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bif

(24,376 posts) Sun Apr 16, 2023, 07:45 PM Apr 2023

Looking for interesting/offbeat things to do in London [View all]

We'll be in London next month for a week. We've been to the city numerous times and have done all the major tourist things. The last couple times we were there we did some different things like the Postal Museum, The Imperial War Museum, and the orphanage that Handel was a patron of (can't remember the name) and the museum of advertising.

So if you have any ideas of unusual sites, I welcome your suggestions. We're also going to be in Edinburgh, Lincoln, and York. So if you have any suggestions for those city!

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Looking for interesting/offbeat things to do in London [View all] bif Apr 2023 OP

London Walks tours... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2023 #1

I've done Jack-the-Ripper tours with a couple of different London Walks guides. Each was different 3Hotdogs Apr 2023 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author 3Hotdogs Apr 2023 #10

Don't recall the name of the place, but we did 'rubbings' of ancient stone carvings. Also, we sinkingfeeling Apr 2023 #2

Take a picture of yourself standing in a red phone booth in London. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #3

I had fun at the Torture Museum in Edinburgh. TreasonousBastard Apr 2023 #4

We toured Churchill's underground command post CanonRay Apr 2023 #5

Try Churchill's War Room in Whitehall. farmbo Apr 2023 #6

Oldest continuous pub in England. I asked a cabbie for a recommendation of a traditional pub. MLAA Apr 2023 #7

In terms of boozy suggestions T_i_B Apr 2023 #12

I'll keep this list handy, thanks. MLAA Apr 2023 #14

I quit drinking bif Apr 2023 #15

Non alcoholic is a thing and increasingly popular T_i_B Apr 2023 #16

A friend of mine bought some of the NA gin bif Apr 2023 #17

We did the Churchill War rooms. bif Apr 2023 #8

if you want more Ediiburgh suggestions, i can ask my Scotland friend Tetrachloride Apr 2023 #11

Thanks for the suggestions all! bif Apr 2023 #13