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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The museums, Covent garden and the south bank.
I love south bank and Covent Garden, I always seem to end up there when I head into central and just walk randomly"
I used to do that too, I havent been back to London for over a year but they were definitely my favourite places to be. |
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"Love London. Just wander and enjoy the atmosphere and the lovely buildings. Walk through St James park to the Palace. Stop off at tesco extra for a meal deal. "
That’s sounds like a great day tbh, everyone knows Tesco meal deals are supreme |
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"The museums, Covent garden and the south bank.
I love south bank and Covent Garden, I always seem to end up there when I head into central and just walk randomly
I used to do that too, I havent been back to London for over a year but they were definitely my favourite places to be. "
South bank just has that lovely lively atmosphere can’t get enough of it ever |
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"Have a look at St Dunstan In The East and also Kyoto Garden.
Wow they look amazing!
Defo need to pay them a visit!
St Dustans looks so surreal "
If you're going to St Dunstan you should also take in a tiny little place called Postman's Park which is about 15 minutes walk away. It has all these memorials to various heroic deeds and is something completely different |
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"Have a look at St Dunstan In The East and also Kyoto Garden.
Wow they look amazing!
Defo need to pay them a visit!
St Dustans looks so surreal
If you're going to St Dunstan you should also take in a tiny little place called Postman's Park which is about 15 minutes walk away. It has all these memorials to various heroic deeds and is something completely different "
That’s cool, I’ll make sure to give it a visit
Looks like a nice quite green space too |
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By *ty31Man
over a year ago
NW London |
There's a bunch of Roman ruins under the buildings in The City (coliseum and Temple of Mirtha etc).
Viktor Wynds Museum of Curiosities in Hackney is pretty freaky ( one of the exhibits is a jar of Amy Winehouses poo  ).
Borough Street Market is good for food |
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"So been in London but haven’t really been out much.
What’s some cool places to go visit that don’t need a lot of money?
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There aren't any, you are in rip off central 
Come on, you even have to pay a made up charge to drive into the place. |
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You have a nice view from the tower at Tate Modern and it is free. Also a nice view is from the observatory in Greenwich park, you can then walk down to the river, next to Cutty Sark is the Greenwich Foot tunnel that leads to the Isle of Dogs. There we have Mudchute Park with a small farm and further North is Canary Wharf with the shopping centre and the office towers. Close to Canary Wharf Station is the Museum of the Docklands, showing the development of London Harbour from the Middle Ages to modern times. A hidden gem in my opinion. Close by is the Thames Clipper landing pier at Westferry Circus. A tour back to Central London takes anything between 40 Minutes and and hour, but is definitely recommended, especially in this hot weather.
Oh, and welcome to London, the greatest city in the world!
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"There's a bunch of Roman ruins under the buildings in The City (coliseum and Temple of Mirtha etc).
Viktor Wynds Museum of Curiosities in Hackney is pretty freaky ( one of the exhibits is a jar of Amy Winehouses poo ).
Borough Street Market is good for food"
Oh that’s awesome, I had no idea about the ruins! Gonna have to visit them when they’re open again.
Lol that sounds like fun 
Love borough market always such a wide variety of food! |
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"So been in London but haven’t really been out much.
What’s some cool places to go visit that don’t need a lot of money?
There aren't any, you are in rip off central
Come on, you even have to pay a made up charge to drive into the place."
See that sounds like a you problem, I don’t even know how to drive! |
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"You have a nice view from the tower at Tate Modern and it is free. Also a nice view is from the observatory in Greenwich park, you can then walk down to the river, next to Cutty Sark is the Greenwich Foot tunnel that leads to the Isle of Dogs. There we have Mudchute Park with a small farm and further North is Canary Wharf with the shopping centre and the office towers. Close to Canary Wharf Station is the Museum of the Docklands, showing the development of London Harbour from the Middle Ages to modern times. A hidden gem in my opinion. Close by is the Thames Clipper landing pier at Westferry Circus. A tour back to Central London takes anything between 40 Minutes and and hour, but is definitely recommended, especially in this hot weather.
Oh, and welcome to London, the greatest city in the world!
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Wow thank you very much!
Loads to do! Gonna take a few days that
Great way to kill time rn |
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If you want something a bit different the cable car by the o2 is good. It’s like £3 ish I think.
