Still planning
Visit is now only weeks away!
Thanks to award availability and my own stupidity, my six day trip has been extended to ~9. Thought I'd bump this with my current plans to see if there's any additional advice. Most of the stuff here is flexible, with the days just a guideline.
Code:
Wednesday (arrive)
Random wandering near hotel (County Hall)
London Eye
Thursday
Westminster Abbey
a. Closed Sun
Big Ben
Houses of Parliament
a. Mon/Tues - Usually open until 10:30p
b. Fri/Sat/Sun - Closed
c. http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/overseasvisitors/
Churchill/Cabinet War Rooms (9:30a-6p)
a. Roughly 90m
Friday
Bletchley park
a. Hotel - EUS (tube), EUS-BLY (train; £15 rt if I pick the right train)
British Museum
a. Open until 8:30p Fri, 5:30p all other days
b. 4 hours, may want to come back another day
Saturday
British Library
a. Tours - not offered on Tue/Thur
b. Open until 8p Tues, 6p M-F
c. 2 hours
<more TBD, maybe additional time @ British Museum>
Code:
Sunday <switch to Tower Bridge hotel>
Hop On/Hop Off bus tour
a. Probably do one full loop of the Original Tour & get back in time for changing of the guard
b. Likely do a second route after Buckingham Palace tour and actually hop on and off
Buckingham Palace (9:45-6:30p every day)
a. Roughly 2.5 hours
b. Changing of the guard is on even number days in Sept/Oct
c. State Room tour
Monday
<TBD>
Tuesday
<TBD>
Wednesday
Science Museum
a. 10a-6p daily
b. 3hrs
Royal Albert Hall tour? (10:30a-4:30p)
Thursday
Tower of London
a. At least 3hrs - More investigation needed
b. Sun-Mon 10a-5:30p, Tues-Sat 9a-5:30p
HMS Belfast (10a-6p daily)
a. Roughly 2h
Ceremony of the keys (9:30-10:05p)
Friday
Imperial War Museum (10a-6p daily)
a. At least 2.5 hours, I'll probably want a lot more
After this, the current plan is to take a train down to Portsmouth, then a ferry to France (Portsmouth - Caen). Which reminds me, I really need to start planning that portion of the journey
