A London Trip to Remember!

This will be the first time that the kids will be in the United Kingdom and the first time EVER that all the cousins will be traveling abroad together!  
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Tower Bridge, London (c)travelincousins.com
Tanya's Travel Itinerary
April 17 - April 24, 2017
 
Weather Overview Temperature Averages for London in April
The weather continues to get better in April in London, UK when spring is in full bloom.
This month is characterised by rising daily temperatures, with average daily
highs increasing from 55 degrees to lows of 43 degrees.
Day 1
  • Depart LAX to London (Red-Eye Flight)

Day 2
  • Arrive to London
  • Check in to Apartment
  • Afternoon Tea in Covent Garden with the cousins!
  • Neal's Yard -  a small alley in London's Covent Garden between Shorts Gardens and Monmouth Street which opens into a courtyard. Named after the 17th century developer, Thomas Neale. Lots of great shops and healthy places to eat.
  • Local food shopping for apartment
  • Yorica (frozen yogurt for vegans) 
  • Sights? 
  • Dinner at Just Fab 11am- 10pm

​Day 3​
  • Westminster Abbey (UNESCO Site)
    • Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. 
  • Big Ben (3 minute Walk from Westminster Abbey)
    • The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell.
    • The Elizabeth Tower, which stands at the north end of the Houses of Parliament, was completed in 1859 and the Great Clock started on 31 May, with the Great Bell's strikes heard for the first time on 11 July and the quarter bells first chimed on 7 September.
  • Buckingham Palace - changing of the guard
  • Relax/Eat
  • Tube Ride  
  • Tower Bridge (27 minute train ride from Westminster Abbey)
    • Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London built in 1886–1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London.
  • Tower of London (UNESCO Site)
    • The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London.
  • St. Katharine Docks  
  • Camden Lock
  • Cousins Farewell Family Dinner  
Day 4 
  • Early start on foot sightseeing
  • Afternoon Tea 
Harry Potter Walking Tour 
The Harry Potter Shop at Platform 9¾ ... (8am-10pm)
Leadenhall Market. ... (10am - 6pm)
Piccadilly Circus. ...
St Pancras International Station.
  • Vegan Dinner: Temple of Hackney 12p-8p 
  • Cousins Farewell Dessert at Apartment

Day 5
  • Pick up car hire 
  • Tour Stratford Upon Avon
  • Check in to hotel
  • Redwings Horse Sanctuary
  • Dinner

Day 6
  • Leisurely Breakfast
  • Hacking
  • Dinner back in London with Kathy

Day 7
  • ​Afternoon Tea
  • Dinner: Just Fab
  • Hotel TBA

Day 8
  • ​Return car at the airport
  • We go home
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Big Ben, London (c)travelincousins.com
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Nelson's Column, London (c)travelincousins.com
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AFTERNOON TEA SPOTS
THE DELAUNAY - COVENT GARDEN
  • Monday - Sunday
    3.00 pm - 6.30 pm
  • For a less stuffy option, head to the Delaunay, where children are always welcome, and cakes are always good - if decidedly Austrian, as opposed to English. 

    The Delaunay’s Viennese afternoon tea includes savouries, cakes and pastries - including Sachertorte; poppy seed gugelhupf, or bundt cake, with apricot jam and whipped cream; and a variety of millefeuille - along with a choice of teas or coffees, as well as child-pleasing milkshakes or ice cream floats. 

    While the large, bustling atmosphere will leave parents relaxed if their children are a bit boisterous, the top-quality cakes and grand Old World dining room will also lend a sense of occasion for everyone, old and young. 
VEGAN DINING SPOTS
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