6 hours to pass near london victoria bus station - what to do??

knithappens

I just booked a cheap £1 each way ticket with megabus.com to and form London Victoria from Manchester Piccadilly, so in total cost m,e £4.50 with booking fee, for 2 of us. over half term holiday, just for the day, i thought it would be nice to take my daughter. I have never actually visited London, passed through so don't know what is in walking distance, bus travel distance of their, that we could do, museums, etc.

Any info would be great

Sharon

lynzpower

if you dont mind splashing a bit of cash, you can pick up open top bus rides from rthe side of victoria station ( just ask someone, you cant miss the red booths) theres a few companies and you can barter them down as well. I bartered adults form 18 to 11 per person. they are well worth doing, and you can jump on and off at any time to see whatever you want and they take in all the sites and sights.

Otherwise if hat doesnt appeal, you are close to hyde park ( it really is a park, I wouldnt bother for the short time you are there, unless you particularly want to see the diana memorial)

If you come out onto victoria st from the station and hang a right, walk straight down, theres a turn off for Buck House ( Ive not been in yet, think that was 15 pp, not sure on kids prices) but you can walk down victoria st where youll come to westminster abbey, and then the houses of parliament & big ben. Carry on over the bridge, and youll see waterloo south bank. the london aquarium is there ( sadly listed in the rip off attractions in this weeks time out) also the london eye which I really enjoyed ( hunt around for bogofs, they are around)

Otherwise a quick jump on the tube you an be in oxford circus ( shopping?) nad not far from Chinatown and Soho if they appeal.

let me know if you need more
Lynz
x

lynzpower

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knithappens

wow, thank you so much for the info.

LondonDiva

Lynz has said most of it for me.

You can get a travel card and get a bus from Vitoria, past Big Ben & over Westminster Bridge to Waterloo.

You could stop off, go down Pall Mall & Horse guards and go to Trafalagr Sq. You could also nip along Millbank and visit the Tate (the original & best ) as well.

Turners are brilliant to keep me happy when the weather's rubbish.

sara1980

have never heard of this company before.

would really love to go to London, may book for in a couple of months, maybe even an overnight stay if i can find a cheap hotel that is near enough & will accommodate all 5 of us!!

Thanks op

lynzpower

sara- keep an eye out for the hoxton hotel deal, rooms from 1 pound per night

flybynight

ok, go out the front of the station ( megabius drop u the tarin statiun side, not the antional express side . directly in front of you you will see a load of buses.... go to ( i think it is stand K) the bus stop and get on a number 11 bus heading for liverpool street it will prob say ( just not fulham broadway) buy a 1 day travel card ( tell em u only need a bus one not a train and bus one and its cheaper ( you can buy them in the newsagents just by the bus stop.
the number 11 takes you down past westminster cathedral on your right...... then new scotland yard ( left) ........ then westminster abbey ( right) then round parliament square and along past horse guards ( if you are there in time it is easier to see changing the guards at horseguards than it si t the main one. you go up past admiralty arch and onto trafalgar square..... ( good idea to get off there and bimble up to leicester square ( you just walk up past the gallery))...... or stay on the number 11 and go up towards st pauls on your left.
if you want to go to the tower, swap onto number 15 towards tower gateway (they both stop at st pauls) abd you will go down past the monument and then obviosluy the tower of london. get off the bus and turnaround and go back on the number 15 to trafalgar square, stay on this bus and it will then take you up past the national gallery and past eros and picadily circus, it then goes up to oxford circus ( where you can get off and walk down oxford street) and round to marble arch. get off the number 15 at marble arch and jump on number 73, this will take you donw to hyde park corner ( where if you have time you can always get off and eihter walk down or get a number 14 to harrods) or stay on yhe 73 past the back wall to the queens house to take you the rest of the loop back to victoria bus station.

as bought to you by FLYBY tours.

flybynight

oh yeah should you have time, the number 14 to harrods from hyde park corner also takes you down to the science and natural history museum etc, which are all free.

you cant tell where i used to work can you

SallyD

Flybynight has your day planned - what a sightseeing tour - all for the price of a day bus ticket. Check out the Transport for London website for the price of a one day bus pass, someone correct me if I am wrong in thinking school kids travel free on our London buses? Have a great day.

lynzpower

SallyD wrote: »

Flybynight has your day planned - what a sightseeing tour - all for the price of a day bus ticket. Check out the Transport for London website for the price of a one day bus pass, someone correct me if I am wrong in thinking school kids travel free on our London buses? Have a great day.

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