Any London Attraction Freebies please

Holes_in_my_pocket

Hi

I am taking my kids to a holiday in folkeston in August and they want to go to London . Train fare is so expensive will be driving in i have a motabilty car so no congestion charge ,

But does anyone know of any freebies as everything is So expensive looking at bus tours cruises and london eye.


Thanks


Paul

System

http://www.londonisfree.com/ Enjoy!

Edit: Also IMO the tour bus is not worth the price you pay - the info you are given can be found in any cheap travel guide or online - just get a tfl travelcard and you can ride as many double deckers as you want There are some bus routes which basically follow the same route as the tour buses too.

Also if kids are young Hamleys toy store is really great there are always magicians, entertainers and free balloons Also they can try out some of the toys and computer games - always used to love going there when I was a kid. :P

Holes_in_my_pocket

thank you for reply will take a look

Dawnhoney_2

THIS IS BRILL MANY THANKS IT WILL BE VERY HAND WHEN I GO AND STAY WITH MY DAUGHTER sorry about caps lock xx

Holes_in_my_pocket

i have found this now http://www.londonforfree.net/outdoors/bustour/bustour.shtml

veggieburger

The Science Museum and Natural History Museum are free (except for certain exhibition areas.) Really worth a visit!

Savethekipper

I am off to London in October and have been sniffing out freebies. Check out enjoyengland.com they have a number of offers on there for BOGOFS on various attractions in London including a river cruise.

Tesco's were giving away vouchers for BOGOFS to various attractions as well, some of which were in London.

Plus don't forget to check out the restaurant deals on this site to make eating out cheaper as well.

liz545

If you get an Oyster card (you can buy them online before you arrive, or at the tube station), you can save yourself a fortune compared to doing an organised bus tour. This site shows some of the good routes for sightseeing - the heritage routes 9 and 15 are really good choices as these are refurbished Routemaster double deckers, and they take in a lot of sights. Don't forget that a lot of London galleries are free, including Tate Britain & Tate Modern, the National Gallery. Check out Time Out for listings for cheap/free things that are going on and also great value places to eat - a little research will save you getting stung by an overpriced tourist trap!

mrsdinozzo

You got me thinking when I saw this post and had a little peek around the
net...came up with this...looks like there's some excellent suggestions for freebies...might be worth checking out before you hit the Capital...but whatever you do, have fun and enjoy the time out...;)

http://golondon.about.com/od/londonwithchildren/tp/LondonwithKidsTop10.htm

Holes_in_my_pocket

appreciate all replies and suggestions

Thanks Paul

davester

Hamley's is great, The staff seem to play with the toys all day. I went 2 years ago when the remote controlled flying saucers was relatively new. Staff just played with it on the middle floor flying it up to the next level where the cafe is. and I'm sure he's getting above minimum wage the Jammy Swine