How to avoid wasting time when visiting London (STOP doing these🤦🏽♀️)
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- Опубликовано: 24 янв 2024
- Oh god we see so many tourists completely wasting their time when visiting London, which means they miss out on the stuff that they really want to see and do. So in this video we're telling you about the biggest mistakes and things that tourists do that prevents them from doing everything they want as efficiently as possible. NOT ON OUR WATCH!!
Having a well-planned itinerary is the BEST way to do and see the most you can while in London and to maximise your time, BUT it's REALLY hard to make a good itinerary that is efficient and hits the good stuff when you've never even been to this massive, sprawling city! But guess what... us Londoners have already done it for you. Our London itineraries give you flexible, daily routes that take you by most of the big sights while also making sure you don't miss the amazing local gems along the way. We even give you a Digital Map for your phone with its own TOILET GUIDE! ✨Find out more about our London itineraries: shop.loveandlondon.com/produc...
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About Love and London:
I'm Jess, I've lived in London for many years, and this channel is a London travel guide for anyone visiting the city that wants to experience it like you live here. Beyond talking about the usual London attractions, myself and my team show you some of the cooler things to do in London, that most travel guides don't mention. Watch our videos and you'll feel like you've got a Londoner friend telling you the best kept secrets in the city.
After watching the “ How to use the Tube” video in 2018, I felt as if I’d done it before the first time. As a matter of fact, I’ve been back five times in six years, and would never have returned if it wasn’t for the Tube. It’s incredibly efficient.
Great advice. Except the day trips tip. I’ve only been to London once before, for a week (before the internet was a thing). I stayed with a friend in the Ealing Broadway area, had the days to myself while she was at work. I very much wanted to see Oxford, and took a train there - it’s only ~1 hour. It was so fabulous! I had a friend at home who had studied at Oxford, and he gave me a map where he outlined a lovely walk to catch the best highlights and even which pub had the best food. They also happened to be filming the C.S.Lewis film “Shadowlands” there, so got to watch a bit of that. Even 30 years later, it is one of the most memorable destinations of my well-travelled life so far ❤. This year I’m staying in the Paddington Stn area for two weeks, and plan to visit Cambridge, Hampton Court and Oxford again. Maybe Bath as well. I can’t wait!
take train in uk is convenient. Use railcard! Different age has different discount. And there's a discount code too.❤
I'm staying in paddington right now!
thank you for this preview!
I love England, I did my Master’s in Kent. I’m back in the US. You’re so lucky to live there. I miss it so much 😢
As always Jess gives very good advice. If like me you hate being in a tourist nightmare avoid Piccadilly Circus/Leister Square ( unless you’re just passing through) Oxford Street and the rip off London Eye. Some touristy areas are worth seeing of course such as the Palace of Westminster and the Abbey, Whitehall etc however if your visit is in Summer go late in the day when the crowds have gone. London is huge and there are plenty of beautiful parts not generally touched by the crowds. If you think you’ve seen everything in 7 days in fact you’ve barely scratched the surface.
Thanks jess another safe happy video from a great utuber and a great team a big fan always. Making sure we enjoy London always
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@@loveandlondon l be back to see you all soon in 2024 l won't get lost in London again thanks jess one off beautifull american lady with a heart of gold bless you and your wonderfull team ❤️ ♥️ 💛
Another great video. I live just outside London and come into town a few days a week so feel that I know it well but I always find out about something I didn’t in your videos. Thank you.
We're glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
I’ll be in London tomorrow for the last leg of my European travels! Absolutely love this is right on time!
Great time to visit it’s not to cold atm and it’s out of season less hectic enjoy your visit
Have fun ❤️
You are an excellent content creator. Very happy to find your videos. They are extremely informative and helpful. Thank you
We're glad you're enjoying them!
Also good advice for New York City, Paris and other major cities. I have never understood any reluctance to using the Underground ( Metro,mSubway ). I recently watched a couple touring NYC for the first time. They ended up walking about 25 (!) miles over 2 days.
Great video, Jess. We were in London for less than 48 hours last summer during our trip to Paris and the rain put a damper on our plans, but we did make the best of it with the Tootbus. And using the tube was pretty fun and easy, so I added a fifth subway system to my list (Montréal (my home system), Toronto, Boston, Paris and London). We stayed at a hotel half way between Victoria station and Pimlico stations on the Victoria Line.
We'd like to make another trip and spend more time in London and we'll definitely use one of your guides when we're ready to do so.
