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London New Years Eve Fireworks

The_President
The_President Posts: 14,280
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This years event is all ticket - and , of course, they are all sold out !

Anyone know of any good spot to watch if you dont have a ticket, or know anyone who's got some and not going?

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  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    Shooters Hill, with a good pair in binoculars and a few quid to nip in and out of The Bull.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,460
    Primrose Hill or TV.
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    How on earth do they ticket the whole of The Embankment and Southbank?
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,868
    surely you can see them from anywhere near the Thames?
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,601
    Elthamaddick said:

    surely you can see them from anywhere near the Thames?

    New local london regualtion unless you have paid for a ticket you are not allowed to look up between 11.55 and 00.15.
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    Kap10 said:

    Elthamaddick said:

    surely you can see them from anywhere near the Thames?

    New local london regualtion unless you have paid for a ticket you are not allowed to look up between 11.55 and 00.15.
    Look down then Kap, and watch them in the reflection of old father Thames?
  • BrentfordAddick
    BrentfordAddick Posts: 1,466
    A television.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    BrentfordAddick said:

    A television.

    Yep, must admit, this would be my choice - but my daughter is adamant she wants to 'be there' !
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Blackfriars bridge I think.has a great view not sure if it's ticketed there
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    What is the point of watching fireworks on telly?

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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    One option mentioned to me is to go to Observatory in Greenwich Park - then you can see the Blackheath fireworks too, but dont know if the park is going to be open.
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,273
    The_President said:

    One option mentioned to me is to go to Observatory in Greenwich Park - then you can see the Blackheath fireworks too, but dont know if the park is going to be open.

    Greenwich park closes at 6pm tomorrow.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Alexander palace
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,160
    The War Memorial onPoint Hill, Blackheath
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Might take NLA's advice and get up to , say, London Bridge, and see how far i can get before its blocked.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    blackfriars is a good spot mate
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,084
    The_President said:

    Might take NLA's advice and get up to , say, London Bridge, and see how far i can get before its blocked.

    Is London Bridge station shut, because of engineering works ?
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,241
    Ive been getting off at london bridge this week.
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,334
    Who with
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,852
    hire a boat

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  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    image
  • LoonyBin
    LoonyBin Posts: 49
    Down here on the Isle of Wight we gather on the front at Ryde and look across the Solent to Pompey at their firework display. Also, the warships in Pompey harbour hoot their sirens and light up the sky with searchlights, which adds to the atmosphere.

  • AddickFC81
    AddickFC81 Posts: 4,053
    edited December 2014
    close to Lambeth Bridge or down near Tower Bridge
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,802
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Dead tradition?

    On the stroke of midnight, people open the back door (to let the old year out) and ask the first dark haired man to be seen to come through the front door carrying salt, coal and bread. This means that the following year everyone in the house will have enough to eat (bread), enough money (salt) and be warm enough (coal).
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Thanks for all your help guys. My daughter and I eventually ended up at Lambeth Bridge, and saw some fantastic fireworks. Hey, i know i've been away from London for a few years, but do any Londoners still live in London ?? - estimate that about 1 in 10 out there were speaking English tonight.
  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,876
    Real Londeners stay in and watch Jools Holland and switch channels 11.59.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited January 2015
    Charlton_Stu said:

    Real Londeners stay in and watch Jools Holland and switch channels 11.59.

    Recorded it and watched it when we got in - my daughter has got something for Ed Sheeran - great show.
    Did wonder if maybe the 'real' Londoners had done their research and got tickets maybe!
  • BrentfordAddick
    BrentfordAddick Posts: 1,466
    edited January 2015
    Real Londoners can speak any language they we choose to.
  • Badger
    Badger Posts: 4,842
    The_President said:

    Thanks for all your help guys. My daughter and I eventually ended up at Lambeth Bridge, and saw some fantastic fireworks. Hey, i know i've been away from London for a few years, but do any Londoners still live in London ?? - estimate that about 1 in 10 out there were speaking English tonight.

    I can only imagine that a lot of people like to visit the U.K. on holiday and or come for the January sales over the Festiver period.

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