This morning we caught the South West Train from Surbiton to Waterloo station and then the underground to London Bridge staion where our food tour was to start.
The tour consisted of a number of stops the first being a bread roll with bacon and egg, very British, following that was a walk into the Borough Market.
This Market provided a number of items to try however first was a small self tour of the food court, and then fish and chips. We have agreed that these were the best we have ever had!
Next stop was to sample some Mead which is a fermented drink from honey and at 10%alc had a warming kick. In the medieval times, it was used as a replacement for water as water was often unsafe to drink.
At this same stop outside the specialist butcher, Ginger Pig, we had a sample of sausage roll.
By this time we had noticed the temperature to be quite cold, but we soldiered on with our guide providing information about the wharf area and Southwark Cathedral. This Cathedral has an in-house cat and a number of children's books with the cat in character.
Next stop was The Mug House under London Bridge where we sampled some Cider and Cheeses.
By now we were filling up but had a couple of more stops to go.
Next stop was in front of the Mayor of Londons office and Tower Bridge, to sample some doughnuts filled with a vanilla bean custard. We thought we would need to share the doughnuts but unfortunately were forced to have one each.
We finished the tour with a cup of tea and a sticky date pudding.
To get to our next attraction we jumped on the tube again and headed to Westminster station, passed by Big Ben, Parliament and went on a self-tour of Westminster Abbey. I'm sorry I can't show any photos but photography is banned in Westminster Abbey.
Finally, after all that, we couldn't resist a pub close by, The Sanctuary House.
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From Facebook:
ReplyDeleteAnn Hopley; Lol why didn’t you get the train from Hampton Court station it’s closer to where you are?
Shannon Walsh; On local advice, we have always caught the train from Surbiton when heading to London. This time Ross and Emma were coming with us and there is no opportunity for Ross to park the car at Hampton Court Station. Also, the trains are much less frequent on the Hampton Court line, as Surbiton is on the main south-west line, there is a train about every 5 - 10 min and some of these trains do it in 17 minutes as they are ultra express!
Did you know? The Hampton Court Station opened on 1st February 1849 and was the country's first 'Line for Leisure'. This line was initially created to cater for the influx of tourists to Hampton Court Palace after its opening in 1838.
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ReplyDeleteAnn Hopley; No I didn’t know that it was the first line for leisure. The service must have been reduced because it was more frequent when we used it. When we lived in Thames Ditton we used to catch the train from Surbiton which was the closest station and it was a shorter journey. Well I have learnt something I didn’t know about Hampton Court station. 😄