5 Reasons to Use Heathrow Express to London

Serving as one of the world’s demanding international airports and carrying more than five million passengers each year, HeathrowExpress is considered as the most successful high-speed mode of air transportation globally. Their travel service has the capacity to handle more than 160,000 passengers a day for 15 minute journey between the Heathrow Airport and Central London’s Station. 

Heathrow Express operates for 150 services every day with 5 terminals.  Heathrow Express reaches Heathrow central for 15 minutes and Terminal 5 for about 4 minutes. There is a free service promo if you have your departure in Terminal 4. Since there are a lot of competitors this day in terms of air transportation, considering these factors why Heathrow Express should be on your no. one.

Offers high speed travel

Heathrow Express has this minimum speed of 100 mph and considered as one of the fastest air express in the world. This top speed performance of Heathrow Express serves as their major strategy to attract clients and patronize them. This air transportation is the best way to travel from London to other places. Heathrow Express offers the following speed time frame for ultimate convenience of their clients:

Travel time is 15 minutes – 23 minutes 

London Heathrow to Paddington Station – every 15 minutes 

Paddington Station to London Heathrow – 15 minutes

Checking of luggage and other properties – up to 2 hours before the flight. This is to secure safety and protection of the passengers

Very convenient and expedient

We cannot deny the fact that getting tickets for air travel is definitely stressful and annoying because you have to fall in line first before you could go to cashier and have your tickets for your plane. But for Heathrow express, you can immediately have your tickets by just staying in your home as they have available e-tickets served for clients who don’t have time to have their tickets through walk-in directly at their office. You can print your ticket any time before your scheduled flight (image by 153306). 

Spacious place to relax

If you are bored and tired waiting for your flight, Heathrow Express has spacious place reserved to passengers that everyone can enter for you to relax yourself. You can leave your luggage and other bags in one of their comfortable and spacious seats while you are relaxing. If you have the budget, you can use the legroom and there’s a personal table in it that you can utilize if you will use your laptop or any items that need to laid down on a flat surface. There are free newspapers and magazines available inside Heathrow Express for your convenience. 

Has On-board TV

Another best feature of Heathrow Express why a lot of their passengers continue patronizing and trusting them is because of their potential in having on-board television. This innovative thing serves as the major source of the air express in gaining up-to-date news, weather and entertainment reports.

Accessible and always available

The level platform access of Heathrow Express means that you don’t have to struggle with your luggage and other important stuffs. They have security agents wandering around its vicinity for the welfare and protection of all passengers. 

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Newcastle's Critically-Acclaimed Restaurants

Whether I'm planning a weekend away or a long holiday, I always intend to eat out in style - at least once or twice! Although many great destinations in the UK offer great food, recently, I had found out that  in Newcastle there are some truly fantastic restaurants - so much so that I really did feel the craving. Many of these have received a fair amount of critical acclaim, and it's these I'll be focusing on for the purposes of this post.

Cafe 21

Where: Trinity Gardens, Quayside

Once upon a time, this lovely restaurant was located at 21 Queen Street, from where it takes its name.
After spending 19 years there, it moved to its new home on the Quayside with its sleek, modern decor that creates a fantastically swish, upmarket atmosphere.

What I most like about this restaurant is that while it's a very sophisticated setting, it offers very honest, fuss-free food, aiming to bring out the best in the ingredients. Here, you'll eat classic bistro fare - though lots of dishes do have a unique contemporary twist.

To give you a taste of what you can expect, starters include a cheddar cheese and spinach souffle, and mains like fish stews, pan-roasted cod and roasted duck breast are available. My favorite course, dessert, gives you a choice of creme brulee, hot raspberry souffle, Tanzanian chocolate mousse and more.

It's also worth bearing in mind that this restaurant snapped up a Gold Award at the Taste of North East England Awards 2008.

Blackfriars Restaurant and Banquet Hall

Where: Friars Street

It's not every day you can say that you've eaten in the oldest dining room in England, but that's exactly what you can do if you eat at Blackfriars Restaurant. Located in a friary that dates all the way

back to 1239, this eatery makes the very best use of its setting by offering medieval banquets as well as an a la carte menu filled with British classics.

What's more, it's won a host of awards for its culinary prowess, including a Taste of England award in both 2013 and 2012. The dishes here are made with locally sourced food (often from the nearby farms) and include treats like beetroot risotto, Durham pork fillet and Cumbrian stuffed chicken breast. Sweet-toothed individuals like myself can look forward to some really classic desserts - as well as traditional dishes with a twist - like dark chocolate fondant, sticky toffee pudding and cherry bakewell cheesecake.

Just as a quick tip, this restaurant is open for lunch and dinner every day, with the exception of Sundays when there's no evening service.

Jesmond Dene House Restaurant

Where: Jesmond Dene Road

My final suggestion is in one of Newcastle'shotels; the Jesmond Dene House Restaurant is easily one of the finest in the city, and it serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. And don't worry, you don't need to

be a guest at the hotel in order to eat here.

Boasting three AA Rosettes, it's one of the top places to eat in Newcastle. I think one of the best things about this restaurant is that it has a strong focus on fresh, local food and even uses produce sourced from the hotel garden. So, you can expect to enjoy some incredible flavours.

Alongside the three main meals, afternoon tea is also available here, as well as an excellent tasting menu. The dinner menu, meanwhile, features treats such as garden pea soup, seared hand-dived Scottish scallops, fillet of beef and chocolate gateau.
As a traveler, we always try to select great places not only to enjoy the food but also to avoid stomach problems travelers face from time to time. Selecting great restaurants is important and usually is it advisable to go by recommendation.

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