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Time Responsible Tourism standards ensure that each
London is on Greenwich Mean London has set itself ambit ious business is committed to sus-
Time (GMT) during the winter targets for improving the urban tainable tourism and dedicated
months, five hours ahead of environment and reducing to minimizing its damage to the
Eastern Standard Time and energy use. Thames 21, for environ ment. See the website
ten hours behind Sydney. example, is an environmental for green accommod ation.
From late March to late October, charity which invol ves Recycling bins, which
clocks are set forward 1 hour the local com munity in separate recyclable
to British Summer Time schemes to help keep materials and general
(equivalent to Central European the river Thames waste, are widely
Time). At any time of year, you clean and clear. used and many shop-
can check the correct time The Green Tourism pers carry reusable
by dialing 123 on a BT landline Goldstar badges are cloth bags to avoid
to contact the 24-hour awarded to businesses 5p charges for plastic
automated Speaking Clock in the UK that meet the bags, which is fairly
service (note that there is a highest environ mental standard in super-
charge for this service). standards. These Green Tourism badge markets and shops.
DIRECTORY
Visas and US Department Transport for London Transport for
Passports of State ∑ tfl.gov.uk London
∑ travel.state.gov/
UK Visas and Visit London Tel 0343 222 1234
Immigration Australia Department ∑ visitlondon.com (24 hours).
∑ gov.uk/government/ of Foreign Affairs ∑ tfl.gov.uk
organisations/uk-visas- and Trade Religious
and-immigration ∑ dfat.gov.au/ Services Gay & Lesbian
smartraveller.gov.au/ Travellers
Embassies and Anglican
Consulates Tourist (Episcopalian) QX
Information St Paul’s Cathedral EC4.
Australian High Map 15 A2. ∑ qxmagazine.com
Commission Association of ∑ stpauls.co.uk Pink News
Australia House, Strand Professional Tour Catholic ∑ pinknews.co.uk
WC2. Map 13 C2. Guides Westminster Cathedral,
Tel 020 7379 4334. Tel 020 7611 2545. Victoria St SW1. Map 20 Travelling on
∑ uk.embassy.gov.au ∑ guidelondon.org.uk F1. ∑ westminster a Budget
Canadian High Big Bus Tours cathedral.org.uk
Commission Tel 020 7808 6753. Evangelical Alliance Airbnb
Canada House, Trafalgar ∑ eng.bigbustours. UK Resource Centre, ∑ airbnb.com
Square SW1. Map13 B3. com 176 Copenhagen St N1.
Tel 020 7004 6000. City of London Map 6 D1. Hostelling
∑ canadainternational. Information Centre ∑ eauk.org International
gc.ca ∑ hihostels.com
St. Paul’s Churchyard EC4. Jewish
New Zealand High Map 15 A2. Liberal Jewish ISIC (International
Commission ∑ cityoflondon.gov.uk. Synagogue, 28 St John’s Student Identity
80 Haymarket SW1. London Duck Tours Wood Rd NW8.
Map 13 A3.Tel 020 7930 ∑ londonducktours. Map 3 A3. ∑ ljs.org Card)
8422. ∑ mfat.govt.nz ∑ isic.org
co.uk United Synagogue
United States LondonNet (Orthodox) TKTS (Discount
Embassy ∑ londonnet.co.uk 735 High Rd N12. Theatre Tickets)
Nine Elms Lane SW8. ∑ theus.org.uk Leicester Square WC2.
Map 12 D2. London Pass Map 13 B2. ∑ tkts.co.uk
Tel 020 7499 9000. ∑ londonpass.com Muslim
∑ uk.usembassy.gov Islamic Cultural Centre,
London Walks 146 Park Rd NW8. Responsible
Travel Safety ∑ walks.com Map 3 B3. Tourism
Original London ∑ iccuk.org
UK Foreign and Sightseeing Tour Thames 21
Commonwealth ∑ theoriginaltour.com Travellers with ∑ thames21.org.uk
Office Disabilities
∑ gov.uk/government/ Time Out London Green Tourism
organisations/foreign- ∑ timeout.com/ Artsline Tel 01738 632 162.
commonwealth-office london ∑ artsline.org.uk ∑ green-tourism.com

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