johnny on the spot
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Borough Market is great.
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Cellarite
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Thanks all, I'll have an in depth gander when I sit down later. OB has really gone out of his way to help here and reminded me why blues are the best people in the world.
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The world is your oyster in this town mate but be prepared to pay through the nose if you want quality.
A few tips to keep the cost down:
Some of the best museums and art galleries in the world. Free admission. If you are in the tourist areas, think about the National Gallery or the National Portrait Gallery on Trafalgar Square. The British Museum is on Russell Square, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum are down in South Kensington. All are brilliant if you like that sort of thing.
More quality free entertainment is available hanging around Covent Garden. There is a lovely bustle to the place, some twee shops (hide your wallet) and there are plenty of street entertainers who are usually good for a giggle. be prepared to put a couple of quid in a box at the end of their show.
The tourist sights can be done quite cheaply if that's your thing. I would get an oyster card and plan your route around
On the buses - get on the top deck, and a front row view of some of the most iconic landmarks in the world is yours for a quid.
A stroll across one of the main river bridges - the millennium Walkway, Waterloo bridge, Westminster bridge - is quite memorable, especially at sunset. Somebody has mentioned the parks which are fine in nice weather and worth a look but I never find them to be massively interesting in terms of things going on in them. If you are down during the week the City is moderately interesting - mansion house, St Paul's (it costs to get in) BAnk of England, monument. Visiting the law courts in the old bailey or the Strand is interesting for some but watch out in case all those briefs and judges and coppers make you nervous mate.
If the weather is reasonable, just wandering about is nice. Plan your route though. To give you an idea what I mean, If you start at Oxford Circus and go south to regent street, a gentle meander past some very plush shops (hide wallet again) will take you down to Piccadilly circus. From there take Coventry street along to Leicester square. Wander along Shaftesbury avenue through theatre land. Then cut across to Covent garden. You can make that journey a 20 minute dash or an hour and a half stroll, taking some interesting sights in along the way.
don't drink beer anywhere south of Watford unless you really don't like having money. That said, water is not much cheaper in some places.
Finally, as it's you kev I thought i'd pass on this little message from Mrs London:
"any twat off bluemoon turns up on my doorstep, I'll set the dog on them."
A few tips to keep the cost down:
Some of the best museums and art galleries in the world. Free admission. If you are in the tourist areas, think about the National Gallery or the National Portrait Gallery on Trafalgar Square. The British Museum is on Russell Square, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum are down in South Kensington. All are brilliant if you like that sort of thing.
More quality free entertainment is available hanging around Covent Garden. There is a lovely bustle to the place, some twee shops (hide your wallet) and there are plenty of street entertainers who are usually good for a giggle. be prepared to put a couple of quid in a box at the end of their show.
The tourist sights can be done quite cheaply if that's your thing. I would get an oyster card and plan your route around
On the buses - get on the top deck, and a front row view of some of the most iconic landmarks in the world is yours for a quid.
A stroll across one of the main river bridges - the millennium Walkway, Waterloo bridge, Westminster bridge - is quite memorable, especially at sunset. Somebody has mentioned the parks which are fine in nice weather and worth a look but I never find them to be massively interesting in terms of things going on in them. If you are down during the week the City is moderately interesting - mansion house, St Paul's (it costs to get in) BAnk of England, monument. Visiting the law courts in the old bailey or the Strand is interesting for some but watch out in case all those briefs and judges and coppers make you nervous mate.
If the weather is reasonable, just wandering about is nice. Plan your route though. To give you an idea what I mean, If you start at Oxford Circus and go south to regent street, a gentle meander past some very plush shops (hide wallet again) will take you down to Piccadilly circus. From there take Coventry street along to Leicester square. Wander along Shaftesbury avenue through theatre land. Then cut across to Covent garden. You can make that journey a 20 minute dash or an hour and a half stroll, taking some interesting sights in along the way.
don't drink beer anywhere south of Watford unless you really don't like having money. That said, water is not much cheaper in some places.
Finally, as it's you kev I thought i'd pass on this little message from Mrs London:
"any twat off bluemoon turns up on my doorstep, I'll set the dog on them."
johnny on the spot
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Last time we were down we had a great few minutes laughing at the hideously priced tat in Liberty. Including a proper stinking Persian rug for £37k.
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If yougo by rail then go to a website called 2 for 1. You get 2 for 1 entry at loads of things just by showing your train ticket. St Pauls, The Globe, the eye, river tours all on the site. Also look at Travelzoo for regional deals on hotels, theatres, shows and restaurants.
Prestwich_Blue
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Just to add to what Chris in London said, there's lots of free stuff. Get a travelcard or Oyster and the Thames Clipper down to Greenwich and go to the Observatory. There's a cracking view from up there.
Macbeth and A Midsummer Nights Dream are on at The Globe. You can get £5 tickets to stand in the Yard, which gives you the best view. Then walk across the Millenium Bridge, preferably in the evening. Another breathtaking view of St Paul's and the City. Find Noble St (not easy but it's at the St Paul's end of Gresham St) and you'll see the remains of the original Roman Wall. At the top is the London Museum, which is supposed to be excellent.
London is a great place for walking around. The City will be quiet at weekend but Petticoat Lane market (near Liverpool St) will be on around Middlesex St. There's some really good pubs round there (Dirty Dicks, The Water Poet, Ten Bells) then you're in Spitalfields.
If you don't fancy walking, the number 11 bus runs between Liverpool St and Kensington and goes through the City, past St Paul's, Fleet St, The Strand and the law courts, then down Whitehall and past Westminster Abbey & the Houses of Parliament to Victoria (past the RC cathedral which is very underrated).
Macbeth and A Midsummer Nights Dream are on at The Globe. You can get £5 tickets to stand in the Yard, which gives you the best view. Then walk across the Millenium Bridge, preferably in the evening. Another breathtaking view of St Paul's and the City. Find Noble St (not easy but it's at the St Paul's end of Gresham St) and you'll see the remains of the original Roman Wall. At the top is the London Museum, which is supposed to be excellent.
London is a great place for walking around. The City will be quiet at weekend but Petticoat Lane market (near Liverpool St) will be on around Middlesex St. There's some really good pubs round there (Dirty Dicks, The Water Poet, Ten Bells) then you're in Spitalfields.
If you don't fancy walking, the number 11 bus runs between Liverpool St and Kensington and goes through the City, past St Paul's, Fleet St, The Strand and the law courts, then down Whitehall and past Westminster Abbey & the Houses of Parliament to Victoria (past the RC cathedral which is very underrated).
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denislaw - I've had a look at that 2 for 1 offer and a couple of places to eat around Covent Garden (where my course is) leap out for the Friday night.
PB - I'm intrigued by the pubs you mention but Chris In London has scared me. How much should I expect to pay for a simple pint of lager in these places?
PB - I'm intrigued by the pubs you mention but Chris In London has scared me. How much should I expect to pay for a simple pint of lager in these places?
Depends on boozer and area mate. Won't get many pints below £4 unless a weatherspoons or somewhere like that. I recently paid £4.95 for pint of Carling in boozer in West end as was going to a gig, was Weatherspoons round corner Fosters was £3.95.
There's plenty of places in London where you can get a cheapish pint. Ok, not as cheap as a cheap pint up North but cheap in comparison.
It's like coming into Manchester, fannying about in a few bars in the Northern Quarter and telling everyone you can't get a pint in Manchester for less than four quid.
It's like coming into Manchester, fannying about in a few bars in the Northern Quarter and telling everyone you can't get a pint in Manchester for less than four quid.