Paying for toilets is wrong, it is a natural human (or any animal) process and you can be arrested for doing it in the street, so pretty much pay or get locked up. The highest fee I've seen is in the Lake District at 40p!

@TheRyan4444

6 жыл бұрын

Automatic Underground 40p? I’ve seen £1 in Birmingham a few years ago !

@AutoUnder

6 жыл бұрын

No way! That is awful!

@newmsioworld3525

6 жыл бұрын

NorthWestAdventures.... £0.40 is equivalent to PHP 26.

@dannyplays2847

6 жыл бұрын

Well I thinks it’s Wong because what if you didn’t have the money and there was no more toilets because were I went to the toilets was free but until they charged 20p for IT

@clorox1884

6 жыл бұрын

£2 in Cambridge, FUCKING disgrace full.

Being a Londoner myself, I couldn't agree more with this guide! (I'm a bit of a train nerd so I'm biased about taking the tube lol)

@MattCamelly

3 жыл бұрын

Oh hello human never met u before xD jk But rlly im nowhere near London but I love it there

@DwellerUK

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattCamelly ha

@xxalexaviation

2 жыл бұрын

Hi scr man

@RealLTBB

2 жыл бұрын

Yo Dweller

Ben, that was a concise and very informatie video. Thank! I've always dreamed of visiting the UK, and someday I will. I'll remember this information when I do! Thank you!

What you can also do is go to the walkie talkie building and book the sky garden and it's free or go between 8 and 11 am.

On the DLR i sit in the front and pretend to either be on a rollercoaster or drive the train

Been there 3 times, one of my favorite cities in the world. Can’t wait to go back !

@heliostransport515

5 жыл бұрын

Where abouts are you then?

When I visit London I always eat at the Regency Cafe in Pimlico which is a great value old fashioned English Cafe serving great homecooked food and great value breakfasts.

@hi24x

4 жыл бұрын

I eat at whatever fast food restaurant I can find

Heathrow might get all of the over-priced flights, but I love Heathrow Airport. All sorts of lifts and buses everywhere. Water is ludicrously expensive in New Zealand as well, and Milk too (which is ridiculous considering we have a huge Dairy industry). On my Vlog channel, I make a series called "Wellington Wonders", where I make videos about things I think Tourists would enjoy if they visited Wellington. I do cover the main tourist attractions, but I also look other areas outside of the city that people don't go to, because they don't know they exist.

@williamhuang8309

2 жыл бұрын

Fonterra go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Also yeah, bottled water from the store is generally not needed unless you're going somewhere where there aren't any water fountains or taps. Drinking tap water is fine in most places.

I might follow these plans for my birthday in a couple of months time

The Science Museum is also one of my favourite London museums. They’re doing a new gallery on Medicine which is due to open in 2019. I do like the British Museum as well, with its collection of Ancient Egypt and Roman objects etc... Harrods is just a very overpriced tourist trap. Winter Wonderland (which runs from late November to just after New Year) in Hyde Park is just the same. I often hear from friends that have been to Winter Wonderland that although it’s free entry, it’s very crowded (especially in the evening), damp and muddy, very expensive refreshments and if you want to go on the Ferris wheel or ice rink, you HAVE to book time slot tickets in advance. Don’t waste your time and money going there [Winter Wonderland].

I have plans to visit Lindon n will b on the next Saturday.....thanks for making this guide I'll share this video :)

Why am I watching this when I was born in London and I live in London

Good info in there. You are right, the underground and the Docklands light railway are great.

On Friday, many museums and galleries open till 8pm (not sure if it's only summer), so better tour museums on Fridays to get the most

There is a very itresting museum in Ladbroke Grove its called the museum of pakaging and branding.

@ec8451

4 жыл бұрын

Been there and it was really interesting

Hi Ben! I very much agree with your video. I'm going to London next week with my family and I'm working on the itinery. I've found loads of places I've never been but are absolutely fantastic and very un-tourist like. Society seems to have this idea that they have to see big Ben, have to go to Buckingham palace etc. Only for the likes on Instagram of course! There are some fantastic places in London.

A very good guide -dude thanks 4 sharing peace

Recommend the £3 meal deal at Tesco and Sainsbury's! If you're looking to splurge the £3.50 meal deal at Marks & Spencer's is good too. You won't find anything like that in New York, or even a national supermarket.

Don't forget about the world's oldest cricket ground in Mitcham, South London (west of Croydon, north of Sutton, south of Brixton)

Nice video, might come to London one day for something like EGX or RTX London. Flying from Toronto can be expensive though Cheapest would be to fly to gatwick direct (via AIr transat or on Westjets 20 year old 767's, or go through iceland or something to heathrow.

