Transfer from Westminster (W1) to Luton Airport
Forming together one of London’s residential areas and one of the capital’s most attractive villages, we can refer to the W1J and W1K districts in a simple single name: the Mayfair.
It is mostly a commercial area with many new buildings and major corporate headquarters, embassy offices and also a place for real estate business. The most important attractions in the Mayfair region are the Royal Academy of Arts, the Handel Museum, Claridge’s, The Dorchester, Grosvenor Square, and Grosvenor House Hotel.
Grosvenor Square
It is one of the oldest squares in London, dating since 1965. It was first mentioned in 1716 by Pope’s reference to it: “nothing is fine in it but the square, which is larger than Grosvenor Square”. The construction of the square was started by Sir Richard Grosvenor, a grand architect of that time. The marvelous place only reached completion in 1725, when Sir Richard summoned his intending tenants to a “splendid entertainment”.
The square covers about 6 acres, having an extensive garden in the center. Originally built for the use of the occupants in the area, garden is now a public park managed by The Royal Parks. Once, in the center of it stood the statues of George I sculpted by Van Nost, but according to Allen “some villains dismembered it in the most shameful manner”. The efforts of catching the thieves and bringing the statue back were in vain. Today, a summer house was built on the place where the statue once stayed.
Royal Academy of Arts
Dating back to 1768, founded by King George III, the Royal Academy of Arts in London is an independent privately funded institution led by artists and architects. It is a place where creation, appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts are encouraged trough debate and large exhibitions.
The first exhibition was held starting with the 25th of April 1769 until 27 May 1769, presenting more than 100 works of art. Since then, the exhibition was held each year, without interruption under the name of the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
The greatest possession of the Royal Academy’s collection is by far Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo, donated by Sir George Beaumont. Sculpted in the beginning of the year 1500, the work of art represents Virgin Mary and Child and also St. John the Baptist when he was only a child.
Handel House Museum
Starting with 2001 the Mayfair region became home to the Handel House Museum, dedicated to the life of the german composer George Friedric Handel.
The building where the museum has been built is in fact the house where the composer lived. Initially, Handel didn’t have the authority to buy the building or rent it on long term periods, as he was a foreigner so in order to keep it he continued renting it on short term periods. He did manage to purchase the entire 25 Brook Street in 1723, short time after he was appointed by George II as composer at the Chapel Royal.
Even if the Handel Museum was just recently built in 2001, the original idea first occurred in 1959 when musicologist Stanley Sadie presented his intentions at a party held to commemorate the bicentenary of Handel’s death. It took 30 years for the project to be initiated when in 1990 Sadie and his wife created the Handel House Trust.
The museum as you see it today has been designed to look exactly like it did during Handel’s life. It is formed of three main floors, an attic and a basement. The attic was later transformed into a 4th floor.
The collection displayed inside the museum includes the Byrne Collection, with hundreds of objects that which were connected to Handel. The most notable of this objects are: original manuscripts, prints, sculptures, paintings, early editions of operas and oratories and the correspondence of Handel.
Claridge’s, The Dorchester and Grosvenor House Hotel
The Claridge’s, Dorchester and Grosvenor House Hotel are three of the most important and most luxurious hotels in the Mayfair region and in London.
As many of the hundreds of years old landmarks in London, Hanover Square manages to astonish its visitors using its simple classy style. It was built in the 18th century as a fashionable residential address, and reconstructed in time. Even if almost entirely rebuilt, some of the houses stay the same as 200 years ago, like time stopped and forgot to start again.
Today the aristocrats have moved making room for offices which occupy a high majority of the buildings. The Vogue office in London is one of them.
The other amazing thing to do in the W1S district is shop on the Savile Row, the street famous for its men’s traditional bespoke tailoring. It is a street so famous that even Winston Churchill, Napoleon III, Lord Nelson or Mohammad Ali Jinnah came here as customers.
The most important shops you can visit on Savile Row are: Davies and Son, Chester Barrie, Gieves&Hawkes, Chittleborough&Morgan, Dege&Skinner, Hardy Amies, Henry Poole&Co, H.Hunstman&Sons, Kilgour, Ozwald Boateng, Nutters of Savile Row, Norton&Sons, Steed Bespoke Tailors, Richard James and Richard Anderson.
Transfer from London Luton Airport to Westminster by Rail:
In order to get a transfer from London Luton Airport to Westminster by rail, you need to take the National Rail Service to St. Pancras Low Level Station. Other transport options include taking a taxi transfer from Luton Airport to Westminster.
Transfer from London Luton Airport to Westminster by Car:
In order to get from Luton Airport to Westminster by car, you have to take the M1 motorway. The distance between Luton Airport and Westminster is of 33.8 miles.
Transfer from London Luton Airport to Westminster by Taxi:
A Taxi Transfer from London Luton Airport to Westminster with 247 Airport Transfer will take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. The Luton Airport transfer to Westminster will cost approximately 49 GBP for a saloon car.
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