The capital city of Britain, London, has a huge choice of fascinating tourist attractions, ranging from the amazingly ancient to very recent additions. The vast majority of the visitor attractions are well known across the globe (for instance, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London and the Houses of ParliamentBuckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and the Tower of London). Among the youngest are the Millennium Bridge, London Aquarium, Millenium Dome and the London Eye.

The Merlin Entertainments London Eye (to give it its correct title), is more frequently called, just, the London Eye or,from time to time, the Millenium Wheel (because it was erected for the Millenium celebrations). The Merlin Entertainments London Eye was officially opened by the then British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, on the evening of 31 December however, sadly, there were technical problems which led to it not opening to the public until March 2000. At that time it was the highest Ferris wheel on the planet at a height of 135 metres.

The enormous wheel can be discovered on the South Bank of the River Thames in Jubilee Gardens peering down upon the Houses of Parliament below. From inside one of the thirty two pods towering above London you can view a large number of famous London Landmarks, the already mentioned Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s, Buckingham Palace and Hampton Court Palace are to name just a few, what a unique way in which to see most of London and, more thank likely, one of the reasons it is one of the most popular tourist attraction in London.

The London Eye’s first flight is at 10.00 am however the ticket office opens at 9.30 am.  The Eye closes at half past nine at night between August and July, eight ‘o clock at night between April and October and at nine ‘o clock at night for the rest of the year.

Visitors traveling in a car will be pleased to discover that there are three car parks nearby. For coaches there are parking facilities very close to the Eye (Tel:) +44 (0)870 990 8886) for details.

The simplest way to travel to the London Eye is via the London Tube, just get off at one of the following stations; Embankment, Westminster, Charing Cross, or the nearest Waterloo. It is also possible to travel by boat, get off at Waterloo Millennium Pier.

Finding London bed & breakfast is as easy as going over to Bing, Yahoo or Google (or another popular search engine you choose. Whichever type you prefer you are certain to find your perfect London accommodation because the city must have the most hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfasts than any other. huge corporate hotels to the small boutique hotels, Luxury accommodation to the cheap and cheerful and plently more.

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Consider Nottingham and the vast majority of people remember the legend of Sir Robin Hood, his band of merry men, Sherwood Forest and the Sherrif of Nottingham and though the story adds greatly to the local economy yearly there is plenty more to Nottinghamshire and the city of Nottingham than your would think. Infact Nottingham is home to a reasonable selection of fascinating local attractions making it a superb place for a family vacation and the article below discusses the city and a small number of tourist attractions in, and close to, Nottingham, as well as some hotels and guest houses offering Nottingham B&B accommodation.

Nottingham is in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. As well as the legend of Robin Hood, Sherwood Forest and the Sheriff of Nottingham, the city is also strongly associated with the lace business especially during the period of the Industrial Revolution when the city gained an excellent worldwide reputation.

The Lace Market

At one time the center of the worldwide lace industry, at the time of the British Empire, the Lace Market in Nottingham is, today, a protected heritage area. It  features numerous fantastic examples of industrial architecture of the Nineteenth Century. The Lace Market was not like a normal market, as such, rather than having stalls and their stall holders, the lace market was more a number of salesrooms and warehouses displaying and selling lace. Following the downturn in the lace industry the market also fell into decline however, nowadays, the vast majority of the fine warehouses have been renovated and restored for residential use and other purposes such as photographic studios and similar. The Lace Market is a popular tourist attraction.

Galleries of Justice

Near to the Lace Market can be found the Galleries of Justice located in Shire Hall. Shire Hall is a Georgian building which features Neoclassical columns, pilasters and dome. The front of the hall has, if you examine it carefully, a spelling error Goal rather than Gaol. The Hall has two excellently preserved courtrooms from the Victorian period plus a women’s prison, bath house, old cells, a prisoner’s exercise yard and an Edwardian police station.

The City of Nottingham is a superb place to take a city break. You will find plenty to see and do within the city and an selection number of tourist attractions within easy reach. Nearby places well worth visiting include; Newstead Abbey, Wollaton Hall and Hardwick Hall.

As is common in all England bed & breakfast accommodation, accommodation in Nottingham is mostly of excellent quality at a reasonable price and many visitors choose to stay in Nottingham for part of their vacation and then elsewhere for the remaining nights.

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