Archive for the tag 'The Queen’s House'

Information from The Queen’s House website:

This bright white villa was at the cutting edge of architecture and design when it was completed in the 1630s.
During the 17th century the Queen’s House was a royal ‘House of Delights’: a luxurious retreat for Kings and Queens, a place of pleasure for court favourites, and a thriving studio [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 31st 2024

On our most recent visit to London the trains were perfectly on time both to and from London although the same could not be said for other modes of transport during the day.
On arrival in London, we caught the tube to Charing Cross to board a water bus to Greenwich. As we waited for the [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 27th 2024

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Agent C…

… surveying the area on her most recent adventure…

8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 26th 2024

The other place I visited on my recent trip to Kent was Greenwich.  There was a difference of opinion on what we should do whilst we were there.   We settled for the National Maritime Museum in the end. The museum is being refurbished in places meaning some of the rooms were closed and some of [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2011