As a result of lottery lolly the National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of Scotland, the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the Dulwich Picture Gallery, the Wallace Collection and many others have had a makeover, bringing them up to modern standards in terms of access, educational facilities, exhibition space and more.

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Millennium Park is an attractive landscaped complex, comprising fountains, ponds, little bridges, a theatre, a gallery and, for kids, the wonderful Palace of Wonders.

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Visitors can now walk from the Millennium wheel at Westminster Bridge past the concert halls and theatres of the South Bank and continue down to the gallery.

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