Category: London

How Long Is The Ferry From France To London?

Daily sailings from Portsmouth to Caen, the most popular route, take 6-7 hours. Daily overnight sailings on Portsmouth to St Malo take 10-12 hours. How long does it take to get from London to France by ferry? Dover-Calais Ferry Crossings Our fastest and most popular ferry crossing, our Dover to Calais route takes only 100 […]

Why Is London Water White?

When you heat hard water at home, either in an appliance or through your heating system, the calcium and magnesium in the water turn into a hard, chalky, white deposit called limescale. Is it OK to drink London tap water? Can I drink tap water in the UK? Yes, British tap water is among the […]

Is London Connected To The Ocean?

London is a coastal city, linking us to the ocean via the tidal River Thames which flows 95 miles through the city from its tidal limit at Teddington in West London. Along its length many freshwater rivers drain into it, bringing water down from the upland areas of a vast river basin. How close is […]

Who Bought The Original London Bridge?

Robert P. McCulloch. The winning bid came from Robert P. McCulloch, American entrepreneur and chairman of McCulloch Oil Company. McCulloch paid $2,460,000—plus shipping costs of around $240,000—to bring the bridge over, piece by piece. Who owns the original London Bridge? Robert P. McCullochLondon Bridge is a bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. When it was […]