Radisson Edwardian Hampshire Hotel

Step inside and its all about tranquil luxury in a space thats flooded with natural light. White orchids, cool Asian art, leather-clad walls and Phillipe Hurel furniture create a mood of contemporary elegance. The Hampshire ...more

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The Victorian-era Thistle Piccadilly is on the corner of Coventry Street, one block from Piccadilly Circus, and approximately 30 miles from London Heathrow Airport. This location is also two blocks from Soho, one mile ...more

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By night Leicester (pronounced Lester, as in the Adams Family) Square is one of the busiest spots in London. Buskers entertain the crowds with anything from an impromptu song to a political rant, tourists pay good money to have their faces ridiculed by cruel cartoonists and suburban kids queue to dance the night away at the Hippodrome, Equinox or Maximus.

Especially on Friday and Saturday nights, the whole pedestrianised area can seem like one big, youthful party. It wasn't always like this.

Leicester Square is still the perfect place to catch an afternoon matinee followed by a cappucino and gossip in one of the many pavement cafes. The Square is a popular meeting place for friends looking for a drink and a chat after a hard days slog and for tourists who seem to enjoy congregating outside the tube station. The cinemas claim to be the biggest and best but consequently tickets are the most expensive in town. It will cost you at least £7.50 to see Independence Day at the Empire, for example. For good value movie magic check out the Prince Charles cinema on Leicester Place, where tickets for a good selection of cult films start at £1.50.

People watching is one of Leicester Square's great attractions as representatives from virtually every country on little old planet earth walk past and simply gawp at each other. Ordinary people are interesting enough but if you're really lucky you get the chance to eyeball visiting stars who attend the regular movie premiers.

Despite its movie-made image of constant fog, London does get hot from time to time. Luckily for Leicester Square visitors, there's a handily placed Haagen-Dazs where you can gorge yourself on Triple Brownie Overload until one in the morning.

London is changing and it's changing fast. Look across the skyline and you will see not only the familiar landmarks - Big Ben, St Paul's and Buckingham Palace - but also extraordinary new buildings such as the Swiss Re Tower, known as the "Gherkin" because of its shape, and the new County Hall, like the head of an alien in a space helmet, quietly gazing over the river Thames. Take a ride on the London Eye, the world's largest observation wheel offering a spectacular view over the city. Take in over 55 of London's most famous landmarks.

But these changes are also visible in almost all of London's neighbourhoods. It used to be easy to divide the city into the wealthy west stretching from Belgravia to Chelsea, and the working-class and immigrant populations in the east. To some extent that is still true today, but Clerkenwell, Islington and other eastern neighbourhoods have gentrified, attracting a more affluent population.

At the heart of London is Soho and its mix of narrow streets and alleys, trendy shops, elegant bars, and theatres. Notting Hill, well-known from the movie of the same name, attracts ever increasing numbers of visitors. Despite this, it has managed to retain its character of an eccentric village where some people still get the Sunday papers in there pyjamas.

And there's more to come. Over the next two decades, London will see new development on a scale not witnessed since the days of Queen Victoria and will build up even more momentum for
regeneration, thanks to London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympics.

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