Thames River Cruise

Cruising in the River Thames is a nice activity in London. So if you are looking for a Thames Cruise, then you can relax because there are many companies and tour organizers who operate cruises along the River Thames. You can benefit from a broad range of cruises to London from the luxury cruise to the budget cruise. Cruises are ideal if you want to go for tourism. Infact the cruise will enable you to discern from London a totally different angle.

Apart from sightseeing, the cruises offer a wide range of facilities and amenities. Most of the cruises offer you lunch and dinner that include sumptuous and lip smacking dishes from all over the world. You can also enjoy varieties of onboard activities, games, parties, special programs for children and many other facilities. If you are lucky enough, you can also win prizes and awards from the competitions held in the cruises. Besides these, there are arrangements for live musical and other cultural programs and some of the cruises even have libraries. The cruises are also home to a number of top class restaurants and bars from where you can avail innovative cocktails and delicious delicacies.


If you are restrained by budget, you can also avail budget or cheap cruises. These cruises might not be able to provide the luxury and comfort of the luxury cruises, but then you can be rest assured that you will be provided with standard cruise amenities at moderate price.

The Da Vinci Code Tour

Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code has been one the most popular novels in the past few years. Now you can also relive the experience of the book and participate in the journey of the Langdon and Neveu, the protagonists of the novel, by being a part of the The Da Vinci Code Tour in London. Each tour boasts of a guide who will pick you up from any Central London location. You can either opt for a 3 hours tour or an extended 7 hours tour.

The three-hour tour Da Vinci Code begins with the Temple Church, the place from where Langdon and Neveu begin their quest for the Holy Grail in London. From there, the tour will take you through the London's Fleet Street and pass by King's College, where Langdon is able to find the meaning of the idea said that the index in London is a knight buried a pope. " Then you need to visit Westminster Abbey and the tomb tomb of Sir Isaac Newton. This is where Langdon and Neveu reveals the identity of the "teacher". The tour will also take you to St James's Park, where "the teacher" kill one of his confederates and undesirable London's National Gallery, which houses Da Vinci's Virgin of rock that has been mentioned in the novel.


If you are eager to learn more about the history of the knights and Priories you can opt for a much longer, a 7-hour Da Vinci Code Tour. The visit will enable you to see the Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, the last surviving 12th century church of London, St Bart's Hospital, Smithfield Market, St John's Gate, and the Priory of the Knights Hospitallers with its Tudor Gate House , 16th Church century and 12th century crypt. You can also witness other sights of London, including Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Tower of London and St. Paul's Cathedral.

Thorpe Park

Located in Chertsey, Surrey, England, Thorpe Park is one of the first amusement parks in the country. It was built in the year 1979 and it attracts many visitors each year. As the vanguard of many amusement parks around the world on Thorpe Park is also divided into several sections, such as Port Atlantis, which includes shops, restrooms, lockers, bar and staff areas and Lost City who has the most entertainment attractions of the park as Colossus, Samurai, Vortex, Quantam, Zodiac and many others.

There are other sections in the park like the Calypso Quay, Canada Creek, Amity Cove, Ranger County, Neptune's Kingdom, Octopus's Garden, Thorpe Farm and Fsatrack. All these sections of the park feature different rides that are thrilling as well as adventurous.


Thorpe Park is a much acclaimed park and holds several records. For example Colossus was the first roller coaster in the world to boast of 10 inversions and Stealth is also considered to be Europe's highest and fastest launched roller coaster.


The amusement park is also home to number of shows and boast of varieties of facilities for children. The park also houses restaurants and eateries that provide lip smacking snacks and delicacies and there is also a souvenir cum gift shop from where you can buy mementos of the park.


During specific periods of the year the park issues special passes that will allow you to avail discounts on certain rides and facilities of the Thorpe Park.

Chessington World of Adventures

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Chessington World of Adventures is a theme park that is situated 12 miles South of London. The park is owned by the Tusauds Group. Previously it was known as the Chessington Zoo, but in the year 1987 it was converted to the Chessington World of Adventures. It is one of the major amusement parks in United Kingdom and in the past few years the park authorities have been trying to make it more attractive for the families.

Address: Chessington
Surrey
KT9 2NE

Tel: +44 (0)870 444 7777

Open: early April to early November from 10:00 - Closing times: off peak 17:00, standard 18:00 and peak 19:30
Admission: charge
By car: Chessington is situated 12 miles from London on the A243, just 2 miles from the A3 and M25 (junction 9 or 10). Car parking is free
Nearest railway station: Chessington South Station - 10-minute walk
By rail: regular south-west train services run from Waterloo, Clapham Junction and Wimbledon. Take the train to Chessington South Station. The park is approximately 10 minutes' walk from the station
By bus: Chessington is served by a regular bus service. Take the 465 bus from Kingston to Chessington, or the 467 bus from Epsom to Chessington


The Chessington World of Adventures is divided into different sections. This is an area in the park, which is called Animal Land. This section of the park is composed of a wide range of animals including gorillas, the two tigers, meerkats, and monkeys. There is also a sea lion enclosure and Creepy Caves which houses reptiles. Land animals also have a large number of endangered species such as the California Sea Lion, Tiger Sumatra and Persian Leopard.

Beonoland is another area in the park, which is based on the Beano comic and has rides like Dennis's Madhouse, Roger Dodger's Dodgems and Billy's Whizzer. Forbidde Kingdom is an area that has Eygptian style tombs and houses two popular rides' Tomb Blaster "and Rameses Revenge. Dragons of the land is an area that is primarily devoted to extolling the many children and rides for children. Area that has also the Dragon's Fury, which is a spinning wild mouse style Russians. addition to these sections, there are other sections that include Market Square, Mexicana, Mystic East, Pirates Cove, Toytown and Transylvania.

These entire theme based sections in the park boast of a number of thrilling and adventurous rides. The park is home to some of the most spine chilling and hair-raising rollercoasters in the country and also in Europe. Here you can check out rollercoasters like Vampire, Dragons Fury, Rattlesnake and Runaway Train. The park also boasts of other thrill rides that include Rameses Revenge, Black Buccaneer and Billy's Whizzer and water rides like Dragon Falls and Imperial Leather Bubbleworks.


The park is also home to many refreshment stalls and restaurants where you can avail various delicacies and snacks. In the near future there are several plans regarding the renovation and expansion of the park.

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