{"id":1892,"date":"2026-05-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2026-04-27T23:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T23:37:10","slug":"ve-day-81st-anniversary-london-8-may-2026-for-eta-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/ve-day-81st-anniversary-london-8-may-2026-for-eta-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"VE Day 81st Anniversary \u2013 London 8 May 2026 for ETA Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00deeir <strong>VE Day 81 London<\/strong> minningar \u00e1 f\u00f6studaginn 8. ma\u00ed 2026 marka \u00e1ttat\u00edu og einn \u00e1r fr\u00e1 Victory in Europe sem batt enda \u00e1 seinni heimsstyrj\u00f6ldina \u00ed ma\u00ed 1945. Ennfremur fellur dagsetningin innan longs bankafr\u00eddagar helgi, sem gerir hana eina mikilv\u00e6gustu s\u00f6gulegri ath\u00f6fn sem UK ETA-handhafi getur upplifa\u00f0 \u00ed mi\u00f0b\u00e6 London \u00ed ma\u00ed. Fyrir viki\u00f0 er b\u00faist vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 The Mall, Whitehall, Westminster, Horse Guards Parade og Cenotaph verji me\u00f0 skari\u00f0 frambo\u00f0 af ath\u00f6fnum, m\u00e1lmb\u00f6nd og flugkynningar sem fara yfir Thames n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega klukkan 13:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hins vegar er VE Day 2026 ekki almennur fer\u00f0amannagarmur \u2014 \u00fea\u00f0 er landsbundin minningarh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 me\u00f0 str\u00f6ngum mannfj\u00f6ldaeftirliti, g\u00f6tulokun og \u00f6ryggisa\u00f0ger\u00f0um sem samstillt eru af Greater London Authority og Metropolitan Police. \u00dea\u00f0 skal teki\u00f0 fram a\u00f0 UK ETA-gestur sem kemur \u00e1n \u00e1\u00e6tlunar mun finna Whitehall loka\u00f0, Cenotaph afmarka\u00f0 og Tube-st\u00f6\u00f0var vi\u00f0 Westminster, Charing Cross og Embankment me\u00f0 a\u00f0eins \u00fatg\u00f6ngureglum \u00e1 h\u00e1marki. \u00deess vegna \u00fatsk\u00fdrir \u00feessi fer\u00f0ahandb\u00f3k fyrir 2026 opinbera dagskr\u00e1, athugasemdir um flutning sem skipta UK ETA m\u00e1li, hvar \u00e1 a\u00f0 standa, hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 kl\u00e6\u00f0a sig, hvar \u00e1 a\u00f0 endurmj\u00f3lka og hagn\u00fdta algengar spurningar fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem m\u00e6ta fyrst sinni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-bigben.jpg\" alt=\"VE Day 81 London minningu fyrir ETA handhafa\" class=\"wp-image-1638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-bigben.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-bigben-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-bigben-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-bigben-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-bigben-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-bigben-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hva\u00f0 VE Day minnir \u00e1 og hvers vegna 2026 skiptir m\u00e1li<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>VE Day stendur fyrir Victory in Europe Day. N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega, 8. ma\u00ed 1945 vi\u00f0urkendu bandamenn skilyr\u00f0islausa uppgj\u00f6f \u00de\u00fdskalands vi\u00f0 Reims og Karlshorst \u00ed Berl\u00edn. Ennfremur er \u00feessi dagsetning haldin \u00ed Bretlandi sem opinber endalok str\u00ed\u00f0s \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu, en VJ Day 15. \u00e1g\u00fast markar sigur yfir Japani. \u00dea\u00f0 skal teki\u00f0 fram a\u00f0 80. afm\u00e6li \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025 s\u00e1 fj\u00f3ra daga landsbundi\u00f0 forrit, og 2026 heldur \u00e1fram me\u00f0 einn dags ath\u00f6fn sem beinist a\u00f0 eftirlifandi bard\u00f6gum Hermennagils