Dream Trip to London - would love advice and tips
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Thanks for all the great suggestions! This thread is extremely helpful.
Can't wait to experience London on a personal visit. By the way, any good restaurant recommendations around the Waldorf Hilton for local traditional English cuisine?
Now, kind of wished we focused purely on London this trip and saved Paris for another. Regardless, hope to add London to the list of our annual visits.
Can't wait to experience London on a personal visit. By the way, any good restaurant recommendations around the Waldorf Hilton for local traditional English cuisine?
Now, kind of wished we focused purely on London this trip and saved Paris for another. Regardless, hope to add London to the list of our annual visits.
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There are Visitor's Oyster Cards but buy a regular Oyster Card when you get there. Consider riding the bus so you can see things instead of going by Tube everywhere. The Tube is faster to go across town, though.
The bus is cheap because after you ride something like 3 times, the rest of the day is free by bus. They cap the maximum you can spend.
The bus is cheap because after you ride something like 3 times, the rest of the day is free by bus. They cap the maximum you can spend.
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Thanks for all the great suggestions! This thread is extremely helpful.
Can't wait to experience London on a personal visit. By the way, any good restaurant recommendations around the Waldorf Hilton for local traditional English cuisine?
Now, kind of wished we focused purely on London this trip and saved Paris for another. Regardless, hope to add London to the list of our annual visits.
Can't wait to experience London on a personal visit. By the way, any good restaurant recommendations around the Waldorf Hilton for local traditional English cuisine?
Now, kind of wished we focused purely on London this trip and saved Paris for another. Regardless, hope to add London to the list of our annual visits.
Definitely book ahead.
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Thanks for all the great suggestions! This thread is extremely helpful.
Can't wait to experience London on a personal visit. By the way, any good restaurant recommendations around the Waldorf Hilton for local traditional English cuisine?
Now, kind of wished we focused purely on London this trip and saved Paris for another. Regardless, hope to add London to the list of our annual visits.
Can't wait to experience London on a personal visit. By the way, any good restaurant recommendations around the Waldorf Hilton for local traditional English cuisine?
Now, kind of wished we focused purely on London this trip and saved Paris for another. Regardless, hope to add London to the list of our annual visits.
http://rules.co.uk/
Rules featured in the recent James Bond film, Spectre
Wiltons is another very old English restaurant
http://wiltons.co.uk/
Another one very close to your hotel if you like the grand dining room style is Simpsons in the Strand
http://www.simpsonsinthestrand.co.uk/restaurant.php
Some other ideas here
http://www.timeout.com/london/food-d...london-british
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Another vote for Rules!
http://rules.co.uk/
Rules featured in the recent James Bond film, Spectre
Wiltons is another very old English restaurant
http://wiltons.co.uk/
Another one very close to your hotel if you like the grand dining room style is Simpsons in the Strand
http://www.simpsonsinthestrand.co.uk/restaurant.php
Some other ideas here
http://www.timeout.com/london/food-d...london-british
http://rules.co.uk/
Rules featured in the recent James Bond film, Spectre
Wiltons is another very old English restaurant
http://wiltons.co.uk/
Another one very close to your hotel if you like the grand dining room style is Simpsons in the Strand
http://www.simpsonsinthestrand.co.uk/restaurant.php
Some other ideas here
http://www.timeout.com/london/food-d...london-british
Can't wait to have some Grouse! Hopefully, time permitting, I can try a couple of them. Rules will definitely be one!
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Another vote for Rules!
http://rules.co.uk/
Rules featured in the recent James Bond film, Spectre
Wiltons is another very old English restaurant
http://wiltons.co.uk/
Another one very close to your hotel if you like the grand dining room style is Simpsons in the Strand
http://www.simpsonsinthestrand.co.uk/restaurant.php
Some other ideas here
http://www.timeout.com/london/food-d...london-british
http://rules.co.uk/
Rules featured in the recent James Bond film, Spectre
Wiltons is another very old English restaurant
http://wiltons.co.uk/
Another one very close to your hotel if you like the grand dining room style is Simpsons in the Strand
http://www.simpsonsinthestrand.co.uk/restaurant.php
Some other ideas here
http://www.timeout.com/london/food-d...london-british
I'd avoid Simpson's, it's just too much of a tourist trap.
Wilton's is heavenly, but I'd never want to eat there if I was paying the bill
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I have only had a quick flick through the thread so apologies if these have been answered.
If you are going to Abbey Road they have a little sign where you can go on a website can get a video clip of you walking over the the road. It's free, I havent done it so don't know the quality but free hey!
Also citymapper is an awesome app, I also would recommend bus london and tube map.
Someone also talked about going to the theater - getting good seats is expensive and often the ones on sale at the booths in and around Leicester square are not that good so check the seat map first but you can get some bargains. I would take a look at the national theater on southbank as well they have some really interesting performances/shows there and are often cheaper but more plays I suppose than musicals. If you can see something at the royal albert hall that is a great place - we saw cirque de soliel there this year and it was pretty good. I have not been but if you like opera a lot of people rave about the royal opera house too.
If you are going to Abbey Road they have a little sign where you can go on a website can get a video clip of you walking over the the road. It's free, I havent done it so don't know the quality but free hey!
Also citymapper is an awesome app, I also would recommend bus london and tube map.
Someone also talked about going to the theater - getting good seats is expensive and often the ones on sale at the booths in and around Leicester square are not that good so check the seat map first but you can get some bargains. I would take a look at the national theater on southbank as well they have some really interesting performances/shows there and are often cheaper but more plays I suppose than musicals. If you can see something at the royal albert hall that is a great place - we saw cirque de soliel there this year and it was pretty good. I have not been but if you like opera a lot of people rave about the royal opera house too.
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