Royal Albert Hall (Royal Albert Hall)

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Product:	Royal Albert Hall
Date:	05.05.08 (47 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Behind the Scenes

Disadvantages: Not enough time.

As part of the London Pass, my parents (who are visiting from Australia) and I took the tour of Royal Albert Hall.
Royal Albert Hall is an amazing music venue. Tours start at around £6.00 and start on the half hour, and last an hour.
The tour commences with a history lesson on the building of Royal Albert Hall and how the funds were raised. It goes into detail of Prince Alberts death and the impacts to Queen Victoria.
The tour then takes you into a box seat, and shows where the Royal Box is and the queens entrance and private retiring room.
There are details provided about the acoustics of the hall, and the many different setups available for performances. Including Tennis, and filling a portion of it with water for a performance of Swan lake. I think the tour needs to have a better display of the sound levels, and a longer visit into the Hall itself. The staff weren't terribly helpful, and a little abrupt.
Make sure you visit the Albert memorial on the park opposite. Stunning.

Summary: Worth a look.