Comments on: How to: Enjoy London on $100 a Day http://matadornetwork.com/trips/how-to-enjoy-london-on-100-a-day/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gabriela http://matadornetwork.com/trips/how-to-enjoy-london-on-100-a-day/#comment-5177 Gabriela Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:16:05 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=74#comment-5177 London can definitely be done on a lesser budget than this - and with style too! I'd be careful riding around London on a bicycle if you're unfamiliar with the city. Quite a few of my friends who have lived in London for years have been injured by buses. On the theatre tip: If you know when you'll be in London and are under the age of 26, check out special discount tickets for under 26s offered by the Old Vic and The National Theatre. You have to sign up for the entry pass via the National Theatre's website, but once you do it's more than worth it as you can score £5 theatre tickets! Old Vic 'Under 26 India Mittal tickets' can be booked via phone through the Old Vic. Also, the Royal Court offers £10 theatre tickets every Monday. And, if the National Theatre sells front row day tickets for a mere £10 too. (They only do this for the Lyttleton and the Olivier, not shows at the Cottlesloe.) For fringe theatre, theatres like Theatre 503 and the Tricycle offer pay-what-you-can nights where, as the title suggests, you pay whatever you can for your theatre ticket. On the market tip: Columbia road flower market is well worth visiting on a Sunday, and there are delicious food options to consume whilst browsing the fauna wares (the oyster stand just off Columbia road is a particularly good deal). Also, Broadway market has a delectable array of food on a Saturday, and an old school jellied eel shop, serving old school British fare like said eels, pie, and mash, and all cheap as chips. If you're a french cheese lover hailing from America, go there to get your unpasteurized cheese fix on thanks to La Bouche cafe who have a shop open all week, as well as a stall at the market with more extensive fromage on offer. London can definitely be done on a lesser budget than this – and with style too!

I’d be careful riding around London on a bicycle if you’re unfamiliar with the city. Quite a few of my friends who have lived in London for years have been injured by buses.

On the theatre tip:
If you know when you’ll be in London and are under the age of 26, check out special discount tickets for under 26s offered by the Old Vic and The National Theatre. You have to sign up for the entry pass via the National Theatre’s website, but once you do it’s more than worth it as you can score £5 theatre tickets! Old Vic ‘Under 26 India Mittal tickets’ can be booked via phone through the Old Vic.

Also, the Royal Court offers £10 theatre tickets every Monday. And, if the National Theatre sells front row day tickets for a mere £10 too. (They only do this for the Lyttleton and the Olivier, not shows at the Cottlesloe.)

For fringe theatre, theatres like Theatre 503 and the Tricycle offer pay-what-you-can nights where, as the title suggests, you pay whatever you can for your theatre ticket.

On the market tip: Columbia road flower market is well worth visiting on a Sunday, and there are delicious food options to consume whilst browsing the fauna wares (the oyster stand just off Columbia road is a particularly good deal). Also, Broadway market has a delectable array of food on a Saturday, and an old school jellied eel shop, serving old school British fare like said eels, pie, and mash, and all cheap as chips. If you’re a french cheese lover hailing from America, go there to get your unpasteurized cheese fix on thanks to La Bouche cafe who have a shop open all week, as well as a stall at the market with more extensive fromage on offer.

]]> By: Benj http://matadornetwork.com/trips/how-to-enjoy-london-on-100-a-day/#comment-4908 Benj Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:58:33 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=74#comment-4908 If you can beg or borrow a bicycle for a couple of days, London is also a terrific city to explore on two wheels. It's a little dangerous [watch for buses and van drivers], but cycling the city is also cheap, quick and helluva lot of fun. It's also pretty flat around central London which means you can ride really really fast. If you can beg or borrow a bicycle for a couple of days, London is also a terrific city to explore on two wheels.
It’s a little dangerous [watch for buses and van drivers], but cycling the city is also cheap, quick and helluva lot of fun.
It’s also pretty flat around central London which means you can ride really really fast.

