Events in London - April 2012:
Private Tours of Buckingham Palace:
31st March to 29th April 2012
Buckingham Palace Ambassadors Entrance, Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1
Well ahead of the Summer opening of Buckingham Palace, you can arrange to have a private guided tour with an expert guide around the State Rooms - all 19 of them - as well as to see many of the art masterpieces in the Royal Collection. Tours start at the Ambassadors' Entrance on Buckingham Palace Road and end with a glass of Champagne in the Bow Room or the Grand Entrance. Subject to weather, you may also have a chance to se the West Terrace whcih overlooks Buckingham Palace's gardens. Tours are limited to a maximum of 30 people, so do book well ahead.
Stay at: Harrington Court Apartments, South Kensington, London, SW7 3ES
Travel: Underground from South Kensington station direct to St. James' station (Circle and District Lines) for the short walk to Buckingham Palace Road.
7th April 2012
River Thames between Putney Bridge and Mortlake
In a long standing tradition, with a high level of competitive spirit, the country's two oldest and best known universities' rowing teams race over the course between Putney Bridge and Mortlake on the River Thames. The race was first run in 1829 and now attracts around 250,000 spectators each year. The race itself, over four and a quarter miles, takes between 16 to 18 minutes but there is a tremendous atmosphere built up around the race that extends (weather permitting) well beyond the end of the race itself. The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Rate web site includes a useful section on best vantage points to watch the race.
Stay at: Harrington Court Apartments, South Kensington, London, SW7 3ES
6th April to 8th April 2012
Various locations in London
Easter weekend in London brings a wide range of events of all kinds for visitors to and residents of the capital. Time Out London have prepared a very good section covering many of the activities happening over that weekend and it seems pointless to duplicate their work here. Follow the link above to take a look at those activites which interest you most.
Stay at: Harrington Court Apartments, South Kensington, London, SW7 3ES
8th and 9th April 2012
Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
Peter & The Wolf is one of the most enduring pieces of classical music for children. The popular piece by Sergey Prokofiev uses the tale of the small boy, Peter, and his desire to defeat the savage wolf as a way to introduce children to instuments of the orchestra. Each instrument plays a different character, so that the distinct sounds formed are appreciated by the audience. Narrated by actor MacKenzie Crook, this is a magical experience for children of all ages and well worth including in your Easter Weekend.
Stay at: Harrington Court Apartments, South Kensington, London, SW7 3ES
Travel: Underground from South Kensington station to Embankment (Circle and District Lines) and then Bakerloo Line to Waterloo. Step out and walk along York Road into Concert Hall Approach.
3rd to 13th April 2012
Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, Holborn, WC2
Especially designed for a family audience, My First Sleeping Beauty combines Tchaikovsky's superb score full of waltzes with the wonderful costumes by Nicholas Georgiadis to transport children into a wonderful world of castles and curses, forests and fairies. This World Premiere of My First Seeping Beauty is a part of the My First .... ballet series by the English National Opera together with the English National Ballet School, which are designed to introduce children to the magic of ballet using well known fairy tales, superb musical scores and wonderful dance.
Stay at: Harrington Court Apartments, South Kensington, London, SW7 3ES
Travel: Underground from South Kensington station direct to Covent Garden station (Piccadilly Line and walk along Great Queen Street to Kingsway.
16th to 18th April 2012
Earls Court Exhibition, Warwick Road, London SW5
A major annual event for the publishing industry and now in its 41st year, The London Book Fair brings together professionals across all aspects of publishing - not only books, as the name would suggest. With 1,500 exhibitors, 24,500 industry professionals attending and a huge range of 400 seminars and events, The London Book Fair is the global market place for rights negotiation and the sales and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels.
Stay at: Harrington Court Apartments, South Kensington, London, SW7 3ES
Travel: Underground from South Kensington station direct toEar;s Court station (District Line). Take the Exhibition/Warwick Road exit and Earls Court Exhibition is just across Warwick Road.
22nd April 2012
Across South and East London
One of the best known and most widely watched marathons in the world, the Virgin London Marathon covers the regulatory distance with a wide variety of places where you could watch runners along the course. The organisers have published an extremely useful guide for those intending to watch, which includes a table of approximate times at each potential point, as well as other useful information. The marathon is a gruelling and challenging run for all of the participants, most of whom seek sponsorship that leads to raising a lot of money for very deserving charities, so do please support those running, if only by cheering them along to the finish line.
Stay at: Harrington Court Apartments, South Kensington, London, SW7 3ES
4th April to 9th September 2012
Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG
Damien Hirst first attracted atention as an up and coming "Young British Artist" in 1988 with "Freeze" - an exhibition in a disused wharehouse to show off his own work and that of several friends at Goldsmiths College. Since then he has gone on to worldwide aclaim and is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of his generation. Damien Hirst at the Tate Modern is, strangely, the first major exhibition of his work in a British museum and it brings together all of his best known works of the last 20 years, This is an exceptional opportunity to appreciate the works which have made Damien Hirst a household name.
Stay at: Harrington Court Apartments, South Kensington, London, SW7 3ES
Travel: Underground from South Kensington station toWestminster (Circle or District lines) and then Jubilee Line to London Bridge for the short walk to Tate Modern.
2nd April to 30th September 2012
Kew Gardens, Kew Rd, Richmond TW9 3AB
Lesser known of the royal palaces, Kew Palace is a brick building with a distinctly Dutch style about it and has one very notable place in British history as it was here that King George III was confined in the eighteenth century during the mysterious and debilitating illness that he suffered - unknown at the time, it was simply referred to as "madness" (hence the film title "The Madness of King George") but may well have been porphyria. George III is notable for other aspects of his life, such as the 15 children he fathered with Queen Charlotte and there is an audio visual display about these. Also, for the first time this year, the Royal Kitchens are being opened to the public.
Stay at: Harrington Court Apartments, South Kensington, London, SW7 3ES
Travel: Underground to Kew Gardens (District Line Richmond train) and walk to Kew Gardens lion Gate entrance (please see the London Transport Journey Planner for directions from the station).
This is a just a taste of the events you may enjoy when ataying at Harrington Court Apartments in central London in April. Please bear in mind that we have not included any London events that start before the month and continue beyond it - such as major shows and other theatre events, in particular, which may well be attractive to you.
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