Travel
Directions to the conference venue
Travel to Central London from the London Airports
Travel within Central London & Journey Planner
- http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/
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Summer opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace
Mon 30 Jul - Sun 23 Sep (dates to be confirmed)
While the Queen visits Scotland each summer, it is possible to buy a ticket to see the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace.
*Further information: Travel/Tours/London/Parliament
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Houses of Parliament Summer Opening
Tue 31 Jul - Wed 3 Oct
During the summer break for Parliament it is possible to buy a ticket for a 75-minute guided tour of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
*Further information: Travel/Tours/London/Parliament
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Last Night of the Proms
Sat 8 Sep
Famous classical music concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Concerts at the same time in Hyde Park and some other places in the UK. If you cannot
go to the concerts but are living in the UK, watch the first part on BBC2 and then the ending on BBC1, or listen on Radio 3. If you miss it or if you
are not in the UK, you can listen on the BBC's internet site for a week or two after the concert (www.bbc.co.uk/proms).
*Further information: Life/Entertainment/Concerts
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The Great River Race
Sat 8 Sep (date to be confirmed)
[Usually on the second Sunday in September]
Music and stalls in Brick Lane (nearest Tube: Liverpool Street), the centre of London's Bangladeshi community:
www.visitbricklane.com/bricklanefestival or
www.bricklanefestival.com.
Over the following two weeks is the Banglatown International Curry Festival: a good time to visit the curry houses on Brick Lane.
*Useful links for people from Bangladesh: Links/Bangladesh
Visit London Event Planner 2007