Month: May 2013

The good weather continues so we make the most of it on Sunday. first off we visited the Churchill museum and War rooms. Another well presented story filled with personal accounts and rooms as they were left at the end of the war. The Churchill Museum was overwhelming with the amount of information available. A large touch table let you see what Churchill did nearly every day of his life!

From here we walked up to Buckingham House to see the changing of the Guard. Lots of tourists but still worth seeing.

Up the road then to the Royal Mews where the royal coaches are kept. The roads had barricades up ready for the opening of parliament where several of these coaches will be used.

We took in the view from the top of the Wellington Monument then on to the Royal Horse Guards Museum.

We finished day at the Jewel House near the Houses of Parliament. A new PB of 6 attractions!

We had left St Paul’s Cathedral until our last day in London and it didn’t disappoint. Highlight was going up to the Whispering Gallery under the dome and then the stone gallery. The mosaic ceilings and crypt history were also memorable.

We walked over the Millennium Bridge to our next attraction – HMS Belfast. Another audio tour explained what it was like to serve on this ship.

Our last stop was the Science Museum – best free London attraction in our opinion. But then we are both scientists at heart……

We spent Tuesday accompanying Jane to Huddersfield where she attended a meeting and we visited 3 Tesco (like Coles) stores to sort out UK SIM cards. Dinner was at a very old pub in the Derbyshire village of Ashover.

Wednesday we were on the train to London and to our home for the next 6 days at Earls Court. There is a Tesco close by so Warren is happy and the underground station is just down the road.

We haven’t stopped since we arrived. The science museum Wednesday afternoon whet our appetite to spend more time there.

Thursday saw us visiting Westminster Abbey then a Thames river cruise to Greenwich to the National Maritime museum and the Royal Observatory. Great to see London from the river and the Captain’s commentary was very informative and entertaining.

Yesterday we visited Kensington Palace, Tower of London and the Tower Bridge. The stories of these attractions told via audio guides or booklets are much more than the dry facts and help to bring the places and characters alive.

Today we decided to have a castle and church free day so we visited London Zoo and had an informative guided tour of Lords Cricket Ground. There was a game on so we couldn’t go to the members pavilion but seeing a match in progress offset this.

We purchased a London Pass before we left home which covers admission to most attractions and with the English Heritage membership we have plenty to see and do.

The weather has been great – clear blue skies most days with just the odd shower. Cold if the sun disappears or if the wind is up.