London break (literally)

[Simcfc73]

Just got back from a 3-night break in London.  Had a great time with my 2 girls doing all the touristy bits and catching a show.. although still sweat over a £8.35 pint of beer.

 

Yesterday we decided to visit Hampton Ciurt without realising how long it would take from our boat stay in the docklands.. we went over tower bridge which was cool.

 

My youngest got the pilot jelly cat from Harrods. My eldest spent ages in the huge Waterstones, and i came back with a broken pinky after thinking i could still throw my daughter in the air safely. I thought it was just bruised but Ive made a right mess and it needs wiring together.

 

This message is a good test in how hard it's going to be to type as its my dominant hand. No driving either, so I need to thumb a lift.. that finger works )

[psydii]

Docklands to Hampton Court is a *trek* . Might have been quicker to go by boat down the river, but then you'd have gone under rather than over Tower Bridge.

 

Sorry to hear how badly you mashed your hand, but I can confirm that were able to type legibly. 

[nicholab]

That's why you start form Hampton it quicker.  Just a warning, you should have seen you were going from zone 1-6, that's not quick.

[dhicks]

21 hours ago, Simcfc73 said:

Yesterday we decided to visit Hampton Ciurt

 

Woa! I went the same day! One of those things we'd been meaning to get around to doing but you never do if you live locally, so this week we finally got around to it.

[Simcfc73]

Loads of school trips but we enjoyed it. Kids loved the interactive tour guide... Love places that do this sort of stuff. 

 

Just had me operation on my finger ...  30 minute and 3 wires . Made a right mess of it . 

 

NHS are amazing

[dhicks]

1 hour ago, Simcfc73 said:

Kids loved the interactive tour guide...

 

The chap dressed as Henry VIII? Yes, that looked fun. We went round with the free audio guide, which was pretty good - did make me think how easy it would be to make something similar usable by children, so they could make their own tour guide as they went round.

[nicholab]

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I remember going on a school trip to Hampton Court we went on the normal bus and the ticket was massive.  The Royal Palaces have removed the ability for locals to get in free to the gardens this has not gone down well.

 

In London plan more than one route and you may need to change it dynamically.  Also remember you can walk or cycle places with bike hire to complete journeys.

[dhicks]

On 18/04/2026 at 09:00, nicholab said:

I remember going on a school trip to Hampton Court we went on the normal bus and the ticket was massive.

 

Are you sure you weren't just smaller?