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Andalucia Tapas restaurant
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4 Panton Street,
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Transport: Picadilly Circus
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| Tonight we're trying this little tapas restaurant, which also serves main courses. The prices are competitive, with tapas from about £3 and main courses around £10.
The tapas menu allows you to taste many options, so this should be a varied and interesting meal.
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Bowling at the Trocadero
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13 Coventry Street, London, - W1D
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Transport: Piccadilly Circus
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| Join us for a relaxed (yet strangely competitive) game of ten pin bowling. You don't have to know
how to play to come, and there's always a good mix of playing levels in the group.
If you're not coming to the meal beforehand, find us in Le Bar, on the left hand side as you get
to the top floor, at about 20:30PM. You are welcome to text Tom your host when you arrive.
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CHEAM TIME CAPSULE AFTERNOON
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Cheam Village - .
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Transport: Victoria to Cheam
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| Thirty five minutes from Victoria and 5 minutes from the station,in zone 5, are the 671 beautiful acres of Cheam/Nonsuch Park. It has the manicured lawns of Regents Park as well as wild grasses and hedgerows of Barnes Common and has Richmond Park’s plantations and great panoramic view of London. The grounds contain ruins of Henry VIII’s Nonsuch Palace which he built in 1538 to celebrate the birth of his son Edward and for which he demolished Cuddington village church and manor house.
Still standing is Nonsuch Mansion a gothic revival mansion with a magnificent walled garden built in 1802-6 by Jeffey Wyatt who worked on Windsor Castle. The house is rarely open to the public but the service wing is occasionally open and is a time capsule of the Victorian era including the kitchen, larders, sculleries and laundries and an exhibition of rare English hand painted and antique European stained glass.
We’ll also visit Whitehall. Whitehall was originally built in about 1500 as a wattle and daub yeoman farmer's house now it is a timber framed and weather-boarded house in the centre of Cheam Village conservation area. We’ll be able to view the attics, kitchens garden and medieval well and we’ll hopefully have time to visit Lumley Chapel - the oldest building in the borough with late Saxon or early
Meeting Point: Victoria Station in front of platform ticket gate for 13.06 train or Cheam Station on platform at 13.40
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An introduction to Old Stokey
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Manor House Station (Piccadilly Line) Exit 3 - marked Green Lanes/Clissold Park - .
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Transport: Manor House
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| A part of Hackney still feeling like a village? It this really possible? If you want to find out, come on today's tour of Stoke Newington. The area's recorded history stretches back 200,000 years and was described by a famous horror writer as a 'misty' village full of gigantic and gnarled trees. It was the home of the author of Robinson Crusoe and the man who may have been Shakespeare. It is the resting place of the founders of the Salvation Army and more recently the home of Leona Lewis (X Factor Winner!) and the setting for an Amy Winehouse video. It was where James I rested on his way to claim the throne, the place where the first school bus in England was used and features one of the few remaining churches from Elizabeth 1st's time. On today's walk we will visit Hackney's castle, see where clean water was first brought direct to London, a notorious piece of modern architecture and an eccentric cemetery.We may even see Hackney's dragonflies. The tour is being conducted by Sue Doe, a local resident and a qualified City of London Tour Guide. At the end of the tour, there will be time for afternoon tea or an early supper at one of Church Street's many excellent eateries.
This will be an excellent event for new EL members to attend.
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RUISLIP LIDO RAILWAY AFTERNOON
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Ruislip Station - .
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Transport: Ruislip Station
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| Ruislip Common contains Duck's Hill, three woods (including Mad Bess wood), a nature reserve and huge lake surrounded by its own railway and its own stations. Originally a steam locomotive it is now a 12” gauge railway, which follows a stunning route from the beach through the woodlands skirting the lake all the way round to the Water's Edge Restaurant and car park (if you decide to come by car). We’ll take the train to Woody Bay Station where there is a large sandy beach where we can sun bathe or try the Adventure Trail with its free assault course tested by children from 8 to 80. From the adventure trail you also have excellent view of the Railway's workshop area, where you can often see different types of rolling stock. From Ruislip Lido Station we can follow the path through the reeds to the lakeside bird watching hide for a chance to see migrating waterfowl at close quarters. There will be ice cream kiosks but there may not be provide substantial food so bring your own as it will be fun to share a leisurely picnic. We’ll hopefully round the afternoon off in a pub.
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RADIO RECORDING: ‘THE NOW SHOW’
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BBC Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House, Portland Place,
- W1A 1AA
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Transport: Oxford Circus
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| Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a mix of stand-up, sketches and songs, with Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin, Mitch Benn and Marcus Brigstocke in this old favourite.
Meet outside Broadcasting House at 6.30, in the queue if there is one. (If you aren’t going to make it PLEASE inform the hotline, or if on the night the host. No-shows deprive others of places and can make it harder to get allocations for future recordings).
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CANARY WHARF JAZZ FESTIVAL
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Jubilee Park
Canary Wharf
London
- E14
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Transport: Canary Wharf
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| Hope you can join me for the 2nd Annual Canary Wharf jazz festival. There's no better opportunity to sample some of the best live music in London with the eclectic mix of performers on today's schedule.It will be a mixture of jazz trios/quartets plus a whole host of other performers like jazz funk outfits |
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Who was Jack ? A wander around the streets of Whitechapel in the footsteps of Jack the Ripper
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Ticket office of Whitechapel Tube Station - .
