little-ginge

Only live 25 miles west of london, and seeing as it is supposed to be lush this weekend, thought we would go for a day in the big smoke...

thing is we cant decide what we want to do up there

Sooooooooooooooooooooooo.... gimme ideas, kind of a date, 2 people late 20's/early 30's, doesnt involve spending too much money.....


1,2,3.. let the suggestions begin!

AsifScoob

London Eye? Picnic in one of the Parks? Go for a couple of afternoon drinks in a nice bar in...Covent garden??

little-ginge

yeah was thinking Covent Garden - I love people watching

Was thinking the aquarium / tower of london but seriously £20 each to get into each one? I know its touristy, but i think UK nationals should get a cut rate

Jonny_

go buy a paper in WH Smiths, they were dishing out 2 for 1 tickets to Tussauds type attractions last week!

Last time i went up town i went to London Dungeon then for a walk along the south band, plenty of pubs up towards the Eye, over the other side for a walk back along whitehall to Trafalgar Square and then Leicester Sq or Covent Garden for a bite to eat and a drink

Then a nap after all that walking!

BOB.T

A date?

sonic93

iTrader: (16)

Get a train ticket and get 2 for1 I'm going fri to aquarium with gf

The Dogs B******s

A toy boy

Ray T

Also Maybe a river cruise down to Greenwich from westminster.

fitzscoob

Without ruining the Aquarium too much for you, I went a month or so ago, and found the whole experience there pretty dull for the money. If you're only heading in for a day I'd suggest avoiding this place and spending your money elsewhere.

EOEUMC

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Bit short notice but for future reference you can save loads by using Tesco vouchers (if you shop there). My gf does it all the time and we got on the London eye for around £10 each using vouchers and that was the express tickets. No waiting in the huge ques just walk straight on

Theatre maybe. Go to the ticket tout booths as they can be quite cheap. Or maybe an experience in the plush Leicester Square cinema, will cost around 3 times as much as a normal cinema though


This is a good way to travel, but its not that interesting tbh. Another good saving with the tesco vouchers though lol

oldsplice

Is there *something* you've neglected to tell me???

ReallyReallyGoodMeat

I second the picnic in a park idea, St James' is nice.
V&A museum is free and in a nice part of London to stroll around.
A walk along the southbank to the Tate, checking out the various riverside pubs.
National Portrait gallery at Trafalgar Square is free, and right in the thick of things.
Shopping at One New Change, conveniently next to St Paul's for a looks around.
Drinks at Covent Garden, or some of the backstreets of Regent street are some trendy places.

TelBoy

Damn, didn't want to hear this

Was the new penguin attraction open when you went? Is it not really up to much?

what would scooby do

Wasn't aware there was an nunnery in London ??

Maybe you mean Convent Garden ?

fitzscoob

The penguin attraction is open, but you dont really get that close or much viewing. From what I remember it was 3 windows around 6ft x 8ft ish, but at the time it was four or five people deep and I really couldnt he hassled with shoe horning myself in to get close to the plexiglass.

Don't get me wrong, I could be being totally unfair to the place. It just didnt ring my bell!

Funkii Munkii

LG, Aquarium is proper rubbish and a rip off imho.

Spend the money on the London Eye then have a picnic in St James' Pk, just avoid the Eastern European card sharks on Westminster bridge !!

Chip

Sience museum in morning, lunch by the Albert memorial, then natural history museum in the afternoon.

Funkii Munkii

Some lovely eateries in Thurloe Place if you do the Science/Natural Hist museums, especially "Le Pain Quotidien" al fresco as well

Snazy

Look at the other thread, London is a ****hole, avoid at all costs lol.

Hyde park, St James Park, Horse Guards Parade, trip down the river. Covent Garden I agree is great for people watching. Start at Leicester Square or Charing X and work outwards from there in any direction. Plenty of places to reach from there