Landmarks, Attractions & Events
Paddington The Musical at the Savoy Theatre(2) Staff – Hi Rachel. Quoting from the official information, they say the show is “recommended for ages 6+. No admission for children under 3. Guests under 16 must be seated next to an accompanying adult” and “the production contains themes including loneliness, homesickness, peril, and threat of violence to animals”.
Skate! – Christmas ice rink at Somerset House(4) Staff – Hi Sonja. They’ll have The Chalet by Jimmy Garcia, which is like an Alpine-style restaurant, and some wooden food huts selling hots dogs, mulled wine and Christmas treats like that. But the only other one they’re advertising this year is a pop-up store called Shelter Boutique, which will be selling pre-loved vintage, designer and high-street clothing.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall(2) Staff – Hi Patti. It looks like they’ve already sold out of normal tickets. You can only book a package with Fine Dining included (£315) or with the VIP Lounge (£275) – tickets.royalalberthall.com/production/99229
Old Operating Theatre(4) Noillirk – The detail that the last entry is 45 minutes before closing is worth planning around, since a 45-minute visit doesn’t leave much slack if you arrive late in the afternoon. The herb garret’s apothecary jars sound like the kind of thing that rewards a slow look rather than a quick pass.
Candlelight Tribute to Leonard Cohen at Southwark Cathedral(2) Staff – HI Anna. It’s just instrumentals played by a string quartet – the City String Ensemble
Christmas at Kew – Illuminated Light Trail & Festive Fairground Rides(2) Staff – Hi Helen. Quoting from Kew’s own FAQs: ’Christmas at Kew is presented in the natural landscape, and while the route is on pathways, the terrain can vary in different areas of the Gardens. Whilst every effort is made to make the trail fully accessible, by its very nature it will cover some difficult terrain with a number of varying gradients. These areas may be challenging during wet weather… The trail is 3km long and can take more than 2 hours to walk around… Wheelchairs are available to borrow on a first come first served basis, these cannot be reserved.’ – You can read the full information at kew.org/kew-gardens/whats-on/christmas/everything-you-need-to-know
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Buses, Taxis & Trains
Tower Hill station(12) Staff – Hi Rich. Underground stations usually open a few minutes before the first train, which on the 3rd Dec will be 5:30 on the Circle line and 5:39 on the district line
🔥Travelcards(161) Staff – Hi Sandra. The journey is zones 2-4, but you can you only buy a weekly or monthly travelcard covering that. If you want to buy a day travelcard then it would have to be zones 1-4
Park Royal station(10) Staff – Hi Robert. If we’re talking about the Holiday Inn Express Park Royal then it’s actually closer to North Acton station. The easiest way is to get the Victoria line from Euston to Oxford Circus, and then change onto the Central line for North Acton. The hotel is literally next-door to that – transport/train-journey.php?from=euston&to=north-acton
Blackhorse Road station(5) Staff – Hi David, it should be. TFL usually list them here if they’re not working – tfl.gov.uk/status-updates/stations-lifts-and-escalators-works-and-closures#b
🔥Bus fares(51) Staff – Hi Brit. You could get the No.2 bus, which goes direct from Victoria Station to Dorset Street in 16 minutes, which is the closest stop to Crawford Street – tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/2/?direction=inbound
🔥Child train fares(55) Staff – Hi Karo. You only have to do it once, then it lasts for two weeks
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Hotel Accommodation
Travelodge Covent Garden(3) Craig – Hi Mrs Harvey. They say ’Our luggage storage service is available between 9am and 5pm, subject to availability’
Shangri-La The Shard(6) J&g – We enjoyed our stay 👍 the rooms are very luxurious
Hyde & Seek(2) Craig – Hi Shelley. I’ve never stayed there myself, but the largest hotel nearby is the 5-star Royal Lancaster (411 rooms compared to the Hyde & Seek’s 309) – royallancaster.com/ – it’s about 2 mins walk from this one
The Royal Horseguards(5) Haley&justin – We stayed for two nights in a river view room to celebrate our anniversary which was amazing. The hotel has a fantastic location and we hardly needed to travel on the London Underground (just once to visit St. Paul’s Cathedral). It is so close to the restaurants and theatres but is also in a quiet area. I have already told my hubby that we have to come back next year!
Club Quarters St. Paul’s(2) Lucia – We enjoyed our 2 night stay in this clean and comfortable hotel. Great location close to many attractions and so close to the cathedral, we hardly needed to get transport but there are many buses outside, and a train station nearby. The breakfast started our day beautifully
Strand Palace(6) Craig – Hi Pam. i would definitely get the piccadilly line and walk from Covent Garden. Its only a five minute walk, and you can walk through the centre of the piazza which will be nice. embankment is just as close, but changing trains would be a hassle. Although you would get a quick look at trafalgar square and nelsons column as you walk past charing cross
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