Big boy Nelson! (Trafalgar Square)

Member Name: andycharger

Product:	Trafalgar Square
Date:	16/08/01 (167 review reads)
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Advantages: A good tourist attraction

Disadvantages: Pigeons, Crowded

After reading about Trafalgar Square from a fellow member, I decided to put my own synopsis together on it.
Hopefully it will provide some background and give the tourists amongst you some help in getting to and from One of Londons most famous landmarks.

What is it?

It is a vast concrete square that was laid between 1829 and 1843 (get it right DOOYOO!) and took 14 years to complete.
It was built to o comemorate the victory scored by Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
The main focal point of the square is the huge 185 feet column with a statue of the famous mariner perched on top. The 17 foot Nelson is seen standing proud while holding his sword in his Left Hand and looking out over London.
The Column is surrounded, or guarded, by 4 massive Bronze Lions on which tourists are seen taking pictures and climbing.
To the centre, are the fountains made famous by the jovial types that come to London for New Years Eve. They can bee seen in the water despite police attempts to board it off and keep the revellers out.

It is a massive tourist attraction, rivalled only by Big Ben, The Palace and St Pauls Cathedral. It is also the centrepoint to many of these places.
Because of the tourists meeting up and eating lunch here, the pigeons decide to live here in their thousands. Always scavenging for food and being a pest.

Getting there.
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By Foot.
From Buckingham Palace, walk the length of the Mall away from the palace, through the Arch and out into the Square.
From Westminster, walk past Downing Street and Horseguards parade ground and on into the square.

By Car.
Dont bother. Park out of town and walk or tube in. You can drive around the square though. The traffic is one way and is in a Clockwise direction. The traffic lights, Taxis and buses make it hazzardous though.

By Tube.
Nearest station: Charing Cross Or Embankment. It is si
gnposted from both stations.

By Bus
The following buses stop close to Admiralty Arch and Trafalgar Square:3, 11, 12, 24, 53, 88, 159

What else is there to see?

To the North of the Square is The National Gallery. Full of the nations art treasures. To the North East side is the Church of St Marys. Canada House lies to the West along with Admiralty Arch and the Mall, which leads to Buckingham Palace.
To the South is the Road leading to Westminster and Downing Street.
To the East is The Strand and the heart of London's Theatreland.

A real great tourist attraction. If you have not been there, go and check it out.

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