I remember years ago that I was supposed to meet a friend at this station and my immediate thought…read morewas, gee, it can't be that big. Well, it turned out that I was completely wrong - this station is absolutely massive, much, much bigger than I have every experienced (in fact it is the biggest station in England). Yeah, so it turned out that I had absolutely no idea where to meet him (though we ended up meeting up anyway). Yeah, this station is nothing short of massive, and it simply took me ages just to locate the tube station so I could get back to my hotel. To a guy from Australia the size of this station is mindboggling.

I thought Bank was the worst, but Waterloo definitely gives it a run for its money. It's a very…read morebusy station, possibly the busiest, with Bakerloo, Northern, Jubilee and Waterloo & City lines meeting here underground, as well as being the terminus for South West Trains. Getting from one to the other involves lots and lots of walking and the signage could use a little improvement. If you do have to connect here, I advice you pack some patience. Lots of it. And maybe a compass. Note: The Bakerloo platform is curved. The carriages are straight. This means there's a gap of as much as six or eight inches between the train and the platform. Mind the gap.

It does the job. That's the main thing. It doesn't have many facilities at all and the cafe is…read moreexpensive. Once one gets used to where platform 3 is (it's 150 yards away from the other 2 platforms) there are no real issues. Parking to collect people is a little chaotic.

Yeah, technically this probably is part of the main line station, so I am probably wasting my time…read morewriting a review of this as if it was separate. Actually, I'm probably wasting my time writing all these reviews anyway, but hey, at least I get to write, and that's something I don't do anywhere near as much these days. Like it's a decent stations, and if all the cards fall into the right place, you can actually run from Mansion House to here, and catch the same train you left at Mansion House.

Closed on the weekends at the moment for a massive refit and reconstruction. What's that about?…read moreInstead, you have to go to Mansion House or Monument and walk three or four blocks. From the south bank of the Thames, you truly can't miss the station - it's called the Cannon Street Bridge for a reason and the twin turrets are unmistakable. The station was originally opened in 1866 and so perhaps the update is due. Not a step free station, it is on the District/Circle Lines in Travelcard Zone 1. There is also some National Rail services from the Kent and East Sussex lines during rush hours.

So, yeah, this is basically a railway station, but unlike the other stations, it is a somewhat…read morenewer station, namely because it is on the Overground, and a lot of the overground stations were pretty much done on the cheap. Also, the trains don't run as often as other lines, so it really isn't the turn up and go type of station. Like, at least there is a station here, and the overground is useful, but it would be nice if the trains ran a little more often.

The area near the tube station is filled with colorful murals & equally colorful people. There was…read morea walking tour going through the area. On a Saturday afternoon the pubs were overflowing into the streets.

Sure, when you are on the platform there really isn't all that much to see, but the frontage of the…read morestation is somewhat nice. Actually, I noticed that there are three different railway stations within walking distance of each other, but the trick is that they technically aren't the same station (and I don't even know if you can interchange without having to pay more). Still, it's a nice station, or at least the Underground one is, even though it's just a single platform and not an underground maze like the ones in the city centre.

It's time to go back from West you came…read more In a nice and fancy part of North West London you will find this station which is actually kind of far from the Heath and definitely not your best access point to the Heath, but it's a nice little neighbourhood in lots of rich house it's right around here. Definitely a good place to disembark if you want to explore middle and high-income suburbs of London. And it's an area which I have been to many times since my ex lived here for many years.

One of the deepest (if not the) tube station in London. The staff are friendly and chatty. There is…read morealways a cute quote in their message board that makes me smile on the morning. The staff have been helpful when I've accidentally touched in before topping up my Oyster Card. There's also a tiny newsagent selling food, drinks, magazines & newspapers. Beware if it's early morning rush hour you may get a grumpy tube goer who pushes their way through to pay for their newspaper. I've been knocked into several times. The staff here have never been annoyed when I've given them a £20 note first thing in the morning for a bottle of water. There is a free withdrawal cash machine just inside the station. It has on occasion run out of money or £10 notes. There are 4 lifts taking you to & from the platform. The only issue I have with Hampstead Station is that early morning the coal/rubble trains go through so it doesn't have the freshest of air.

Using the Underground in London overall is excellent. Very easy to get around to pretty much any…read moretourist destination in the city. I would definitely recommend getting a pass if you are visiting London.

Since my cousin lives around the corner from this Overground Station I have used it a bunch the…read morepast year. It's on the Stratford to Richmond/Clapham Junction line and, like most of the Overground trains, has a good on-time record so you know when your train will get there and when you need to arrive at the station to catch it. Whether you're heading to the East or the West you can take an Overground train from here and even transfer to Mainline or Underground trains with the use of an Oyster Card. There's usually both someone in the booth here at this station as well as someone else near the ticket/card reader.

A pleasant enough Underground station on the Northern Line's High Barnet branch, between Archway…read moreand East Finchley, in Travelcard Zone 3. It is the last station that is actually underground on this line before it exits into the open air. Therefore, no wifi or mobile signal here. Interesting factoid: American TV host Jerry Springer was born in this station.

Highgate is a major station on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line, serving both Highgate…read moreand part of Crouch End to the east, as well as Southwood hospital. It is used by just under 4.5 million passengers a year. The station has a complex but interesting history. The first station here opened in 1867, on a branch of the Great Northern Railway from Finsbury Park to Edgware. The station at Highgate was in a deep cutting necessary because of the hilly terrain with tunnels at either end. In 1872 a branch was built to the pleasure gardens at Alexandra Palace, diverging just north of the station. Thus it remained until the 1930s, when as part of the planned tube extensions in north London known as the 'Northern Heights' Highgate was connected to Archway (then the terminus of the Northern line) by a pair of deep level tunnels, which emerged north of the station to connect with the Edgware line just before East Finchley. Services began in 1939, although the station did not come into operation until 1941. Part of the plan had also been to bring the Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace line into the tube network, linking it at Finsbury Park to the line to Moorgate. A new 'High Level' station was built at Highgate to act as an interchange. However, economies after the Second World War meant that the unfinished elements of the 'Northern heights' plan were abandoned, and the line from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Park continued to be operated by steam until 1954, when it closed to passenger traffic. Parts of the branch were retained until 1971 for freight and empty stock movements. Highgate station today comprises the low level platforms only, served by trains to High Barnet and Mill Hill East. The entrances (to Shepherd's Hill and Priory Gardens) are rather modest, and accessed by paths and steps from the surrounding streets which are mostly at a higher level: the area is heavily planted with mature trees, giving it an almost rural feel (and making it slightly spooky at night). There are escalators to a high level exit on Archway Road close to the junction of Muswell Hill Road, but this is not always open. However, the High Level platforms, together with the original 1867 tunnel entrance towards East Finchley are in very good condition and are clearly visible - from the footpaths, especially in winter when there is less vegetation. Their remains are a testament to what could have been!