London Tourist Traps

 37 Reviews  If you want to look at a load of lifeless dummies, then why not visit the House of Commons ? or Luton. I fail to understand how this attraction is still at the top of many tourists "Must see"... 

 23 Reviews  FOR KIDS and FOR KIDS ONLY!!! One of London's biggest tourist attractions apparently. Features Jack the Ripper stuff and other subjects related to murder, blood and gore. This tourist attraction... 

 12 Reviews  I know we have all been told not to use local Bureau De Change companies but after much research online I found a place in Covent Garden that beat out every other compnay I looked at. I rodered the... 

 27 Reviews  The Christmas illuminations in Oxford Street and Regent Street are disappointing. The 2009 lights were based on the Disney movie A Christmas Carol but as the photo shows this was more or less all... 

 16 Reviews  Dont be a sheep... These things are an extraordinary rip-off. They are often 25 quid or more for a ticket and the quality of the commentary is variable to say the least. Some don't even have a live... 

 7 Reviews  I was very much in two minds as to whether to include this as a general tip or a tourist trap - it's the Prospect of Whitby pub in Wapping. Certainly, it has a very long a interesting history, the... 

 21 Reviews  We went to this restaurant "the Oldest fish and chips in London" The interior is devoid of charm, and not really comfortable. The food is ok but prices are too expensives. about £ 35 dish and... 

 12 Reviews  Many visitors to London head for London's Leicester Square because they've heard so much about it. This is where the film premieres are held, but be warned, that doesn't make it a classy area. The A... 

 15 Reviews  Unless you call usual tourist junk you can get in all touristic places a trap. London is only city with no tourist traps. But if you are a Londoner god help you.. By mistake you may get over... 

 15 Reviews  I've certainly seen better acting, better sets, better costumes, and better plays but so what. The Mousetrap is an institution and quite honestly I'm glad I can say I've seen it. It's been playing for... 

 11 Reviews  London like any other city in the world has it's fair share of unlicensed taxi drivers.these drivers are not real taxi drivers, they will charge you silly amounts. they will probably not even know... 

 7 Reviews  We read the descripton of the Hyde Park View Hostel on the internet and thought it sounded nice. And then, the location is comparatively good, not far to Queensway tube station and near Hyde... 

 2 Reviews  The museum is set in rooms below London Bridge station next to the London Dungeons attraction. Within several rooms it presents life in wartime London and has a several mock-ups of different types of... 

 4 Reviews   London zoo is very expensive and in my view very overrated. We took our 2 kids in the summer and they were upset to find no elephants and a number of others missing. The restaurant is incredibly... 

 19 Reviews  Beware of pick pocket wherever you go in London, either inside the shops, tube, bus, walking and waiting for bus or friends. Just keep an eye for your own stuff right in front of your eyes or where... 

 Robin020 Says:  Inm Britain they use 3 holes adapter if you are from Holland the rest of Eu make sure you have international adapter otherwise you can always ask the recetion... 

 Dabs Says:  On my first visit to London back in 1988, I made a point of going to see the Changing of the Guard, on everyone's list of must sees in London, at least it was... 

 american_tourister Says:  London has quirky weather so it does not really matter when you go except for December, April, July and August. December is Christmas season and can be cold,... 

 Durfun Says:  This applies to locals alike; one needs to have the exact amount of change when boarding buses, as they are not obliged to give you any change. Carry some... 

 planxty Says:  The trap referred to here is the Clink museum in Clink Street, SE1 on the site of a medieval prison. Purely in the interests of VT research, I went there one... 

 GrantBoone Says:  Speakers Corner, for those of you who dont know , is basically a place in one corner of Hyde Park where people are allowed to go, take a a step ladder or a... 

 JulesH Says:  Feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square used to be the thing to do. Unfortunately, pigeons have become something of a pest in London as they flocked in and bred... 

 Proveres Says:  This "museum" in "London's Oldest Prison" is neither.It is a couple of rooms in a basement which, according to the ticket seller, is built on the only remaining...