"Home from Home (scenes around The Ridgemont)" London Travelogue by grandmaR


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Window from room to back garden - London
Window from room to back garden
Quiet street behind the hotel - London

Quiet street behind the hotel

We stayed here and had a double on the first floor (i.e. one floor up from the ground floor - US second floor) with an ensuite shower for £65 (about $102). The rate included breakfast

Our small room looked out over the back garden which was nice and quiet. We had a window that would open (above). Clients seem to be pretty international.

Corner of Ridgemont - London

Corner of Ridgemont

The hotel is within easy walking distance of a tube stop. This was taken on our walk from the Goodge Street tube station.

Cross street before Ridgemont(walk from Goodge St) - London

Cross street before Ridgemont(walk from Goodge St)

.We could walk across to Goodge Street to get the tube

Scaffolding across the street near the bus stop - London

Scaffolding across the street near the bus stop

or we could walk about a block towards the British Museum where there was a bus stop for multiple buses

Looking north from the hotel steps. - London

Looking north from the hotel steps.

This bus got almost out of the frame before I got my new digital camera to take a picture.

Pediment of the British Museum - London

Pediment of the British Museum

I picked this hotel because it was inexpensive and it was really close to the British Museum. This really worked out in our favor because on the day we arrived, there was a tube strike and no taxis to be had. So we just took the BIg Bus to the British Museum, and were able to walk from there.

Bob looking at Roman Silver - British Museum - London

Bob looking at Roman Silver - British Museum

The tip on the hotel and additional pictures and information are at: Ridgemount Hotel

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  • LER May 20, 2009 at 11:25 PM Report Abuse

    http://www.ridgemounthotel.co.uk/ This is the website for the Hotel, i have just got back from a visit here :)

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    highlandlaura Apr 2, 2008 at 2:20 PM Report Abuse

    Hi, Rosalie, I love your pics and narrative of your London trip. I need to learn the bus system next time. Your paintings are fab. Will check out London hotel next time and appreciate your tips.

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    MikeStarr5 Dec 9, 2007 at 12:07 PM Report Abuse

    Excellent 5 star tips and great pics - Well Done - from Mike and Shelley in that forgotten, very historic, suburb of London called "Barking Town".

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    fishandchips Jul 16, 2007 at 6:41 PM Report Abuse

    Thanks for visiting. Yes, prefer to walk myself - the traffic is a real killer for those bus tours - Mum did like the included Thames cruise though!!

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    SLLiew Nov 24, 2006 at 7:55 AM Report Abuse

    Bring back memories of London. Great stuff. Enjoyed going by boat to Kew Gardens. Cheers, SL

  • Phleeb Aug 13, 2006 at 9:24 AM Report Abuse

    Gingered = to have someone knock on your door. Knocked up = Made pregnant Lemonade = fizzy lemon drink Soda = carbonated water Squash = fruit flavouring we add to water Fanny = rude terminology Fannypack = Bumbag Hope that helps grandmaR. :)

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    thecatsmeow Sep 3, 2005 at 3:47 PM Report Abuse

    Rosalie Thanks for steering me in the right direction. These pages are great and very informative. It must have been fun to compare then(1950) and now . Thanks Joyce

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    iandsmith Jul 29, 2005 at 6:03 PM Report Abuse

    Great pages. Can't believe some people rated them less than 5 stars. Did you know the bells from St. Martin in the Fields are now in Perth, Australia?

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    uglyscot Jun 26, 2005 at 7:24 AM Report Abuse

    You've put in a lot of work and thought. Good pages. Thanks.

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    planxty Jun 5, 2005 at 7:02 AM Report Abuse

    Good tip, grandma, as a London resident II am only too aware of this kind of thing. fergy

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