Help me plan a trip to London

[Farcry66]

Hi folks,

Its my partners 40th birthday next month. Obviously the big party he was going to have is not going to happen. I've got him some bits and bobs but I really want to put an itinerary of a lovely weekend or midweek break away when we can go - so I'd present it as a rough itinerary but with no dates on it and nothing booked yet!

It doesn't have to be London if anyone has any better suggestions.

I have a budget of about £150 Not including hotel, but does include food. Would like to find some slightly unusual fun things to do. He's an incredibly clever man, musician, plays rugby, loves sci-fi, generally interested in stuff, we both love singing and have massively missed karaoke during lockdown. We do have quite a few friends in and around London, so could include suggestions for things for us during the day and something for a group in the evening. We are both teachers so could be something we do midweek in a school holiday rather than has to be fixed at the weekend.

So ..... any ideas or recommendations?

Abeno is right near the British museum and is fab - Japanese pancakes cooked on the table right in front of you. Delicious and a real experience.
www.abeno.co.uk/

If he's into Rugby, you could visit the museum of rugby at Twickenham rugby ground.

There are so many amazing ideas here thank you everyone. I think I'll spend some time looking at them and put something together. I could afford to spend more, but I don't really want to, London is amazing to do on the cheap, and there are so many ideas here that I've never heard of or had but forgotten about, that I could probably get a week out of it!!! Once I put the itinerary together, I'll let you know what I decide. I'm loving the idea of Greenwich though, that was my old stomping ground for a year and I haven't been back there for 20 years!

I've just looked up the Good Hotel, the floating prison one, it looks amazing!!!! I think that settles where we will stay!

Good Hotel looks great but it's a long way out, though not so far if you are hanging out mainly in Greenwich and the East End, I suppose. But if you want to be central, loads of the chains are doing good advance booking deals right now. Travelodge Cov Garden for £40pppn.

@Farcry66 glad I could help. I used to live in the apartments next to it and my parents used to use it when they visited. It’s a good location for doing things in east and central London. Let me know if you have any questions.