Planning a trip to London and would like some advice?
Q. Hello,
I am going to London for my 30th birthday in March (SO excited by the way). What are some fun things to do besides all the tourist attractions? I would love to go to some local bars/clubs and eat at out of the way restaurants. Also, my husband and I would love to be able to go to a football game... how much do those usually cost? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
I am going to London for my 30th birthday in March (SO excited by the way). What are some fun things to do besides all the tourist attractions? I would love to go to some local bars/clubs and eat at out of the way restaurants. Also, my husband and I would love to be able to go to a football game... how much do those usually cost? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
A. Nightclubs: Tiger Tiger, Fabric, Aquarium (with real swimming pools inside!).
The best pizza in London: My favorite place not only for pizza - The Gourmet Pizza Company (Gabriel's Wharf, Upper Ground, Phone 020 7928 3188).
Best of British Food: St John (26 St John; Farringdon subway stop).
Cocktails bars: Savoy Hotel and Long Bar (50 Berners Street).
Cinemas: BFI Imax Cinema (a must!). BFI = British Film Institute. Great attractions.
Theater: National Theatre - a MUST!
Shopping destinations: Oxford Street and Regent Street. Megastore: Selfrigdes, Harrods and Kings Road.
Have fun!!!
The best pizza in London: My favorite place not only for pizza - The Gourmet Pizza Company (Gabriel's Wharf, Upper Ground, Phone 020 7928 3188).
Best of British Food: St John (26 St John; Farringdon subway stop).
Cocktails bars: Savoy Hotel and Long Bar (50 Berners Street).
Cinemas: BFI Imax Cinema (a must!). BFI = British Film Institute. Great attractions.
Theater: National Theatre - a MUST!
Shopping destinations: Oxford Street and Regent Street. Megastore: Selfrigdes, Harrods and Kings Road.
Have fun!!!
what attractions should i visit whilst im on my trip to london, near the Apollo Victoria Theatre?
Q. me and my friend are visiting London to see Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, so were staying in a hotel by the Tate Modern. We've decided to spend another two days in London to sight see and visit all the near by shops and attractions. the only issue is, I've never been to London before and don't know where Victoria is and what's in it... Thanks
A. London Eye (1 at night, 1 during day)
See changing of the guard
Inside tour of Buckingham Palace
Tour houses of parliament
Visit Westminster Abbey
Visit St. Paulâs Cathedral
Visit Tower of London/Tower Bridge
Take a Cruise on the Thames
See a play on the west end.
See Churchillâs War bunker rooms
Trafalgar Square
Afternoon tea at the Savoy
British Museum
Shop at Harrodâs
Shop at Oxford Street
Peruse the Burlington arcade
Take a night walk along the Thames
See London Symphony Orchestra
Visit the National Gallery(at Trafalgar Square)
Visit Globe Theatre
Stroll through St. James Park
See changing of the guard
Inside tour of Buckingham Palace
Tour houses of parliament
Visit Westminster Abbey
Visit St. Paulâs Cathedral
Visit Tower of London/Tower Bridge
Take a Cruise on the Thames
See a play on the west end.
See Churchillâs War bunker rooms
Trafalgar Square
Afternoon tea at the Savoy
British Museum
Shop at Harrodâs
Shop at Oxford Street
Peruse the Burlington arcade
Take a night walk along the Thames
See London Symphony Orchestra
Visit the National Gallery(at Trafalgar Square)
Visit Globe Theatre
Stroll through St. James Park
Is there a guided tour in London that specializes in remnants of the Industrial Revolution?
Q. We're coming for a visit next year, and my wife is a bit of a nut for that time period, especially as it relates to Human Resources . Okay, more than a bit of a nut!
A. I don't know of a specific tour based around the Industrial Revolution in London. There are plenty of Victorian London tours and walks that will include elements on The Industrial Revolution and Labour History. London Walks is one of the larger companies a link is attached. You may need to research your own tour - there is certainly plenty to see.
The mechanisation of industry and transport is covered nowhere better than at the Science Museum. Nearly all the iconic inventions, machines and engines that produced the Industrial Revolution are there from the original Puffing Billy and Stephenson's Rocket, to Boulton and Watts' engine, Arkwrights Spinning Jenny, Davy's safety lamps, Harrisons power loom and so on, it really is a massive collection. All the key inventions in electricity, gas, metallury, chemistry, medicine, communication, mining, tunneling and machine tools are represented.
