Leaving Tomorrow need some last minute advice
Mar 4th, 2015, 12:15 PM
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Leaving Tomorrow need some last minute advice
First, THANKS to all the London Forum peeps who have helped make this vacation possible and have calmed my nerves along the way! Secondly, I have not posted and ran behind in scheduling because our house burnt down on 1/29. However, we are still taking the opportunity to go on this wonderful trip. Please take a look at the itinerary below and let me know if anything stands out as needing to be moved around. I have put an big XX next to anything which can't be moved. I need to fit in the following: Changing of the guards, sunday roast, Thames river cruise and a market (borough, spitifields, etc).
Fri. Mar 6: Arrive Heathrow at 940a and travel to rental near London Eye
XX 2pm -4pm Private tour of London to see all major sights (outside only)
London eye at night
Sat. Mar 7: Breakfast in Picadilly Circus
XX 11am-1p Sherlock Holmes Tour (starts at Piccadilly Circus / ends Covent Garden)
Cross over and do Tate Modern
Sun. Mar 8: Harrods
Natural History Museum (wildlife photography expo only)
Victoria and Albert Museum
Mon. Mar 9: Tower of London (Crown Jewels/Yeoman Tour/Beefeater/Ravens)
Tower Bridge
XX 2:30pm Afternoon Tea at BB's in Covent Garden
XX 7pm Old Westminster by gaslight walk (Londonwalks)
Tue. Mar 10: XX10am-2pm Eating London Tour (start Liverpool Street Station/ ends Shoreditch)
2:30pm "Art of the Brick" exhibit at the Old Truman Brewery (probably takes 1hr)
Wed. Mar 11: Take Eurostar to Paris at 8:31am.
Fri. Mar 6: Arrive Heathrow at 940a and travel to rental near London Eye
XX 2pm -4pm Private tour of London to see all major sights (outside only)
London eye at night
Sat. Mar 7: Breakfast in Picadilly Circus
XX 11am-1p Sherlock Holmes Tour (starts at Piccadilly Circus / ends Covent Garden)
Cross over and do Tate Modern
Sun. Mar 8: Harrods
Natural History Museum (wildlife photography expo only)
Victoria and Albert Museum
Mon. Mar 9: Tower of London (Crown Jewels/Yeoman Tour/Beefeater/Ravens)
Tower Bridge
XX 2:30pm Afternoon Tea at BB's in Covent Garden
XX 7pm Old Westminster by gaslight walk (Londonwalks)
Tue. Mar 10: XX10am-2pm Eating London Tour (start Liverpool Street Station/ ends Shoreditch)
2:30pm "Art of the Brick" exhibit at the Old Truman Brewery (probably takes 1hr)
Wed. Mar 11: Take Eurostar to Paris at 8:31am.
Mar 4th, 2015, 02:24 PM
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So sorry to hear about your home and I hope this trip is a good distraction.
If you're at the Tate Modern on Saturday you are right by Borough Market so you can just stroll over, and perhaps have dinner nearby.
Given where you are starting and ending the Eating London tour may include Spitalfields.
I'd skip the Charging of the Guard as you'll probably see Buckingham Palace on the first day. But I don't care for crowds so I always avoid that type of thing.
I don't really see where you have time for the Thames river cruise unless you go on Tuesday afternoon but it seems too rushed to me. Given where you are staying you'll see plenty of the riverfront.
Have a great trip.
If you're at the Tate Modern on Saturday you are right by Borough Market so you can just stroll over, and perhaps have dinner nearby.
Given where you are starting and ending the Eating London tour may include Spitalfields.
I'd skip the Charging of the Guard as you'll probably see Buckingham Palace on the first day. But I don't care for crowds so I always avoid that type of thing.
I don't really see where you have time for the Thames river cruise unless you go on Tuesday afternoon but it seems too rushed to me. Given where you are staying you'll see plenty of the riverfront.
Have a great trip.
Mar 4th, 2015, 05:29 PM
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If you are staying in a flat near the London Eye, you could take a Thames Clipper cruise from the London Eye pier to the Tower Millenium pier to get to the Tower of London on Monday morning. From its website, it looks like you could take the RB1 commuter service early so you can be there when it opens at 9:00 a.m. Perhaps buy the ToL tickets online so you have them in hand so you don't have to wait in line to buy them?
On Saturday, you could go to Borough Market after the Sherlock Holmes tour for lunch then walk to the Tate Modern. Borough Market closes at 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays and the last admission to the Tate Modern is 8:15 p.m. Borough Market is awesome!
I see that you would like to see the Changing of Guard. However, according to www.changing-guard.com, the ceremony will take place while you are there on Saturday, 7 Mar and Monday, 9 Mar. Based on your schedule for those two days, it does not look like you will be able to fit it in.
I am sorry to hear about your house. I hope you have a wonderful trip!
On Saturday, you could go to Borough Market after the Sherlock Holmes tour for lunch then walk to the Tate Modern. Borough Market closes at 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays and the last admission to the Tate Modern is 8:15 p.m. Borough Market is awesome!
I see that you would like to see the Changing of Guard. However, according to www.changing-guard.com, the ceremony will take place while you are there on Saturday, 7 Mar and Monday, 9 Mar. Based on your schedule for those two days, it does not look like you will be able to fit it in.
I am sorry to hear about your house. I hope you have a wonderful trip!
Mar 5th, 2015, 12:24 AM
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Drop Horrids and go somewhere nice like Liberty's http://www.liberty.co.uk/?gclid=CjwK...j9jBoCXtvw_wcB
Tough break
Tough break
Mar 5th, 2015, 02:25 AM
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Congratulations on having the sang-froid to go ahead with the trip despite the disaster.
The Thames Clipper isn't a cruise so much as a river bus (no commentary), but as you're planning to get from Covent Garden to Tate Modern, you could walk down to Embankment and take the Clipper to Bankside. Or you could take the boat at 1340 back from the Tower to Embankment in time for your afternoon tea in Covent Garden.
www.thamesclippers.com
The Thames Clipper isn't a cruise so much as a river bus (no commentary), but as you're planning to get from Covent Garden to Tate Modern, you could walk down to Embankment and take the Clipper to Bankside. Or you could take the boat at 1340 back from the Tower to Embankment in time for your afternoon tea in Covent Garden.
www.thamesclippers.com
