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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Hello, we are staying in the County Hall area from the 7th. We have a huge list of what we want to do but struggling to fit it all in!

What would you say are the things not to be missed? Sarah x

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By *ustmaybeMan
over a year ago

Northwood

Hi,

If you can let me know what's on your list, then I'd be happy to point you in the right directions - a lot of it will all depend on what you really really want to see and what could be considered to be tourist traps.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do the bus tour, takes you all over, you can hop on and hop off and you will get to see most of the sites.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Duck tour is quiet good goes around London and drives in the thames

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By *angbang plzCouple
over a year ago

North London

"Duck tour is quiet good goes around London and drives in the thames

Apart from when it caught fire and sunk of course

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

What is this Duck tour?

Sarah xx

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By *aughtywifeandhimCouple
over a year ago

luton

A walk around Covent garden .trip up to Camden market are two favorites of ours then you got touristy parts buck house towerbtidge may be worth your while jumping on the flipper up and down river lots to see .and they have bar on board

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By *aughtywifeandhimCouple
over a year ago

luton

Ps winterwonderland .Hyde. Park but get there as soon as it opens plus you have xmas market outside county hall along south bank

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By *ombshellWoman
over a year ago

islington

my christmas social on the 7th ! hehe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Duck tour is quiet good goes around London and drives in the thames

Apart from when it caught fire and sunk of course

Think they've actually been banned from going in to the Thames now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hello, we are staying in the County Hall area from the 7th. We have a huge list of what we want to do but struggling to fit it all in!

What would you say are the things not to be missed? Sarah x"

Planning is the key. Many things in London are close together. Someone has already mentioned Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, which is easily combinable with Kmightsbridge *Harrods) and various museums.

You need to limit your travelling to maximise time, so plot all your must does on a map and see what is close to each other.

Also don;t fall in to the trap of relying on the tube. It was only after I moved to London and got to really know it well that I realised how much time I had wasted. Buses are second to none (use the public transport option on Google maps rather than TFL) and it can often be as quick to walk to your destination as head off on the opposite direction to the nearest tube station.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Thank you all for your help, advice and information!

I have come up with a schedule and olotted things in a logical mattwr e.g Harrods and the Science museum on the same day due to locality. We are wanting to visit Hyde Park as well as many places. Whilst not on a time limit as such, this will allow us to plan appropriately.

We went up the Burj Kalifa in Dubai and hoping to go up the Shard, seeing as we are in London. Has anyone been up there before and was it any good? Xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Close and predictable, but I love the eye. Do it at dusk-magical. Also the Emirates cable car to Greenwich beats many other Thames crosings.

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By *bacusMan
over a year ago

Walton on Thames

Monopoly pub crawl

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By *ed and BlackCouple
over a year ago

LONDON

"Thank you all for your help, advice and information!

We went up the Burj Kalifa in Dubai and hoping to go up the Shard, seeing as we are in London. Has anyone been up there before and was it any good? Xx"

The Shard is good, but if you want to go to a real piece of London history then go to the top of St Pauls Cathedral, the best way to go is to walk along Bankside, cross the new bridge over the Thames and you can literally see St Pauls in front of you.

Neil

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

London monument

311 steps and a certificate when you get to the top. Near London bridge nearest tube monument (obviously)

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

I'm having afternoon tea at The Shard in a couple of weeks time. Quite excited. But then I am easily pleased! !

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By *aughtywifeandhimCouple
over a year ago

luton

If your going shard you may as well take in London dungeon it fun .but beware yout may get dragged into some action lol I was;-)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

London dungeon has moved to county hall

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

"If your going shard you may as well take in London dungeon it fun .but beware yout may get dragged into some action lol I was;-)"

Went to the Dungeon last year, going to do the Tower tour one this time round.

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