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Hi, We (two adults and 11 year old girl) will be in London from April 18-28. We haven’t been to London, and are staying in Kensington. One of us likes cars and motorcycles, we all like popping around stores, we are medium interested in history. We’re good walkers and are trying to not overfill our days. We’re not foodies, enjoy watching sports, and will likely see another musical.

We’d be grateful for some suggestions about our itinerary.

Many thanks!

Friday April 18 Arrive 6 AM Heathrow Drop off bags and wander around Kensington until check in Terrible Thames tour 3:45 St Paul’s Good Friday service at 5 (this may be tight)

Saturday April 19 Slow start to the day if needed Portobello Market West Ham game at 3 Westfield mall

Sunday April 20 (Easter) Hampton Court - a church service there if we don’t make it to St Paul’s Friday Richmond for a stroll and dinner

Monday April 21 (Bank Holiday) Frameless Wander around shops (Selfridges, Harrods etc) Walk past Buckingham Palace Hamilton (7:30)

Tuesday April 22 Natural history museum or Science museum Harry Potter tour at 5:30

Wednesday April 23 Tower of London Borough Market Sky Garden St Dunsten

Thursday April 24 Greenwich

Friday, Saturday, Sunday April 25, 26 & 27 Open for ideas and doubling back to see things again. Maybe a day trip.

Monday April 28 V&A museum before evening flight.

Hi everyone! Visiting the UK for a friends wedding, wanted to get some insights on tips/customs that may be different to an American wedding.

I plan on purchasing their gift/give money via their registry. Should I also bring a wedding card congratulating the couple?

Is there any thing else anyone can think of that u can be aware of?

Thank you in advance!!

Would love to book a half/full day kayaking tour/activity from or around ullapool. I can only find one provider: summer isles sea kayaking, but they have no availability. Does anyone know of anywhere else I could book this as ny Google search comes up with nothing?

hi all! travelling to london from canada in a week (YAY!). i’m trying to avoid some of the nasty bank fees that i would get from using my card all of the time, so i took out £100 in cash, and was planning on getting some more, but then i read that a lot of london is cashless!

how cashless is london? in canada we can use both at most places for reference :) it’s my first time traveling internationally so i hope this question isn’t too silly

edit: thank you everyone for all your help, advice, and ideas! and thank you all for being so kind about it :)

We want to visit Brighton for a weekend in may. But the only option is to fly from Denmark Friday evening, and home to DK Sunday evening.

So is that enough time to enjoy Brighton? We will have the entire Saturday and a bit of Sunday. We don’t have much planned for the trip, other than enjoying walking around in Brighton.

Hello! My husband and I have a friend who is getting married on January 3 near Winchester. We are fairly experienced travelers and will be coming over from the States. Looking ahead to airfare, we are contemplating flying on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day to give us a few days to adjust and see friends before the wedding.

If we land in London on Christmas Day or Boxing Day, I am correct in assuming that not much will be open? Is the city dead? From my research it looks like the Tube does not run on Christmas Day but would offer a limited service on Boxing Day. It will be significantly cheaper to fly during Christmas rather than a couple days later and right now leaning towards a Christmas Day departure here to land on Boxing Day. I wonder how much of a hassle it will be. Will some stores and restaurants be open Boxing Day? Will we be able to grab a bite to eat somewhere?

Hi there,

Anyone who's already had to apply dor the new eta: It's says payment by Visa/Mastercard on the Website, but does that also mean debit cards or only Credit cards? Don't have a Credit card, hence the question :D.

Thanks!!

Hi everyone. So the other day I was trying to figure out where to stay for an upcoming Europe trip we're doing, and everyone here was really helpful with helping me find places to look, but because it was very general questions there was only so much advice people could give me. They suggested that I find some Airbnbs that might suit our party (5 adults) and post them here so people can make suggestions on what they think would be the place area for us to stay in, so with that, here are some options that I've found:

1. Modern 3 BR w Garden
2. 3 Bedroom Flat by Vauxhall
3. Lovley 3 bedroom flat in Camden
4. Nice apt 15 minutes to Kings Cross St Pancras

We're looking at going to places like Buckingham Palace, Abbey Road Studios, the Harry Potter Studio Tour, Westminster Abbey/St Paul's Cathedral as the main things, and maybe some museums too, though nothing else major planned yet. We'd ideally like to be within 20-30 minutes to most things by public transport if we can - no point spending too much time on public transport if we can avoid it, though if something is a bit further out we don't mind spending a bit longer for one or two things. Also we'd like to be close to some restaurants, food places, shops/groceries and maybe some cafes to grab a coffee in the morning.

I'm not 100% sure if I was looking at the right things but from what I could tell, the last one was closest to everything via public transport, but I don't know if I was looking at the right thing, so happy to be told otherwise. Also if these aren't in great areas to stay in, I'm also happy to look for others if that's what people suggest

Thanks in advanced, and I look forward to hearing from everyone!

Plan on doing a lot of walking but the most comfortable shoes I have are mesh and don’t offer a lot of protection from wind or rain. Any suggestions?

I know Heathrow is notorious for having awful exchange rates since you really have no competition. Are there any places within London that might offer better exchange rates for converting GBP to other currencies on a last day of travel? Thank you.

