Day 1 (6th Sept 2018)
Firstly let's tell you that we landed at Stansted and so we took the Airport Bus Express and got off at Stratford. From here we got on the DLR (platform 17) to Woolwich Arsenal and from here we walked to our Airbnb. Here we were greeted by the hosts and shown around what would be our home for the next 3 days :) Just a small note too, we took out our oyster cards in London as at the airport in Stansted they didn't do them ;) We took them at the Woolwich Arsenal Station at the machines and it was easy peasy ;)
This was then our itinerary on the 1st day:-
We took the underground to Westminister (district and Circle lines) and finished there too.
START at Westminster Underground Station. Come out of the station
at EXIT 4. You will be opposite the Palace of
Westminster looking at the largest four-faced clock tower in the world. Big
Ben, is not the Clock Tower, but is the largest bell inside the tower that
strikes the hour.
Turn right on to BRIDGE STREET SW1 towards Parliament Square. Go straight across the busy road and turn right (before the red telephone box) intoPARLIAMENT STREET SW1.
Walk up the left-hand side of Parliament Street past Her Majesty's Treasury, the Foreign and Colonial Office and Cenotaph. You are now in WHITEHALL SW1. Continue up Whitehall past DOWNING STREET SW1 to Horse Guards.
Walk through the arch on the left to view Horse Guards Parade and the Old Admiralty Offices. Walk back through the arch and back onto Whitehall.
Turn right on to BRIDGE STREET SW1 towards Parliament Square. Go straight across the busy road and turn right (before the red telephone box) intoPARLIAMENT STREET SW1.
Walk up the left-hand side of Parliament Street past Her Majesty's Treasury, the Foreign and Colonial Office and Cenotaph. You are now in WHITEHALL SW1. Continue up Whitehall past DOWNING STREET SW1 to Horse Guards.
Walk through the arch on the left to view Horse Guards Parade and the Old Admiralty Offices. Walk back through the arch and back onto Whitehall.
Continue up Whitehall, past the entrance to THE MALL SW1 and Admiralty Arch
into Trafalgar Square. Nelson's Column is guarded by 4 bronze lions, the
fountains send jets of water 24m into the air.
Walk to the top of the TRAFALGAR SQUARE to The National and Portrait Galleries. Turn left and walk past the National Gallery then the National Portrait Gallery into PALL MALL EAST SW1. Continue straight on crossing HAYMARKETSW1 into PALL MALL SW1. Cross Pall Mall and turn left into WATERLOO PLACESW1.
Walk to the end of Waterloo Place, to the Duke of York Column. Cross CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE SW1 and walk down The Duke of York Steps. At the bottom turn right onto THE MALL SW1
Walk to the top of the TRAFALGAR SQUARE to The National and Portrait Galleries. Turn left and walk past the National Gallery then the National Portrait Gallery into PALL MALL EAST SW1. Continue straight on crossing HAYMARKETSW1 into PALL MALL SW1. Cross Pall Mall and turn left into WATERLOO PLACESW1.
Walk to the end of Waterloo Place, to the Duke of York Column. Cross CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE SW1 and walk down The Duke of York Steps. At the bottom turn right onto THE MALL SW1
Walk up THE
MALL SW1 and take the first
road on your right, MARLBOROUGH
ROAD SW1, to view St. James's
Palace. Turn round and walk back down Marlborough Road and then turn right back
onto The Mall.
Continue up The Mall past Clarence House, the official London residence of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, to Buckingham Palace.
Walk up to Buckingham Palace past the Queen Victoria Memorial. Walk to the left of the palace into BUCKINGHAM GATE SW1. Follow the road round past the Queens Gallery and shop in to THE ROYAL MEWS SW1. Re-trace your steps back along Buckingham Gate and cross the road into BIRDCAGE WALK SW1.
From Birdcage Walk take the 1st footpath on the left into St James's Park. Follow the Diana, Princess of Wales memorial footpath down the right-hand side of the lake, to the Blue Bridge.
Continue up The Mall past Clarence House, the official London residence of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, to Buckingham Palace.
Walk up to Buckingham Palace past the Queen Victoria Memorial. Walk to the left of the palace into BUCKINGHAM GATE SW1. Follow the road round past the Queens Gallery and shop in to THE ROYAL MEWS SW1. Re-trace your steps back along Buckingham Gate and cross the road into BIRDCAGE WALK SW1.
From Birdcage Walk take the 1st footpath on the left into St James's Park. Follow the Diana, Princess of Wales memorial footpath down the right-hand side of the lake, to the Blue Bridge.
Cross the Blue Bridge over the lake, turn right and continue down the
left-hand side of the lake. Continue straight on past the end of the lake and
out of the park into HORSE GUARDS ROAD SW1
Turn right down Horse Guards Road to CLIVE STEPS and the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms. Continue down Horse Guards Road, at the end go straight cross BIRDCAGE WALK SW1 into STOREY'S GATE SW1.
At the end, turn left into THE SANCTUARY SW1 and Westminster Abbey.
Turn right down Horse Guards Road to CLIVE STEPS and the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms. Continue down Horse Guards Road, at the end go straight cross BIRDCAGE WALK SW1 into STOREY'S GATE SW1.
At the end, turn left into THE SANCTUARY SW1 and Westminster Abbey.
Enjoy the pics and if you want to see them larger just click on them ;)
What a tiring day but how much fun it was...LOVE LONDON!
