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Your London

The city of London truly has something for you. From Students points of view London is the cultural melting pot of the whole universe which caters for all tastes in arts, culture, leisure and entertainment. Communication and travel links are excellent, which means getting around the rest of UK easy and comfortable. There are 5 international airports around London: Heathrow, Gatwick, City, Luton and Stansted. Eurostar trains run from Brussels and Paris to London Waterloo station.
For overseas visitors London is the most popular town which is attractive, prosperous and holds a friendly community of about 7,187,400 people. In addition, it is a clean, well-kept, safe and friendly place to live. Bustling by day and lively by night, London is a centre for industry, research, learning and life.

Traveling

Public transportation within London is fast, reliable and comfortable. You will find routes covered dynamically by bus, train, tube (underground), c2c and British rail services. Please visit www.tfl.gov.uk for more details.
You can have 30% discount on London transport. If you are a full time student aged 18 or over you can apply for a London Transport Student Photo Card. Discounts on coach and British Rail services are also available for students.

London nights

London exposes itself with a marvelous variety of entertainment by night.
You will fine every inventive choice to enjoy the nights of the 24-hour city. You’ll find the Friday and Saturday nights absolutely alive with selection of productions and enjoyment for every taste. Whether you area culture vulture or obsessed in making friends and going to a club, you’re sure to find something you like.

Shopping

When it comes to shopping, you don’t need to think about anything. London has hundreds of shopping malls, shopping centers with almost 50,000 shops which will give you all variety of products you may need. Whatever your budget, you will always be amazed while shopping in London. If you don’t always fancy shopping in the expensive shopping malls you will always find street markets which are much cheaper and you can find almost everything there. The busiest shopping areas in London are Oxford Street, Marble Arch, Oxford Circus, Bond Street, canary wharf, King’s Road, Carnaby street etc.

Eating out

There are a wide variety of restaurants, bars, fast food shops, snack bars are available within two minutes' walk from the college campus. Hot and cold drinks and light snacks are available in the College. You will find the best value and variety of food in London. If you’d prefer something traditionally English, you can try bread & beans, fish & chips or sandwiches. Alongside with the traditional English food all other international cuisines from South-Asia, China, Japan, Portugal etc are available at your easy reach.

Student life

If you have big interest in sports, tours and other leisure time activities Brit college has much more to offer you. We strongly aim to accommodate our students with sports, study tours, cultural events, get together facilities etc. We always encourage students from different year and course groups to mix up for social and cultural activities in between the terms. Activities include visits to historical places or exhibitions, arrangements for theatre and cinemas etc. These events helps student to get to know and to be integrated to the society they are living in. There are some attractive and fabulous places very near to your college campus. You will find them perfect to enjoy your leisure time almost every day.
There are many cinemas, theatres, pubs & clubs, museums, arts and culture and other places for entertainment in London. Though some of them can be expensive, these are great place to make friends and socialize with.

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Arts and events

There's a unbelievable sum of art in London . Most art galleries are free for the students. The galleries will introduce you not only with the culture and history of great Britain but also give you a feel of history and culture of the universe. You will find many more art galleries in and around London including the mentioned below:

National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
Tube : Charing Cross
020 7747 2885
www.nationalgallery.org.uk
Open: 10am-6pm (Wed 10am-9pm ).

Tate Britain
Millbank
Tube : Pimlico
020 7887 8000
www.tate.org.uk/britain
Open: 10am-5:50pm .

Tate Modern
25 Sumner St , Bankside
Tube : Southwark
020 7887 8000
www.tate.org.uk/modern
Open: 10am-6pm ( 10am-10pm Fri-Sat).

Barbican Gallery
Level 3, Barbican Centre, Silk Street
Tube : Barbican
020 7638 8891
www.barbican.org.uk
Open: 10am - 6pm .

Courtauld Institute
Somerset House, The Strand
Tube : Charing Cross
020 7848 2526
www.courtauld.ac.uk
Open: 10am-6pm .

Hayward Gallery
Belvedere Road, South Bank, SE1
Tube : Waterloo
020 7261 0127
www.sbc.org.uk
Open: Mon, Thur-Sun 10am-6pm; Tue & Wed 10am-8pm .

ICA
The Mall, SW1
Tube : Charing Cross
020 7930 3647
www.ica.org.uk
Open: 12noon-7:30pm.

Camden Arts Centre
Arkwright Rd. NW3
Tube: Finchley Road
(020) 7435 5224
Open: Tue-Thur 11am-7pm , Fri-Sun 11am-5:30pm

The Chapel
92 Goldbourne Rd. W10
Tube: Westbourne Park
(020) 7336 6803
Open: every day 12noon-8pm and until 11pm Thur-Fri

Freud Museum
20 Maresfield Gardens NW3
Tube: Finchley Road
(020) 7435 2002
Wed-Sun 12noon-5pm.

