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Quality Crown Hotel Kensington
(10 minutes walking distance)
With origins in the Great Exhibition of 1851, in which
Prince Albert a leading figure,the profits of the hugely
successful exhibition were used to purchase land in South
Kensington to establish institutions devoted to the promotion
and improvement of industrial technology. |
| At the same time, the Government of the
day set up a Science & Art Department which established
the South Kensington Museum in 1857, from which the Science
Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum have developed. These
two museums had grown so large and so diverse that they
were separated formally in 1909 and a new building to
house the Science Museum was formally opened by King George
V in 1928. |
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Visiting the Science Museum in London can
readily consume half a day, at least, and it is always
popular with children of all ages, with the wide range
of exhibitions catering for all ages. The Science Museum
is open 7 days a week from 10.00 to 18.00 and closed only
on 24th and 26th December. Entrance to the Science Museum
is free.
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 Science
Museum |
Victoria
& Albert Museum |
Natural
History Museum |
| British
Museum |
Toy
Museum |
RAF
Museum |
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Imperial
War Museum |
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