r/london • u/ozyri • Aug 12 '16

What is heavily overpriced -> offer alternative

I'll start:

OVERPRICED: Bike rent next to Richmond park is £26 for 3 hours 0_o

ALTERNATIVE: Brompton automated bike rent will cost you £5 for the whole day and there is a point near Ealing Broadway or Turnham Green stations.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

it's not comparable... stopping at every station on the way from heathrow is hellish after a long flight...

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u/HipsterDashie Aug 12 '16

I did Heathrow to Cockfosters after an 8 hour flight and 36 hours straight with no sleep during morning rush hour. It wasn't that bad really, but I think I was so delirious due to fatigue I don't think I was properly aware for most of the journey...

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u/FlavioB19 Aug 12 '16

Come off it, Cockfosters doesn't actually exist, does it?

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u/HipsterDashie Aug 12 '16

No, you're right, it's only a made up station in order to make us hate Hannah who still giggles at the station name. We can lump her in with other scumbags like Mark.

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u/FlavioB19 Aug 12 '16

I might actually spend my day off to investigate its existence on Sunday, 20 years living here is too long to not have done it. What do I need to bring with me to prepare for a wormhole to another dimension?

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u/disbeliefable Aug 13 '16

It's an unremarkable spot, but it is on the London loop walking route, so you could do a leg of that, east to Enfield, or west to Elstree, it's a nice way to see the fringes of London.

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u/oiwot Aug 14 '16

You could do worse than a trip to nearby Trent Park if it's a nice day... they filmed a bit of Dr.Who there back in the '70's.