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Titanic Museum vs Extra Day in London
We have 4.5 full days to explore London-area (well we're staying in Reading, 30min train ride). One of those days we're writting off because we're hoping to go to a futball game.
However, I just realized we'll be in UK the week the SeaCity Museum opens in Southampton, 100 years to the day of when Titanic set sail and has a lot of Titanic displays. I'm kind of debating if it's worth taking one day to go and see the museum? Worth it or no?
Re: Titanic Museum vs Extra Day in London
Totally depends on how much you care about the Titanic. I don't, so I wouldn't go.
Also, in case you don't know, if you take the train into London you can get 2x1 on some attractions - we did it at the Churchill War Rooms (which we really liked: http://goo.gl/P1oCU). We found the brochure at the train station in Kent, and you need your tickets plus the coupon from the brochure. For us they accepted the receipt of our tickets since the tickets themselves had to be eaten by the machine at Victoria for us to get off the platform.
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I would since I'm interested in the Titanic, and it would be a fun trip.
Where are you staying in Reading? I went to university there
It's a fun place, I lived there right when the Oracle opened.
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; lol. I don't think the death of so many people is "cool" or anything, but the fact that everything happened like it did is just interesting to me
Awesome! Do you have any food rec's or things you recommend that? I am not particularlly sure; my sister is living there for 6 months for work; she was provided a 2bed apt from her company, so we're staying with her. Otherwise, I'm afraid I don't really know where.My sister said we could probably cover anything worth seeing there in a half day or so; thus, we're primarily planning on going into London during the day at this point.
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I'll ask my friends about food recs, chances are a lot of the places I remember are closed since it's been so many years.
The abbey ruins and gardens are nice, more in the summer but even in the winter it's a nice area to walk around. I'd also walk around the university grounds, the lake has a lovely trail around it and there are some nice buildings....and some ugly ones! We got engaged on one of the bridges that crosses the lake. Just watch out for the swans, they are sometimes aggressive if they are nesting.
As another day trip it would be VERY easy to get to Bath as the trains west will stop at Reading, we took a few day trips there and it's a great place to see IMO.
You can also take river cruises down the Thames from Reading which is a fun way to spend an evening if you have time. There were several companies that did short ones or longer ones with dinner, etc.
Oxford is also close and easy to get to from Reading, as is Windsor Castle. I like London but I found I enjoyed the smaller places even more, but in 4 days you might run out of time to see everything
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i've been to southampton and the titanic museum. the museum is small and wont take more than 2 hours to get through. southamoton has a nice feel to it though. there are a few cute shops, pubs for lunch etc...
i'd be more inclined to go on the 100 year anniversary (to the day!) i'm sure something will be going on for it.
i say do it. it's only about an hour train ride if i recall correctly and it's an easy ride as well.
Why not do it if it's something you're particularly interested in? English seaside towns are interesting to experience, even if Southampton is more of an industrial port town than a resort town.
And it's football, just like here - who are you trying to see?
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Things my husband would say:
It's not a game it's a match.
It's not points it's goals.
lol
And you won't need to write off a whole day, the matches are 90 minutes and that means 90 minutes + a small halftime + injury time (maybe 5 minutes) a half day will do nicely.
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The other issue is that H could care less about going to South Hampton. Ha. (I am willing to go on my own, but I don't think he likes that suggestion either)
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Do you think we could go on a Saturday morning and be back in time for a 15:00 football match? Or is that rushing it too much?
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I found this, maybe you can find something to convince him.
http://www.visit-southampton.co.uk/
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not sure what you mean. there is a titanic museum in southampton, i went there. perhaps it's being renovated or renamed or whatever.
as the train only takes 80 minutes if you plan it out you can see how long you'd have to allow in southampton for the museum and then what time you'd have to get on the train to return to get to the match. if you plan it properly i dont see why you shouldn't be able to make both.