Going otter skirts is a very great idea. Many great places such as shoppong centers and viaiting local people by home is more common me.

THANKYOUU this is exactly the video i needed :D

Centrepoint is a great building. There used to be an observation area at the top but this was closed when I went

The public toilets in my town make you pay 20 p but just up the road past the bus station theres a weatherspoons where you can just go in the for the toilet

If you get the tube out to places like Kilburn or Hounslow you can find some delicious fresh food that may be cheaper (and better) than McDonalds. A chav hotspot in London is Millwall so my advice is to avoid there as there isn't much to see.

Normally a tip that I would use when visiting places because transport is so expensive is I just walk around places and stay near the hotel Id stay at unless I physically had no choice but to spend a pretty penny for transport or if I get like a discount or something

Good video!!

@What_The_Fuck_Did_I_Just_Watch

3 жыл бұрын

Agree!

My favourite London museums are: National Maritime Museum British Museum Science Museum

If I was in London for only 1 day, what is the best lifts I could see (especially interested in older lifts in original condition or Kone ecodisc lifts).

Nicely done, although I personally wouldn't recommend McDonalds as a food source, based upon past personal experience :(

Just a heads up ben, some carriers are okay prices like BA and Aeroflot if you order at the right moment at the right time.

@xerainlongnose916

6 жыл бұрын

Nope i take it back Aeroflot is expensive, but easy jet are promising a base in Heathrow Terminal 4

Sainsbury's and Tesco is true. Only place to get cheap food to snack on. McDonalds I went in kings cross had 2 people starting fights last time XD! Good guide and agree 100% with it

8:08 Can't agree. I'd go as far to say McDonalds in UK are among the worst of central European McDonalds'

@benolifts

4 жыл бұрын

I find McDonald's in the euro zone countries to not be as nice as the UK. When I am abroad, often I mainly eat McDonalds as I don't know what else to trust. I get very sick of them. Although, McDonald's in Poland is surprisingly good.

@andreglud

4 жыл бұрын

@@benolifts I've had very good experiences with McD in Austria, Switzerland and Denmark. You must try Max Hamburgers in Denmark, Norway or Sweden. Maybe on your next trip to see the new beautiful Copenhagen metro lines? ;)

@benolifts

4 жыл бұрын

I have wanted to return to Copenhagen for the 3rd time. The circle line is complete, but is the 4th line now complete. All my plans for this year are ruined. When flights are running I am going to prioritize Asia and ex-Soviet countries.

@andreglud

4 жыл бұрын

@@benolifts Northern part of M4 is finished but southern won't open until 2022 I think. But M3 is on my list of most beautiful metros in Europe. The whole line is absolutely gorgeous and the modern trains make it feel slightly futuristic. Hope you'll come back once the crisis is over. Once you do, try the Big Tasty Bacon at McDonald's so you can taste how it's supposed to be ;D I've never been as disappointed as when I tried that here in the UK

Top stuff, but needs an update for 2023, Beno. Here are a few of my tips/advice when visiting London. . . Getting in to London - Always check online before you travel in by rail. There have been a LOT of National Rail strikes this year and they look set to continue, so you really don't want to end up being stuck there with no train home. Also, if at all possible, visit London on a weekday. More stuff is open, the trains are a lot less crowded, and most tourists swamp the city at weekends. If you go in by train, just make sure your train is timetabled to arrive after 9am, or you'll be charged an horrendously high Peak Fare. It's also advisable to leave London before 5pm, to avoid the rush of City workers on their commute home. Crime - Sadly, there is a huge amount of knife crime in London these days. Sadiq Khan has FU*KED up the City, big time! Be very aware of anyone who's got their hands, or one hand, constantly in their pocket or has mysterious bulges in their trousers (No, not THOSE bulges!). Shopping - There are a lot of smaller, specialist outlets if you know where to look, and often on the outskirts of London where rates are a bit cheaper. Always do your research online first. If there's a particular kind of item you're looking to buy, a simple Google search will throw up loads of independent shops in and around London that are well worth a visit, will very much appreciate your business, and you're more likely to get exactly what you want, or to find a hidden gem. Tube tip - If you're on a particularly crowded platform, you don't have to jump on the first train that arrives and cram in like sardines...especially on hot days. The trains are so frequent, it's often a better idea just to wait a minute or two for the next one. Toilet Update - Most of the National Rail stations (Marylebone, King's Cross, Euston, etc..) now have FREE use toilets. One big improvement. However, if you do happen to find a toilet in a bigger station that STILL charges a fee, just hop on a train and use that for nothing (check it's not about to depart first, though!). In Central London and the City - If you're reasonably physically fit and/or have time to spare, weather permitting, it's a great idea just to have a WALK when you're in Central London. There are lots of windy streets, hidden alleys, leafy green spaces and tucked-away shops that are crying out to be discovered and explored. It's almost impossible to get lost, and if you do panic, there will be a Tube Station not far away or failing that, you'll always be close to a bus stop. For some ideas of walks in London and beyond, I highly recommend the delightful John Rogers' channel ( www.youtube.com/@JohnRogersWalks ) in which he has many, many videos of walks in and around the City, to give you some ideas.