Whilst much industrial production took place outside London, London retains many key sites. You can use the original platforms of the world's first underground railway at Baker Street, travel through the world's first underwater tunnel built by the Brunel's between Rotherhithe and Wapping, Travel between London Bridge and Greenwich on the world's first passenger railway, see original gas lighting in some of the Royal Parks and around the Savoy Hotel on The Strand, none of these require any special tourist tickets, they are just there, still in day to day use.
The list of sites is almost endless, a visit to the Museum of London might be a good place to go for an overview. The museum also has a Museum in the Docklands which has strong collections relating to trade and the Port of London. Both museums are particaulary strong on social history and have exhibits on Labour history, the development of Trade Unions, slavery and it's abolition, the rise of the suffragettes and changes in working conditions.
Many of the key inventors, engineers and social reformers of the period lived in London or had strong connections with the city as did many people who reacted against it. Karl Marx lived in Dean Street and researched Capital at the British Library is just one example there are hundreds of others. Many key events also happened in the capital such as the Demonstration on Copenhagen Fields near King's Cross, against the sentences of transportation imposed on the Tolpuddle Martyrs and the matchgirls strike that took place at the Bryant & May factory in East London, still standing now converted to housing. The TUC online history resource covers the period and significant events thoroughly.
The Bishopsgate Institute's library has the preminent collection of items relating to "London, labour, freethought and co-operation." There are many online exhibits including The Howell collection "a unique historical resource that provides significant material for in-depth study of Victorian social, economic and political history." It is free to visit and use the library and they have many events and exhibitions that might be of interest to your wife.
I think the challenge for you and your wife will not be to try and find remnants of the Industrial Revolution but to decide what not to visit from the plethora of choices! I hope you have a wonderful trip.
The mechanisation of industry and transport is covered nowhere better than at the Science Museum. Nearly all the iconic inventions, machines and engines that produced the Industrial Revolution are there from the original Puffing Billy and Stephenson's Rocket, to Boulton and Watts' engine, Arkwrights Spinning Jenny, Davy's safety lamps, Harrisons power loom and so on, it really is a massive collection. All the key inventions in electricity, gas, metallury, chemistry, medicine, communication, mining, tunneling and machine tools are represented.
Whilst much industrial production took place outside London, London retains many key sites. You can use the original platforms of the world's first underground railway at Baker Street, travel through the world's first underwater tunnel built by the Brunel's between Rotherhithe and Wapping, Travel between London Bridge and Greenwich on the world's first passenger railway, see original gas lighting in some of the Royal Parks and around the Savoy Hotel on The Strand, none of these require any special tourist tickets, they are just there, still in day to day use.
The list of sites is almost endless, a visit to the Museum of London might be a good place to go for an overview. The museum also has a Museum in the Docklands which has strong collections relating to trade and the Port of London. Both museums are particaulary strong on social history and have exhibits on Labour history, the development of Trade Unions, slavery and it's abolition, the rise of the suffragettes and changes in working conditions.
Many of the key inventors, engineers and social reformers of the period lived in London or had strong connections with the city as did many people who reacted against it. Karl Marx lived in Dean Street and researched Capital at the British Library is just one example there are hundreds of others. Many key events also happened in the capital such as the Demonstration on Copenhagen Fields near King's Cross, against the sentences of transportation imposed on the Tolpuddle Martyrs and the matchgirls strike that took place at the Bryant & May factory in East London, still standing now converted to housing. The TUC online history resource covers the period and significant events thoroughly.
The Bishopsgate Institute's library has the preminent collection of items relating to "London, labour, freethought and co-operation." There are many online exhibits including The Howell collection "a unique historical resource that provides significant material for in-depth study of Victorian social, economic and political history." It is free to visit and use the library and they have many events and exhibitions that might be of interest to your wife.
I think the challenge for you and your wife will not be to try and find remnants of the Industrial Revolution but to decide what not to visit from the plethora of choices! I hope you have a wonderful trip.
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