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Originally Posted by Izzle
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I booked return tickets to Calgary and noted that I have a 17 hour layover in London, UK. I'll be arriving 6pm on June 13 and flying out 11 am Jun 14. I plan on getting a hotel room (IBIS) near the airport. However, I plan on leaving my luggage there and venturing downtown to take in the sights and sounds.
There are no football games going on in June and since I'll be arriving in the evening, day time activities (stroll in park, going to the farmers market) are highly improbable. I know I'll be hungry, so some place with eats would be great. I love live entertainment so a pub with live music or even a show would be great. Just looking for suggestions so I dont have to stay in the hotel room and watch tv till my flight. Seems like a boring thing to do.
Thanks!
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I would say take the heathrow/Paddington Express from Heathrow to Paddington and then head to Soho/Leicester square area on the Bakerloo line. Plenty of pubs with live music to choose from and the area is pretty lively in the evening. That is also the theatre district.
edit- keep in mind, if you are heading to an airport hotel from heathrow, you would then need to get back to heathrow to get the heathrow express. There is no doubt that this is the best option for getting into London from Heathrow. The regional trains will take much longer. The return fare is around 35 pounds, but worth it for the time and hassle saved imo.
There is always Richmond- very close to the airport, where could get a hotel and stay for the evening, but certainly not as cool as actually going into London.
I am making the assumption that you are at Heathrow and not Gatwick??