london on a budget

karren

hi, i managed to buy tickets for lion king for me and my daughter cheap from a colleuge, shes 8 and after paying for the hotel and train fare we havent a huge amount to have fun, what canwe do in london on a budget?
we went to the science museum and natural history museum in sept last year when we went for my sons birthday, kids theatre week and a bargain on the travel lodge.
but this time its just me and the dd who is 8, so all ideas welcome xxx

Trebor16

How about the British Museum? I think that is still free admission. Also, for the price of a tube ticket out to Colindale on the Northern Line you could take in the RAF Museum which is also free admission. Another one that is free is the Imperial War Museum.

Edit. I just checked and the British Museum is still free.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/

As is the RAF Museum

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/

And finally the IWM

http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london

Ithilien

Victoria & Albert Museum is also free. There's a room with jewellery - an 8 year old girl might find all that bling quite interesting. (delete the spaces in the links - as a new user I'm not allowed to post with links) www. vam .ac.uk

In Bethnal Green there's the Museum of Childhood - also free entry with an overview of toys & childhood throughout the centuries. (mainly 18/19/20th century). Quite interactive for kids. www. vam. ac.uk/moc/

Go feed the squirrels in Hyde Park/Kensington gardens. Take some nuts and they'll come and get it right out of your hand.

Here's a list of free attractions: www. visitlondon.com/tag/free-attractions

Foodwise I'd say go to Wetherspoons. Cheap, chearful and quite tasty.

Edit: I agree that the British Museum is a good choice. Lots and lots to see - choose a few rooms; don't try to do the whole thing in one go.

richard734

Under 10's travel free on the tube and buses. I went last year with my dd for a day. We did the tour round London, did Buckingham Palace, Parliment Square, the Grenwich Observatory (free, the Maritime Museum is not). Hamleys, Harrods, and generally wandered about

She was in charge of the tube map, and we just pinged from place to place as the mood took us.

davetrousers

Post removed due to lack of gratitude from OP.

Notice how she hasn't thanked anyone.

Ithilien

richard734 wrote: »

Hamleys

Yes! An absolute must with an 8 year old! I can still remember when my parents took me there, aged 5. The mountains of teddybears... :happyhear

DaveF327

Tickets to TV and radio shows are free. :money: Beware that there are often age restrictions, so it's best to choose children's programmes for your daughter to attend.

The BBC do tours which aren't too expensive. Here's an example that's suitable for children: http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/tours/tours_cbbc.shtml

karren

We get there at one, so picnic on the train on way, then off round convent garden for a wander
lion king is at 7.30pm (had both tickets for £80 instead of the £135 that was originally paid

Train was £48
Hotel was £39

We changed fuel company after link on here so had £195 back!!!!

then another cheque today for £65!!!!

12 bottles of wine for switching with uswitch.com
and £100 in love to shop vouchers to come in time


back to the london trip now
hamleys DEFINATELY
harrods MOST def

hyde park if dry to walk around and have a picninc

BusinessStudent

Hi Karren,

I recomend you join the FREE walking tour of London. The tour runs twice daily at at 11am and 1pm - see http://www.newlondon-tours.com/ for more details.

oldtoolie

The Tate Modern is in a spectacular building with a huge range of modern art in all shapes and sizes. Huge Pop Art paintings, sculptures you can walk through ... It's on the Thames so you can stroll along the river and walk cross it on the Millennium Bridge.

richard734

Karen,
Can you let us know how you got on and what you ended up doing? May well be going back in teh next couple of weeks and always looking for new ideas.