Bresku \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki er opinbera \u00feema 2026 \"Living Memory\" \u2014 vi\u00f0urkenning \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00f3purinn sem virklega \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0i 1945 er n\u00fa komin um n\u00edut\u00edu \u00e1ra aldur, og a\u00f0 bein vitnisbur\u00f0ur fr\u00e1 str\u00ed\u00f0s\u00e1runum er endanleg au\u00f0lind fyrir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forrit atbur\u00f0a fyrir f\u00f6studaginn 8. ma\u00ed 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Opinbera Whitehall-forriti\u00f0 hefst klukkan 10:30 me\u00f0 gu\u00f0s\u00fej\u00f3nustu vi\u00f0 Cenotaph undir stj\u00f3rn biskups London. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 tekur tveggja m\u00edn\u00fatna \u00fe\u00f6gn vi\u00f0 klukkan 11:00, endurtekin \u00e1 hverjum j\u00e1rnbrautarst\u00f6\u00f0vum, herbjargsst\u00f6\u00f0vum og \u00feingh\u00fasum um allt Bretland. S\u00ed\u00f0an marsar Hermennagil Bresku \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar fr\u00e1 Horse Guards Parade til Buckingham Palace klukkan 11:30 me\u00f0fram The Mall. A\u00f0 auki fer flugkynning Breska flughers yfir mi\u00f0b\u00e6 London klukkan 13:00 \u2014 sex \u00feotur \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 Spitfire, Lancaster, Hurricane, tv\u00e6r Typhoon og ein Voyager A330 me\u00f0 gufuskot \u00ed litum Union Jack. Ennfremur stendur samsaningarh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Trafalgar Square fr\u00e1 14:00 til 18:00 me\u00f0 meslib\u00f6ndum, k\u00f3raflutningi og 17:30 \u00e1grenni me\u00f0 Dame Joan Armatrading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>T\u00edmi<\/th><th>Atbur\u00f0ur<\/th><th>Sta\u00f0setning<\/th><th>Besti ETA sko\u00f0unarsta\u00f0ur<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>10:30<\/td><td>Cenotaph \u00fej\u00f3nusta<\/td><td>Whitehall<\/td><td>Takmarka\u00f0 a\u00f0gengi almennings \u2014 b\u00f3ka\u00f0ir sitjandi sta\u00f0ir<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:00<\/td><td>Tveggja m\u00edn\u00fatu \u00fe\u00f6gun<\/td><td>Landsv\u00edsu<\/td><td>Anywhere; remove headphones<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:30<\/td><td>Veterans&#8217; parade<\/td><td>The Mall<\/td><td>Botni Admiralty Arch, vesturhli\u00f0in<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:00<\/td><td>RAF flugkynning<\/td><td>Himinn mi\u00f0b\u00e6jar Lund\u00fana<\/td><td>Forstokkur Buckingham Palace<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:00\u201318:00<\/td><td>Samf\u00e9lagskonsert<\/td><td>Trafalgar Square<\/td><td>Nor\u00f0austur ver\u00f6nd<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Samg\u00f6ngur, lokanir vega og a\u00f0gengi \u00e1n \u00ferepa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>S\u00e9rstaklega lokar Transport for London Whitehall fyrir allan vegaflutning fr\u00e1 06:00 til 16:00 \u00e1 f\u00f6studeginum 8. ma\u00ed 2026. Ennfremur lokar The Mall fr\u00e1 07:00 til 14:00 og Birdcage Walk fr\u00e1 09:00 til 13:30. \u00deess vegna \u00e6ttu ETA gestir a\u00f0 skipuleggja a\u00f0 nota ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0arbana frekar en str\u00e6t\u00f3 e\u00f0a leigub\u00edla. Sannarlega eru Westminster (Jubilee, Circle, District) og Charing Cross (Bakerloo, Northern) tv\u00e6r forgangsst\u00f6\u00f0var, en b\u00faist vi\u00f0 20 m\u00edn\u00fatna bi\u00f0r\u00f6\u00f0um vi\u00f0 \u00fatg\u00f6ngu \u00e1 h\u00e1annat\u00edmum. Ennfremur gengur Embankment sem inng\u00f6ngust\u00f6\u00f0 a\u00f0eins fr\u00e1 09:00 til 12:00 til a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rna fl\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fyrir a\u00f0gengi \u00e1n \u00ferepa skal fara \u00e1 Green Park e\u00f0a Bond Street og ganga um The Mall g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0. A\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum kosti tengist Heathrow Express st\u00f6\u00f0in vi\u00f0 Paddington vi\u00f0 Westminster innan 12 m\u00edn\u00fatna um Bakerloo og Jubilee l\u00ednurnar. