The View from the Shard is a two-level deck on floors 68 to 72 of the Shard, offering Londoners and visitors with a good head for heights panoramic, 360-degree views across the capital.
With a nod to ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’, the Dungeon has introduced warrens filled with scurrying creatures. Get up close to rodents in the rat den which features a see-through inverted dome with just enough space for your head.
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The new London Dungeon (opens Mar 1) has lost none of its old gore and grime, it's just gained a bigger, flasher venue. This celebration of torture, death and disease lets intrepid visitors journey back in time to London's once plague-ridden streets. Rotting corpses, rats, vile boils and projectile vomiting all come as standard, and a cast of blood-splattered actors joined by 'virtual' guests, such as Brian Blessed as Henry VIII, make a gruesome appearance. If you're not yet scared silly, there's two rides to raise the adrenaline: a turbulent boat trip down the Thames towards execution, and a dark drop ride plunging three stories in the pitch black.
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In addition to the hundreds of varieties of fish and sea life, the aquarium's Shark Walk allows you to walk over a floating glass platform with sharks swimming just below.
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On a clear day one of the world's largest observation wheels offers views as far as Windsor Castle, 25 miles away. You haven't seen all of this city until you've spun on the Eye.
Kew Gardens is a magnificent World Heritage Site covering 300 acres with over 30,000 species of plants. This the perfect place to let the kids run riot or to simply wander in peace.
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