself!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Westminster Abbey</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Not only a place of worship but a trip to England's past. It's like paying a visit to people you have known to admire and who became household names, all buried there! Beautiful architecture and an indescribable atmosphere!]]></description>
                
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                <title>The top of a double decker</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Head for central London and then take a bus, any double decker, head for the top deck and sit at the front. You'll see the intricacies of London architecture and street life that you wouldn't see at any other angle. I've heard that these buses are being phased out which is a huge shame. So do it now while you have the chance.]]></description>
                
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