Food Arrangement / Luke Harris

As you enter Fossgate from the City Centre, you will find J. Bakers on your left hand side. J. Bakers is a modern bistro which has been in business for 7 years offering great quality food using locally sourced ingredients. It also features on the Top 50 Restaurants outside of London list, so is well worth a visit!

Further down the street, there is a branch of Loch Fyne, the established seafood restaurant. This is housed in an old ironmonger’s building and has been refurbished beautifully inside. Loch Fyne offers a great variety of food, even if you are not a fan of seafood! It is well worth looking out for one of their current offers, like their Fyne Dine Menu. At under ten pounds for 2 courses, you are getting great value for money in a lovely setting by the River Foss.

If you are looking for a livelier place to dine, then look no further than El Gaucho Argentinean Steakhouse. As the name suggests, El Gaucho specialises in a variety of steaks cooked especially to your liking, from char grilled fillet to grass-fed sirloin. The restaurant caters well for vegetarians too, serving a variety of pastas and salads. This is a busy, friendly restaurant and well worth a visit.

For a more relaxed dining experience, there is the Blue Bicycle which is a modern European restaurant situated on the Foss Bridge overlooking the river. The Blue Bicycle serves fresh, interesting food in a quaint restaurant setting. With their rustic tables and ambient decor, the Blue Bicycle is a perfect place for a quiet evening meal. The menu consists of good quality seasonal produce and homemade desserts and is changed regularly making it always worth a second or third visit!

If you are a fan of Asian cuisine then a visit to Khao San Rd is a must. This is a fairly new restaurant in the area, its good reputation has spread quickly making it a popular restaurant. It has an authentic Thai feel to it and the staff are very friendly and helpful. The menu is varied and exciting, offering a wide range of Thai food from deep fried soft shell crab to Thai grilled sirloin steak salad. The restaurant also has a takeaway menu offering 10% off the restaurant menu price so you can take home and enjoy!

Fossgate is also home to other restaurants including; Melton’s Too, Masons Bistro, The Mumbai Lounge and many more, offering a huge range of food and drink to cater for all tastes. There are also a few historic pubs along the route including The Bluebell and The Red Lion which are worth a visit for an after dinner drink or two!

Author: Abbie Woodward writes on behalf of the Love My Vouchers Lifestyle blog, the UK’s discount and voucher code blog that helps you visit the UK on a budget.

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The London Eye

This attraction is a really great way to see the city (and a lot cheaper than a helicopter ride) and on a clear day you can see as far as 25 miles, but even on a not so clear day the views over London are still stunning. It’s the world’s largest observation wheel and takes about 30 minutes to do one revolution. If tickets are booked in advance they cost from £15.00 per adult but concessions are available for children and OAPs. If you turn up on the day expect to pay from £25.00 per adult, no concessions, and if you fancy it you can either hire an entire capsule, which can hold up to about 25 people.

Tower of London

Situated on the northern side of Tower Bridge (an attraction in its own right) this iconic building houses far more than just one sight for its viewer. The Tower of London is known for holding the crown jewels, but it began life as a show of power under the Norman invader, William the Conqueror. The tower then went on to become a prison to Sir Walter Raleigh and even two of Henry VIII’s wives. Entry to the tower costs from £18.00 per adult or £47.00 for family made up of two adults and up to 6 children. For those who fancy a good pint and some food afterwards cross Tower Bridge and about 50 metres down the road is a great pub on the left hand side called ‘The Draft House’; ask them for their pork scratching’s, they’re amazing!

Shopping

For those of you who love high street shopping nowhere comes as famous as Oxford Street. If you fancy more designer wear then Regent Street runs immediately across it. For those who love something a bit more alternative and niche, without having to go far, then Carnaby Street, which runs immediately parallel to the East of Regent Street is a fantastic experience; it’s Christmas decorations and lights are also always something to behold.

There are so many things you can do in London but the three above provide a good range of things you could do all in one or two days, depending on how much shopping you intend to do!

Why not spend your bank holidays 2012 seeing the sights of London; however, if you plan to go early in the year check, when do the clocks go forward? You don’t want to miss your flight!

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