h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Not the science museum again

I dunno

Somewhere other than the science museum

I did have an idea.
But I have not myself the knowledge or know-how or time to put it into action.....
In essence it were to be a kind of 'trail' round various pubs in central London (keeping em to the main tube zones to save people on prices on the underground, and also so they'd be on the main routes that the Station Link busses opperate over).
Kind of like a 'quizz', wehre they'd be clues to lead to each new pub I'd not worked out a way of giving confirmation* to each 'team' having visited each pub; though thinking aobut it most people seem to have the mobiles now with the cameras, so maybe that'd work it'd mean having to all meet up at some point early afternoon, to organise into teams and dish out the 'sheets' with the clues on or whatever it is.... Though as I say, I've not sufficient knowledge of London geography to allow me to figure out the route or the questions it'd kinda be like the photo skavenger hunt we did a fair few years back, only with more empthesis on pubs : and I'd also thought that it could include a couple of pubs at suitable times in the afternoon which do food, allowing people to eat something; as the food in the Bell Book and Candle (if we go there again), finishes early at about 5 PM on a Saturday

Souds like a good idea, my ex hubby's rugby club did something like that on thier annual pub crawl, you got a list of pubs and you had to answer a questions, or identify something like a picture behind the bar to prove you'd been in

It's going to be bloody cold wandering the streets in January - especially if we're going to have this 'killer winter' they keep talking about.

Mina has a good point there

http://uk.visitlondon.com/whats_on/detail/8X127234.html
http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/events/jan-06.jsp
http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/culture/china/index.jsp Jan 29th is Chinese New Year I think. The year of the - page not updated yet.

Or keep an eye on this as the time gets nearer.
http://www.londonfreelist.com/home.asp

Wasn't the photo scavenger hunt at a winter meet? we were so having fun doing all the daft stuff I don't think we noticed the cold.... though I do remember being hungry... but thats not exactly unusual

It was at a winter meet and I didn't mind the cold, despite having one!

I had to climb up that statue of Churchill for one of the tasks - ho yus!

was fun.... But I do remember as we went round, wondering why we never semed to find chance to get a drink hence my modified idea

It was at the winter meet, but this year we're all going to have bird flu so maybe we should just stay in the pub.

I couldn't say no at the time, I worked there by then - I think. This time I can say, sod off. Although if the pub lets dogs in I won't mind. The dogs can have a nice walk followed by a nice lie down in the pub.

then the afternoon activity is ing

Last year was good, with a cultural and a drinking option. That way we could all meet sober and would still have a meeting place for the drinking later. Coming from down 'ere, if I'd been late I'd have missed everyone if you'd been on a pub route already

I've no idea waht the 'cultural' thing was last year; wer eyou able to meet em up at any time: in an afternoon pub the same is true; wer're in pub 'x' from xPM onwards, till x PM ,; meet us there I can't cope with these hallowine weird nic names, I'm not going to bother even contemplating doing a atendee list till thats all gone awayh

I always thought the idea of doing something in the afternon was for people with families who couldn't make an evening event but still wanted to join in and meet up. A pub crawl would rule that out but in the past we've done an event or a museum trip, somethign that didn't cost too much.

For example: The Imperial War Museum is free, has a number of different parts to interest everyone, a special exhibition about what was was like for children http://london.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.381 space outside for dogs or children to run, a very good cafe, is near to some pubs and 5 minutes walk from the London Eye. It's easy to get a to the evening event.

Yes, maybe something like that; last year we went to the National Gallery and all met up in the pub whenever we were ready

The first meet I attended there was an option of a walk round Lincoln's Inn or Board Games in the Pub, how about board games or cards for those that don't want to visit the Science Museum again, and some pubs (Weatherspoons) will let kids in the Family areas

WEll, if we do try for teh Princess Louise for the evening event, the Shakespears head is near hter, and I think that is a weatherspoons pub