Hey Britt, Kingston is only a bus ride away, quite a nice shopping centre there. And Mikeberg, how unusual for someone to mention the Bank of England museum, its not a really well known one, I only found out about it when I worked in the BOE for a while. Just goes to show that you never really know your own city! lol. You could actually spend all of Britt's 9 days exploring museums, there are a few around London. I do hope you enjoy yourself immensely Britt.

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