20th wedding anniversary recomendations

Cloth_of_Gold

Giraffe76 said:

Cloth_of_Gold said:

Giraffe76 said:

Yes I would consider a few days in London and yes visiting galleries museums and going for a show would be nice. Nothing too expensive though. One thought I've had is surely trying to book london hotels this close to the potential visiting date will be difficult

Sorry to have been such a long time coming back to you. Here are some ideas of free or relatively inexpensive, things to do in/around London.

If you went to Richmond there are lots of nice places to eat/drink and the park, which is free, is very nice, although it's better if you have a car or bike as it's very large. If you went there, apart from the park itself there is Pembroke Lodge, a Georgian house once lived in by Bertrand Russell. It's an events venue now but the ground floor has a cafe with a terrace overlooking the Thames valley. It has a lovely and extensive garden that you you can walk around free of charge and, once again, admire the wonderful views to the Thames and the water meadow below. In one place in the grounds, which is marked, on a clear day you can see St Paul's cathedral, many miles away. https://www.pembroke-lodge.co.uk/

Also in Richmond Park is the Isabella Plantation, which has a path running by a stream, with fabulous azaleas and rhododendrons all along. It really is lovely now is the time to go, as they are out.  https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/richmond-park/isabella-plantation

Holland Park and Kensington Gardens are also lovely, and free and near to Holland Park is Leighton House, the former home and now museum, of the artist Lord Leighton. The house is small and only moderately interesting, but it has a very nice, and reasonably priced, cafe, which you can visit without seeing the rest of the house. In fine weather you can sit outside. https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/de-morgan-cafe-leighton-house The design museum is also a stone's throw away.  https://designmuseum.org/

A trip to Greenwich (you can go by river boat, which would be nice in decent weather) would be rewarding. There's lots to see and do including some things that are free (The Queen's House and the National Maritime Museum). https://www.rmg.co.uk/

Also in south London is the Horniman Museum and Gardens. This is well worth a visit and most of it is free. There is an aquarium and a butterfly house, for which there is a charge, but it is not extortionate and there is so much to see there you could make a day of it.

I can give you more suggestions but though I would leave at this for now, as you may have made other plans now.

There is alot of Information there. Many thanks for it all

You're welcome. I hope that you have a good time whatever you choose to do and if I an be of any more help, let me know.

Giraffe76

Cloth_of_Gold said:

Giraffe76 said:

Yes I would consider a few days in London and yes visiting galleries museums and going for a show would be nice. Nothing too expensive though. One thought I've had is surely trying to book london hotels this close to the potential visiting date will be difficult

Sorry to have been such a long time coming back to you. Here are some ideas of free or relatively inexpensive, things to do in/around London.

If you went to Richmond there are lots of nice places to eat/drink and the park, which is free, is very nice, although it's better if you have a car or bike as it's very large. If you went there, apart from the park itself there is Pembroke Lodge, a Georgian house once lived in by Bertrand Russell. It's an events venue now but the ground floor has a cafe with a terrace overlooking the Thames valley. It has a lovely and extensive garden that you you can walk around free of charge and, once again, admire the wonderful views to the Thames and the water meadow below. In one place in the grounds, which is marked, on a clear day you can see St Paul's cathedral, many miles away. https://www.pembroke-lodge.co.uk/

Also in Richmond Park is the Isabella Plantation, which has a path running by a stream, with fabulous azaleas and rhododendrons all along. It really is lovely now is the time to go, as they are out.  https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/richmond-park/isabella-plantation

Holland Park and Kensington Gardens are also lovely, and free and near to Holland Park is Leighton House, the former home and now museum, of the artist Lord Leighton. The house is small and only moderately interesting, but it has a very nice, and reasonably priced, cafe, which you can visit without seeing the rest of the house. In fine weather you can sit outside. https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/de-morgan-cafe-leighton-house The design museum is also a stone's throw away.  https://designmuseum.org/

A trip to Greenwich (you can go by river boat, which would be nice in decent weather) would be rewarding. There's lots to see and do including some things that are free (The Queen's House and the National Maritime Museum). https://www.rmg.co.uk/

Also in south London is the Horniman Museum and Gardens. This is well worth a visit and most of it is free. There is an aquarium and a butterfly house, for which there is a charge, but it is not extortionate and there is so much to see there you could make a day of it.

I can give you more suggestions but though I would leave at this for now, as you may have made other plans now.

Thanks for all of that information. id be happy to read anything else that you feel would be worth mentioning including anything that might cost to do. Any further help would be most appreciated and im open to any further suggestions