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The Best Things to do in London

News | South Kensington

A Mind-Bending, Immersive Alice In Wonderland Exhibition Is Coming To The V&A Meet all your favourite characters, and more.

27th Mar-31st Dec
Activities | Limehouse

Kayak to CRATE Brewery So, you can kayak to a brewery, canoe?.

17th Apr-29th Jul
Activities | Paddington

Remember Those Self-Driving Go-Boats? They're Hireable Right Now. The rule of 6 means you can grab a picnic and hit the water.

Things To Do | Southbank

Southbank Centre The biggest arts centre in Europe, home to talks, performances, music, parties, and a huge riverside terrace.

Things To Do | King's Cross

Canopy Market A weekly market with street food, bars, and independent craft stalls.

Features | King's Cross

The Best Food Markets In London After painstakingly trawling the myriad food markets around London… we got fat. But it was worth it, because the result is, well, this.

Things To Do | Peckham

Sonsoles Print Studio Learn how to screen print in Peckham.

Things To Do | Stoke Newington

West Reservoir Centre A picture-perfect swim spot in Stoke Newington.

Theatre | Waterloo

Watch Incredible Theatre at The Old Vic Big names, big plays.

Things To Do | Dalston

Dalston Eastern Curve Garden A lush community garden built on an old railway track.

Things To Do | Peckham

Kiln Rooms Make your own pottery in Peckham.

Museums | Peckham

Kenwood House A stunning old mansion that’s free to explore.

Theatre | Chelsea

Royal Court Theatre See a play that’s never been seen before.

Features | London

All The London Art Galleries You Can Visit Now Every exhibition on now, with a running list of reopening dates.

Things To Do | Farringdon

Bounce Farringdon 17 ping pong tables; a 40 foot bar serving seasonally-inspired drinks; a DJ booth and a raised restaurant overlooking all of the action. Ping Pong’s come home… and it’s been upgraded.

Activities | Liverpool Street

Swingers A cocktail-soaked clubhouse with two 9-hole indoor crazy golf courses and food from Pizza Pilgrims, Breddos Tacos, and Patty & Bun.

Shops | Chelsea

Spend A Rainy Afternoon Book Browsing At John Sandoe A warren of 30,000 books.

Features | Chelsea

The Best London Walks Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, you see me I be walk, walk, walk, walk, walk.

Things To Do | Across London

Explore London's Abandoned Tube Stations Tour secret passageways and WWII shelters.

Features | London

London Theatre | The Best Shows Right Now Only the very best West End shows, musicals, plays and immersive experiences happening in London right now….

Things To Do | Notting Hill

Ice Your Own Biscuits at Biscuiteers Like a pottery café, but with biscuits.

Things To Do | Clapham

Spin Plates at Clapham Pottery Throwing workshops and courses in an old chapel.

Features | Across London

Lectures & Talks In London Where to hear the best speakers, thinkers and philosophers in London….

Things To Do | Across London

Chelsea Physic Garden A 300 year-old secret garden with over 5,000 plants.

Features | Across London

Where To Watch Ballet in London Plus, what you should book now.

Bars | Camden

Camden Town Brewery's Pop Up Beer Garden Outdoor tables, tank-fresh beer and Kansas-style BBQ.

Things To Do | Walthamstow

The Walthamstow Wetlands Europe’s biggest urban wetlands.

Museums | Notting Hill

See Bovril Through The Ages At The Museum of Brands An unusual museum with a secret garden.

Things To Do | Chelsea

Listen To Jazz, Classical Music... And Bagpipe Rock See world-class musicians in the intimate Cadogan Hall.

Theatre | Chelsea

Watch Incredible Theatre at The Young Vic The Old Vic’s smaller cousin.

Comedy | Angel

The Bill Murray Free comedy, stand-up classes and an old-school boozer.

Features | London

What's On At London's Best Museums The most visited modern art gallery in the world; the original manuscripts of Charles Dickens, Virginia Wolf and Jack Kerouac; mummies; and more.

Things To Do | Waterloo

Play Board Games In A Graffiti-Filled Tunnel Screw the dance-off. Scrabble’s how we settle things now.

Activities | Hackney

Learn How To Smell Better At The Experimental Perfume Club, where you can make your very own bespoke scent to take home.

Things To Do | South Bank

Build A Banquet at the Southbank Centre Food Market Polish smoked sausage and Patagonian sparkling wine.

Pop ups | South Bank

Doña A female-led mezcal bar.

Things To Do | Clapham

Browse The Stalls at Venn Street Market Fresh produce, street food, and flowers.

