4-day trip to London
May 17th, 2006, 01:58 PM
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AAA Spiral Guides - London. Practical information, walking tours, bus tours, street maps, transport maps, shopping.
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May 17th, 2006, 02:12 PM
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We want to cover: London Eye, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace/Royal Mews, Windsor Castle, Natural History Museum, Tower Bridge Exhibition, The Tower of London, Kensington Palace, Madam Tussads, Wimbledon Tour & if possible Big Bus tour around the city (incldg river cruise)
Is this doable ?
Is this doable ?
May 17th, 2006, 02:30 PM
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Easily - except that Windsor and Wimbledon will cut deeply into the day. Here's a map to help you group your days geographically:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/pdfdocs/centlond.pdf
You can pick up a paper version free at any Tube station.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/pdfdocs/centlond.pdf
You can pick up a paper version free at any Tube station.
May 17th, 2006, 03:58 PM
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Anything (almost) is do-able, whether it will be alot of fun is another thing. A two yr old may get a bit cranky with non-stop sightseeing so do allow a little downtime in a park or someplace like that for everyone's sanity.
Windsor Castle is not a sight you get to and see in 15 min. It will take the better part of a day to see it well. I know people say that they can "do Windsor" in 1/2 day but there is some travel time (30-45 min) to get out there too.
Being at the Tower when it opens is good, but it will take several hours to see/enjoy it. Toussard's always has long lines (at least it has whenever we have passed by). Museums take time to see well also, unless you just run in and out.
Why not do the London Eye in the evening, dusk is a pretty time to go do this (and it is not overly time consuming either). Not sure what you want to do about Buckingham Palace - stand around and look at it ? Watch changing of the guard ? River cruise to where? Greenwich ? If so that takes several hours.
Don't over plan, particularly with a child. I'm more inclined to see how the weather is on a particular day and make my plans that morning
Windsor Castle is not a sight you get to and see in 15 min. It will take the better part of a day to see it well. I know people say that they can "do Windsor" in 1/2 day but there is some travel time (30-45 min) to get out there too.
Being at the Tower when it opens is good, but it will take several hours to see/enjoy it. Toussard's always has long lines (at least it has whenever we have passed by). Museums take time to see well also, unless you just run in and out.
Why not do the London Eye in the evening, dusk is a pretty time to go do this (and it is not overly time consuming either). Not sure what you want to do about Buckingham Palace - stand around and look at it ? Watch changing of the guard ? River cruise to where? Greenwich ? If so that takes several hours.
Don't over plan, particularly with a child. I'm more inclined to see how the weather is on a particular day and make my plans that morning
