I visited early on a late autumn sunny day. They were setting up the winter ice rink.
They were digging trenches in one of the courtyards to help with improvements, and it was interesting to see what was in the holes.
6/10
Month: November 2018
This is the second film in the Fantastic Beasts series which follows the magiczoologist Newt Scamander. In this film, we get to meet a young Dumbledore at Hogwarts, (although there is a major continuity problem regarding another teacher). The film also features Gelert Grindlewald and shows how he gained followers to his dark side. It also sets up a mystery in the Dumbledore family which will hopefully be cleared up in future films.
7/10
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Box Hill (November 2018)
Nice free place to visit owned by the National Trust. The hill can be quite steep (whichever way you try going up or down by foot) and slippery in places (particularly if it has been wet) but it is nice to get some fresh air. and you can make use of the reasonably priced refreshments from the National Trust at the top which is a welcome reward for the walk up as is the great view of the local area.
It is also easy to access the bottom of the hill by public transport including using a bus that is on the Oyster network. The 465 bus runs a half-hourly service calling at Kingston, Surbiton, Hook, Chessington, Malden Rushett, Leatherhead, Dorking and Dorking. This means you don’t need a car to visit the hill if you are coming from the Oyster card area.
9/10
Kew Gardens had lots of autumn colours.
7/10
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Tower of London (12 November 2018)
This visit to the famous historical attraction was using my Historic Royal Palaces membership.
The Tower has a number of things to see including battlements, white tower and crown jewels.
7/10
I visited the 4 new galleries at the museum:
- Tudor and Stuart Seafarers
- Polar Worlds
- Pacific Encounters
- Sea Things
These explore different aspects of the UK’s naval history. All are free to enter, and the museum is very easy to reach by public transport.
7/10
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Greenwich Park (12 November 2018)
The park is accessible by public transport (bus, train, DLR and tube), but there is a large hill in it (you can get a TFL bus in the centre of Greenwich which takes to to Blackheath at the top of the hill).
There are good views across London from the viewpoints at the top of the hill, a deer park, and formal gardens.
The garden is completely free to enter.
9/10
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Science Museum – The Sun
The paying exhibition (free for Museums Association members) looks at how the sun has been used in science. It examines how it can make people both ill and better.
6/10
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Science Museum – Superbugs
This free exhibition looks at the effect superbugs are having and the ways people are trying to fight them.
5/10
This was a peaceful exhibition (free for members) showing lots of entries in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
7/10