Travel Tuesday: London
Posted on Tuesday, 13 January 2015
London is home to over 9 million people including being the adopted home of one half of LGC so it seemed only fair to have this Travel Tuesday dedicated to this buzzing metropolitan city.
As London is such a massive city I've narrowed down some of my favourite things to do.
Here's a list of things you can do whilst you're visiting:
- Camden Markets is one of my FAVOURITE places in London, I'd say I go there at least twice a year. Located in the heart of Camden, the markets are held both inside and outside with independent vendors selling their trade. No Camden Market trip is complete without getting some Bang Bang chicken and eating it on refurbished scooter stools.
- National History Museum situated at South Kensington explores the animal world, dinosaurs and what makes humans tick. Right next door to that is the Science Museum where you can learn all about mans journey to space, see some real moon rock and how we have evolved in terms of techonology throughout the centuries. There's also fun interactive games to further delve into the behavioural traits of humans.
- The West End! I LOVE LOVE LOVE musical theatre and plays and have managed to see many shows thanks to London's West End. Some of the shows currently playing are The Lion King, Wicked, Billy Elliot, The Book of Mormon, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Woman in Black, Ghost Stories, 39 Steps etc, also there are countless ticket agents competing to give you on the day great value tickets.
- Madame Tussands can be found 2 minutes from Baker Street Station and can be a fun day out for the kids seeing their favourite celebrities in wax form! The wax museum also ends in a fun lil ride through Britain's history where at the end you get your picture taken, both times that i've gone the pictures have come out hilariously good.
- South Bank always has something happening whether it be a German influenced winter festival or a summer festival with rides and open aired bars, This area itself is nice as it's right by the river Thames and is a nice walk all on its own. Right by South Bank as well is the London Eye, London Dungeons, and the Aqualife Aquarium.
- Abbey Road is a very popular Tourist spot that sees hundreds of people trying to recreate the infamous Beatles album cover.
- If you're fans of Peter Pan then you'd want to head to Kensington Gardens to check out the famous Peter Pan statue
- Buckingham Palace of course has to make this list. I've been here far too many times but each time I'm still in awe. From the beautiful fountain right outside the gates to the Palace herself. I definitely suggest heading there early/having it the first thing you do that day so you can get a good spot for the changing of the guards. It really is something to see. There's also times when the Palace opens up to the public. I've yet to go to that but it's on my list. There's also nothing quite like seeing the Palace at 3am after a night out.
Now of course these are just a handful of things you can do whilst you're in London. Honourable mentions have to go the Tate Modern, Millenium Bridge, Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, Hyde Park (especially in summer as you can go swimming in the lake), London Zoo, the Shard and so much more!
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