Blue Badge Guides' Diary
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BLUE BADGE RIVER THAMES LOW / HIGH TIDES Waterscape.com – British waterways official website GUIDES’ Bateaux London 0207 695 1800 www.bateauxlondon.com AT LONDON BRIDGE City Cruises 02077 400 400 www.citycruises.com Thames Clippers 0207 001 2200 www.thamesclippers.com All tidal and astronomical data are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) – Thames Cruises 0207 928 9009 www.thamescruises.com one hour must be added at all times during British Summer Time (BST). DIARY Thames River Srvcs 0207 930 4097 www.thamesriverservices.co.uk WPSA Upriver 020 7930 2062 www.wpsa.co.uk 04 L 0655 0.9m H 1254 6.6m CHECK WEBSITES FOR SPECIAL OFFERS & SERVICE TIMES 11 L 1054 0.6m H 1643 6.7m 18 H 1122 6.6m L 1756 1.1m LONDON City Cruises timetables 25 L 1117 0.3m H 1658 7.0m Westminster to Greenwich 1000/1040/1120/1200/1240/1320/1400/1440 Westminster to London Eye/Tower As above plus 1520/1600/1640/1720/1800 (last three have no return) MARCH 2019 London Eye to Greenwich TOWER BRIDGE LIFTS Add 10 min to Westminster sailing times (last departure 1450) 02nd 23.30 Motor Vessel Dutch Master APTG office 020 7611 2545 London Eye to Tower Add 10 mins to Westminster sailing times (last departure 1810) [email protected] Greenwich to Tower www.guidelondon.org.uk 1030/1110/1150/1230/1310/1350/1430/1510/1550/1630 (last three have no return service) Tower to Westminster/London Eye THEATRE TICKETS GUILD office 020 7403 1115 1000/1040/1115/1155/1235/1315/1355/1435/1515/1555/1635/1715 Half price theatre tickets www.tkts.co.uk [email protected] Tower to Greenwich (website shows availability and prices but must still buy in person) www.britainsbestguides.org 1010/1050/1130/1210/1250/1330/1410/1450/1530 City Cruises Ticket Prices Leicester Square Group discount: One free ticket for every 20 people Monday - Saturday 0900 to 1900 Sunday 1030–1630 GUARD CHANGE NB Discount with travelcard (usually third off) Westminster/Eye to Tower: or vice versa Current month’s guard list can be found at Ad: £10.25 Ch:£6.50 single, Ad: £15.25, Ch:£10.00 return www.householddivision.org.uk/changing-the-guard-calendar Westminster/Eye to Greenwich: or vice versa TUBE CLOSURES Ad: £12.75 Ch: £8.00 single, Ad: £16.75 Ch:£10.50 return OVERGROUND: Buckingham Palace: Tower to Greenwich or vice versa: 3/3 Surrey Quays- Clapham Jct Ad: £10.25 Ch:£6.50 single, Ad: £15.25 Ch:£10.00 return 3/3, 16-17/3 Romford-Upminster Red River Rover 24hr pass Not available at time of going to press 17/3 Wandsworth Rd-Clapham Jct Presumed ONLY Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday Ad £18.75, Ch £12.00 Fam (2 ads + up to 3 kids) £37.50 30-31/3 Hackney Wick-Stratford, Hackney Downs-Chingford Thames River Services (TRS) 31/3 Surrey Quays-Clapham Jct Windsor: Westminster – Greenwich 1020 and then every 40 mins TFL RAIL: 2-3/3, 9-10/3, 16-17/3, 23-24/3,30-31/3 Liverpool Str-Shenfield Not available at time of going to press Greenwich – Westminster (via St Kath’s) 17, 24, 31/3 