London Forteana

[TheMany]

Hi All,

I will be at a loose end in central London tomorrow for a few hours.

Can anyone suggest any Fortean things to see/do/visit?

Thanks in advance.

TM

 

[ramonmercado]

Hi All,

I will be at a loose end in central London tomorrow for a few hours.

Can anyone suggest any Fortean things to see/do/visit?

Thanks in advance.

TM

Might be something here

http://www.timeout.com/london/things-do-to/101-things-to-do-in-london-central

 

[ramonmercado]

Hi All,

I will be at a loose end in central London tomorrow for a few hours.

Can anyone suggest any Fortean things to see/do/visit?

Thanks in advance.

TM

http://www.britishmuseum.org/

 

[Spookdaddy]

For ease of access (it's very central and free) The Wellcome collection is well worth a visit. Not overtly Fortean, but the permanent exhibition of Henry Wellcome's personal collection is eclectic and full of odd and interesting objects - and I think the 'Bedlam' exhibition is open for another couple of weeks.

Virtually opposite Euston station - I often pop in when I'm in London and I've got a bit of time to kill.

 

[Belshazzar]

The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities

11 Mare St, London E8 4RP

 

[TheMany]

Thanks for the pointers guys. I had a bimble around the Welcome Collection, with the Viktor Wynd logged for a future visit!

 

[Yithian]

Quick compendium list of London ghosts here:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1365934796875173888

 

[Nosmo King]

Thanks for the pointers guys. I had a bimble around the Welcome Collection, with the Viktor Wynd logged for a future visit!

Bear in mind a lot of things will be closed because of covid, you could alway try Highgate Cemetery,
Swain's Ln, Highgate, London N6 6PJ

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highgate_Cemetery

 

[Ogdred Weary]

Not quite Fortean, though perhaps borderline, interview with Tom Chivers on London's lost rivers.

The surname rhyme is almost nominative determinism.

https://thequietus.com/articles/30545-tom-chivers-london-clay-journeys-in-the-deep-city-interview

 

[Sie]

There's an exhibition at the British Library, "Fantasy: Realms of Imagination," which looks like it might be interesting:
https://www.bl.uk/events/fantasy

 

[Druk]

Quick compendium list of London ghosts here:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1365934796875173888

That was Hampton Court.

 

[eziofan]

No visit to London is complete unless you visit the Atlantis Bookshop in Museum Street, followed by a short pilgrimage to Marchmont Street!

 

[Turtle91]

No visit to London is complete unless you visit the Atlantis Bookshop in Museum Street, followed by a short pilgrimage to Marchmont Street!

Also include a visit to Watkins Bookshop in Cecil Court.

 

[Spookdaddy]

Also include a visit to Watkins Bookshop in Cecil Court.

I once bought an old bronze hare from the antique shop on Cecil Court. The guy who owned the shop genuinely dropped £40.00 off the asking price, because I knew it was a hare and not a rabbit.