August 2019 Diary London Praticalities
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RIVER THAMES Lunch, Dinner & Afternoon tea cruises City Cruises BLUE BADGE Waterscape.com – British waterways ofFicial website Lunch Cruise - Tower Pier 11.45-13.30 Ad £32, Ch £22 Bateaux London 0207 695 1800 www.bateauxlondon.com London Showboat Dinner - Westminster Pier 19.45-22.45 £80.00 City Cruises 02077 400 400 www.citycruises.com Afternoon Tea - Tower Pier 15.30 Ad £32, Ch £22 GUIDES’ Thames Clippers 0207 001 2200 www.thamesclippers.com Jazz Cruise – Westminster Pier 20.00 £65 Thames Cruises 0207 928 9009 www.thamescruises.com Bateaux London - from Embankment pier. Thames River Srvcs 0207 930 4097 www.thamesriverservices.co.uk Superior Lunch Cruise – 12.00 boarding, from £39 DIARY WPSA Upriver 020 7930 2062 www.wpsa.co.uk Superior Dinner Cruise – 19.00 boarding, from £79.00 Circular Cruise 020 3778 0700 www.circularcruise.london/ Sunday Lunch – 11.30 boarding, from £49 CHECK WEBSITES FOR SPECIAL OFFERS & SERVICE TIMES Afternoon Tea – 15.15 boarding (15.45 Sunday) from £46 City Cruises timetables Westminster to Greenwich LONDON 10.00/10.40/11.20/12.00/12.40/13.20/14.00/14.40/15.20/16.00/16.40 LOW / HIGH TIDES Westminster to Tower As above plus 17.20/18.00/18.40/19.20 AT LONDON BRIDGE AUGUST 2019 Westminster to London Eye As above All tidal and astronomical data are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) – APTG office 020 7611 2545 London Eye to Tower/Greenwich one hour must be added at all times during British Summer Time (BST). Add 10 min to Westminster sailing times [email protected] Tower to Greenwich 05 L 11.25 0.5m H 17.02 7.2m www.guidelondon.org.uk 10.10/10.50/11.30/12.10/12.50/13.30/14.10/14.50/15.30/16.10/16.50/ 12 H 11.34 6.2m L 18.02 1.0m 17.30 19 L 10.23 0.9m H 16.08 6.8m GUILD office 020 7403 1115 Greenwich to Tower/Westminster 26 H 09.22 5.7m L 15.39 1.6m 10.30/11.10/11.50/12.30/13.10/13.50/14.30/15.10/15.50/16.30/17.10 [email protected] /17.50/18.30 www.britainsbestguides.org Greenwich to London Eye As above until 17.50 TOWER BRIDGE LIFTS Tower to Westminster 10.00/10.40/11.15/11.55/12.35/13.15/13.55/14.35/15.15/15.55/16.35/ 4th 12.30/13.15/16.30/17.15 Paddle Steamer Dixie Queen 17.15/17.55/18.35/19.15 6th 09.45/10.30/14.00 /14.45 Sailing Barge Lady Daphne Tower to London Eye 9th 18.45/19.45/22.00/22.45 Dixie Queen As above until 18.35 10th 23.15 Motor Vessel Silver Wind GUARD CHANGE City Cruises Ticket Prices 11th 23.15 Silver Wind Current month’s guard list can be found at Group discount: One free ticket for every 20 people 14th 18.30 Sailing Barge Ardwina NB Discount with travelcard (usually third off) th www.householddivision.org.uk/changing-the-guard-calendar 15 08.45 Ardwina Westminster to Tower: or vice versa 17th 15.30/16.15/20.30/21.15 Lady Daphne Ad: £10.75 Ch: £7 single, Ad: £16, Ch: £10.75 return 21st 18.30 Ardwina Buckingham Palace: Westminster/Eye to Greenwich: or vice versa 22nd 08.45 Ardwina Mon / Wed / Fri / Sun Ad: £13.25 Ch: £8.50 single, Ad: £17.50 Ch: £11.25 return 23rd 07.45 Silver Wind 15.30/14.00 Lady Daphne Not 4th (Ride London) Tower to Greenwich or vice versa: 24th 10.00/11.45 Ardwina 10.45/11.15/15.00/15.30 Lady Daphne NB: Musical support only for Wed 7th and Fri 9th Ad: £10.75 