OT: If I go to London....

Posted by Batik Freak on July 10, 2006, 7:25 pm

Ok it's prolly a pipe dream, but IF I were to go to London this fall, are
any of you there?

I just read that most flights from USA go into Heathrow, and that it's 30
miles from London. Is there a bus or subway from there into town? If so,
how much does that cost and how long does it take?

How far from Bath to London?

Thanks
L

--
L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC
"What disease did cured ham actually have?"

Posted by Betsy Ross on July 10, 2006, 11:09 pm

There is a Tube station at the airport. It is about 30 minutes to central
London, to the best of my memory. We bought a one week, six-zone pass at
Heathrow and travelled all over London, even taking the train to Grenwich
(sp?).

Train travel is very accessible and reasonably priced. If you want to go
outside London, such as to Bath, you want a "cheap day return ticket." This
is a train ticket purchased for use after the morning rush hour traffic.
Best to ask the locals to explain it. I tried to purchase train tickets
from London to Newcastle over the internet. The cheap day return ticket was
about one-quarter the price.

England is great but expensive, especially London hotels. We stayed in a
backpapers' special. We got up at 6:00 am and didn't fall into bed until
midnight so we never noticed the lumps in the bed!

Posted by Megwen Woodham on July 11, 2006, 2:47 am

Hi,

Bath is about 100 miles from London, it takes about 1 1/2 hours on the
train. Unfortunately it's an expensive route as a lot of people commute to
London from this area and so the fares are high :-(

Let me know if you are visiting!

Megwen

Bath, England
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Posted by Bronnie on July 11, 2006, 3:45 am

Megwen Woodham wrote:
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Hi there Megwen! Long time no talk. Still working hard at the uni?
Doing some quilting?
All's fine here. Finally getting back to some stitching myself after a
summer hiatus.
We are off on adventures again this week, this time to Madagascar. Lots
of interesting fauna (leaping lemurs and such) and flora.
Cheers
Bronwyn

Posted by Patti on July 11, 2006, 3:38 am

Quite a few US flights come to Gatwick - it depends what airport in the
US you would be leaving from, and what airline you would be using. (I
travelled from Manchester, for example, when I went over in 2004). So,
you need to check that out first. Gatwick is further out than Heathrow,
but still no problem getting into the city. When you fly over London on
the approach, you will see why the airports have to be so far out.
Yes, transport is fine.
Bath is, in our terms, a long way from London - over a hundred miles! -
but the links are good, and Bath is a very beautiful place. If you plan
to go there, try to read some books about it first, especially if your
time is limited, so that you know exactly where you want to go, and what
you want to see.

(Just a tiny note - not to be at all rude, but helpful - over here a
subway is just an underground road crossing; the underground rail
network is called the 'Underground' or 'Tube' - because of the shape of
the tunnels!) I only say that in case you are asking directions).

I'm afraid I live across the other side of the country.
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Best Regards
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