July 2019 Practicalities
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RIVER THAMES BLUE BADGE Waterscape.com – British waterways official website WPSA – Westminster Passenger Service Assoc Bateaux London 0207 695 1800 www.bateauxlondon.com Westminster – Kew - Richmond - Hampton Court City Cruises 02077 400 400 www.citycruises.com From Westminster: GUIDES’ Thames Clippers 0207 001 2200 www.thamesclippers.com Kew 90 mins each direction Thames Cruises 0207 928 9009 www.thamescruises.com Richmond 2 hours each direction Thames River Srvcs 0207 930 4097 www.thamesriverservices.co.uk Hampton Court 3 hours each direction WPSA Upriver 020 7930 2062 www.wpsa.co.uk From Kew: DIARY Circular Cruise 020 3778 0700 www.circularcruise.london/ Richmond 30 mins each direction CHECK WEBSITES FOR SPECIAL OFFERS & SERVICE TIMES Hampton Court 90 mins each direction City Cruises timetables Westminster 90 mins each direction Westminster to Greenwich From Richmond: LONDON 10.00/10.40/11.20/12.00/12.40/13.20/14.00/14.40/15.20/16.00/16.40 Kew 30 mins (single journey only) Westminster to Tower Hampton Court 60 mins each direction Westminster 120 mins (single journey) As above plus 17.20/18.00/18.40/19.20 From Hampton Court: JULY 2019 Westminster to London Eye Richmond 1 Hour (single journey) As above Kew 90 mins (single journey) APTG office 020 7611 2545 London Eye to Tower/Greenwich Westminster 3 Hours (single journey) [email protected] Add 10 min to Westminster sailing times Tower to Greenwich 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/ Lunch, Dinner & Afternoon tea cruises 17.30 City Cruises GUILD office 020 7403 1115 Greenwich to Tower/Westminster Lunch Cruise - Tower Pier 11.45-13.30 Ad £32, Ch £22 [email protected] 10.30/11.10/11.50/12.30/13.10/13.50/14.30/15.10/15.50/16.30/17.10 London Showboat Dinner - Westminster Pier 19.45-22.45 £80.00 /17.50/18.30 Afternoon Tea - Tower Pier 15.30 Ad £32, Ch £22 www.britainsbestguides.org Greenwich to London Eye Jazz Cruise – Westminster Pier 20.00 £65 As above until 17.50 Bateaux London - from Embankment pier. Tower to Westminster Superior Lunch Cruise – 12.00 boarding Ad £39 Ch £27 10.00/10.40/11.15/11.55/12.35/13.15/13.55/14.35/15.15/15.55/16.35/ Superior Dinner Cruise – 19.00 £79.00 17.15/17.55/18.35/19.15 Sunday Lunch – 12.00 Ad £49 Ch £34 Tower to London Eye Afternoon Tea – 15.15 (16.15 Sunday) £36 As above until 18.35 GUARD CHANGE City Cruises Ticket Prices Current month’s guard list can be found at Group discount: One free ticket for every 20 people LOW / HIGH TIDES NB Discount with travelcard (usually third off) www.householddivision.org.uk/changing-the-guard-calendar Westminster to Tower: or vice versa AT LONDON BRIDGE Ad: £10.75 Ch: £7 single, Ad: £16, Ch: £10.75 return Buckingham Palace: Westminster/Eye to Greenwich: or vice versa All tidal and astronomical data are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) – Ad: £13.25 