Go and See ...
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Notting Hill Carnival:
Held each August Bank Holiday since 1966, the Notting Hill Carnival is the largest festival celebration of its kind in Europe. With many astonishing floats, the sounds of the traditional steel drum bands, scores of massive sound systems plus the hundreds of stalls that line the local streets. The Notting Hill Carnival is arguably London’s most exciting annual event. The Carnival usually gets under way on the Saturday with the steel band competition. Sunday is Kids’ Day, when the costume prizes are awarded. On Bank Holiday Monday, the main parade takes place. It generally begins on Great Western Road, then winds its way along Chepstow Road, on to Westbourne Grove, and then Ladbroke Grove.
Special transport leaflets are available from London Underground Stations. For more information on visiting this spectacular event go to: www.thenottinghillcarnival.com
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Darwin Centre:
The Natural History Museum’s metamorphosis is complete with the new Darwin Centre now open to the public. One of the highlights is Cocoon, a journey deep into the 65-metre-long, eight-storey-high cocoon at the heart of the Centre. Here, you will discover some of the 20 million plants and insects protected by this enormous cocoon – from huge tarantulas to metre-high poisonous plants – and for the first time, view the previously-hidden world of scientific research - real scientists working on cutting-edge projects that could help protect the future of our planet.
Entrance to the Darwin Centre is free. Advance booking for timed slots are available by calling 020 7942 5725 or visiting the Museum. Online booking:
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THE BRITISH MUSEUM ...
Follow the ancient Egyptians’ journey from death
to the afterlife in this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition focusing on
the Book of the Dead.
See it NOW until March 2011.
Tickets are available to book through the box office by calling 020 7323 8181 or online at www.britishmuseum.org
This article was created on Sunday, 2nd August 2009. It was last tinkered with on Wednesday, 4th August 2010.
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