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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 19:39:03 GMT
Some brilliant ideas, thank you all. The free stuff is always good, but being from Yorkshire, we're on top of this Has anyone visited the Tower? Is it worth the expense? Being a Hockney fan, I intend to visit Tait Britain to view his 80th birthday collection, even though you have to pay. The Clipper is great, and the only way I'll be doing the tidal Thames too. My Mum had ugly kids, not stupid ones Rog I've done the tower a few times but we get entry £1 each as we are tower hamlets council tax payers and get a special concession. The other half is great at finding these. I wouldn't pay more for it than a pint to be honest. Its ok but not amazing in my opinion. I really hate the way you have to go on a conveyor belt to see the jewels. No loitering or looking too closely they mechanically feed you in and out. Sad really but probably the only sensible way to deal with the volume of visitors I suppose. London eye is an obvious paid for thing but I'll only go on it if and when the other half figures out how to get down below a fiver.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 19:39:27 GMT
Was going to suggest trying to get on one of the occasional tours of the sewers, but don't think it's something you would enjoy. on a similar vein ...... I have on my "must do" list, a visit to Crossness sewage pumping station www.crossness.org.uk/Would like to do that too
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Post by patty on Apr 29, 2017 20:14:01 GMT
OKay Dokey...I 'do' London every few months on my child minding sprees and I now feel to be an expert on freebies and paid for entertainment.... Museum of London good..South bank can offer good stuff so can the British Museum..I always check out the Greek Gods...Ive a mind to find me a Greek Hero.... Wander around the parks and the walk from Angel to Victoria park pretty good... Forget the tower..overcrowded, overpriced... Brick Lane has yummy delicious choccy shop. Kings Cross done loads to the canal there. How long u staying?...Ive a child minding stint booked so will be wandering my tow path trail so if I sees u I'll say Hi...maybe if I feel brave enough. For me London aint about paying £££ to see the tourist trail its about finding the special places Im begining to want to re visiit....ooh If u wanna see mouldy bread go to the Tate...not the modern..t'other one...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 20:18:46 GMT
South bank can offer good stuff. Just feel free to mention Vinopolis - we won't mind.
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Post by thebfg on Apr 29, 2017 20:26:25 GMT
OKay Dokey...I 'do' London every few months on my child minding sprees and I now feel to be an expert on freebies and paid for entertainment.... Museum of London good..South bank can offer good stuff so can the British Museum..I always check out the Greek Gods...Ive a mind to find me a Greek Hero.... Wander around the parks and the walk from Angel to Victoria park pretty good... Forget the tower..overcrowded, overpriced... Brick Lane has yummy delicious choccy shop. Kings Cross done loads to the canal there. How long u staying?...Ive a child minding stint booked so will be wandering my tow path trail so if I sees u I'll say Hi...maybe if I feel brave enough. For me London aint about paying £££ to see the tourist trail its about finding the special places Im begining to want to re visiit....ooh If u wanna see mouldy bread go to the Tate...not the modern..t'other one... I take my kids up there. We hardly spend any no money either but every now and again pay to visit somewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 20:32:02 GMT
We've done London 'for free' loads of times when we've had people with us who haven't been there before. Foxy's penny-saving tips: 1. Breakfast/lunch in BHS Oxford Street, sit by the window, sort of genuine food for genuine Londoners at normal prices. Curse you, Philip Green! Scratch that one!! 2. Walk across Westminster Bridge (if you dare these days!!); it costs nothing, you can see Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, and see that you are in London. Thames below you, London Eye. 3. Go up the Monument. 2 quid for a view. And you can spit onto people far, far below you 4. Sit up top in front of a Number 23 bus from Liverpool Street station to Trafalgar Square. And look, I found this about it: janeaustenslondon.com/2013/12/02/take-the-number-23-bus-into-history/ 5. The National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery, Trafalgar Square, are free to enter. Also, I think the Natural History Museum is now free all day, although some curator made a right mess of it in the 1990s, it used to be a really good museum back in the 1970s. The Geological Museum next door also used to be great. The Victoria and Albert Museum is also free entrance. 