Travel Info: London

Travel Info: London

From Jakarta to Heathrow Airport, London by Qatar Airways.

Price as of March 2014: USD 1,000 / person (return)

Transit at Doha

Jakarta to Doha: 8 hours 20 minutes

Doha to London: 6 hours 40 minutes

How to get to the city from the airport?

Heathrow Connect to Paddington Station (journey: 25 minutes, with several stops). You can buy online and get the tickets from the Heathrow Express’ machine at Heathrow airport.

https://www.heathrowconnect.com/

Heathrow Express Machine

Where to stay?

Hyde Park Radnor Hotel

7-9 Sussex Pl, London

The Hyde Park Radnor is a 3 minute walk from Paddington Main Line and Underground Station.

The Hyde Park Radnor is a 5 minute walk from Lancaster Gate Underground Station.

http://www.hydeparkradnor.com/

Price as of March 2014: £105/room/night including breakfast

Where to buy souvenirs?

Primark at Oxford Street: clothes, bags, notebooks. Marble Arch Underground Station.

Queensway/Baywaters: key chains, fridge magnets

Camden: small cups

Poundland: key chains, calendars, pencils, chocolates

Weather on late March 2014:

Raining occasionally. Some days are sunny, some days are gloomy. Temperature ranges between 10 degree celcius to 20 degree celcius.

Interesting places to visit

Hard Rock Cafe London

150 Old Park Lane

Rock Shop:

Mon - Sat 9.30am – 11.30pm

Sun 9.30am – 11pm

http://www.hardrock.com.sg/cafes/london/

Harry Potter’s 9 ¾ platform at Kings Cross Station

St James’s Park, Big Ben, The Supreme Court, Westminster Abbey, London Eye, Household Cavalry Museum, Trafalgar Square.

Tower of London and Tower Bridge

St. Paul’s Cathedral, the 6th floor of New Change Shopping Mall, The Monument, London Bridge.

Hyde Park (Diana Memorial Fountain, Serpentine Lido)

Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace

To see the schedule:

http://www.changing-the-guard.com/dates-times.html

Arrive 1-2 hours earlier to get a good spot. If you want to see the changing guards ceremony, you have to stand near the surrounding gate. Be careful of pickpockets.

Bank of England Museum

Threadneedle St, London

Opening hours
Monday to Friday:​ 10.00am - 5.00pm (last entry 4.45pm).
Closed at weekends and Public Bank Holidays.
Admission is free

Closest tube: Bank station on the Northern, Central, Waterloo & City lines and the Docklands Light Railway – (5 minute walk)

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/Pages/museum/visiting/default.aspx

British Museum

Great Russell St, London

Free

Open daily 10.00am – 5.30pm

Fridays until 8.30pm

Tube: Tottenham Court Road, Holborn,
Russell Square, Goodge Street

http://www.britishmuseum.org/

Science Museum

Exhibition Rd, London

Free

Open everyday 10am – 6pm

The nearest tube station is South Kensington on the District, Circle and Piccadilly lines

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/

Tate Britain

Millbank, London

Free entry

Opening times

10.00–18.00 daily

The nearest London Underground stations to Tate Britain is Pimlico (Victoria Line, 600 metres approx.)

http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain

National History Museum

Cromwell Rd, London

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/

Entry is free

There is a charge for some exhibitions.

Open Monday to Sunday from 10.00-17.50, except 24-26 December. Last admission 17.30.

Victoria & Albert Museum

Cromwell Rd, London

http://www.vam.ac.uk/

Opening times

10.00 to 17.45 daily
10.00 to 22.00 Fridays

Admission to the V&A is free

How to get there: London Underground (The Tube): The V&A is a five minute walk from South Kensington underground station (on the Piccadilly, Circle and District Line).

Harrods

87-135 Brompton Rd

http://www.harrods.com/

for pictures of london, please click here and here

AROUND LONDON 

WINDSOR CASTLE

Price as of March 2014: £18.5 / person

http://www.windsor.gov.uk/things-to-do/windsor-castle-p43983

How to get there?

