#london travel

[mahgnolias]

theseptemberchronicles

[sarahg221b]

Having recently read a fanfic in which Sherlock and John catch trains to various parts of southern England exclusively from London’s Waterloo station, even when this is not the usual/logical route, I’d like to share this for writers who might not be familiar with the whole business of trains in/to/from London.

Let’s start with the history of how and when rail services came to London. This article explains how and why we have so many terminal stations (short version: because when they were built, the railway companies were privately owned and all needed their own terminus in London).

The main terminal stations are Waterloo (south), Paddington (west), Euston (north-west), King’s Cross (north-east), St Pancras (East Midlands and Eurostar), Liverpool Street (east), Fenchurch Street (south-east) and Victoria (south). There are others (see the article linked above and my husband’s comment below).

As we know, within London and the suburbs, these termini are linked by the London Underground (aka The Tube) network. There is also the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) - a driverless system - and other overground rail services. Here is a map of it all from Transport of London (TfL). Baker Street is served by five tube lines: Bakerloo (brown), Metropolitan (maroon), Jubilee (silver), Circle (yellow), and Hammersmith & City (pink). It’s also only a five-minute walk from Marylebone (the nearest terminal) which itself is just behind the Landmark hotel, which we know as the exterior for The Restaurant Scene.

Aside: I think Sherlock is unlikely to catch a bus unless directly related to a case - they’re just too slow for him. But you can find bus maps and all kinds of other TfL mappy delights here.

If you have characters using public transport in the UK, your best bets for accurate research are:

Google Maps (in public transport mode)

National Rail (see the page footer for all the useful stuff)

Transport for London

All these also have apps available.

I’m happy to do Sherlockian Britpicking (my day job is copy-editing) if that’s helpful for you. (Email to [my username]@gmail.com is the best way to reach me.)

If you want to go the full Howard Shilcott, I still very much enjoy reading the rail enthusiasts’ forums posts about the myriad tube-related continuity errors in TEH. I’ll let you Google those for yourself. 😉

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Ran this past my husband (who is totally the full Howard Shilcott) and he made a few corrections (and a lot of faces!) before I posted: he wishes it to be known that he ‘remains unhappy about [my summary of] Fenchurch Street’ and thinks I should add Charing Cross to the list so people know how to get to Kent. So that’s all clear then. 😂

[therealraeweber]

Views from inside the Tower Bridge, London.

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[albertayebisackey]

Tate Modern, London, 5th June 2023

[danielleolavario]

notting hill, 19/10/22

[elizabethrlilly]

Yes, go to Highgate Cemetery to see Douglas Adams and Karl Marx. But wander around that part of the cemetery more to look at all the creative tombstones.

[yurinas]

[heyyyharry]

Living alone in London (when you have anxiety)

I’ve been struggling with anxiety for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, my anxiety was labelled as shyness, and I was constantly told that I would ‘grow out of it one day’. Now at 24, I can confirm that I never did. I just learned to accept and live with it. One thing I’ve discovered is that I get less anxious when I’m doing things by myself because chances are nobody is paying…

[stormyskies-and-darklies]

Simple 3-Day London Itinerary

i'm finally sharing my 3-day itinerary from my trip to London! i'm obviously no expert but i was able to see some amazing sites 🤍

London is an impressive city with millions of visitors each year. There is so much to do and so much to see that it’s nearly impossible to get everything done within a short time frame. However, it’s better to be in London for a short period of time than not at all. As a first-time visitor, I wanted to share my 3-day itinerary from my trip in February. I spent weeks doing research and though I…

[mahgnolias]

theurbanteller

[fashioneyesta]

Superbloom at Tower of London: an accessible day out

Superbloom at Tower of London: an accessible day out

Greetings Readers! I went to the Superbloom at the Tower of London and this is how accessible it is… Summer is now here and many of us are probably looking for fun and relatively inexpensive things to get up to this month. If you live in London or are planning a trip to London then I’ve got a great idea for a great idea for an enjoyable day out in London. Emily and Rosie at the Tower of…

[therealraeweber]

Trying to decide which edit I like more here... the blues pushed towards teal, or the blues pushed towards purple? They both have very different, but equally fun and aesthetic vibes. Thoughts?

(Also Tumblr, pretty please let me have polls! I would totally use it for good things, like this! And not for anything at all annoying! Please and thank you. Yours truly, Rae.)

[chloesdiaries]

Hyde Park, London, England ❤️

[travelguidearticle]

Travel Guide London England

[danielleolavario]

in honour of the cold we’re experiencing in london right now… im reading this compilation of short stories by sylvia townsend warner.

hope you’re all warm and toasty in your beds with a good book too. or someone you love!

feat. my bedroom