We left our adorable bungalow in Clacton on Sea for the little over 2-hour drive back to Heathrow. The first stop was the Hilton to unload the luggage then it was on to Europcar. We put about 1400 miles on the car in 3 weeks. Other than never being able to figure out how to use cruise control, it was a great car for us.
Then we headed to the Piccadilly underground line for the trip back to London for our visit to the British Museum. We could have taken the Heathrow express and, after connecting with the brand new Elizabeth line, been at the museum in about 40 minutes each way. But, round trip, it would have set us back about $120 ($25 pp each way on the express train). We paid $14 RT on the Piccadilly line and it too just about an hour each way. It was worth the extra 40 minutes to save $100.
The British Museum is free (as are many of London’s museums) so it was very crowded. We were there only 90 minutes so we saw only a small fraction of what the museum has to offer but we enjoyed what we saw.
After leaving the museum, we headed to Trafalgar Square.
Our last stop was a quick peek in St. Martin in the Fields church just off the square. The earliest reference to this church was 1222. Unlike most of the churches/cathedrals we’ve seen in the UK, this one is a neoclassical design rather than gothic.
Tomorrow we begin the 2nd leg of our UK adventure when we head to Scotland. I’m very excited.