How To Travel Around London and Buy an Oyster Card - Important Tips!
Here are some very important tips on how to travel around London and buy an oyster card.
Especially if it is your first time visiting London, if you aren't careful you can end up paying a lot more for your travel so it's important you pay the right fare. You can use your oyster card or contactless payment card for lots of different types of transport on London TFL services. This includes buses, trains, tubes, Thames Clipper boats, trams and even the Emirates Airline cable cars.
My favourite thing to do is to travel on the old Number 15 routemaster buses. A real icon of London. I'll show you all the tips and tricks on how to behave like a true Londoner and not to be barged out of the way by the locals when travelling on transport in London.
There are other ways to pay for London Transport including Apple Pay on your iphone or with a contactless credit or debit card. But I think it's easiest to get an oyster card when you first arrive. Try to avoid buying paper tickets because they cost more!! And the buses don't accept money so you must have an oyster or credit card or apple pay.
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Which Oyster Card Should You Get When Visiting London?
When you visit London you can use one of two Oyster Card options-- the Visitor Oyster Card, or the regular Oyster Card. You'll need an Oyster Card to use London's transportation system (unless you have a contactless credit/debit card), so find out which option you should get before you arrive for your London visit.
**Correction -- bus and tram fares are included in the underground/rail daily capping (£6.50 for zones 1-2). If you ONLY take buses and trams in one day, then the cap is only £4.50**
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Places to see in ( Rickmansworth - UK )
Places to see in ( Rickmansworth - UK )
Rickmansworth is a small town in south-west Hertfordshire, England, situated approximately 20 miles northwest of central London and inside the perimeter of the M25 motorway. The town is mainly to the north of the Grand Union Canal (formerly the Grand Junction Canal) and the River Colne. The nearest large town is Watford, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) to the east. Rickmansworth is the administrative seat of the Three Rivers District Council; the local authority is named from the confluence of three rivers within Rickmansworth's borders; the River Gade and the Grand Union Canal join the upper River Colne near Rickmansworth's eastern boundary and are joined by the River Chess near the town centre from where the enlarged Colne flows south to form a major tributary of the River Thames. The town is served by the Metropolitan line of the London Underground and Chiltern Railways from London Marylebone to Aylesbury.
Rickmansworth grew dramatically during the Victorian era and in the 1920s and 1930s as part of Metro-land, due to the extension of Metropolitan Railway, and became a commuter town. Diesel-express trains from Marylebone station, London – via Harrow-on-the Hill – to Aylesbury and fast, electric Metropolitan trains from the City of London – via Baker Street – to Amersham stop at Rickmansworth station on the London to Aylesbury Line. Junctions 17 and 18 of the M25 motorway are within Rickmansworth's boundaries giving access to Heathrow Airport, and the national motorway network.
Valley Road in Rickmansworth has a frost hollow. This is caused by the local geography, notably the railway embankment which prevents the natural drainage of cold air from a specific part of the valley. The greatest daily temperature range in England was recorded on 29 August 1936 in Rickmansworth when the temperature climbed from 1.1 °C at dawn to 24.9 °C within 9 hours due to this unique geographic feature.
Rickmansworth is sometimes shortened to Ricky, as used in the annual Ricky Week celebrations which occur in May. The town's canal history is remembered at the end of the week with the Rickmansworth Festival organised by Rickmansworth Waterways Trust. The annual Ricky Road Run takes place with more than 500 runners. The annual Victorian Evening, held in the town centre at the end of November, was changed to Starlight Evening in 2011. Inspired by the reference to Rickmansworth on the first page of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams: And then, one Thursday, nearly two thousand years after one man had been nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to people for a change, a girl sitting on her own in a small café in Rickmansworth suddenly realized what it was that had been going wrong all this time, and she finally knew how the world could be made a good and happy place. This time it was right, it would work, and no one would have to get nailed to anything.
The Aquadrome covers 41 hectares (100 acres) and includes the Aquadrome Local Nature Reserve, Batchworth and Bury Lakes, open grassland, areas of woodland, car parking, a café and a children's play area. Its boundaries are the River Colne to the north, the Grand Union Canal to the east and south and Stocker's Lake nature reserve to the west. In July 2009, it received a Green Flag Award for parks and open spaces which meet high standards.
