http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13276 www.hostellondon.com.

It's got heaps of cheap accommodation and all of it is reviewed by former customers meaning you won't end up in a total kip!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13276 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13177 www.bikely.com. It’s a global community site for logging routes and sharing them with others. I’ve been using it for everything from holidays to training rides.

You can draw your proposed route on the map and it’ll work out distance, height gains and you can even export it to Google Earth for a pre ride fly through. Great fun for planning your own Tour De France in the lunch hour with some really good local knowledge on a lot of the routes.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13177 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12401 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12401 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10362 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10362 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9853 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9853 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8954
I can recommend the chimichangas, especially washed down with a bottle (or two) of Dos Equis!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8954 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8661 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8661 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7872 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7872 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7567
The menu is organic, and changes monthly, and they have a special menu for kids. Sunday morning is a real family-fest. When I visited the patrons seemed to span in age from 8 months to 80 years.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7567 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7392 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7392 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6985
The cocktails and drinks are fabulous, and very reasonable for London!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6985 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5526 think. It's packed full of facilities, including a free all-you-can-eat breakfast, 24 hour reception and a ludicrously cheap,
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Remember to book upfront, the bar does not accept walk-ins. Also remember to dress smartly, there’s lots of city folk in suits. Over 18s only.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3834 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3502 Cutting-edge non-mainstream music.
Capacity 400.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3502 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3347 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3347 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3345 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3345 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3344
The Commercial's interior is cosy but far from claustrophobic, quirky and comfortable, having been lovingly decked out with retro and hand-painted furniture. The choice of music is always startlingly suitable for a quiet drink (last time I was there they were playing the theme from Taxi Driver) and the bar staff are unusually friendly.

Oh, and historically it's associated with the Elephant Man, who is said to have lived in the caverns beneath.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3344 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3312
The food is excellent, the atmosphere agreeably relaxed and the club beneath it has a huge range of comedy nights, poetry readings and live music. Highly recommended.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3312