Im off to London for a month for work. Arrive on Sept 27. Will be in a one bed apartment in Waterloo for about 5 weeks. Wll be using the northern line to get to Hendon Police College daily.

Any suggestions as to what do and not to do while there would be appreciated....beyond Big Ben and the Palace that is, ive been there and done that.

Get off at Mornington Crescent, walk up the Camden High Road, look at the lock. Wonder what the rest of your life was for.

Bizarre commute though, can't you stay somewhere central or near to Hendon?

hendon looks crap.....and i wanted to be central. its also difficult to find something affordable and approved by my employer.

apparently its 30 mins on the train and about about anouther 15 walking. hope its ok...but then its only for a month. Where would you suggest?

i had a gander on line...looks like the manchester ship canal. Am i missing something?

Go to the West End and see a show. Even if it's not your cuppa, you gotta see a show!

yes that is no the list. An ex met lad here said go to Brick Lane for a rubby....what is Hendon like? The lad i know says its a right shit hole and nowt there....

Hendon is pretty shit really. Sorry Hendon. It's one of the Met's priority boroughs!

Kew Gardens if you fancy some horti-culture.

Covent Garden for arty-farty shopping. Wander into Oxford St, Carnaby Street, Soho, Chinatown - absorb the atmosphere. Eating out will be mostly extortionate - find some Marks and Spencer sandwiches.

Visit the new(ish) Wembley.

Go to a proper football match.

Greenwich is nice. Think the Cutty Sark is still visitable there?

Many of the museums are free if that is of interest.

I think just wander - London is good for wandering. Get some people on your course to take you home with them for tea once a week!

I'd suggest refraining from behaving like a cop.

National Gallery, Tate Gallery, Tate Modern, Courtauld Institute, Victoria and Albert Museum, Science Museum, Natural History Museum, British Museum, Imperial War Museum, Hayward Gallery.

Hampstead Heath, down by the ponds at South End Green as well as the top end from Hampstead High Street. Camden Lock.

Visit the Tower. Walk along South Bank from Waterloo to Tower Bridge.

Take in a concert or two.

Take Eurostar to Paris for the day.

Get pissed as a fart in Hendon then fall asleep on the tube and end up in Morden.

And remember to Mind The Gap

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now that more like it! ....eurostar is a neat idea. what about must see pubs and eateries....i have about 70 quid a day for expenses.....

what is waterloo like to stay in and what about the commute to hendon?

I should pop up norht and see me mam,but im tempted to stay incommunicado and do some sight seeing.

Ever been there? I lived there for 8 months a few years ago and I can honestly say that I have never lived in a worse shithole in my whole life - and I've lived in a few.

The markets area is about 10 times bigger than it used to be, fab day out and so pretty.