The majuscule of England together with UK- London is 1 of the world's most populated cities, the people inside the Greater London speaks to a greater extent than than 300 types of languages together with it is a non bad melting pot for cultures. The metropolis has a lot to offer, non only inward terms of tourist spots but shopping, amusement as nutrient & beverages as well. The international nutrient scene is really exciting hither but the classic British cuisine is worth-exploring either. The world shipping scheme is really convenient together with tourist-friendly, just purchase a Tourist Oyster Card together with recharge, you lot volition endure able to become around without hassle. The daily usage is capped at £6.60 for Zone 1 together with Zone 2, which would endure to a greater extent than than practiced plenty to explore most tourist attractions. More information tin endure found here.
Malaysians traveling to United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland demand non to apply for Visa (3 months on arrival) together with Malaysia Airlines offers direct flying from Kuala Lumpur to London daily. The Airbus (A380) was spacious together with nosotros strongly recommend you lot to pay to a greater extent than to larn to the upper deck. It's less-noisy together with the washrooms are shared yesteryear less people. Despite the long-haul flight, nosotros had a comfortable 13-hour journey. The leg infinite is huge together with the in-flight amusement is extensive, at that spot volition endure two meals served during the journeying but unfortunately, nosotros did non savour the food. But the overall sense was okay, practiced service from the crew. For your bench-marking, nosotros bought our air tickets at promotional rates (from Penang to London)... a niggling less than RM 2,500. You may at nowadays larn practiced prices from Qatar Airways too, presently to endure flying out from Penang International Airport.
Luxury Afternoon Tea @ The Georgian, Harrods
Address: quaternary Floor of Harrods, 87-135 Brompton Road, SW1X 7XL, London, England.
Afternoon Tea Available Hours: 11:30 am to 8 pm every Mon to Saturday, 11:30 am to half dozen pm on Sundays.
Contact Number: + 020 7730 1234
Price: £55 for Luxury Afternoon Tea Set/ £42 for The Georgian Afternoon Tea; discipline to 10% Service Charge.
For total carte du jour delight refer to the website.
Tube: Knightsbridge Station (Piccadilly Line)
Price: £55 for Luxury Afternoon Tea Set/ £42 for The Georgian Afternoon Tea; discipline to 10% Service Charge.
For total carte du jour delight refer to the website.
Tube: Knightsbridge Station (Piccadilly Line)
The Savory- Finger Sandwiches together with Quiches
Freshly baked Scones, Clotted Cream, Lemon Curd together with Rose-petal jam
The Sweets
Amuse-Bouche
Harrods Trifle
Fresh Strawberries amongst Pimm's No. 1 Syrup
Fresh Strawberries amongst Cream
Rose Champagne
Harrods' Fine Tea
Harrods' Still Water (£6.25)
Luxury Afternoon Tea (£55)
The custom of drinking tea together with having Afternoon Tea dates dorsum to at to the lowest degree a few centuries agone together with it all started amongst the upper-class gild inward England. For the quintessential English linguistic communication Afternoon Tea experience, build your means to Harrods, 1 of the oldest premium shopping malls inward London. Its eatery on quaternary floor- The Georgian, offers the chance for visitors to indulge the exquisite offerings. There are a few packages available, the basic 1 goes as depression as £42 piece those amongst a deep pocket could become for the luxury packet priced at £55 (subject to 12.5% service charge). The latter 1 offers additional items similar Amuse-Bouche, Champagne, Trifle together with Strawberries; the savory together with sweets are refillable. When nosotros were running depression on the trays, the server straight off asked if nosotros could honey to conduct maintain some additional ones. The Sandwiches were outstanding but the most impressive item was the freshly baked Scones amongst clotted Cream. We recommend the Luxury Afternoon Tea, to a greater extent than diverseness to endeavour together with you lot larn to celebrate the occasion amongst a booze. Superior quality, top-notch service together with elegant setting, definitely an sense of a lifetime.
Jamie's Italian
Address: eleven Upper St. Martin's, Covent Garden, WC2H 9FB, London, England.
Business Hours: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm. Opens Daily.
Business Hours: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm. Opens Daily.
