anyone know of any, and its opening times for after the concert on the 26th.

need to kill a bit of time before getting allnight bus to stansted from victoria.

would be looking for a pub to be open to about 2am.
cant seem to find much joy on internet sites, lots of misleading information as some advertise late night opening then quote closing times of 11pm, which is a total contradiction.

most others advertize as discos, music bars with cocktails etc, which isnt what im looking for, i just want somwhere where i can get a couple of beers in a pub that dosent have a particularly smart dresscode.

any info would be welcome.

The pub at St Giles will be open as long as we want, every night.

Vilhelm
Nordic Stones Vikings

where is st giles and will it be open late after the concert on sunday 26th.

The problem is, is that most bars that do stay open 'till the early hours ARE music bars. You don't get many bog standard boozers open untill those times in central London.

The St. Giles Hotel is VERY expensive to stay at right? I wanted to stay there originally, but I dropped it after I saw the prices.

JumpingKentFlash

St Giles, just off Tottenham Court Road, is residential bar open to "friends" ?

I expect i'll be heading towards my hotel in any event.

JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
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> The St. Giles Hotel is VERY expensive to stay at
> right? I wanted to stay there originally, but I
> dropped it after I saw the prices.

Kent:
Not so expensive, and you can´t beat the location.
For 7 nights in a double room, I paid 4200 SEK (306£), that´s 600 SEK (43£) a night. Last year I had a single room, that was a bit more expensive.

Nanker Phlegm, of course it´s open for "friends"!

Vilhelm
Nordic Stones Vikings

I remember hitting a few late-night places (clubs, not pubs) in Camden a few years ago. They weren't the coolest places in the world, but they got the job done.

JuanTCB Wrote:
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> I remember hitting a few late-night places (clubs,
> not pubs) in Camden a few years ago. They weren't
> the coolest places in the world, but they got the
> job done.


Not the coolest? Camden is probably the coolest place for night life in London!

mickijaggeroo Wrote:
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> JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The St. Giles Hotel is VERY expensive to stay
> at
> > right? I wanted to stay there originally, but I
> > dropped it after I saw the prices.
>
> Kent:
> Not so expensive, and you can´t beat the
> location.
> For 7 nights in a double room, I paid 4200 SEK
> (306£), that´s 600 SEK (43£) a night. Last year I
> had a single room, that was a bit more expensive.
>
> Nanker Phlegm, of course it´s open for "friends"!


It seemed expensive on those hotel sites. Anyway it's already sold out for the dates I need.

JumpingKentFlash

beware, kent: you can't smoke in pubs in london anymore. (grrr) last time i was there, i spent a lot of time outside . . .

JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
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> It seemed expensive on those hotel sites. Anyway
> it's already sold out for the dates I need.


What nights do you need? I think I'm about to cancel my reservation. A friend of mine got a deal at a 5 star for next to nothing, so I'll probably move over there and save some money.

Big Al Wrote:
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> Not the coolest? Camden is probably the coolest
> place for night life in London!

Agreed! But the places I wound up going at 2 AM were basically discos.

Though if one was so inclined, one could get their drink on in a big way.

Even though all the English kids there were drinking Rolling Rock for some reason.

I haven't been to London in a few years - wasn't a law passed that extended pub hours?

nikki bong Wrote:
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> beware, kent: you can't smoke in pubs in london
> anymore. (grrr) last time i was there, i spent a
> lot of time outside . . .


Well, that's what I'll do to then. Hey how abou those beer gardens I keep hearing about? If they're outside it would be legal to smoke there right?





jomo297 Wrote:
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> JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > It seemed expensive on those hotel sites.
> Anyway
> > it's already sold out for the dates I need.
>
>
> What nights do you need? I think I'm about to
> cancel my reservation. A friend of mine got a
> deal at a 5 star for next to nothing, so I'll
> probably move over there and save some money.


I need from the 25th at about 18.00 hours, to the 27th at about 11.00 around noon. I have a hostel (St. Christopher's Inn a.k.a. The London Bridge Hostel) by now, but if I could go into a good hotel for a cheap price, I'd love to jump ship.

