Need suggestion for 3 nights itinerary for London

Give us a clue. Have you got a guide book? What attracts you to London and Paris as opposed to, say, Sunderland and Dortmund?

Difficult to answer q1 until you know where you are staying. Otherwise it is like throwing darts.

The OP's previous questions will provide a bit of context (link to Nitu, above).

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That made me laugh, Mel. Thanks.

Hi,
I am planning to take HOHO bus tour for 48 hr.(which give additional 24 hr. free.). Any suggestion which one is best (big Bus or any other). I will be taking Eurostar train in the noon to paris. So should I stay near the train station or near the HOHO tour location?
Thx,

Hi,
Need review for the hotel Premier Inn London Kensington- 11 Knaresborough Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London, SW5 0TJ, United Kingdom. Is it a good family hotel with near by public transportation and any of HOHO tour (big Bus) stop? I am planning to take 2 days pass for HOHO.
Thanks

plenty of reviews on tripadvisor

www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g186338-d286746-Reviews-Premier_Inn_London_Kensington_Earl_s_Court_Hotel-London_England.html

two days on the HOHO bus is at least one day too much - remember it's not designed as public transport, it just gives an overview of the many sights. Money would be better spent actually visiting those sights.

Maybe is is not designed to be used as public transport, but they certainly could use it to get to the various popular sights--- get off, see the sight, then get back on another HOHO. it will get them closer to each one than the tube will, and by traveling above ground they will see much more than the inside of a train. Main problem I can see is they may have a long wait to re-board after visiting a popular sight.

Evans Evans Bus Tours does a great job of day trips inside/outside of London.

Hi,
Should London pass for 3 days good choice to cover 10 best attractions for family of 2 adults and 2 kids (12,15)? should we buy this with Oyster pass or without? Or should I purchase individual tickets with 2 days HOHO bus tickets?
Thanks,

With just 3 nights I wouldn't get either the HOHO bus or a travel card, I've done both and there is no time saved. Best option is get oyster cards at the station when you arrive and take the underground to all the places you want to see in London, the bus will get bogged down in traffic and you end up sitting on the bus for long periods of time and going nowhere. I suggest you look on the Original London Walks website (www.walks.com) as they do 2 hour tours in London and days out of London and you just show up at the station designated site for the walk about 10mins. before hand. They are very reasonable esp. the days out vs. the big bus tours out of London. Also if it rains or something happens you are not locked into a tour you prepaid for, their guides are all Blue Badge holders and very good, but one word of caution, the Jack the Ripper tour will be very crowded, we did it the week between Christmas and New Year's and our kids were about that age, they did enjoy it but there were so many Walks people they had us in 3 groups (caution as there are many other tours for twice as much money so make sure you get with the guide holding the London Walks leaflet). My kids enjoyed the Tower of London Beefeaters tour, Thames cruise, British museum, and a play (for us Phantom of the Opera was great). You can get pre-booked Tower of London tickets so you don't stand in the line and go early. They also liked the changing of the guard at Horseguards as the horses line up, shops like Hamley's toy store are fun.

Nitu, with only two full days you do not have time for many of the "Top Ten" attractions on the London Pass, such as Kew Gardens, Windsor Palace, and Hampton Court Palace. Each of these takes half a day or more, with transport time. With so little time you need to prioritize what you want to see, and figure out how to avoid spending hours standing in lines.

If Tower of London is a priority---and with kids the age of yours it should be---you should consider buying tickets in advance to skip the ticket purchase line. While the London Pass does include "fast entry" with the Tower, I don't think you will get enough benefit from the rest of the offerings. You can just purchase Tower tickets in advance on your own. Unless things have changed since we did this, you may need to allow time for them to mail the tickets to you.

The Hop-on, Hop-off buses are great, but only if you have ALL day. We recommend that you hire a day tour company, such as Evan Evans, instead. We have done the London City tour, the Windsor Castle tour, Stonehenge, the Cotswolds, Bath, etc., etc. You can look at their site to see where they travel. We have used them numerous times and been quite happy. I believe there are four routes of the Hop-on, Hop-off bus, but they are definitely a time waster. You will see a whole lot more using a tour company.

You are getting great advice above. For our most recent visit to London in November we got discounted tickets to the Original HOHO bus as we needed an easy schedule for our first day. We got two days and a river cruise for the price of one day. Taking the yellow route with a break at the National Gallery was perfect but we had 8 days in London so a slow first day worked for us. We used Oyster Cards the rest of the time.
We also used the London Pass as we got a great deal online (2 for 1) and were visiting places which were included. You need to think about what you will be visiting to know if it's a good deal for you. Most often, it's not the best use of your resources. Best advice is to sign up for emails and start getting discount offers for any place you are interested in visiting.
London Walks is brilliant! The Tower of London tour with them is great for kids.

You don't need to get stuck in traffic on a HOHO bus, or pay for a tour that may not be at your place.
Use the Tube, the #15 red bus, your good old feet, and even a black cab if necessary.
You can do this by yourself ...

Day 1
09:00 Piccadilly Circus
09:30 Trafalgar Square
10:00 National Gallery
12:00 #15 Red Bus to Tower Bridge
12:30 Tower of London
14:30 St. Paul's Cathedral
16:00 Tate Modern (check closing) **
19:00 Covent Garden for a typical London pub

Day 2
09:00 Hyde Park & Green Park
11:00 Buckingham Palace (check schedule for Changing of the Guard ceremony)
12:00 St. James's Park
12:30 Westminster Abbey (Holy Communion - weekdays)
14:00 Houses of Parliament & Big Ben
14:30 London Eye (or Banqueting House, or Churchill War Rooms) **
15:30 No 10 Downing Street
16:00 Horse Guards (Four O’Clock Parade)
17:00 Shopping in Knightsbridge - Harvey Nichols & Harrods (check closing times)

** Drop these out of your schedule for a less rushed day.