]]> By: megan http://matadornetwork.com/trips/how-to-enjoy-london-on-100-a-day/#comment-1352 megan Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:31:16 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=74#comment-1352 I second the Oyster card, it worked out very economical for us. The Tkts booth in Leicester Square was also great - we scored seats in the fourth row for Les Miserables for 20 pounds (original price 60 pounds). Also, one of the things I love to do in London is go on a London Walk - there's loads to choose from and the guides are very entertaining (though I found the famous Jack the Ripper walk a little overrated) - plus, you get to see lots of hidden places, and learn some fun facts at the same time as burning some kilojoules :-) Last time I checked, walks cost around 5 pounds, with a discount once you've done a certain number - see <a href="http://www.walks.com " target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.walks.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.walks.com</a></a> I second the Oyster card, it worked out very economical for us. The Tkts booth in Leicester Square was also great – we scored seats in the fourth row for Les Miserables for 20 pounds (original price 60 pounds). Also, one of the things I love to do in London is go on a London Walk – there's loads to choose from and the guides are very entertaining (though I found the famous Jack the Ripper walk a little overrated) – plus, you get to see lots of hidden places, and learn some fun facts at the same time as burning some kilojoules :-) Last time I checked, walks cost around 5 pounds, with a discount once you've done a certain number – see http://www.walks.com

]]> By: Debski1 http://matadornetwork.com/trips/how-to-enjoy-london-on-100-a-day/#comment-1351 Debski1 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:36:54 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=74#comment-1351 Try the half price ticket booth in Leicester Square, it's run by the Official Society of London Theatre's West End and does tickets at half price plus £2.50 booking fee. Word of Warning though - only buy from the booth, not anyone who claims to be associated with the booth. If you want to see something at the National Theatre on the South Bank then look out for their £10 Travelex sponsored tickets. There's info at their site <a href="http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/travelex " target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/travelex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/travelex</a></a> Or perhaps opera is your thing, in which case any tickets not sold by four hours before curtain up at the Royal Opera House go for half price and sometimes less if you are a student. Try the half price ticket booth in Leicester Square, it's run by the Official Society of London Theatre's West End and does tickets at half price plus £2.50 booking fee. Word of Warning though – only buy from the booth, not anyone who claims to be associated with the booth. If you want to see something at the National Theatre on the South Bank then look out for their £10 Travelex sponsored tickets. There's info at their site http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/travelex Or perhaps opera is your thing, in which case any tickets not sold by four hours before curtain up at the Royal Opera House go for half price and sometimes less if you are a student.

]]> By: Grease http://matadornetwork.com/trips/how-to-enjoy-london-on-100-a-day/#comment-1350 Grease Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:58:32 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=74#comment-1350 Get an Oyster card to travel. There is no deposit if you buy a weekly pass otherwise it's £3 which you can get back at the airport. There is a daily bus pass for £3 on the oyster or £3.50 if you really can't be bothered. Only idiots would pay £4 for a single tube ticket or £2 for a single bus ride. Sadly there are a lot of idiots and the Mayor is laughing away at them :p Get an Oyster card to travel. There is no deposit if you buy a weekly pass otherwise it's £3 which you can get back at the airport. There is a daily bus pass for £3 on the oyster or £3.50 if you really can't be bothered. Only idiots would pay £4 for a single tube ticket or £2 for a single bus ride. Sadly there are a lot of idiots and the Mayor is laughing away at them :p

]]> By: Doug http://matadornetwork.com/trips/how-to-enjoy-london-on-100-a-day/#comment-1349 Doug Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:33:01 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=74#comment-1349 what about Theater in London on a budget? there's gotta be a way to see a show and pay less. Help what about Theater in London on a budget? there's gotta be a way to see a show and pay less. Help

]]> By: Rhys http://matadornetwork.com/trips/how-to-enjoy-london-on-100-a-day/#comment-1348 Rhys Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:49:33 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=74#comment-1348 Also check out <a href="http://www.gumtree.com. " rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.gumtree.com." target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.gumtree.com.</a></a> They have a section for people looking to doss or sleep on a couch for a few weeks/months - great for extended stays. Figure on £70 and up per week. Also check out http://www.gumtree.com. They have a section for people looking to doss or sleep on a couch for a few weeks/months – great for extended stays. Figure on £70 and up per week.

]]> By: zeeol http://matadornetwork.com/trips/how-to-enjoy-london-on-100-a-day/#comment-1347 zeeol Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:52:28 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=74#comment-1347 theyre friendly have traveled a few thousand miles already (eg ..to get from Oz to UK) speak English (..if important) and theyre out of towners on a budget too theyre friendly have traveled a few thousand miles already (eg ..to get from Oz to UK) speak English (..if important) and theyre out of towners on a budget too

]]> By: Hal http://matadornetwork.com/trips/how-to-enjoy-london-on-100-a-day/#comment-1346 Hal Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:43:17 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=74#comment-1346 Great tips, especially regarding transportation. I'm heading to London in September, so I'll definitely put these into practice. Great tips, especially regarding transportation. I'm heading to London in September, so I'll definitely put these into practice.

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