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  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    We're not too bad off from the strike.

    We are getting a bus from the airport to Finchly Tube station and from there we can get a bus to Hyde Park.

    Sucks for a lot of people. What a stupid time to strike :?
    The problem we have is we must get home that night. If we have to walk to Waterloo afterwards we'll miss a bit of the show. We can't stay in London as we have an early flight the next day.

    I reckon the union are all Nickelback fans.
  • dottles
    dottles Posts: 9,206
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    We're not too bad off from the strike.

    We are getting a bus from the airport to Finchly Tube station and from there we can get a bus to Hyde Park.

    Sucks for a lot of people. What a stupid time to strike :?

    Maximum impact for them, it's Wimbledon and HRC! It's one of a series of strikes...
    I'm getting the Heathrow Express to and from the airport and my hotel is near Paddington.
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  • mateymate
    mateymate Posts: 291
    Are all you guys flying direct from Belfast to London? I am flying from Belfast to East Midlands, spend a day at home and then going to London on the Friday morning with a friend of mine.
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  • Digital Twilight
    Digital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    mateymate wrote:
    Are all you guys flying direct from Belfast to London? I am flying from Belfast to East Midlands, spend a day at home and then going to London on the Friday morning with a friend of mine.

    Yeah direct to London
  • dottles
    dottles Posts: 9,206
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    mateymate wrote:
    Are all you guys flying direct from Belfast to London? I am flying from Belfast to East Midlands, spend a day at home and then going to London on the Friday morning with a friend of mine.

    Yeah direct to London
    Me too :D
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  • mateymate
    mateymate Posts: 291
    So not only are you taking over the rail that week you are taking over the airspace on a 10c plane? :lol:
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  • Red Lukin
    Red Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    dottles wrote:
    Tube strikes in London on the day of the London show and the pre-party!!
    Great :? I don't think I'm going to have to use them...but lots of people will!
    http://www.rmt.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=136472&int1stParentNodeID=89732

    Thanks for the heads up but this stinks. I was going to take the tube from the airport to my hotel near Hyde Park. With the tube closed what's the next best way? A taxi will be VERY expensive.

    Is there a bus that goes from Heathrow to the centre core?
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Red Lukin wrote:
    dottles wrote:
    Tube strikes in London on the day of the London show and the pre-party!!
    Great :? I don't think I'm going to have to use them...but lots of people will!
    http://www.rmt.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=136472&int1stParentNodeID=89732

    Thanks for the heads up but this stinks. I was going to take the tube from the airport to my hotel near Hyde Park. With the tube closed what's the next best way? A taxi will be VERY expensive.

    Is there a bus that goes from Heathrow to the centre core?

    Not directly to Hyde Park, but I know there is the National Express from Heathrow to Victoria Coach Station.

    An example of timetable: http://www.nationalexpress.com/bp/b2.cf ... N=19136406
  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    edited June 2010
    Plus the strike won't effect all lines so there will still be ways to get around on the tube. Think it list Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly as the lines that will be worst hit.

    So for example Hyde Park to Waterloo its possible you may be able to do Marble Arch -> Oxford Circus -> Waterloo :?

    Plus fingers crossed ... these strikes often get called off

    EDIT: nuffingman. What time is your last train from Waterloo? Curfew at HRC is 10.30 and to walk would take less than an hour so should still be able to get trains to most places from Waterloo

    2ND EDIT: :P Strike due to end 18.59 on the 25th so should be up and running and again post gig
    Post edited by chime on
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  • jrd
    jrd Posts: 3,060
    chime wrote:
    Plus the strike won't effect all lines so there will still be ways to get around on the tube. Think it list Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly as the lines that will be worst hit.

    So for example Hyde Park to Waterloo its possible you may be able to do Marble Arch -> Oxford Circus -> Waterloo :?

    Plus fingers crossed ... these strikes often get called off

    or Green Park -> Vauxhall -> Waterloo (on a train)

    or just get your train from Vauxhall if it stops there, i might end up doing that...
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    I said it in another thread.. .there are a couple of buses from Vauxhaul to Marble Arch. Must be buses from Wateloo too.
  • Red Lukin
    Red Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    Thanks redrock

    Hey Chime I can't see those stations on the tube map. I'm actually going to Gloucster Road stn from the airport. What line is that - my guess Cockfosters? It's blue I know that much ; )

    Edit - I see it now..blue is Piccadilly :cry:
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Ed, Leanne, I saw Wintersleep in 2008. Although I don't like all their material, I do think they're a very good live band.