Ch: £8.50 single, Ad: £17.50 Ch: £11.25 return one hour must be added at all times during British Summer Time (BST). Tower to Greenwich or vice versa: DAILY IN JULY!! Ad: £10.75 Ch: £7 single, Ad: £16 Ch: £10.75 return 01 L 0629 0.8m H 1240 6.7m Red River Rover 24hr pass 08 H 0547 7.1m L 1213 0.8m Windsor: Ad: £19.50, Ch: £12.75 Fam (2 ads + up to 3 kids): £39 15 L 0649 0.8m H 1251 6.6m Thames RiVer SerVices (TRS) 22 L 1109 1.0m H 1704 6.5m Westminster – Greenwich 29 H 1114 6.3m L 1739 1.1m DAILY IN JULY!! 1000 and then every 30 mins (NB not Sundays) Greenwich – Westminster (via St Kath’s) Every hour after Westminster departure, starting at 1100 Oyster card 1/3 off discount (booking office only) TOWER BRIDGE LIFTS HORSE GUARDS Westminster to Greenwich and vice versa Single Ad £13.25 Ch £8.50 Return Ad £17.50 Ch £11.25 88 bridge lifts planned for July …!!! Circular Cruise with Crown RiVer SerVices Daily 11.00 (Sun 10.00) In Mall approx 10.45 & 11.35 Ad Single £10.75 Child £7 Sen/Stu £7.25 Check direct. www.towerbridge.org.uk/lift-times GUN SALUTES THEATRE TICKETS Half price theatre tickets www.tkts.co.uk None expected in July, August & September (website shows availability and prices but must still buy in person) Leicester Square Monday - Saturday 0900 to 1900 Sunday 1030–1630 Topshop Oxford Circus 0844 848 7487 www.topshop.com TFL CLOSURES BLUE BADGE Mon-Fri 0930-2200 Sat 0900-2200 Sun 1130-1800 NB Browsing only 1130–1200 OVERGROUND 1-4/7 after 2230 Hackney Downs-Chingford GUIDES’ 6-7/7 Willesden Jct-Clapham Jct SPORT 6-7/7 and 13-14/7 Surrey Quays-Clapham Jct Cricket 6-7/7, 13-14/7, 20-21/7 and 27-28/7 Liverpool Str-Enfield Town, Cheshunt th DIARY Fri 5 World Cup: Bangladesh v Pakistan, Lord’s – 10:30 & Chingford th th 7 – 10 County Champs: Surrey v Kent, Oval – 11:00 14/7 until 1215 and after 2030 Euston-Kilburn High Rd th Sun 14 World Cup: Final, Lord’s – 10:30 15-18/7 after 2215 Sydenham-W Croydon th Thurs 18 T20 Blast: Middlesex v Essex, Lord’s – 18:15 15-18/7 after 2245 Hackney Downs-Enfield Town & Cheshunt LONDON rd Tues 23 T20 Blast: Surrey v Middlesex, Oval – 18:30 21/7 Sydenham-Crystal Palace th th 24 – 27 Intl Test: England v Ireland, Lord’s – 11:00 21/7 and 27-28/7 Camden Rd-Willesden Jct th Thurs 25 T20 Blast: Surrey v Glamorgan, Oval – 18:30 21/7 until 1200 Willesden Jct-Shepherd’s Bush & Richmond th JULY 2019 Tues 30 T20 Blast: Surrey v Kent, Oval – 18:30 Tennis TFL RAIL: SHOPS 1st – 14th All England Championships, Wimbledon 6-7/7, 13-14/7, 20/7 and 27/7 Liverpool St-Stratford Fortnum and Mason 020 7734 8040 www.fortnumandmason.com Athletics Mon–Wed 1000–2000 Thurs-Sat 1000-2100 Sun 1130–1800. NB 20th – 21st Anniversary Games, London Stadium DLR: Browsing 1130–1200 20-21/7 Bank & Tower Gateway-Canary Wharf & Canning Town Horse Racing 20-21/7 Stratford-Canary Wharf (via Poplar) Hamleys 12th – 13th Summer Mile Racing Weekend, Ascot 020 7479 7398 www.hamleys.com. Fri 