London recommendations

[Vamp]

Everybody talks in cockney rhyming slang. 

If you see a chimney sweep make sure you tip your hat. 

[Tommy!]

1 hour ago, Vamp said:

Everybody talks in cockney rhyming slang. 

If you see a chimney sweep make sure you tip your hat. 

My last trip to London was 2008 and on exiting the station the first Londoner I encountered was a cockney crabby saying "give 'em a boy and they make 'em a man" which cemented my view of cockneys as right knobs.

[Frankie Crisp]

Here you go. I love and hate London in equal measure but this Instagram account has helped me over the years in discovering some amazing ale houses.

https://instagram.com/beautifulboozers?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

“There’s no such thing as a bad pint - some are just better than others - but they all taste better inside a proper boozer”

Edited July 21, 2023 by Frankie Crisp

[SuperBacon]

5 minutes ago, Frankie Crisp said:

“There’s no such thing as a bad pint - some are just better than others - but they all taste better inside a proper boozer”

Edited 3 minutes ago by Frankie Crisp

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[Tommy!]

I've had my train cancelled so I'm on a bus there instead, however I've gone boring and stuck to the GBG listing for my guide on day 1;

 

Antelope, Eaton Terrace 

 

Fox & Hounds, Passmore Street

 

Star Tavern, Belgrave Mews

 

Bear, Spring Street

 

Mad Bishop, Paddington station

 

Victoria, Strathearn Place.

 

I'm still working on day 2 but that'll be heading east from the bus stop - hotel - Albert Hall loop and taking in your pub recommendations.

[Dead Mike]

Got some resale tickets for the NFL at Tottenham this Sunday. Train gets into Euston about 11am & I ideally want to be at the stadium for 1.30pm. Any recommendations for food & drink spots in between the two would be welcome (pub food is fine, don't realy wanna be eating kebabs midday on a Sunday). Ta x

Edited October 5, 2023 by Dead Mike

[SuperBacon]

There is a really nice pub in Tottenham on the High Road called Bluecoats https://thebluecoatspub.com/  and that way you're near the stadium.

If you're coming from Seven Sisters and decide to go there, walk and that way you can stop off at The High Cross, which is a tiny pub that used go be public toilets.

But then the whole of London is a toilet eh? Waaaaaheeeeeeeey.

[Chris B]

42 minutes ago, Dead Mike said:

Got some resale tickets for the NFL at Tottenham this Sunday. Train gets into Euston about 11am & I ideally want to be at the stadium for 1.30pm. Any recommendations for food & drink spots in between the two would be welcome (pub food is fine, don't realy wanna be eating kebabs midday on a Sunday). Ta x

Assuming you're changing at Seven Sisters, there's a very good pizza + bar place just up the road from there called True Craft. A bit further up is a small place called Cafe Lemon that does really nice food, and all day breakfasts and so on. Both about 5-10 minutes walk away from Seven Sisters station. 

Edited October 5, 2023 by Chris B

[Dead Mike]

52 minutes ago, Chris B said:

Assuming you're changing at Seven Sisters, there's a very good pizza + bar place just up the road from there called True Craft. A bit further up is a small place called Cafe Lemon that does really nice food, and all day breakfasts and so on. Both about 5-10 minutes walk away from Seven Sisters station. 

This sounds perfect. Nice one 

[Dead Mike]

Massive shout to @Chris Bfor the True Craft recommendation. Was exactly what we wanted & far enough off the beaten track to not be completely packed pre-game 

[SuperBacon]

OK, but it's not a converted public toilet is it? 

[Chris B]

10 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

OK, but it's not a converted public toilet is it? 

There's one of those near Regent Street called The Convenience, and it's actually quite well done.

[Carbomb]

There's also Public Life in Shoreditch, and I've seen one in Kentish Town when passing on the bus - couldn't see the name. They've become very popular.

[Rockbus2]

The ultimate converted public toilet is surely still the Tunbridge Wells Forum music venue, no?

[Keith Houchen]

The Temple in Manchester is a converted public toilet. Ironically the bogs in there are atrocious. Last time I was in there the gender neutral one didn’t even have a lock on it.