    Here's 2 awesome songs for you to check out:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpKWJMLq-0g

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-iW0zL2LI0 (one of my all time favourite songs :mrgreen: )

    If you get any material prior to HRC, I suggest Welcome To The Night Sky. It's their best material IMO :thumbup:
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    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Red Lukin
    Red Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    redrock wrote:
    Not directly to Hyde Park, but I know there is the National Express from Heathrow to Victoria Coach Station.

    An example of timetable: http://www.nationalexpress.com/bp/b2.cf ... N=19136406

    Thanks again redrock..brought me to the exact page i needed with dates and all..very kind :idea: :mrgreen:
  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    Red Lukin wrote:
    Thanks redrock

    Hey Chime I can't see those stations on the tube map. I'm actually going to Gloucster Road stn from the airport. What line is that - my guess Cockfosters? It's blue I know that much ; )

    Edit - I see it now..blue is Piccadilly :cry:

    Marble Arch is on the Central Line (red one)

    Oxford Circus is on Central, Bakerloo and Victoria (red, brown and blue)

    Green Park (mentioned by jrd) is on the Victoria (blue)

    Gloucester Road is also on the Circle and District lines (Yellow and Green)

    Although it is more expensive that the tube it will be cheaper than a taxi to get a train from Heathrow. Heathrow Express goes to Paddington which is also on the District and Circle lines
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  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    Red Lukin wrote:
    redrock wrote:
    Not directly to Hyde Park, but I know there is the National Express from Heathrow to Victoria Coach Station.

    An example of timetable: http://www.nationalexpress.com/bp/b2.cf ... N=19136406

    Thanks again redrock..brought me to the exact page i needed with dates and all..very kind :idea: :mrgreen:

    Then if you walk from the coach station to the tube station it's easy on the District or Circle line to get to Gloucester Road

    http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/1210.aspx

    If you click on the by foot and cycle link you will see the coach station bottom left and the tube station (around the middle of the map)
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  • titchinello
    titchinello Posts: 3,139
    yaeh 8-) the sun has popped out again.... finally.

    just saying... :D
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  • Red Lukin
    Red Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    edited June 2010
    chime wrote:
    Then if you walk from the coach station to the tube station it's easy on the District or Circle line to get to Gloucester Road

    http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/1210.aspx

    If you click on the by foot and cycle link you will see the coach station bottom left and the tube station (around the middle of the map)

    Thanks again for all the info. edit - looks like I can take the tube form there - only 2 stops

    National Ex seems much cheaper then Heathrow Ex.

    Good to hear strikes often get called off..maybe I'll check again before I head to London.

    Seems like there are so many options. Still overwhelmed on the # of lines. Toronto's only got 2 lines 5.5 mil people.

    Speaking of London..are there any good record stores or music stores (with drums) you can recommend?
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  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Dave has just informed me that we get the train to within 2 miles of Hyde Park and our hotel is a stones throw from the venue... so strike's shouldn't be a problem for us :thumbup:

    Unless they continue into the Saturday... in which case, we need to get to the Easybus to get our Easyflight from our Easyhotel... :think:
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  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    Red Lukin wrote:
    chime wrote:
    Then if you walk from the coach station to the tube station it's easy on the District or Circle line to get to Gloucester Road

    http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/1210.aspx

    If you click on the by foot and cycle link you will see the coach station bottom left and the tube station (around the middle of the map)

    Thanks again for all the info. Yea Victoria stn looks to be a short cab away from my hotel (10 min or 40 min walk)

    National Ex seems much cheaper then Heathrow Ex.

    Good to hear strikes often get called off..maybe I'll check again before I head to London.

    Seems like there are so many options. Still overwhelmed on the # of lines. Toronto's only got 2 lines 5.5 mil people.

    Speaking of London..are there any good record stores or music stores (with drums) you can recommend?

    Record shops

    http://www.roughtraderecords.com/ - they have a couple of branches

    http://www.sisterray.co.uk/

    http://www.revivalrecords.uk.com/

    Music stores - Denmark Street (nearest tube Tottenham Court Road - Central (red) and Northern (black)) is mainly music shops. Sorry I don't know if they have any drums
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