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Interesting places in London
I've a few free days over the next couple of weeks, some of which I'll probably be alone. Can anyone recommend nice places in London to visit...somewhere with High Rds that you reach by tube?
Thank you.
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Permalink Reply by claire taylor on
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Thanks for these ideas. Will be nice to see somewhere different!
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Permalink Reply by Gill on
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If you are going to go to any museums/attractions, the best days to go are Mondays and Tuesdays when they are quieter.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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This is an odd one, but I was recently intrigued to discover the extensive underground shopping complex at Canary Wharf. You can start from the Jubilee Park in the south of the island, then go underground and weave your way through and up to the well worth seeing new linear park at Crossrail Place.
Walking on from there you can wander a little around the Fisherman's Walk area and visit the Museum of Docklands. If you time in right, pop over to nearby Westferry Circus for some good-by-London-standards-dim-sum at Royal China (an outpost of their long-established Hong Kong movie star hangout in Baker Street). If dim-sum ain't your thing there is plenty of choice for eating.
Close(ish) at hand and worth a wander are also St Katherine's Dock and, for a very different experience Trinity Buoy Wharf. (As you'll see from my other piece at one point in the wharf you'll encounter the Thames Path NE Extension [North Bank Section - Island Gardens to East India Docks]. Using the same link, it's worth checking out the whole Thames Path for some more inspiration.)
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Hugh & Michael - really excellent ideas for upcoming visitors. Thank you.
v
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I've now added a corrected link to printable pdfs from TfL about the Thames Path. For the section I mentioned, scroll down to 'North Bank' and choose Section 4 - click on Thames Path NE Extension in my original reply.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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Yes, nice to look in the Conran shop and dream. Good tip for a bit of cut price shopping is to go to an upmarket area and scour the charity shops. Some amazing bargains including clothes that have obviously never been worn
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Permalink Reply by JoeW on
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Once you've had enough High Roads, the River Lea Navigation towpath is the perfect antidote. Start at, say, Tottenham Hale, head south past Markfield Park (café), Springfield Park (café by the rowing club), Millfields Park (pub), and on to the Olympic Stadium (some barges selling teas and coffees here, plus cafes and bars). That's about 5 miles I think, without crossing a road. The towpath continues south down to the Thames and also north from Tottenham Hale, but I think this is the nicest stretch to walk or cycle along.
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Ages ago Liz (I think) started a discussion about day trips out of London using public transport; I'll see if I can find it
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City of London have published some self guided walks. It's interesting to do them both during the week when it's bustling and at weekends when you can have the City to yourself. The 141 bus takes you straight to Bank which is a good starting point or the overground from Harringay station (the one on Wightman Road) to Moorgate.
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visit-the-city/walks/P...
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A few years ago there was a lovely art installation in the City of London which consisted of different pieces of music played on small loudspeakers fixed in a number of different locations, often corners and alleyways that someone who didn't work in the City would never have reason to discover. It was like a treasure hunt seeking out the different locations and then standing there until the ethereal sounds would suddenly wash over you, sometimes just for a few seconds, others for a few minutes. I don't remember the name of the woman who did it but I think she might have been a Turner prizewinner. Prior to this I had never really understood the geography of the City, despite its small size.
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