This event will be based in Central London and around the suburb of Kingston-upon-Thames, an ancient market town that is now in South-West London. There will be sub-events in Central London and visits to places outside London. Travel will be by train. Please join this main event and other sub-events, which are set up separately. Events in Central London will be organised by Francesca, mainly over the weekend. Events in Kingston and outside London will be organised by Jeffrey from Sunday onward. Friday Arrival. Central London. Welcome Dinner 7.00pm at Francesca's. Francesca will need to charge for this to cover costs of food and soft drink/juice. Bring your own alcoholic drinks. Please join the sub-event. https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/london-couchcrash-welcome-dinner Saturday Central London events organised by Francesca. Buckingham Palace Tours - Book your own self-guided tour preferably with entry between 9:30am and 11:30am. You are advised to book this as soon as possible because places go quickly. British Museum in PM - Around the World tour at 2:00pm at the British Museum (90 minute tour, book here: https://www.britishmuseum.org/visit/tours-and-talks ) You are advised to book this as soon as possible because places go quickly. Dinner Reservations 5pm @ Immersive Ramen Restaurant (Japanese Anime https://www.uzumakilondon.com/ ) She will book the restaurant for those who have signed up to the event. Do not book the restaurant yourself. Please join the sub-event. https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/uzumaki-immersive-ramen-dinner From 7pm Boom Battle Bar We have a table for drinks booked for 20 people (so please cancel your sign up if you can't make it so someone else can join!) and there are loads of digital battle games you can book and play on the night if you want! Please join the sub-event. https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/boom-battle-bar Sunday Informal self-guided visit to Borough Market in the morning. Lunch at Borough Market. Informal self-guided visit to Hampton Court, either all day or early pm. You can pre-book admission tickets, or pay on arrival. Charges vary according to which parts of the palace you want to visit. https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/#gs.3cpr38 Buffet at Jeffrey’s 6.30pm. Jeffrey will need to charge for this to cover costs of food and soft drink/juice. Bring your own alcoholic drinks. Please join the sub-event. https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/buffet-at-jeffrey-s Monday Central London (Unaccompanied) or Trip to Windsor. Please join the sub-event. https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/trip-to-windsor Tuesday Central London (Unaccompanied) or Trip to Arundel. Please join the sub-event. https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/trip-to-arundel Alternatives for Monday and Tuesday: Take a train to Brighton from Clapham Junction. (Unaccompanied.) Brighton has Brighton Pavilion https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/visit/royal-pavilion-garden/ , the Lanes – antiques and bric-a-brac. Very popular, but overrated in my opinion. Nudist beach - stoney. Stay local to Kingston and go to Chessington World of Adventure theme park. https://www.chessington.com/ (Unaccompanied). CWoA is a commercial theme park that charges for admission. Trains for Arundel, Windsor and Brighton go through Clapham Junction, which is the suggested meeting point. Book a return train ticket from your starting point to your chosen destination. Wednesday Morning walk around Kingston-upon-Thames. Afternoon free. Please join the sub-event https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/morning-walk-round-kingston-and-lunch or Morning free. Afternoon walk round Kingston-upon-Thames. Please join the sub-event. https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/afternoon-walk-round-kingston Supper in Kingston. Choose your own restaurant. There are many restaurants in Kingston of various nationalities plus pubs that serve food. Please join the sub-event. https://www.couchsurfing.com/events/supper-in-kingston