Postby rosemary johnson » Sat 14 Jan 2006 4:08 pm
Just a few comments to add to the above:
If you think you may want to do some more in London while you're down here - go shopping, waatch a football match (!!), see some sights, etc - it is probably worth getting a London A-Z.
I'm sure you can get these in bookshops in Manchester, or at Piccadilly station before you set off.
Ask at the station where you set off whether you can get a ticket to London with a central zone 1-day travelcard included in the same ticket. This will let you swan around London for the day on the tube/bus all on the same ticket.
When you get to Euston and get off the train, you'll come to a large open councourse area with a marble-y tiled floor. The entrance to the underground is at the far side of this concourse from the platforms - look for a set of escalators going down into the ground and the underground sign - a big red ring with a blue bar across. When you get through the ticket barrier, you need to follow signs for NOrthern Line SOuthbound CITY BRANCH (don't get the Charing Cross Branch, it goes the wrong way). If you get stuck, the underground staff are (reportedly) all trained in helping disabled travellers get about, so tell them you have an eye condition and need help.
The trains now have computer voices that read out the names of the stations.
Hope to see you at the meeting. I expect there may be one or two (!) folks interested in going for a drink/pub lunch/similar afterwards.
Rosemary
i presume its ok to bring a friend down there with me?