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Transport: Whitechapel Tube
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| There can't be many of us who have not heard of Jack the Ripper and the ghastly murders of five prostitutes which took place in the East End of London in the summer of 1888. The murderer remained at large and was never caught which has only fuelled various stories and accusations over the last 120 years. In today's tour we will be walking down the streets where the ladies lived and breathed, the alley ways where they piled their trade and the pubs that they drowned their sorrows in. I will be telling you about their lives and also their deaths, as well as introducing five possible suspects which includes links to the Royal Family and a famous painter. This is a revised version of a walk which I originally conducted for EL in 2007 but I am repeating it due to popular demand. Make sure you are wearing comfortable shoes and bring an umbrella (just in case) as we will try to cover all 5 murder sites (weather permitting) and we will of course end up in a suitable hostelry where we can grab a bite to eat.
This event is lead by qualified City of London tour guide, Daniella King and admission is free of charge especially for EL members only -it will be an excellent event for new members to attend! |
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THEATRE - ‘TORY BOYZ’
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Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street,
- W1D 3NE
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Transport: Tottenham Court Road
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| ‘Working-class northerner Sam had no problem coming out as gay to his parents. But coming out as a Tory? “Dad, I think you’d better sit down.” Tory Boyz is a bold and acerbic political comedy drama that shines a light on the hidden faces behind the Conservative party. Peopled by young, exciting men and women who don’t exactly fit with the stereotype, the play confronts questions over the party seen traditionally by the liberal left as intolerant and prejudice, yet whose leader’s voting record on equal rights surpasses the Labour Prime Ministers, and who’s intake of homosexual MP’s and Councillors is unrivaled.’ The National Youth Theatre presents this play as part of it’s summer residency at The Soho Theatre.
Join us for some contemporary and accessible drama at a central location and at an equally accessible price. The play starts at 7.30 and latecomers’ tickets will be left at the box office at around 7.20.
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DR WHO EXHIBITION AT EARLS COURT
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Earls Court, London - SW5
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Transport: West Brompton (District Line & Overground)
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| The Doctor Who Exhibition is at Earls Court in London! It is the largest ever Doctor Who display in the UK. Visitors are able to get up close to props, costumes, monsters and creatures from all the latest episodes of the hit BBC TV show, including the Christmas special and eagerly-awaited fourth series. On display is the famous TARDIS, K9, Daleks, Cybermen, many of the Doctor's other enemies and much more – dare you visit?
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Bank to Liverpool Street : A Summer Stroll in the City followed by a Bite to Eat
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At the base of the Monument Statute : At the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill - .
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Transport: Monument
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| Join me tonight for a trip through 2000 years of history in the City of London. Starting with the Romans and ending up in the contemporary business city - this walk will have a variety of stops during which I will tell you many stories about the City and the buildings located within it
The walk which will last just over an hour will end up in Liverpool Street - after which we can pop over to Spitalfield or venture down Brick Lane for a bite to eat. So why not join us and hopefully keep our fingers crossed for good weather !
This event is hosted by Daniella King, a qualified City of London Tour Guide and is free for current EL members only. |
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OPEN AIR THEATRE - ‘BLOOD WEDDING’
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The Scoop, More London Riverside
- SE1 2DB
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Transport: London Bridge
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| Meet at the drinks event and at around 7.45 we leave Hornimans to take our places at The Scoop, the outdoor sunken amphitheatre for the theatre. Tonight’s offering as part of The More London Free Festival is Lorca's Blood Wedding in former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes' translation.
A village in Andalusia bustles with preperations for a rural wedding . . . but at midnight it isn't the hansome groom who races his stallion through the moonlight to claim his bride! Under the stars a heady brew of jealousy, desire, forbidden love and an ancient family feud simmer as the as the whole community is caught up in the pursuit of the lovers - knives flash in the darkness. But as the certainties of daylight slip away, the watchful moon brings his poetry, magic and the figure of death to taunt the villagers. Spanish playwright, Federico Garcia Lorca, was inspired by a newspaper account of a local woman who abandoned her husband-to-be on their wedding day to escape with her childhood sweetheart. Taking these few facts as a starting point he explores desire, repression, ritual and the dilemmas of a rural community blighted, like ours, by knife crime. ’A unique chance to experience one of the twentieth century's most powerful plays in a version by the celebrated poet Ted Hughes that is much admired for the way it captures the spirit and letter of the original Spanish.’
The play starts at 8.00 and is due to finish at around 9.30 so there will be plenty of time to get back in the bar for another drink or two! In the event of rain the performance may have to be cancelled
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DRINKS AND WATER SHOW SPECTACULAR
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The National Theatre, South Bank - SE1 9PX
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Transport: Waterloo
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| On a nice summers evening why not pop by to watch some free outside entertainment provided by the National Theatre. This spectacular piece of theatre culminates in a spectacular water display. After the show we will make our way to the Founders Arms to continue the evening.
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THE TUESDAY CROWD AT THE GEORGE
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The George Inn, 77 Borough High Street, - SE1 1NH
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Transport: .
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| This will be an excellent event for newly joined EL members to attend, and meet fellow Entertaining London members.
The George is London's only surviving galleried coaching inn. It stands on the south side of the River Thames near London Bridge, in a quaint cobbled courtyard off Borough High Street.
We will hopefully be meeting outside in their lovely courtyard if good weather, otherwise inside.
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