Twilight Sparkle
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- May 24, 2015
My family will be visiting London in late October of this year. It will be our first visit, and I'm not sure how to spread our sightseeing out over our 9 night trip. Would anyone familiar with London be willing to offer advice?
Wish list:
Regents, Hyde, St. James, and Green Parks
London Zoo
Little Venice Canal boat ride
River Thames boat ride
Tower of London
Westminster Abbey
Cereal Killer Cafe
Bea's of Bloomsbury Afternoon Tea
St. Paul's
British Museum
National Gallery
Tate Modern
British Library to see special collections
Hampton Court Palace
Kensington Palace and Gardens
Windsor Castle
Royal Observatory and Prime Meridian
Seven Dials
Cecil Court
Borough Market
Sky Garden
Possibly SEA aquarium if we buy the London Pass
Dickens Museum
Natural History Museum
Science Museum
day trip with private guide to Bath and Stonehenge - might see if Windsor could be tacked on to this day
Harry Potter Studios or at least Kings Cross for Platform 9-3/4 and shop
Paddington Station visit to buy Paddington Bear
maybe a visit to a board game cafe if time allows (suggestions for one are welcome)
Harrod's
a West End show
Globe Theatre (for tour, not show)
We will be staying in Bloomsbury near Russell Square tube. I'd love to fit in more afternoon tea breaks if possible, but unsure where since we will mostly be in street clothes (nice casual - not too casual but not fancy).
My initial thought for arrival day is to check off the British Museum and British Library since we will need to stay on our feet until bedtime and those are close to our VRBO.
We leave too early to fit anything into our departure day.
Also, if anyone has recommendations for good - but not fancy - places to eat in Bloomsbury (since that's our home base), I'd love to hear them. We're also open to lunch places around the attractions we'll be visiting.
I fully expect this list to be way too ambitious, so if you have advice about what to drop, please feel free to share that, too.
Thank you for any help or insight you might be willing to share!
Wish list:
Regents, Hyde, St. James, and Green Parks
London Zoo
Little Venice Canal boat ride
River Thames boat ride
Tower of London
Westminster Abbey
Cereal Killer Cafe
Bea's of Bloomsbury Afternoon Tea
St. Paul's
British Museum
National Gallery
Tate Modern
British Library to see special collections
Hampton Court Palace
Kensington Palace and Gardens
Windsor Castle
Royal Observatory and Prime Meridian
Seven Dials
Cecil Court
Borough Market
Sky Garden
Possibly SEA aquarium if we buy the London Pass
Dickens Museum
Natural History Museum
Science Museum
day trip with private guide to Bath and Stonehenge - might see if Windsor could be tacked on to this day
Harry Potter Studios or at least Kings Cross for Platform 9-3/4 and shop
Paddington Station visit to buy Paddington Bear
maybe a visit to a board game cafe if time allows (suggestions for one are welcome)
Harrod's
a West End show
Globe Theatre (for tour, not show)
We will be staying in Bloomsbury near Russell Square tube. I'd love to fit in more afternoon tea breaks if possible, but unsure where since we will mostly be in street clothes (nice casual - not too casual but not fancy).
My initial thought for arrival day is to check off the British Museum and British Library since we will need to stay on our feet until bedtime and those are close to our VRBO.
We leave too early to fit anything into our departure day.
Also, if anyone has recommendations for good - but not fancy - places to eat in Bloomsbury (since that's our home base), I'd love to hear them. We're also open to lunch places around the attractions we'll be visiting.
I fully expect this list to be way too ambitious, so if you have advice about what to drop, please feel free to share that, too.
Thank you for any help or insight you might be willing to share!