Some Activity Ideas

Like walking?  Like history?  Like learning about a new neighbourhood?  Like eating good food?  

Consider then a London Walk.  These guys have Jack the Ripper walks, ghost walks, tea and coffee walks, Harry Potter walks...you name it.  They are £6 per walk.  Generally, the drill is -- you meet the guide at a designated location (usually outside a specific tube station), head out on the walk, afterwards you are deposited at the same or another tube station.  Jason and I went on the ghost walk on Halloween a few years ago and really enjoyed it.  It was easy to meet the guide, (not a problem at all!), he was informative, funny and clearly knowledgeable about London.  The groups are small enough, even on the ghost walk on Halloween, that you can always see and hear the guide. 

 

There are tons of walking companies in London -- this one happens to be one of the most popular and the one we used.  If you are interested in a walk, but don't see on their website, you can always contact me and I can help you find a company with the walk you are interested in! 

www.walks.com

What about some World War II history, you ask?

A great many of our friends have recommended the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms.  We have yet to head over there, but that's our own fault, and I have been assured we are missing out on a great experience.

 "Shortly after becoming Prime Minister in May 1940, Winston Churchill visited the Cabinet War Rooms to see for himself what preparations had been made to allow him and his War Cabinet to continue working throughout the expected air raids on London. It was there, in the underground Cabinet Room, he announced 'This is the room from which I will direct the war'."

"The Churchill Museum, the world’s first major museum dedicated to life of Winston Churchill, is a permanent exhibition housed within the unique setting of the historic Cabinet War Rooms. Entry tickets will admit visitors to both the Cabinet War Rooms and the Churchill Museum."

www.cwr.iwm.org.uk

Like Shakespeare?

Consider then Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.  Built to scale, exactly as it was in Shakespeare's time -- it is open for viewing or for shows.

(As a side note, its in a great location in the Southbank.  Near Tate Modern, Borough Market, the Embankment Walk, and some great pubs -- you could make a great day visiting this neighbourhood of London alone!)

www.shakepeares-globe.org

Still want more Open Air Theatre?  More Shakespeare?

The Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park has a summer play series.  There are plays throughout the day and night.  I briefly searched the days around our wedding and it looks like they are showing The Twelfth Night and Romeo and Juliet.  There are afternoon and evening performances.

The theatre is in Regent's Park which is so worth a visit!  The park is enchanting, and huge.  Inside the park is also London Zoo (http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo//).  

Nearby is also Madam Tussauds (http://www.madame-tussauds.co.uk/); the fictional house and museum of Sherlock Holmes (http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/home.htm).

The theatre's website is: www.openairtheatre.org