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi getur ETA flug sem lendir \u00e1 Heathrow klukkan 06:00 raunh\u00e6ft veri\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Admiralty Arch klukkan 09:30 me\u00f0 l\u00e9tri farangri geymdri \u00e1 Paddington \u00fatskr\u00e1ningu. Hins vegar eru st\u00f3rar kofrar ekki leyf\u00f0ar neinum sta\u00f0um \u00ed afmarka\u00f0um sko\u00f0unarsv\u00e6\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-tower-bridge.jpg\" alt=\"VE Day 81 The Mall lei\u00f0 fyrir ETA London gestgjafa\" class=\"wp-image-1636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-tower-bridge.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-tower-bridge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-tower-bridge-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-tower-bridge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/london-budget-tower-bridge-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hvar skal standa fyrir skrautinn og flugs\u00fdninguna<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sterkasta frj\u00e1lsa sko\u00f0unarsta\u00f0setningin fyrir 11:30 skrautinu er vesturendir The Mall, andst\u00e6tt Institute of Contemporary Arts. Ennfremur er forstofa Buckingham Palace vi\u00f0 Queen Victoria Memorial andlega endam\u00f3ti\u00f0 \u2014 b\u00e6\u00f0i skrauturinn og 13:00 flugs\u00fdningin nota h\u00f6ll sem stefnum\u00f6rkun. A\u00f0 auki komdu fyrir klukkan 10:00 til a\u00f0 tryggja \u00fe\u00e9r framhli\u00f0 sporafletti. Fyrir flugs\u00fdninguna s\u00e9rstaklega, hva\u00f0a su\u00f0ursn\u00faningur altan \u00e1 milli Trafalgar Square og Buckingham Palace framlei\u00f0ir hreina sj\u00f3nl\u00ednu; flugs\u00fdningar\u00e1tt er austur til vesturs \u00e1 1.500 fetum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fyrir sett s\u00e6ti \u00e1 Horse Guards Parade opnu\u00f0ust ums\u00f3knir \u00ed n\u00f3vember 2025 \u00ed gegnum vefs\u00ed\u00f0u Royal British Legion og loku\u00f0ust 15. mars 2026. \u00deess vegna eru engin mi\u00f0skj\u00f6l daganna til. Hins vegar helst Trafalgar Square me\u00f0 \u00f3keypis a\u00f0gang alla daginn, og Storey&#8217;s Gate n\u00e1l\u00e6gt Westminster Abbey er l\u00e6gsti \u00fe\u00e9tleikaflekillinn fyrir alla daginn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hva\u00f0 skal kl\u00e6\u00f0ast og taka me\u00f0 \u00e1 VE Day 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kl\u00e6\u00f0abur\u00f0urinn er vir\u00f0ulegur en \u00f3formlegur. N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0 skaltu for\u00f0ast stuttbuxur, toppae\u00f0lislaus f\u00f6t e\u00f0a v\u00f6rumerkt \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttafatna\u00f0 til vir\u00f0ingar vi\u00f0 bardaga- og virka starfsmenn. Ennfremur er me\u00f0alhiti \u00ed ma\u00ed \u00ed London 14\u00b0C me\u00f0 30 pr\u00f3sent l\u00edkum \u00e1 l\u00e9ttu rignu, \u00feannig a\u00f0 l\u00e9tt peysa er skynsamleg. Vissulega er l\u00edti\u00f0 bakpakk leyf\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00f6llum opnum sko\u00f0unarsv\u00e6\u00f0um, en engar glerfl\u00f6skur, alk\u00f3h\u00f3l e\u00f0a \u00fer\u00edp\u00e6ttir eru leyf\u00f0ir. A\u00f0 auki rekur Met Police svi\u00f0svald leitunarreglu vi\u00f0 innganga deilusk\u00edrteinis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taktu s\u00edma me\u00f0 fullri rafhla\u00f0u, litla fl\u00f6sku af vatni og