DonnyTJS Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 So while on topic, I'm in London next week and will have a good few hours to kill. I'm thinking of taking in the Churchill War Roomsmor the Hoysesmof Parliament. Any recommendations? J Improved spell check software? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Sammy Johnson got it bang on - When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. He's been dead for 250 years though so it can't be that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 He's been dead for 250 years though so it can't be that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernscum Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Improved spell check software? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Improved spell check software? Thanks. And any London rochdjnsbdatins? J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 So while on topic, I'm in London next week and will have a good few hours to kill. I'm thinking of taking in the Churchill War Roomsmor the Hoysesmof Parliament. Any recommendations? J Imperial war museum lambeth road. Free entry. If you are into the first and second wat this is awesome. They have both allie and German tanks. The German tanks were twice the size. They really did have better weapons and if it wasn't for the yanks we would all be speaking German. Also has a touching memorial to the Holocaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanJon Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 So while on topic, I'm in London next week and will have a good few hours to kill. I'm thinking of taking in the Churchill War Roomsmor the Hoysesmof Parliament. Any recommendations? J Contact your local MP for a tour of Westminster Palace rather than pay for it although you're probably a bit late The V & A is the best museum I've been in closely followed by Tate Britain,You can see James Bond's work if you go to the Tate Britain and Tracy Emins durty knickers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 On a London themed tangent... Anyone ever flew to London City? Is it easy enough to get in to the city centre from there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanJon Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 On a London themed tangent... Anyone ever flew to London City? Is it easy enough to get in to the city centre from there? Aye and aye,the DLR runs into Tower & Bank and you can get the tube to wherever you are staying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 On a London themed tangent... Anyone ever flew to London City? Is it easy enough to get in to the city centre from there? Aye, DLR at the airport to Canning Town and then Jubilee line will take you into the city centre. About 40 minutes all in I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 On a London themed tangent... Anyone ever flew to London City? Is it easy enough to get in to the city centre from there? Really easy. The DLR station is right outside the terminal building and depending on where you are going you can be in Central London in 30 minutes or so, eg LCY to Westminster in 25 minutes. Its a really small airport, you are out of the terminal building 5 minutes after parking up. It can get fog bound from time to time but if you are heading into the City Centre I think its the best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Really easy. The DLR station is right outside the terminal building and depending on where you are going you can be in Central London in 30 minutes or so, eg LCY to Westminster in 25 minutes. Its a really small airport, you are out of the terminal building 5 minutes after parking up. It can get fog bound from time to time but if you are heading into the City Centre I think its the best option. I'd agree with that. City is a pretty easy airport to use, great transport links. Not much airside when you're flying out of though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Not much airside when you're flying out of though. No reason for it, the whole idea is a quick in and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I'd agree with that. City is a pretty easy airport to use, great transport links. Not much airside when you're flying out of though.That's another plus point - airports these days seem like shopping malls with a wee sideline in aviation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I'm sure you're right, I haven't been in a Wetherspoons for years. Didn't they keep it cheap by buying barrels that were almost on the turn? Anyroad, the explosion of microbreweries in recent years, and the pubs that look after their cellars and stock a decent range while not having the atmosphere of an airport terminal are a couple of the factors that make modern life worth living so feck knows what macy37 was on about. Oh, I didn't know that about the barrels. I thought they kept it cheap by following the old principle of piling it high (so to speak). There are a couple of 'spoons that I visit occasionally in Glasgow (the pub choice in Glasgow city centre tends to be poor for a city its size), the Sir John Moore and the Edward Wylie. Moores, in particular, resembles the Star Wars bar if the Star Wars bar sold microwaved grub and had sticky tables and floors but the beer, particularly the guest beer, is always well kept, sometimes more so than more characterful pubs I've been to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jailender Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I think the story about them buying barrels that were just about past their BBF date is a bit of an urban myth. They are very big players in the on-trade, and their purchasing power will give them access to very large discounted prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyTJS Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I think the story about them buying barrels that were just about past their BBF date is a bit of an urban myth. Quite likely. Can't remember where I heard it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exglasgowasc Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Oh, I didn't know that about the barrels. I thought they kept it cheap by following the old principle of piling it high (so to speak). There are a couple of 'spoons that I visit occasionally in Glasgow (the pub choice in Glasgow city centre tends to be poor for a city its size), the Sir John Moore and the Edward Wylie. Moores, in particular, resembles the Star Wars bar if the Star Wars bar sold microwaved grub and had sticky tables and floors but the beer, particularly the guest beer, is always well kept, sometimes more so than more characterful pubs I've been to. C'mon, the Sir John Moore and the Edward G Wylie. You have got to be having a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 They have both allie and German tanks. The German tanks were twice the size. They really did have better weapons and if it wasn't for the yanks we would all be speaking German. I think the Russians had a part to play also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Paisley Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) Heading down next week with the work. Staying overnight in the Days Inn London Waterloo in Kennington Road which according to the map is around the Lambeth area. On my tod and since its a Tuesday night no doubt there will be televised fitba of some description. Any decent hostelries nearby that our resident Londoners can recommend? Edited January 11, 2016 by King Of Paisley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanJon Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 Heading down next week with the work. Staying overnight in the Days Inn London Waterloo in Kennington Road which according to the map is around the Lambeth area. On my tod and since its a Tuesday night no doubt there will be televised fitba of some description. Any decent hostelries nearby that our resident Londoners can recommend? The Cut has lots of nice boozers and plenty of places to eat,just head for the Old Vic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Paisley Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 How far is The Old Vic from where I am biding, TJ? Sounds like your traditional Tudor jobs with oak beams inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 How far is The Old Vic from where I am biding, TJ? Sounds like your traditional Tudor jobs with oak beams inside. 10 minute walk. The Old Vic is a theatre though. The Windmill across the road is a decent boozer and has sports on. Kings Arms on Roupell Street a couple of streets back is another cracking boozer as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 FFS, King min. I can just see you sitting in the middle of the stage having a hawf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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