Friday 7th November

The Photographers' Gallery & Covent Garden

See one of London's most interesting galleries, and the lovely area of Covent Garden, before it gets too crowded with Christmas shoppers. Meet in the open area at 1.30pm

Firework Night

This Wednesday, November the 5th is the day on which English people celebrate the time when someone tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament, as we love our politicians so much...Come to a traditional display in Walthamstow, with a funfair and food. Meet in the open area at 4.15pm

Hallowe'en Ghost Walk

Friday 31st October

Lonodn is a very old city, and millions of people have lived and died here... Hallowe'en is the perfect day to perhaps meet some of them. You'll go on a guided tour around some of the places in The City which many people believe to be haunted...

Meet outside the learning centre at 6.00 pm

The Geffrye Museum

Thursday 30th October

A visit to the Geffrye Museum, London's museum of interior design, where you can see traditional English living rooms from the last 500 years, visit the gardens and have a relaxing time woth other students. For more information, visit the link on the right. It's free, but places are limited, so if you want to go, book a ticket with Alex in LC105C

Whitecross Street Market & The Barbican

Friday 24th October

A visit to one of London's best- loved food markets, and the nearby Barbican Arts Centre, one of London's favourite buildings, with cultural events all year round

Welcome Drinks

Thursday 23rd October

For everyone to come and get to know each other....Meet at 3.45 in the open area, to go to a pub on Holloway Road

10th October- Spitalfields

On Friday, visit the famous and beautiful Spitalfields market, in the East End. The market is open Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Sunday is the busiest day, Thursday is for antiques, and Friday is for fashion and art. Meet Roy in the open are at 1.30pm- it's Roy's last trip with you unfortunately, so if you want to say goodbye, then he'll be there then...

Highgate Woods

A walk in the beautiful woods near the University (a 10 minute bus ride), to see the autumn colours. Meet Roy in the open area at 1.30 pm on Friday 3rd October. For more information, follow the link on the right.

Hampton Court

Visit the beautiful and ancient Royal Palace, in beautiful gardens next to the River Thames..
The usual cost is about £14, but we have some tickets at the special price of £5, so come and get them from Alex in LC 105C. Places are limited, so get them early to avoid disappointment! For more information, follow the link (hrp) on the right...

The Museum of London

Friday 26th September

A visit to this great place which tells the history of the city and its people, with a lot of pictures and interactive shows. Meet Roy in the open area at 1.30pm. For more information, visit the link in the top right of the blog.

Welcome Drinks

Thursday 25th September

So you can get to know each other a little better- meet in the open area at 4pm (after conversation class) and we'll go to a pub near the University

Party

To celebrate finishing all your hard work during the pre-sessional course, we're putting on a party in the Rocket on Thursday 11th September from 5.30-9pm. Tickets cost £3, which includes snacks and musical entertainment. It's likely to continue in a pub in Holloway afterwards...Come and get your tickets from Alex in LC105C. See you there!

Brick Lane

On Friday 5th September, you'll all be handing in your essays, so in the afternoon/evening, you will deserve to relax a bit. We have a trip to Brick Lane- meet Roy at 5pm in the open area. Brick Lane is full of South Asian food restaurants (especially Bengali food), which serve excellent food at reasonable prices. There are also lots of bars and clubs in the street, it depends how late you want to stay out...

South Kensington

Tuesday 2nd September

A visit to this part of London where there are three of London's biggest museums: the Victoria & Albert (arts, crafts and fashion); the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum, as well as the beautiful Hyde Park and the Royal Albert Hall. They are all free, and we'll visit which museum is the most popular on the day, and go for a walk in the park in the weather is nice...

Meet Roy in the open area at 1.30pm

Buckingham Palace

The Queen's little flat (ok- big house!) is only open to the public during the summer, so we've booked a trip there for next Wednesday (27th August). As places are limited, come and get tickets from Alex in LC105C- there are just five tickets left, so if you'd like to go, be quick!
Follow the link on the right for more information about the Palace.

Borough Market

This market is London's big food market- lots of stalls with produce and dishes from around Britain and all over the world. You can taste lots of things for free as well! For more information, follow the link on the right and have a look at the website:



You can meet Roy in the open area at 1.30 today (Friday 22nd August)