Off To London.. Deals Needed!!

kelvinguest

Hi Guys,

Me and the Missus are off to London in a few weeks. I was wondering if anyone knew of any sites with special deals for days out / theatres etc.. we're staying at the ibis by wembley (as it was cheap and not far from tube) so anything for around that area too? i.e restaurant discount vouchers..

All suggestions would be gratefully received!!

Thanks in Advance xx

p00hsticks

There's the usual 2-4-1 offers on a lot of London attractions if you are travelling by train....

http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/attraction-types/2for1london.aspx

shorelines

There's not too many chain restaurants in Wembley (and it's bit of a dive unfortunately!) There's a Nando's on the high road as well as Pizza Hut. Can't remember what else there is apart from McDonalds.

There are some really nice curry houses (Sakoni's - vegetarian), Maru's bhaji house (like a little cafe in size) and lots of other curry places.

kelvinguest

Cheers for that.. i'll have a wee look and see what I can find. I know wembley aint the best but the hotel was only 54 each for the weekend with breakfast so that made up for it with me

susancs

kelvinguest wrote: »

Cheers for that.. i'll have a wee look and see what I can find. I know wembley aint the best but the hotel was only 54 each for the weekend with breakfast so that made up for it with me

Wembley is not a good area, but does have good transport links-so you can just pop back to sleep at night. The train station from near the hotel only takes 10 minutes to get to Marylebone, where you can pick up the tube links. You are also a 10 minute walk from the Jubillee/Metropolitan tube station of Wembley Park or the 18 bus is about a 10 minute walk. There is also the bakerloo tube or mainline train service to Euston from Wembley central but this is a good 20 mins or so away. Just check in case there are major events on at the stadium as the area gets very crowded even with the crowd control police out in force -you could go out early morning to avoid heaving transport and check times to return well after the event has finished. It can also get busy is there is a bigger event at the Wembley Arena so avoid local food places before and after events. www.tfl.gov.uk and click on maps or journey planner and plan trips in advance.

susancs

www.lastminute.com have £5 tickets for The Million Dollar Quartet (Musical based on when Elvis, jerry Lee lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins met up) at The Noel Coward Theatre London for most dates in feb including currently Sat 3pm and 8pm performances. They are restricted view but if you look on theatre monkey you will see they aren't too bad in that theatre. There is no booking fee but a £1.75 transaction fee-not a bad price of £11.75 in total for 2 seats to see a west end show. Think the sale finishes in a couple of days.
http://www.lastminute.com/site/entertainment/theatre/event-product.html?eventID=867033681-1&intcmp=theatre_hp_concertina6_milliondollquart_5nobf

NeverAgain_2

You are reasonably handy for a ride on the North London Line.

It's unusual because it trundles mostly overground through west London - plenty to see out of the window.

It will take you to Kew or Richmond.

Might not be the best time of year for the gardens, although the various hot houses will still be hot.

Kew itself is a charming, villagey sort of place, ideal for lunch.

Or head into Richmond, which is much bigger and more of a shopping experience, but there are a couple of decent pubs overlooking the green.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_London_Line

Ilona

I would recomend staying at Central Youth Hostel, not far from kings Cross. You can walk everywhere from there, I had six nights for £99, off peak, special offer. I did self catering but you can get meals.

If you turn up at a theatre half an hour before the show starts you can get cheap tickets. I got a £64 ticket for Billiy Elliot for £27.50. I wouldn't recomend paying for the tour buses though, you spend all your time sitting in a traffic jam.
Ilona

kelvinguest

Thanks peeps, seems the missus wants to do the usualy touristy things like madame tussauds and london eye. trouble is to get 2 4 1 tickets for them you have to go by train and as we're planning on oysters this is no good as you dont get them with oyster cards. we're driving to wembley.

thanks for your help on here. very much appreciated

NeverAgain_2

...things like madame tussauds...

There's mention on another thread that Tussauds is not what it's cracked up to me.

I agree, very disappointed with my visit.

No reason not to go, but if you have to drop a destination or two because of time or money, that could be one of them.

Owain_Moneysaver

kelvinguest wrote: »

Thanks peeps, seems the missus wants to do the usualy touristy things like madame tussauds and london eye. trouble is to get 2 4 1 tickets for them you have to go by train and as we're planning on oysters this is no good as you dont get them with oyster cards. we're driving to wembley.

If you get paper travelcards from Wembley Stadium Railway Station they will be valid for 2-for-1 as the station is managed by Chiltern Railways which is a train company participating in the scheme.

Wembley Central travelcards would not be valid as that's managed by London Overground.

You can buy them in advance from any National Rail station if that's more convenient. Just check the clerk forward-dates them.