Q: I`m visiting london on september 4th because in the up-coming months I have an appointment at the american embassy in london to get my visa to go back to america,so I just basically need to know how far it is from the national express coach station at victoria station to the embassy on foot…
Q: I used to have a list of Beatle places you could do a self-guided walk of, i.e. Abbey Road, the store, etc. Do you have a link to anything I could use for this? I can’t find my list and we leave next week…aaahhh… Thanks! Peace. Unfortunately not at the moment. However, I believe…
Q: Any interesting walks around Chelsea, Knightsbridge? A: Try this walk – from a different site to mine. http://www.london-footprints.co.uk/wkchelsearoute.htm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ London for Free FAQs (part of www.londonforfree.net)
Q: Is it possible to board and pay for a bus tour from Waterloo Station to visit some sites in London during a one day layover? We will be arriving via the Eurostar at 09:30 am and flying out the following morning, and we would like to check our luggage at Waterloo, then visit a…
Q: Hi I’m going to London this weekend with my husband and one year old son. We want to take the free bus tour (which looks great). The thing is we usually carry my son in a back carrier – very handy for buses. Could you tell me if there is a handy park or…
Q:Would you please tell me where the shops are to purchase bus saver tickets? Am I able to purchase them online? We arrive late on a Saturday so won’t be able to buy them until the Sunday. This is such a great site and has been so helpful for planning our short 3 day stay.…
QUESTION Are there any truly comprehensive Beatles tours which include all of the highlights of their collective careers, especially where they were in London? ANSWER The most comprehensive Beatles tours I am aware of are provided by this company. http://www.beatlesinlondon.com/ I haven’t actually done them so can’t comment on just how comprehensive they are but…
Hearing the usual reports in the press again about how underpaid nursing staff are and how overspent hospitals are – with huge amounts being wasted on IT projects – I thought I’d write about my adventure as an emergency patient at Kings College Hospital a few years ago. My saga started when my doctor phoned…
This week is Community Pubs Week in London. Now, I love London pubs. They come in all shapes and sizes. There are the big “converted from a bank” trendy types where there are loads of different designer beers on tap but you’d struggle for a pint of Carling, the “tiny place on the corner” drunk…
You’d have to have been living under a rock for the past week not to have heard about Big Brother and all the racist stuff going on. Now frankly, I detest the program and rarely watch it (and only do to remind myself how awful it is) but I’m actually surprised it has taken so…