We recently visited London in October 2012. We
independently planned it and did the following things.
Below are 5 basic suggestions that I would recommend doing to help plan out your London trip
1. Select the timeframe of when you will go. October
was cold but tolerable, definitely bring clothes to layer and an umbrella or a
raincoat and some rain boots.
2. Select a hotel in the town that is most suited for your
taste, we stayed in Kensington and we would highly recommend the area, very
nice neighborhood with easy access to the Piccadilly line.
3. Research the area you selected to stay at, restaurants,
grocery stores, breakfast, buses, tubes, it will make your experience better
and will help you save, knowing the information ahead of time.
4. Buying a London pass with a Travel card (only once you
have selected your exact time as the travel card have exact dates on
them, meanwhile the London Pass will be activated the day you use it and will
be counted as one day even if you activate it at 5pm. The London Pass is not
valid from a set time to a set time, its the day of use is counted as one day.
5. Have a daily budget, we did 100 euros a day for 2
people but we also did not have breakfast included with our room (50
euros per person for Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks and Dinner) which
equates to 150 dollars a day, you can do easily half of
that, see my upcoming blog about how to save on food.
TIP: Use your travel card at the Airport to travel to your
hotel, do not take the Express train as the travel card does not cover it but
you will save yourself 20-25 Euros each way. See the chart below.
Ticket
|
Where can the
ticket be purchased?
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Ticket Type
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Adult (£)
|
Child (£)
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Express Saver
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Online/Ticket Machines/Ticket Offices
|
Single
|
20.00
|
10.00
|
Return
|
34.00
|
17.00
|
||
Express Standard*
|
On-board only
|
Single
|
25.00
|
12.50
|
Return
|
39.00
|
19.50
|
London Travel card
Map of Tubes in London
Where we stayed:
Crowne Plaza
Pros: Nice location
Cons: No breakfast is included
Next to the Crowne Plaza is the Best Western, I believe
there is breakfast included which will save you about 6-20 Euros, depending on
where you go.
London Pass
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