hva\u00f0a fyrirliggjandi UK ETA skj\u00f6l ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja opinberan byggingu s\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi er eini atri\u00f0i\u00f0 sem vir\u00f0ist kaupa fram \u00ed t\u00edmann fyrir atbur\u00f0i Royal British Legion beulumerki\u00f0 fyrir \u00a32, f\u00e1anlegt \u00e1 hva\u00f0a London st\u00f6\u00f0 kiosks \u00e1 viku 5. ma\u00ed 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matur, drykkur og hl\u00e9 yfir daginn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaffih\u00fas innan Whitehall gir\u00f0ingar loka fyrir \u00f3mi\u00f0a\u00f0a gestina. Hins vegar opnar Pret a Manger \u00e1 8 The Strand klukkan 06:30 og starfar me\u00f0 s\u00f3larhrif-einni l\u00edkani \u00e1 VE Day 2026. \u00c1samt \u00fev\u00ed heldur National Gallery \u00e1 Trafalgar Square kaffih\u00fasi s\u00ednu opnu \u2014 \u00fe\u00f6ggulegri sitjandi valkostur en \u00ed kringum ke\u00f0jur. S\u00e9rstaklega, fyrir lengri hl\u00e9 hefur undirflokkur John Lewis Oxford Street Brasserie Blanc me\u00f0 p\u00f6ntunum sem eru enn f\u00e1anlegar vi\u00f0 ritun fyrir klukkan 12:00 og 14:00 l\u00edmraufir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-ben-sunset-london.jpg\" alt=\"VE Day 81 ETA gestgjafi handb\u00f3k fyrir London fer\u00f0amenn\" class=\"wp-image-970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-ben-sunset-london.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-ben-sunset-london-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-ben-sunset-london-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-ben-sunset-london-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-ben-sunset-london-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Menningarbundnar samsetningar \u2014 VE Day auk safns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imperial War Museum \u00e1 Lambeth Road b\u00fd\u00f0ur \u00f3keypis inng\u00f6ngu og s\u00e9rstaka VE Day 2026 s\u00fdningu sem ber titilinn \"Living Memory\" til 14. j\u00fan\u00ed. \u00c1samt \u00fev\u00ed l\u00e6kka Churchill War Rooms fyrir ne\u00f0an King Charles Street inng\u00f6ngugjald sitt \u00far \u00a329 \u00ed \u00a319 fyrir bardaga og beina afkomendur milli 9. ma\u00ed og 11. ma\u00ed 2026. A\u00f0 auki h\u00fdsir National Army Museum \u00ed Chelsea \u00f3keypis fj\u00f6lskylduverkst\u00e6\u00f0i milli 10:30 og 16:00 \u00e1 laugardegi 9. ma\u00ed. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi getur UK ETA g\u00e6stur byggt tveggja daga Remembrance g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0 \u00e1 tveimur p\u00f3stn\u00famerum \u2014 Westminster \u00e1 f\u00f6studegi og Lambeth \u00e1 laugardegi \u2014 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 leigja b\u00edl e\u00f0a fara me\u00f0 fjarl\u00e6gum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0vegum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kr\u00e1r, h\u00f3tel og bankah\u00f3lidahelgi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bankafr\u00ed m\u00e1nudaginn 4. ma\u00ed (Sumar bankafr\u00ed) \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 8. ma\u00ed framkallar \u00f3venjulegt mi\u00f0vikunar fr\u00ed-hry\u00f0ju. Sannarlega b\u00e6ttu h\u00f3tel \u00ed mi\u00f0b\u00e6r Lund\u00fana 12 pr\u00f3sent \u00e1lagi \u00e1 herbergjataxtana fyrir fimmtudag 7. ma\u00ed til sunnudags 10. ma\u00ed 2026. \u00dev\u00ed \u00e6ttu ETA g\u00e6stir a\u00f0 b\u00f3ka gistingu fyrir 21. apr\u00edl e\u00f0a sko\u00f0a kosti 2. sv\u00e6\u00f0is eins og Bermondsey, Camden og Battersea \u00fear sem frambo\u00f0 er st\u00f6\u00f0ugt. Ennfremur keyra f\u00e1ir kramber minningsstund fr\u00e1 11:00 til 12:00 \u2014 The Red Lion \u00ed Westminster og The Sherlock Holmes n\u00e1l\u00e6gt