Day 20 – Thursday, 8th August

10.00          Visit to the Science Museum

 

We depart our hotel after breakfast with a packed lunch and visit the Science Museum to enter a world of discovery and achievement.  This is a land alive with `hows' and `whys' where you can see, touch, feel and experience the major scientific advances of the last three hundred years.

The collections form an enduring record of scientific, technological and medical change since the eighteenth century.  Though rich in British material, they result from worldwide acquisition.  Vigorous collecting keeps them up-to-date.

·        Basement

 

·        Ground Floor

 

·        First Floor

 

·        Second Floor

 

·        Third Floor

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·        Fourth Floor

 

·        Fifth Floor

 

14.00          Shopping in Central London

 

We will spend the rest of the afternoon shopping in London.  This is a good opportunity to buy any last minute souvenirs or presents.

Oxford Street has one of the highest concentrations of large shops in the world. More than 300 shops sell thousands of lines of goods from inexpensive gifts to haute couture.

The most famous shops include Debenhams, D H Evans, John Lewis, Selfridges, and flagship branches of BHS, Marks & Spencer and the Burton/Top Shop group. They are primarily located on the north side of the west of Oxford Street.

The HMV record and multimedia store at 363 Oxford Street is the oldest record shop in the world.

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