Thursday
On the first day, we arrived in London at around half 1, unpacked at the hotel (Travelodge Kings Cross) and went straight into the heart of London. We ended up just walking up and down Regent Street first and having tea at an Italian restaurant. Never again. The massive poster outside said "£12.95 for 2 courses" which we didn't think was too bad. Then when we got inside we realised there was a 12.5% service charge on top of that! The restaurant's just by the Piccadilly Theatre which is currently showing Dirty Dancing on stage. The food wasn't too bad for me but my friend was not impressed. On the night, we had tickets to see Les Mis. The show was incredible but as you can see on the photo below, our view was very restricted and because quite a bit happened in the bottom left of the stage, we missed a chunk of the show! I'd recommend getting more central tickets specifically in that theatre!
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| 1. Adios Hull! 2. The Queen's Theatre in London :D 3. Our view for Les Mis! |
Friday
This was the main reason for taking the trip to London- the Harry Potter Studios. After a delayed train, we managed to get there from Watford Junction station via the shuttle bus (only £2 return!) and spent a few hours there. We were booked in for 10 and left around 2ish. I'd hoped we'd be there longer but I was actually a bit disappointed by the tour. I felt for the £29 entrance fee plus all the travel expenses, there could've been more. Yes, there were a lot of props and costumes but I felt something was missing. The highlight for me was right at the end when there is a makeshift Ollivander's wand shop and there are thousands of boxes on the wall and they are emblazoned with cast and crew members names. Anyone who has helped on a film has a box there. We spent about half an hour scowering these boxes for various names and found most of the cast!After a trip back to the hotel, we ended up shopping for a bit on Oxford Street and getting halfway up the left side up to Forever 21 and then gave up, went to Wetherspoons and went back to the hotel.
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| 1. En route to Watford Junction for the Harry Potter Studios! 2. My ticket |
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| 1. Sian Reed, Slytherin student. 2. Ellie and I waiting in the cinema room ready to enter the studios 3. & 4. Selfies in the Mirror of Erised. |
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| 1. I'm a bit of a loser. 2. Look out! 3. Everyone always says I look like Katie Bell! 4. They didn't have any jobs going unfortunately. |
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| 1. Hogwarts looks so pretty at Christmas 2. Ellie and I outside Hogwarts |
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| 1. I asked for potato wedges at McDonalds and got a few fries thrown in. Bonus! 2. The Lock In Your Love wall in Gap. #selfish #mememe |
Saturday
This was probably my favourite day. Having been to London a couple of times before, I'd never actually been to Camden. So off we went there; unfortunately, the tube wasn't running to Camden so we had to walk but it was worth it. I could've spent hours wandering through the market and we found the best bargain of our trip there too- a £4 mix and match Chinese takeaway. It was heavenly! After that, we hoped on a tube to Knightsbridge to go to Harrods. Then because the tube lines from there were either jammed or not working at all, we decided to walk our way back to Oxford Street via Hyde Park then continued shopping on Oxford Street and managed to finish the whole left side. After a tiring day, we couldn't wait to go to sleep!
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| 1. The amazing clutch bag I found in a boutique in Camden. #obsessed 2. The new rings I bought in Camden market. 3. Our freebies from the streets of London Praise you Jesus. 4. Harrods! |
Sunday
We managed to scour every shop we wanted to on the right side of Oxford Street in only a few hours so we ended up going back down Regent Street. By 4pm we were knackered so it was time for Nando's. Whilst we were in there, we were seated next to a mother and son from Hull. It was so strange to be away from home and here that delightful Hull accent. They were lovely and we ended up chatting to them for a couple of hours. After seeing an old friend in Kings Cross before our train, we boarded and very nearly fell asleep on the way home!
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| 1. Ellie and I before we set off for our last day in London Town. 2. Destination Christmas= Selfridges. 3. Obsessed with these Costa cups! 4. Sad to be going home :'( |
I think for a four day trip, we managed to get a lot of activities in; that's why we both took the Monday off work/uni! It wasn't the cheapest trip but it was definitely worth it!
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