What to do around Gatwick
Apr 3rd, 2003, 04:12 PM
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What to do around Gatwick
Just found out we will have an 8 hour layover in Gatwick airport dur to a flight change? Is there anything around Gatwick to do? It will be Thursday.<BR><BR>Thanks!
Apr 3rd, 2003, 04:41 PM
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Eight trains an hour run from Gatwick in half an hour to Brighton. This seaside town (just made a city) has an area of narrow lanes with shops, restaurants and pubs, a pier, a seaside promenade, a good museum, and a royal palace in the Indian style.<BR><BR>[email protected]
Apr 3rd, 2003, 06:11 PM
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with 8 hours you would have enough time to go either south to Brighton or north to London on the train. Either train trip would be 30-35 minutes. So if you have never been to London, go north and after arriving at Victoria Station you could decide what to do depending on what the weather is doing. If it is nice you can walk along the Thames, see Big Ben and ride the Lobdon Eye and have a nice lunch. if the weather is nasty you could go to the V&A, Somerset House, the National Gallery or some other inside activities.<BR><BR>Or - If the weather is nice when you land you could go south to Brighton - but I wouldn't advise that if it is stormy because you wouldn't want to walk on the piers, along the beach, etc.
Do they have places to lock up your bags at Gatwick?
Apr 3rd, 2003, 07:25 PM
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another great place near-by is chartwell, winston churchill's country house which is now a museum...it is near Oxted in surrey....visit it and then have a nice pub meal...the small towns around there are quite nice for a visit..<BR><BR>you probably would have to rent a car for the day...<BR><BR>gatwick is somewhat issolated south of london....you really only have 2-3 hours less than you state for check-in and immigration, etc
Apr 3rd, 2003, 10:28 PM
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Hi<BR><BR>allow for late arrival, immigration, check in time for the return, and you may not have much time.<BR><BR>I got a taxi to Crawley and did some shopping whilst en route Sweden - Barbados !<BR><BR>Peter<BR>http://tlp.netfirms.com<BR>
