Any ideas helping plan our first trip to UK as a family?

[lmhall2000]

Hey! I have checked on www.tripadvisor.com constantly for good reviews and price checks....some good websites are

www.lastminute.com
www.venere.com
www.priceline.com (if you're willing to bid...then go to www.biddingfortravel.com and they'll show you how)

I've tried writing to the ones with good reviews directly and several have offered me good choices. The one I've got right now is the London Lodge Hotel near Earls Court...for 2 rooms I'm paying 200pounds a night...if you only need one room you're in much better luck for good rooms....here's a list of good ones that I would check out....
London Lodge Hotel
Allandale Hotel
Hart House Hotel
K&K Hotel George
Aster House
30 Pavilion Road
The Bulldog Club
The Knightsbridge Green Hotel
I like venere's website because they put the hotels by location on the map for you...if you want only Paddington area then you could stick to that area...we liked being near the Natural History Museum and others down near Earls but not I'm still looking for great deals!

Good luck!
Tara

 

[lorapinky]

try a proper yorkshire pudding! yum yum! do NOT try a frozen one as they are awful!

 

[momrek06]

Ahhh...TARA, Thank You So Much!!! I guess I am going to be real busy today gaining all sorts of new info for our London trip.

I really appreciate the websites!!!!

 

[queenarmadillo]

Maybe I'm being very silly (or am missunderstanding), but I thought Wagama was a Japanese noodle chain?
I second the Yorkshire pudding suggestion, and add Custard pie (or possibly custard tart) available from bakeries. Also bread and butter pudding, treacle sponge, and jam roly poly. (Its not that I only eat desert, I'm vegetarian, and therefore don't know what most of the traditional british dishes actually taste like).

 

[Frances999]

Maybe I'm being very silly (or am missunderstanding), but I thought Wagama was a Japanese noodle chain?

Yes, wagamama is a noodle restaurant.

 

[lmhall2000]

I'm sorry...my mind is off in a dozen places...I meant to also ask of any good places where the kids could eat reasonably (priced)..I had heard that Wagamama's is a good place to take children...not English by any means...but I also wanted to know of any good foods we should not miss while we're there...we love Subway sandwiches here in the US to take for picnics ...is there a sub shop like that there? I figured we could just hit a local market and hopefully they'll have pre-made sandwiches to take with us. Thanks!!!
Tara

Oh and momrek...there is a airfare sale that I think includes the dates you're going ...you have to buy the tickets by either the 14th or the 26th...so if you don't have your tickets yet, definitely check into it!
Tara

 

[momrek06]

Oh and momrek...there is a airfare sale that I think includes the dates you're going ...you have to buy the tickets by either the 14th or the 26th...so if you don't have your tickets yet, definitely check into it!
Tara

Ohh, TARA..Thank you. I am going to check THAT out RIGHT NOW

 

[lmhall2000]

Here's the specifics with dates...didn't check to see if it fit your schedule...but these are good rates...
Tara


# Delta winter sale to Europe
NEW! Purchase these round-trip deals by July 28 (fuel surcharges included):
# $398 London
# $418 Edinburgh
# $438 Manchester
# $518 Amsterdam
# $538 Zurich
# $558 Brussels
# $568 Berlin, Frankfurt
# $588 Budapest
# $593 Istanbul
# $598 Paris, Shannon, Rome, Warsaw, Venice, Madrid, Barcelona
# $618 Athens
# $658 Kiev
Add $25 per direction for Fri.-Sun. travel days. Add $25 per direction for Thurs.-Sun. travel days to/from U.K. destinations. Depart Nov. 1-Dec. 16 or Dec. 26-March 21. Stay a Sat. night to 30 days. Valid on Delta and other airlines serving these destinations.

 

[Frances999]

I'm sorry...my mind is off in a dozen places...I meant to also ask of any good places where the kids could eat reasonably (priced)..I had heard that Wagamama's is a good place to take children...not English by any means...but I also wanted to know of any good foods we should not miss while we're there...we love Subway sandwiches here in the US to take for picnics ...is there a sub shop like that there? I figured we could just hit a local market and hopefully they'll have pre-made sandwiches to take with us. Thanks!!!
Tara

Oh and momrek...there is a airfare sale that I think includes the dates you're going ...you have to buy the tickets by either the 14th or the 26th...so if you don't have your tickets yet, definitely check into it!
Tara

Yes, in my opinion wagamama's is a good place to take children. I know that my eldest DS and DD enjoy the food there - they do have a dedicated children's menu. There are many Subway sandwhiches outlets here in England, so that shouldn't be a problem.