Charing Cross vir\u00f0ast b\u00e1\u00f0ir tveggja m\u00edn\u00fatna \u00fe\u00f6gn fylgt eftir af endurgj\u00f6f hunangi af Spitfire Ale fyrir hermenn vi\u00f0 framv\u00edsun au\u00f0kennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00d6ryggi, a\u00f0g\u00e6sla og vir\u00f0uleg framkoma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0, r\u00f3sa bleyju frekar en hr\u00f3pa; f\u00e1naviflingar eru \u00feegnar en h\u00e1va\u00f0amikil k\u00f6ll eru ekki. Ennfremur \u00e6ttu lj\u00f3smyndarar a\u00f0 halda sj\u00e1lfsmynda st\u00f6ngum fr\u00e1 grindum og for\u00f0ast a\u00f0 setja eldri hermenn \u00far sj\u00f3nsvi\u00f0i. Sannarlega, L\u00f6greglan bi\u00f0ur gesti um a\u00f0 n\u00e1lgast ekki kl\u00e6\u00f0\u00f0a starfsmenn fyrir undirskriftir e\u00f0a myndir \u00fear til opinbera dagskr\u00e1 hefur loka\u00f0. A\u00f0 auki er \u00farkast um Whitehall, Horse Guards og The Mall me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla\u00f0 sem \u00a3150 fasta sektar brot \u00e1 VE Day samkv\u00e6mt auknu framfylgni kerfi b\u00e6jarf\u00e9lags borgarinnar Westminster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tower-bridge-thames.jpg\" alt=\"VE Day 81 Whitehall Cenotaph fyrir UK ETA handhafa\" class=\"wp-image-1531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tower-bridge-thames.jpg 800w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tower-bridge-thames-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tower-bridge-thames-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tower-bridge-thames-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raunh\u00e6f kostna\u00f0ur \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 pund<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Atri\u00f0i<\/th><th>Kostna\u00f0ur<\/th><th>Athugasemd<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Lestar\u00fam mi\u00f0b\u00e6r Lund\u00fana<\/td><td>\u00a33.10 \u2013 \u00a36.50<\/td><td>Snertilaust fullor\u00f0insfar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kaffi + samloka<\/td><td>\u00a38 \u2013 \u00a314<\/td><td>Pret, Costa, Greggs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Royal British Legion hverm\u00e6la<\/td><td>\u00a32<\/td><td>Frj\u00e1lst framlag<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IWM s\u00fdningarinngangur<\/td><td>\u00d3keypis<\/td><td>Lambeth Road<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H\u00f3telaukning f\u00f6studagskv\u00f6ldi<\/td><td>+12%<\/td><td>\u00c1 m\u00f3ti st\u00f6\u00f0lu\u00f0u ma\u00ed-gengi<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00dearf \u00e9g UK ETA til a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00e1 VE Day 81 London?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>J\u00e1, \u00ed flestum tilfellum. Gestir fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem eru ekki vi\u00f0skiptagj\u00f6ld \u00feurfa gilda UK Electronic Travel Authorisation sem kostar \u00a316, gild \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r og margar heims\u00f3knir allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i hver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eru b\u00f6rn velkomin \u00e1 seremon\u00edan?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>J\u00e1. B\u00f6rn \u00e1 \u00f6llum aldri eru velkomin \u00e1 \u00f6llum opnum sko\u00f0unarsv\u00e6\u00f0um og \u00e1 Trafalgar Square. Samt sem \u00e1\u00f0ur er \u00fej\u00f3nusta Cenotaph hlj\u00f3\u00f0 athlitun \u2014 b\u00f6rn undir fimm \u00e1ra aldri er au\u00f0veldara a\u00f0 halda utan um \u00e1 The Mall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Er lj\u00f3smyndun leyf\u00f0 me\u00f0an \u00e1 \u00fe\u00f6gninni stendur?