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Is it safe to travel to London on my own?

249 replies

namethisbird · 10/09/2022 21:07

what is everyone’s opinion on a lone female travelling from York to London on their own to see the Queen lying in state?

my partner and mum don’t think it’s safe which has me wondering

OP posts:
Vapeyvapevape · 10/09/2022 22:43

Fast track tickets ? 🤣 It's not Alton Towers !

Thepeopleversuswork · 10/09/2022 22:44

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 10/09/2022 22:40

Excuse me, @Thepeopleversuswork . That's only north of the river.

😀

alexdgr8 · 10/09/2022 22:45

of course it's perfectly safe, or as much as it is for anybody.
i assumed you were a teenager, never been anywhere. how on earth do you live with these strange notions.
you seem to have taken on this infantile outlook.
which is not healthy. maybe some kind of counselling could help.
but your partner ought to come with you anyway, to support you, because you want to go on this momentous occasion. not for safety, but to be more convenient, fetching coffee, keeping place in queue so you can go to loo etc.
that's what you do, what you want to do for someone if you love them.
i think you need to reconsider the people you allow to influence you.
they are undermining you. if they care about you, they should be building you up.
good luck.

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 10/09/2022 22:45

Fast track tickets ? 🤣 It's not Alton Towers !

Some of the comments I've seen around this have been crass beyond belief. Is it an open coffin? oh it won't, shame, we'd like to see her. Can we take selfies? but fast track tickets is a whole new level

Abraxan · 10/09/2022 22:45

Yes, it's safe.

Dd (just turned 20y but looks a dose bit younger) was travelling into London to visit the theatre, etc on her own several times recently whilst staying a few miles away, including in the evenings, catching tubes/trains in the evening, etc. She said she felt very safe.

SianNotAMan · 10/09/2022 22:46

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 10/09/2022 22:37

Are there really not fast-track tickets?

FGS, it's not a blockbuster exhibition. You queue and you wait your turn.

No, I don’t think I can get on board with that. I’ll pay someone to queue for me.

FlutterShite · 10/09/2022 22:47

If you're okay with York on a Saturday night, you'll be absolutely fine in that London.

Alltheholidays · 10/09/2022 22:48

Is this a joke?

SerenaB12 · 10/09/2022 22:50

OP .. Londoner here.. I live and work in London , its safe as any major city, pickpockets are a nuisance, Try to travel light, don't stop in the middle of the street to stare at phone/get sat nav, and plan your route beforehand.

London will be heaving and there is a strong security presence which always reassures me.
Nighttime London is incredible, so busy, if you stay do have a wander.. I was surprised when I was out a few weeks ago, it was heaving.. book dinner if you stay as many places were full up.

workiskillingme · 10/09/2022 22:50

Some people are neurotic. My mother scalded me aged 38 for walking from my grandads house to mine five minutes away in a very suburban low crime area because it was darrrkkk and anything could happen

Snowiscold · 10/09/2022 22:52

workiskillingme · 10/09/2022 22:50

Some people are neurotic. My mother scalded me aged 38 for walking from my grandads house to mine five minutes away in a very suburban low crime area because it was darrrkkk and anything could happen

Seems a bit harsh…

Joshanddonna · 10/09/2022 22:53

Of course it’s safe. But you’ll need a lot of time. They think the line of people will stretch from Westminster Abbey to Southwark Park - possibly further. So if you’re only coming for a day leave early. You’ll be fine. Tell your husband to stop reading the daily mail.

Goingforarun · 10/09/2022 22:55

I live in London and I never feel unsafe you will be totally fine.

StaunchMomma · 10/09/2022 22:55

How many thousands of women commute into London daily, honestly?!!

They're being more than a tad hysterical!

workiskillingme · 10/09/2022 22:56

Estimated queues of 7 miles to view the queen at Westminster abbey. Hilarious so many people think they can pop along see the queen and be back for tea time

yasminisa · 10/09/2022 22:56

I've travelled to many places alone

Dunnoburt · 10/09/2022 22:57

You will see my post.....just got back.....I went with my 6 year old daughter.....do it... you won't regret it......

EmmaH2022 · 10/09/2022 22:58

I assumed the "fast track tickets" post was a joke.

workiskillingme · 10/09/2022 22:59

As for being scared of a terror attack I don't really get why that's a worry as it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference if you were in your own or with someone else

workiskillingme · 10/09/2022 22:59

EmmaH2022 · 10/09/2022 22:58

I assumed the "fast track tickets" post was a joke.

Just don't give merlin ideas hey

MrsFezziwig · 10/09/2022 23:01

To be fair OP, if you’ve survived mingling with hen parties in York, London will hold no terrors for you…

SianNotAMan · 10/09/2022 23:09

EmmaH2022 · 10/09/2022 22:58

I assumed the "fast track tickets" post was a joke.

Could be…

I’d like to see her, and take my little boy. I’ll try to work out if there’s a quiet time, possibly overnight if it’s 24/7, and then offer someone who looks hard-up a monkey to give us their place in the queue.

FarmGirl78 · 10/09/2022 23:12

Have you explained it's London, England, and not a similarly named place in Ukraine?

C8H10N4O2 · 10/09/2022 23:14

Tell them not to worry - Jack the Ripper is abiding by the ten days mourning period.

Just don't go past the edge of the M25 as that is where we keep the dragons.

SianNotAMan · 10/09/2022 23:19

OP, if you want some slightly more serious advice than I’ve given above…

Getting in to King’s Cross then getting the tube over to Westminster involves nowhere that’s dangerous or worrying. It’s all central, safe, and easy to navigate.

The only thing I’d say is that any big crowds will bring pickpockets and potential scammers.

This means you should keep your bag close, and remember that you never need to buy anything or be guided by anyone who approaches you in the street.

Tubes, buses, taxis and shops all accept contactless cards, and around Westminster this week you are unlikely to ever be more than 100 mètres from a uniformed policeman.