My husband uses a cane (has trouble walking) and we wonder if he'll have trouble using the subway / buses in London? Is there an elevator in the subway there? Are there a lot of bus stops / subway stops and are they close to major attractions? Thanks.
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Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Napa, CA
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SOME of the subway (Underground or Tube) stops have elevators (lifts). MOST do not.
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hi, as mentioned some do some dont. Some are being updated with escelators, but there can be some bit of walking if youre doing a transfer. your best bet maybe surface transportation. Since youre going to do the "tourist" attractions, investigate the "sight seeing/hop-on/hop-off " tour buses. They may hit all of the places you want. Worse case, mix and match using them, taxi and bus. happy trails.
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Oxford, United Kingdom
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Accessibility was not any concern prior to 1980s - for example many central London stations on lines built at the turn of the 20th century have lifts but have a flight of stairs at one end or the other. The tfl journey planner allows a number of different options regarding accessibility of stations, and transfer routes.
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La Grange Park, IL, United States
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Thanks for a ll of the helpful information about travelling in London.