Ch: £7 single, Ad: £16 Ch: £10.75 return 19.15 Silver Wind but nothing for the rest of the month Red River Rover 24hr pass 25th 10.45/11.15/13.45/14.15 Lady Daphne Ad: £19.50, Ch: £12.75 Fam (2 ads + up to 3 kids): £39 26th 11.15/11.45/14.15/14.45 Lady Daphne Thames River Services (TRS) Windsor: Westminster – Greenwich Tues / Thurs / Sat 1000 and then every 30 mins (NB not Sundays) Greenwich – Westminster (via St Kath’s) THEATRE TICKETS Every hour after Westminster departure, starting at 1100 HalF price theatre tickets www.tkts.co.uk Oyster card 1/3 off discount (booking office only) Westminster to Greenwich and vice versa (website shows availability and prices but must still buy in person) HORSE GUARDS Single Ad £13.25 Ch £8.50 Return Ad £17.50 Ch £11.25 Circular Cruise with Crown River Services Leicester Square Daily 11.00 (Sun 10.00) In Mall approx 10.45 & 11.35 Ad Single £10.75 Child £7 Sen/Stu £7.25 Monday - Saturday 0900 to 1900 Sunday 1030–1630 WPSA – Westminster Passenger Service Assoc GUN SALUTES Westminster – Kew – Richmond – Hampton Court Website updated daily; times vary subject to tides Check: https://www.thamesriverboats.co.uk/thames-boats/latest-sailings.asp None expected in August & September Topshop OxFord Circus TFL RAIL: 0844 848 7487 www.topshop.com 3/8 and 10/8 Liverpool St-Stratford BLUE BADGE Mon-Fri 0930-2200 Sat 0900-2200 Sun 1130-1800 NB Browsing only 1130–1200 TRAMS: GUIDES’ 3-4/8, 10-11/8 Harrington Rd-Beckenham Jct ROAD CLOSURES & DELAYS 23/8-1/9 E Croydon-Elmers End and Birkbeck DIARY ONGOING TUBE: WEEKEND LINE WORKS 3-4/8 Central: 0100-0400 some closure during Friday nt tube. Then N LONDON Houndsditch until 31/08 Acton-Ealing Bway. Cannon St until 20/12/19 24-25/8 Metropolitan: Rayners Lane-Uxbridge Victoria embankment North Slip westbound until 2021 24-25/8 Piccadilly: S Harrow-Uxbridge AUGUST 2019 PLANNED EVENTS- POSSIBLE DELAYS/DISRUPTIONS SPORT SHOPS Thurs 1st (11.00 - 18.00) Reparation March - Central London Sat 3rd Prudential Ride London - Central London Football all Premiership unless otherwise stated Fortnum and Mason Sun 4th Prudential Ride London - Central, East & South West London Sat 10th West Ham v Manchester City, London Stadium – 12:30 020 7734 8040 www.Fortnumandmason.com Sun 18th Summer Streets - Regent St Crystal Palace v Everton, Selhurst Park – 15:00 Mon–Wed 1000–2000 Thurs-Sat 1000-2100 Sun 1130–1800. NB Mon 26th (10.00-15.00) Filming: Merry go round - Pall Mall Tottenham vs Aston Villa, White Hart Lane – 17:30 Browsing 1130–1200 Sat/Sun 31/08-1/09 Filming: FF9 - Waterloo bridge C’ship: Fulham v Blackburn Rovers, Craven Cottage – 15:00 Sat 17th Arsenal v Burnley, Emirates – 12:30 Hamleys Sun 18th Chelsea v Leicester, Stamford Bridge – 16:30 020 7479 7398 www.hamleys.com. Wed 21st C’ship: Fulham v Millwall, Craven Cottage – 19:45 Mon–Fri 1000 – 2100 Sat 0930–2100 Sun 1200–1800 EVENTS th Sat 24 C’ship: Fulham v Notts Forest, Craven Cottage – 15:00 th Hard Rock CaFé Shop Restaurant Sun 25 Tottenham v Newcastle, White Hart Lane – 16:30 to 2 Aug – Opera Holland Park Sat 31st Chelsea v Sheffield Utd, Stamford Bridge – 15:00 020 7514 1700 www.hardrock.com/london to 4 Aug – weekends only River Stage, free shows outside National Theatre Restaurant Mon –Thurs 1100 – 0030 Fri 1100 – 0100 