Saatchi Gallery
98a Boundary Rd. NW8
Tube: Swiss Cottage
(020) 7624 8299
Open: Thur-Sun 12noon-6pm.

Cinemas

If you are a cinema buff or a culture vulture London is the place you will enjoy most. Cinema is another exciting part of Londoners life. You can enjoy the night out with friends for a cinema no matter where you are in the city of London . There are a number of cinemas offering discounted tickets for students. There are also two local theatres that regularly feature professional, amateur and student productions.

Here is a brief list of cinemas at you reach:

Empire
Leicester Square
Tube: Leicester Square
0870 603 4567

National Film Theatre
South Bank, SE1
Tube: Waterloo
020 7928 3233
www.bfi.org.uk

Odeon Leicester Square
Leicester Square
Tube : Leicester Square
0870 505 0007

Cine Lumiere
Institut Francais, 17 Queensbury Place , SW7
Tube: South Kensington
020 7838 2144

Odeon West End
Leicester Square
Tube: Leicester Square
0870 505 0007

Warner West End
Leicester Square
Tube: Leicester Square
020 7437 4347

Odeon Marble Arch
10 Edgware Road , W2
Tube: Marble Arch
0870 505 0007

Leicester Place , WC2
Tube: Leicester Square
020 7437 8181

Surrey Quays UCI
9 Redriff Road , Leisure Park , Surrey Quays, SE16
Tube: Surrey Quays
(0870) 603 4567 ,Booking: 0990 888 990
www.uci-cinemas.co.uk

Goethe Institute
50 Princes Gate, SW7
Tube: South Kensington
020 7596 4000

BFI London IMAX
Waterloo Bullring, South Bank, SE1
Tube: Waterloo
020 7902 1234
www.bfi.org.uk

Holloway Road Odeon
Holloway Rd. N7,
Tube: Holloway Road
(0870) 5050 007

BFI London IMAX
Waterloo Building, South Bank, Waterloo , SE1
Tube: Waterloo
(020) 7902 1234
www.bfi.org.uk

Mile End Genesis Cinema
93 Mile End Rd. E1,
Tube: Mile End
(020) 7780 2000

Screen on the Green
Islington Green N1,
Tube: Angel
(020) 7226 3520

Catford ABC
10 Bromley Road , SE6
Tube: Stratford
(0208) 698 3306, Bookings: 0208 461 1278
www.abccinemas.co.uk

Greenwich Cinema
180 Greenwich High Road, SE10 8NN
Tube: Greenwich
(0142) 691 9020, Bookings: 020 8293 0101

Walthamstow ABC
186 Hoe St. E17,
Tube: Walthamstow Central
(020) 8520 3550

London attractions

To many the city of London is not only the capital of England but also the capital of Europe . It is the centre for trade, business and higher education in the world.
The River Thames runs through the city, crossed by some attractive bridges such as Tower Bridge and the Millennium Bridge . London has always been a city of cultural diversity where you will always have the great chance to mix and mingle with the diverse communities. Today, over 200 languages are spoken among its 7 million residents. Its education sector is equally diverse with 200 countries represented among its 350,000 students. Many nationalities live and work in the city, so people do not assume foreigners are tourists. Many religions have places of worship in London . You will be attracted by the historical and modern architecture in the city, diverse communities, beautiful parks and natural sights, diverse business environment and the prospective career opportunities around you.

	London Museums		Arts and culture
	Cinemas		Pubs and clubs
	London Parks		Celebrations
	Places of worship

London Museums:

The British Museum
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
+44 (0)20 7323 8000 (switchboard)
Mon - Sat 10:00 - 17:00 , Sun 14:30 - 18:00
www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

The Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London
SW7 5BD
Switchboard
+44 (0)20 7942 5000
http://www.nhm.ac.uk

The National Gallery
Information Department
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5DN
Tel: 020 7747 2885
www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Bank of England Museum
Bartholomew Lane
London
EC2R 8AH
Mon - Fri 10:00 - 17:00

Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath Road
London , E2 9PA
Mon - Thur and Sat 10:00 - 17:50 , Sun 14:30 - 17:50

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
33-34 The Market
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 8RE
Mon - Sat 10:00 - 18:30 , Sun 11:00 - 18:30

Clink Prison
1 Clink Street
London
SE1 9DG
Mon - Sun 10:00 - 18:00

Tate Britain
Millbank, London
SW1P 4RG
Switchboard: +44 (0) 20 7887 8888
www.tate.org.uk

Design Museum
Shad Thames
London
SE1 2YD
Mon - Fri 11:30 - 18:00 , Sat & Sun12:00 - 18:00

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