Number 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister's official residence

Address:

10 Downing Street - Whitehall
SW1 - Westminster/St James
London

Nearest Bus or Train:

Westminster

Open Hours:

Not available

Ever since Sir Robert Walpole took up residence here in 1721, this rather ordinary, dark brick townhouse has been the official residence for Britain's prime ministers. Behind the world-famous front entrance, with its black door guarded vigilantly by a good old British "bobby", lies a network of formal rooms, offices, private apartments, kitchens and cellars. While access to the general public is strictly forbidden, the Blair's allow several hundred school children, selected by visiting MP's, to visit the residence each year. Not bad, considering the Blair's don't even have their own key.

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