The Queen will also be attending the Epsom Derby on Saturday - tickets are still available through www.epsomdowns.co.uk. A Diamond Jubilee Concert is taking place on June 4, but the event is sold out.
On June 4, thousands of beacons will be lit around the world to mark the Queen's 60 years on the throne. To find out where your nearest beacon is, see www.diamondjubileebeacons.co.uk. And on June 5, a Diamond Jubilee Carriage Procession will take the Queen from Westminster Hall to Buckingham Palace, with thousands expected to line the streets.
There are also dozens of events taking place at the country's English Heritage properties, including Aspley House and Eltham Palace and Gardens in the capital. For a full list, see www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/events
Special exhibitions are also on at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, the Museum of London, the National Portrait Gallery, Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace.
As many as 10,000 street parties are also planned for the weekend. For tips on what food and drinks to serve your guests, and what to wear, see www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9284333/Queens-Diamond-Jubilee-Entertaining-guide.html
What else is there to do?
Telegraph Travel's London city break guide features the best things to see and do across the capital. There are also individual guides to London's districts.
Where to stay
Telegraph Travel has expert reviews of more than 75 hotels in London, the majority of which can be booked through the website at the lowest price guaranteed.
Many hotels have also launched a variety of Jubilee-themed offers, ranging from the tempting to the tenuous.
Restaurants
A number of restaurants and bars have unveiled themed menus in the run up to the Jubilee. Among the most bizarre dishes being coronation chicken ice cream, currently available at Gelupo in Soho.
Transport
Tube: Engineering works on the London Underground are few and far between this weekend, for a change, with just the Waterloo and City Line and parts of the London Overground facing closure. However, there will be no access to Buckingham Palace from Green Park station on Monday - visitors are advised to use Westminster or St James’s Park stations.
Roads: There will be a number of bus diversions and curtailments. Drivers are advised to avoid central London between June 3 and June 5. Sunday will be particularly busy due to a number of road and bridge closures. Seven London bridges will be closed to both road users and pedestrians for most of the day.
River: There will be no river services on Sunday June 3 from 1430 until 1800 between Battersea Bridge and the Thames Barrier at Woolwich.
For more information, see www.tfl.gov.uk
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Jubilee London, then and now
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Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The great London restaurant rip-off? - News Shopper
The great London restaurant rip-off?
1:04pm Wednesday 30th May 2012 in Freetime latest news
Survey shows high prices, bad service and hidden costs are turning Londoners off eating out and will it only get worse as tourists flood into the capital in 2012?
In recent years, London has gone from a food backwater to a world leading centre of cuisine with tourists coming from far and wide to sample the best of British food.
But a new survey shows Londoners themselves could be fed up with overpriced eateries in the capital, with more than 40% saying they are eating out less than this time last year.
According to the poll almost a third of Londoners say they are regularly forced to spend a whopping £120 on a meal for just two people with wine, while it seems hidden costs are hiking up the bill as well.
Almost half of those surveyed say they have been served bottled water without asking for it and then been charged for it, two thirds have had the same happen with bread and a third with pre dinner appetizers like olives.
More than half of people (60%) believe corkage charges should be scrapped by London restaurants.
And it seems it’s not just cost that is leaving a bad taste in the mouths of diners with many reporting bad service as well, with two thirds saying they have felt rushed to finish meals so that a restaurant could use the table for other customers.
The survey was conducted by London food delivery company Deliverance which has seen rapid growth in the last few years, but is that because Londoners are disheartened with restaurants in the capital or is the way we eat changing on the whole?
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Wembley heroes Miller and Roberts lead Town’s exodus - yorkshirepost
Two of Huddersfield Town’s Wembley play-off heroes have been shown the door by manager Simon Grayson.
Midfield pair Tommy Miller and Gary Roberts were part of the Terriers side which beat Sheffield United in the League One play-off final on Saturday to secure a place in next season’s Championship.
But the duo are not part of Grayson’s long-term plans – along with five other Town players – and will not be offered new contracts this summer.
The others heading for the Galpharm Stadium exits are Nathan Clarke – the 28-year-old defender is the longest serving player in Town’s squad – Gary Naysmith, Danny Cadamarteri, Aidan Chippendale and Simon Thomas while rookie defender Greg Pearson will leave the club despite having 12 months left on his contract.
But Grayson is set to offer five Town players new deals, including veteran goalkeeper Ian Bennett, Tom Clarke, striker Alan Lee and Lloyd Allinson.
Talks to keep on-loan midfielder Damien Johnson will also start after the expiry of his contract with parent club Plymouth Argyle expired and Nick Colgan, the club’s new Academy goalkeeping coach, will retain his playing registration.
“I’ve experienced the contrasting sides of football over the last few days; the positive side of Saturday and the days since and then today, when I’ve had to release players who have contributed massively throughout the season and the play-offs,” said Grayson.
“It’s never easy, but we have to make big decisions at the club to take Huddersfield Town forward.
“We have to keep working hard. A lot of work has happened behind the scenes already and it’s about taking the club forward again now.
“It would have been a different scenario had we stayed in League One, but as a Championship club we have made these decisions on players.”
Grayson now starts planning for a Championship campaign but insists the club will try to help find new employers for the departing players.
“We’ve got the experience of the goalkeepers, who have been great to work with alongside Alex Smithies, as well as the potential of Lloyd.
“Damien showed his experience and quality when he came back into the team towards the end of the season; Alan has great ability whereas Tom Clarke is an unsung hero and deserves his opportunity.
“A lot of players have left and the ones we will look to bring in will be good enough for the Championship.
“All the players leave with a huge amount of respect from us, as they’ve been a joy to work with since the first day we arrived. They are great lads and the spirit within the dressing room has been fantastic, so both the experienced and younger players will get every possible help from us.”
Town chief executive Nigel Clibbens added: “Everyone at the club would like to extend their gratitude to the players that are leaving. The end of the season is always marked by a degree of sadness as players depart, but on this occasion it is accompanied by real success and achievement in which they can all be proud – they have secured their place in the club’s history.”
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