A Unique London Attraction

That is interesting! Thank you, steven.

Hahaha…Steven..we must be getting the same things on FB or YouTube! I saw this and have added it to my never-ending list of things to see!!

I thought it was fascinating!

Thanks Steven! One more interesting sight to see in June.

Thanks Steven, I love quirky tidbits like this.

If you like things like this, there are lots of great London guidebooks that list out more- like Secret London, London Oddities, or the Atlas Obscura website. I do find it a bit funny seeing all these short videos where people claim to have discovered hidden London attractions that are actually pretty well known and have been in those guidebooks for years! Definitely recommend checking out the guides listed above as they have led me to some pretty interesting places.

Visited it a few years ago on the same trip we visited the Texas Legation building, John Snow water pump (where it was first determined that cholera was a waterborne disease), Pickering Place (last duel in London), and Ben Franklin house. On another trip was the old Whitechapel Bell foundry (Liberty bell was cast there). Most recently we visited the Burdett-Coutts fountain in Victoria Park. It was the first fountain to provide clean drinking water to that poor area of London in 1862. There are plenty of off the wall places to visit.

Finds like this are a reason why I’ve been visiting London since Nixon was in office.

London never fails to intrigue. There are different neighborhoods, countless free museums, numerous parks, excellent restaurants, cafes, intriguing historic sites and wonderful theatre options.

Over the decades I’ve watched the area where Coal Drop Yards is located evolve from an area that was the dregs to what it is now. Same with the area of King Cross Station.

Last trip ( November/December 2024 ) throughly enjoyed a long day of wandering about Canary Wharf.

Another morning I tubed out to Black Horse Road station. Had coffee at Deja Brew Cafe and then meandered about the Walthamstow Wetlands. From there long walk to the S Tottenham Underground Station. Think I took a Victoria Line train to Oxford Circus and got on a Central Line train to Holborn. Exited and strolled to where I was staying.

Intriguing places discovered over the decades:
Garden Cinema
Bermondsey Beach for mudlarking
Sands Film Studio ( https://www.sandsfilms.co.uk/)
Chiswick House and Garden
Foster Books in Chiswick
River Cafe for Full English at Putney Bridge Station
And Hurlingham Books
Tudkin Flavors of Malaysia
The Dove Pub Hammersmith
Mari’s Delicatessen and then a pleasant walk along the Thames path to Hammersmith
Hunterian Museum Cafe
The Seven Stars pub cat ( atmosphere, great pasta and watching barristers chit chat)
National Maritime Museum
Stellar view of London from Greenwich Observatory
Same from Alexandra Palace
Holland House and nearby Kyoto Gardens
Host Cafe for lunch and coffee in the converted St Mary Aldermary Gothic Church. Good spot if you’ve visted St Paul’s.
Cabman’s Shelter at Grosvenor Garden
Gilbert’s Pit Park
Anchor and Hope near the Thames Barrier
The whole shopping, dining and walking about area at the O2 arena. Tube to N Greenwich Station and you are there. The Pelton Arms. Traditional pub and I’m in love with the green tiles
Jim Henson and Don Salin Bench in The Hampstead Heath
Karl Marx Grave Highgate Cemetary

If I am ever able to take my great nephew on a trip to London I'll remember your post because it seems to me something young boys would really get a kick out of.