Comfort
Inn Notting Hill - Bayswater
(15 minutes by Tube)
The home of Britain's government - the Houses of Parliament,
Downing Street, the Cabinet War Rooms, from where Winston
Churchill ran the country during the Second World War
(now open to the public), and major ministries such as
the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence,
Department of Trade and Industry and many more are all
here. Westminster which, as the City of Westminster is
the size of a moderate city in its own right, is also
well known for two major churches - the Roman Catholic
Westminster Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. The latter
was originally founded by King Edward I and was consecrated
a few days after his death on 28th December 1065. His
tomb, along with the tombs of many monarchs, nobles and
notables - Charles Dickens is one - are to be found here.
monarch since William the Conqueror, in 1066, has been
crowned here, with the exceptions only of Edward V and
Edward VIII. The present building replaced the much smaller
Norman abbey and was mainly built at the direction of
Henry III in the 13th Century.Westminster Abbey is still
a church and it's a good idea to check on any services
taking place so that you can arrange your visit for a
different time.
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