London next week
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Folks could do with some advice,
taking the missus on a surprise london trip..... from north scotland, shes never been.
any good tips on what to do?
defo doing the wheel, something at shard, river cruise, any good markets or xmas fairs?
staying at the Ramada at the docklands (main reason being we are flying into london city)
anyone wanna let me in on what typical dec weather is in london? we are used to gales + rain, but hoping for the best in london.... haha
plan is arrive monday lunchtime....then on a train to halesworth early am thursday (to collect new car)
cheers
taking the missus on a surprise london trip..... from north scotland, shes never been.
any good tips on what to do?
defo doing the wheel, something at shard, river cruise, any good markets or xmas fairs?
staying at the Ramada at the docklands (main reason being we are flying into london city)
anyone wanna let me in on what typical dec weather is in london? we are used to gales + rain, but hoping for the best in london.... haha
plan is arrive monday lunchtime....then on a train to halesworth early am thursday (to collect new car)
cheers
BTW is the new car also a surprise?engineer21 said:
Folks could do with some advice,
taking the missus on a surprise london trip..... from north scotland, shes never been.
any good tips on what to do?
defo doing the wheel, something at shard, river cruise, any good markets or xmas fairs?
staying at the Ramada at the docklands (main reason being we are flying into london city)
anyone wanna let me in on what typical dec weather is in london? we are used to gales + rain, but hoping for the best in london.... haha
plan is arrive monday lunchtime....then on a train to halesworth early am thursday (to collect new car)
cheers
Borough Market is a lovely stroll & just next door to the Shard.taking the missus on a surprise london trip..... from north scotland, shes never been.
any good tips on what to do?
defo doing the wheel, something at shard, river cruise, any good markets or xmas fairs?
staying at the Ramada at the docklands (main reason being we are flying into london city)
anyone wanna let me in on what typical dec weather is in london? we are used to gales + rain, but hoping for the best in london.... haha
plan is arrive monday lunchtime....then on a train to halesworth early am thursday (to collect new car)
cheers
engineer21 said:
Folks could do with some advice,
taking the missus on a surprise london trip..... from north scotland, shes never been.
any good tips on what to do?
defo doing the wheel, something at shard, river cruise, any good markets or xmas fairs?
staying at the Ramada at the docklands (main reason being we are flying into london city)
anyone wanna let me in on what typical dec weather is in london? we are used to gales + rain, but hoping for the best in london.... haha
plan is arrive monday lunchtime....then on a train to halesworth early am thursday (to collect new car)
cheers
Borough Market is a lovely stroll & just next door to the Shard.taking the missus on a surprise london trip..... from north scotland, shes never been.
any good tips on what to do?
defo doing the wheel, something at shard, river cruise, any good markets or xmas fairs?
staying at the Ramada at the docklands (main reason being we are flying into london city)
anyone wanna let me in on what typical dec weather is in london? we are used to gales + rain, but hoping for the best in london.... haha
plan is arrive monday lunchtime....then on a train to halesworth early am thursday (to collect new car)
cheers
Black can man said:
Borough Market is a lovely stroll & just next door to the Shard.
This.Start at London Bridge (boat from Canary Wharf pier or Jubilee Line)
And at this time of year, if you walk up the riverside walk up the Thames to the London Eye there's a German Christmas market on most of the way.
You can detour at the Tate Modern, cross over the footbridge and see St Paul's.
There's also the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. Never been, so no idea if it's any good or not, but it looks nice on the website.
Black can man said:
Borough Market is a lovely stroll & just next door to the Shard.
I wouldn't call it a lovely stroll near to Christmas if you went on a Saturday (or any Saturday come to think of it!), it gets absolutely heaving and not enjoyable. However nice midweek day is good followed by a stroll along the Southbank and Hays Galleria.How about a trip to the Lego exhibition at The Old Truman Brewery not far from The Gherkin in Brick Lane http://artofthebrick.co.uk/tickets
leemanning said:
Depending on exactly what you want to do at The Shard you may find it is already booked up. Check their website for reservations, but demand is high - especially around Christmas
Also a waste of money.Just go up any one of the other tall buildings for a drink. Hell you can even go to the bar in Shard. Once you're above the 30th floor not much changes.
londonbabe said:
There's also the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. Never been, so no idea if it's any good or not, but it looks nice on the website.
Do NOT go to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. Winter Wonderland my arse. Took the kids down there on Saturday thinking it would be nice and festive, spent an hour stuck in a 30 people wide queue as far as the eye can see just to get in, people pushing and shoving, jumping over my little boys pushchair and knocking it flying, just for a big funfair and a load of German market stalls that you couldn't get to because of the crowds. It was s
t. Granted, some of the rides were pretty impressive but a minimum £3 per person to go on anything, even the little kids rides. I would rather have my balls ripped off than go to that again. Should've known better really...Personally I'd skip the Shard and also the river cruise.
The Shard's just frigging expensive and I've yet to meet anyone who would go again but are happy to repeat the wheel.
Unless you really need to have someone tell you that "This is Tower Bridge...", "That's the dome of St Pauls...", etc then skip the tourist boats and jump on one of the Thames Clipper boats. These are basically just river buses serving Westminster to Greenwich but offer the same views at a fraction of the price, just without the commentary.
Think the Ramada will be the one out by the airport, which is a bit of a wasteland - but the DLR service is good, reliable and keeps going till just after midnight.
As others have said Borough Market's nice for a wander (check out Neil's Yeard Dairy if you like cheese), as is Greenwhich.
If you're not scared of heights and want something different check out Up At The O2. Basically there's a rope bridge hung up and over the O2 (Dome).
The Shard's just frigging expensive and I've yet to meet anyone who would go again but are happy to repeat the wheel.
Unless you really need to have someone tell you that "This is Tower Bridge...", "That's the dome of St Pauls...", etc then skip the tourist boats and jump on one of the Thames Clipper boats. These are basically just river buses serving Westminster to Greenwich but offer the same views at a fraction of the price, just without the commentary.
Think the Ramada will be the one out by the airport, which is a bit of a wasteland - but the DLR service is good, reliable and keeps going till just after midnight.
As others have said Borough Market's nice for a wander (check out Neil's Yeard Dairy if you like cheese), as is Greenwhich.
If you're not scared of heights and want something different check out Up At The O2. Basically there's a rope bridge hung up and over the O2 (Dome).
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