Impact of Pride whilst touring

Remember London is one of the largest cities in the world. The Pride will have impact in the area that it is but most of London will be unaffected because of the size. I would find out where the parade is and just avoid that area.

good point. Its just that last year, it was reported that 1 million people participated.

Maybe one of the London folks will log in. But London's population is 10M and 14M including total metro area. The urban area covers about 670 sq miles and whole of London is about 3200 sq miles so even a million folks may not have much impact. I am guessing the Tube in the area of the event would be jammed so just avoided it.

brilliant. thank you so much!

Just to add to Emma's advice--it might also be a good time for a day out of London if you were planning any. Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge, Bath are all easy days out.

I was at a restaurant in Soho on the day of Pride last year and even late in the evening the traffic in the area was totally gridlocked. Don't make plans that depend on using buses in the West End that day, tube should be OK but crowded.

Agree with the suggestion to spend the day away from the Trafalgar Square/Regent Street area.

Why not consider a trip to Windsor Castle, or Hampton Court or a Salisbury and Stonehenge combo? All worth a visit.

Great city. Enjoy it.

ok, so no HOHO (or other buses), tube will be cramped, but touring outside the epicenter should be ok. thank you so much

London hosts huge events all the time, it's rare that even the biggest affect it too badly. But tubes and buses most local to the event will be disrupted or crazy busy.