Comments for London x London https://www.londonxlondon.com/ The insider’s guide to discovering the best things to do in London. Expert advice, entertainingly given. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:54:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Comment on 28 Brilliant Day Trips from London by 24 Hours in Oxford – insidersoxford.com https://www.londonxlondon.com/day-trips-from-london/#comment-5622 Wed, 05 May 2021 06:40:40 +0000 https://www.thediscoveriesof.com/?p=10372#comment-5622 […] looking for a short break or escape in the United Kingdom within easy reach of London, Oxford is a perfect day trip. Even if you aren’t, you should go […]

]]> Comment on The Most Instagrammable Places in London – 39+ Photography Spots You Won’t Want to Miss by Julianna Barnaby https://www.londonxlondon.com/instagrammable-places-in-london/#comment-4673 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:26:30 +0000 https://www.thediscoveriesof.com/?p=16426#comment-4673 In reply to WeShootYou.

Can’t wait until things are back to normal too! Looking forward to exploring the city, camera in hand, once again! Enjoy!

]]> Comment on The Most Instagrammable Places in London – 39+ Photography Spots You Won’t Want to Miss by WeShootYou https://www.londonxlondon.com/instagrammable-places-in-london/#comment-4595 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:54:17 +0000 https://www.thediscoveriesof.com/?p=16426#comment-4595 The only difficult part is getting access nowadays! Can’t wait till everything becomes normal again. Wiltons definitely on the list!

]]> Comment on 36 Free Things to do in London – Cool, Quirky and Totally FREE London Attractions by Julianna Barnaby https://www.londonxlondon.com/free-things-to-do-in-london/#comment-4578 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:16:30 +0000 https://www.londonxlondon.com/?p=14534#comment-4578 In reply to Chamet.

Ooh, I love the controversy. I agree – I always find it amazing how many brilliant museums there are that are totally free, not just the big ones but the small weird ones that are a total joy to explore.

]]> Comment on Time to Discover: The Oldest Pubs in London – Historic Boozers You Have to Visit by Julianna Barnaby https://www.londonxlondon.com/oldest-pubs-in-london/#comment-4577 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:13:38 +0000 https://www.thediscoveriesof.com/?p=11688#comment-4577 In reply to Giada.

Oh really! I’ll have to have a read again, there are so many Dickens spots in London.

]]> Comment on Time to Explore: Victoria Park by Julianna Barnaby https://www.londonxlondon.com/victoria-park/#comment-4576 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:11:29 +0000 https://www.londonxlondon.com/?p=17453#comment-4576 In reply to Bill Hewett.

That’s awful. Thanks for sharing your uncle’s story Bill – London is full of personal history that deserves to be remembered.

]]> Comment on Nunhead Cemetery – A Guide to South London’s Gothic Gem by Julianna Barnaby https://www.londonxlondon.com/nunhead-cemetery/#comment-4575 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:09:58 +0000 https://www.londonxlondon.com/?p=17646#comment-4575 In reply to Liz.

Thanks for the kind words Liz – I’m so happy to hear you’re enjoying the site! What a wonderful place to have on your doorstep. Happy and safe adventures!

]]> Comment on Nunhead Cemetery – A Guide to South London’s Gothic Gem by Liz https://www.londonxlondon.com/nunhead-cemetery/#comment-4276 Sun, 28 Feb 2021 11:47:48 +0000 https://www.londonxlondon.com/?p=17646#comment-4276 Hello Julianna
I’m very excited to have just discovered your website.
As a Nunhead resident of 21 years you’ve thrown new light on our area, thank you.
I first discovered the cemetery in 2000 and walked around it pushing our young son in his buggy. It’s definitely undergone a transformation over the last two decades, but still holds the same eerie beauty as previously.

]]> Comment on 36 Free Things to do in London – Cool, Quirky and Totally FREE London Attractions by Chamet https://www.londonxlondon.com/free-things-to-do-in-london/#comment-4251 Sat, 27 Feb 2021 09:03:33 +0000 https://www.londonxlondon.com/?p=14534#comment-4251 We re gonna be controversial here and say that London has the best museums in the world. Not only are they packed to the rafters with mind-boggling artefacts and cool interactive exhibitions, but the majority of them are totally FREE to enter. And no, not just on the last Thursday of every month between 4 and m!

]]> Comment on Time to Explore: Victoria Park by Bill Hewett https://www.londonxlondon.com/victoria-park/#comment-4171 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:22:22 +0000 https://www.londonxlondon.com/?p=17453#comment-4171 You mention that one of the Air raid shelters in Victoria Park took a direct hit in the Blitz and 15 people were killed. I think my Uncle was in there and he remembers it and his Mum digging him and his sisters out and the man next to him being killed. When they went back to there home after the raid they found there house had gone.

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