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Lj\u00f3smyndun er t\u00e6knilega leyf\u00f0, en flestir \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur l\u00e6kka myndav\u00e9lar s\u00ednar \u00e1 tv\u00edtugu \u00fe\u00f6glinni klukkan 11:00. Hlj\u00f3\u00f0 lokunarhnappar myndav\u00e9la berast \u00e1 \u00fe\u00f6glu d\u00f6gum; \u00fev\u00ed skal sl\u00f6kkva \u00e1 lokunarhlja\u00f0hnappi s\u00edma sem kurteisi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mun Buckingham Palace vera opi\u00f0 fyrir almenning?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Nei. R\u00edkisherbergin opna aftur fyrir sumari\u00f0 fr\u00e1 17. j\u00fal\u00ed 2026. Forsali\u00f0 helst a\u00f0gengilegt yfir daginn til a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 krossetu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hva\u00f0 ef \u00fea\u00f0 rignar miki\u00f0 8. ma\u00ed 2026?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Dagskr\u00e1ri\u00f0 heldur \u00e1fram vi\u00f0 l\u00e9tta rigningum. Hins vegar er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta vi\u00f0 flugkynninguna vi\u00f0 \u00feunga \u00farkomu e\u00f0a l\u00e1gt sk\u00fdjamok fyrir ne\u00f0an 700 f\u00e6tur. Uppf\u00e6rslur birtast \u00e1 samf\u00e9lagsr\u00e1snum Royal British Legion og ve\u00f0ur\u00e1\u00e6tlun Met Office fyrir flugrekstri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eru lei\u00f0s\u00f6gu\u00f0ar fer\u00f0ir sem mi\u00f0ast a\u00f0 VE Day?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>J\u00e1. Imperial War Museum rekur 90 m\u00edn\u00fatna \u201e1945 \u00ed Westminster\" lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn \u00e1 f\u00f6stud\u00f6gum og laugard\u00f6gum klukkan 10:00 og 14:30 me\u00f0 ver\u00f0i \u00a314, me\u00f0 afsl\u00e1ttum fyrir vopnahl\u00e9gustu og b\u00f6rn undir 16 \u00e1ra aldri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get \u00e9g s\u00f3tt um a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00ed herkl\u00e6\u00f0um ef \u00e9g \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0i erlendis?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>J\u00e1. Her\u00f0ir erlendra landa mega m\u00e6ta fram \u00ed formlegum b\u00faningum me\u00f0 tilskildum tilkynningum sendir\u00e1\u00f0s. Met Police bi\u00f0ja um fyrirvara me\u00f0 t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti gegnum skrifstofu herna\u00f0arfulltr\u00faa sendir\u00e1\u00f0sins til a\u00f0 tryggja sl\u00e9tt \u00f6ryggisvottun vi\u00f0 innganga binda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Er VE Day 81 afm\u00e6lisath\u00f6fnin borin beint?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>J\u00e1. BBC One sendir allt dagskr\u00e1rnar fr\u00e1 10:00 til 14:00 me\u00f0 t\u00falkun \u00e1 ensku t\u00e1knm\u00e1li \u00e1 varafl\u00e6\u00f0i BBC iPlayer. Beini \u00fatsendingu rekur einnig Royal British Legion \u00e1 YouTube-r\u00e1s sinni \u00e1n landabindinga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hvernig VE Day passar inn \u00ed v\u00ed\u00f0ari UK ETA London viku<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UK ETA gestur me\u00f0 5 daga London gluggann \u00ed byrjun ma\u00ed 2026 getur byggt sterka dagskr\u00e1: Tower of London \u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0judag 5. ma\u00ed, Chelsea Flower Show \u00e1 fimmtudag 7. ma\u00ed, VE Day \u00e1 f\u00f6studags 8. ma\u00ed, IWM og West End-s\u00fdning \u00e1 laugardag 9. ma\u00ed og Greenwich \u00e1 sunnudag 10. ma\u00ed. Ennfremur lokar bankaleiga m\u00e1nudagur 4. ma\u00ed sumum s\u00f6fnum en opnar marka\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Borough og Camden. Fyrir viki\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur vikin ein \u00feeirra \u00fe\u00e9ttustu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arhelgidaga