This guy is right to the fullest about overpriced in the city because I went to the city with my mum we wanted KFC £20 for two chicken strips and a small portion of chips so we went to the Bethnal green one instead and we got a lot more for £10

Beno, have you considered looking up Watched Walker? It’s a KZread channel with videos walking around different bits of London (and other cities in the world)

i went on a trip to London before and i did come across alot of places where you had to pay to use the toilet. but instead of paying i would just crawl over or under the bar if there was nobody guarding and making sure you had to pay.

Haha our Topic in our English lessons . Greetings from Germany :3

We have plenty of Westfields in the US, and they literally somehow make all of them amazing and unique.

I live 8 mins away from Heathrow, does everything you say in this video count, even though I live in London.

well, you can actually drive into the centre of London without paying and enjoying the almost free roads :D - at least during christmas! The museum of science seems to be a nice place to visit, keeping that in mind.

If you disagree with something on Wikitravel, then you might as well edit them yourself. Honestly your travel guide is really excellent and much better than others.

Beno, if you can afford it, GO TO RUSSIA. Its amazing! The airport lifts are ecodisks (some generics) but the tower blocks are incredible, with awesome 70s/80s KMZ traction lifts with DC motors and loudish 2speed levelling. And I won't know how you'd like modern tower block lifts, but they are also KMZ lifts and have great acceleration. And the metro system has awesome old trains and even with manual operation, they can run trains at 30 SECOND INTERVALS!

@newmsioworld3525

6 жыл бұрын

When Beno goes to Russia, he will meet Maksim or Anatoly.

Wish I had seen this before I went to London.

Can you do a q&a soon?

London has lots of things to do including riding on the Underground, buses and Thames clipper.

also to add to my last comment made the mistake is standing on the wrong side of the escalators as in plymouth you stand on what ever side you want so really i dont think ive done anything wrong, and lucky for me i got a toilet key but in Devon you got to pay for almost very toilet :/

11:11 what laws are there on filming as ive seen videos of people who are filming on railway or underground stations that get staff who dont like it

Awesome!

Bognor Regis to London Victoria, not that far, no station changes. I wonder what happened to the alders department store?

@wclifton968gameplaystutorials

6 жыл бұрын

Bankruptcy happened to allders

@wclifton968gameplaystutorials

6 жыл бұрын

its being demolished? when did that happen?

@schindlerteejay94

6 жыл бұрын

It got bankrupt twice, just like the older stores, like woolworths, Hollywood video stores, blockbuster, etc.

Nice one Beno

I live in England and I call Buckingham palace Fuckingham palace

@Vasionz

6 жыл бұрын

How rude.

Lived in London for my first 36 yrs I never saw a lot of it , there was never any need to travel to far because everything you needed was on your doorstep .visited science museum loads of times ,but the Imperial War Museum was about 1/4 mile from me .

Beno has almost reached 3000 videos now!

Disappointed you did not include the must have lifts to explore in London.

4:15 I go there ALOT but that is not my borough for a strange reason

been you can bunk the eurostar can you make a video of it please, you just have to pretend to scan a barcode and go with someone else behind the barrier but there re no ticket inspectors!!! so once you are through that one gate you just show your passport then you can travel all the way to paris! in france they don't check your tickets either!!! good luck Beno!

11:00 I saw a mall in Edinburgh which charges you I think 20p if you want to use the toilet

@ZZ9ProductionsOFFICIAL

6 жыл бұрын

It doesn't need to be said that instead of using that, I went out to a shop with loads of Otis lifts and found the toilets in there, which were free.

@ZZ9ProductionsOFFICIAL

6 жыл бұрын

It was the mall ones that I saw charging 20 or 30p to use the toilet. I did not go to the other ones you have mentioned.

They took down the nice bridge that gose over the road in themesmead.

Yeah, Buckingham Palace seems really overrated... People don't profit on milk here too; 1L from Woolworths/Coles (baseline) is $1 AUD (about 55p). I guess bottled water is expensive because they "source it" from "various mountain springs", which is supposed to make it more unique. Don't like Ryanair much; maybe some of our airlines here might be one I'd chose to get here (if I ever do so, which is unlikely at the moment)

What are the best estates to visit?

