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London Eye   London

London Eye, London

 18 Reviews  The London Eye is a huge ferris wheel, at one time the world's largest, with enclosed capsules. It moves so slowly that you can barely tell that it is moving, it takes 30 minutes to do a full... 

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Old Trafford   Manchester

Old Trafford, Manchester

 4 Reviews  If you travel to Manchester, a sight worth seeing is the Manchester United Stadium, although there have been reports of tourists beeing robbed in this area. If taking photographs do not allow anyone... 

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Centenary Square   Birmingham

Centenary Square, Birmingham

 2 Reviews  Centenary Square is a central point for various events throughout the year - it once was the home of the "Birmingham Eye" - a big wheel similar to the one in London. It is a central celebration point... 

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Tour Buses   Oxford

Tour Buses, Oxford

 2 Reviews  Some wouldn't call this a tourist trap, but in my opinion a bus tour through a city centre which is easily walkable within 20 minutes doesn't make sense at all. It's the same as everywhere: You can... 

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Madame Tussauds and Planetarium   London

Madame Tussauds and Planetarium, London

 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"... 

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Punting   Oxford

Punting, Oxford

 1 Review  Punts are very expensive: up to 10 pounds for a single use. Most colleges own their own punts; hence students get them for free or for much reduced rates: so, if you want to go punting make friends... 

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London Dungeon   London

London Dungeon, London

 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... 

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Money and Money Exchange   London

Money and Money Exchange, London

 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... 

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Soho and the West End   London

Soho and the West End, London

 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... 

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Tour buses   London

Tour buses, London

 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... 

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Pubs and Bars   London

Pubs and Bars, London

 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... 

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Restaurants   London

Restaurants, London

 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... 

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Leicester Square   London

Leicester Square, London

 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... 

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Piccadilly   London

Piccadilly, London

 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... 

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Theatre and Shows (including tickets)   London

Theatre and Shows (including tickets), London

 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... 

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Taxis   London

Taxis, London

 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... 

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Hotels and accomodations   London

Hotels and accomodations, London

 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... 

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Britain at War Experience   London

Britain at War Experience, London

 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... 

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London Zoo   London

London Zoo, London

 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... 

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Tipping and Service charges

by Bonkers11

Just to let all you fellow travellers know. Service charges are added to resturant bills but are actually now illegla. The staff are not allowed to say where this service charge goes but what you will find it that it goes to the mangement. Always check your bill, if there is a service charge or a gratuity on it and you would rather not pay it you have the right to ask for it to be taken off. I always do and generaly leave a cash tip, this way I know that the server gets the money. On the od occassion they have queried why I dont want to pay it and have been rude about this they dont get a tip.If you put tips onto your card the staff usually dont get these either.They will not tell you whether there is a service charge but it should say on the menu if they do add it. Be careful you dont pay it if you dont want to and also that you dont pay twice by givign a tip as well.

ATM charges for the English travelling abroad

by St_Vincent

Although not really an England tourist trap tip it is worth noting that we face the same problem as others when travelling overseas. How do we avoid getting ripped off by the banks when all we want to do is withdraw our hard earned cash and have some fun. In my opinion ,by far the best deal for Brits travelling abroad and wanting to use ATMs is to get a Nationwide Flex Account and use their debit card. Although there may be a fee charged by the local bank there are no transaction fees charged by Nationwide and they use better exchange rates than most other banks, who both charge a fee and load the rate to make even more money out of us. The Nationwide account is easy to open over the Internet and you can transfer money in and out of your main bank account. They also have an e-Savings Account that pays reasonable rates so you could use that to help save for that trip of a lifetime and...

ATM charges in England

by St_Vincent

It’s always difficult to know what the best deal is with ATM cards and probably the best advice is to check with your own bank before you travel. However I can tell you a bit about ATM’s over here, firstly that you’ll find them everywhere, and secondly that they are mostly free to use. However be careful about using ATM’s in shops and public houses as there is often a fee charged for using these. We are also seeing more and more standalone machines in the streets that also make a charge. The fee is generally around £1.50 - £2.50 and, thanks to legislation, is prominently displayed so it should be obvious that the particular ATM charges a fee. A credit card used in any ATM will almost always attract a fee. Look for ATM's located outside banks or a Post Office in main streets, some banks will also have one inside that you can use during opening hours.

PARKING FINES

by DAO

Want to drive here? Will, it’s going to be expensive. Let’s just start with the fact that fuel can be as much as $8.60 a gallon (US). That’s enough to put you off drive thrus at MacDonald’s for life right there. It gets much worse. Then there’s traffic. Roads designed for 200,000 people with horses are now 55 million with vehicles. Then you try and park. Wrong place – wrong time - $60-$200! I once got a ticket at 9:58 pm! 2 minutes to freedom! So what’s wrong? The Parking Attendants get paid by private companies for PRODUCTIVITY. That means they get paid for inflicting more misery on you. The worse you holiday here – the bigger their bonus and pension fund. The Spanish Inquisition never had productivity payments. Oh, and the attendants hide and wait. Try and talk to them and they become deaf, blind, stupid and start grunting. Hell, I would too if you paid me to ruin your day. This isn’t...

