Doing London things you've never done

[Pickman's model]

Lived in London all my life, never seen the mousetrap. Tonight that changes. What London thing did it take you years to get round to doing?

 

[maomao]

Didn't try pie & mash till my 40s. In no hurry to repeat the experience.

 

[ElizabethofYork]

I've still never been inside St Paul's.

 

[marty21]

I haven't been to Buckingham Palace, have no desire to go. Haven't seen The Mousetrap either , not arsed about that either . Never been to Madam Toussards either , again , not arsed about that either.

 

[tim]

I have decided to never go to Cockfosters because I don't want it to lose its mystery.

 

[maomao]

I have decided to never go to Cockfosters because I don't want it to lose its mystery.

There's fuck all there except a (very pretty art deco) tube station and some posh houses (footballers and a Daily Mail columnist)

 

[marty21]

I've still never been inside St Paul's.

Only the once , years ago , quite fancy going again. I have been to Westminster Cathedral but not Westminster Abbey , so should do that.

 

[tim]

There's fuck all there except a (very pretty art deco) tube station and some posh houses (footballers and a Daily Mail columnist)

I was bought up in Hounslow and it was the final destination I never reached.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I’ve been to Oakwood which is the stop before Cockfosters. Don’t think I’ve been to anything Sherlock Holmsey though which is a bit more London.

 

[Hoss]

Lived in London all my life, never seen the mousetrap. Tonight that changes. What London thing did it take you years to get round to doing?

Born and lived there for 40 years and never once visited the Tower of London.

I have been to every London Borough for work purposes. Not many people can say they've achieved that.

Realise neither of these things are an answer to your question.

 

[hitmouse]

I've still never had jellied eels, don't reckon that's likely to change any time soon.

 

[maomao]

Never been to a football match.

 

[WouldBe]

There's fuck all there except a (very pretty art deco) tube station and some posh houses (footballers and a Daily Mail columnist)

And scorpions apparently.

 

[Sweet FA]

And scorpions apparently.

Ongar shirley?

 

[WouldBe]

Ongar shirley?

Yeah could be.

 

[tim]

I've never visited Boston Manor House and Park, despite spending half my life living one tube stop away. It's just been revamped so I'd like to go this Spring once it reopens. I have a feudally link as my great grandparents were tenants on a farm owned by the lords of the manor, the Clithrowe family.

A preview of Boston Manor House’s impressive restoration

In 1622/3, when all around here was fields, a grand manor house was built in West London, and 400 years later, it's about to reopen to the public after years of restoration work.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Never had a handjob in a Soho alley. This is on my list.

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

I've still never been inside St Paul's.

we almost went in on a visit recently, but the security screening before we went in did not indicate much faith in God, so sacked it off on account of them been fakers.

 

[clicker]

I've never been in Harrods, seen The Trooping of the Colour or eaten pie and mash.
And so it shall remain.

 

[not henry]

Born and lived there for 40 years and never once visited the Tower of London.

I have been to every London Borough for work purposes. Not many people can say they've achieved that.

Realise neither of these things are an answer to your question.

How many boroughs are there?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

hmm

must be quite a few touristy things i've never done - never been in the bits of buckingham palace or the houses of parliament that the plebs are occasionally allowed round, or madame tussauds, tate gallery, st pauls or westminster abbey, never done an open top bus tour, not done the london eye but did to the one in greenwich park a few years back. have not done afternoon tea anywhere fancy. didn't do the millennium dome when it was open and haven't been there since.

have never been in harrods or gone to trooping of the colour or anything like that. i did see the queen from dad's office window in holborn when the (1977) jubilee drive-pasts were happening but other than that, i haven't gone anywhere to see royalty.

ugh to the idea of jellied eels.

i have been to the tower (school visit from primary school, so some time ago) and i walked along downing street when you were still allowed to.

i must have crossed the thames by each railway, road or pedestrian bridge or tunnel (apart from the tower subway which you're not allowed in any more) from dartford to at least hammersmith, but i don't want to do the cable car thingy across the river. the only boat i've done is the woolwich ferry - i keep thinking about doing a longer boat ride along the river but haven't quite got round to it yet.

also don't think i've ever been to cockfosters (i'm not sure that counts as a 'must do' on many peoples' list though) but i'm not sure i'd remember it if i had...

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

I've never been in Harrods, seen The Trooping of the Colour or eaten pie and mash.
And so it shall remain.

Harrods is mental. You don't have to buy anything. Just walk around saying wtf in disbelief.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

I haven’t spotted Boris cycling and called him a wanker.

Now he’s a multimillionaire I guess he’s going to be chauffeur driven.

 

[ouirdeaux]

I like jellied eels

 

[WhyLikeThis]

I haven’t been rubbed down by a rotund hairy bloke in a Turkish hammam.

 

[not henry]

I've never been in Harrods, seen The Trooping of the Colour or eaten pie and mash.
And so it shall remain.

I like pie and mash
or two pie n'mash or pie n'double mash or three pie and double mash. All of course with plenty of licker/liquour which is a parsley gravy. I don't know what it is now but it used to be a substantial and inexpensive meal.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

How many boroughs are there?

32 since they buggered about with it in 1965 (not counting the city of london, which technically isn't a london borough)

 

[not henry]

I haven’t been rubbed down by a rotund hairy bloke in a Turkish hammam.

Just double checking, you're the same person who has never had a hand job in a soho alley.
Thought so.

 

[AverageJoe]

I've never been taken up the Shard.

Or the Oxo Tower.

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[not henry]

32 since they buggered about with it in 1965 (not counting the city of london, which technically isn't a london borough)

I'm surprised that there isn't some sort of borough race to get round all 32 in a day. They have it for tube lines and stations.