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[Misc] Day trip to London - Help
- Thread starter Steve Foster
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Oh cool thanks
They join at Three Bridges and it seems to be south of there that there are closures. I think looking at it there are some direct Brighton trains to London being diverted via. Horsham so that route should be fine.
... and booked up unless you want 7.30 a.m., I'll chat with my teenage Son's about getting the 5.50 a.m., but I'm not sure they'll be up for it!
Joins at Three Bridges and am told North to Victoria from there is fine
Leekbrookgull
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If you are into cricket try The tour of Lord,s.
Nottseagull
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clapham_gull
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Yes, but it isn't in London.
Well Versailles isn't in Paris either.
I recommend the bus station (not to be missed) and Ikea.
AmexRuislip
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Not for Underground, Clapham is actually really terrible to get to central London. Plus most long distance SWT services don't stop at Clapham these days.
Hampster Gull
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With lots of spotty teenagers?
Nottseagull
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Croydon isn't in the London Borough of Croydon?Yes, but it isn't in London.
clapham_gull
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Cocktail bar at the top of the walkie talkie building give great views, and a half decent drink. It’s free, you just book your slot online in advance.
I'm afraid neither is rubbish.
Clapham serves as a useful point to get to Victoria, and everything bar Gatwick Express will stop there to help you get there. But Victoria is far from the most connected of London terminii for most of London and will require a change of line if using the tube (bus is better but obviously slower, and the whole place is a bloody building site). Slow trains to Waterloo stop there but most of the longer distance ones don't stop there, many are Woking then Waterloo, so if you were coming up from anywhere to the southwest of Woking (e.g. Portsmouth, Southampton, Waymouth, Salisbury) it's actually not that convenient to get to Clapham compared to just going into Waterloo.
As for the Underground, well there is no Underground station at Clapham (yet) and nor is there one conveniently close by (the Clapham ones being further east along the High Street. As the crow flies the nearest tube station to the Junction is Clapham south, a mile and a half away on foot. There is the Overground, however again for Central London it's terrible, involving most likely a change at West Brompton for the District line then probably another at Earl's Court to avoid being sent up toward Edgware Road.