4th Trip--What Should I See?

My personal favourite is Hampton Court Palace. Easy to get to, loads to see, beautiful grounds and gardens. You can easspend a day there.

I realize these are not unique, but I think your parents would enjoy them: Churchill War Rooms, if they are at all into history. Bletchley Park, again for the WWII history. Westminster Abbey and/or St Paul's for the utter majesty and again, the history. Is mobility an issue at all? That may help others make suggestions, particularly for unique things to do that you'll enjoy too.

If they like royal history, Kensington Palace hits a lot of it. Plus it's at the edge of Hyde Park and has a restaurant attached. Close by is the Natural History Museum and V&A Museum. I agree with the above recommendation for Hampton Court; take a taxi to make it easy for them.

There should be plays they will like, plus street performers in Covent Gardens. If your mom's a shopper, a stroll through Harrods might interest her.

If they want to get out of London for a day to see the countryside, look at Rabbie's Tours. They have two one-day tours from London. https://www.rabbies.com/en

Enjoy!

No mobility issues.

Open to any and all suggestions!

They might like the British Museum and/or the Victoria and Albert. The lunch area at V and A is beautiful.

Maybe a Thames River cruise to Greenwich?

Greenwich Observatory and nearby Royal Naval Academy Museum. Take a river cruise to get there.
Use the London Underground to get back. Interesting day out.

Hampton Court Palace
Churchill War Rooms
Bletchley Park

Train to Whitsable or Rye or Cambridge or Oxford

EDIT: definitely see https://witnesscountyhall.com/

A trip out to the Fens is likely to be something new to you, maybe visiting the Colleges at Cambridge and a gentle walk down the Backs, and how about an Iron Age settlement when you are in the Fens? In fact, National Trust Wicken Fen has lots to see...

• Visit Parliament on a guided tour
• Visit Spencer House on a guided tour
• Fitzrovia Chapel
• Leadenhall Market
• St. Dunstan to the East
• Day trip to Richmond
• Sambourne House
• Leighton House
• Day trip to visit Hatfield House, Park & Gardens

If they are interested in Churchill, it's worth visiting Chartwell which was Churchill's home for much of his life; it's a (large) family house but not a stately home. it's in a lovely location with beautiful views, and contains a lot of his personal memorabilia.

It's in Kent to the South East of London. The website gives details of how to get there - probably the easiest way is to get a train to one of the two nearest stations and a taxi from there to Chartwell. I think it'd be a relatively relaxed day out.

It's cropped up this morning on another query- Alton (in Hampshire)- 75 minutes by train from Waterloo every 30 minutes.

There is the Jane Austen connection at nearby Chawton, but also the preserved Steam Railway The Watercress Line. And yes it is not hard to find watercress growing locally.

Maybe not unique, but a bit different.

Within London there are a lot of interesting smaller Churches, but one that cropped up on an American's pilgrimage blog the other night was St Bride's Church on Fleet Street- the journalist's Church. I thought it was interesting he had been to Westminster Abbey and St Paul's then added St Bride's as another London Church. Not one of the usual overseas tourist Churches, but an interesting one.

If you find yourself in the Old City near St Paul’s Cathedral, visit Postman’s Park for its Victorian-era Memorial to Heroic Self-sacrifice — each tile commemorates an ordinary individual and the circumstances in which they died trying to save someone else — very poignant.
https://secretldn.com/postmans-park-memorial-heroic-self-sacrifice/

Also, the Queenhithe Mosaic of the history of London, on the north bank of the Thames between Blackfriars and Tower Bridge
https://livinglondonhistory.com/queenhithe-an-anglo-saxon-dock-and-a-wonderful-mosaic/

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Been going to St Brides over the years. Lovely venue for Evensong.

The crypt is interesting as well.

My husband and I went to the Royal Air Force Museum on the outskirts of London. The massive amount of exhibits were very well presented and interesting, especially if you like history and/or old military airplanes. Admission is free and we were able to get the required online reservation as we were walking from the tube station to the museum. There is also a small cafe onsite. We visited in mid-June, 2023.

Have your parents given any input as to what sights are important to them?
I echo Hampton Court- on our visit there awhile back there was an actor strutting about who played Henry VIII. We had a chance to participate as a guest by putting on an over the clothes garment in his wedding feast for his 3rd marriage.
A pub crawl either on an organized tour or planned by you would be fun.
The Ceremony of the Keys at Tower of London- would that be new to you?
Evensong at St. Paul's Cathedral? London theatre?
A tea bus tour? https://b-bakery.com/london/bus-tours/afternoon-tea-bus-london

The V and A is way more than a museum, their jewellry room was stunning, mix of history and glamour, and I was very grateful I'd seen it After the crown jewells. I would have been disappointed in them if I'd seen the V&A first :)
British Library Treasure Room, and the St Pancras Hotel's afternoon tea, are next door to each other, great stops and easy too.
And Windsor had great shopping, small town feel, and the castle/changing of their guard. Very close to Heathrow, always a good place for me to either start or end a trip.
Have a great trip :)
-Alison