Contact Number: + 0203 326 6390
Website: https://www.jamieoliver.com/italian/restaurants/covent-garden/
Website: https://www.jamieoliver.com/italian/restaurants/covent-garden/
Prices are nett
Tube: Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line)
Tube: Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line)
Prawn Linguine (£14.95)
Beef Burger (£11.95) amongst Chips (£3)
1 Meat Plank (£7.50)
Celebrity Chef- Jamie Oliver needs no farther introduction, if you lot come about to endure inward town, build a betoken to see his restaurant. There are several branches across the city. We visited the 1 at Covent Garden, a brusk walk from Leicester Square together with the shopping district. It was a Dominicus together with the eatery was packed to the brim! Being an Italian restaurant, the Italian carte du jour is extensive together with tin endure overwhelming for outset fourth dimension visitors (like us). We were blown away yesteryear the Prawn Linguine, nosotros honey how al-dente was the Pasta together with how fragile the flavor was. The Beef Burger on the other hand, was a niggling underwhelming together with disappointingly average. If you lot demand a booze to become amongst the antipasti, the listing of wines would endure able to satisfy your needs.
London Bridge/ London Tower Bridge/ The Shard
Station: Tower Hill Station (Tube)/ London Bridge Station (Northern or Jubilee Lines)
London Bridge
The Shard
Borough Market
London Tower Hill Bridge
River Thames
London Eye & Big Ben
Tube: Waterloo Station
London Eye (£ 19.50 per adult if purchased online)
Big Ben (currently nether renovation- from early on 2017 together with expected to endure completed inward iii years time)
At Waterloo Station, visitors larn to witness the beauty of London Eye together with the Great Bell- Big Ben. We did non desire to pass our fourth dimension at the wheels but nosotros did accept the chance to accept photograph amongst the London Eye. As for the violet Big Ben, it was a niggling unfortunate that it is soundless undergoing refurbishment until 2019 or so.
Alyn Williams @ The Westbury
Address: Bond Street, London, England.
Business Hours: 12 pm to 2:30 pm, half dozen pm to 10:30 pm. Closed on Mondays together with Sundays.
Contact Number: + 020 7183 6426
iii Course Lunch Menu- £30/ five Course Lunch Tasting Menu- £45
Prices discipline to 12.5% Service Charge
Address: Bond Street, London, England.
Business Hours: 12 pm to 2:30 pm, half dozen pm to 10:30 pm. Closed on Mondays together with Sundays.
Contact Number: + 020 7183 6426
iii Course Lunch Menu- £30/ five Course Lunch Tasting Menu- £45
Prices discipline to 12.5% Service Charge
Rabbit/ Heritage Carrot/ Mustard Leaves
Devon Crab/ Shimeiji Mushrooms/ Dashi/ Marigold
Halibut/ Cauliflower/ Olives/ Brazil Nuts/ Taramasalata
Braised Cumbrian Beef Cheek/ Turnips
Palate Cleanser- Lime Sorbet amongst Panna Cotta
Chocolate Cremeux/ Orange Caramel Puree/ Orange Sorbet
Fig Leaf Ice Cream/ Preserved Fig/ Brown Butter Cake
Petit Four amongst Chamomile Tea
Coffee
Housed inward The Westbury, a luxury 5-star hotel inward the affluent district- Mayfair London; Alyn Williams is a famous Michelin starred eatery (one star). We opted for the to a greater extent than affordable Lunch menu, the 5-course Lunch Tasting Menu priced at £45 (+ 12.5% Service Charge) is a meticulously designed carte du jour that brings you lot to a sensational gourmet journey. We started off amongst an amuse bouche- a crisp, savory Choux Pastry amongst Blue Cheese together with proceeded straight to a refreshing starter- Colchester Crab amongst Apple, Shimeiji, Dashi, Rice together with Marigold. It was a playful combination, the outset affair that struck the palate was the tinge of sourness followed yesteryear the mellow sweetness of Dashi together with Crustacean, ended amongst a crisp texture. The Halibut came side yesteryear side was as delicious, the seasoning was spot on together with nosotros honey the firm, fresh texture of the fish. The primary course- braised Cumbrian Beef Cheek however, did non sweep me off my feet. It was practiced but non something unique nor novel to me. The repast ended amongst Fig Leaf Ice Cream amongst preserved Fig together with Brown Butter Cake; a serving of Coffee/Tea amongst Petite Four. Good sense especially the well-thought through flavor together with texture combinations as good as the run yesteryear notch service.
Suggestion: ever build advance reservation earlier visiting, nosotros made ours via Open Table to avoid disappointment. Reservation through Open Table is liberate if you lot must know.
House-baked Sourdough
Amuse Bouche- Choux Pastry amongst Blue Cheese sprinkles
Bicester Village (Premium Outlets)
Address: l Pingle Drive Bicester Oxfordshire
Opening Hours: nine am to nine pm on every Mon to Saturday, 10 am to vii pm on Sundays (certain brands may opened upwards from 12 pm to half dozen pm only on Sundays).
