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Did You Know?

• It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament?

 

• A pregnant woman can ask to relieve herself in a policeman's helmet?

 

• The Queen of England has 2 Birthdays?

 

• That Ho Chi Minh used to work as a pastry chef in Piccadilly before going on to becoming a dictator?

 

• The Savoy Hotel is the only place in the UK where you are allowed to drive on the right side of the road?

 

• That Queen Boadicca is apparently buried under platform 13 at Kings Cross station?

 

• The London Eye is a temporary structure and is only allowed to remain for 10 years?

 

• Did you know that Rome, Lisbon, Paris and New York all receive more rainfall than London does now? It only receives slightly more rain than Jerusalem, which is classified as a desert city.

 

• That the stonemasons responsible for building Nelson's Column held a dinner party on the top plinth for 14 people on its completion?

 

• That the Frenchman who was executed for starting the Great Fire of London had only arrived in the UK 2 days after it started?

 

• That Thames water is actually drinkable once the silt has settled...don't try it though!

 

• That over 300 languages are spoken in London, making it the most linguistically diverse in the world!

 

• London Heathrow is the world's busiest airport by passenger numbers.

 

• Tourists spend £15 billion per year in London.

 

• City of London Freeman still have the right to drive sheep over London Bridge...one exercised the right most recently in 1999.

 

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Wherever we go in the world, we take a responsible attitude with us. That means travelling in a way which both respects and benefits local people, their culture and the environment.  Please read on for more information on our Responsible Travel policy and how you can be a responsible traveller for your entire journey. 

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