FLTs Transport Advice Needed!!!

Red

Red

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Dear Fancy London Towners, coming down to London for Turnmills in a few weeks, we've been offered a place to kip in Blackheath. How far out is that? :?

We are wondering whether to drive into the city or get train/tube etc? Or to just sod it and pay for a hotel. :evil:

No idea about getting around London at all! :oops:

Any constructive advice appreciated

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Hi Red

Blackheath isn't on an underground line so your best option if you want to do public transport is to get an overground train from Blackheath to London Bridge and then from London Bridge get the Thameslink to Farringdon (which is closest station to Turnmills, less than 5 mins walk). If you get your connections right I'd say that journey will only take about 30-40 mins.

Farringdon station does have the Circle/Metropolitan/Hammersmith & City tube lines if you wanted to get the tube for the last part of the journey but that will take forever.

There's a travelodge in Farringdon if you wanted to get a hotel on the cheap.

Turnmills closes at 7am at the earliest so by that time trains will be starting running so getting home won't be that much hassle.

I'm not sure how much a taxi from Blackheath would be cos I don't really know that area.

Hope that helps.
 
Use the journey planner on the right side of this page:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/

Blackheath to Farringdon about 40 mins but you need to use the advanced options to make sure it runs when you need.

If you're gonna be about on the Sunday daytime, Blackheath is nice for a lunch and/or afternoon pint.

Or as Babs says the Travelodge isn't far from Turnmills....
 
Hmmm.....Babs covered most of what I said already.

*writes* I must read others replies before posting, I must read others replies before posting, I must read others replies before posting
 
Buckley said:
Hmmm.....Babs covered most of what I said already.

*writes* I must read others replies before posting, I must read others replies before posting, I must read others replies before posting
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:lol: Yes but you put it so much more eloquently than me Mr B :lol: ;)
 
As babs said Blackheath is about 15mins out of lon bridge station, although you can stay on the train and alight at waterloo east or charing cross, however lon bridge is best for turnmills. About blackheath though....lovely place, gets it's name from the heath which is where a lot of the plague victims were buried in mass graves, also home to some nice bars & restaurants, like "chapter 2" which is glen tilbrook (of squeeze fame) fave restaurant, and also where i will be "popping the question" on valentines night........nb you cant get a mobile phone signal in blackheath....anyway...i digress
 
Thanks everyone! :D I think we're going to stay at a hotel now - Malmaison, i think its nearby enough to walk to Turnmills :? I just CANNOT be bothered with public transport.

What's the area like around Turnmills? Are there any decent bars?
 
Red said:
Thanks everyone! :D I think we're going to stay at a hotel now - Malmaison, i think its nearby enough to walk to Turnmills :? I just CANNOT be bothered with public transport.

What's the area like around Turnmills? Are there any decent bars?
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Yeah there's quite a few nice bars found Farringdon/Clerkenwell etc. Match and Ember are both nice and only a couple of mins from Turnmills.
 
Red, are you going to a Gallery night or a saturday event??

Not that it matters im just being nosey..;)
 
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Excuse me you two, in my defence I didnt ask him what day he was going to Turnmills. I was merely being polite.

Next thing you'll be comparing me to Chewie. ;)
 
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Ferd said:
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Excuse me you two, in my defence I didnt ask him what day he was going to Turnmills. I was merely being polite...

Next thing you'll be comparing me to Chewie!! ;)
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I thought you knew Red was a she and you were doing your internet sex pest bit :lol: ;)
 
Barbie said:
I thought you knew Red was a she and you were doing your internet sex pest bit :lol: ;)
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Funny that, I was honestly assuming it was a he.. now that you mention she might be a she, I did sound a bit perverted!!! :lol:
 
:lol:

i'm a she for definite. (Didn't you watch Fraggle Rock????:oops: )

I'm going on Friday 10th, never been before so looking forward to it - even if it is 6hours of Ferry Bloody Corsten.

:roll:

I won't know where i am by midnight anyways.
 
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