Cheers from Montreal, QC Canada!
Keep it up Jess!!!
London is a huge city. That is an important thing for all first time visitors to London to know.
Greetings from Southern California! Great video as always! Been following you for almost a year now in preparation for our trip in March! We can't get tix at Sky Garden for March. Hope to bump with you on our trip! Also, maybe you can make a video about family friendly trips/tips in London. ❤
Don't be afraid to take the bus either! I stayed in Bermondsey on my most recent trip and there was a bus stop directly in front of the hotel that took us almost everywhere we needed to go!
I'm here now, and I've taken the bus mostly. It's so easy, and love the tap tap cap!
Agree totally - have been visiting London for well over 4 decades, often around 6 times a year for a couple of days at a time. Still have a long list of London unique venues to visit - such as Denis Server's House, Horizon 22, Crossness Pumping Station, Big Ben Tours, etc. I choose one venue and then immerse myself in all that is around it - a voyage of discovery
Excellent advice Jess !
Totes. London is a global crossroads city. England itself is a European attraction that takes at least a week to visit.
@@bluegold21 I have been visiting for 5 decades - and still plenty to discover !
Looking forward to being there in October. Thanks for all the great information!
You're very welcome ❤️❤️
I love the fact that you are showing the Museum of Brands in this video. I was just there in September and loved it; spent a lot more time there than I thought I would.
We're big fans, it's underrated !
take train in uk is convenient. Use railcard! Different age has different discount. And there's a discount code too.❤
Great video, as usual, Jess. The Tube is really fantastic (and very easy to use), but nothing compares to walking around London and discovering all its secret gems. The only problem is that when you leave you always wish you could stay longer. I visted London twice in 2023, and I'm already planning my next visit.
take train in uk is convenient. Use railcard! Different age has different discount. And there's a discount code too.❤
Having been to London several times, one of the best things I could have done on my most recent trip was to stay outside the city centre. You're able to see the city through the eye of Londoners, and there are great restaurants and attractions anywhere you go, often at a fraction of Covent Garden or the West End. I was close enough to those areas that I walked there every morning, or at least part way. For down time, I was able to go to the city parks or the garden in my hotel, and the tube does go everywhere. You want to take a day trip, take a day trip. Personally, on some of my earlier trips, I wanted to see "England" as well as London. The way I see it, if you make a list of ten things to see, and you see five, you're doing well.
The main rule - and I suppose the only rule - about London is to have fun. I've been five or six times, I've always had fun, and I can't wait to go back.
Another great vid Jess
We're glad you enjoyed it❤️❤️
The Underground is great! Easy to use to get anywhere in the city.
Truly
Altho I’m not sure if I’ll ever get to London again, I really enjoy your videos
Love love Jess!
I have planned my trip this April since November last, I am doing all the things that I did not get to do last April, the tube this trip will be my best friend and a few busses and one nice grocery store down the street from my hotel
I always find some place new in London every time I go back. Been traveling the world for over 4 decades now. I have always enjoyed the London street food. I really do miss a lot of the old places over there that are no longer here that I once knew back in the day.
Fantastic video of London L&L. Enjoyed watching it.
Glad you enjoyed it ❤️
OMG these are the exact same suggestions i give friends when they come to London to visit.😮
I always waste my time when in London. I have been there several times, and now I just love to wander around and look at things.
Doesn't sound like a waste then 😊
Re: Staying somewhere well connected - the transport system is good enough that this is actually a pretty broad area. My first trip I stayed with a friend in Lambeth and all that meant was a 5-minute train ride to Victoria station or 15 to King’s Cross. It was beautiful.
(On the flip side, staying out there encouraged me to check out more stuff south of the river like Elephant & Castle, Battersea Power Station, and Crystal Palace Park 🦖)
South Kensington is my favorite. You're outside the bustle of Central/Soho, but it's just a 10 minute ride to Westminster/Piccadilly/Soho. Plus you have 3 major (FREE!) museums, Knightsbridge is a short walk away to Harrods and Harvey Nichols, and Kensington Gardens/Hyde Park/Royal Albert Hall is an easy jaunt, as well
South Kensington and Chelsea - adjacent neighbourhoods, love 'em both!
Hi, Your videos are extremely useful, thank you so much. We're planning to travel Mid of May, how is the weather? what kind of clothes we should pack up?
