Last night I met up
with some friends for a drink in a pub. But this wasn’t any old pub - this had
arguably the best view you can find anywhere in London… because it’s floating
at Victoria Embankment!
I hadn’t been to The
Tattershall Castle before, despite it being moored just across the river from
where I am now working. It was very easy to find, and when we got there – wow!
Sitting in what was essentially an open-air beer garden, we were opposite the
London Eye and down the river from the Houses of Parliament. Could it get any
better? When you check the time by looking up at Big Ben, that’s when you know
it’s pretty special.
In the past couple of
years I’ve had experience of trying to hire boats for parties, and the fees are
usually extortionate, not to mention the prices of food and drink once you’re
on board. But who needs them when you’ve got places like this? Though we didn’t
enquire further, Tattershall Castle is available to hire, and there’s also a
nightclub in the lower deck. The drinks were priced as you would expect and, ok,
it doesn’t go anywhere, but when you’re drinking and having a good time, that’s
probably just as well (the odd rocking does catch you by surprise though when
you’ve enjoyed a G&T or two!).
We raised a glass to
our friends leaving London with a postcard backdrop behind us. Tattershall
Castle was a great find and one I look forward to returning to very soon.
This weekend presented
a couple of new experiences as I also went on my first New Bus! My boyfriend shook his
head as I Instagrammed the stairs, the signs and the funky new STOP buttons, but
hey, I’m a self-proclaimed tourist-in-my-home-city, and I’m not ashamed ;)
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