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This magnificent ship is the last surviving tea clipper, beautifully restored, with a fine collection of carved figureheads. Tours are available daily from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (last entry is at 4:30 p.m.) at King William Walk, Greenwich, SE10, or by telephone at 020-8858-3445. Admission is £3.50/£2.50 concs/£8.50 family. Get information on this and other London attractions » The Sun sets on the Cutty Sark, a historic clipper ship.

Food

Some Like It Hot Every High Street in London boasts an Indian restaurant. They are as much a part of the scenery as Marks and Spencer, Dixon's or the Sock Shop. Indian is far and way England's most popular cuisine. Is there an adult in this country that does not know that a Naan is leavened puffy flat bread, or that bhindi is lady's fingers, or that sag is spinach? In only 50 years, the Indian has become an institution to rival the pub. In fact, according to the figures, the Chicken... More »

Advice

"We went to London in March of this year and the weather was very nice, but I am told we got lucky. I always had an umbrella in my backpack because there were a few times that it started raining really hard for about 5 minutes and it was a life saver. With the exchange rate as low as it is now, and if you are only going to England, I would use pounds rather than the Euro. Most receipts we got showed our savings for using pounds instead..." More advice »