My husband and I are traveling to London and will be in the city for only 2 days ... we've been to London several times and have visited many of the tourist attractions. I read about the VICTORIAN UNDERWORLD: Leyshon Brothers Bonded Warehouse. What is this exactly? It sounds like a performance that you walk through ... ? Worth going to or not? Anyone have some off the beaten path ideas?
Posted by
Land of La
8669 posts
Bottom line. It's a pub that will close forever at the end of the year to make way for some rail development. Haven't personally visited it. However, if something like this does interest you visit Sevilla Mia on Hanway Street. Many, many off the beaten path options for your two day visit: Try to attend a debate in Parliament, http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/ukvisitors/debates/, see if there is a race at the Herne Hill Veldodrome; http://www.hernehillvelodrome.com, explore Little Venice and the Regent's Canal by water bus, visit Ben Franklin's House, book a Tour of the Highgate Cemetery and visit Karl Marx's gravesite,
have a drink at the Bar at the Courthouse hotel; http://www.courthouse-hotel.com/bars/the_bar.html, see what's happening at the Village Underground Collective; http://www.villageunderground.co.uk watch glass blowing at the Peter Leyton Gallery, book a behind the scenes tour at the Natural History Museum and see speciman's collected by Darwin and oddities like Archie, a giant squid,visit the Wimbeldon Art Studios, see who is playing at the Brick Lane Music Hall (actually a coverted church) if they are still being offered take a tour of the Abbey Mills Pumping Station and NOrthern Outfall Sewer, lastly see if you can find the Doodle Bar but call first to see if it's open.
Posted by
OP
Minneapolis, MN, USA
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COOL. Thanks for the ideas. This is exactly what I wanted. After I posted and looked into the Victorian Underworld, I wondered if it was some sort of "adult" bar since I read that you also need to be a member and as a guest, you need to obtain a password. Hmmm. It may be worth a visit ... I'll re-post with my findings. :)