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Pinback goes London!
Sgt.Pinback:
So many good and useful hints!
Thanks so far, mates!
Bryanj:
Also at Greenwich is the National Maritime museum and obsevatory where you can stand across the meridian and if you cross the road to the Academy you will recognise the waterfont and quadrangle from one of the Thor movies. If you are also interested in old ships you can buy a combined ticket, cheaper, to tour the Cutty Sark
K2-K6:
Well spotted Bryan, I forgot about Greenwich Meantime line etc (GMT) and worth a walk round Greenwich in general.
If you are planning to travel around on public transport it's easiest to use an Oyster card which will allow you to use underground, bus etc at best cost. It's capped as you use it daily to prevent it running up cost once you reach a certain level and all local users will have this.
Can buy from newsagent shops as well as stations but will cost £5 per card which is refundable if you return the card after use. But you then have to add money to it for ticketing. Sounds complex but it's easy.
Can also use contactless bank cards to travel but it would attract currency costs I think. There are no paper tickets anymore and cash is not used for accessing transport other than loading onto a pass.
BEWARE you must contact into and out of underground stations to make sure you don't leave your journey open ended for cost.
It's very easy to use tube (underground train) or buses as even if you go the wrong way then just get off at the next stop and go back the other way. Each stop is roughly 5min intervals so it doesn't matter if you get it wrong.
Web site is traffic for London "tfl.gov.uk" to give you official information and not a spurious site.
The Shard building we all think is a rip off here, crass vanity project that'll cost 60 to 80 £ for three of you to reach the viewing platform! :o
If you have an interest in Tudor history, Hampton Court Palace, summer residence of King Henry 8th is easily reached via train. From central London Waterloo station you can get a train direct to Hampton Court, which is about 500 mtrs from the palace. We think its extraordinarily good to see, and only about 30mins train journey from central London.
Bryanj:
On way to Hampton is Kew Gardens if the better half likes gardening and you can sit there plane spotting as it is under Heathrows flight path!!
K2-K6:
Very nice too Bryan but it's on a different train line. That loop is round Richmond for Kew (I was on it last week to Richmond college with my son to his interview) but the Hampton line is dedicated as it's line end at Hampton station, the train just goes back and forth from Waterloo in a shuttle effect.
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