the_stig 6,614 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Go to a pie and mash shop,,, the natural history museum ,,, I quite liked the food court area in harrods,,perhaps not the place for your kids though....oh go and see the bomber command memorial,,, which is near Wellingtons statue.. Few years ago I went to planetarium ,,,that's good,, and cos its next to madam tusards you get in cheap with a double ticket,,,mind you I thought tusards was shite,,, London eye is good,,, bomber commands well worth a look Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,757 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 For a good walk start on the London dungeon on Tooley st then walk to Southwark cathedral right behind that is Sir Francis Drake famous ship the Golden hinde . Two minutes walk to Borough market for some good food. Then a little known wax museum in the Clink prison museum , your see how they used to deal with poachers in there back in the day lol. Then next to that there's Shakespeare globe theatre and a few minutes more and your on to the London eye. All them are a few minutes walk from one another. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,825 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 i find london totaly draining,i can walk for miles in the country with my dogs,but after one afternoon walking around london i,m absolutely f****d,my feet ached ,my legs where like jelly and my brain was fried,all i could think about was my own bed in wales,walking 4 miles in london is more knackering than walking 20 miles in the country,fact 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,811 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Cheers lads, appreciated... We've got 3 maybe 4 days ( depends if I go back for some ferreting in Sunday lol).. We'll jam in what we can, Fin will love all of that it's the girls I've got to please as well lol.. Believe me, the girls WILL love the market........that definitely WONT be free wilf whats the big antique / 2nd hand market called ? Sunday morning at the same place mate but lots of it is gone now, my pal had a place there and shut down for redevelopment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Cheers lads, appreciated... We've got 3 maybe 4 days ( depends if I go back for some ferreting in Sunday lol).. We'll jam in what we can, Fin will love all of that it's the girls I've got to please as well lol.. Believe me, the girls WILL love the market........that definitely WONT be free wilf whats the big antique / 2nd hand market called ? Sunday morning at the same place mate but lots of it is gone now, my pal had a place there and shut down for redevelopment I used to have a dealer come up for pine --don't see him these days he used to stand a few in London he stood porobello road ----he used to buy Victorian pine chests off me for 140 and get 280 plus for them ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) you need a few of these kev --get you about ... bit of claret paint would of done gnash or wilf for beating the traffic .. Edited October 31, 2013 by the_stig 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,811 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 That's the other one I couldn't think of stig, all the yuppie wives spending their husbands hard earned..... Harry Enfield used to do a sketch which summed it up nicely ! Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 That's the other one I couldn't think of stig, all the yuppie wives spending their husbands hard earned..... Harry Enfield used to do a sketch which summed it up nicely ! Lol tried to get on a few year back its near on impossible ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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tictac 218 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 would rather stick pins in my eyes than go to london shit hole 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,158 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Good first day and the kids are shattered, could've done with the scooter Stig lol.. We done the eye and an open bus tour which also gives us a 2 day pass for river cruises and bus trips so we're gonna jump on the cruise to Greenwhich on Saturday morning ( depending on my head as I'm out for a couple with my cousins Friday night lol).. Maybe London's no everyone's cup of tea but for iconic architecture and history there is nowhere that can beat it in this country or many others IMO.. The kids were made up to see Big Ben, Buckingham palace, Trafalgar Square..... Oh and Hamleys ( that hurt a bit lol).... More of the same tomorrow the kids will sleep well tonight lol.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astral 253 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Ah ignore the London haters! I would rather microwave my head than live there, and I get out the car and walk whenever I come within 50 mile radius of driving in London. (f**k THAT) but you can't deny theres plenty of fun to be had in the big city. For kids theres loads of cool fun attractions and I love visiting the historic places and museums. Not to mention the shows and nightlife if your into that stuff. But yeah coming from the Forest of Dean I couldn't take the pace 24/7, I'd go mad. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,118 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 The kids were made up to see Big Ben, Buckingham palace, Trafalgar Square..... Oh and Hamleys ( that hurt a bit lol).... More of the same tomorrow the kids will sleep well tonight lol.. By my reckoning that should be a walk........Buck House down Birdcage Walk to Big Ben......up Whitehall to Trafalgar Sq...................through Leicester Sq past the Trocadero and Eros up Regent St to Hamleys ?????...................thats if you planned it properly Try and do a day over the other side as well Hyde park,Harrods,Natural History Museum etc.....................hope your having a great time anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,158 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 The same as me Astral, I would not trade my life in Devon to live in London... But that does not mean I don't love going there, it's a different world and although I've been there loads of times I still get exited around the place... And the kids faces at the top of the eye with London sprawled below was worth the trip alone... As for the " London haters" lol.. It's never gonna be for everyone, but then what is? I'd say I'm fortunate to live amongst some of the nicest scenery in England but nowheres like London... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,118 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Cheers lads, appreciated... We've got 3 maybe 4 days ( depends if I go back for some ferreting in Sunday lol).. We'll jam in what we can, Fin will love all of that it's the girls I've got to please as well lol.. Believe me, the girls WILL love the market........that definitely WONT be free wilf whats the big antique / 2nd hand market called ? Sunday morning at the same place mate but lots of it is gone now, my pal had a place there and shut down for redevelopment I used to have a dealer come up for pine --don't see him these days he used to stand a few in London he stood porobello road ----he used to buy Victorian pine chests off me for 140 and get 280 plus for them ... The Angel Islington is the place for the antique markets...............bit off the beaten track but probably like an Alladdins cave for anyone into that game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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