Happy New Year from the visitlondon.com blog. London said goodbye to an unforgettable year and welcomed 2013 with a spectacular fireworks display last night. Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to watch the fireworks from the banks of the Thames.
Did you see the fireworks and was it London’s best display yet?
Remember, remember, the fifth of November. And the second, third and fourth for that matter, as this whole weekend is packed full of exciting Bonfire Night celebrations. If bright lights and big bangs aren’t your thing however, there’s plenty of fun to be …
Read more...Bonfire Night is a great way to experience London after dark. The Houses of Parliament are where the traditional began – and almost ended – in 1605. As well as over a dozen firework displays in the week around 5 November, London has a wealth of themed parties, gigs and club nights over the weekend where you can get the most bang for your Bonfire Night.
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London’s gone festival-crazy this weekend: can you fit them all into your schedule? The Mayor’s Thames Festival The River Thames is the stage for The Mayor’s Thames Festival – London’s largest free festival. For its sixteenth year, the programme of …
Read more...Earlier this week, Southwark Cathedral commemorated the 800th Anniversary of the Great Fire of Southwark with two firework displays from the tower of the Cathedral. Here’s a video capturing the occasion. The specially commissioned fireworks took place after an Evensong …
Read more...Congratulations to Greenwich, which has become a royal borough in one of the Queen’s first official actions of her Diamond Jubilee year. As well as a shiny new crest and a weekend of celebrations, the Royal Borough of Greenwich proudly showed …
Read more...What else?! Happy New Year from all at www.visitlondon.com…
Read more...Have you planned your New Year’s Eve yet? What sort of night are you hoping to have? Read on for plenty of inspiration for the big night in London. For a Night with a Bang! Thousands of people will head …
Read more...There’s no better place than London to see in the New Year. We’re offering you the chance to win three night’s accommodation, including New Year’s Eve, at LSE Passfield Hall in London. With your accommodation sorted, you’ll be free to …
Read more...Mark Baynes shared this photo of fireworks over London with the Visit London Flickr group. Although the fireworks in the picture were part of September’s Thames Festival, there will be thousands of fireworks going off in London tonight as it’s …
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