Travel Plans
See Travel Plans and Arriving in London
Here’s a sorted and abridged list of things to do/see/go
My good friend from the states studied abroad in London when he was in his freshmen year, and I picked his brain towards the end of winter break. Here are his recommendations, with my experiences linked.
General Notes:
Everything has student discounts. Last minute tix or today tix for cheap tickets. Book flights in advance. Flights are cheaper then train, but train is nicer.
Restaurants/Food
Restaurants close early in London.
- Avoid Costa for coffee
- Dishoom (indian)
- Circolo Popolare (pasta)
- Fish and Chips is good in Soho, but better in Brighton and 7 Sisters.
- Pret (cheap good food)
- Try a salted beef sandwich with liver
- St Paul’s cathedral has a really good chicken Katsu place
Clubs:
See Clubs for clubs I’ve visited and my thoughts.
- lightbox
- ministry of sound
- the egg
- the box (weird)
- the roxie (sucks)
Events
- Uber Thames clipper. Go at night, you’ll go past London bridge at night
- Go to some soccer games (Premier League)
- Shakesphere’s globe
- Comedy store
- West end shows
Bars/Pubs
- if its busy on Thursday/Friday, lots of bankers. Probably at least half decent
- Connaught Bar. Best martinis in the world. (supposedly)
Museums:
Museums are almost all free!
- British Museum. Has Elgan marbles, Rosetta stone
- Maritime museum
- National gallery
- National portrait gallery
- Victorian Albert museum area (Aka VNA)
- Design museum
- Transport museum
- Air and space and natural history museum
- Royal Albert hall
- The Tate (modern art museum). Also an old coal plant.
Shopping:
- Mayfair arcades
- Burlington Arcade
- Harrods
- Fortnam and masons
- Largest Lego store in the world
- Covent Garden
Attractions:
- Windsor palace
- Buckingham is not worth it
- Cotswolds (area of natural beauty)
- Batternsea park
- Big Ben
- Westminster
- The Garden at 120
- Covent Garden
- London eye not worth it unless u get free tickets
- Piccadilly circus and lester square
- Kensington Gardens
- Greenwich park
Nearby Attractions:
- Fly to Ireland
- Go to Cambridge, Oxford. Really pretty little towns
- Salisbury and Stonehenge
- Go to bath. A roman town. Go to the baths at bath. Afternoon tea is good n cheap.
- All of Europe is easily accessible via plane/train