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa, Selhurst Park – 15:00 To 14 Sept – BBC Proms West Ham v Norwich, London Stadium – 15:00 Sat 1030-0100 Sun 1100 – 2230 to 21 Sept – Regents Park Theatre Shop Mon – Sat 0930 – 2330 Sun 0930 – 2300. Cricket to 29 September – Udderbelly, Southbank Thurs 1st T20 Blast: Middlesex v Kent, Lord’s – 18:15 Vault Mon–Sun 1130 –2230. Free tours in Vault every 15 mins to 30 Sept – BBQ Club, book a patch to picnic Southbank Centre roof th Thurs 8 T20 Blast: Middlesex v Surrey, Lord’s – 18:00 Harrods terrace Fri 9th T20 Blast: Surrey v Gloucestershire, Oval – 18:30 th 020 7730 1234 www.harrods.com Thurs 15 T20 Blast: Surrey v Sussex, Oval – 18:30 1 to 31 Aug – Kids Week Theatre festival, reductions/free activities/tickets th th Mon-Sat 1000-2100 Sun 1130-1800. NB Browsing only from 1130 –1200 14 – 18 Ashes: England v Australia, Lord’s – 11:00 for children th st 18 – 21 County Champs: Surrey v Hampshire, Oval – 11:00 nd Harvey Nichols 3 to 4 Aug – Prudential Ride London Thurs 22 T20 Blast: Middlesex v Hampshire, Lord’s – 18:15 020 7235 5000 www.harveynichols.com Tues 27th T20 Blast: Surrey v Somerset, Oval – 18:30 Mon–Sat 1000 – 2100 Sun 1130 – 1800 NB Browsing only 1130 – 1200 8 to 11 Aug – Open air screening, Leicester Sq Thurs 29th T20 Blast: Surrey v Essex, Oval – 18:30 5th floor Café 020-7201 8456 Mon - Sat 0800 - 2300. Sun 1100 – 1800 8 to 21 Aug – Film4 Summer Screen – Somerset House 9 to 11 Aug – Craft Beer Festival, Tobacco Dock 7th – 10th County Champs: Surrey v Kent, Oval – 11:00 John Lewis (OxFord Street) Sun 14th World Cup: Final, Lord’s – 10:30 24-25 Aug – SouthWest 4, music festival Clapham Common 020 7629 7711 www.johnlewis.com Thurs 18th T20 Blast: Middlesex v Essex, Lord’s – 18:15 25 to 26 Aug – Notting Hill Carnival Mon,Tues,Wed, Fri & Sat 0930-2000 Thurs 0930-2100 Sun 1200-1800 Tues 23rd T20 Blast: Surrey v Middlesex, Oval – 18:30 26 Aug – Ska music festival, Clapham Common 24th – 27th Intl Test: England v Ireland, Lord’s – 11:00 Liberty Thurs 25th T20 Blast: Surrey v Glamorgan, Oval – 18:30 020 7734 1234 www.liberty.co.uk Tues 30th T20 Blast: Surrey v Kent, Oval – 18:30 Mon-Sat 1000-2100 Sun 1130 –1800 NB Browsing only 1130 – 1200 TFL CLOSURES Cycling M &S Marble Arch 2nd – 4th Ride London 020 7935 7954 www.marksandspencer.com OVERGROUND https://ridelondon.s3.eu-west- Mon-Fri 0900 – 2200 Sat 0900 – 2100 Sun 1200 – 1800 3-4/8 Liverpool Str-Enfield Town, Cheshunt & Chingford 2.amazonaws.com/production/uploads/cms_page_media/19/C 4/8 Euston-Watford Jct entral%20London.pdf Primark OxFord Street West 5-8/8 after 2215 Sydenham-W Croydon 0207 495 0420 www.primark.com 10-11/8, 17-18/8 Camden Rd-Willesden Jct Horse Racing Mon-Sat 0800-2200 Sun 1130-1800 NB Browsing only 1130-1200 10-11/8 Kensington Olympia-Clapham Jct th Sat 10 Shergar Cup, Ascot 11/8 until 1230 S Tottenham-BNarking SelFridges 12-15/8 after 2200 Hackney Downs-Chingford 0800 123400 www.selFridges.com 18/8 Wandsworth Rd-Clapham Jct Mon-Sat 0930-2200 Sun 1130-1800 NB Browsing only 1130-1200 25/8 until 1100 Willesden Jct-Clapham Jct Brasserie of Light, Duke Street, billed as London’s ultimate destination 26-29/8 after 2245 Hackney Downs-Enfield Town & Cheshunt restaurant with London’s largest scale artwork by Damian Hirst.