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Places to see in ( Chesham - UK )
Places to see in ( Chesham - UK )
Chesham is a market town in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located 11 miles south-east of the county town of Aylesbury. Chesham is also a civil parish designated a town council within Chiltern district. It is situated in the Chess Valley and surrounded by farmland, as well as being bordered on one side by Amersham and Chesham Bois. The earliest records of Chesham as a settlement are from the second half of the 10th century although there is archaeological evidence of people in this area from around 8000 BC. Henry III granted the town a royal charter for a weekly market in 1257.
The town is known for its four Bs, usually quoted as:- boots, beer, brushes and Baptists. Chesham's prosperity grew significantly during the 18th and 19th centuries with the development of manufacturing industry. In the face of fierce competition from both home and abroad all these traditional industries rapidly declined. The ready availability of skilled labour encouraged new industries to the town both before and after the end of the Second World War. Today employment in the town is provided mainly by small businesses engaged in light industry, technology and professional services.
From the early part of the 20th century onwards there has been a considerable expansion of the town with new housing developments and civic infrastructure. Increasingly Chesham has also become a commuter town with improved connection to London via the London Underground and road networks. The town centre has been progressively redeveloped since the 1960s and was pedestrianised in the 1990s. The population of the town has increased to slightly over 20,000 but further growth has been restricted because the area forms part of the Metropolitan Green Belt.
The town is located in the Chess Valley and is 11 miles south-east of the county town of Aylesbury and is situated 25 miles (40 km) north west of central London. It is the fourth largest town in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire and the largest in Chiltern District. A clock tower constructed in 1992 stands in Market Square on the site of Chesham's 18th-century town hall demolished in 1965. Chesham war memorial stands in a landscaped garden in the Broadway.
In contrast to other towns in south Buckinghamshire, Chesham historically was not well served by road transport links. The stage coach bypassed the town and, unlike Amersham, there were no turnpikes and consequently roads were poorly maintained. Chesham tube station, close to the town centre, is the terminus for the Chesham branch, a single track spur off the London Underground Metropolitan line connecting to Chalfont and Latimer station.
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Glamping London & Camping Watford - North Hill Farm
Glamping London & Camping Watford - If you're looking for a quality camping in Watford, Hertfordshire or to do a spot of glamping in London then look no further than North Hill farm.
Be unique and come to North Hill Farm, B&B and Glamping.
In the current days of technology and constant rush, with no room left for mystery, wonder and nature, the Clark family wish to invite you to escape into countryside, unique accommodation.
We are based in the stunning Chiltern Hills countryside, but only 25min by train to central London and with easy access to the M25.
We offer a range of comfortable and unusual accommodation, from a romantic hide-away Treehouse or Shepherd's Hut to a four start B&B, comprising of four en-suite rooms, equipped with cable TV, internet access, hospitality trays, bath robes and hairdryer. The camp sites offer space for caravans or a separate area for conventional camping.
All of our accommodation is unique, offering solitude, views of the countryside, facilities for barbeques and the warmth of an open fire pit in the evenings.
Come rain or shine, North Hill Farm can offer various activities: clay pigeon shooting, biking, carriage driving, where you can enjoy the countryside. Alternatively, spend days walking in the Chess Valley or relaxing evenings in our Sauna/Jacuzzi.
There is a selection of local pubs within the area, which we recommend for good food and atmosphere.
Why not call us today on 01923 287040 and book your reservation. We look forward to receiving your call if you would like further information or have special requirements.
The Bridge to Nowhere Colliers Wood
Not one of the major attractions to visit in London I must admit. The Bridge to Nowhere is still a interesting site to visit if you have the time maybe.
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Some Hertfordshire Village Scenes: September 1 2011
Here are some Hertfordshire village scenes. The five villages seen in this video are: Puckeridge, Braughing, Barkway, Barley, and Westmill.
Visit to Chesham and Windsor Castle
A wonderful trip back to my home town, and a day out with my friend of 60 years
Wotz @ Great Kimble, Buckinghamshire, England
Great Kimble in Buckinghamshire, England holds sweet memories for some and a joyful future for others attending the local church and the village school.(Filmed by Jackie Greenland)
Great Missenden to Wendover
A drivers view of the railway line between Great Missenden and Wendover.