London – January 2019 – Roger & Sally's Travel Blog & More

Here we are .. January 2019 and six months into our tenure at Westbourne Terrace Road. To be honest it still feels like Christmas with all the lights on, many of which we didn’t get to see before Xmas. So, before the dreaded 12th night we took a look.

The other must see for us was Kew Gardens Xmas lights so before it closed we zoomed down there on the train one eve.

Well worth the entry ticket if you get the chance ….

We did some great winter walks from the flat, one favourite being down to Kensington Palace Gardens then through Hyde Park, Green Park and St James’ Park to the Thames. Then along the embankment to the City which is great to explore at weekends when there is nobody around and the roads are empty. From the City, heading past St Pauls to the Millennium Bridge and crossing over to the Southbank you get a real sense of the new having been built around the old..

Great views of St Pauls Cathedral from the Southbank and the Founders Arms is the perfect riverside Young’s pub to sit and enjoy it. Damn fine pint of Youngs Ale as well :-).

Heading west from here along the Thames to Vauxhall Bridge you pass the Bankside Beach, an amazing stretch of golden sand that appears at low tides, the OXO Tower, some cracking independent eateries (the Gourmet Pizza Co. is a particular favourite) , Jubilee Gardens the London Eye and many more. From Vauxhall Bridge we head back to Paddington via Victoria, Belgrave Square Gardens (very posh) and Kensington Palace Gardens. KPG is fab in the late afternoon winter sun!