The Farmers Club

• The Club / 
  • About Us / 
  • Objectives / 
  • History / 
  • Awards / 
  • Join / 
  • News / 
  • Events / 
  • What's On / 
  • Staff / 
  • Under 30's / 
    • u30 News/
    • Membership/
    • Event Diary/
    • Photo Gallery/
    • Committe
• The Rooms / 
  • Function/Meeting / 
  • Accommodation / 
  • Dining
• Find Us / Contact

Whilst you're in town, why not make your most of your stay by visiting some of London's world-class attractions, many of which are just a leisurely stroll or quick cab ride away from the Club.

Events over the next few weeks include:

The Mousetrap

St Martin's Theatre, West Street - Tel: 08444 991515

Billy Elliot - The Musical

Victoria Palace - Tel: 0844 811 0055

Mamma Mia!

Prince of Wales Theatre - Tel: 0844 482 5115

 

Ongoing Attractions:

London Eye

The London Eye has turned out to be the finest and most popular new attraction in London since Queen Victoria's Great Exhibition. The London Eye now welcomes between 3.5 and 4 million guests every year.
For more information: www.londoneye.com

National Gallery

The National Gallery, London houses one of the greatest collections of European painting in the world. These pictures belong to the public and entrance to see them is free.View work of greats such as Titian, da Vinci, Rembrandt, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Raphael and Van Gogh.
For more information: www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Tate Modern

Created in the year 2000 from a disused power station in the heart of London, Tate Modern is London's most visited and innovative gallery and displays the national collection of international modern art. Permanent collections includes works by Bacon, Matisse, Rothko and Andy Warhol.
For more information: www.tate.org.uk/modern

St. Paul's Cathedral

The magnificent Baroque church designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1673. As the Cathedral of the capital city, St Paul's is the spiritual focus for the Nation. This is where people and events of overwhelming importance to the country have been celebrated, mourned and commemorated since the first Service took place in 1697.
For more information: www.stpauls.co.uk

South Bank Centre

The South Bank Centre's wide-ranging programme - classical & world music, rock & pop, jazz, dance, literature and the visual arts - attracts the most diverse audience of any UK venue. The Centre consists of the Royal Festival Hall, Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room and the Saison Poetry Library. For more information: www.southbankcentre.org.uk

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

The fabulous Globe Theatre is a faithful reconstruction of the open-air playhouse designed in 1599, where Shakespeare worked and for which he wrote many of his greatest plays. The theatre season runs from May to September with productions of the work of Shakespeare, his contemporaries and modern authors - a truly memorable theatre experience unlike any other.
For more information: www.shakespeares-globe.org

British Museum

Free to the world since 1753, the British Museum houses one of the greatest collections of human cultural history. From real-life legends like the Rosetta Stone and Easter Island statue, to iconic objects such as the earliest known image of Christ, there are over 7 million objects, some more than 10,000 years old, for you to view.
For more information: www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Natural History Museum

One of the world's largest and most impressive museums of natural history with hundreds of exhibits, ranging from the volcano experience to the dinosaurs exhibition, all housed in a beautiful gothic building.
For more information: www.nhm.ac.uk

Tower of London

The most impressive and best-preserved medieval castle in any European capital, the Tower of London and its individual buildings are of outstanding architectural and artistic significance. For over a thousand years the Tower has had a role in many events in world and British history. Now a World Heritage site, the crown jewels: crowns, sceptres, plate, and the two largest cut diamonds in the world are among many the objects in the collection that draw thousands of visitors every year.
For more information: www.hrp.org.uk

Westminster Abbey

An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history - the shrine of St Edward the Confessor, the tombs of kings and queens, and countless memorials to the famous and the great. It has been the setting for every Coronation since 1066 and for numerous other royal occasions. Today it is still a church dedicated to regular worship and to the celebration of great events in the life of the nation. Neither a cathedral nor a parish church, Westminster Abbey is a "Royal Peculiar" under the jurisdiction of a Dean and Chapter, subject only to the Sovereign.
For more information: www.westminster-abbey.org

Other suggestions of things to do and see whilst staying at the Club include:

• English National Ballet, The Coliseum. Visit www.ballet.org.uk.
• The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Book online -www.roh.org.uk.
• Legally Blonde, Savoy Theatre, The Strand.
• Lunchtime Concerts at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square.
• Sister Act, London Palladium.
• The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre, Wellington Street.
• Somerset House - see forthcoming events @ www.somersethouse.org.uk
• Tour the Cabinet War Rooms & Churchill Museum. More details at cwr.iwm.org.uk
• 
  
• For more information on the latest attractions and events in London - www.visitlondon.com