Things To Do | Dalston

Draughts A board game café. In an old pie & mash shop.

Theatre | Notting Hill

Watch Cutting-Edge Performances In A Crumbling Old Theatre Pitting contemporary drama against faded grandeur.

Art Galleries | Notting Hill

Learn To Graffiti At Graffik Gallery Time to rebel. In a lawful fashion.

Theatre | Notting Hill

Watch Radical Theatre At The Gate A tiny theatre above a pub, known for staging incredible, politically conscious work.

Things To Do | Notting Hill

Go On A Mews Crawl Through West London Highly a-mews-ing.

Activities | Southwark

Electronic Theatre Interactive life-size gaming, with your own movement detectors.

Film | Notting Hill

Watch Classic Films In An Edwardian Cinema A beautifully restored cinema by Notting Hill Gate.

Things To Do | Chelsea

Play Bidding Chicken at Lots Road Auctions It’s always worth going, going.

Shops | Notting Hill

Browse The Shelves At Books For Cooks Then preview the recipes at their lunch club.

Collections | Across London

Comedy Clubs in London Where to see some stand-up citizens.

Features | Across London

Unusual Museums In London Sometimes the very best museums in London just don’t cut it. Which is why we’ve compiled this list of the very best unusual museums in London, just for you.

Activities | Barbican

Barbican Conservatory A (literal) concrete jungle.

Shops | Notting Hill

Build A Bouquet At This Tiny Florist Flowers where you least expect them.

Museums | Holborn

Sir John Soane’s Museum An architect’s house that’s been left untouched for 200 years.

Things To Do | Canada Water

Hawker House A colossal warehouse in Canada Water, housing 10 bars and 15 street food traders….

Activities | Holborn

London Jewellery School Workshops in everything from silver hammering to stone setting.

Art Galleries | Holborn

Saatchi Gallery A contemporary art gallery in Chelsea.

Theatre | Soho

Soho Theatre A central London theatre dedicated to new writing, comedy and cabaret.

Features | London

London’s Top Activity Bars Want to celebrate your birthday by mercilessly whipping everyone at your favourite game?.

Activities | Hoxton

Turning Earth E2 An open-access pottery studio with beginners workshops.

Activities | Hackney

The London Loom Learn to weave in East London.

Museums | Holland Park

Leighton House Museum A beautiful Victorian artist’s house and studio.

Immersive | Holland Park

The Crystal Maze All your 90s dreams are about to come true.

Activities | Borough

Mimo London Like school, only fun.

Activities | Across London

Lucky Voice Private booths, costumes, and push-for-drinks buttons.

Music | Camden

Jazz Cafe Camden Live music seven days a week.

Film | Southbank

BFI Southbank The home of British film, with screenings, talks, live soundtracks and more….

Activities | Hampstead

Hampstead Heath How to get to Hampstead Heath, plus the low-down on pubs, ponds, and things to do….

Activities | Hampstead

Grab Blooms By The Bucketload On A Picturesque Victorian Street Then enjoy what might end up being one of the greatest Sunday Roasts of your life.

Music | Camden

Roundhouse A quirky, multidisciplinary performance venue inside an old train depot.

Activities | Camden

Your Camden Market Guide Your ultimate guide around Camden Market, from when to go to what to see.

Activities | Across London

Flight Club London Darts and cocktails. Surprisingly, it works.

Activities | Notting Hill

Portobello Road Pastel-coloured houses, a market, gin palace, and more….

Activities | Bank

Leadenhall Market Star of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone….

Museums | Bank

British Museum Over 8 million priceless artefacts….

Art Galleries | Dulwich

Dulwich Picture Gallery Beautiful paintings in a stunning South London building, with al fresco art parties….

Events | Shoreditch

Sunday Feast at Cecconi’s An all-you-can-eat Italian feast….

Activities | Herne Hill

Brockwell Lido Brixton-based Olympic-sized swimming pool, gym, and all-day cafe.

Activities | Hoxton

Banya No. 1 An authentic Russian-style spa. With tree whipping.

Activities | Clapham

575 Wandsworth Road A poet’s house filled with amazing hand-carved wood….

Museums | Clapham

The Old Operating Theatre Museum A 19th century operating theatre hidden in a church attic….

Activities | Hackney Wick

Hackney Wick Boulder Project A sociable climbing centre by Hackney’s canals.

Activities | Haggerston

Otherworld Immersive, mind-bending, virtual reality. And cocktails.

Activities | Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes A retro bowling alley tucked beneath a Bloomsbury hotel.

