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London

Regarding London transportation- an Oyster card is no longer necessary. We plan on the Tap and Go method.
Regarding tickets to sites- once you are sure of which ones you definitely don't want to miss, do get your tickets asap. Even those with free entry such as the British Museum require booking a time slot.
 
beejaybee said:
Dinner with British friends at Ye Old Cheshire Cheese (us).
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Excellent choice! Sadly a Dinner reservation is one of the only ways to enjoy what the pub used to be before it became tiktok famous.
 
I lived 2 hours outside London for 6 years. Here's my recommendations that should help you google and plan a bit more.

I didn't see how long you're staying so I only focused on things inside the London Bubble. DO NOT travel by taxi/uber/car in the city. Public transportation is much cheaper and often much faster. Mayfair is a great centrally located area.

I don't recommend a visitor oyster card anymore. You can pay via tap to pay if your card/bank/phone supports it on all public transportation.

Must do:
Natural History Museum
Victoria & Albert Museum
British Museum
St. Paul's Cathedral
Borough Market
Tower of London & Tower Bridge
Westminster Cathedral
Churchill War Rooms
Big Ben/Houses of Parliament
Buckingham Palace (only open for interior tours during specific portions of the year)
Trafalgar Square & National Gallery
Kensington Palace

Nice, but not necessary:
Imperial War Museum
Tate Museum of Modern Art
See a play (plenty of cheap tickets day of if you don't care what you go to see)
Have tea time (all of them have pros/cons. Go with whatever fits your budget/time requirements)
Wander through one of the many large parks

Waste of time:
Benjamin Franklin House
London Eye
Hop on Hop Off Buses (City buses go everywhere, just use Google Maps with the transit option). Although I may recommend a Hop on/Off Bus if you want a day of just sight seeing the city and don't have any desire to go into many of the historic sites I listed in the Must do.

If you would like to leave London, I can give you a few great recommendations that are relatively easy to get to and/or can be seen as part of a day long whirlwind bus tour.
 
beejaybee said:
Regarding London transportation- an Oyster card is no longer necessary. We plan on the Tap and Go method.
Regarding tickets to sites- once you are sure of which ones you definitely don't want to miss, do get your tickets asap. Even those with free entry such as the British Museum require booking a time slot.
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This assumes that your phone works. I don't even bring mine because every place I seem to need it, there's no wifi so it's just an electronic brick. I bring a tablet because our room will have wifi. And then I can do basic travel searching and buy tickets. The oyster card is old, but works all the time. Mine is located next to my passport and my stack of notes.
 
We did a boat tour narrated by guys dressed as pirates and talked about all of the horrible things that happened along the Thames. It was a blast.

Didn't see it mentioned but the Sherlock Holmes museum was interesting. It's on Baker Street. :cool:

The parks are wonderful for just walking around - Hyde, Regent's.
 
tgggd86 said:
I lived 2 hours outside London for 6 years. Here's my recommendations that should help you google and plan a bit more.

I didn't see how long you're staying so I only focused on things inside the London Bubble. DO NOT travel by taxi/uber/car in the city. Public transportation is much cheaper and often much faster. Mayfair is a great centrally located area.

I don't recommend a visitor oyster card anymore. You can pay via tap to pay if your card/bank/phone supports it on all public transportation.

Must do:
Natural History Museum
Victoria & Albert Museum
British Museum
St. Paul's Cathedral
Borough Market
Tower of London & Tower Bridge
Westminster Cathedral
Churchill War Rooms
Big Ben/Houses of Parliament
Buckingham Palace (only open for interior tours during specific portions of the year)
Trafalgar Square & National Gallery
Kensington Palace

Nice, but not necessary:
Imperial War Museum
Tate Museum of Modern Art
See a play (plenty of cheap tickets day of if you don't care what you go to see)
Have tea time (all of them have pros/cons. Go with whatever fits your budget/time requirements)
Wander through one of the many large parks

Waste of time:
Benjamin Franklin House
London Eye
Hop on Hop Off Buses (City buses go everywhere, just use Google Maps with the transit option). Although I may recommend a Hop on/Off Bus if you want a day of just sight seeing the city and don't have any desire to go into many of the historic sites I listed in the Must do.

If you would like to leave London, I can give you a few great recommendations that are relatively easy to get to and/or can be seen as part of a day long whirlwind bus tour.
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Having been to London some 20 times over the years, I completely agree with this as an excellent “shopping list”, especially the comments about the HoHo vs City Busses. The No. 10 gets you a version of a HoHo at a fraction of the cost.
 
ScoopKona said:
This assumes that your phone works. I don't even bring mine because every place I seem to need it, there's no wifi so it's just an electronic brick. I bring a tablet because our room will have wifi. And then I can do basic travel searching and buy tickets. The oyster card is old, but works all the time. Mine is located next to my passport and my stack of notes.
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Tap and Go doesn't require a phone unless of course you are using Apple or Google Pay. Credit card suffices.
Just be sure to tap the same credit card at the entrance and the exit when using the tube.
 
beejaybee said:
Tap and Go doesn't require a phone unless of course you are using Apple or Google Pay. Credit card suffices.
Just be sure to tap the same credit card at the entrance and the exit when using the tube.
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Exactly. I've used my phone for this during my last few trips to London, and it works great. I've even used my watch once or twice. FWIW, same process in NYC.
 
beejaybee said:
Tap and Go doesn't require a phone unless of course you are using Apple or Google Pay. Credit card suffices.
Just be sure to tap the same credit card at the entrance and the exit when using the tube.
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Yes. Whether using a phone, an Oyster card, a debit card, or a credit card, tap on AND off for the tube, only tap ON for the buses.
 
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