Am going to london in november, what is there to do and what places should i go and see.?

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suej

camden in north london is a great experience! great market and you can sit and people watch by camden lock...........and take it from me, you wont get tired of people watching in camden........enjoy!!!!!

hottotrot

For something different get the train to Lewisham/Catford. Visit a small cafe and just sit and listen to the people who have lived in London all their lives. It's a bloody hoot! if your lucky you might see a group of kids ripping the back panel of a bus.

oldbadmod

tower of london
changing of the guards
london eye
madame tussuads
london dungeon
carnaby street
harrods

DJ R

Madame Tussauds, London eye, Buckingham Palace.

Harrods(Knightsbridge), Oxford Circus, Chelsea, Camden Town market for shopping.
Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, SoHo, St. James Park, Buck Palace, Pall Mall, Speakers Corner Hyde Park, Hampstead Heath
Victoria Albert Museum, Tate Gallery, National History Museum, Westminster Abbey, St. paul's cathedral.

There is so much to see and do there but some of these places are fairly close to one another. It's a great city for walking. Make sure you ride the double decker buses a bit so that you see the city. The tube is easier, but you are stuck underground.

You can also take a little cruise along the Thames to King Henry's palace in Richmond. It is like going back in time.

fivetoze

the eye if its open. get a cheap out of season river cruise, science museum, natural history museum, V&A, and the british museum. (all free)

eat in chinatown... all you can eat for 5quid girls run up and down the street with discount flyers.

but at the end of the day it depends what youre into

JBinc

There is so much to do in London , I live here. But to be honest stay away from the big tourist attractions, perhaps just take the hop on hop off bus to get your bearings

This is a subtle city.

If you have hobbies interests eg Art , do some research on the net and you will probably find London has more to offer you than most cities in the world.

Buy a travelcard and thed cities yours

fritz f

I just moved to London over the summer.
2 pieces of advice:
-- get an Oyster card (it makes the tubes and buses much cheaper) go to http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/ to learn more.
-- go to the British museum. You can stand inches away from the Rosetta Stone (the big hunk of rock that offered the key to Egyptian hieroglyphics) and see a big portion of the Parthenon that the British filched from Greece. There are tons of other neat exhibits at the museum.

David T

Soho
Camden Market, Camden Lock
Kew Gardens.
Museums
Shopping
All the Main sites and sights
The Parks.

LOADS.

saltwater

Big Ben
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
Piccadilly Circus
Covent Garden
Trafalgar Square
and at least one Traditional Pub.

Anything else is a bonus.

carmel_andrews

simple answer to a simple question

Avoid all the normal tourist spots

Don't shop in certain parts of london (oxford street, regent street etc) if you don't want to pay rip of prices or well over the top prices (you can probably get the same goods, even branded jobbies for less money else where in london)

Any sunday markets (avoid buying electrical/Cons. electronics goods unless you wish to pay to have it converted to running on mainland european electrical/tv standards, esp if your visiting from outside the UK)

Sunday markets include

Walthamstow market
Nine elms Market (plus car boot sale) by the new cov. gdn market (vauxhall/battersea)
Chapel Market (Islington/Angel)
Camden Markets (starts from inverness street and never seems to stop)
Camden Antiques market (islington/Angel)
'Petticoat Lane' (Middlesex street) market, just of bishopsgate/norton folgate (city)
Brick lane/Bethnell grn. road/club row market
(and thousands of other sunday markets/car boot sales locations)

Upper Street (for restaurants)
Any london borough's high street or main shopping area (same goods as you can buy in oxford street or regent street but cheaper)

estee06

Buy an Oyster prepaid card - travel in the tube and bus is cheaper than buying tickets daily.

if you plan sightseeing - keep an entire day for hop on hop off buses - that way you maximize your expenses. Their route covers -

1. Buckingham Palace (see Changing of the guards / St James Park)
2. Oxford Street (all the famous shops!)
3. Hyde Park
4. Tower of London (where the crown jewels are)
5. London Bridge
6. Big Ben & parliament House
7. Westminster Abbey (where all the poets are burried),
8. London Eye
9. A free boat ride along the River Thames is included
10. Trafalgar Square
11. Madame Tussauds & the Planetarium

Also most of the museums are free (Natural History, National Gallery, British Museum, Science Museum) - try to see them if possible, as they have some of the finest collections.

Lastminute.com has some good deals of theatre+ restaurants as well - in case you would want to see a play and eat at a good restaurant.

Some places that you might also want to see would be Little Venice, Soho (walking distance from Oxford Street).

If you have a day to spare take a train to either Oxford or Cambridge (latter is my fav) to see some of the oldest and finest Universities in the UK - Cambridge for example was where AA Milne, Sir Isaac Newton, EM Forster, Vladamir Nabokov were some distinguished Alumni. You can also go punting on the River Cam! All this can be done in 1 day (including to and from London train journey).

Bum Gravy.

Don't bother going there, it's over rated, over priced and a dump.

The best place to visit is a mainline train station that will take you somewhere else. Assuming you can afford the privatised fares of course.

andnelgills

if you bored of London your bored of life

Maid Angela

Far far too many to list here. Museums, theaters, cinemas, parks, wild life centre, exhbitions, london eye, you name it London has got it.

szx

natural history museum if you like nature..its my fav anyway

londongal

I am a South African living in London(I have been living here for 4 years). Even though I feel "part of the scenery" I am in some ways still a tourist!

The best thing that I can suggest is to take a London Hop On Hop Off Tour bus. That way you can see all the sites first, and then decide after wards where you want to spend your time. Different things appeal to different people!! (I took my mother on it when she came visiting, and even after living in London for two years, it was really amazing!!)

I hope I could be of help!

Enjoy London, it is truly a beautiful, colorful city!

looby loo

Theatre - Billy Elliott and The Lion King, both brilliant
Shop - It's got to be Harrods
Sightseeing - Changing of the Guards
Park - St. James to feed the squirrels

I went recently and these were a few of my favourite things.

Karen J

LondonFreeList lists all the events and attractions in London that you don't need much money to go to. They are all either free or cost no more than Â£3 maximum
http://www.londonfreelist.com/home.asp

what's on in London
http://www.timeout.com/london/

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