26th King George Weekend, Ascot Mon–Fri 1000 – 2100 Sat 0930–2100 Sun 1200–1800 TRAMS: 20-21/7 and 27-28/7 Harrington Rd-Beckenham Jct Hard Rock Café Shop Restaurant 020 7514 1700 www.hardrock.com/london EVENTS Restaurant Mon –Thurs 1100 – 0030 Fri 1100 – 0100 TUBE: WEEKEND LINE WORKS Sat 1030-0100 Sun 1100 – 2230 5 July to 4 Aug – weekends only River Stage, free shows outside National 13-14/7 Circle: Hsmith-Tower Hill (via King’s X St P) 13-14/7 Hsmith & City: King’s X St P-Barking Shop Mon – Sat 0930 – 2330 Sun 0930 – 2300. Theatre Vault Mon–Sun 1130 –2230. Free tours in Vault every 15 mins to 6 July - Greenwich and Docklands Festival, various venues 13-14/7 Metropolitan: King’s X St P-Aldgate 20-21/7 No Circle line Harrods to 26 July Zoo Nights, Fridays to 2 Aug Opera Holland Park 20-21/7 District: S Ken-East Ham 020 7730 1234 www.harrods.com 20-21/7 Hsmith & City: Baker Str-Barking to 21 Sept Regents Park Theatre Mon-Sat 1000-2100 Sun 1130-1800. NB Browsing only from 1130 –1200 to 29 Sept Udderbelly, Southbank 20-21/7 Metropolitan: Baker St-Aldgate Harvey Nichols to 30 Sept BBQ Club, book a patch to picnic Southbank Centre roof terrace 020 7235 5000 www.harVeynichols.com ROAD CLOSURES & DELAYS Mon–Sat 1000 – 2100 Sun 1130 – 1800 NB Browsing only 1130 – 1200 1 to 7 July Greenwich Music Time 5th floor Café 020-7201 8456 Mon - Sat 0800 - 2300. Sun 1100 – 1800 2 July BP Big Screen, 19.00 Trafalgar Sq, Carmen ONGOING John Lewis (Oxford Street) 2 to 7 July Hampton Court Flower Show 5 to 7 July Wireless Festival, Finsbury Park Kings Cross Rd closed southbound until 7/7 020 7629 7711 www.johnlewis.com Gresham rd eastbound until 14/7 5 to 7 July British Summertime Festival, Hyde Park Mon,Tues,Wed, Fri & Sat 0930-2000 Thurs 0930-2100 Sun 1200-1800 Oxford St Eastbound until 28/7 incl. Stevie Wonder, Barbara Streisand Liverpool St until 31/7 Liberty 6 July Gay Pride 7 to 28 July Traffic free Sundays, Regent Street Houndsditch until 31/8 020 7734 1234 www.liberty.co.uk Cannon St until late 2019 9 July BP Big Screen, 19.00 Trafalgar Sq, The Marriage of Figaro Mon-Sat 1000-2100 Sun 1130 –1800 NB Browsing only 1130 – 1200 Victoria embankment North Slip westbound until 2021 11 to 21 Summer Series, Somerset House music M &S Marble Arch 12 to 13 July Lovebox, Gunnersbury Park 020 7935 7954 www.marksandspencer.com 12 to 14 July British Summertime Festival, Hyde Park PLANNED EVENTS - POSSIBLE DELAYS/DISRUPTIONS Mon-Fri 0900 – 2200 Sat 0900 – 2100 Sun 1200 – 1800 incl Bob Dylan, Robbie Williams 14 July Citadel Festival, Gunnersbury Park Sat 6th Pride (06.00 - 20.30) - Westminster Primark Oxford Street West 13 to 14 July OnBlackheath Sat 13th Belgian March (08.00-12) - Whitehall Suns 7, 14, 21 & 28th Summer Streets - Regent st 0207 495 0420 www.primark.com 16 July City of London 5k race Mon-Sat 0800-2200 Sun 1130-1800 NB Browsing only 1130-1200 Cheapside/St Martin-le-Grand northwards.