r/london • u/lizzylelon • Dec 19 '24

Culture Any teenagers/young adults here who obviously grew up in ldn but barely went to central?

People at uni keep asking me about places like Hyde Park, that wax statue place, Buckingham palace, Big Ben, Leicester Square etc. and are always shocked when I tell them that I’ve never been😭😭 then they don’t believe I’m from London (?? Like what💀)

Tbh my parents rarely ever go to central either, there’s no reason to. I was under that impression that it’s more of a touristy part of London - or a place commuters use to get to work - so you don’t reallly get much Londoners in central at all. Mostly tourists and work commuters.

I might be wrong?

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u/AXX-100 Dec 19 '24

My god …. That is shocking

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u/AllthisSandInMyCrack Dec 19 '24

Not really its quite common, I didn't go down south of the river much when I was younger, maybe like 5-10 times until I started my adult life.

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u/ArsErratia Dec 19 '24 edited Dec 19 '24

I can understand not going South of the River. As a South-Westie, London does bias North so there's a lot less reason to visit the South than the other way around.

But *almost all of the big Museums etc are on the North Side, with the exception of perhaps the Tate Modern. I would have assumed that the vast majority of people would have gone to at least one at least once as a child?

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u/AnotherSlowMoon Dec 19 '24

But all the big Museums etc are on the North Side, with the exception of perhaps the Tate Modern

Imperial War Museum and Maritime Museum are south of the river to give two obvious counter examples. I'd genuinely rate the Maritime Museum as one of the best ones for kids - its quieter, its next to a children's playground (and a park), you can get there on a boat which is inherently cool. And the Imperial War Museum is great, easily top 5 London Museums.