What to do in London
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- goldieboy0
If you want to splash the cash go to:
http://www.gordonramsay.com/york…
http://www.stjohnrestaurant.co.u… (nose to tail restaurant)
http://www.theboundary.co.uk/ (if the weathers good go for a drink on the roof)
- desmo0
tyyabs
- Hombre_Lobo0
Change your plans if you can!
London isnt great and its expensive, but i suppose if you've never been before...
Have fun though! crazy honeymoon sex woop woop!
- your name should be HOmbre LOCO. cuz you crazy. London is a great placeflashbender
- London is fucking awesome....wtf???marychain
- flashbender0
check out
http://www.timeout.com/london/
specifically http://www.timeout.com/london/fe…or for more offbeat things:
http://www.secret-london.co.uk/W…
http://www.tiredoflondontiredofl…
http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calen…and little know fact: sommerset house has free tours
http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/…for really good eats for not too terribly much money check out Jamie Oliver's 15 restaurant http://www.fifteen.net/
Also I suggest taking afternoon tea at the Portrait Gallery http://www.npg.org.uk/visit/food…
the wander along southbank from the eye to the Tate is a nice way to kill a few hours.
Also Borough market is fun. once.
http://www.boroughmarket.org.uk/…
- flashbender0
also, if you want to get out of the city for a bit, I find both Richmond Park and Hampton Court to be enjoyable places
- bekannt0
have a ride on those double deck buses at night, go on the top floor sit on the first seats, kiss....
- brandonp0
Brick Lane. You get to bargain for some badass curry.
- richwilkinson0
Just sent a similar recommendation email. It's a bit art/museum-centric. No specifics on food or bars. It's broken into days for them. Hope it helps.
Here it is.
Borough Market (Friday best day) (amazing farmers market don't go on sat or sun too busy) 5 mins walk to Tate Modern (must see - free), Cross very cool millenium bridge to St. Pauls Cathedral (Sir Christopher Wren) back across bridge & 10 mins lovely walk to Southbank (galleries, restaurants, theatres, book markets - one of londons best bits). Go on the London Eye (don't be cynical - it's great)
Trafalgar Square is right in the heart of town and there (obviously) lots to do and see around there. National Gallery (must see - incredible collection - free) borders the square, as does the National Portrait Gallery. Walk 5 mins to Covent Garden (beautiful - shops and restaurants - great market square with very good entertainers). Through theatre district to Leicester Square (enormous cinemas - tacky ) and into Soho (sex, retaurants & bars - very interesting, very london). Good evening place. Good/cheap Korean, Nara on D'Arblay. Loads of great little places to eat.
The central White Cube (modern) is here too. OK 2 days at least around here. It is the centre so I'm sure we'll keep coming here.Palace & Parks - Buckingham Palace is between 3 amazing parks. Pick the sunniest day and wander through them. You could start at Westminster to see Big Ben & Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey (all very close) then through St James' Park to Buckingham Palace, through Green Park to Hyde Park (with a river (pedalo) & Serpentine Art gallery - good if good exhib on - free).
Or Piccadilly Circus and Bond Street (very expensive shops) are nearby if you fancy.Museums & Parks - South Kensington. Natural History Museum. Science Museum. Victoria & Albert Museum. Royal Albert Hall (if something you want to see is there it's well worth a visit). Also nice parks & gardens. Walk to Kensington High street for posh shopping.
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save that for Notting Hill day (I think Portabello Market is Sat/Sun, maybe more). Walk up Kensington Church St. to Notting Hill. Then up Portabello road. Culture clash of Caribbean and upper-class. Nice food. Antique shops. The Ladbroke Grove for record shops and food.
Tower of London is amazing (and very expensive). You would have to be the biggest cynic to not be impressed by the history. It needs at least half a day. Probably more. See Tower Bridge (just look at it, don't go on it, it's just a road), then the Tower and then maybe wander up the Thames. Amazing architecture and lovely views. or if you have time, The Design Museum is nearby.
British Museum is amazing and again needs a good half a day to see properly (as do most of the big museums). Nearby is the Hunterian museum which is a hidden gem - a collection of medical specimens from an 19thC collectors private collection. (He's the guy Dr. Jeckyl is based on, supposedly!). Lots of little bookshops nearby too. Pretty area.
Greenwich is lovely. A nice place for a lazy day. Not loads to see but a beautiful park with amazing views over London. The Cutty Sark (old boat!) and the Observatory. Lots of lovely shops and cafe's and pubs.
