The Top Attractions of Knightsbridge

As one of the largest cities in the world London offers many different options for accommodation, but if you happen to secure a room in one of the hotels in Knightsbridge you are placing yourself in one of the most prestigious areas in the city.  Hotels in Knightsbridge therefore tend to be upmarket establishments, as befitting the area that is home to the world famous luxury department store Harrods.  If you have yet to book accommodation, try looking at the hotels in Knightsbridge provided by millenniumhotels.co.uk.  Now let’s look at some of the other London attractions that are easily reachable when you stay in hotels in Knightsbridge.

The Science Museum is on Exhibition Road, a major tourist area in the city that is also the location of the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Natural History Museum, which is in fact next door to the Science Museum.  The Science Museum has an excellent range of displays, both static and interactive, over five floors, with enough to keep you occupied for a full day.  The ground floor has an impressive collection of vehicles charting the rise of the engine, and includes some rare seam engines.  The Exploring Space gallery contains rockets, and exhibitions that explain some to the benefits that space exploration has brought to mankind, primarily through advances in telecommunications.  Elsewhere in the Making the Modern World gallery, the actual command module used during the Apollo 10 mission is on display.  The Science Museum also houses an IMAX cinema, while over 50 interactive exhibits can be found in the Launchpad Gallery.

The Natural History Museum has an impressive collection of species of different sizes from around the world, with two of the centrepiece exhibits being the 32m long replica of a Diplodocus skeleton, as the 25 m long skeleton of a Blue Whale!  The Victoria and Albert Museum is in fact the largest museum of decorative art and design in the world, and house a staggering 4.5 million objects, including ceramics, jewellery, metalwork, glasswork and fashion from around the globe and throughout history.

As well as being handy for all this classic, contemporary and high culture, Knightsbridge is a great location for those that fancy a spot of retail therapy – as well as being home to Harrods, Knightsbridge is also the location of top fashion store Harvey Nichols.

When you have had enough of educational and artistic pursuits, a want to take a break from shopping, Hyde Park offers a chance to relax amongst some greenery, without leaving the heart of the city.  For more information about things to do in London, try looking at: http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/culture/top-ten-attractions.

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