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Attractions near Leighton House Art Gallery Museum
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Linley Sambourne House
(< 1 Mile)*
Linley Sambourne House was the home of Edward Linley Sambourne a leading Punch cartoonist of the late Victorian and Edwardian period. |
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Ever stared into the gaping jaws of a Tyrannosaurus rex, felt the devastating power of an earthquake or come face to face with a giant, moving scorpion ? You will when you enter the amazing world of The Natural History Museum. |
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Science Museum
(1 Mile)*
Situated in Exhibition Road, South Kensington, the Science Museum contains all the wonders of our industrial and technological age. |
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The Victoria and Albert Museum
(1 Mile)*
The V & A has long been established as a leading advocate of contemporary art and design. Born out of the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Museum has evolved into one of the World's most comprehensive and diverse collections of the decorative arts. |
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7 Hammersmith Terrace
(2 Miles)*
7 Hammersmith Terrace is an internationally important Arts and Crafts "time warp" full of William Morris treasures. It's one of a terrace of Georgian houses overlooking the Thames. |
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Carlyles House
(2 Miles)*
This Queen Anne house was the home of Thomas Carlyle, the "Sage of Chelsea" for 47 years until his death in 1881. |
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Princess Diana Memorial Fountain
(2 Miles)*
A ground-breaking project in many regards, The Princess Diana Memorial Fountain was opened in 2004 as a permanent, public tribute to the memory of Princess Diana. |
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Museum of Fulham Palace
(2 Miles)*
Only four miles from Hyde Park Corner, Fulham Palace, London's best kept secret, takes you back to a Fulham of fields and market gardens. This historic residence of the Bishop of London is well worth a visit. |
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National Army Museum
(2 Miles)*
The National Army Museum has something for everyone. There's so much to see - famous paintings, lifelike models, glittering swords, colourful uniforms. |
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Marble Arch
(2 Miles)*
Marble Arch was designed by John Nash in 1828. Built of white Carrara marble, the design was taken from the triumphal arch of Constantine in Rome. |
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Apsley House
(2 Miles)*
Apsley House, home of the first Duke of Wellington, is one of the capital's finest residences. Also known as 'Number One London', because it was the first house encountered past the toll-gate into London from the countryside. |
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Hogarths House
(2 Miles)*
Hogarth's House in Chiswick was built around 1700 and was the country home of the great painter, engraver and satirist William Hogarth from 1749 until his death in 1764. |
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Lord's
(2 Miles)*
You don't have to be a cricket lover to be thrilled by Lord's. When you tour this world-famous arena you tread in the footsteps of the giants of the game. |
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Royal Mews
(3 Miles)*
The Royal Mews was built by Nash in the 1820's as the Mews for Buckingham Palace. The entrance off Buckingham Palace Road is through a Doric archway surmounted by a clock tower. |
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Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the sovereign, and was first opened to the public in 1993. |
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