BetaFairWhere is in beta. Plans currently work for London only — more cities later.
London beta · Fairness over geometry
Meet in the middle vs FairWhere
The geographic midpoint looks fair on a map. FairWhere ranks places by how the journeys actually feel for everyone travelling — so your London group agrees faster.
Midpoint vs FairWhere Score
Same group, same city — different question. One asks where the centre of the map is. The other asks whose journey is carrying the burden.
Geographic midpoint
- Optimises for crow-flies centre on a map
- Ignores Tube lines, walking legs and interchanges
- Treats outbound and return as the same problem
- Often lands on a “central” pin that is awkward for half the group
FairWhere Score
- Ranks venues by journey fairness for everyone coming
- Balances total travel, longest trip and return journeys
- Factors convenience, changes, cost and venue fit
- Works on a curated Placelist shortlist or an open Plan
Start from a London Placelist
Pick a curated shortlist, then let FairWhere rank it for your group — no midpoint guesswork.
- After-Work Drinks — Central LondonBookable pubs and bars ranked by whose commute is fairest.
- Free Museums — LondonRainy-day galleries without the geographic midpoint guess.
- London Parks for GroupsPicnics, barbecues and kickabouts that work for everyone travelling.
- South Bank Meeting PointsExact pins so the group actually finds each other.
- London Padel CourtsBookable courts ranked by journey fairness, not map centre.
Read the playbooks
Frequently asked questions
- What does “meet in the middle” mean?
- People often pick a place near the geographic midpoint between everyone’s starting points — or a landmark that feels central. On a map that looks fair; on the Tube it often is not.
- Why is the geographic midpoint often unfair in London?
- London travel is shaped by lines, interchanges, walking legs and return journeys. Two people the same crow-flies distance from a venue can have very different door-to-door times, changes and cost.
- How is FairWhere different from meeting in the middle?
- FairWhere ranks candidate venues with a FairWhere Score that compares journey burden across the group — travel time, balance, longest trip, return fairness, convenience and changes, cost, and venue fit — not map geometry alone.
- Do I need everyone’s exact address?
- You enter starting locations (and optional return locations) for each person. Postcodes, stations or saved places are enough to rank a Placelist fairly for London.
- Can I start from a curated list instead of the whole map?
- Yes. FairWhere Placelists — like after-work drinks, free museums, parks, South Bank pins and padel courts — give you a shortlist, then FairWhere ranks that shortlist by journey fairness for your group.
Skip the midpoint. Rank by fairness.
Enter everyone’s starting points and get a shortlist that works for the whole group.