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Sandwiched between Oxford Street and Marylebone Lane is one of London's most appealing areas. Marylebone remains a community in the very heart of London. Here you find little shops that have been in business since well before the war, flower stalls that have been around since the 1940s, backstreet pubs that host sing-a-longs around the piano and a myriad of other charming glimpses of a London that has changed little over the past century. At the same time, Marylebone houses trendy boutiques and some fine restaurants making the place particularly alluring. Despite this, Marylebone has made no concessions to tourists and the majority venture no further than the queue to enter Madame Tussaud's on its northern border. The emphasis remains on providing for the community of people who live here.

Nearly all of Marylebone is owned by Lord Howard De Walden who has been careful to ensure that old residents have not been priced out of their houses and that the area has not become overtly commercial. As a result Marylebone is chic, subtle, charming and attractive - with the added bonus that it's slap bang in the middle of the largest city in Europe!

Attractions include the famous Madame Tussaud's waxworks and the London Planetarium, the Wallace Collection (an under-visited yet vast collection of decorative arts, paintings and armour), and the BBC Experience (a fascinating interactive museum in Broadcasting House, home to the British Broadcasting Corporation).

 

Nearest Underground stops: Marylebone, Baker Street, Regent's Park, Marble Arch, Oxford Circus