The Choo Tour of
London Recommends:
- Walking along southbank – from Las Iguanas
by Waterloo/Embankment towards the Tower of London
- Crossing the Tower of London and going
further east and stopping by St Katharine’s Docks
- Embankment area
- Stopping by the Embankment Gardens
- Popping into the oldest wine bar in
London: Gordons on Villiers Street
- Maida Vale/Paddington – taking a walk
around Little Venice and stop for a drink at The Prince Albert on Formosa Street
- Primrose Hill – Chalk Farm nearest tube –
taking a walk up and around the hill, a good vantage point to see London,
then can walk through Regents Park as you head south
- Catching a Thames Clipper river taxi
anywhere along the Thames
- Get some row action – can pay £5/hour to
row from Richmond Boat Hire which are based by Old Richmond Bridge in
Richmond at end of the District Line
- Greenwich – head toward the heart of the
Meridian Line –
- walk into the park. also get good vantage
point of London
- Also walk underneath the Thames from the South entrance to the Greenwich Foot Tunnel
- Get some retail action at Westfield by
Shepherds Bush tube
- Walk around Portobello Road (on a Saturday: catch the market) around from Notting Hill Gate and optionally head north east and explore Westbourne Grove
- Cruise Kensington Gardens from High Street
Kensington – pop by Whole Foods for food; or the My Old Dutch on
Kensington Church Street
- St James Park – beautiful – stop by the
bridge and take in the view
- Brick Lane (Aldgate East nearest tube) –
or stroll from Liverpool Street Station
- get some food from one of the many curry
places,
- or if feeling ultra vegetarian and in
need of some amazing flavours, head to the ‘bustaurant’ Rootmaster by
Truman Brewery
- and then catch some afternoon time in Cafe1001 where they have poetry on the walls and is a nice place to cotch
- Columbia Road Flower Market on a Sunday
- Spitalfield Market (also on a Sunday)
- New Bond Street: just do it and pop into the many commercial art galleries
