Visiting London, and Injured (for rent, live, bus)

[emaheevul07]

I have a (once in a lifetime, non-refundable) trip planned to visit London next month. I also have a leg injury that I thought would be healed in time when I booked the trip a year ago, but it won't be. So now I am trying to make a contingency plan just in case 3 days into my 10 day trip, I can't walk long distances anymore.

In America we often have wheelchairs and scooters available for rent at museums and that sort of thing, can I expect that in London or is it different there? The plan is to walk, but I need to know what's available just in case I suddenly find I can't.

I plan to use public transport as much as possible, but it doesn't seem like very much fun to take the tube everywhere and miss getting to see the city. Are there other practical options to be aware of? We have no public transportation at all where I live so I know nothing about it. Is it likely that I would have to stand even on public transport? Is there anything I can do? I'm young and don't look disabled, so I worry even if you have disabled seating like we have at home, I won't be able to use it.

I appreciate any advice. We are going for the Harry Potter play, which I booked for the middle of our trip so I'd have a whole evening to sit. Just have to figure out how to come through the rest in one piece.

[CTDominion]

It looks like you're pretty well covered:

British Museum: "Wheelchairs are available free of charge at both entrances. Please contact us before your visit if you would like to ensure that a wheelchair will be available."

Victoria and Albert Museum: "Wheelchairs and walking frames are available at the information desk in the Grand Entrance."

Science Museum: "A limited number of adult and child wheelchairs are available and may either be booked in advance by telephoning 0870 870 4868 or borrowed on the day by asking a member of staff at the Information Desk."

National History Museum: "You can hire wheelchairs for free from the cloakrooms just inside the Exhibition Road entrance, or next to the main toilets behind Hintze Hall."

National Gallery: "Wheelchairs are available at the Getty Entrance on level 0, the Sainsbury Wing cloakroom on level 0 and the Pigott Education Centre (street level)."

National Portrait Gallery: "Additional wheelchairs and seating can be provided. To book a wheelchair in advance of your visit please contact 020 7306 0055, or ask at the Information Desk."

To take public transit while seeing the city overground, bus is the obvious choice. London has a very reliable bus service, and using it routinely works out cheaper overall because of daily capping.

I hope you do your best to maximize wound healing. If you're otherwise fit and healthy, aside from the usual advice, for locomotor injuries I personally recommend taking a silica supplement such as food grade diatomaceous earth to expedite recovery.