Oh we cover that in our London Packing Guide! shop.loveandlondon.com/products/london-packing-guide
We are headed to London 07 February, to attend a wedding on 16 February. We return via Japan on 20 Feb. It will be wet, but it is at least off-peak; and it is not our first visit to London. That being the case, nevertheless your videos are really helpful. Thanks for your tips and hints in this and your other videos. It really has helped in the planning of our visit.
I went in the end of June/start of July and it was crowded only in Westminster and major attractions. On the other hand, days were so much longer I could do much more than I expected. I think each day in summer worths two days in winter. Also, a lot of events were happening around the city and the weather was amazing.
Couldn't agree more about day trips. I've been coming to London several times a year for the last decade and still have a hard time dragging myself away from town to do day trips.
Nice. Thanks so much for watching our first video with Eliza!
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On the "Hire a car for London", I'm a local, and I once had to pick up some stranded friends at 3am from Central London (thank you tube and train strikes!) and even then it took over an hour, traffic is BAD around the clock in London.
Having stayed a 2 minute walk away from both Earl's Court and Kings Cross, I can confirm that those are both good stations to stay close to for Tube travel. AND both are on the Piccadilly Line, so you can take the Tube from the airport without switching lines.
You could even do a day trip to France (Paris) on the Eurostar Train from St Pancras Station.... next door to kings Cross.
Nobody should day trip to Paris. Long long day and super costly. Exhausting and when you arrive in Paris..then? Walk a lot
@paulgerrerd........Eurostar puts you right into the centre of Paris (Gare du Nord) . Leave early, and the journey takes just over two hours.
Plenty of time to take few sites in!
PS.......book well in advance, and you can sometimes get a bargain price return ticket
@@davethatcher4954 We used Kings Cross to get a train to Newcastle to visit some friends up north for a few days.
@@paulgerrard9227I’ve done a day trip to Paris and there’s a lot you can do in a day, you just have to plan it.
In Paris I actually understand not wanting to use the metro but in London I do.
We'll be visiting in September (fingers crossed) and have been following your videos (mostly). We will be doing a day trip to Bath, but we have an unusual reason. We'll be working on a book about Jane Austen movies, so we're have to pick up info there and take pictures of significant Austen sites. If my wife and I see you on the streets, we'll say hey (quietly, of course).
Jess loves when people say hello!
Booking tours in advance is advisable when it's not peak season either. We visited in November, and some places offered limited availability and scheduling. We were still able to see what we wanted, but it made for some strategic planning.
Yes!
The Tube makes it so easy to get about and is cheap too
A couple I know saw all of London in five hours. They went everywhere, the list was extensive, by taxi all during their nine hour layover.
When I pressed them on what they saw they basical spent upto half an hour at a few sights (the British Museum) and the others they just drove by (the Tower of London).
My wife and I were in London for one week the first time. The British Museum and The Imperial War Museum were seven hours each and we felt that we didn't see enough of them. And even after a few return visits years later we still feel the same. :)
People live in London for 10 years and haven't seen "all" of London! ❤️
A day trip to Brighton (on the south coast) is only just over an hour away by Train.....one hour 23 minutes. Fast service around an hour.
Over 400 trains a day serves Brighton.
400 per day ??? Weekly ?
hello , iam coming to london from kuwait for medical treatment , my question is does going from london to paris requires stamping my passport ? because if they do stamp it i cant go there
Thanks so much for your videos - we will be there in March and will def be doing the ethical Jtr tour!
You're very welcome!
I’m coming to London for my first time in July. Still can’t decide where to stay as I will have two friends with different budgets. How is the Tower Hotel by the London bridge? Is it a practical distance from SoHo and the tube? Thx! Love your channel!
Our top hotel reccs are here! loveandlondon.com/category/london-accommodations/
@@loveandlondon Thank you so much!
Your comments section is where I visit when London starts to get on my nerves, because it reminds me I’m fortunate to live here all the time ☺️
We're very lucky!
Is there a station near the Tower Hotel?
I'm going to fly to London tomorrow😊 I haven't been there for 6-7 years😮
Hey ..I really appreciate you for your job..
I have one query what is the best way to go liverpool from central london.? And how much will be the fare charge..😊
Liverpool, the city? By train. Here's our article to help you work out your transport options: loveandlondon.com/how-to-travel-from-london-to-other-parts-of-the-uk/
Love your content! I am visiting London this April. Can you please recommend a hotel in London that would suit single, profession 50 year old female?
Requirements are, safe and central location, hotel with great restaurants/bars, or very close by, great walkability with a budget of 200 pounds a night. Look forward to your suggestions, thx!
