{"id":10822,"date":"2024-08-17T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hweb.uk\/?p=10822"},"modified":"2024-08-25T10:54:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T09:54:00","slug":"london-fawlty-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hweb.uk\/?p=10822","title":{"rendered":"London: Fawlty Towers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We were up bright and early this morning to catch the 8:14 train into Paddington. The plan was to grab breakfast at Paddington and then head down the Waterloo. As the weather was on our side, we decided to walk and see some of the sights of London before watching the stage play, Fawlty Towers<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The direct trains take 45 mins to reach Paddington with only 2 stops. Not many people travelling at that time so we were able to get table seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paddington is still undergoing major renovations at the moment with various areas cordoned off. The Elizabeth Line work seems complete although trains are not yet running straight to Canary Wharf from Reading. The main focus of the work now was at the other side of the station – by platforms 12-14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The entrance to the Bakerloo Line will relocate shortly as part of the revamp around the entrance into the Station from Praed Street. By taking the Bakerloo passengers away from the current underground hub it will make it easier for everyone. The old entrance has been transformed. From what was a grotty drop-off point for taxis, it will extend the restaurant offering at the station. There’s a few restaurants up and running already (Gail’s and Wahaca) with no doubt more to come when the building work complete. It’s also meant to offer roof top dining – be interesting to see the view!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breakfast calling and we discovered The Elizabeth Line work has displaced McDonald’s in the station … it’s now outside of the station complex … and is takeout only (no seats). Perhaps just a temporary arrangement whilst building work is ongoing. We managed to find some outdoor seats outside the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Bakerloo line down to Waterloo was a little warm and not very busy. It takes about 20 minutes to reach Waterloo. Again, a lot of building work undertaken here both inside and outside the station. The area was being transformed but the good news was that is was very easy to walk across to Southbank. We walked through Jubilee Gardens and up to the London Eye.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

From here, we walked past County Hall getting great views of the Houses of Parliament and a very sparkly Big Ben. Having been hidden from public view for the last five years, the renovations were now complete and it’s looking good.<\/p>\n\n\n

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