JumpingKentFlash

> jomo297 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > It seemed expensive on those hotel sites.
> > Anyway
> > > it's already sold out for the dates I need.
>
> >
> >
> > What nights do you need? I think I'm about to
> > cancel my reservation. A friend of mine got a
> > deal at a 5 star for next to nothing, so I'll
> > probably move over there and save some money.
>
>
> I need from the 25th at about 18.00 hours, to the
> 27th at about 11.00 around noon. I have a hostel
> (St. Christopher's Inn a.k.a. The London Bridge
> Hostel) by now, but if I could go into a good
> hotel for a cheap price, I'd love to jump ship.


Send me an email and I'll see if we can figure out a way to switch it out. I have a reservation for the 24th through the 27th. I haven't sent in my cancelation yet so maybe I can send them a cancellation and they can just book you for the 25th and 26th. Email me at funtimeguyla@aol.com. I was planning on letting them know tomorrow.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-08-21 04:01 by jomo297.

JuanTCB Wrote:
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> I haven't been to London in a few years - wasn't a
> law passed that extended pub hours?


Yes, well it goes for the whole of the UK. Many town centre pubs are now open untill 1am or so on weekends, though many have stuck with the old 11pm closing time. Those which stay open later tend to be more 'clubby' or music venues.

JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
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> Well, that's what I'll do to then. Hey how abou
> those beer gardens I keep hearing about? If
> they're outside it would be legal to smoke there
> right?

You can smoke in beer garedns and most pubs have cigarette bins for those who just pop out the front for a smoke between drinks. The garden is a fine concept for when its sunny and you tend to be outside anyway, though is not much cop when it's miseable like it has been here lately.

I'll be honest. I'm a smoker and I was dreading the ban. A month in and I can honestly say that it hasn't bothered me too much. I of course would love to be able to spark up inside, but am geting used to it, just like the majority seemingly are too.

wee bobby lennox Wrote:
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> anyone know of any, and its opening times for
> after the concert on the 26th.
>
> need to kill a bit of time before getting
> allnight bus to stansted from victoria.
>
> would be looking for a pub to be open to about
> 2am.
> cant seem to find much joy on internet sites,
> lots of misleading information as some advertise
> late night opening then quote closing times of
> 11pm, which is a total contradiction.
>
> most others advertize as discos, music bars with
> cocktails etc, which isnt what im looking for, i
> just want somwhere where i can get a couple of
> beers in a pub that dosent have a particularly
> smart dresscode.
>
> any info would be welcome.


Bloody good question, and sorry I don't have an answer.

I had exactly the same problem last year after Twickenham 2, well, a night after that, but anyway: needed to pick up the Stanstedt bus at 3 am from Victoria and for that reason not having a room, but decided to 'hang out'. Everything went okay till midnight but after that: spent more or less two hours or something walking on a heavy rain trying desperately find a place to have a drink. Yeah, finally found a shit place at Soho, but somehow the whole thing sounded a bit bizarre: no bloody bar open in the central of what 10 millions? habitants metropol... I still hear the voice in my ears singin "Well, what can a poor boy do in a sleepy London town..." or "Walkin Thru The Sleepy City"... I understand what the guy means...

Maybe this problem sounds strange to British ears, but honestly, 'where I come from' I'm not used to have problems like these...

- Doxa



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jomo297 Wrote:
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> > jomo297 Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > It seemed expensive on those hotel sites.
> > > Anyway
> > > > it's already sold out for the dates I need.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > What nights do you need? I think I'm about
> to
> > > cancel my reservation. A friend of mine got
> a
> > > deal at a 5 star for next to nothing, so I'll
> > > probably move over there and save some money.
> >
> >
> > I need from the 25th at about 18.00 hours, to
> the
> > 27th at about 11.00 around noon. I have a
> hostel
> > (St. Christopher's Inn a.k.a. The London Bridge
> > Hostel) by now, but if I could go into a good
> > hotel for a cheap price, I'd love to jump ship.
>
>
> Send me an email and I'll see if we can figure out
> a way to switch it out. I have a reservation for
> the 24th through the 27th. I haven't sent in my
> cancelation yet so maybe I can send them a
> cancellation and they can just book you for the
> 25th and 26th. Email me at funtimeguyla@aol.com.
> I was planning on letting them know tomorrow.


Jey Jomo. Could you perhaps mention the price first? What would it cost to have a room there from Aug. 25th (At around 17.00 or 18.00 'o clock) to Aug. 27th (To about 11.00 or 12.00 'o clock at noon).

JumpingKentFlash