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POINTS OF INTEREST FOR YOUR LONDON STAG WEEKENDS


Dates for your London Stag Do Diary

3rd April - Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race
25th April - London Marathon
15th May - FA Cup Final
27th to 31st May - Greenwich Beer and Jazz Festival
30th May - England vs Barbarians at Twickenham
21st June to 4th July - Wimbledon
3rd July - England vs Oz one day Test Cricket
3rd to 7th August - Great British Beer Festival
26-30 August - Test Cricket at Lord's vs Pakistan

The Cockney Accent

Due to the diversity of cultures now residing in old London Town, you’ll be hard pushed on your stag weekend in London to come close to hearing a cockney accent, which is a real shame - unless, of course, you happen to bump into David Beckham or Michael Caine at the Ivy.

The cockney accent is generally considered to be one of the broadest of the British accents and epitomizes the working class workers of London. To be a true Cockney it is generally agreed a person has to be born within hearing distance of the bells of St. Mary le Bow, Cheapside in the City of London. Of course we are familiar with the voices of the colourful characters from this region whilst watching one of our favourite soaps, Eastenders.

Cockney is characterised by its own special vocabulary and usage, and by its own development of ‘rhyming slang’. Rhyming slang is still part of the true Cockney culture, though today more often used for effect. So here’s a few hints to help you on your stag weekend London.

mauf = mouth
ci’y = city
a drin’ a wa’er = a drink of water
Sco’land = Scotland
‘ouse = house
‘ammer = hammer
fin = thin
barf = bath
free = three
dinna = dinner

And for some cockney rhyming slang:

Beer = pig’s ear
Cider = Winona Ryder
Pint of Ale = chip in full sail
Stripper = Herring and Kipper
Drunk = elephant’s trunk
Nosh = Becks and Posh
apples and pairs = stairs
plates of meat = feet
John Cleese = cheese


Richard says
The stag and guests had a great time on the pedibus and it was a huge success, I managed to get on it myself in the end.
Thanks for all your help in organising the stag do.

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More Interesting Facts

Now for some bizarre, unusual and wacky facts about London to help you on your way:

One of the best views of London is from the top of the Monument – its 202 feet high and as there are 311 stairs to climb, you get a certificate to say you’ve done it!

At the junction of Marble Arch and Edgware Road there is a plaque which most people ignore, marking the site of the Tyburn Tree, London’s main execution site. About 50,000 folk were executed.

At one time the Tower of London was like a zoo - it housed a menagerie of all kinds of animals including lions.

Much of the land in London is still owned by the Crown and a handful of rich families.

Men have to sit with their legs apart on the tube due to special magnetic fibers on the seat upholstery that interacts with testosterone to create an antimagnetic outward force.

Julian Lloyd-Webber was London Undergrounds first official busker.

The peak hour for tube suicide is 11am.

Mosquitoes that live in the underground have evolved into a completely different species to those above ground by over a thousand years

Green grapes cause more accidents on the underground than banana skins.



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