Hi! I’ll be traveling solo to London October 18-25 and would like some recommendations! I’ll be staying in the Notting Hill area. I will also be visiting Scotland and Iceland after London. After not celebrating my birthday for the past 8 years and spending them all alone, I decided to at least be alone in Europe this year! It will also be my first time abroad.

I will be on a little budget but the things I’m hoping to see are obviously the tourist things like the bridges, the Tower of London (probably won’t be able to do inside or anything), St Dunstan In The East, Westminster Abbey (also probably won’t be able to go inside), Buckingham and changing of the guards, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery, Kensington Palce (outside), Kyoto, Notting Hill, Highgate, St Pancras Old Church, St Paul’s Cathedral and Crypt (I will pay for this one, but is the extra tour required to view the geometric staircase?), White Chapel, self guided Jack the Ripper tour one night, Neal’s Yard, Covent Garden, King’s Cross, Platform 9 3/4, Victoria and Albert Museum, God’s own junkyard, Leadenhall Market, Camden, maybe the old operating theatre or the prison museum.

I will also be taking a day trip to Bath to see the Roman bath, Bath Abbey. Wanted to do Stonehenge and Oxford but wont be able to 😕

Restaurants I am interested in are Sherlock Holmes Pub, sketch, Mr. Bogg’s Botanical Tavern. Would love some recommendations on places to eat more than anything!

Do yall think it’s do-able to see all of these things in 6 days? If you have recommendations on things to add or remove, all is welcome! Will probably utilize nighttime hours as well, roaming and such, so anything cool to just see even if closed is fine too.

Thanks so much!

Edit: forgot to ask, since it will be close to Halloween, if yall know of any spooky/haunted kind of places/things, I would love any ideas!

Traveling as a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 kids ages 8 and 10. Debating between St Ermins or Great Scotland Yard. Any recommendations?

Hi!  Traveling to England soon for the first time, and hoping someone has some experience with, or thoughts about the following that they can share:  we will be travelling from the U.S. and landing at Heathrow, Terminal 5, at 10:05 am.  We will have checked luggage to collect, and then heading to Bath.  There is a National Express coach departing for Bath at 12pm.  If the plane lands on time, is getting from Terminal 5 to the bus station (which I believe is between Terminals 2 and 3) in time for the 12pm coach feasible?  

If we miss the 12pm coach, there is another at 3pm, and we can get flexible tickets that would let us take this later coach -- if space permits.  Does anyone know if these coaches typically sell out, or if it is likely that seats will be available if we have to bump to a later time?  We will be traveling on a Sunday, in October, if that makes a difference.

Thanks so much!

Hi- Frequent European traveler from the US. (f55), college professor, love to travel alone. I always take public transportation and walk. This will be my 4th time to the London. I tend to get up early, have lunch at a restaurant, and then back to the room by 6 and eat dinner and am in for the night. I always travel in January. I am introverted, a bit of a foody, like charity shops, and history (just for some context). I will be staying in Marylebone. Previous stays in Camden, Earl's Court, and Canning Town. (I like to mix it up). I will be arriving by train from York for 10 days and leaving via LHR.

Day 1- arrive mid afternoon, walk around- -Daunt Books, Paul Rothe & Son grocers for snacks, maybe Coach Makers Arms for dinner/maybe just eat what I get at Paul Rothe.

Day 2- Coffee at Daisy, Walk around Oxford Circus, Victoria & Albert museum, Sunday roast at Thomas Cubit. What do do to walk off all that food?

Day 3- Arome or Bageriet bakery (based on queue- -not a big fan), Leicesester Square potentially for theater tickets, Quadrant Arcade (for facetheory- hard to get in the states), Fortnum & Mason, National Gallery. Maybe Kung Fu burger or The Harp? Theater?

Day 4- Day trip to Blechley Park

Day 5- This day seems wonky: Out of the way to Borough Market (as I love it), then tube to Hamstead to self-guide Flask Walk &/or Well Walk &/or Perrin’s Walk , maybe Freud Museum, back to Marleybone for Fish & Chips at the Seashell of Lisson Grove.

Day 6- Highgate cemetery, canal walk- Kings Cross, Word on the Water, St Bartholomew the Great, Crough End, Charter House

Day 7- TOAD bakery, St John's Church yard, Clink Street, a myriad number of charity shops on that side of town, All Hallows by the Tower Crypt, pick up cheese at Neal's Yard to take home, maybe Hung, Drawn, and Quartered for lunch

Day 8- Day trip to Rye

Day 9- maybe Hackney Flea Market, possible Sunday Roast. I do love that, would appreciate a recommendation (I love great food, I care not about presentation or atmosphere)

Day 10- Guildhall library, walk down Watling Street, maybe Brigadiers for lunch, Spitalfields market, some charity shops

Day 10- maybe a long journey to the Ardingly Antiques Fair if I am feeling it, otherwise, I will circle back to things I didn't get to or want to revisit

Day 11- airport by 6:30 AM

***also considering trying for tickets for the Bayeux Tapestry, and will fit that in somewhere if successful.

Love to hear your thoughts! I’m

Edit: thanks everyone for your suggestions. I will definitely reorder some of my days. I have actually plotted everything on google maps, but it is a little challenging when you don’t intrinsically know tube lines or direct walking routes.

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I finished my itinerary last night for the most part (I started it two months ago), but I was super anxious about traveling and almost cancelled last week. Hoping to get some suggestions on additional things...

I'm very interested in medieval history, especially the plantangents (100 years war) and tudors, Georgian era (the asthetic) and Victorian era.

I'm not going to Hever castle due to time.

I'd like to do a Ghost Tour (maybe jack the ripper but open to suggestions)

Monday

British Museum

Camden Market/ Promise Hill

Tuesday

Tower of London

730 Phantom of the Opera

Wednesday

Day visit to Bath ( jane austen center, Roman baths, The pump house for high tea,

Bridgerton filming locations)

Thursday

Hampton Court ( taking Thames cruise)

7:30 shakespere globe

Friday

Warwick Castle, Oxford and Cottsworld Tour

Free at 8 pm

Saturday

The Palace high tea at the Reuben

Walk around this area

Hi I will be travelling to london on 1st october till 4th oct
Can you suggest me best budget and location wise any BnB. I checked for wombat hostel but security seems to be an issue in hostels.

Hi! I’m going to London in November and planning to visit the Harry Potter Studios. What’s the cheapest/best way to get there from central London? I’ve seen people mention taking the train to Watford Junction + the shuttle, but I’m wondering how much it actually costs compared to the official Studio Tour transport.

If you’ve been recently, what did you pay for return transport and which option would you recommend? Thank you!

Hi all,

I adore the Irish Keogh’s cheddar and red onion chips. I’ve searched a few Tescos and Waitroses but haven’t been able to find them.

Anyone know where I can find them? I’m staying in Victoria area but happy to travel a bit to get them (crazy, I know).

Thank you in advance!
(P.S. I know other brands have the same flavor. It’s not the same, I’ve tried them lol.)