LONDON (England) – free things to do.

Last Updated: 19 August 2024
Author: Yasmin

(Nearest tube/rail station in brackets)

Museums

• Natural History Museum (South Kensington)
• Science Museum (South Kensington)
• Victoria & Albert Museum (South Kensington)
• British Museum (Tottenham Court Road)
• Tate Modern (London Bridge)
• Bank of England Museum (Bank)
• Imperial War Museum (Lambeth North)
• National Maritime Museum (Cutty Sark)
• Museum of London (Canary Wharf)
• Design Museum (High Street Kensington)
• Queen’s House (Cutty Sark)
• Royal Air Force Museum (Colindale)
• Grant Museum of Zoology (Warren Street, Euston Square)
• Horniman Museum & Gardens (Forest Hill)
• Wellcome Collection (Euston, Euston Square)
• Sir John Soane’s Museum (Holborn)

Markets

• Camden Market (Camden Town)
• Portobello Road Market (Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill)
• Covent Garden Market (Covent Garden, Charing Cross)
• Spitalfields Market (Liverpool Street)
• Borough Market (London Bridge)
• Brick Lane Market (Aldgate, Aldgate East, Whitechapel).
• Leadenhall Market (Monument)
• Greenwich Market (Greenwich)
• Petticoat Lane Market (Liverpool Street, Aldgate East)
• Brixton Village and Market (Brixton)
• Columbia Road Flower Market (Old Street)
• Broadway Market (Bethnal Green)
• Maltby Street Market (Bermondsey)
• Backyard Market (Shoreditch High Street)
• Chiswick Flower Market (Turnham Green)
• Pop Brixton (Brixton)
• Vinegar Yard (London Bridge)
• Canopy Market (King’s Cross)
• Victoria Park Market (Bethnal Green)

Art Galleries

• Tate Britain (Pimlico)
• The National Gallery (Charing Cross)
• National Portrait Gallery (Charing Cross, Leicester Square)
• Tate Modern (London Bridge)
• The Serpentine Galleries (Lancaster Gate)
• Leake Street Arches (Waterloo)
• Somerset House (Temple)
• Whitechapel Gallery (Aldgate East)
• The Wallace Collection (Bond Street)
• Gods Own Junkyard (Wood Street)
• William Morris Gallery (Walthamstow Central)
• White Cube Gallery (Hatch End)
• The Mosaic House (Chiswick Park)

Views over London

• Sky Garden (London Bridge or Monument)
• Horizon 22 (London Bridge or Monument)
• The Lookout (London Bridge or Monument)
• The Garden at 120 (Monument or Fenchurch Street)
• Primrose Hill (Swiss Cottage, St. John’s Wood)
• Parliament Hill (Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak)
• Greenwich Park (Cutty Sark, Greenwich Park)
• Alexandra Palace (Alexandra Palace)

Cute and Colourful Places

• Neal’s Yard (Covent Garden)
• Shad Thames (London Bridge)
• Notting Hill’s colourful streets (Notting Hill)
• Peckham Levels (Queens Road Peckham)
• Kings Cross illuminated tunnel (Kings Cross)
• Carnaby Street (Oxford Circus)
• Cecil Court (Leicester Square)

Parks and Gardens

• Hyde Park (Marble Arch)
• Kensington Gardens (Lancaster Gate)
• Kyoto Garden (Holland Park)
• Holland Park (Holland Park)
• St James’s Park (St James’s Park)
• Regent’s Park (Regent’s Park)
• Primrose Hill (St John’s Wood)
• Greenwich Park (Cutty Sark)
• Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew Gardens)
• Bushy Park (Teddington)
• Green Park (Green Park)
• Richmond Park (Richmond)
• Chelsea Physic Garden (Sloane Square)
• London Wetland Centre (Barnes, Hammersmith)
• Morden Hall Park (Morden)
• Crystal Palace Dinosaur Park (Crystal Palace, Penge West)
• Walthamstow Wetlands (Blackhorse Road)
• Postman’s Park (Barbican, Moorgate)
• Barbican Conservatory (Barbican)
• Paddington’s Floating Pocket Park (Edgware Road)
• Hampstead Hill Gardens and Pergola (Golders Green)
• Crossrail Place Roof Garden (Canary Wharf)
• St. Dunstan in the East (Fenchurch Street)
• Battersea Park (Battersea Park)
• The Isabella Plantation (Kingston upon Thames)
• Dalston Eastern Curve Garden (Dalston Junction)
• Tranquil Crossbones Garden (Borough)
• Red Cross Garden (Borough)
• The Tide (North Greenwich)

London city centre walking map

This 2-hour walk takes in Buckingham Palace, The Mall, St James’s Park, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Downing Street, Horse Guards Parade, and Piccadilly Circus.
https://sightseeinginfo.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/westminster-sightseeing-walk.pdf
More things to do and see are listed here https://sightseeinginfo.wordpress.com/london/

About the Author

Yasmin is a South African expat living in London (UK) for over a decade. Her passion is travel, visiting new places, seeking hidden gems, local specialities, off-the-beaten-track experiences, and jaw-dropping natural scenery. She aims to inspire others to travel, whether it’s by providing information and travel tips or showcasing a destination through photography. (@postcard786)

London photos are on Instagram: @postcard786