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Go walk about in the historic city of York. This tour starts at St Helen's Square, besides Betty Tea Shop. See the Mansion House, Assembly Rooms and York Art Gallery - which illustrates some of the city's rich cultural heritage. Hear of ghost stories and intrigue at the King's Manor, and then more of York's history in the Museum Gardens and at the Yorkshire Museum. Cross the River Ouse via Lendel Bridge and hear about the Rowntree confectionery empire.

See the contrast between Sir Christopher Wren's St Paul's Cathedral and the modern architecture of Europe's largest financial centre. Walk from St Paul's down Cheapside past St Mary le Bow and then on to Roman Watling Street and the remains of the Temple of Mithras. See the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange and ground breaking modern offices including the Gherkin and the Lloyd's of London building.

This tour is a combination of parts of L2: Ride and Stride and L3: The City and the Tower tours. Starting and ending at St Paul's Cathedral explore the City and the South Bank; listeners should allow three hours to complete this tour. The City and South Bank Circular begins at St Paul's Cathedral and follows the route of L3 - via St Mary-le-Bow, the Temple of Mithras, Watling Street, the Bank of England, the Gherkin, Lloyd's of London - to the Tower of London.

Starting at Edinburgh Castle, this tour exploresthe rich history of the famous Royal Mile. See the Witches Well and hear of the last person ever to be tried under an old wtchcraft act, pause at Deacon Brodie's Tavern, see where JK Rowling wrote many of her early Harry Potter manuscripts and the monument to Greyfriars Bobby, Edinburgh's most famous canine.

Travel from Edinburgh's Old Town to its New Town with this tour. Begin at the Castle Esplanade and then descend steps to view the White Hart Inn, where a pair of notorious murderers once supped, on the Grassmarket; site of many public executions - a miraculous escape from the hangman's noose - and the Bowfoot Well.

This tour of the world's first industrial city begins outside the Town Hall; passes the Central Library, and visits the new home of the Halle Orchestra. Walk to Deansgate Locks via a section of the first Trans Penine Canal and hear about the Roman settlement and the origins of the word Manchester. Stop at the Museum of Science and Industry - site of several firsts, including the world's first railway station.

Gary Phillips' Nate Hollis leaps from the comics to his first complete prose collection. Authors Juliet Blackwell, Bobby Nash, Aaron Philip Clark, and Derrick Ferguson join Phillips to create six double barreled tales of mystery and action. The streets are mean, but they don't hold a stick of dynamite to Hollis, P.I. From creator Gary Phillips and Pro Se Productions.

Empezando en Trafalgar Square, dése un paseo en un icúnico autobús de dos pisos Routemaster hasta la Catedral de San Pablo como parte de la ruta Heritage Route 15. Pase por el Strand y luego baje hacia Fleet Street, la primera sede de los periúdicos británicos. Bájese en San Pablo y cruce el Támesis por el Puente del Milenio, donde contemplará la Tate Modern y el Teatro Globe.

Empezando en la Abadía de Westminster, vea las Cámaras del Parlamento, el Big Ben, la Plaza del Parlamento y a su solitario activista antibélico, Brian Haw, la Parliament Street, el Whitehall, Downing Street -vivienda del Primer ministro-, la Guardia de Caballería, el centro oficial de Londres -Charing Cross, la Plaza de Trafalgar, el Arco del Almirantazgo, el Mall, St James's Park- y finalice en el Palacio de Buckingham.

Empezando en la Galería Nacional en la Plaza de Trafalgar, este paseo le llevará por la zona de los teatros y Covent Garden hasta llegar al Museo Británico. Pasará por la Galería Nacional del Retrato, cruzando la Plaza de Leicester con sus famosos cines, por la Charing Cross Road y sus numerosas librerías.

Empezando en la Catedral de San Pablo, visite las obras de dos arquitectos, Sir Christopher Wren del siglo XVII y Sir Norman Foster del siglo XXI. Visite el recientemente restaurado Temple Bar, los monumentos del jardín de la iglesia de San Pablo, la iglesia de Santa María Le Bow, la romana Watling Street y el Templo de Mithras. Visite también el Banco de Inglaterra y su museo, el Royal Exchange, la torre de Swiss Re y el interior del edificio Lloyd's de Londres.

