London Tap Water Is Poisonous
I don’t mean to be alarmist or anything like that, but I have come to the conclusion that London tap water is something that should be avoided at all costs. In fact I will go as far as saying that the filthy stuff is poisonous and a downright danger to your health. London tap water is unsafe to drink and I will take it one step further and say that it isn’t even a good idea to wash in the stuff.
It is a fact that 80% of London’s drinking water comes from storage reservoirs connected to the River Thames and the River Lee. I’m sure that anybody that has ever been to London, couldn’t help but notice the filthy colour of the water in the Thames and it is obvious that a lot of chemicals go into turning that into the stuff that flows out of the tap.
I’m basing my assumption that London tap water is a danger to your health from my own findings. When I first arrived here, I did a wee bit of research and found that the tap water was safe to drink, it maybe tastes disgusting but it was safe to drink. Not been one to waste money on something, which I could get for free and I thought I may eventually get accustomed to the taste, so I drank it.
However during my first 3 months living in London I had a constant sore throat, which just wouldn’t go away. It was round about then that I discovered where the water I was drinking originated from and I thought holy f**k. I instantly put a halt to local tap water going down my sensitive throat. And believe it or not within a couple of days my throat was back to normal and it hasn’t bothered me since.
I can personally understand why Londoners are far more likely than those elsewhere in the country to drink bottled water more than once a day, they have got taste buds and care about their health. Do you really think the authorities would tell us the truth and that we shouldn’t be drinking London tap water because it is a danger to our health’s, think about it! I bet you good old Boris never touches the stuff, he knows better!
I also cant help but notice that in London the amount of people going around with bad skin, it is unbelievable. I was sitting on a crowed tube the other day and I swear virtually every single person on it had bad and spotty skin on their faces. I have never seen anything like it in my life, for a horrible second, I thought I was in second rate horror film. In fact, even my own face is not looking as clear as it once was. I know the answer and you have probably guessed it too, it is London tap water, the stuff is poisonous!
For me the taste of London tap water is absolutely disgusting, I can’t understand why anybody would drink the stuff. The only reason I can think of is because it is free, and the English try and call the Scottish mean with money, give me a break.
I read somewhere that in blind tests that most people couldn’t tell the difference between chilled bottled water and chilled London tap water, all I have to say about that one, is that they must have used people without taste buds for the test. I have just came back from Barbados and for that matter the tap water back home in Aberdeen is like Perrier compared to the stuff that comes out of the taps in London.
Thankfully my local Sainsbury’s sells a litre bottle of Scottish mineral water for 35 pence called Caledonian. The water is sourced from the Caledonian Spring, which is located on the Eastern edge of the Campsie Fells and is in a beautiful and pollution free part of Scotland. This a much better choice for my health than drinking tap water that tastes like it has came straight out of the filthy Thames.
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I was always fascinated with London and it’s pretty cool to read a whole new perspective. Thanks for sharing!
Your right in your observation, the water here is disgusting and undrinkable, YUCK! I don’t even let my dog drink it, thats how bad it is.
I must agree with your comments on Thames water. I have been suffering with constant mouth ulcers for twenty years. I tried everything to alleviate the symptoms.
I then omitted tap water from my diet and over night my painful ulcers disappeared never to return again. I feel it may be the high Chlorine content which was the culprit.
It’s true that the Thames water is disgusting, but that doesn’t go straight into the drinking water system. This might scare you even more, but London water is actually recycled by a system that is studied by other countries who also suffer from scarcity of water.
Rachella
That’s intersting can you expand on this fact as my drinks Thames Water.
I don’t care what anybody says the tap water in London tastes like it has came straight out of the Thames, its disusting
When I was living with my sister in London, I drank the tap water almost everyday. However, since I moved to Basingstoke (an hour away from London), I have stopped drinking tap water because the water here is too ‘hard’.
Not sure about how toxic London’s tap water is. The previous Mayor did start a drive to encourage people asking for tapwater, which is free, instead of order bottled water that can cost a couple of quid.
For me, I need no encouragement. I figure that the high calcium in London’s water might actually do me some good as I hate milk! lol
C K
Propaganda? Yes… after all, the article ends with an ad for a brand of water. All I can say is LOL.