@benolifts

6 жыл бұрын

Thamesmead, Barbican, north of Euston station, the blocks around Clapham junction, Tower Hamlets.

Croydon, Bromley..... where’s next Romford 😂😂

Woah I would be in London Heathrow later

My dad works in the science museum

Where to sleep in London: If you're with a wimminz, Novotel FORMERLY was decent, no frills, reasonable cost, and amazing locations... now I hear they've gone posh. One time I got stuck way out West in Slough--ZERO glam, but cheap rooms, and easy to catch a train back to the fun bits. THANKS (mostly) FOR THE TIPS, BENO!... but McDonald's, seriously?... what about non-touristy pubs, eh wot?

5:12 Nice, an electric env-200 👍😃

Andante con moto????? What is that Andante con moto corrects itself like Largo?

2:32 YES I LOVE IT

Premier Inn is actually nice I don't get why people look down on it

Avoid Ryanair, go with easyJet for cheap flights and if you have spare cash TUI, Thomas Cook, Flybe, British Airways, Wizz Air, Jet2, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Iberia and more

@benolifts

6 жыл бұрын

"TUI, Thomas Cook, Flybe, British Airways, Wizz Air, Jet2, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Iberia" - Are you joking. I would have never have got to all the places I have been if I went on those overpriced companies. I don't get it. These companies charge so much for flights but they don't achieve any more then what ryanair do, they all get you to your destination. Easyjet are usually more expensive than ryanair, so I will stick with ryanair.

@naylindavies

6 жыл бұрын

Beno true, but certain Airports where for example, easyJet costs 1/2 the price of Ryanair. Also avoid Stansted it is hell especially in the Ryanair area

@perpetuummsioworld3818

6 жыл бұрын

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Maybe we should make Buckingham palace and the Houses of Parliament useless, and instead make the palace a hotel, and the houses a museum. And besides, big Ben is broken.

The important government buildings that only the really important people can go to would be better if you could go inside, and start a revolution.

Yep

you missed out Hamleys

It’ such a shame the science museum got modernised from the old one

Do not get the gatwick express xD.

@AndrewG1989

2 жыл бұрын

Why is that. Gatwick Express has now been improved. Same with Heathrow Express and Stansted Express.

Best thing to see in London: Friends

@zulithern

3 жыл бұрын

Great for you

I am going to London for my birthday I am going to be in Piccadilly Circus

Dont go on Westminster bridge I saw a scammer offering £50 for a ball trick

Well said fella at the start of the vid

Once I saw a security guard with handcuffs and was dressed like a police officer

@ccityplanner1217

6 жыл бұрын

It is perfectly legal to own handcuffs in the UK. My brother bought a genuine proper pair from a party shop. It is assault if you use them though.

@ccityplanner1217

6 жыл бұрын

Was he in PaandWewd?

You can't fly in from Farnborough, Unless you own a private jet

And Ben there are people that charge you £50 for a cup trick on Westminster Bridge that is also a crime I saw the people pick-pocketing tourists they can steal your money

3:01 but me like air con

Also to note is free bus passes dont work on them it would seem, i got a plymouth free bus pass witch is a disabled one and did not work :P london bus drivers are rude too compared to down here, i seen palace when i went to london just because i got lost and came across

I live In London And was born lol

For getting around London you can also get a taxi or Uber

@benolifts

5 жыл бұрын

Only if you enjoy wasting your money

@blue.light.fazbear

5 жыл бұрын

Okay don’t get an Uber

@TallysVids

4 жыл бұрын

The Tube is far cheaper and faster.

Id say name Is isn't overpriced

You forgot Waterloo's&city line (it's boring

@ccityplanner1217

6 жыл бұрын

The Waterloo & City Line isn't boring. It goes through all these twists & turns.

@alanthesuperhero

5 жыл бұрын

It's full of posh people though

i live in estonia lol

10:30 London has got worst with roadmen and stuff

What about Brexit now?

@kylethemadman1

6 жыл бұрын

NEVER GO TO PARLIMENT DUE TO BREXIT

I 1st like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!l

It's not "London"...it's "Wyndon"! Get the facts.

Andante con moto-moto

@benolifts

6 жыл бұрын

Moto andante con-con

@nigelfaragefanclub229

6 жыл бұрын

chille con-con carne

If you want to experience real London, go to Grenfell Tower

Just go McDonald’s

First

@ellisbutler7956

6 жыл бұрын

Arriva

@ZZ9ProductionsOFFICIAL

6 жыл бұрын

Stagecoach

@earnthat

6 жыл бұрын

CT Plus

@Powerpopper05

6 жыл бұрын

London sovereign

@TheGamerWithMore

6 жыл бұрын

epicragu good to know. 👍 Do you want a cake?