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Sightseeing in West London

London is a sightseeing paradise and West London has more than its fair share of fantastic attractions.

Here are just a few sightseeing highlights in West London.

Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world and an official residence of Her Majesty the Queen. It's less than an hour from the heart of London and with your London Pass, you get this memorable experience for free!

While you're in Windsor, you'll surely want to take the opportunity to visit Eton College, founded in 1440 by Henry VI and one of the oldest schools in Britain.

If you travel west down the Thames you can combine a visit to world famous Kew Gardens - the hustle and bustle of London will soon be a distant memory here - with some time at Kew Bridge Steam Museum.

Much closer to Central London, you will find another world class attraction in the Royal Albert Hall. Use your London Pass to get a free guided tour of one of the most famous performing arts venues in the world.

Across the road in Kensington Gardens (which adjoins Hyde Park) Kensington Palace awaits. One of the most visited tourist attractions in London, Kensington Palace was home to the late Princess Diana and birthplace of Queen Victoria.

Take the tube to Paddington if you want to visit the birthplace of penicillin at the Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum. Here you will find a reconstruction of Alexander Fleming's laboratory as it was in 1928.

West London is also the location of one of the world's truly great sporting stadiums, Twickenham. Your London Pass gives you not only a free Twickenham Stadium Tour but free entry to the fascinating Museum of Rugby!

Maintaining the sporting theme, why not get active at Queen's Ice and Bowl, near Queensway tube? Your London Pass entitles you to a free session of ten pin bowling or ice skating.