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This veddy British guest bed belongs to a 33-year-old Welsh doctor living in London, offered through Couchsurfing.com (Photo courtesy of the host)
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  • Couchsurfing.com - The largest free hospitality network, with mroe than 12 million users in 200,000 cities, including more than 130,000 hosts in London, more than 10,000 hosts in Edinburgh, and nearly 5,000 in Oxford.
  • Hospitalityclub.org - Nearly 25,000 users in the U.K., including nearly 7,000 in London, 780 in Edinburgh, and 292 in Oxford.
  • Globalfreeloaders.com - More than 9,000 users in the U.K., including 2,600 in London and 258 in Edinburgh.
 

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Fun Facts

Spotted dick

The generic British word for dessert is "pudding."

In the 19th century, the "g" was sometimes pronounced as a harder "k." Sometimes, the "n" got dropped. Sometimes that was shortened by slicing off the "pud."

In other words, small, incremental changes resulted in pudding->puddink->puddik->dick.

It's not meant to be dirty; it's just a Victorian synonym for "dessert."

Pepper a cake with currants or raisins, and you get "spots" in your pudding, hence: spotted dick.

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General Activities
Canoe Club and Paddling Tour on the River Stort
Duration: 2h 30m
Cost: £35.00
Explore the River Stort by canoe or kayak from Redricks Lakes in Sawbridgeworth. Join ...more
TOWIE - The Only Way is Essex Tour from Brentwood
Duration: 3h
Cost: £28.00
Join this mini coach tour that visits locations from the The Only Way Is Essex. Meet cast ...more
Walking Tour of Cambridge University
Duration: 90m
Cost: £18.00
A Cambridge University graduate guide will take you on a 90-minute enthralling journey ...more
Combo ticket: Punting and Walking Tour in Cambridge
Duration: 3h
Cost: £30.00
This combo ticket entitles you to a classic 90 minute walking tour of the city of ...more
45-Minute Shared Punting Tour in Cambridge
Duration: 45m
Cost: £12.00
On this 45-minute shared punting tour in Cambridge you will see 8 of the most famous ...more
Private Cambridge Punting Tour
Duration: 45m
Cost: £80.00
This 45-minute private punting tour gives you the opportunity to see eight of the most ...more
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