Tour buses are a ripoff. Get the heritage Routemaster No.15. Runs between Trafalgar Sq &

Tower Hill. It's standard London bus fare or use an Oyster/Travel card. Kids are free. There's no commentary but the route goes past all the main sites.

Trafalgar Sq, Strand, Fleet St, Old Bailey, St Paul's, Bank, Monument, Tower of London.

Best to get on at one end of the route or the other for a chance of the front seats on the top deck.
Then you could easily spend the day at Tower of London end as there's loads to choose from. Tower Bridge Experience/London Dungeon/climb the Monument/HMS Belfast.

or at Trafalgar Sq there's Covent Garden for market and street entertainers and London Transport Museeum (2 for 1 with your rail tickets)

Best museums for kids:
Science Museum (free)
Nat History (free)
Museum of London (free)
Maritime museum at Greenwich (free)
Museum of Childhood (free) best for U8's
London Transport (entry charge)

BUT seriously don't waste your time and money on waxworks. They're a massive disapointment and full of Japanese and American tourists.

Posted By: col canary on August 7th 2013 at 21:01:54

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Wroth help (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Aug 7, 20:04:16
- Go to the Tower of London (General Chat) - Surrey Yella, Aug 7, 22:18:26
  - Tussards (General Chat) - Surrey Yella, Aug 7, 22:23:21
- Bus tour is crap and a complete rip off (General Chat) - ingi, Aug 7, 22:01:24
- considered walking? (General Chat) - matt in london, Aug 7, 21:42:48
  - Looks like I will walk, possibly start at waterloo Station (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Aug 7, 21:48:30
    - The London Sealife isn't great (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Aug 7, 22:19:10
- Tour buses are a ripoff. Get the heritage Routemaster No.15. Runs between Trafalgar Sq & (General Chat) - col canary, Aug 7, 21:01:54
  - Thanks, very helpfull (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Aug 7, 21:28:01
- Tussards on a Saturday in the holidays.. (General Chat) - lurd, Aug 7, 20:23:25
  - Its Wednesday we are going (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Aug 7, 20:28:36
    - We went earlier in the year. Was ok. (General Chat) - lurd, Aug 7, 20:53:13
- I like the dungeon plus there is lots of good stuff nearby (General Chat) - fond, Aug 7, 20:14:25
- Bus is ok but expensive, best to haggle with the vendors (General Chat) - Mickdundee, Aug 7, 20:09:55
  - Yes I've been reading about the buses ?24 an adult (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Aug 7, 20:12:45
    - Got us and the two kids for ?45 last year by pretending to walk (n/m) (General Chat) - Mickdundee, Aug 7, 20:14:36
      - Is that the Big Bus tours? (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Aug 7, 20:17:49
        
        All over the place (General Chat) - Mickdundee, Aug 7, 20:22:13
        
        thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Aug 7, 20:23:25
        
        instead of the bus, why not just do one or a couple of the boat trips? (General Chat) - Ian In Holland, Aug 7, 21:13:09
- If it were me (General Chat) - 51eve, Aug 7, 20:06:38
  - beer might be off the cards, We will have 4 kids in tow (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Aug 7, 20:07:34
    - Ah well (General Chat) - 51eve, Aug 7, 20:10:40
      - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Aug 7, 20:11:51
        
        second this... Science Museum and Natural History Museaum are (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 7, 22:03:06
        
        The British Museum is good too, I used to go with my Greek mate so he could see the Elgin (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Aug 7, 22:14:35
        
        agree but the other two are more fun for young kids (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 7, 22:59:24
        
        Yes fantastic museum, my favourite in London (n/m) (General Chat) - 51eve, Aug 7, 22:19:19
        
        Take a look on timeout, plenty of ideas on there (n/m) (General Chat) - 51eve, Aug 7, 20:12:59

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