Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #14 in London, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 3.4 km
Ascend 83 m
Descend 89 m

Experience London in United Kingdom in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in LondonIndividual Sights in London

Sight 1: Saint Pancras Church

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Saint Pancras Church Original uploader was Sue Wallace at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 2.0

St Pancras Church is a Greek Revival church in St Pancras, London, built in 1819–22 to the designs of William and Henry William Inwood. The church is one of the most important 19th-century churches in England and is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: St Pancras New Church (EN), Website, Heritage Website

378 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: British Library

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British Library

The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the United Kingdom. The Library is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Wikipedia: British Library (EN), Website, Heritage Website

385 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: St Pancras International Station

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St Pancras railway station, officially known since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a major central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is the terminus for Eurostar services from Belgium, France and the Netherlands to London. It provides East Midlands Railway services to Leicester, Corby, Derby, Sheffield and Nottingham on the Midland Main Line, Southeastern high-speed trains to Kent via Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International, and Thameslink cross-London services to Bedford, Cambridge, Peterborough, Brighton, Horsham and Gatwick Airport. It stands between the British Library, the Regent's Canal and London King's Cross railway station, with which it shares a London Underground station, King's Cross St Pancras.

Wikipedia: St Pancras railway station (EN), Heritage Website

259 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Platform Nine and Three Quarters

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The Harry Potter universe contains numerous settings for the events in the novels, films and other media. These locations are divided into four categories: Residences, Education, Commerce, and Government.

Wikipedia: Platform Nine and Three Quarters (EN)

15 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: London King's Cross Railway Station

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London King's Cross Railway Station

King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London. It is in the London station group, one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom and the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line to Yorkshire and the Humber, North East England and Scotland. Adjacent to King's Cross station is St Pancras International, the London terminus for Eurostar services to continental Europe. Beneath both main line stations is King's Cross St Pancras tube station on the London Underground; combined, they form one of the country's largest and busiest transport hubs.

Wikipedia: London King's Cross railway station (EN), Heritage Website

917 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 6: Saint Pancras Old Church

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St Pancras Old Church is a Church of England parish church on Pancras Road, Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden. Somers Town is an area of the ancient parish and later Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras.

Wikipedia: St Pancras Old Church (EN), Website, Heritage Website

566 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 7: St Pancras Lock

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St Pancras Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in the London Borough of Camden, England. The St Pancras Basin is nearby.

Wikipedia: St Pancras Lock (EN)

527 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Kings Place

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Kings Place Panhard / CC BY 2.5

Kings Place is a building in London's King's Cross area, providing music and visual arts venues combined with seven floors of office space. It has housed the editorial offices of The Guardian newspaper since December 2008 and is the former headquarters of Network Rail and CGI.

Wikipedia: Kings Place (EN), Website

363 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Queer Britain

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Queer Britain is a museum of British LGBTQ history and culture located in Kings Cross, London. It is the first dedicated LGBTQ museum in the UK. The museum consists of three connected galleries plus a shop and occupies the ground floor of 2 Granary Square, a building owned by the Art Fund, with office and studio space on lower ground. Admission is free.

Wikipedia: Queer Britain (EN), Website, Website

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