FAQs

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What's happening re. Tube Strikes?

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Unfortunately Tube Strikes have been announced from Sept 7th. Please check the TfL website frequently and we would recommend adding substantial time onto travel plans. The Overground and Elizabeth line will remain active. More info here: https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes#on-this-page-0

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Anything important to know for international travellers?

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If you are travelling from the USA to the UK you will need an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) You can get it here: https://www.gov.uk/eta

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THINGS TO DO IN LONDON?

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[Tourist Experiences] Double decker tour Canal Boat Little Venice to Camden Tower of London Madame Tussauds St Pauls Cathedral The Gherkin Tower Bridge Buckingham Palace Cutty Sark [Markets] Borough Market Camden Market Spitalfield Market Columbia Road Flower Market Portobello Road Market [Parks] Victoria Park Hyde Park Regents Park [Views] Alexandra Palace Tate Modern has a great 360 Sky Garden (free but book ahead a few weeks!) The London Eye The Shard Horizon 22 [Galleries & Museums] The Tate Modern The Tate Britain White Cube Gallery National Portrait Gallery The National History Museum The Victoria & Albert Museum The British Museum Somerset House The Hayward Gallery The Barbican [Music & Shows] Theatres districts are Leicester Square & Covent Garden The Royal Albert Hall, VictoriaThe BBC Proms are on! The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden The Roundhouse, Camden The Barbican The Royal Festival Hall The BFI [Shopping] Oxford Circus Savile Row Bond Street Covent Garden - The Seven Dials Coal Drop Yard, Kings Cross Brick Lane for Vintage Clothes [Pubs] --East End-- Crate Brewery, Hackney Wick The Culpeper The Well & Bucket The Pride Of Spitalfields --West End -- Ye Old Mitre The Lyric The French House The Bricklayers Arms --South End -- The Grapes (Sir Ian McKellen's) The Mayflower [Cocktail Bars] Discount Center Happiness Forgets Mad Cats Callooh Callay Natural Philosopher Absinthe Bar at The Last Tuesday Society (Fun fact: the shop front for the MightyBoosh!) [British Food!] Generally beige and hearty... Sunday Roast (most pubs) Yorkshire Pudding (usually an option with a Roast if not mandatory!) Sausage Rolls (Greggs!) Bangers & Mash Cottage Pie (Beef) Shepherds Pie (Lamb) Hot Pot (chicken, beef you name it) Pies Fish & Chips with Mushy Peas and Curry Sauce [Spicy Food] Som Saa The Smoking Goat Kricket Dishoom Brick Lane Curry houses Tayaabs More here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/122gjQkMWQfd84o3cFe4MXru_a_zPDnN6m2bFWI6YZ6M/edit?tab=t.0

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Get out of london

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[Day Trips] Brighton Whitstable Margate Oxford Cambridge Stratford-upon-avon (Birthplace of Shakespeare) The Cotswolds Bristol