London Weekend Breaks, A Tourist Trap? Maybe For Tourists!
London is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, and a great place for taking London weekend breaks. But you can only have so many weekend breaks in London before you become freaked out by all the tourists, so why not try to discover some of London that nobody else knows about.
It is a well known fact that the British Museum is stunning to visit, but if you want to escape the camera clicking tourists, why not try the Hunterian Museum? It is a museum with a difference, there is no charge to get in, and it is one of the best kept secrets in London.
The Hunterian recently underwent a 3 million revamp, and if you fancy having a look at Winston Churchill’s gnashers, this is the place to see them. The Hunterian is a medical museum annexed to the Royal College of Surgeons of England, so if you fancy your history mixed up with the curious and the downright gruesome, it is worth a visit. You will find medical instrument, from centuries ago which look like torture instruments, body parts pickled in formaldehyde and all sorts of strange exhibits.
The Chilsehurst Caves was one of the places where displaced families sought refuge during the London Blitz. It consists of 22 miles of caves, but they are caves with a difference as they are man-made. The tour guide speaks of the world above as being topside and takes you on a 45 minute long tour of the caves explaining the importance of cave to the Kent Mushroom Co, the Romans and Druids.
What about trying the Secret Cinema? This brings a whole new meaning to cinema-going. These days watching a film has really lost its charm, it is all pop-corn, multiplexes and ridiculous ticket prices. Joining the Secret Cinema society could provide you with even more excuses for visiting London, as they screen a “secret” film once a month in an unusual location. You are informed of the location, but don’t get to know what film is showing till you arrive, hence the name “Secret Cinema”. Once of the most recent screenings was “Paranoid Park” by Gus Van Sant and it took place in an unused railway tunnel.
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