Norfolk Towers Hotel London - Attraction in London
The Norfolk Towers Hotel London is conveniently located in the area of Paddington in the centre of the amazing city of London. Therefore this budget hotel is close to many famous attractions in London such as the Big Ben, the Buckingham Palace, the National Gallery, the Tower of London, the Madame Tussauds Museum and many others.
The Norfolk Towers Hotel London is the perfect starting point to discover the wonderful city of London with all its worth seeing sights.
The Big Ben
The Big Ben London, also known as the Clock Tower, was built in 1859 and has been named after the great bell. Its design was made by August Pugin just before he died. The Big Ben is 96 meters high and the four clocks hang at 55 meters.
The London Big Ben is the second largest four-faced clock in the world right after the Allen-Bradley Clock Tower in Milwaukee in Wisconsin, USA. It is therefore considered to be an icon of the city of London.
The Buckingham Palace
The Buckingham Palace became the official Royal Place of the British Monarchs in 1837. Nowadays the Buckingham Palace is the most famous residence of the Royal Family worldwide and it is a must for London visitors to discover this marvellous sight.
The Buckingham Palace offers travellers the possibility to admire the Changing of the Guards in front of the building as well as a great collection of the Queen's Gallery which is worth seeing.
The National Gallery
The National Gallery in London is situated in the Trafalgar Square and was established in 1824. The National Gallery has a great collection of over 2,000 paintings that have been made between 1250 and 1900. Among the paintings some have been painted by famous painters such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Rembrandt van Rijn, Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet.
Guests of the Norfolk Towers Hotel London can visit the National Gallery for free unless there is a special exhibition.
The Tower of London
The Tower of London is situated in the oldest part of the city of London. The Tower of London has a long history and is considered to be one of the main symbols of London. In its past the Tower of London had served as a Royal place, an arsenal, a fortress, the Royal mint, a menagerie and a jewel house. The Norfolk Towers Hotel London enables its guests to discover all the stories about the Tower of London as well as to visit the "Prisoners Exhibition".
The price for the Tower of London is of £ 17 but there is a discount for children, students and seniors.
Opening Hours
- March-October
- - Tuesday-Saturday: 9 am to 5.30 pm
- - Sunday-Monday: 10 am to 5.30 pm
- November-February
- - Tuesday-Saturday: 9 am to 4.30 pm
- -Sunday-Monday: 10 am to 4.30 pm
The Madame Tussauds Museum
Born in 1761, Marie Tussauds founded the Madame Tussauds Museum in London. She completed her first wax sculpture in 1777 and after lots of trips around the world she settled down in 1835 in the Baker Street to open up her first museum: The Madame Tussauds Museum.
The current Madame Tussauds Museum in London opened its doors in 1884. In the Madame Tussauds Museum guests of the Norfolk Towers Hotel London can find wax sculptures of almost every famous and important person in sport, acting, music and politics.
The entrance price for the Madame Tussauds is £ 25 per adult and £ 21 per children.
Opening Hours
- - Working days: 9.30 am to 5.30 pm
- - Weekends, summer holidays: 9 am to 6 pm
Gift-Tours offers travellers the Madame Tussauds and the Tower of London Tours to explore both attractions in London - the Tower of London and the Madame Tussauds Museum.
More information about the Madame Tussauds and Tower of London Tours.
Other attractions in London
- - The Trafalgar Square
- - The Houses of Parliament
- - The Hyde Park
- - Camden Down
- - The St Paul&apso;s Cathedral
- - Piccadilly Circus
- - London Soho
- - The Green Park
- - Notting Hill
- - The Regents Park
- - The London Eye