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Tamarmole
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I am heading up to London for a couple of mid week days in the not too distant future - what is there to divert a mining minded chap in Central London

On my last visit I went to the Science museum and the Geological bit of the Natural History Museum.

Unfortunately Kew bridge will be shut.

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rufenig
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11 years ago

Imperial War Museum
HMS Belfast

Tamarmole
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11 years ago

Went to the IWM last time as well! Belfast sounds good - I haven't been there since I was a kid

Morlock
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11 years ago

Kew, Abbey Mills and Kempton Park pumping stations.

ChrisJC
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11 years ago

The Greathead statue.
The Greenwich foot tunnel.

Chris.

crl50
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11 years ago

Post Office underground railway.

Pinzgauer
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11 years ago

Get a Day Rover Ticket on the tube - if they still do them. No need to come to grass for the entire day. Don't forget the sarnies! 😉

Who threw the overalls in Mrs Murphy''s Chowder ??

RJV
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11 years ago

Kings Cross & a ticket to York or Darlo and start from there? :angel:

lozz
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11 years ago

I was going to suggest Bottley's but I don't think they are in London now, their place in London was a bit of a time warp.

Lozz.

royfellows
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11 years ago

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Royal Artillery Museum

http://www.firepower.org.uk/

My avatar is a poor likeness.

exspelio
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11 years ago

#11

Might be summat on 28dayslater ?? 😮 😮 😮 (DUCK!!) :bored: :bored: :guns: :guns:

Always remember, nature is in charge, get it wrong and it is you who suffers!.

somersetminer
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11 years ago

#12

take your hard hat, maybe you can get a tour of Crossrail!

remoteneeded
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11 years ago

#13

I'll second the Greenwich Foot Tunnel. A wonderful bit of underground engineering.

Dr J
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11 years ago

#14

Always Chislehurst Caves (Mines) of course... 🙂

J

Over-ground, underground, wombling free...

Peter Burgess
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11 years ago

#15

Transport Museum at Covent Garden isn't bad.

Peter Burgess
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11 years ago

#16

If you after some Victorian power, there is the Tower Bridge engine room, although not running on steam. It is a bit pricey though and includes walking up over the top walkway as well.

sinker
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11 years ago

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Explore Kensington Gardens Park and find the statue of Cecil Rhodes, founder of De Beers Diamond Mining and indeed the founder of Rhodesia. A great Briton, a man of the Empire and certainly mining-related.

I am now standing and humming the National Anthem. :smartass: 🙂

Yma O Hyd....

Peter Burgess
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11 years ago

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"Pinzgauer" wrote:
Get a Day Rover Ticket on the tube - if they still do them. No need to come to grass for the entire day. Don't forget the sarnies! ;D

A Day Travelcard zones 1-6 will do the job nicely.

fjällvandring
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11 years ago

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about the post office railway, have heard rumours they are reopening it for tourists but I'd imagine not at moment. You could always take a wonder around the underground, I think they do tours at Aldwych station sometimes.

jeg elsker Norge, landets dialekter, folk, landskap og naturen!

rufenig
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11 years ago

#20

Tube Challenge
The Tube Challenge is the accepted name for the Guinness World Record attempt to visit all the stations on the London Underground network in the fastest time possible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube_Challenge 😮