Going up early, lunch in Chinatown, then pub hop until we hit the ground. Predicting a cracking day spoilt by a sub-par away performance. Thus, it is written, thus it will be.
Might I recommend the Uxbridge Arms in Notting Hill. I've lived in London for 25 years - and you won't
find a nicer boozer en route to White City. Unobtrusive, friendly -