Day 2 (7th Sept. 2018)
Our itinerary for our second day was as follows:- Note that we always left home at aprox. 8:30 am so no lazy bones here :)
We took the underground to Monument (northern, district and circle lines).
Our Pool of London Wall STARTS at
Monument Underground Station. Come out of the station at the Cannon
Street EXIT and turn sharp left. Walk down
the west (right hand) side of KING WILLIAM STREET EC4 onto LONDON BRIDGE.
Continue over the right-hand side of LONDON BRIDGE to
Glaziers Hall. Take the narrow flight of steps behind Glaziers Hall down
onto MONTAGUE
CLOSE SE1 (Thames Path) and
turn right at the bottom. Follow Montague Close around to the left, walking
behind Southwark Cathedral.
Turn right onto WINCHESTER WALK SE1 then left through Jubilee Market into Borough Market. After walking around the markets exit left back onto Winchester Walk. At the end turn right into STONEY STREET SE1 then left into CLINK STREET SE1 for the Clink Prison Museum.
Re-trace your steps back along Clink Street into PICKFORD'S WHARF SE1. Passing the 12th century ruins of Winchester Palace walk up to the Golden Hinde.
Turn right onto WINCHESTER WALK SE1 then left through Jubilee Market into Borough Market. After walking around the markets exit left back onto Winchester Walk. At the end turn right into STONEY STREET SE1 then left into CLINK STREET SE1 for the Clink Prison Museum.
Re-trace your steps back along Clink Street into PICKFORD'S WHARF SE1. Passing the 12th century ruins of Winchester Palace walk up to the Golden Hinde.
Walk around the front of the Golden Hinde onto CATHEDRAL STREET SE1, and then turning sharp
left back into MONTAGUE
CLOSE SE1. Follow the road
under LONDON
BRIDGE to the London Bridge Experience.
From the London Bridge Experience continue under LONDON BRIDGE into TOOLEY STREET SE1. Turn left down the narrow passage way just before Saint Clave House, turning right at the end onto the Thames Path (The Queen’s Walk). Walk along the riverside path to Hay’s Galleria.
For the Britain at War and London Dungeon attractions walk through Hay's Galleria back onto Tooley Street, turn right and cross the road. Walk back through Hay's Galleria to re-join the walk.
Continue along the riverside path pass Hay’s Galleria to H.M.S. Belfast.
Continue along the riverside path from H.M.S. Belfast to City Hall.
Continue along the riverside path from City Hall to Tower Bridge.
From the London Bridge Experience continue under LONDON BRIDGE into TOOLEY STREET SE1. Turn left down the narrow passage way just before Saint Clave House, turning right at the end onto the Thames Path (The Queen’s Walk). Walk along the riverside path to Hay’s Galleria.
For the Britain at War and London Dungeon attractions walk through Hay's Galleria back onto Tooley Street, turn right and cross the road. Walk back through Hay's Galleria to re-join the walk.
Continue along the riverside path pass Hay’s Galleria to H.M.S. Belfast.
Continue along the riverside path from H.M.S. Belfast to City Hall.
Continue along the riverside path from City Hall to Tower Bridge.
Walk under Tower Bridge and along the narrow SHAD THAMES SE1 road to the Design
Museum.
From the Design Museum walk back to Tower Bridge along the riverside path, in front of Butler's Wharf restaurants and shops, to the passage way at the end that leads back through to SHAD THAMES SE1. Turn right and continue back to TOWER BRIDGE.
Walk up the west (left hand) flight of steps onto TOWER BRIDGE and walk across to the first flight of steps on the other side. Walk down the steps on to ST KATHERINE'S WAY E1. St Katharine's Way.
From the Design Museum walk back to Tower Bridge along the riverside path, in front of Butler's Wharf restaurants and shops, to the passage way at the end that leads back through to SHAD THAMES SE1. Turn right and continue back to TOWER BRIDGE.
Walk up the west (left hand) flight of steps onto TOWER BRIDGE and walk across to the first flight of steps on the other side. Walk down the steps on to ST KATHERINE'S WAY E1. St Katharine's Way.
After walking round St Katherine's dock take the footpath leading to the
front of the Tower Thistle Hotel and continue back to TOWER BRIDGE. Walk under
Tower Bridge along the cobbled road to the Tower of London and Traitors Gate.
Continue along the river front path past, Three Quays, Sugar Quays, Customs
House and Old Billingsgate Market to LONDON BRIDGE.
Walk under the first part of LONDON BRIDGE, turn right and take the steps up onto LONDON BRIDGE. Turn right at the top of the steps on to KING WILLIAM STREET EC4. Continue a short distance and turn right into MONUMENT STREETEC4for the Monument column.
Walk under the first part of LONDON BRIDGE, turn right and take the steps up onto LONDON BRIDGE. Turn right at the top of the steps on to KING WILLIAM STREET EC4. Continue a short distance and turn right into MONUMENT STREETEC4for the Monument column.
Another great and tiring day...So in love with London!
Day 3 (8th Sept. 2018)
Our itinerary for this day was as follows:-
We took the underground to Picadilly and went on to see the following; Picadilly square, Regent's Street, Hamleys, Oxford Street, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Kensington Palace, Science Museum, Natural History Museum and sadly back home as the next day we'd be flying back home to Portugal :(
Day 4 (9th Sept. 2018)
At Victoria Station getting ready to catch the Airport Bus Express to Stansted Airport. Sadly we have to leave London but leaving with the certainty that we'll return soon :) Thank you London we loved you!
