Around London – a Research Project

Around London – a research project

You and your friend are planning a whistle-stop tour round London one Saturday and have identified five attractions you want to see. You need to plan your journey times and how much your travel will cost, using information you find on the internet.

Task one – your journey Choose five attractions in London that you want to see. Find the nearest tube station to each attraction.

You could use attractions from this list:

The Natural History Museum The Houses of Parliament Madame Tussauds The London Dungeons The O2 Arena Buckingham Palace Oxford Street Harrods The Tower of London

Search online for a tube map. Use it to find out which zone each tube station is in. Decide on a sensible order in which to visit each attraction.

Task two – how long? On average:

 the waiting time to get on a tube is three minutes  it takes three minutes for a tube to travel between each station.

If you start at Hammersmith and finish at your final destination, use the tube map to find out how long it will take to get to each attraction. Don’t include walking time, but remember that if you need to change tube lines you will have to include the waiting time for the next tube.

How long will you spend on the tube in total that day?

Task three – how much? Investigate your options for paying for your journey. Think about:

 Do you qualify for a child ticket?  Will single tickets be your cheapest option?  Will you use an Oyster card? How much will it cost to buy an Oyster card and what is the minimum top-up?

You can use this website to help you with this task: https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/