East End.
You could try and do all this in 1 day but it might be tricky. Old Dickensian London. Edgy & beautiful.
Columbia Road flower market (Sat/Sun i think) - amazing flower market & cafe's
Broadway Market. Lovely old-style market selling everything and good food.
Spitalfields - antiques + . Nice area. Loads of lovely pubs and bars. Fashionable part of town.
Brick Lane - fashion central. Very young. very vibrant. Art & pubs and clubs and Indian food.
Hoxton Square - White cube gallery east & some overly expensive bars. Used to be the cool hub.
Jack The Ripper tour in the evening!There are loads of other places but I think you get the idea...
oh yes, Camden (not my favorite but I guess it has to be seen) on the way to Regents park (beautiful and huuuge! with the most amazing houses) and the zoo. Good zoo if you like zoos. I like zoos.
Loads of private galleries on Cork St. (free to enter) Saatchi gallery (free - Charles Saatchi's personal collection - lots of YBA's), another Tate (Tate Britain)....lots of art.
- kleeeen0
I just moved to London from New York and have found some great places. I think the key to London is to have a few options picked out wherever you go (a restaurant, a pub, a park etc.) because there are some horrible and overpriced places you don't want to go to...
Here are some of my faves:
Rochelle Canteen for lunch (Shoreditch)
http://www.arnoldandhenderson.co…
http://www.timeout.com/london/re…
Its kind of hidden in an old school bike shed, but the menu changes everyday and food is always fresh and delicious. Its BYO with a £5 corkage fee. Its only open Mon-Fri 11-3, so you might want to make a res.Vinoteca (Clerkenwell)
http://www.vinoteca.co.uk/
http://www.timeout.com/london/ba…
Wine bar restaurant that was a pleasant surprise.The Charles Lamb (Angel)
http://www.timeout.com/london/ba…
Super cute pub. Always good food. Nice atmosphere.Definitely second the vote for Columbia Road Market. Its amazing. Its only on Sundays and finishes around 2:30, so don't go too late.
Broadway Market is also really great. I LOVE the samosas at the stand called Gujarati Rasoi. Its at the top of the market, close to the park. Seriously amazing.
Borough Market is amazing as well. Especially love the chorizo and rocket sandwiches from Brindissa.
A few other favorites:
Fernandez and Wells (Soho)
http://www.fernandezandwells.com…The Eagle Gastropub (Farringdon)
http://www.timeout.com/london/re…have fun!
- maikel0
Oh NO!
A few important places missing!go to CA R GO, great live music, plenty of street art (including a B an k s y right outside) and a great crowd.
GINGLICK ins Shepherds Bush has amazing DJs, a very good vinyl night, and it is set in what it used to be a public toilet!
F AB RIC and MI NIS TRY OF S OU ND are the most iconic clubs here, I'd say. Not necessarily the best, but the most famous ones.
The Long Bar at the Sanderson hotel is a great posh place to start a night. You can walk to Sho uchu Loun ge from there. Amazing cocktails.
The Trash Palace in Soho is great gritty fun, if you are up for it.
Foodwise, Ha ka-san and Donz oko are amazing Asian restuarants. The first is a Michellin starred uber posh place. The second one, probably the best and most authentic sushi place that I found in London. The restaurant in the 8th Floor of the OXO Towers is a great international restaurant. Excelent food and great views of the Thames.
See if you get an invitation to a members club: The Groucho is a good one for trashy celebrities.
Go to the Ele ctr ic Cinema in Portobello road. The oldest cinema in London I think. You need to book well in advance but you can have cocktails and gourmet-ish food while watching your movie, sitted in a massive leather couch. The Brasserie next to it is also great.
Outside London you can find Fat Duck. As far as I remember was the only 3 starred Mic heli n restaurant in England. Worth visiting it.
You may want to pop down to Battersea to check the power station that Pink Floyd used as the cover image for 'Animals'
Well... you won't get bored around here...
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maikel - Donzoko is awesome and there is an upper playground on the same streetflashbender
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- dbloc0
my poor feet. been doin a lot of walking around london the last 2 days.
- monoboy0
tate, go shopping in covent garden & seven dials, get lashed in camden and see a gig, take a walk down the kings road, go celeb spotting in primrose hill, get robbed at knifepoint in stoke newington.
- monoboy0
^ avoid the city and west end if you can, it's packed full of cunts.