{"id":117,"date":"2016-07-25T16:42:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T15:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/?p=117"},"modified":"2016-07-25T16:46:28","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T15:46:28","slug":"whats-on-in-london-this-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/whats-on-in-london-this-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Whats On In London This August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>London this August promises to be\u00a0a spectacular place. Take your pick from whats on\u00a0including park pillow fights, carnivals, BBC proms and open air film screenings. There is something for every individual, couple and family here in London this August 2016.<\/p>\n<p>As always we are here to suggest\u00a0a few key events that should definitely be part of your stay in London this August.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Royal Family At\u00a0Buckingham Palace <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now you might not be able to meet the royal family face to face, however you can see one of their residences up close and personal. Buckingham Palace opened its doors to ticket holders on the 23<sup>rd<\/sup> of July. Even\u00a0although this incredible opportunity is running through all the way to the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> of October, tickets are selling out fast.<\/p>\n<p>The tour allows you to personal explore the lavishly furnished state rooms, containing some of the greatest treasures and possessions of the royal family.<\/p>\n<p>Items available to be seen include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Vermeer, Poussin, Canaletto and Claude<\/li>\n<li>Sculpture by Canova and Chantrey<\/li>\n<li>Exquisite examples of S\u00e8vres porcelain<\/li>\n<li>Some of the finest English and French furniture in the world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even with this tour being available for a limited time every year, each year is special. Every year, the Palace\u2019s summer opening features a special exhibition. This exhibition is always unique and this year it is a celebration of the Queen\u2019s 90<sup>th<\/sup> birthday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notting Hill Carnival 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>London\u2019s biggest street party is not just big in London as\u00a0The Notting Hill Carnival is the largest street festival in Europe and originated in 1964. Music, food and lots of amazing food is exactly what you need this summer in London.<\/p>\n<p>With the perfect scheduling you can fit so much into the August bank holiday weekend. With sightseeing Friday and Saturday and the energetic carnival Sunday and Monday have the greatest experience this August in London.<\/p>\n<p>The Carnival floats and bands set off at 9am on both Sunday and Monday mornings, running roughly until 7pm both days.<\/p>\n<p>If you are thinking about joining London for this fabulous\u00a0event or want to know more information, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/things-to-do\/notting-hill-carnival-route-map\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To find out the newest and exclusive offers for our guests at The Bentley, <a href=\"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/special-offers\/\">follow this link<\/a>. Our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/special-offers\/sensational-suite-offer.html\">sensational suite offer<\/a>\u00a0is perfect for a luxury stay in London.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London this August promises to be\u00a0a spectacular place. Take your pick from whats on\u00a0including park pillow fights, carnivals, BBC proms and open air film screenings. There is something for every individual, couple and family here in London this August 2016. As always we are here to suggest\u00a0a few key events that should definitely be part &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/whats-on-in-london-this-august\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Whats On In London This August<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123,"href":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions\/123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thebentley-hotel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}