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Bakers Hotel - Hoteles.com - Ofertas y promociones para reservas en hoteles de lujo, estándar y económicos. Sara Hotel - Hoteles.com - Ofertas y promociones para reservas en hoteles de lujo, estándar y económicos. The Angus Hotel - Hoteles.com - Ofertas y promociones para reservas en hoteles de lujo, estándar y económicos. Visitor Oyster Cards and Travelcards in London. Visitor Oyster cards are electronic smartcards that come fully charged with pay as you go credit which you can spend on travel.

Visitor Oyster Cards and Travelcards in London

Simply touch your Visitor Oyster card on the yellow card reader at the start and end of your journey on Tube, DLR, London Overground and most National Rail services in London. You only need to touch the yellow card reader at the start of your journey on buses and trams. London is divided up into nine travel Zones. Zone 1 is the most central part of London. As you travel away from Central London, you pass through Zones 2-9. Buy a Visitor Oyster Card Before You Leave Home A Visitor Oyster card is the cheapest way to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, DLR, tram, London Overground and most National Rail services in London: Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address. Buy a Visitor Oyster Card in Your Own Currency. London Pass, Travel Cards...: Foro de Londres en TripAdvisor. 8.

London Pass, Travel Cards...: Foro de Londres en TripAdvisor

Ofertas especiales y descuentos. Además de la entrada gratuita a estas grandes atracciones, el London Pass se ha asociado con tiendas, cines y otros establecimientos para ofrecerle ofertas especiales. London Guidebook EN, ES, IT. Where To Eat Pancakes In London. Buttermilk pancakes at The Book Club It’s Shrove Tuesday on 4 March.

Where To Eat Pancakes In London

In days gone by we’d have been preparing ourselves for the rigours of Lent, but in these more secular times the main element that’s lasted is eating up all the lovely eggs and milk. Hence pancakes. If you can’t be bothered to make your own, here are some places that will do it for you any day of the year. See our separate article for a list of things to do and Pancake Day specials. Granger & Co We went for brunch at Bill Granger’s Notting Hill outlet last year, and have just started salivating at memories of the honeycomb butter that accompanies its ricotta hotcakes. Granger & Co is at 175 Westbourne Grove, W11. Shutterbug We went to Shutterbug with good intentions to have a savoury crepe – the chorizo, cheddar and avocado if you must know – but then the chap behind the counter pointed to the sweet crepes that are also available at lunchtime.

Best London hotels, tickets, tours, maps and more ... The 50 Best tea rooms - Food & Drink - IndyBest. Traditional: The Milestone Hotel “Request a table in the Park Lounge for a luxurious countryhouse atmosphere in the heart of the city and a view across Kensington Gardens,” says Keith.

The 50 Best tea rooms - Food & Drink - IndyBest

“Afternoon tea is £31.50, and there is a Little Prince and Princess afternoon tea for children under 12 at £12.50.” 1 Kensington Court, London, W8 5DL; milestonehotel.com Bettys, York “People queue for hours outside Bettys – which has six tea rooms across Yorkshire (but no apostrophe) and it’s definitely worth the wait,” says Caroline. 6-8 St Helen’s Square, York, YO1 8QP; bettys.co.uk Booking Office & Restaurant at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel.

Afternoon Tea. If the 70s brought us dinner party prawn cocktails, and the 90s popularised ‘brunch’, it’s probably fair to say the turn of the century has seen the unquestionably mighty rise of the afternoon tea.

Afternoon Tea

Vintage tea rooms with mis-matched furniture and dainty saucers have spawned across the country. In a world increasingly resembling the back-drop of a Scooby Doo chase scene (McDonalds, Starbucks, Pret, McDonalds, Starbucks, Pret…) the afternoon tea has offered back to Britain a slice of quintessential English tradition – the proverbial Victoria Sponge.

For the first time this summer the Palace of Westminster will be offering tour-takers the chance to indulge in Afternoon Tea. It seems as though everyone wants a piece of this pie, and with the trend not going out of fashion any time soon, probably rightly so. But with so many establishments offering their own take on the menu and with such hugely varying prices, which is worth a visit and where should you avoid as yet another tourist trap? Free London. London is blessed with hundreds of fantastic, free-admission places to go to for culture, live entertainment and family-friendly activities and we’ve mapped them for you.

Free London

You’ll find free museums, galleries, cultural and educational institutions, music and live entertainment venues, city farms, nature reserves and more in the map above. Click here to go directly to the larger Google map and peruse the full list of free stuff. Interested in free walks, nature and fitness?

We’ve listed some excellent walking routes below and some other ways to exercise for free in the city. Or for even more ways to save your pennies, visit BrokeinLondon.com who have mastered the art of enjoying London on the cheap. This page is a work in progress so please let us know what we’ve missed – email tips@londonist.com.