The 'Peter Pan' park with a huge ship in West London reopening after £3m makeover
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The 'Peter Pan' park with a huge ship in West London reopening after £3m makeover
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Kew's Great Pagoda, built in 1761 by Sir William Chambers for Princess Augusta, rises ten storeys and 50 metres, with 253 steps to its viewing gallery.
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