I'm going to London for my birthday tomorrow, were seeing a show at 7:30pm, but were trying to think of things to do before hand. Any body know of any good exhibitions or museums that we could go to? Interests are modern art, food and cooking. not too botherd about 'history' style museums. Help!
2006-11-22 05:52:54 · 5 answers · asked by kerry s 2 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ London
Happy Birthday. The forecast tomorrow is wet and windy so if I were you I would go to either the Trocadero, Museum of Moving Image on the South Bank, Tate Modern.
Have a great time. :)
2006-11-22 09:03:46 · answer #1 · answered by lollipoppett2005 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's lots to see.and visit. Here's a brief list of the main attractions.
Palaces - Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court Palace. All of these are open to visitors.
Museums and Galleries - Natural History Museum, Science Museum, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, The Tate and Tate Modern, British Museum, Imperial War Museum.
Famous Buildings and Monuments etc - The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, Whitehall and Downing Street, Clarence House, St James Palace, Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, Marble Arch, Monument, Tower Bridge, London Eye.
Churches - Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral, St Clement Dane, Temple Church, Saint Martin in the field.
There's such a lot to see I can't possibly list them all here. I'd recommend an Eyewitness Travel Guide as they're very comprehensive and include attractions, opening times, photos and maps.
Try the website for The Original London Walks as they do loads of guided tours around the city, They're very cheap and you can take Jack the Ripper, Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code, Charles Dickens, Museum and Ghost walks. They are very good indeed and you get to see the places lots of tourists don't eve know about.
Travel by tube or bus, It's cheaper than by taxi and very convenient. You can get travel cards from your nearest tube station.
The main shopping streets are Oxford and Regent Street. You can try New Bond Street for Designer labels. Camden for alternative clothing. There's a big mall in Brent Cross also.
As for food, there are places to eat everywhere. China Town in Soho is good and Brick Lane for Indian Food in particular.
There are lots of public parks and green areas in London. I'd recommend lunch al fresco if it's fine.
Have fun.
2006-11-24 06:29:04 · answer #2 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Tate Modern is good. For a great view of the city take a flight on the London eye (more than your average Ferris wheel) The shopping is great on Oxford street. Covent Garden is fun to shop and watch the street artists. Camden Town for the punk/goth scene and good cheap street food. London is a town abounding with surprises to delight you down every little side street. have fun and have a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
2006-11-23 06:41:38 · answer #3 · answered by Nita C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a Time Out. They come out every week and have everything from what's going on in the club/bar scene, to where to eat, to what art exhibits are going on.
It's a great resource, you can get one from any corner news stand or convenience store.
2006-11-22 05:55:17 · answer #4 · answered by smellyfoot ™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Look in one of the many free papers (metro, Lite etc.) they all have listings of things to do... and the metro has a london for free bit aswell!!
2006-11-22 06:02:36 · answer #5 · answered by teapreacher 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