London November 2020 CANCELLED

MEETING CANCELLED

The ongoing COVID-19 restrictions meant that it was impossible to hold this meet.

Basic Details

Date: Saturday 28th November 2020
Time: Noon-6pm.
Location:
The Walrus and The Carpenter, Monument Street, London, EC3R 8BU.
Price: There will be no charge for this event.

Tripadvisor reviews of the venue .

Signing Up To Attend

If you wish to attend the meet, could you please register using this link to the Future Events section of the SimSig web-site. The page is already available but registrations will not be taken until later in the year. It is important that people register even though there is no charge for the event so that we can advise the venue of the likely numbers attending. If you do sign up then find that you are unable to attend, please return to the event and cancel your registration. This will enable us to keep track of the numbers and give sensible details to the venue.

How To Get There

The venue is situated in Monument Street facing onto Lower Thames Street. Google map of the area here . It is a short walk from Monument Underground Station. Monument is served by the District and Circle Lines and is connected to Bank which is served by the Northern, Central and Waterloo & City lines as well as the Docklands Light Railway.

Bus

Transport for London publish spider maps of bus routes to Monument and Cannon Street and Bank .

Car

TBC

Facilities and Venue Details

Food

No food will be provided at the meet but food can be purchased from the bar menu .

Drinks

The venue is a Nicholsons house with a range of real ales, ciders, beers, lagers, wine, soft drinks (brand name cola, lemonade, etc.) and water. Tea and coffee will be available. The upstairs bar will be staffed for our meet but the full range is not carried in the upstairs bar. There will still be a selection of real ales, lagers etc. available but drinks may be carried upstairs from the downstairs bar if the range upstairs is not suitable.

WiFi

A private WiFi network will be set up for the meet laptops to connect with each other but not for internet access. WiFi access to the internet is available through the pub system.

Room Layout

The meet will be held in the upstairs Dining Room which is reserved for our exclusive use.

Arranging the tables under the windows will allow ample space for the laptops to be used in any multiplay with room for circulation and socialising in the rest of the room.

The Meet

Times

Planned from 12noon to 6pm, The venue does not open until 12:00 on Saturdays so those with laptops for use by the SimSig public are asked to arrive promptly at 12:00 and register. The venue will allow access for those wishing to set up the hosting computers, Wifi network etc. before that time. The tables will also be moved to configure the room for our purposes before 12:00.

Entrance Fee

The event will take place without any entrance fee.

What's Included

Shared access to multiplayer simulations, tutorials on how to play SimSig if needed.

Where To Stay

There are hotels of all grades and prices from guest-houses to four- and five-star hotels within easy walking distance of the venue. Be aware that even Travelodge/Premier Inn type accommodation within walking distance is often priced in the £80 to £100 range per room so it may be better to get accommodation away from the centre of London and travel in on the day.

Friday night

An informal meet-up may be planned on the Friday night for drinks and perhaps a meal too, but as said this doesn't always happen. More details closer to the time, once location and venue has been decided upon.

Saturday Night

Although it has been tradition to go off to Brick Lane for a curry after a London meet, the trip from The Walrus and The Carpenter to Brick Lane is perhaps a little complicated with a bus or underground trip and a walk at each end. To avoid this hassle for the curry eaters, we used Silka Resturant, 6-8 Southwark Street, London SE1 1TL after the November 2018 meet. This is in Borough Market which is a 10-minute walk across London Bridge from the meet venue.

Alternatively people can head off to Covent Garden or Soho taking the Central Line from Bank towards Holborn or Tottenham Court Road.

Sunday

No visit has been arranged to date.

Sims to be used

TBC

What Actually Happened

TBC

Last edited by postal on 01/09/2020 at 23:44