Hidden gems - Historical landmarks in London, United Kingdom not to miss (Updated January, 2024)

Hidden gems: Historical landmarks in London

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in London. This list contains 25 places from Historical landmark category.

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Monument SOE Agents

Historical landmark

👍👍 During the Second World War, the Special Operations Executive recruited agents, men and women, who would volunteer to operate behind enemy lines in countries occupied by the Axis. The memorial is intended to honour of all the S.O.E. Agents, some who survived the war and sadly, some who did not. Thei...

5.00 (14 reviews) (~1.38 km from centre)

Bust of Noor Inayat Khan

Sculpture

👍👍 This bust of Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, was erected in memory to a British spy and heroine of World War II renowned for her service in the Special Operations Executive. She was sent to occupied France to work as a wireless operator for the French Resistance. Betrayed by a double agent, she was tortur...

4.90 (14 reviews) (~1.95 km from centre)

Mahatma Gandhi statue

Sculpture

👍👍 Very nice place! "The best way to find yourself is to dissolve in serving others" - his words is still relevant and very important. He was a grate sage...

4.70 (139 reviews) (~0.76 km from centre)

King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Memorial

Monument

👍👍 The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial, situated between The Mall and Carlton Gardens in central London, is a memorial to King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth. Completed in its present form in 2009, the memorial incorporates an earlier, Grade II-listed statue of George VI by Will...

4.70 (103 reviews) (~0.48 km from centre)

South Bank Lion

Historical landmark

👍👍 The lion highlights the beautiful background of Big Ben

4.70 (54 reviews) (~0.91 km from centre)

Chapter House and Pyx Chamber

Heritage building

👍👍 The Pyx Chamber dates to the late 11th century, making it the oldest part of Westminster Abbey. The Pyx Chamber formed the undercroft of the monks' dormitory and was used as a monastic and royal treasury. The term pyx refers to the boxwood chest in which coins were kept. The octagonal Chapter House...

4.70 (35 reviews) (~0.93 km from centre)

The Rosetta Stone

History museum

👍👍 Wonderful experiences YOU will be surprised to see the collection THERE!

4.70 (15 reviews) (~1.33 km from centre)

Canada Memorial

Historical landmark

👍👍 Beautiful memorial to the Canadians lost in WWll. The Memorial is located in an area of Green Park Close to Buckingham Palace. The area is tranquil and the is ascentuated by the soft sound of moving water. A nice touch is the prints of Maple Leaves in the memorial. A nice place to visit and contempl...

4.60 (147 reviews) (~1.14 km from centre)

Waterhouse Square

Coworking space

👍👍 It is amazingly exciting how beautiful this building is!

4.60 (112 reviews) (~1.76 km from centre)

Kingsway Tram Tunnel

Historical landmark

👍👍 The old disused Kingsway Tram Tunnel can only be visited by booking a walking tour through London Transport’s Hidden London Tours. Well worth doing - these tours take you to places largely underground that are no longer in use - it’s an odd combination of history and, frankly, creepiness.

4.60 (63 reviews) (~1.31 km from centre)

Eleanor Cross

Historical landmark

👍👍 I always wondered what this monument was about The Eleanor crosses were a series of twelve tall and lavishly decorated stone monuments topped with crosses erected in a line down part of the east of England. King Edward I had them built between 1291 and about 1295 in memory of his beloved wife Eleano...

4.60 (61 reviews) (~0.2 km from centre)

The National Police Memorial

Memorial park

👍👍 Incredibly respectful! For everyday in the year you will find the list of police officers losing their lives in service. What a proud and respectful nation! Admiring this ability to build self onfidence through respect to everybody!

4.60 (54 reviews) (~0.24 km from centre)

York Watergate

Historical landmark

👍👍 The bishops have gone, their palace has gone, but their watergate remains. This is all that’s left of York House and its gardens, which was originally the grandest of all the bishops’ palaces along this stretch of the Thames, and judging by Somerset House (the only remaining palace) and this gate be...

4.60 (37 reviews) (~0.35 km from centre)

Cromwell Green

Historical landmark

👍👍 The Cromwell Green Visitors Entrance is the only way for the common public to gain entry into the Houses of Parliament and The Palace of Westminster and once you are in, you are bound to have an educative, informative and enlightening experience. This London attraction is only open to the public on...

4.60 (36 reviews) (~0.86 km from centre)

Cavalry Memorial

Historical landmark

👍👍 The Cavalry Memorial is a bronze sculpture, which represents St George on horseback stepping over a defeated dragon, with a frieze of galloping horsemen around the base. The memorial commemorates members of the Cavalry Regiments killed during World War 1. Designed by Adrian Jones, an army vet, the...

4.60 (27 reviews) (~1.93 km from centre)

St George the Martyr Church

Historical landmark

Elegant white-walled church, remodelled with a spire, where Ted Hughes married Sylvia Plath in 1956.

4.60 (22 reviews) (~1.55 km from centre)

Nelson Mandela statue

Sculpture

👍👍 Great leader

4.50 (135 reviews) (~0.78 km from centre)

King George IV Statue

Sculpture

👍👍 He's always there on his horsey overlooking Trafalgar Square and into the distance. They don't seem to mind the birds and the weather.

4.50 (131 reviews) (~0.1 km from centre)

The Mary Seacole Memorial Statue

Historical landmark

👍 This is the UK’s first memorial in honour of a named black woman. The memorial was designed by Martin Jennings. The memorial represents Mary Seacole walking defiantly into an oncoming wind, symbolising the personal resistance she had constantly to face and fight. She carries her bag of medications t...

4.50 (70 reviews) (~1 km from centre)

Crimea and Indian Mutiny memorial

Historical landmark

👍 Opposite the Westminster Abbey is this tall marble and stone column, which stands in tribute to former pupils of Westminster School who died in the Crimean War 1854-1856 and the Indian Mutiny 1857-1858. At the base of the column are inscribed the names of the former pupils, flanked by four lions, f...

4.50 (68 reviews) (~0.89 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Historical landmarks in London, United Kingdom