Is it safe to travel to London on my own?

[namethisbird]

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

I regularly travel from Scotland to London on my own. Of course it's safe.

men sensing I’m on my own

Who knew male Londoners had a sixth sense that no other men in the country have?

As a Northerner you are a natural enemy. Don't do it.

No. Yorkists are not safe in London. They’ll have your head on a spike.

London tended to be pro-Yorkist. It was that Lancastrian rabble they didn't like. 😁

Have your mum and partner just watched "28 Days Later" and thought it was a documentary on London?

Crikey do you not know that hundreds of thousands of women from age 16 upwards commute into London alone every weekday?

That teenage girls go backpacking around Asia, alone?

Even I went to Russia alone by train when I was 18 years old, spent six weeks there and came back alone by the same route.

Are you living in the 1800s and able to post on here using a time machine?

I somehow manage to get into London and back to go to work every day (not from York though, maybe it's that end that's dangerous!)

What else don't your DP and DM like you doing, OP?

Just to add, my DD was 15 when she and her mates went to Brighton from London for the day. Because of where we live it was two changes of trains coming back. They all got home safely. She also buggers off to her Nan's by train to Banbury quite happily.

I work shifts I got home today at midnight. Been doing it for years. Don't even cross my mind I'm at any risk.

It’s safe! Hope you have a good day.

😂 Everyone welcome in my opinion.

That's a good question.

OP, I'm sorry you've had some cruel replies but it's sad you've had to ask this.

As a Northerner you are a natural enemy. Don't do it

Only if they're marching on the capital with pikes and pitchforks demanding that the rightful king be reinstated. Otherwise it's all good.

I travel to frequently to London for work, no issue at all.

I’m a little closer, but have travelled into London many times on my own and all has been fine.

Millions of us travel into London every day for work. You’ll be just fine.

Its hardly Caracas!!

Of course it's safe!

Unless your journey involves transferring trains in Afghanistan, I don't think you need to worry.......

My first thought was WTF but I have lived in London for the last 27 years. Perhaps the OP is just apprehensive about travelling somewhere new. Please don’t let your mum’s apprehension stop you from doing something you want to do! Honestly, you will be fine and we certainly shouldn’t feel scared to travel to places within our own country!

This thread shows the natural consequences of all those threads from people saying they feel too anxious to let their kids go on a school trip/ be home alone/ walk to school alone at the appropriate age. Sorry to derail, but shows how important it is to let kids take age appropriate risks.

OP ignore what your mum says, and keep an eye on your partner for signs of controlling behaviour

It’s not Saudi Arabia. Women don’t need to be supervised at all times in public.

That’s what I’d have told them too.

I lived alone in London for 18 years and for most of that time commuted daily and have wandered around at all hours. I survived. Never was a victim of crime, not even having my bag snatched (though for full disclosure, I was with a friend once, once in 18 years, when that happened to her).

Would move back like a shot (still alone) if my life circumstances allowed. Tbh have felt a lot more threatened being alone after dark in provincial towns with nobody around. London is very safe. Just do it!

To the people saying not to walk around town at night, I'm calling bullshit on that one, too. Millions of people go out clubbing every weekend and get home by night bus or night tube. There are also lots of night shift workers like cleaners, security guards, doctors, nurses, taxi drivers who commute at all hours. Last time I ended up in A&E I left at 4am, got home by night bus.

I travelled round Europe alone. I lived alone in London for several years, and travelled to and from work each day, alone. I've been single almost all my life, so had no choice but to do stuff alone. I'm still alive.
Have a lovely time in London 😊