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Re: Shopping in London?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.loc.uk.en, lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Tue, 7 Nov 2000 13:29:08 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk.en, Jeff Johnston writes:
> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > Depending on what day of the week you have free, you may want to go to
> > Legoland or you may want to go to Bluewater. or somewhere else.
> 
> Isn't Legoland closed at this time of year?

It is open certain days for Christmas with Santa, which is why I said
"depending on what day of the week". http://www.legoland.co.uk/

> I seem to remember checking and
> finding that - or is that just the rides, while the store is open?

Closer to xmas I think the store is open 7 days

> > Bluewater has a lego "outlet" (more like the LIC, with lots of trinkets and
> > trash type merch, than some sort of gigantic discount place) and it also has
> > a ToyStack which I had pretty good luck with.
> 
> Hmm...so where exactly *is* Bluewater?

It's close to where the M25 crosses the Thames on the east side (just S of
the Dartford QE2 bridge/tunnel pair) in "Greenhithe"

Take any connex SE train to Greenhithe/Bluewater and catch the shuttle bus
that is included in your ticket. From Greenwich it was L 4.30p return.
(after showing a zone 1/2 LT pass)

> Is it in the 'hop a train/bus from
> London for a day trip' range?

45 M or less from Greenwich, although that was with some delays due to the
Railtrack problems.

> Is there anything else to do in the area?

I wasn't there for any other reason so dunno.

www.bluewater.co.uk (thanks to Huw Millington who hooked me up, and
accompanied me there for a memorable time (LFB was along too!) )

++Lar



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  Re: Shopping in London?
 
(...) Isn't Legoland closed at this time of year? I seem to remember checking and finding that - or is that just the rides, while the store is open? (...) Hmm...so where exactly *is* Bluewater? Is it in the 'hop a train/bus from London for a day (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.uk.en, lugnet.market.shopping)

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