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See below for 50 random free places to visit in London.


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Big Wood

A local nature reserve with paths and benches for public use.
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Hamleys

The biggest toy shop in the world, Hamleys has seven floors of toys and games to browse through.
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Imperial War Museum

Museum with exhibits about conflict, particularly those involving Britain and the Commonwealth from World War 1 to the present.
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Platform 9 and 3 Quarters

Kings Crosses Platform 9 and three quarters of Harry Potter fame.
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Muswell Hill Skatepark

Concrete skatepark at Muswell Hill Sports Ground opened in 2010. It is also known as Coldfall.
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Brent Lodge Park

Ornamental gardens, meadows and playgrounds alongside the River Brent.
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Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Operated as a cemetery between 1841 and 1966, the area is now a public park and nature reserve.
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Stables Market

The Stables Market is a huge maze of vintage clothing, gifts, antiques and food with hundreds of stalls.
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Hackney City Farm

An opportunity to experience farming right in Hackney. Animals include goats, sheep, chickens, donkeys, rabbits and guinea pigs.
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St. James Park

St James Park is the oldest of the royal parks. It contains both The Mall and Horse Guards Parade.
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Bramley Bank Nature Reserve

Substantial woodland containing the largest woodland pond in Croydon.
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Harrow School Old Speech Room Gallery

The Old Speech Room is located in the old school building and was built in 1819-21.
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King Georges Fields

A 28 hectare open space that is listed as a site of importance for nature conservation.
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Big Ben

Big Ben is the popular name of the Elizabeth Tower that houses the Great Bell which has the nickname of Big Ben.
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Manor Farm

Dating back to medieval times, this is Hillingdons main heritage site.
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The Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square

Constructed in 1841, the plinth was empty for 150 years having originally been intended for an equestrian statue.
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London Wall

A section of the Roman London Wall built around AD200 adjoining the Tower of London.
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Hanworth Park

The park was an active airfield between 1917 and 1946 when it was closed due to the increasing size of nearby Heathrow.
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Deptford Market

Food, antiques and collectibles in one of Londons busiest markets.
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Purley Way Playing Fields

A large open space used as agricultural land until after world war two.
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St Pauls Cray Hill Country Park

Formerly a landfill site, now a country park covering fourty hectares.
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Chrisp Street Market

The oldest purpose built market in the country with redevelopment planned in the near future.
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The Cordwainer

Statue of The Cordwainer (A shoemaker) celebrating the ward of Cordwainer.
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Charterhouse

Historic buildings that were previously used as a priory and school dating from the 14th, 16th and 17th centuries.
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Winns Common

A combination of parkland, woodland and grassland containing a Bronze Age burial mound.
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Ruislip Lido

The Lido is a 60 acre lake with a sandy beach and a narrow gauge railway.
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Norman Leddy Memorial Gardens

Named after the Assistant Director of Parks for Hillingdon council, the garden has woodland, pond, a bog garden and several species of exotic trees.
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Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the monarch and has been since 1837.
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Royal Oak Skatepark

A mixture of old and new under cover of the A40 flyover. It is also known as the Meanwhile 2 skatepark.
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Myatts Fields Park

A fourteen acre Victorian park with wildlife garden, sports facilities and childrens playground.
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Brompton Cemetery

Beautiful cemetery opened in 1840 regarded as one of the finest Victorian cemetries in the country.
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Hackney Downs

One of Londons oldest public parks which was opened to the public in 1884 and currently holds green flag status.
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Brixton Windmill and Gardens

A fascinating mill that was built as a traditional windmill in 1816 but converted to run on steam in 1902. It has recently been restored.
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Camden Arts Centre

A place for contemporary arts exhibitions and events.
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Carnaby Street

World famous for boutique fashion shops and the centre of the swinging London of the 1960s.
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Ham Lands

Over 175 acres of local nature reserve beside the River Thames.
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Tooting Bec Common

A large common covering 220 acres with play equipment, a lake, a pond and woodlands.
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Thames Barrier

Opened in 1982, the Thames Barrier provides flood defences for the city of London. Costing £16,000 to close the flood barrier each time, it has been closed 175 times up to April 2015.
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Regents Park

Regents Park covers 395 acres and includes Queen Marys Gardens where you can see more than 30,000 roses.
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Sutton Ecology Centre

The centre is designed to create a better understanding of our environment.
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Jubilee Gardens

Pleasant gardens with a childrens playground at the foot of the London Eye.
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Minet Country Park

Opened as a public park in 2003, the site was awarded green flag status in 2009.
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Rennie Gardens

A small garden with well planted flower beds and mature trees.
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The Royal Society

The Royal Society is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
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Regents Park

Regents Park covers 395 acres and includes Queen Marys Gardens where you can see more than 30,000 roses.
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Roundshaw Downs

The largest chalk grassland area in the Borough of Sutton.
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Gunnersbury Triangle Nature Reserve

A woodland Nature Reserve with meadow, marsh, pond and a visitor centre.
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Goresbrook Park

Popular with cyclists, dog walkers and joggers.
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Tate Modern

National Museum of modern and contemporary art.
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Ravenor Park

Opened as Costons Farm Recreation Ground in 1928, it was renamed Ravenor Park after Ravenor Farm which remained until the 1970s.
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.

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