We have over 1000 ideas for FREE things to do and places to go for anyone visiting, or living in London.
If you are looking for ideas about having a day out then browse through our lists of sightseeing ideas for inspiration - whatever the weather London has in store there are plenty of indoor and outdoor activities listed.
The majority of London attractions listed are free to visit and include
museums,
art galleries,
childrens farms,
childrens playgrounds,
gardens,
historic sites,
markets,
nature,
parks,
skateparks,
sports,
leisure,
landmarks and
London events.
Many of the most famous art galleries the city has to offer are featured on the site including
Tate Modern,
The National Gallery and the
Saatchi Gallery. Details can also be found of much smaller and less well known sites including the
Serpentine Galleries in Hyde Park and the
Pump House Gallery in
Battersea Park.
Children are well catered for in the city with many parks having playgrounds ranging from swings and slides to the pirate ship in the
Diana Memorial Playground in
Kensington Gardens.
There are several childrens farms spread across London - one of our favourite ones is in
Crystal Palace Park where you can also take the children to check out the Victorian dinosaur statues that reside in and around the lake.
For a slightly older age group are many skateparks and you can also find free to use tennis courts and outdoor gym equipment in some of the parks.
We will soon have an events page that lists out the well known annual events including Notting Hill Carnival, The Lord Mayors Show, Trooping The Colour and The Boat Race. Several institutions such as the
LSE and
The Royal Society offer free lectures and you can also be entertained at places like
The Scoop next to
City Hall or watch the street performers at
Covent Garden.
London is a surprisingly green city with the large Royal Parks in the centre of town and Battersea Park just a short distance away on the South side of the River Thames.
Greenwich Park is partly a deer park and also houses historical sites such as the Royal Observatory and the
National Maritime Museum which are both free to visit.
Further out there are many woodlands, the largest being
Epping Forest which covers 6000 acres of North London stretching from Chingford to Epping. Large areas of the forest are designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Special Areas of Conversation and there are 4 visitor centres.
Historic sites and London landmarks frequently go hand in hand, for example both
Tower Bridge and
The Tower Of London are known around the world but with interesting historical backgrounds - and don't forget
The Monument to the Great Fire of London, located in Pudding Lane just a short walk across the river from
London Bridge Station.
Then of course there are more modern landmarks such as the
Gherkin and the
Shard which are both spectacular buildings, but the areas around can also reveal other places of interest like the public artworks in the streets surrounding the Gherkin (including rusty metal dinosaurs and a large globe made from stainless steel nuts and bolts).
Marble Arch hosts two large public artworks in the form of a giant horses head and Ghengis Khan mounted on his horse. Henry Moore sculptures can be found by the Thames at Millbank and at College Gardens near the
Houses of Parliament. Please note that not all of the landmarks and historic sites are free to enter but we have included them if good views can be had of them from the surrounding streets.
So there is plenty to see and do for a daytrip, an extended visit or a full holiday in London and it need not be expensive.