Hey Coldplayers! I'll visit London in some weeks, I've never been there before, so I wanted to ask you what should be on my bucket list for London? I'll stay 7 days, of course i'll visit the bakery, but maybe you have some other tips for me? I'm looking for some must-do's, especially some quiet "unknown" places, or some parks where you can get inspired to write some lyrics... Of course I'm looking for some cool pubs/bars as well, would be nice with live music!

 

Thanks in advance for every hint :laugh3:

Check this thread, you can find loads of things to do/places to visit in there.

Find Ian's house and bother him. That'll be the first thing I do when I go to the UK.

Get a 7 day oyster card, And your travel on the tfl bits are sorted.

Oh and stay away from the British, they eat foreigners.

Get a 7 day oyster card, And your travel on the tfl bits are sorted.

They're pretty similar but the 7 day zone 1 and 2 cards so handy. They work out rather cheap as well if you are travelling around a lot.

 

My two tips would be;

- get the bus at least once so you are not always travelling on the underground. Plus it will help you see more of the city.

- go to Camden to try some of the street food, if not all of it. It is one of my favorite things about London.

^ Try to go to Camden on a Saturday or Sunday so you can see the market and as Emma said, there'll be lots of street food.

 

As for pubs and bars, I like Lockside Lounge in Camden and the Lexington in Angel. There isn't that many nice pubs in central London. I like the Crown & Two Chairmen in Soho. It isn't touristy, the people are friendly and the food is nice too. And they also have a really cute pub dog :)

 

Also this place is really cool! http://www.wahaca.co.uk/

There's one in Soho :)

 

I really like Hampstead Heath if you wanna go to a park.

 

You should also go to Notting Hill/ Portobello Road.

 

And you should go to Winter Wonderland if it's open when you're here.

http://www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/

 

I've lived in London for about two years so let me know if you any questions.

They're pretty similar but the 7 day zone 1 and 2 cards so handy. They work out rather cheap as well if you are travelling around a lot.

 

My two tips would be;

- get the bus at least once so you are not always travelling on the underground. Plus it will help you see more of the city.

- go to Camden to try some of the street food, if not all of it. It is one of my favorite things about London.

 

7 day travel cards no longer exist, you need an oyster. But you can load only zone 1 & 2. But review the map as some places are outside zones 1 & 2

Check Kensington Palace. The place is beautiful and you can have a chance to enjoy the coffee by the park - especially when the weather is so nice. I feel it's a different kind of park because maybe the atmosphere that creates it more enjoyable. Thought it was one of the best highlights I have visited this year. Princess Diana has lived there before she died. Oh, and check the museum too. I believe the price is around 16 pounds-ish. But if you really like going to the museum, it'll be worth it :)

Oh and stay away from the British, they eat foreigners.

 

What about them? :(

FIrst of all thanks to all of you! Another question came to my mind, to you know where you can sleep cheaply? Any motels, or youthhostes?

FIrst of all thanks to all of you! Another question came to my mind, to you know where you can sleep cheaply? Any motels, or youthhostes?

 

http://www.hostelworld.com/hostels/London

Palmers Lodge is a really nice hostel (both locations) but they aren't located in zone 1.

FIrst of all thanks to all of you! Another question came to my mind, to you know where you can sleep cheaply? Any motels, or youthhostes?

 

 

Easyhotel Earls Court, cheap and clean!

A tour through the Royal Albert Hall should give you some inspiration for writing songs. If you are lucky, there could be a rehearsal.

I love curry, but if you eat lots of it then you may have too many bowl movements. I was advised to to keep my curry levels low if I go to London.