London Weekend Break
Churches, cathedrals and religious buildings
London as a whole has dozens of churches, but if you are just spending the weekend in the city and have no real interest in these buildings beyond their aesthetic and historic value, here are the ones to see. Political correctness accounts for one of the inclusions.
Westminster Abbey
- You can find out more about this monument by visiting the Westminster Abbey website. In short it was constructed during the 13th to the 16th centuries and has been the scene of more than its fair share of history and pageantry. It is stunning both inside and out and worthy of appearing on any tourist's list of places to visit.
St Paul's Cathedral
- The current cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and built between the years of 1675 and 1710. The official website which you can reach via this St Paul's Cathedral link will tell you all you ned to know and more.
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Westminster Cathedral
- This is another significant religious building with a great deal of British history associated with it. Check out their website using this link Westminster Cathedral.
Central Hall, Westminster
- I believe that this is a Methodist place of worship and it also has conference facilities. Their web site can be accessed using this Central Hall underlined text.
Southwark Cathedral
- A Gothic Church of England cathedral on the South Bank of the Thames. Their website is simple but quite good, so take a lokk for more information, Southwark Cathedral.
Temple Church
- For information see this link, Temple Church.
The Chapel of Alleyn's College
- With a history dating back to 1818AD this chapel is in Dulwich. This link to their website should offer a little bit more information, The Chapel of Alleyn's College.
Neasden Temple
- For information see this link, Neasden Temple.
Regent's Park Mosque
I have absolutely no idea whether a non muslim can visit, or would be welcome to this building. The message on their website's opening page appears to be a general greeting, but that is all I know. If you want to find out more, paste this url (http://www.iccuk.org/misc/welcome.htm) into your browsers address bar.