Opening Hours: nine am to nine pm on every Mon to Saturday, 10 am to vii pm on Sundays (certain brands may opened upwards from 12 pm to half dozen pm only on Sundays).
Train: London Marylebone to Bicester Village (£25.40 per way/ off peak) *Last educate runs until eleven pm or so*
Travel Time: just about 46 minutes
Travel Time: just about 46 minutes
H5N1 haven for flavour shoppers, the Bicester Village is the de-facto premium outlet inward England, just about xc km away from London. The house is is larger than La Vallee Village Paris together with houses to a greater extent than brands so await to pass at to the lowest degree one-half a 24-hour interval at this place. Getting to Bicester Village is rather challenging- outset you lot must accept your educate at Marylebone Station to Oxford together with align at Bicester Village. Traveling inward a grouping would give you lot wages as far as ticket fare is concerned, otherwise, await to pay £25.40 per adult per means (we paid around £28 for both ways inward a grouping of 3). Not just the cheapest ride but you lot may larn practiced bargains at the village.
We compared the prices of Burberry at La Vallee Village Paris together with Bicester Village, nosotros found that the onetime 1 is cheaper (399 Euros VS 399 Pounds) after currency conversion but it has lesser choices compared to the latter 1 (more options to purchase inward dry reason of origin). I've managed to catch a leather shoulder pocketbook at £399 together with after tax-refund, it costs £353... pretty practiced toll I must say.
The Polo-Tees yesteryear Lacoste together with Polo Ralph Lauren (around £50 per polo T) are cheaper inward Paris due to currency conversion. Longchamp is to a greater extent than expensive, await around £50 for the criterion handbag. Cath Kidston is worth a look, at that spot are quite a lot of options available but if you lot missed the chance here, you lot tin ever uncovering some practiced bargains at Heathrow International Airport.
Another worth-looking build is Fossil, most watches are on inexpensive sale at unbeatable prices (or at to the lowest degree at the rates that nosotros could non build it Malaysia). I've managed to purchase an automatic Fossil sentinel at a niggling less than £70 (after taxation refund).
We compared the prices of Burberry at La Vallee Village Paris together with Bicester Village, nosotros found that the onetime 1 is cheaper (399 Euros VS 399 Pounds) after currency conversion but it has lesser choices compared to the latter 1 (more options to purchase inward dry reason of origin). I've managed to catch a leather shoulder pocketbook at £399 together with after tax-refund, it costs £353... pretty practiced toll I must say.
The Polo-Tees yesteryear Lacoste together with Polo Ralph Lauren (around £50 per polo T) are cheaper inward Paris due to currency conversion. Longchamp is to a greater extent than expensive, await around £50 for the criterion handbag. Cath Kidston is worth a look, at that spot are quite a lot of options available but if you lot missed the chance here, you lot tin ever uncovering some practiced bargains at Heathrow International Airport.
Another worth-looking build is Fossil, most watches are on inexpensive sale at unbeatable prices (or at to the lowest degree at the rates that nosotros could non build it Malaysia). I've managed to purchase an automatic Fossil sentinel at a niggling less than £70 (after taxation refund).
Poppies Fish & Chips
Address: 6-8, Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR, UK.
Business Hours: eleven am to eleven pm. Closed on Fridays.
Contact Number: +44 xx 7247 0892
Tube: Aldgate East or Liverpool Street
Website: http://poppiesfishandchips.co.uk/
Prices are nett
Covent Garden Shopping District
Tube: Covent Garden Station (Piccadilly Line)
H5N1 brusk walk from Covent Garden volition dry reason you lot at Leicester Square. This is the house to become to if you lot are game for some alive amusement or shows, at that spot are a few theaters around. For social gamblers, you lot may desire to endeavour your luck at a local casino. Some of them opened upwards 24 hours a day, vii days a calendar week together with thus it tin endure a practiced late-night entertainment. First fourth dimension visitors may sign upwards for their membership cards together with you lot volition have unexpected deals (free chips, welcoming drinks together with huge discounts for in-house restaurants etc).
Lan Zhou Noodle Bar
Address: 33, Cranbourn Street, London.
Business Hours: 10 am to two am on every Mon to Thursday, 10 am to five am on Fridays together with Saturdays, 10 am to 10 pm on Sundays.
Contact Number: +44 02 07 8364 399
Prices are nett
Tube: Leicester Square Exit 4
Bolney Wine Estate
Address: Foxhole Ln, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH 17 5NB, UK.
