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Title: Sight Seeing Post by: Power to people on Monday, June 2, 2014, 14:38:36 We are going on hols in August and are staying in London the day before so have probably around 1/2 a day or so for sightseeing, we have a 5 year old (and 1 year old) so want to show him a few sights, the Mrs wants a couple of shops on Oxford St, was thinking of taking in buckingham palace so he can see the guards etc but wasn't sure where else to take him which he may find interesting and is not going to cost (other than the tube) Any ideas ?
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: Bogus Dave on Monday, June 2, 2014, 14:41:58 science museum
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: 4D on Monday, June 2, 2014, 14:53:08 Hyde park, horseguards, neither far from Oxford Street.
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: kerry red on Monday, June 2, 2014, 14:54:08 Nat History Museum
He'll love the dinosaurs! Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: 4D on Monday, June 2, 2014, 15:02:28 Birdcage walk from Buckingham palace to Westminster Bridge, the London Eye.
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, June 2, 2014, 15:07:50 Definately the Science Museum and Natural History Museum, right next door to each other and a great few hours visitting in each for adults and kids...and free.
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: tans on Monday, June 2, 2014, 16:01:14 Soho.
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: Sippo on Monday, June 2, 2014, 18:35:03 Hackney
Title: Re: Post by: sonicyouth on Monday, June 2, 2014, 18:37:47 Natural History Museum charge for the dinosaurs don't they? There's always a massive queue though.
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: reeves4england on Monday, June 2, 2014, 19:23:31 You can't get much done in half a day, so the science and natural history museums are good shouts. Also, much better off shopping in Knightsbridge that on Oxford Street, so everyone wins.
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, June 2, 2014, 19:25:54 Natural History Museum charge for the dinosaurs don't they? There's always a massive queue though. No they are still free but you do have to pay for certain special exhibitions.http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/ Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: 4D on Monday, June 2, 2014, 21:06:01 Carnaby Street
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: ghanimah on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 07:06:59 Natural History Museum charge for the dinosaurs don't they? There's always a massive queue though. I think they only charge for temporary exhibitions... Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: Dostoyevsky on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 13:04:00 Not for the squeemish, but The Hunterian Museum in Temple is worth a look, free as well.
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: Bob's Orange on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 13:16:51 Not for the squeemish, but The Hunterian Museum in Temple is worth a look, free as well. I work near Temple, what is this place you speak of? Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: Dostoyevsky on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 13:19:43 It is in that patch where The John Soames Museum is, piece of grassland just off the river. Lots of dissected body parts in glass jars. I'll find a link:
http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums/hunterian Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: Mother Brown on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 20:26:50 Imperial war museum then a swift couple in the Sussex Paddington . :pint:
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: Saxondale on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 20:28:16 On the sight seeing subject, Ive got a day off in Dublin this thursday. Anything I should do / see in particular oh wise ones?
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: sonicyouth on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 20:33:25 don't you have every day off?
Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: fatbasher on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 20:34:13 On the sight seeing subject, Ive got a day off in Dublin this thursday. Anything I should do / see in particular oh wise ones? Bus tour is a must. Guinness tour well worth a shout. Day over. Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: Mother Brown on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 20:40:37 On the sight seeing subject, Ive got a day off in Dublin this thursday. Anything I should do / see in particular oh wise ones? Hire a car and see a bit of Oirland.If you get as far as Nass,dump the car and get a taxi back :pint: Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: Saxondale on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 20:41:37 don't you have every day off? Cheeky fucker. No, I work extremely hard. Or at least I am awake for a large amount of hours and manage to make it seem like I know whats happening and give people answers. But this is a genuine day off. Be finished by 11.30 Wednesday, no travelling / loading in or anything on Thursday. Its exciting stuff you know. Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: 4D on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 20:55:46 Imperial war museum then a swift couple in the Sussex Paddington . :pint: I like that pub Title: Re: Sight Seeing Post by: Christy on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 17:55:05 Dublin: GAA museum at Croke Park, combined with the bus tour.
Bus tour if only to marvel at how they make such a vibrant, historic and contrasting city seem as bland as Reading, so as not to offend anyone. |