Apartments and holiday accommodation near Buckingham Palace, London

The majority of tourists to London  include Buckingham Palace in their list of places to see.   Famous as the London home of the British Royal family, it attracts not only people wanting to take photographs from the outside, but also a steady queue of visitors during the peak summer months wishing to take the tour that allows entry to a selection of staterooms.

The palace is surrounded by several large London parks;  Green Park, St. James' and Hyde Park, all of which provide attractive greenery in the centre of the capital. 

The Queen regularly hosts garden parties during the summer  in the grounds of Buckingham Palace that special guests are invited to. Most British people view an invitation to the Palace as a great honour.  

Television viewers worldwide watched the celebrations for the Queen's GoldenJubilee in 2002 which were held in Buckingham Palace gardens and grounds. Both  classical and pop concerts were performed.,   the pop concert, followed by a spectacular firework and illumination display was truly memorable.

The security gates and railings of Buckingham Palace are exquisitely made and another fine example can be seen across from the palace at the entrance to Green Park. The Buckingham Palace tours booking office is located to the left of these gates. 

In addition to ornate gates and railings, you will come across numerous other fine specimensof street art as you walk around London.  The lamp posts on the Embankment,on bridges over the Thames and the main squares are all beautifully crafted and worthy of admiration. You may notice that many of the lights in London's parks are still operated by gas and rely on a clockwork mechanism for switching them on and off.

There are many interesting memorials in London, including an impressive memorial to QueenVictoria, which can be found directly opposite the front of Buckingham Palace. Almost every noteworthy event in Britain's history is recorded as a memorial in one form or another. The Embankment near Westminster is littered with then.

Self-catering holiday apartments and vacation rentals in London

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