I have noticed nothing wrong with the tap water in London. No sore throats, not ulcers, nothing. It doesn’t taste any different to bottled water. The only thing I can see is that the calcium content is higher than in Finland, but otherwise, nothing wrong with it. All the other articles seem to state that London tap water is drinkable.
I get it Sainsbury’s are paying me to advertise some water, give me a fucking break! If something is good I will say so. Anyway for the record I really hate fucking Sainsburys, but alas they are the only big supermarket around here.
I know plenty of Londoners that agree with me that the tap water here tastes disgusting . I personally can easily tell the difference between tap water in London and tap water back home in Aberdeen, it tastes good back home.
Do you actually know how dirty and filthy the water you drink out of a tap in London is before it is treated to make it drinkable? I guess some peoples taste buds are fucked up from too much alcohol , sugar or caffeine and as a result they would think cats piss would taste good if they were to be served it chilled.
You maybe need to take a trip down to the Thames and see all the motor oil floating around in it. I don’t care what the water board or Baffoon Boris tell us about how good and safe it is. What cant be disputed is that the water coming out the tap in London has been treated with more chemicals than Pete Docherty has in his body. Now take a trip up to Scotland and see where the Tap water comes from and you might just see the difference.
I suppose the fact that bottled water sales are unbelievable high in London, especially amongst British people is an indication as to what people think about tap water in this city. I think many foreigners’ are deluding themselves because they are use to decent tasting water back home and are I suppose too cheap to spend 37 pence on 2 litres! I will personally continue to drink bottled water because it tastes better and that’s a personal choice.
I think from the comments I have recieved so far there are a few people that actually agree with me!
Absolutely right! London tap water is totally disgusting and I NEVER drink it. I’ve lived in London for over 20 years and I even use bottled water to make my tea and coffee! You’re absolutely right not to touch the stuff. Great blog!
I wish I had seen this blog sooner … I have been living in London for 5 months now and found it surprising when after 3 months I started getting hives all over my body just after having a shower !! I went to a doctor who told me that I was certainly reactive to something in the water as my skin is sensitive. I bought a water softener and things have improved but my skin is still extremely dry… This blog is very helpful, I really wish I had seen it before coming to London, I would have paid more attention to that !
I stopped drinking the tap water because a friend’s mother who lives in the States said she read an article in the NYT that said that English water has more estrogen than a lot of other waters. With my hormones already going berserk, I started on bottled water, and I swear it has helped my monthlies.
As for bad complexions in the UK population, I recall when I first arrived here 15 years ago, everyone looked quite unhealthy – pale and grey…I put it down to bad diet, but who knows if it is the water.
My own complexion has improved, as has my husbands since I put us on bottled water..
Taste – well, I also prefer the bottled water. Ever since the water came out of the tap mirky and foggy, I just don’t use the stuff.
This is undeniable truth. I have observed many times and felt that there is something wrong with tap water. But based on informations from different sources I felt that London tap water is good and kept on using. But believe me for last few months I am using bottled water(not bother about any brands) but I can notice a real differnce. I feel more healthy. No sore throats, no stomach upsets, no headaches for no reasons, and I can see predominant change in appearance of my skin! I am not stating all these here, not to just blandly believe in what I am saying. This is merely my observations and experinces… So i am not here to recommend any body for bottled water. But give a try using for around 2-3 months and see hows it going!… if you think you can see some positive difference.. do shift to bottles or else there is no point spending money for bottles, instead use tap water. Thanks
I totally agree with you. However some people don’t have a problem drinking London Tap water and they have done so all their lifes, but I also know plenty of people that can’t stand stuff and wont even brush their teeth in it, which is a wee bit extreme even for me. I truly hate the stuff…its not good for my health either and it tastes disgusting…
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very interesting article with opposit opinion. I’m just researching into drinking or no tap water so all opinionsmattwr and after reading for an hour instill don t know what is actually better for us and which opinions are propaganda … Most likely as with everything truth is somewhere in the middle a d it is our personal choice. I drink boilled tap water and it works for me.