Getting to Westfield Stratford

[alice]

also cheaper/ quicker via forest hill / honor oak no zone 1 supplement or that long walk from london bridge british rail to the tube.

[Bic Basher]

Vilmos Wrote:

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> I am thinking of going, just to have a look, the

> same as I did when I went to see the Westfield in

> west London.

>

> I thought I could get the 185 to Lewisham, then

> get the Docklands Light Railway to the shopping

> centre.

>

> Will this work out?

I wouldn't bother as for the majority of the day, it requires a change at Canary Wharf for the Stratford service.

Was at Westfield Stratford for the second time today. As others have mentioned, the Overground from FH/HOP is the quickest way from ED to get there on public transport and only ?1.30 (?1.40 peak) single on Oyster.

[the-e-dealer]

Dunno. Im not anal enough to know that sort of thing ! :-) I expect you know it off by heart What Zone is Barry Road Please.

[Jeremy]

If people are going to FH/HOP for the overground, does that mean they live within walking distance, or using the car/bus?

[StraferJack]

I go to FH a fair bit and am down Goose Green end - it's really not that big a deal to get a bus there... pretty quick and several on the route

[Jeremy]

Oh, I know it's not a big deal to get there. I just find it hard to believe that a bus to FH followed by Overground is quicker than just getting on the train to London Bridge.

But then, I know that a lot of ED is not very close to ED station, either. Each to their own, I guess.

[the-e-dealer]

IT IS FASTER!

[StraferJack]

The overground/tube connection at LB isn't ideal either - it's a bit of a schlep

[the-e-dealer]

I think thats what makes it faster.

[Jeremy]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> IT IS FASTER!

Not if you have to spend 20 mins getting to the station in the first place! But fair enough if you'd have a bit of a journey to either station anyway.

[edcam]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> Dunno. Im not anal enough to know that sort of

> thing ! :-) I expect you know it off by heart What

> Zone is Barry Road Please.

Afraid I can't help you with that. Is that still in London? Sounds ghastly! :-S

[i*Rate]

By the way folks, I believe good old Mary Portas' company 'Yellow Door'did a lot of work on Westfield at Shepherds Bush.

You know her; the one on TV showing us all how to look after and rejuvenate small local shops that are sooo important to the community! A world away from that hell hole in west London.

Cheers.

[jumpinjackflash]

ibilly99 Wrote:

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> souless barn to mindless consumerism stick with

> good 'ol Peckham

Peckham..yes what a great venue to do all my Xmas shopping now let me make a list:

Mum - 3 kilos of Halal lamb..

Aunty Mary - packet of fake hair weave (she has started to go grey)

Uncle Bob - ?10 top up for his mobile

Grandma - Nail Bar gift card...she could do with fake neon pink toenail extensions

Grandad - a white Polyester suit and a pair of alligator skin winklepickers

sorted!

[the-e-dealer]

Poundland is Brilliant!

[Bellenden Belle]

jumpinjackflash Wrote:

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>

> Peckham..yes what a great venue to do all my Xmas

> shopping now let me make a list:

>

> Mum - 3 kilos of Halal lamb..

> Aunty Mary - packet of fake hair weave (she has

> started to go grey)

> Uncle Bob - ?10 top up for his mobile

> Grandma - Nail Bar gift card...she could do with

> fake neon pink toenail extensions

> Grandad - a white Polyester suit and a pair of

> alligator skin winklepickers

>

> sorted!

Actually there are plenty of excellent gift options in SE15 without resorting to these cliches.

You could buy some lovely handcrafted gifts including chess sets from Persepolis or even buy one of the shop owner's excellent cook books and get it personally signed.

Or you could visit Review Bookshop which often has signed first editions, along with a quirky selection of gifts.

Or if you have a sweet tooth, how about handmade chocolate at the Melange chocolate shop - you could even buy a gift voucher for a place on a chocolate making workshop.

Or you could pop into The Nuns Head this Saturday where they are having lots of local craftspeople and traders selling their wares all day with lots of gift buying opportunities.