Covent Garden Rose festival - London Airport Transfers

Covent Garden Rose Festival

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On May 17, Covent Garden will host a three-week-long rose festival to celebrate the return of indoor dining. More than 20 restaurants will be present in the piazza and surrounding streets, serving 30 different varieties of pink wine, as well as rosé cocktails and frosé. There will be nine dedicated pop-ups, including Mirabeau, Amie wine, and a partnership seafood restaurant the Oystermen and Champagne house Pol Roger, in addition to the restaurants. Ladurée will host a rose-inspired afternoon tea, and Whittard and Mariage Freres will serve more than 40 rose blend teas. Throughout the event, Gelatorino Amorino will be serving their signature rose-shaped ice cream cones, and Shake Shack will be selling
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10 New Central London Hotels Join Inaugural Hotel Week London

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Following a successful launch earlier this month, Hotel Week London has added another ten of the capital’s most prestigious hotels to the initiative. Hotel Week London, which runs from May 28 to June 6, 2021, will put together 45 different and exciting London hotels from all over the city. Each of the new hotels is offering up to 25% off their best available rate, as well as a variety of exciting value-added packages such as afternoon tea, assured room upgrades, bottles of Champagne on arrival, 3rd night free offers, and complimentary private chauffeured Maserati or Mercedes drop-offs in London. Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, Flemings Mayfair, COMO Metropolitan London, Baglioni Hotel London, The
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Museum of London Docklands will reopen to the public on May 19

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Following the removal of lockdown restrictions across England, the Museum of London and the Museum of London Docklands will reopen to the public on May 19, 2021, following a five-month closure, as per government guidelines. The Museum of London Docklands has announced the extension of many exhibits and shows, including the ‘Havering Hoard: A Bronze Age Mystery’ exhibition on London’s largest Bronze Age hoard, which will run until August 22, 2021. As part of the exhibition exploring the mystery and context surrounding the burial of the cache, a fascinating array of 453 bronze tools and weapons, dated from c. 900-800 BC, will be on display, including axe heads, sword fragments, and daggers.
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Royal Mint unveils a giant gold coin worth £10,000

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The Queen’s Beasts coin weighs 10 kg and took 400 hours to make. The Royal Mint has produced the largest gold coin in its 1,100-year history. The Mint described the coin as a “masterwork” that took 400 hours to create, including four days of polishing. The coin has already found a buyer. The Mint did not provide any information about the sale or the buyer, but stated that a coin of this quality and craftsmanship would be priced in the six-figure amount. A team of master craftspeople at the Mint combined traditional skills with cutting-edge technology to produce the 20cm-wide coin. At the start of the process, engraving machines were used to
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Big Ben renovation to be completed in 2022

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The restoration of Elizabeth Tower, Big Ben is postponed until 2022. The renovation (which is now approaching £80 million) of London’s main attraction was expected to be completed this year. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, recovery work has been delayed. The British Parliament said in a statement “the Elizabeth Tower conservation project is due to be completed in the second quarter of 2022. Parliament has announced a number of important milestones expected in the implementation of the project over the next twelve months. These include the demolition of additional scaffolding, the installation of clocks and the return of the world famous Big Ben chimes.” The installation of the original Victorian movement
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