There are some Victorian dinosaur statues in Crystal Palace park which I love checking out and there is a free farm there but not sure if it’s open at the moment.
I’m thinking of heading into London tomorrow if I can bare it and will find something to do 
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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In my younger days I used to start in Camden, walking along the canal into Regents Park and down through Central London and along the South Bank to Tower Bridge usually stopping off in a few pubs enroute.
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Walk from Tower Bridge along the South Bank to the London Eye and beyond...so much to see along the way...HMS Belfast, The Globe Theatre and things going on on the river etc
Or The Museum Of London at The Barbican which is free and marvellous
Or The Museum Of Childhood at Bethnal Green...equally free and equally marvellous |
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"If you want something a bit different the cable car by the o2 is good. It’s like £3 ish I think.
There are some Victorian dinosaur statues in Crystal Palace park which I love checking out and there is a free farm there but not sure if it’s open at the moment.
I’m thinking of heading into London tomorrow if I can bare it and will find something to do
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The cable cars are good fun,
Haven’t seen the dinosaurs yet, I’ll go visit them soon lol
If u find something more let me know :D |
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"In my younger days I used to start in Camden, walking along the canal into Regents Park and down through Central London and along the South Bank to Tower Bridge usually stopping off in a few pubs enroute.
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That’s basically what I do, minus the pubs lol |
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"Walk from Tower Bridge along the South Bank to the London Eye and beyond...so much to see along the way...HMS Belfast, The Globe Theatre and things going on on the river etc
Or The Museum Of London at The Barbican which is free and marvellous
Or The Museum Of Childhood at Bethnal Green...equally free and equally marvellous "
Ooooo haven’t seen those museums I’ll go do them a visit |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Up the OXO tower 
Didn’t know you could go up there!
I’m gonna give that a go thanks!"
Being taken up the Oxo tower isn't to everyone's taste bear in mind.
Google it before you try it |
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"Up the OXO tower
Didn’t know you could go up there!
I’m gonna give that a go thanks!
Being taken up the Oxo tower isn't to everyone's taste bear in mind.
Google it before you try it "
Ah cool, Thxs I’ll google it |
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"The bins at the back of Tesco in Hammersmith station shopping centre are always interesting"
Hmmmmm, haven’t seen those bins in particular. But that sounds more like your hangout, I’ll stick parks thanks tho |
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The Sky gardens are free but you have to book online, there are also 2 or 3 military museums that are free.
Leake Street under Waterloo Station is well worth a visit if you like graffiti, just give the artists a bit of room, some of them don't like being watch/filmed too closely.
Google secret London for a few more unusual places to go, many free or very cheap. |
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"The Sky gardens are free but you have to book online, there are also 2 or 3 military museums that are free.
Leake Street under Waterloo Station is well worth a visit if you like graffiti, just give the artists a bit of room, some of them don't like being watch/filmed too closely.
Google secret London for a few more unusual places to go, many free or very cheap."
Thanks! I didn’t know what to google and kept getting the same things over and over
I really wanna go up the gardens, I’m gonna book |
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Have a trip to sealife alongside the london eye but watch out for any fraudsters plying their trade to offer you a better price to get in and along parliament bridge where european street gangs playing tricks for tourists will rob you blind unless social distanceing as stopped all that. |
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"The water looks south bank take walk by the river you might see some action
Go to London eye check prise
Take walk in reegent park
Get lust in hide park"
Thanks lol, I’m sure there’s plenty of lust in hide park |
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"Have a trip to sealife alongside the london eye but watch out for any fraudsters plying their trade to offer you a better price to get in and along parliament bridge where european street gangs playing tricks for tourists will rob you blind unless social distanceing as stopped all that."
Lol I’ll keep an eye out thanks |
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"Have a trip to sealife alongside the london eye but watch out for any fraudsters plying their trade to offer you a better price to get in and along parliament bridge where european street gangs playing tricks for tourists will rob you blind unless social distanceing as stopped all that. You used to be able to get a good discount/offer on shampoo bottles etc that allowed you to get in sealife halfprice pour the contents into another bottle just wash out then hand in the empty bottle etc but check up first.
Lol I’ll keep an eye out thanks"
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