City of London Festival 2010

City of London Festival 2010

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The City of London Festival - going under the mantra of "Discover the Festival, uncover the City" - brings London's unique buildings and public outdoor spaces to life with an extraordinary programme of music, visual arts, film, walks and talks, with much of it free to attend.

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Inaugurated in 1962 to revitalise the cultural life of the City of London, the festival runs during the summer months, from mid-June to early August, and has established itself as one of the UK's leading arts events.

The City of London Festival entertains all those that live, work and visit the City of London, with unique events and world-class artists at over 50 venues across England's capital city.

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When is the City of London Festival? 21st June - 6th August 2010

Contact: 0845-120-7502 (box office) | admin@colf.org | www.colf.org

Venues: All Hallows on the Wall, Apothecaries' Hall, Bank of England, Barbican, Bicha Gallery, Bishopsgate Institute, Bridewell Hall, Canada Square Park, Charterhouse, City Inn Westminster, Deutsche Bank, Drapers' Hall, Festival Gardens, Finsbury Circus Gardens, Free Word Centre, Goldsmiths' Hall, Gresham College, Guildhall Art Gallery, Guildhall Great Hall, Guildhall Old Library, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Guildhall Yard, Innholders' Hall, Leadenhall Market, Liverpool Street Station Main Exit, LSO St Luke's, Mansion House, Mercers' Hall, Merchant Taylors' Hall, Montgomery Square, Monument, Museum of London, New Street Square, Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath, Paternoster Square, Plaisterers' Hall, Southwark Cathedral, St Andrew Holborn, St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, St Anne & St Agnes, St Batholomew's Hospital (Barts), Great Hall, North Wing, St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, St Bride Foundation, St Bride's, Fleet Street, St Edmund, King and Martyr, St Faith's Chapel, St Giles Cripplegate, St James Garlickhythe, St Lawrence Jewry, St Magnus the Martyr, St Margaret Lothbury, St Margaret Pattens, St Mary Abchurch, St Mary Aldermary, St Mary Woolnoth, St Mary-at-Hill, St Mary-le-Bow, St Michael Cornhill, St Paul's Cathedral, St Sepulchre without Newgate, St Stephen Walbrook, St Vedast Alias Foster, Stationers' Hall, Vintners' Hall, Wax Chandlers' Hall, West Wintergarden.

Central London Hotels:

Gresham Bloomsbury Hotel (2-Star hotel) - from £43

Nearest tube station: Tottenham Ct Rd (Northern, District)

Distance from Central London: 0.5 miles

Local landmarks: British Museum, Dominion Theatre, Covent Garden, Soho, Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Theatreland, British Library, Royal Opera House

Club Quarters St. Paul's (4-Star hotel) - from £59

Nearest tube station: Liverpool St (National Rail, Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan)

Distance from Central London: 1.2 miles

Local landmarks: London Stock Exchange, St. Paul's Cathedral, Covent Garden, Tate Modern Museum, Royal Festival Hall, Shakespeare's Globe, Big Ben, Soho

London City Hotel (3-Star hotel) - from £32

Nearest tube station: Borough (Northern Line)

Distance from Central London: 1.7 miles

Local landmarks: Tate Modern Museum, Shakespeare's Globe, Covent Garden, Central London, Imperial War Museum, Tower Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Big Ben, Royal Festival Hall

The Belgravia Rooms (3-Star townhouse) - from £23

Nearest tube station: Sloane Square (District Line, Circle Line)

Distance from Central London: 1.9 miles

Local landmarks: Buckingham Palace, Apollo Theatre, Science Museum, Harrod's, Covent Garden, Hyde Park, Victoria Palace Theatre, National Army Museum

The Strand Palace Hotel (3-Star hotel) - from £70

Nearest tube station: Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line)

Distance from Central London: 0.1 miles

Local landmarks: Covent Garden, Adelphi Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, Royal Festival Hall, Royal National Theatre, Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Soho, British Museum