cadd

We'll be in London for one more day tomorrow (Friday) and I was looking for some additional suggestions. Thanks for all those who have contributed in the past! We tried to incorporate as much as we could!

So we've done all the major stuff:

Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's Cathedral
Parliament & Big Ben
Trafalgar Square
Tower of London & Tower Bridge
Millennium Bridge
Shakespeare's Globe Theater
Hyde Park
Kensington Gardens & Palace
Borough Market
Oxford Street & Liberty London
British Museum (multiple times)
Saw Matilda at the Cambridge Theater
Afternoon Tea

Today, we plan on going to the Windsor Castle and checking out the London Eye as well as the Charles Dickens Museum

Tomorrow, we'll be in the Notting Hill location, so we're thinking the Portobello Market and that's about it in the itinerary

We're probably at this point "Museum'd out" and wanted to see if we've missed any cool sites or places we should just check out for more of the London experience.

Tulips

There's a new design museum on Kensington High Street, in the former Commonwealth Institute. Stunning architecture. It's a museum, but you can go and just look at the building. It's free.
Walk through Holland Park afterwards to end up at Holland Park Avenue. See the Kyoto garden. If you're up for another small museum: Leighton House.
After Holland Park take a right to get to Notting Hill and Portobello Road.

If you go all the way north on Portobello Road - past the fashionable touristy bits, you'll get to Golborne Road. Some great restaurants and antique shops. And excellent pizza from Pizza East.

Tulips

Just to add; Golborne Road is a very mixed road; old shops filled with a jumble of junk and antiques, a few smart restaurants (108 Garage) and cafes along with food shops, a Portuguese bakery (great pastries), 2nd hand clotes at Rellik.

A bit different from the bits of London you've seen already.

jamikins

Spitalfields market by Liverpool Street.
http://www.spitalfields.co.uk/

You could mix that with a walking tour of the street art:
http://www.shoreditchstreetarttours.co.uk/

In the same area is this really cool house (not really a museum) and if you can get on the silent tour it is really an experience.
http://www.dennissevershouse.co.uk/

I haven't done this yet but it is on my list - Europe's oldest operating theatre tour
http://oldoperatingtheatre.com/

Will try to think of other ideas...

jamikins

You could take the Thames Clipper to Greenwich to see:

- the Cutty Sark http://www.rmg.co.uk/Cutty-Sark

- the Royal Observatory where they set Greenwich Mean Time http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory

- Meantime Brewery https://www.meantimebrewing.com/

- National Maritime Museum http://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum

- Greenwich Market and old town centre (and the pubs along the river) http://www.greenwichmarketlondon.com/

Details of Thames Clipper http://www.thamesclippers.com/

You can hop back on the DLR to head back to London as well (just keep in mind that Greenwich is in zone 2 so you will need a bit of cash on your Oyster card).

justineparis

I know you say you are museumed out.. but really you have missed the Imperial War Museum and its so cool.. not stuffy or boring at all.
The World War sections are amazing, the "how we lived" during the war and through the blitzes .. the Holocaust section ( so emotional to see ) .. all so well done.

I really encourage you do consider one more museum !

cadd

This is great, thanks so much guys!

europeannovice

Another museum gem you may want to visit is the Museum of London. It is often overlooked and has wonderful exhibits.

If you haven't taken a London Walks tour, they are great. We liked so many--the Royal London one many years ago took you to see the changing of the guard without having to wait on a long line or having an obstructed view. We also enjoyed the Legal London walk too.

The Churchill War Rooms is another great place to visit.

jamikins

What did you end up doing?

thursdaysd

Yet another not-to-be-missed museum is the V&A. Plus they have good scones with clotted cream which you can eat in the gorgeous period tea rooms. Of course, if you want a full afternoon tea there's the Orangerie in Kensington Park.

How's the weather? If it's good you could take a canal boat trip on Regent's Canal and visit the market in Camden Town instead of Portobello.