My boyfriend and our teen boys are planning to go to London this summer, likely at the end of July, and I'm totally overwhelmed with the planning. Our focus until now has been trying to secure passports for the kids (which took a while), and now we are ready to actually firm up the trip. I've not been out of the U.S. since 2005, and the rest of my clan have never been out of the country.

Question - are we woefully behind on making plans for the week of July 28? (I know it's encouraged to book much earlier ahead of time) And are there any city events that week that would make booking a hotel challenging (outside of the usual tourist busy-ness)?

Thanks for indulging this dumb American with a silly question.

Hi,

How ti get from London Luton Airport to Barbican metro station, also any info in regard to the prices of these routes and metro are welcome.

Thank you so much in advance!

Hi there! I’m arriving on Saturday morning early June to London, 7:20am and am wondering should I take a train 4h30min from King’s Cross, which will take me an hour to get there, or catch another flight, now I see it’s either in Gatwick or City Airport, which will also take some time to get there. Flight time is 1h 20min.

I haven’t been to the UK in a decade and have heard train delays and cancellations are still an issue? Are there better branded trains? Will my luggage be nearby and safe? Is theft common?

For flights I can select between easyJet and BA cityflyer. BA Cityflyer is around 150 pounds versus 65 pounds of train. And the earliest flight is at 12pm (I’m also worried of plane delay, flying in overnight from Boston via BA)

I also note it can be scenic for part of the train ride? I’m bringing my parents who are 70 years old to explore. Do let me know any advice you have.

Much Appreciated!

Edit: thank you for all the help. Much appreciated.

A lot of places are in Belfast, I’ll be staying in Camden london area . I don’t mind taking a bus ride. Any helpful tips please, first time visiting the UK and I would like to see something GOT related

I have travelled to France. My passport expires June 19th. Got through Manchester Airport no worries, not even questioned. Arrived in France. Stopped by border police and they just asked me how long I'm staying, had a chuckle at my passport, and let me through.

However reading advice on here I was flapping a bit as basically all previous cases were saying 'don't even try it, it's pointless and you'll be sent straight back.' So have I got extraordinarily lucky would you say or is this quite common.

Hi all!

I’m driving to Heathrow in a few weeks and parking there for a fortnight. I’m going to be staying in the Radisson Red the night before I fly.

Question - do I park at the hotel and then drive to my airport parking the day of my flight? Or do I just extend my airport parking by a day and leave my car there and walk to the hotel?

TIA

ETA - I’m coming from Cheshire so taxi/public transport is a no. I’ve also already booked the parking and already booked the hotel. Appreciate all the advice around cheaper options but I’ve done it now and I’m okay with that. I’m thinking I’ll stick with my original plan - pay for a night’s parking at the hotel then drive over to the car park. Thanks for all the advice!

I’m turning 25 this year in September and I would love to turn 25 in a body of water, I wanna invite friends to a log cabin of sorts that can house up to 8 people. My partner will be travelling from London the day of my birthday which is a sunday so I’d like to stay in a cabin on Saturday- Monday with easy-ish access (more closer to Leeds) and away from the commotion of the city that we can access through busses/ taxis. Any suggestions validated, just want a scenic place with a lake I can go into that won’t be too hard for Leeds friends to come to.

We are flying into the Heathrow airport in late August before taking the train to Scotland. The plan is to stay in London area for 2 days before traveling north. What are unique/ non-touristy things to do, places to eat, places to see for a quick stop before getting on the train? Ideally we’d like to be in a neighborhood that lets us mosey around, pop into stores, grab a bite, and relax while fighting jet lag. Thanks!

We have one day to fill and are trying to decide between visiting Windsor Castle and Hampton Court. We will be three adults and three kids ages 12, 10, and 9. I'm not too concerned with the kids being bored as I make them do lots of educational things for their own good. :) Also, we live in the UK and will have an opportunity to do both eventually, but two of the adults live far away. So I would lean toward doing whichever is more interesting for adults. Thanks in advance for any advice!

Edited to add: This will be in two weeks so I don't think the gardens will be in full bloom.

Hello everyone,

Hopefully, someone more knowledgeable can advise me accordingly. I have an upcoming trip to UK planned. Thus far, I can't get my head around my accommodation dilemma. I've found lovely places in West and South West London. Half the people I've asked for advice say it's too far out, Ubers are too expensive, and there are no trains after 12; central London is better, safer, and the other half told me, accomodation is more affordable in those areas, it's safe, Ubers are accessible, and not overly priced, and buses can be taken. I'm stumped. Can anyone please assist me?

• Is staying in West or South West London advised, using public transport during the day and Ubers at night?
• Should I rather look for accomodation in Central London?

Any update on whether the famous tour of cotswolds will be operating this year. Asking for my family trip due in July.

I'm looking for a hotel for a night away with my finance before we get married next month.

Does anyone know of any hotels that have hot tubs or saunas in the rooms, please?

I'm especially interested in hotels in Brighton, Canterbury, Stratford upon Avon or York.

I've been searching the internet, but would be grateful of any suggestions. 😊

*Edited to add: maximum budget is £350 a night.