Paddington-Hrow 2&3 until 7.30am Presumed ONLY Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Every hour after Westminster departure EMIRATES AIR LINE NO SERVICE 11-17/3 Oyster card 1/3 off discount (booking office only) Westminster to Greenwich and vice versa Single Ad £12.75 Ch £8.00 Return Ad £16.75 Ch £10.50 TUBE: WEEKEND LINE WORKS HORSE GUARDS 2-3/3 Circle & H’smith & City: Edgware Rd-H’smith 2-3/3 District: Edgware Rd- High Street Ken Circular Cruise with Crown River Services 9-10/3 Metropolitan: Aldgate-Wembley Pk Daily 11.00 (Sun 10.00) In Mall approx 10.45 & 11.35 Ad Single £10.25 Child £6.50 Sen/Stu £7.00 Lunch, Dinner & Afternoon tea cruises 16-17/3 Circle & H’smith & City: Paddington-H’smith City Cruises 23-24/3, 30-31/3 District: Earl’s Crt- Wimbledon GUN SALUTES Lunch Cruise - Tower Pier 11.45am 2 hours Ad £32, Ch £22 23-24/3 DLR: Stratford-Poplar London Showboat Dinner - Westminster Pier 7.45pm-10.45pm £80.00 TRAMS: Various closures around Addiscombe, E Croydon and Afternoon Tea - Tower Pier 3.30pm Ad £32, Ch £22 Beckenham Jct None advised for March Jazz Cruise – Westminster Pier 8pm, £65 Bateaux London - from Embankment pier Superior Lunch Cruise – 12pm boarding Ad £39 Ch £27 Superior Dinner Cruise – 7pm £79.00 Sunday Lunch – 12pm Ad £49 Ch £34 Afternoon Tea – 3.15pm (4:15 Sunday) £36 SHOPS EVENTS BLUE BADGE Fortnum and Mason To 10 Mar – Orchid Festival, Kew 020 7734 8040 www.fortnumandmason.com 1 to 31 Mar – Camelia Festival, Chiswick House GUIDES’ Mon–Sat 1000 – 2000 Sun 1130 – 1800. NB Browsing 1130 – 1200 5 Mar – Pancake Day, Pancake Races Parliament & Covent Gdn. Hamleys 7 to 10 Mar - Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park DIARY 020 7479 7398 www.hamleys.com. 8 Mar - International Womens Day/WOW 8 to 9 Mar – WOW World of Women Festival, Southbank Mon–Fri 1000 – 2100 Sat 0930–2100 Sun 1200–1800 14 Mar – Vertical Rush, Tower 42 in aid of Shelter – entrants will run up Hard Rock Café Shop Restaurant the stairs. LONDON 15 Mar– Red Nose Day 020 7514 1700 www.hardrock.com/london 17 Mar - St Patricks Day Parade starts 12pm finishing Trafalgar Square Restaurant Mon –Thurs 1130 – 0030 Fri 1130 – 0100 17 Mar - Where’s Wally Fun Run, Clapham Common Sat 1100-0100 Sun 1130 – 2230 17 Mar – Half Marathon, Hampton Court, expect traffic MARCH 2019 Shop Mon – Sat 0930 – 2330 Sun 0930 – 2300. 24 Mar – 10k run, Hyde Park Vault Mon–Sun 1130 –2230. Free tours in Vault every 15 mins 27 Mar to 7 April - Ideal Homes Show, Olympia 28 to 31 Mar – London Coffee Festival, Old Truemans Brewery SPORT Harrods 29 to 31 Mar – Florimania, Hampton Court 020 7730 1234 www.harrods.com 30 Mar - Head of the River Race, starts 14.15 Mortlake to Putney Mon-Sat 1000-2100 Sun 1130-1800. NB Browsing only from 1130 –1200 30 Mar – Earth Hour, 20.30-21.30 lights off on monuments Football all Premier League unless otherwise stated Harvey Nichols Sat 2nd Tottenham v Arsenal, Wembley – 12:30 020 7235 5000 www.harveynichols.com West Ham v Newcastle, London Stadium – 17:30 Mon–Sat 1000 – 2000 Sun 1130 – 1800 