6. Walk along the canal from Little Venice to Camden Town. 7. Walk through some parks, such as Battersea Park. Walk round Buckingham Palace. Walk from Buck Pal to Trafalgar Square, under the Admiralty Arch. 8. Go and visit each and every main railway station, just to see what they look like. Travel on the Underground to distant places such as Epping and Amersham. 9. Walk past the Tower of London on the river side, it's free, and walk over Tower Bridge. We went inside the Tower once, the basic tour, about 6 years ago. We had a very amusing and entertaining Beefeater guide, and I think it was worth the cost. We didn't pay extra to see the jewels. 10. I took my son when he was little on the boat from Tower of London to Westminster. One of the boaters gave everyone some spiel on the loudspeaker about what you can see, and then towards the end tells you that they don't get paid for it, they do it out of the kindness of their hearts, and expect you to tip them generously as you disembark. I told him to piss off. 10 sounds like City Cruises. Crap tourist boats. One of them collided with a tug while the skipper was doing a spiel with a donation bucket. he had put the 1st mate in charge and the steering was nackered so needed extra care, boat got set by the tide and ended in a collision with a Cory tug. MAIB report available online. A City Cruises boat collided with a narrow boat a few years ago as well. A bit naff really. If you go on the River go in a Clipper. They have a much better record. Not untarnished but much better and their high speed operation below Wapping is really cool. 90ft catamaran with a 1000hp diesel engine in each hull. Pretty impressive.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 20:35:10 GMT
We're there for a week, and you're all right, there are loads of free things to do, which we're looking forward to.
In the past we've blown money on the theatre, which we won't be doing this time (so many musicals, and I hate musicals).
That's why we were considering some of the paid attractions instead.
The difficulty is, such a huge choice, which to go with.
But thanks for the advice everyone.
Rog
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 20:36:29 GMT
I agree, Clipper is great. As is the DLR.
Rog
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 20:44:12 GMT
And I was basing my advice around Limehouse as I think that might be where you are most likely to find a mooring. Or you can book Rembrandt gardens at Little Venice I suppose. At Limehouse Marina it is free for 24h on the public wall then go round corner onto Limehouse Cut for a 14d option. Let me know when you are about as one of my boats is moored at Limehouse
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 20:54:59 GMT
We're booked in at Rembrandt Gardens thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 21:16:34 GMT
When I was a kid and used to go to London I loved to just ride the tube, it used to fascinate me and still does to a degree.
That was before oyster cards and ticket barriers etc. etc....
Once you were in the system you could hop about for ages swapping from line to line.
Cheap I was..
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Post by patty on Apr 29, 2017 22:10:42 GMT
When I was a kid and used to go to London I loved to just ride the tube, it used to fascinate me and still does to a degree. That was before oyster cards and ticket barriers etc. etc.... Once you were in the system you could hop about for ages swapping from line to line. Cheap I was.. i did that when trained in london..thems were the good ole days
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Post by tomsk on Apr 29, 2017 22:56:07 GMT
Was going to suggest trying to get on one of the occasional tours of the sewers, but don't think it's something you would enjoy. on a similar vein ...... I have on my "must do" list, a visit to Crossness sewage pumping station www.crossness.org.uk/Well worth a visit.
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Post by Saltysplash on Apr 29, 2017 23:13:05 GMT
If your visiting the Tower or Tower Bridge then dont forget you can also spend some brass visiting the Shard which is about £30 on the day £25 in advance plus lots of places to spend your money when you get to floor 72.
If you run out of things to do in the smoke then how about a trip on the high speed train from St.Pancras to Chatham. 39 mins and about £20 return. Then visit the Historic Dockyard. Walk up the hill to Brompton village and sample the vast range of Whiskey at the King George V then onto the Royal Engineers Museum, then back down the hill to Fort Amhurst before getting your train back to Town, Or taking a walk down Rochester High street to the Cathedral and the Castle.
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A day trip to Portsmouth for the Historic Dockyard HMS Victory and all that. About £35 quid return from Waterloo.
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 30, 2017 6:59:03 GMT
ROYAL MILE WHISKIES, LONDON
In late 2002, we opened our second Royal Mile Whiskies on 3, Bloomsbury Street, in London:
Opening Hours: Monday - Wednesday: 10am - 6pm Thursday: 10am - 8pm Friday - Saturday: 10am - 6pm Sunday: 12noon - 5pm
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