Discover some of the personalities, performances and stories associated with London's Theatreland. Starting at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square visit the National Portrait Gallery, pass through Leicester Square, with its sprinkling of stardust depicted in statues and handprints, and theatre land, en route to Covent Garden, London's centre of street entertainment and home to myriad emporia, via the theatre that hosts the world's longest continuous running theatrical production.

Empezando en la Catedral de San Pablo, visite las obras de dos arquitectos, Sir Christopher Wren del siglo XVII y Sir Norman Foster del siglo XXI.Visite el recientemente restaurado Temple Bar, los monumentos del jardín de la iglesia de San Pablo, la iglesia de Santa María Le Bow, la romana Watling Street y el Templo de Mithras. Visite el Banco de Inglaterra y su museo, el Royal Exchange, la torre de Swiss Re y el interior del edificio Lloyd's de Londres.

Sie gehen von der Westminister Abtei zum Parlament, Big Ben und Parliament Square, wo Brian Haw allein gegen den Krieg demonstriert. Dann über die Parliament Street und Whitehall zur Downing Street, dem Amtssitz des britischen Regierungschefs, und weiter von den Horseguards zum eigentlichen Zentrum Londons, dem Charing Cross, Trafalgar Square, Admiralty Arch, der Mall, St James's Park und dem Buckingham Palast.

Sie fahren vom Trafalgar Square mit dem berühmten Routemaster-Bus der historischen Linie 15 zur St Paul's Kathedrale. Sie fahren über die Strasse Strand und die Fleet Street, das alte Zentrum des britischen Pressewesens. Sie steigen an der Kathedrale aus und überqueren die Themse an der Millennium-Brücke.

Au départ de la National Gallery située à Trafalgar Square, ce circuit vous emmène à travers le quartier des théâtres et Covent Garden jusquâu British Museum. Vous ferez étape à la National Portrait Gallery, en passant par Leicester Square et ses célèbres cinémas, mais aussi Charing Cross Road et ses nombreuses librairies.

Go walk with the Palace Trail and dioscover the best of royal and monumental London at a pace that suits you. Walk from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace. Find out about famous statesmen, past and present, at the Houses of Parliament. Hear about Big Ben, Downing Street (home of the prime minister) and Horseguards - site for Mounting the Guard.

Sie beginnen diese Tour an der St Paul's-Kathedrale und sehen Bauwerke zweier Architekten des 17. und 21. Jahrhunderts: Sir Christopher Wren und Sir Norman Foster. Sie sehen die frisch restaurierte Temple-Barriere, Denkmäler auf dem Friedhof von St Paul's, die Kirche St Mary Le Bow, die römische Watling Street und den Mithra-Tempel, das Gebäude der Bank of England mit ihrem Museum, dem Royal Exchange, das Swiss Re-Hochhaus und das spektakuläre Gebäude der Lloyd's of London.

Au départ de la Cathédrale Saint-Paul, admirez ÎÅ¿uvre de deux architectes, Sir Christopher Wren (17ème siècle) et Sir Norman Foster (21ème siècle). Appréciez Temple Bar, fraîchement restauré, les monuments de la Cour de la Cathédrale Saint-Paul, ÎEglise de St Mary-le-Bow, Îancienne voie romaine de Watling Street et le Temple de Mithra. Découvrez la Bank of England et son musée, le Royal Exchange, la Tour Swiss Re et le bâtiment inversé de Lloyd's of London.

A partir de Trafalgar Square, voyagez à bord de Îemblématique bus Routemaster vers la Cathédrale Saint-Paul sur la ligne 15. Longez The Strand, et empruntez Fleet Street - lieu dôrigine des journaux britanniques. Descendez à Saint Paul puis traversez la Tamise par le Pont du Millennium, pour vous rendre au Tate Modern et au Théâtre du Globe.