NB Browsing only 1130 – 1200 Sun 3rd Fulham v Chelsea, Craven Cottage – 14:05 5th floor Café 020-7201 8456 Mon - Sat 0800 - 2300. Sun 1100 – 1800 Sat 9th Crystal Palace v Brighton, Selhurst Park – 12:30 ROAD CLOSURES & DELAYS Sun 10th Chelsea v Wolves, Stamford Bridge – 14:05 John Lewis (Oxford Street) Arsenal v Manchester City, Emirates – 16:30 020 7629 7711 www.johnlewis.com Sat 16th West Ham v Huddersfield, London Stadium – 15:00 Mon,Tues,Wed, Fri & Sat 0930-2000 Thurs 0930-2100 Sun 1200-1800 ONGOING Sun 17th Tottenham v Crystal Palace, Wembley – 12:00 NB Browsing only from 1130 –1200 Fulham v Liverpool, Craven Cottage – 14:15 ●Leadenhall St closed until 31st March Fri 22nd Euro Qualifier: England v Czech Rep, Wembley – 19:45 Liberty ●Cornhill until 31st March Sat 30th Fulham v Manchester City, Craven Cottage – 12:30 020 7734 1234 www.liberty.co.uk ●Cannon St from 31st March until end of October Crystal Palace v Huddersfield, Selhurst Park – 15:00 Mon-Sat 1000-2000 Sun 1130 –1800 NB Browsing only 1130 – 1200 ● Victoria embankment North Slip westbound West Ham v Everton, London Stadium – 17:30 From 23 March Liberty will be running a series of dressmaking, sewing, knitting and crotchet classes. Book online PLANNED EVENTS - POSSIBLE DELAYS/DISRUPTIONS Rugby Union Sat 9th Six Nations: England v Italy, Twickenham – 16:45 M &S Marble Arch Sat 9th Million Women Rise - Mayfair to Trafalgar Sq (starts 1pm) Sat 16th Six Nations: England v Scotland, Twickenham – 17:00 020 7935 7954 www.marksandspencer.com Mon-Sat 0900 – 2100 Sun 1200 – 1800 Sun 10th Vitality 'Big Half' Marathon - Starts 9am East Smithfield Basketball Primark Oxford Street West continues east towards Canary Wharf & then back through Wapping Fri 2nd London Lions v London City Royals, Copper Box Arena – and over Tower bridge circling around Rotherhithe and finishing in 19:30 0207 495 0420 www.primark.com Greenwich. Sun 3rd London Lions v Manchester Giants, Copper Box Arena – Mon-Sat 0800-2200 Sun 1130-1800 NB Browsing only 1130-1200 16:00 Sat 16th UN Anti Racism Protest - Portland Place to Whitehall via Fri 15th London Lions v Surrey Scorchers, Copper Box Arena – 19:30 Selfridges Regent st & Haymarket. (12.00-4.30) Fri 22nd London Lions v Plymouth Raiders, Copper Box Arena – 19:30 0800 123400 www.selfridges.com Wed 27th London Lions v Sheffield Sharks, Copper Box Arena – 19:30 Mon-Sat 0930-2100 Sun 1130-1800 NB Browsing only from 1130-1200 Sun 17th St Patrick's Day parade - Green Park, Piccadilly, Whitehall The stunning Brasserie of Light is now open, entrance on Duke Street. It is and Trafalgar Sq (12-6pm) Horse Racing billed as London’s ultimate destination restaurant featuring London’s largest Sun 31st Spring Family Raceday, Ascot scale artwork by Damian Hirst Sun 24th London Landmarks Half Marathon - extensive closures Open Mon-Fri 0800 – midnight Sat 0900 – midnight Sun 0900 – 2300 throughout Westminster & City. Topshop Oxford Circus 0844 848 7487 www.topshop.com Mon-Fri 0930-2200 Sat 0900-2200 Sun 1130-1800 NB Browsing only 1130–1200 .