The shortest London Underground journey you can take is just 300 yards, taking just 40 seconds. The Piccadilly Line of the Underground holds this honour between Leicester Square and Covent Garden.
So as a matter of curiosity Bob performed his own race, quicker to walk or ride.
Well Covent Garden to Leicester Square is straight forward enough walking, 3 minutes along Long Acre resisting the detractions of Stanford ‘s… Continue reading
Author: Bob Handford
The Original London Tour is the popular Hop On, Hop Off Sightseeing Bus that covers all of London’s major attractions. This is truly the original such tour, a format now widely copied with similar services in most major tourist cities throughout the world. The original, Original London Tour was operated by London Transport the operator of London’s famous double deck red buses. Today its run by a private company… Continue reading
Things that are free in London tend to get minimal exposure compared to the full marketing onslaught od commercial attractions. The Bank of England Museum is one of many free museums that although free are at least the equal in terms of quality than pay to enter attractions.
Bank of England Museum Genuine Gold Bar
The great thing about the Lido Cafe is not the food but the location. In Hyde Park (Central London’s biggest) it is besides the Serpentine, the large lake in the middle of Hyde Park and is just yards from the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain.
Its a great place to wander over to to escape the noise and bustle of the city to rejuvenate for another… Continue reading
Author: Bob Handford
It is possible to purchase Oyster and Travelcards if you live outside London using the TFL on-line shop.
The downside of this is there is no true e-ticket, you have the products sent to you by normal mail or courier which as well as taking days to deliver works out more expensive as you have to cover admin and dispatch… Continue reading
Author: Bob Handford
The Best way To See Stonehenge Independently From London
If you’re not the tour bus type of person and value your independence seeing what you want to see at the pace you want to see it, then Stonehenge Tour Bus is the way to visit Stonehenge without a hire car.
The Stonehenge Tour is run on the hop-on, hop off principle. Starting from Salisbury Rail Station… Continue reading
For those on a budget, Wetherspoon’s pubs are worth checking out for somewhere to eat, drink and generally chill out, perhaps use the free wi-fi.
J.D Wetherspoon are one of the largest pub chains in the UK and there are about a dozen of their pubs in the tourist areas of London. They have a reputation for offering the cheapest alcohol in town and in terms of prices for food… Continue reading
Salisbury is approximately 80 miles south west of London and an easy day trip from London whether independently or by tour bus. Visitor numbers are swelled through the fact that Salisbury is the nearest major town to Stonehenge. If you visit independently Salisbury will be your gateway town with a Stonehenge bus departing at least hourly. There are fast, frequent trains from London, normally 2 an hour and Salisbury has… Continue reading
Old Sarum is probably somewhere that most visitors to London and England have not heard from. Its located a few miles from the world famous Stonehenge and just up the road from Salisbury Cathedral, one of England’s finest cathedrals. None of the big tour coaches go to Old Sarum, from London just a weekly small group tour run by International Friends visits Old… Continue reading
Stonehenge is the best part of two hours drive west of London and is high on most people’s lists of places to visit if they have time to sight see outside London. Its the number one destination for day tours from London with a choice of many permutations in itinerary leaving every day of the year, even on Christmas Day when Stonehenge is closed. … Continue reading
