Tour of Lords

[four_or_six]

Um, I don't think there were any Dutch people on ours (although I can't be sure).

The reason I've been on so many is I'm a member at the Club, so whenever I bring a guest to a game I usually get them to go on a tour (and as tours are free for members I tag along too).

This was actually the first tour I've been on, when there hasn't been a game on; what's interesting is that pretty much all of the 7 tours have been different, in terms of where they go, and the style of the tour guide too.

I know what you mean about it being a bit pricey, but I think they try to run it on a self-funding basis, and from memory, I think, last year's accounts indicated they didn't really make much (if any) profit on the tours. If you bear in mind it's normally £3 to just go into the museum (and the tour ticket entitles you to free entry of the museum) I guess it makes it seem, marginally, a bit better value.

Yeah, it was good value, and the tour guide was pretty good. I guess it's just cause £62 seems like a lot of money because there were four people.

 

[silentstriker]

I went on the tour of Lords at the weekend, it was really great, and I just wanted to recommend it to anyone who hadn't gone. It's a bit pricey but it's worth it.

Pricey? It was only like 12 pounds or so when I went. Considering how expensive London is, that's like the biggest bargain ever.

 

[GIMH]

£12 when I went too, thought it was alright tbh

 

[Furball]

Looked into doing it when I was down in London a couple of months ago, but there was a Middlesex game on at the time, and I want to do the proper tour, dressing rooms and everything.

However, I don't think pricey is the right word, less than £20 for a tour of one of London's iconic sporting arenas is pretty good value IMO.

 

[four_or_six]

Pricey? It was only like 12 pounds or so when I went. Considering how expensive London is, that's like the biggest bargain ever.

I don't think London's expensive at all! Loads of museum's are free, I go quite often and don't usually spend much on going into things. Often all you need to spend is your train ticket and food/drink.

Though, as I said, I'm not saying it wasn't good value.

 

[GIMH]

I don't think London's expensive at all! Loads of museum's are free, I go quite often and don't usually spend much on going into things. Often all you need to spend is your train ticket and food/drink.

Though, as I said, I'm not saying it wasn't good value.

 

[four_or_six]

It's so not! You can have a great free day out in London.

 

[nightprowler10]

Haha no ****. Probably spent over £500 in the there days I was there.

 

[four_or_six]

Haha no ****. Probably spent over £500 in the there days I was there.

What on earth were you doing?!

 

[nightprowler10]

What on earth were you doing?!

 

[Top_Cat]

There's plenty of cheap stuff in London but the most in-demand of it is pretty pricey. Christ, even the Jack The Ripper tour from Tower Hill where a Beefeater does nothing more than take you to places you could walk to yourself costs 7 quid. Found eating at pubs quite cheap, plenty of 2-for-1's out there.

Lords tour was good, all the non-cricket stuff made it worthwhile I reckon. Even Mum liked it and she hates cricket.

 

[nightprowler10]

Err..just to clarify this doesn't mean prostitutes or summat. Just wasted a lot of money on souvenirs etc. Spent £50 just at the Lord's shop for example, not to mention paying for the tour and the T20 match.

 

[zaremba]

The free stuff on offer in London is pretty awesome. Particularly if museums and galleries are your thing. The British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain, Tate Modern. And loads of others. These are some of the very best of their kind in the world, and they're all free.

The problem is that getting to London and staying there is so viciously expensive.

 

[four_or_six]

The free stuff on offer in London is pretty awesome. Particularly if museums and galleries are your thing. The British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain, Tate Modern. And loads of others. These are some of the very best of their kind in the world, and they're all free.

The problem is that getting to London and staying there is so viciously expensive.

Yeah, I love all those things. And I'm lucky that I'm half an hour and £10 away.

 

[PhoenixFire]

London is amazing and if you know what you are doing it doesn't need to be expensive at all. You'd be much better off trying to find someone you know to take you around (who doesn't know someone who lives in London) rather than pay some tour guide to do basically the same thing.

You can get cheap food that actually tastes nice in loads of places as well, again, it's just a case of knowing what you're doing and looking in the right places.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Err..just to clarify this doesn't mean prostitutes or summat. Just wasted a lot of money on souvenirs etc. Spent £50 just at the Lord's shop for example, not to mention paying for the tour and the T20 match.

Haha, was the impression I got.

 

[GIMH]

There's plenty of cheap stuff in London but the most in-demand of it is pretty pricey. Christ, even the Jack The Ripper tour from Tower Hill where a Beefeater does nothing more than take you to places you could walk to yourself costs 7 quid. Found eating at pubs quite cheap, plenty of 2-for-1's out there.

Lords tour was good, all the non-cricket stuff made it worthwhile I reckon. Even Mum liked it and she hates cricket.

Yeah, went with my ex a year ago and she well enjoyed it. I got her to go as part of a deal which saw me go to Wicked the musical the night before, tbh I quite enjoyed that as well, one of the actresses was hot and wearing a short skirt

 

[Top_Cat]

Yeah, went with my ex a year ago and she well enjoyed it. I got her to go as part of a deal which saw me go to Wicked the musical the night before, tbh I quite enjoyed that as well, one of the actresses was hot and wearing a short skirt

You'll make Smitteh arc up with talk like that. You know how jealous he gets.

 

[silentstriker]

I don't think London's expensive at all! Loads of museum's are free, I go quite often and don't usually spend much on going into things. Often all you need to spend is your train ticket and food/drink.

Though, as I said, I'm not saying it wasn't good value.

Everything I did cost a forture.

Err..just to clarify this doesn't mean prostitutes or summat.

Prostitutes need money too, what do you have against them?