@sandyglover372: If you are visiting in April you need to start booking a hotel immediately, April is springtime also Easter weekend spreads into April, schools are off as well, room prices increase dynamically. Recommendations are always subjective.
If you want to do the theatre, but are happy picking late, go to the half price ticket booth in Leicester Square.
Actually there are now apps that are as good as this, maybe even better, plus they spare you spending any time on this dreadful square.
My suggestion is to take a longer trip .
I'm obsessed with fish and chips (literally my initial motivation to even go to London) and plan to eat it nonstop when I go - can you suggest where the good fish & chip places are? (I hear not in the tourist areas). Thanks!
Have a watch of this video: ruclips.net/video/8nGnn6CfG_M/видео.html&t
These vids make me want to tour London big time. Weird cause I am from there, but don't know it from Adam.
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I give tips to people traveling to NYC and these are very similar, if not the same tips i give😁
Also, I'm coming for 10 days, 7 in London and 3 in Edinburgh... Just hit your cut off😂
Do you recommend making dinner reservations? Do a lot of places require them?
Yes!
Additionally, by tickets to events months in advance.
You have a 2 wk itinerary?
Is it better to get the 4 day itinerary or a few of the casual tourist guides?
Depends on what you want to do. If you want to do some of the classic tourist sights and also want us to give you a route to follow each day, go for an itinerary! If you want ONLY local gems, grab the Casual Tourist Guides ❤️
Westminster abbey was so busy in October!
It's one of the most touristy places in London!
Can I use TFL go instead of city mapper or google maps?
For sure.
Can you tell us how to maximize our time on the day of arrival? We will be tired after an overnight long flight with kids and luggage and hotel check-in isn’t until 3pm. Need some relaxing things to do without wasting the day.
If you watch suitcase monkey he has some very good videos on London. He knows areas that are quieter and relaxing.
Please does anyone know where is she at the beginning of the video, at 0:18 ?is this Hampstead Heath park?!🙏🙏
Hampstead Heath or Primrose Hill maybe
@@terrym3837 thank you so. I wish she answered too
Its called Parliament Hill, which is in Hampstead Heath. It is a famous lookout point looking south across the City of London and the West End of London and the south of the river and beyond.
@@jrice644 thank you so much. Kisses from Greece
Any hot tips for Marathon week? My wife is running it this year.
We'll update this soon... loveandlondon.com/top-things-to-do-in-london-in-april/
@@loveandlondon awesome. Thank you!
Use buses in Central London as well. Very easy to and see more.
Yes, just check traffic 😎
I did a day trip ima four day itinerary and it was exausting. I did Stonehenge, Roman baths Buckingham palace After the day was over I was so tired
That does sound exhausting!
Standing in line 4 the Abbey is a MUST NOT too ...
Go on a sunday to a church service, no charge of course.. and a chsnce to look around after the service
How is early June? We are looking at visiting when the Phillies are in town.
It's a decent time to visit. It will still be very busy, but it won't be quite as crowded as the peak July/August school holiday season. The weather is a little unpredictable at that time - you could get bright sunshine and high 20's or it could be grey, wet and 18C. But then you could say the same for August 😊. I know your weather can be unpredictable too - I saw the Phillies in an almost empty stadium on a chilly, grey and wet September day when I make the reverse trip in 2022!
@@Garybaldbee Thanks! We've lived in Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Virginia, Massachusetts, Florida and Pennsylvania. One thing I've found consistent in life is the weather is unpredictable everywhere and every municipality has issues with potholes.
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@actionablesolutions6470: In June daylight hours will be long, sunset after 9pm twilight until 10pm, Sunrise/twilight starts around 3:30am.
Waisting ANY time in Leicester Square is a Must NOT🙅🏻♀️⛔️🕕
Just avoid Leicester Square THE END
You get it
It’s worth walking through to briefly experience the awfulness.
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4:33 What a charming view from this cafe. Can you tell me the name?
Cafe Laville! We include it in our Casual Tourist Guide to West London: shop.loveandlondon.com/products/casual-tourist-guide-to-west-london
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Who on earth has never taken public transport before ???? The queen maybe
There are many places in the world where there's no public transport system!
@@loveandlondon I have been to the US and public transport and cabs were everywhere
Thank you so much for all the videos. I’m traveling to London in three days and will stay for six. I do have a day trip to Liverpool on the 10th because I’m a huge LFC fans and got tickets to see them play at Anfield so for that experience, I’m willing to take the L 😂
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