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Thank you everyone!

Well, assuming that you will be staying near Heathrow (at the Hilton Garden Inn) and not in central London, it is still possible to enjoy a full-ish day in London. Not knowing from where you are flying in--an overnight flight from North America?--you will have to contend with jet lag, so you might not feel like pursuing an ambitious itinerary or staying out late anyway.

 

As Heathrow hotels go, the Hilton Garden looks like being one of the more convenient for travel to/from central London: a quick glance at Google Maps & streetview shows that Hatton Cross underground station is a very short, straight walk from the hotel. The ride into town takes approximately 45-60 minutes, depending on your actual destination.

 

All of the Piccadilly Line stops from Gloucester Road to Kings Cross are in "central" London, but that encompasses a pretty wide area. As for "tour options"--well, that really depends on what you want to see and do. With limited time on the day you arrive after a (presumably) long flight, I'd just opt for strolling around in an interesting area, perhaps popping into a museum along the way if you feel like it. (And, of course, a pub.)

 

A quick, off-the-top-of-my-head and not comprehensive guide to central London underground stations on the Piccadilly Line:

 

Gloucester Road or South Kensington: Natural History Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, etc.

 

Green Park: A pleasant stroll from Green Park underground station to the Thames will enable you to see Green Park & St James's Park, Buckingham Palace, the Admiralty Arch & Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, etc. :)

 

Piccadilly Circus or Leicester Square: I usually avoid, but that's just me. ;)

 

Covent Garden: Covent Garden.

 

Russell Square: The British Museum, and Bloomsbury in general.:)

 

Authentic pubs? In London? I've only sampled four or five dozen, so my experience is rather limited.:D But of places that are fairly central, and famous, and in neighbourhoods where you are likely to find yourself, any of these (in no particular order) should fit the bill:

http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Bars_and_Clubs/Lamb__Flag/57f6/

 

http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Bars_and_Clubs/The_Lamb/32ed/

 

http://www.taylor-walker.co.uk/pub/museum-tavern-bloomsbury/c0747/

 

http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Bars_and_Clubs/The_Princess_Louise/d8c4/

 

http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Bars_and_Clubs/Cittie_of_Yorke/5c42/

 

http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Restaurant/Ye_Olde_Cheshire_Cheese/3ed4/

Wow thank you! I think I will print this out. Jet lag

may be an issue, as we are flying in from Wisconsin. I can sleep anywhere, but my husband not so much.

Thank you everyone. My parents will be with us, so maybe the hop on bus would be a good idea.

Thank you, but unfortunately I made the mistake of booking a no refundable hotel, so I will be staying in heathrow, and have to travel into the city for the day.

We are staying at the Hilton garden inn, by the airport. We are looking forward to traveling into the city via this line.

Hi. We will be arriving in heathrow at 9am and have a full day before we leave for our cruise. Our hotel is a short walk from the picadelly line. I would love if anybody could provide some tour options for us to do while in town for the day. If possible please list a few authentic pubs. My husband would live to visit a true English pub. Thank you for your help.

Thanks everyone! I hope it's true about them lowering the price so that all drinks are included!

Hi, I've seen menus online for the drinks. $15.00 is what I'm seeing. Can the premium package not be used at the WCB? Thank you

Loving this. I thought I used to get updates if sent to my email if a new post was added to the tread. Any idea if I accidently turned something off, that I don't see when something new was added.

So excited to follow this, we are doing this next may😃

Thank you.

Hi.

Just wondering can I tip my tour guides in USD, or do I need to exchange $ for the currency of those ports? Thanks