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Hi, guys, my friend and I will visit London during this Christmas for a week (Dec 25th-31st), and I'd like to know your suggestions on where to visit.
Since everything is pretty much closed on Christmas Day, what are the places to see without them being opened?
What's the ideal place to shop in Boxing Day (26th)?
Besides the City itself, we'd also like to explore a bit farther. One place is Bath. Are they any other particular interesting must-go places, preferably within in 2 hours driving/train distance from London?
It is our first time to the UK and we are pretty much clueless except those world famous destinations such as the London Tower, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace. So any advice is welcome
During your stay in London, I suggest visiting the Museum of London to get a better sense of the city's development. The British Museum is also always a good place to visit.
For shopping I would take a stroll along Oxford Street and Regent Street which are the 2 major shopping streets of London.
Bath is definitely an interesting place to visit as well.
You might also want to visit Windsor in order to see Windsor Castle.
Just remember there are many places still closed on Boxing Day! I was in London for Christmas years ago and the entire place shut down. No tube. No buses. No stores open. NOTHING. But going from church to church to hear the choirs was fun!
I'm not from London so can tell you very little. the 26th is public holiday in the UK so museums & tourist sites will probably be closed and restaurants perhaps more limited (there will be places that are open but bookings advised and price will be steep).
However, the 26th is the first day of the retail sales and the major stores will be insanely busy.
OK, so the first thing you need to do is research, research, research !
For transport: Home | Transport for London is the official website for all public transport in London and will give you detailed service schedules for the Christmas period
In case all public places are closed, what are the things that can be visited then besides shopping?
Another question, do you think it is a good idea to living within the city core, or somewhere a bit away from it, such as Paddington or Earl's court? We will be taking public transportation but don't want to lose too much time on the tube/bus since we have limite time and London offers so much to see.
On Christmas Day I would recommend visiting the parks, in particular Hyde Park and Regent's Park. You could also take some time strolling around, seeing Trafalgar, Leceister Square, Big Ben and Parliament, China Town, etc.
forever blue, another thing, try to not pack too much into your time in London; you'll need to allow time to eat and rest and for getting around...just a FYI...
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