Hi Guys Stupid question from someone who knows nothing about football and hasn't visited the sights in London since the 70's :frown: I have a Japanese client who is visiting London in August 14/18 He is going to visit Chelsea Stadium and Warner Bros to visit Harry Potter as he has a young son Can anyone recommend anything else maybe slightly off the tourist trap route? Cheers
Football related eh? Have you thought about getting him pissed and rampaging through town centres mugging old ladies?
Forget football, how about this World Rugby Museum and Twickenham Stadium Tours - visitlondon.com rugby is getting popular in Japan, and I think they recently beat a Wales touring side. just a thought...
In all seriousness London is a great place for Tourists. If you get a chance pop into WHSmiths and pick up a Lonely Planet guide or something similar. There is an awful lot of great stuff to do in the city. I would advise against Chinatown for obvious reasons. Gabriel's Wharf on the South bank is a great place to grab some lunch and you get easily walk to the London Eye, London Aquarium, Tate Modern, St Pauls etc Gabriels Wharf | Riverside shopping eating and drinking | Coin Street
blimey you lot know how to have a good time his son is 11 and I will not be going with - just he wanted some ideas and he's mad on football
Might seem a little obvious but Wembley might be on his list. After all, we invented the game, it's the spiritual home of football, drenched in history (well it used to be) they do tours (I think) blah blah blah
Then after Wembley get him to pop in to Hilton next door. We got plenty of Chinese/Japanese guests that we have no idea what they are on about so one more will not hurt
Arsenal do good tours, which are normally led by ex players like Charlie George. Emirates Stadium Tours | Emirates Stadium | The Club | Arsenal.com I hear the tour of Parliament is pretty decent for Architecture & Pomp. Plus you might get to see some real life fraudsters.
Sherlock Holmes Museum, Baker Street or how about Jack the Ripper's manor at the end of the Commercial Road Bishopsgate/Aldgate. If they are real football fans then The Boleyn Ground, Upton Park. COYI.
If he's really football mad there's only one thing to do! get on a train and come up to ANFIELD where the best football will be played this season. Steve