Opening Hours: nine am to five pm on every Mon to Saturday, 10 am to iii pm on Sundays.
Contact Number: +44 1444 881575
Taste Tour: £16 per adult (1.5 hours)
Website: https://www.bolneywineestate.com/
If you lot want to escape the crowd, build a 24-hour interval tour downwardly South of England. We rented a automobile 1 24-hour interval together with made a 24-hour interval trip downwardly South. We stopped yesteryear Bolney to participate the Wine Taste Tour yesteryear Bolney Wine Estate, for £16, nosotros got to aspect (with clear explanations) at the harvesting process, crushing together with processing procedure together with ended amongst a vino tasting session. The tour was joined yesteryear locals (except the iii of us) together with lacked the interaction. We were expecting to conduct maintain a closer aspect but instead, nosotros stood from far together with listened to the explanations. The tour took longer than expected but it was a unique sense to conduct maintain seen the countryside of England together with to sympathise the English linguistic communication wines better.
Seven Sisters Cliffs/ Country Park
Address: East Sussex, UK.
Entrance: Free Admission
Address: 6-8, Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR, UK.
Business Hours: eleven am to eleven pm. Closed on Fridays.
Contact Number: +44 xx 7247 0892
Tube: Aldgate East or Liverpool Street
Website: http://poppiesfishandchips.co.uk/
Prices are nett
Traditional Fish & Chips (£16.90/ Large)
Steak Pie (£8.90)
Sausage (£6.90)
How tin you lot immature adult woman Fish together with Chips when you lot are inward London? If you lot part the same thought, build your means to Poppies, 1 of the oldest Fish together with Chips establishments inward town. Many netizens resonated amongst the Fish together with Chips. It was our outset sense together with nosotros idea the fish was great. It was fresh together with the meat was draw of piece of job solid amongst sparse batter but it was non just as crispy as nosotros would conduct maintain hoped. We could non mistake the Fries for beingness soggy but they were non only crispy either. Not as good for certain if they could render refill on the ketchup but the 1 provided to us was as good minor inward size. The Steak Pie was a tad as good salty to our liking together with the Sausage was overpriced. If there's 1 affair that nosotros recommend, it would endure their Fish together with Chips only but do non ready your expectations high... really. Takeaways are typically cheaper than dine-ins together with thus if you lot are on a tight budget, you lot know how to build the call.
Covent Garden Shopping District
Tube: Covent Garden Station (Piccadilly Line)
Street Performance
Covent Garden Market
Hippodrome Casino (Leicester Square)
Covent Garden is a pop shopping goal (Oxford Circus is some other 1 if you lot are keen), during the 24-hour interval time, at that spot is a marketplace amongst a lot of stalls available but most of them sell craft-related products. In the evenings, at that spot volition endure street performances around.
H5N1 brusk walk from Covent Garden volition dry reason you lot at Leicester Square. This is the house to become to if you lot are game for some alive amusement or shows, at that spot are a few theaters around. For social gamblers, you lot may desire to endeavour your luck at a local casino. Some of them opened upwards 24 hours a day, vii days a calendar week together with thus it tin endure a practiced late-night entertainment. First fourth dimension visitors may sign upwards for their membership cards together with you lot volition have unexpected deals (free chips, welcoming drinks together with huge discounts for in-house restaurants etc).
Lan Zhou Noodle Bar
Address: 33, Cranbourn Street, London.
Business Hours: 10 am to two am on every Mon to Thursday, 10 am to five am on Fridays together with Saturdays, 10 am to 10 pm on Sundays.
Contact Number: +44 02 07 8364 399
Prices are nett
Tube: Leicester Square Exit 4
Chicken Dan Dan Noodles (£7.90) + Braised Egg (£1)
Beef Noodles (£7.90)
Stir Fried Beef Noodles (£8.30)
Adjacent to Hippodrome Casino is Lan Zhou Noodle Bar, a house where nosotros satiated our cravings for Asian food. The Chinese inward us yearned for hot soup together with noodles. The eatery offers Lan Zhou Noodles, a house inward China known for its springy Ramen-like Noodles. It has a large carte du jour that offers many China Chinese delicacies, nosotros had the signature Dan Dan Noodles together with Beef Noodles... both did non disappoint. The stir fried Noodles came across on the sweeter side but the gratis Chili Oil together with Chili flakes did deal to residual the flavors together with warmed our souls. We idea the portion was quite generous for the price.
Bolney Wine Estate
Address: Foxhole Ln, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH 17 5NB, UK.
Opening Hours: nine am to five pm on every Mon to Saturday, 10 am to iii pm on Sundays.