By Rail:   First Great Western operates from London Paddington.  Travel on services that call at Slough and change to the branch line that links Slough with Windsor and Eton Central station.

Rail ticket price: £10.2 / person (return)
Please click here for windsor castle pictures

BATH

http://visitbath.co.uk/

How to get there?

By coach from London Victoria coach station (£48 for 2 persons return)

Places To Visit:

-          Royal Crescent

-          Circus 

-          Pulteney Bridge

-          The Roman Baths

-          Parade Gardens

The stores at Bath closes at around 5pm.

For pictures of bath, please click here

the circus

MANCHESTER

the train to manchester

How to get there: Train from Euston to Machester Piccadily (£38/person – return). 

Places to visit:

-          Emirates Manchester United (Metrolink from Piccadily to Old Trafford)

-          Etihad (Metrolink to Etihad Campus)

You can buy a one day travel card for metrolink and bus for £6.7 per person.
For pictures in Manchester, please click here

GREENWICH

http://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/

How to get there?
Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Bank to Greenwich, Cutty Sark and Woolwich Arsenal; you can use oyster card

Emirates Air Line (Cable Car) Royal Docks to Greenwich Peninsula; you can use oyster card  

Places To Go:

-          Royal Observatory Greenwich (£7 / person); Open daily 10am-5pm (last admission 4.30pm); MUST DO: Stand with a foot in each hemisphere at Longitude 0°0' 0” in the Meridian Courtyard.

-          National Maritime Museum

-          The Queen’s House

-          Old Royal Naval College: Visit the beautiful Chapel and the magnificent Painted Hall

-          Discover Greenwich Visitor Centre

-          Cutty Sark

-          Greenwich Park

-          O2

Please click here for the pictures

Tips:

-          For cheaper food, go to Tesco, Sainsbury’s or M&S Food. You can find it everywhere.

Rita’s itinerary (12D/11N):

Day 1.

Dinner at Ya Hala Hyde Park (a Lebanese Restaurant): chicken, salad, fries, soft drink (£7.5).

Day 2.

Changing of The Guards. St. James’s Park. Big Ben. The Supreme Court. Westminster Abbey. Grab a bite at Tesco Express. London Eye. Household Cavalry Museum. Trafalgar Square. Primark.

Day 3.

Work

Day 4.

Work. Afternoon walk to Queensway/Bayswater. Dinner at Tuk Tuk (Thai Restaurant) £15 for 2 persons. 

food at tuk tuk

Day 5.

Work. Afternoon walk to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. Grab a bite at Tesco Express.

Day 6.

Windsor Castle.

British Museum.

Day 7.

Buy coach ticket to Bath at Victoria Coach Station.

To Greenwich by DLR from Bank to Cutty Sark (using Oyster Card). Cutty Sark, Old Naval College (Painted Hall and Chapel), Maritime Museum, The Queen’s House, buy something to eat at Greenwich Market (Chicken Karaage Set £5.5), Royal Observatory £7, queue to get pictures taken at the Meridian Line, hop on a bus to O2, British Music Experience £10.8 for 2 persons, cable car £3.5 one way.

Day 8.

8am from Victoria Coach Station departing to Bath. Roman Bath, The Circle, Royal Crescent, bridge, Parade Garden. Back to London at 7pm.

Day 9.

St. Paul’s Cathedral, the 6th floor of New Change Shopping Mall, Bank of England Museum, The Monument, London Bridge, Tower of London, Science Museum, National History Museum, V&A Museum, Harrods, Hard Rock Cafe.  

Day 10.

Train from Euston to Machester Piccadily depart at 10am (£38/person – return). Emirates Manchester United (Metrolink from Piccadily to Old Trafford). Etihad (Metrolink to Etihad Campus). Late lunch at Al Jazerra. Back to London at 6.55pm.

Day 11.

Rendezvous with an old friend at Paddington’s Starbucks. Camden. Fish n chips for lunch at Camden. Tate Britain. Hyde Park. 

at camden

We spent £60 worth of oyster card for 12 days.