Birthday in London!

Drive out to Avebury, eat at the Red Lion, and have your picture taken sitting on the biggest stone you can clamber up on. Drive down to Dover, eat ice cream, drink beer at the White Horse, and have your picture taken pretending to write your name on the wall with all the channel swimmers. Walk over to the Dorchester, eat at Alain Ducasse's joint, and have your picture taken while you're puking when you see the bill.

Forgive Ed for not using spell check. Couple of ideas. See if English country walks is still in business and take the Stonehenge to Salisbury hike. Includes a pub lunch. Charming pub. If that's too much in a day. Why not check this website; www.walks.com. Find one you'd enjoy and take it on your birthday. Enjoy yourself.

Afternoon tea at The Ritz. A real treat. Little cakes (They can be your birthday cakes!), finger sandwiches, scones and clotted cream, and champagne if you want.

Ed...you crack me up! I've noticed your posts on a number of feeds here and I usually laugh out loud!

I love the walk idea Claudia! Sounds like an amazing day...will definitely check out the website.
Thanks!

Rebecca...tea sounds great too! Is that the best place in London to have high tea? Are there others you might recommend as well? Love a good afternoon tea...

Tea is a great idea! I missed Thanksgiving one year because I was in London doing research, and I went to tea as a festive way to have a special meal even while on my own abroad. I went to the Orangery at Kensington Palace that day, but for something even fancier, Fortnum and Mason does a lovely tea. My husband and I are tea freaks, and that was our honeymoon pick!

Thank you Christina! I've had tea at the Orangery and was hoping for something different. I'll definitely look up your recommendation!

Anita, Here are some places to have afternoon tea or high tea (two different things). As you probably know, tea in the afternoon between 3:00 and 4:00 is fairly light; finger sandwiches, scones, little cakes. High tea is 6:00 or thereabouts, and is all of the above, with a hearty and filling meal with meat. The high tea can serve as a before-the-theatre supper. Here are some more tea places, my favorites first: Brown's Hotel, Mayfair The Wolseley, Piccadilly Now the expensive ones, which are not necessarily my favorites: Claridge's (very fancy) The Dorchester (very fancy) The Goring Hotel Others that are very good, but thankfully not as expensive as those just named: Fortnum & Mason
Patisserie Valerie (several locations)

Thank you Rebecca! These all look like great options...I'll definitely check them out. Cheers!

Get your hotel or Harrods Food Hall or Fortnum and Masons to pack you a picnic basket and go out the Kew Gardens. Wander around until you find 'YOUR' perfect spot, then have lunch (or have them pack a 'tea basket'- or have tea there....) You could even put together your own at Sainsbury's or Tesco's or Waitrose or Marks & Spencer's....... Can you tell I REALLY LOVE Kew Gardens!!!
They also have several places to eat there.

Thanks Toni! Great idea! I haven't been out to Kew Gardens yet so that sounds like a great option. Cheers!