gluggana alls \u00e1ri\u00f0 fyrir erlenda gesti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/london-bigben-landmark.jpg\" alt=\"VE Day 81 London Westminster ETA gestgjafi\" class=\"wp-image-1530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/london-bigben-landmark.jpg 800w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/london-bigben-landmark-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/london-bigben-landmark-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/london-bigben-landmark-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/london-bigben-landmark-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lokavitl\u00e6g \u00e1bendingar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sta\u00f0festu sam\u00feykki UK ETA \u00feitt \u00e1\u00f0ur en brottf\u00f6r \u2014 me\u00f0al\u00farvinnsut\u00edmi Home Office er 4 klst. en getur teygt sig til 3 virkra daga. Auk \u00feess skaltu taka skj\u00e1mynd af QR-k\u00f3\u00f0u\u00f0u bor\u00f0akortinu \u00fe\u00ednu og UK ETA sta\u00f0festingu ef fars\u00edmi bilar n\u00e1l\u00e6gt Whitehall. Sannarlega sty\u00f0ur t\u00edmabundin netfar Met Police vi\u00f0 Trafalgar Square b\u00e6\u00f0i 4G og 5G en \u00feyngrun getur enn flakka\u00f0 upp me\u00f0an \u00e1 \u00fe\u00f6gn og flugkynningum stendur. \u00dev\u00ed skal sl\u00f6kkva \u00e1 Live Photos, stilltu birtustig \u00e1 70 pr\u00f3sent og Bluetooth af til a\u00f0 lengja endingu rafhl\u00f6\u00f0u til 14:00 h\u00e1degiskokkertar samf\u00e9lagsins. Sem s\u00ed\u00f0asta athugasemd skaltu gefa til Royal British Legion vi\u00f0 hva\u00f0a opinbera berti-st\u00f6\u00f0 sem er \u2014 hver \u00a31 styrkir n\u00fat\u00edmans starfandi hermenn og fj\u00f6lskyldur \u00feeirra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fyrir frekari London UK ETA fer\u00f0aplanager\u00f0, sj\u00e1 okkar lei\u00f0beiningar um <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/free-london-attractions-2026-top-10-museums-parks-and-viewpoints\/\">\u00f3keypis London v\u00e6kindi 2026<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/budget-london-accommodation-2026-hostels-pods-and-airbnb-compared\/\">fj\u00e1rhagsleg London gisting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/passport-change-and-uk-eta-what-you-must-do-in-2026\/\">breytingar \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fi og \u00feitt UK ETA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-application-step-by-step-2026\/\">UK ETA ums\u00f3knarferli skref fyrir skref<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-immigration-rules-for-visitors-2026\/\">Reglur um innflytjendam\u00e1l \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir fer\u00f0amenn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/london-tube-fares-2026-visitor-oyster-vs-contactless\/\">London Tube fargj\u00f6ld 2026<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-family-travel-guide-2026\/\">UK ETA fer\u00f0alei\u00f0beiningar fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-processing-time-2026-real-numbers\/\">UK ETA afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edmi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/london-weekend-itinerary-2026-three-day-plan\/\">Helgarfer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun um London<\/a>, og <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-refusal-reasons-and-appeals-2026\/\">UK ETA synjunar\u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur og \u00e1fr\u00fdjanir<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VE Day 81 London commemorations on Friday 8 May 2026 mark eighty-one years since Victory in Europe ended the Second World War in May 1945. 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