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London war museum and shop?
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Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 09:15 AM UTC
I'll be to London past 2 day, there are something interessing about military or ww2?
Museum or something like these ?
Big shop of military model?

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Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 09:22 AM UTC
Nico,
you've got the Imperial War Museum and a couple of little ones inside the Tower of London. If I'd be you I'll jump on a train with my camera and a few million of new films and i'll head straight to the Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset. There you'll find so much staff to drive you crazy!!!
Ciao and ava a nice holiday
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Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 09:31 AM UTC
I forgot aboul the shops. Modelzone for the standard stuff (202 High Holborn London WC1V 7BD tel 020 7405 6285 ) or Hannants (quite a big choice) on the Northern Line just off the Colindale tube station.
Ariciao


P.S.: how to reach Hannants

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Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 11:02 AM UTC
I've been to the Imperial War Museum. The thing I remember is all the fantastic wooden sailing ship models. Also, the British Museum is a must see. LOts of unbelievable stuff in there, especially all the ancient Egyptian stuff.
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Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 01:58 PM UTC
Imperial War Museum is quite good, There is a Jagdpanther, a 88, and some other stuff I can't remember last time I was there. and the British Mesuem is a must see, lots of awesome stuff there too.
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Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 02:36 PM UTC
You could also head north up the M11 to Duxford where they have a large collection of aircraft plus a land warfare Museum,There is also the Raf Museum at Hendon and if you like ships HMS Belfast on the Thames or the Cutty Sark at Greenwich.
HTH
Peter
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Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 06:10 PM UTC
Bovington tank museum it's near lo London?
Because I don't have many time....
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Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 06:21 PM UTC
I also would like to recommend the Sience museum, they have a large collection on German wwII rocket technology.
Also the cabinet war rooms is worth while http://www.iwm.org.uk/cabinet/index.htm, it a small museum so perhaps you can fit it in somewhere.
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Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - 02:04 AM UTC
Nico, Bovington is roughly three hours by train from London...
Ciao
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Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - 03:53 AM UTC
Bovington is definately the place to be, when you're into WWII armour !!! I've been there in my younger years and I'll go back within the next two !!

This is a must !
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Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - 07:14 AM UTC
:-) The RAF museum at Hendon is a stones throw from Hannants London shop, which itself is next door to Collingdale tube station :-)
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