Contact Number: +44 1444 881575
Taste Tour: £16 per adult (1.5 hours)
Website: https://www.bolneywineestate.com/
Harvesting of Grapes
Crushing together with Pressing + Processes earlier bottling together with aging
Wine Tasting
If you lot want to escape the crowd, build a 24-hour interval tour downwardly South of England. We rented a automobile 1 24-hour interval together with made a 24-hour interval trip downwardly South. We stopped yesteryear Bolney to participate the Wine Taste Tour yesteryear Bolney Wine Estate, for £16, nosotros got to aspect (with clear explanations) at the harvesting process, crushing together with processing procedure together with ended amongst a vino tasting session. The tour was joined yesteryear locals (except the iii of us) together with lacked the interaction. We were expecting to conduct maintain a closer aspect but instead, nosotros stood from far together with listened to the explanations. The tour took longer than expected but it was a unique sense to conduct maintain seen the countryside of England together with to sympathise the English linguistic communication wines better.
Seven Sisters Cliffs/ Country Park
Address: East Sussex, UK.
Entrance: Free Admission
In a niggling less than a span hours crusade away from Bolney volition dry reason you lot at Seven Sisters Country Park... famed for its chalk cliffs close the coasts. The sentiment was amazing but non mind-blowing, nosotros conduct maintain seen amend ones inward Scotland but it makes a practiced getaway from the city. Beware of the cliffs though, at that spot were many incidents that tourists conduct maintain lost their lives thinking to play a fool around... Entrance is liberate though together with await a long walk to the coast from the parking (probably around xl minutes).
Evan Evans Day Tour
Address: 258, Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1BS, UK.
Business Hours: vii am to vii pm. Opens Daily.
Contact Number: +44 (0)207 950 1777
Website: https://evanevanstours.com/
Windsor Castle, Stonehenge together with Bath 1 Full Day Tour- USD 124 (purchased from Klook)
Changing The Guards
Windsor Castle
Stonehenge
Roman Baths
For those who want to explore beyond London but are pretty tight upwards amongst schedules may consider to bring together 1 of the 24-hour interval tours. We found Evan Evans Tour on Klook together with subsequently found out that they are 1 of the largest 24-hour interval tour providers inward London. You may either purchase inward advance online or purchase the tickets straight at whatsoever of their offices inward London but the latter pick is discipline to the availability of the tickets (good demand it seems like). All tours depart from Victoria Coach Station together with you lot volition endure required to endure at that spot at to the lowest degree xxx minutes prior to departure. There volition endure a tour guide for every tour together with the best portion for joining the 24-hour interval tour is that you lot salve a lot of fourth dimension as you lot larn to run across the highlights of all inward 1 become but of course, the downwardly side would endure the fourth dimension given. We were only given 1.5 hours to pass on each destination, nosotros spent most of the fourth dimension sleeping inward the coach.
We joined 1 of the best-selling 24-hour interval tours... the Stonehenge, Windsor Castle together with Roman Baths. Stonehenge needs no farther introduction, it is 1 of the iconic landmarks of England, also a UNESCO World Heritage site. All entrance tickets are included together with thus it was basically a hassle liberate 24-hour interval tour- just hop off the goal together with when its done, just hop dorsum on the bus. H5N1 practiced choice if you lot are inward brusk of fourth dimension but want to run across everything.
Windsor Castle- Royal Residence together with 1 of the oldest castles inward the world.
Roman Baths- Historical site amongst well-preserved Roman site amongst world bathing (natural hot springs).
We were left to explore the metropolis Bath, some other UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its ancient architecture together with natural hot springs. The primal district is fun to explore together with store as good (within walking distance from the Roman Baths). We started the tour at 8 am together with ended at around nine pm. Perfect service together with arrangement, aught incorrect amongst the tour but the destinations are less-interesting (you larn bored after looking at bricks, boulders together with waters whole 24-hour interval long).
Caramel Fudge inward Clotted Cream yesteryear Marshfield Farm Ice Cream (£2 per scoop)
Tiramisu Gelato from The Real Italian Ice Cream Co. (£4.95/ Medium)
When exploring Bath, nosotros were told yesteryear the Tour Guide to give The Real Italian Ice Cream Co. a try. The H2O ice cream parlor is known for its superior H2O ice cream. We had our part together with nosotros idea it was alright. We would personally prefer the 1 reverse to the place... known as Marshfield Farm Ice Cream... specially for its rich together with creamy Clotted Cream series.
Streets of Bath
Have Fun Exploring London!
