Terry Harper wrote:

Cue for: "It's no good standing on the seat, the bugs in here can jump six
feet", or similar.

It was crabs, rather than bugs, when I first heard it. To try to get
back on topic, I don't think they were of the 2-6-0 variety.

--
John Ray, London UK.

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ISP).

"Andrew P Smith" wrote in message
...

The big hotels have toilets but not all are easy to find -
toilets that is - not hotels!!!. I usually just walk in the
door and head towards the bar or restaurant having
a fake conversation on my mobile phone about
'yes, I'll meet you in the bar - I'm at the hotel now.....'
or similar whilst my eyes scan for the gents.

I just ask. They always let me.

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

"Andrew P Smith" wrote in message ...
etc) and there is always McDonalds or Burger King - they are everywhere
and all have toilets.

By choice, you wouldn't eat at McDonalds but their toilets
are, er, convenient.

There are loads of them in Central London.

Don't rely on stations, large or small, having any such facilities.


Robin

"Robin Cox" wrote in message
...
"Andrew P Smith" wrote in message
...
etc) and there is always McDonalds or Burger King - they are everywhere
and all have toilets.

Don't rely on stations, large or small, having any such facilities.


Avoid the Green Park loos on the Piccadilly Line. Not
only are they grubby, the last time I had to use them there
were a lot of very suspect guys loitering about.

The worst loos in London that I've come across are the
public loos at Camden Lock market. Even the flies
complain about the filth :-)

--
Edward Cowling - London - UK

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 09:18:42 -0000, "Edward Cowling"
wrote:

The worst loos in London that I've come across are the
public loos at Camden Lock market. Even the flies
complain about the filth :-)

They are free, and generally well-kept, at Marylebone station. Other
London terminals mainly charge 20p, but these days they are normally
spotlessly clean with an attendant present. This being the case, I
don't mind paying.

Neil

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Try my first name at the above domain instead if you want to e-mail me.

(Neil Williams) wrote the following in:


On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 09:18:42 -0000, "Edward Cowling"
wrote:

The worst loos in London that I've come across are the
public loos at Camden Lock market. Even the flies
complain about the filth :-)

They are free, and generally well-kept, at Marylebone station. Other
London terminals mainly charge 20p, but these days they are normally
spotlessly clean with an attendant present. This being the case, I
don't mind paying.

Westminster public toilets are better, they're usually spotlessly clean
with an attendant present and they're free.

I can think of one near Embankment tube, one near Charing Cross tube
under Trafalgar Square, one in the Westminster tube station public
subway and another near Methodist Central Hall.

--
message by Robin May, but you can call me Mr Smith.
Hello. I'm one of those "roaring fascists of the left wing".

Then and than are different words!

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:27:15 GMT, (Neil
Williams) wrote:

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 09:18:42 -0000, "Edward Cowling"
wrote:

The worst loos in London that I've come across are the
public loos at Camden Lock market. Even the flies
complain about the filth :-)

The worst is any one which is shut when needed!

They are free, and generally well-kept, at Marylebone station. Other
London terminals mainly charge 20p, but these days they are normally
spotlessly clean with an attendant present. This being the case, I
don't mind paying.

There usually seems to be an attendant beggar sat on the stairs at
Victoria.
--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

In article , Neil Williams
writes
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 09:18:42 -0000, "Edward Cowling"
wrote:

The worst loos in London that I've come across are the
public loos at Camden Lock market. Even the flies
complain about the filth :-)

They are free, and generally well-kept, at Marylebone station.
I'd second that.

Other
London terminals mainly charge 20p, but these days they are normally
spotlessly clean with an attendant present. This being the case, I
don't mind paying.
My experience has been that railway stations *used* to charge 20p but
seem to have discontinued the practice now. Maybe I've just been
lucky? In any case, like Neil, I don't mind paying for good facilities.

That said, I don't find Central London's toilet facilities nearly as bad
as they've been portrayed in this thread.

Bank Underground stations are spotless, as are those in the subway at
Westminster and on the Embankment near to Embankment Tube.

The ones in the alleyway alongside the Jubilee Market at Covent Garden
are also okay (and always attended); not perfect, but given the use
they get not bad at all.

(By the way, I don't make a habit of hanging around public toilets,
however much it might look like it from this post! It's just that,
when you're a tourist guide, it's one of those things you *have* to know
about!)
--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:27:15 +0000, Neil Williams wrote:

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 09:18:42 -0000, "Edward Cowling"
wrote:

The worst loos in London that I've come across are the
public loos at Camden Lock market. Even the flies
complain about the filth :-)

They are free, and generally well-kept, at Marylebone station. Other
London terminals mainly charge 20p, but these days they are normally
spotlessly clean with an attendant present. This being the case, I
don't mind paying.

Got off the Victoria at KingsX en-route to Walthamstow on Friday night, to
relieve myself and get a burger king. Walked down to the toilets and
realised Children in Need took all my change when I left work (I was too
awed by the presence of Sting to notice too!) Had to vault over the
turnstile to get in, the attendant looked asleep though and didn't say
anything (what would he have done).

Waterloo is (appropiatly) the best ones I've been too in Central London.
20p's cheaper then Rome Termini's 40p (60 cents) too!

In message , Clive
writes

I know I'm most probably on the wrong group and am therefore willing to
be re-directed, my question is this. In a few weeks time I am coming
to London with a 4 year old boy. I am presuming he'll want to "go"
about every half an hour, where can I get a guide of toilets in stores
or otherwise that would be suitable for my purposes.

The 32 public toilets in the City of Westminster are shown on the map
at:

http://www.westminster.gov.uk/enviro.../toiletmap.cfm

There also quite a few in the City of London, although I couldn't find a
map.

As others have said, most major tourist attractions and department
stores will have at least reasonably good toilet facilities and all
restaurants are obliged to have toilets. Facilities at railroad
terminals are not always as good as one might hope!

I don't think you will find any of this a problem so long as you take
preventative action by passing a department store, restaurant or tourist
attraction (and there are an awful lot of all three!) at the sort of
frequency required by a 4-year-old!

--
Paul Terry