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YOU COULD BE IN TROUBLE IF YOU TAKE PICTURES

by DAO

YOU ARE A TERRORIST.Oops! I meant ‘You are a Tourist'! See how easy that mistake was to make. Well the Metropolitan Police in their infinite wisdom have decided that you may want to report ‘Odd picture taking’. Let’s see. You see someone taking pictures of their food, bus stops, train stations and major landmarks. It’s a Virtual Tourist Member working on their tips! Or is it? Consider yourself a suspect. I have included 2 pictures that I have been warned verbally about. Picture 1) The Police Poster and telephone numberPicture 2) People making Sushi. A policeman made me show him my pictures and warned me not to do in anymore. This is a Sushi place inside Victoria Station in LondonPicture 3) A poster in a HSBC bank in London. An employee came running out and said I could not take this photo. The poster says ‘Welcome to the UK’. Hardly.I am all for vigilance and security. I am against...

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TIPPING IN RESTAURANTS

by DAO

We don’t tip in Britain. Get over it. There is a reason there is no place to leave a ‘gratuity’ on credit card bills or your server tells you not to bother. In the UK service workers are paid full wages unlike restaurant waiters in North America. I should know; I was a waiter! Tipping can be severely counterproductive here. Also, if you do tip, especially by card, the tip is kept by the owners! The staff will never see that. There are also a lot of establishments that put a 10% ‘Service’ charge on already. So you could end up ‘tipping’ the owners twice! Do not do it. At Least Do This: If you really feel the need, slip 5-10% in cash. By the way, don’t expect good or fast service. Welcome to queuing.

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GROSS STUPIDITY – GATWICK AIRPORT

by DAO

“You are not welcome here Johnny Foreigner”! Well, they might as well put up a sign in the baggage claim area at Gatwick. I just recently returned to Gatwick from outside the EU and went to go use one of the free baggage trolleys for the bags in the baggage claim area. Problem is, they are not quite free anymore. In fact, it’s worse than that. You have to have a British One Pound Coin to free the chained trolleys. What do you mean you don’t have British One Pound coins in your pocket you Tourist from abroad? Oh well, you can use a 1 Euro Coin or a 25 Cent US Coin. Rest of the world – tough. Of course there is NO way to get said coins in this secure area. So you are stuffed. Welcome to Britain, go get some coins. Of course you cannot return to this area once you leave! What genius thought this was a good idea? Did this person or person work on Heathrow Terminal 5 as well?Well, if you do...

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GETTING TELEPHONE NUMBERS

by DAO

Need a telephone number in Britain? That’s going to cost you! A few years ago the Directory Enquiries number ‘192’ was privatised and now there are over 100 options. Some will cost you more than £1 for a phone number! I recommend not using 118 118. They do the most marketing, but they certainly are not cheap. They charge you 49p for answering the phone and 9 pence a minute to actually talk to you. Try 118 848. They charge a flat 27 pence and will give you 3 numbers. Look here to compare tariffs:http://www.marcuskern.com/info/118.htm

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Isle Of Wight

by zhenyao

There such a good place to visit. *The ferry is huge.*The Water, is according the brochure, crystal blue and quite transparent. - Garlic Farm- Amazon Zoo- Sandown (we rent a hotel at here for 2 night.) (we enjoy eating fish & chip at there.)- Yarmouth (view/ scene)- More...... - Garlic farm--> remember to buy a garlic ice-cream.

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Consider seeing Stonehedge...

by marinarena

but don't pay for viewing this up close, please! It's a waste of your precious pounds! Just look at my pics and you'll see that it is possible to get good shots of the landmark even behind the fence. Honestly, Stonehedge is something to see once, if that. It is out of the way from perspectives of common tourists. Eat the ice cream offered where food and beverages are sold. Or, try soup when it is cold and rainy!

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 4 Reviews and 925 Opinions  I had a great time there. Stayed due to business 4 nights in the hotel. Staff was great, friendly... 

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Guy Fawkes Inn  York

 4 Reviews and 232 Opinions  We went to the pub new years gay. I ordered the fish and chips and found a lump of metal in the... 

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Q:  How much would a taxi from Hastings or Ebbsfleet to Southampton be, and how long would it take respectively? 

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A: Hastings>Southampton is nearly 100 miles and would take around 2 hours. Ebbsfleet would take much the same. A taxi will be (very) expensive, I fear. You would need to... 

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