Going to London in a few weeks what's cool other than the regular sights?

Answer 1

Camden Town where you'll find the market, the Lock and the Jazz Cafe.

Alexander Palace (nearest station Wood Green then a bus) has an ice rink, bar and the best views over the whole of London.

Portobello Road market in the Notting Hill area (better to go to Ladbrooke Grove tube). Great also for hidden restaurants and chic bars.

Clapham High Street (Clapham Common tube) is great for a Friday/Saturday night. Loads of bars and restaurants and Clapham Common (park) is good for a summers day.

Listen out for 'all-dayers' or park events. Get the Time Out magazine should tell you what's on. They're usually in the following parks: Burgess Pk, Battersea Park, Clapham Common, Brockwell park, Finsbury park.

Go to the Southbank (Waterloo or Westminster tube).

Putney Bridge or St Katherine Dock (Tower gateway DLR/Tower hill tube) for river views.

Kew Gardens if you like flowers/plant but they also do a river ride back into the city.

Hampton Court Palace (get train from waterloo) for a bit of royal history and a picnic.

Brick Lane (Aldgate east) for a taste of the Pakistan and Bangladesh with a proper east end market, bars, restaurants and museums.

I could go on...

Answer 2

London is huge... there's loads to do that isn't in the tourist guides.
On a saturday morning, try going to Portabello Road Market. It's a sort of eclectic antiques market. Loads of interesting people, great bars and fab places to eat (nearest tube - Notting Hill)
some of the parks are good if it's a nice day. Try Hyde Park (where you have speakers corner which is quite interesting) Or places like Battersea Park/Regents Park are lovely for a walk.

Kew Gardens? that's nice on a good day.

Greenwich is lovely for lunch you can walk around the cutty sark.

London Bridge area has a few things... borough market... a big food market with lots of lovely things to eat. Vinopolis - a wine tour where you can do tastings etc.

South London has some good places to go out, Clapham Junction, Richmond, Wimbledon (a bit further out).

And FYI... rosslyn is in scotland and stonehenge is miles away!

Answer 3

The Thames South Bank is pretty good these days, all the way from Southwark Cathedral to the London Eye - well worth doing the Globe Theatre tour.

On the other side of the river, Covent Garden is good for shopping but, just as importantly, great for chilling - lots of very good street theatre happening here. Oh, and look out Cafe Pacifico nearby, for the best mexican food in London!

Answer 4

The Camden Markets are pretty cool, just avoid it on a sunday both for the crowds and some of the dodgier locals.

Stonehenge is about 2 hours out from London, there is a connecting coach from Salisbury station (http://www.swtrains.co.uk)
Windsor, Oxford and Cambridge are both about an hour away by train

The beautiful Westcountry is between 2-5 hours by train and Yorkshire (equally stunning is also about 2 hours away)

I also reccomend the museums (especially as they are free ^.^)

Answer 5

Check out some of the places shown in the Da Vinci Code... Westminster Abbey, Templar church, Rosslyn, etc.

Stop by Southampton and visit the dock where Titanic sailed from in 1912. Watch a Rugby game.. take a boat ride down the Thames.. visit the tavern that Shakespeare himself once dined at.. visit Tower hill and see the spot where Lady Jane Gray was beheaded

Answer 6

I went to the UK last summer and bypassed London alltogether (too hectic for a country boy like myself) However I did see a lot of sights in Scotland (one of the most beautiful countries I've ever seen).
In England you can check out Stonehenge, the Cliffs of Dover, Sherwood Forrest, Oxford (where C.S. Lewis and Tolkien lived), and hundreds of castles and Roman ruins such as Hadrians Wall.
In Scotland there is of course Loch Ness, and many other beautiful Lochs, there are also hundreds of castles and historical sights to visit. In Edinburgh you have to walk the Royal Mile.
Regardless of where you go, there are enough sights to fill numerous rolls of film (I took over 600 pictures).

Answer 7

So much to do and so little time! Check out the London Pass. Great value and a must have if you interested in doing the tourist thing plus a little more. You can get all this information and further great objective info at http://www.londonvacationguide.com

Answer 8

..i thought she said other than the sights... anyways, make sure u get a pic with the royal guards... u know they guys in red with the fuzzy hats that dont make a single movement or show any expression... they're always funny.. lol

Answer 9

go on the london eye!!!!!
madame tussauds wax museum!
tower of london- see the crown jewels and bloody tower!
churchill war rooms and museum-- (yeah, it is like something from history class, but it is awesome!)
tower bridge