Originally Posted by
Swanhunter
4. You might make the 1 hour, but LHR still possess the capability to fall apart very easily. While you'd get rebooked, there is still the chance of your bags going walkies, loosing decent seat assignments, no space blah blah. T5 is pleasant enough for a few hours - a decent meal at Plane Food and a bottle of wine for example.
Fully agree.
Better to be safe than sorry.