Activities | Docklands

TeamSport Go Karting An 800m indoor go-karting track in the Docklands.

Activities | Greenwich

Peter Harrison Planetarium Prepare to be star-struck.

Museums | Greenwich

Horniman Museum & Gardens An overstuffed walrus, crazy golf, and 16 acres of public gardens.

Activities | Bethnal Green

V&A Museum Of Childhood Clothes, toys, furniture, and more.

Activities | Barbican

Barbican Centre Exhibitions, performances, cinema and more, in a beautiful brutalist shell.

Activities | Spitalfields

Old Spitalfields Market One of London’s oldest, most popular markets, selling street food, vinyl, antiques, crafts and more.

Activities | Battersea

River Walk Market It’ll power you through the day.

Art Galleries | Walthamstow

God’s Own Junkyard A dazzling gallery full of eclectic neon signage….

Things To Do | Walthamstow

Vinegar Yard London Bridge’s food and drinks hub.

Activities | King's Cross

The School Of Life Now you can actually say you were educated at the School of Life….

Museums | Kensington

The Design Museum A Kensington-based museum exploring design of all forms.

Activities | London Bridge

Borough Market London’s oldest, and possibly best, food market.

Activities | Canary Wharf

Hot Tub Boats It’s a hot tub. That is also a boat.

Things To Do | Ladbroke Grove

Take A Stroll Through A Cemetery (Really) Home to nobility, novelists, and W H Smith.

Art Galleries | Ladbroke Grove

Tate Modern A sprawling collection of modern art in an old electricity substation.

Activities | Spitalfields

Dennis Severs’ House A house that’s been described as one of the world’s greatest works of opera.

Features | Across London

The Best Karaoke Bars In London Got your karaoke song sorted? Then ooohhh, you’re halfway there….

Activities | Shepherd's Bush

Sherlock: The Game Is Now An escape room to get Sherlock-ed in.

Immersive | Mayfair

The Great Gatsby An immersive, jazz-fuelled, hooch-loaded, theatrical treat.

Activities | Islington

Laki Kane's Spiced Dry Rum Club The satisfaction of making your own booze? Apparently you can bottle that.

Activities | Islington

Dabbers Bingo Bingo. But fun.

Things To Do | Greenwich

Peninsula Golf Range Drive golf balls at Canary Wharf and eat deep-fried Oreos.

Things To Do | Greenwich

Greenwich Market 120 traders surrounded by Grade-II listed buildings.

Theatre | South Bank

Watch World-Class Theatre at The National Critically acclaimed plays in a brutalist icon.

Things To Do | Fulham

London Cru London’s first urban winery is finally here.

Things To Do | Fulham

North End Road Market Dozens of traders & food stalls, and a thriving vegan scene.

Music | Fulham

Dance Underground At Notting Hill Arts Club Live music and throwback DJ sets in a Notting Hill basement.

Things To Do | Chelsea

Explore The Independent Shops on Pavilion Road Welcome to Chelsea’s gourmet mews.

Museums | Covent Garden

London Transport Museum A museum dedicated to all things transportational, telling the history of movement in London over the last 200 years.

Museums | Barbican

Museum of London Stories of London, from the past 450,000 years or so.

Activities | London Bridge

Flat Iron Square A tucked away treasure trove of street food vendors, small restaurants and Ben Lovett’s music venue, Omeara.

Activities | East London

Martello Hall Gin Blending Somehow, this bar is getting you to do the work, and happily pay for the privilege.

Things To Do | East London

Smoky Barrels: The Mac & Wild Whisky Bar and Shooting Range A bar with 200 whiskies and a virtual Scottish hunting range.

Bars | Hackney

ABQ Cook your own cocktails in a Breaking Bad-style RV.

Features | London

Crazy Golf In London | The 22 Best Courses These spots have got it down to a tee….

Activities | Bank

Sky Garden A 45,000 square foot garden in the clouds spread across three floors of The Walkie Talkie.

Features | Central London

Take a Central London Ice Cream Crawl Take a flavoursome stroll through central London, picking up some of the best, weirdest, coolest, most mind-blowing ice creams known to our species as you go.

Activities | Waterloo

Explore London's Unofficial Graffiti Gallery Then explore the restaurants and bars spinning off it.

Museums | Waterloo

Japan House The Land of the Rising Sun is very welcome here.

Pop ups | Soho

The Potion Room at Cutter & Squidge It’s time to raise your cup and sorcerer….

Museums | Camden

The Jewish Museum London Find out about the 1000-year history of the Jewish community in Britain….

Things To Do | Embankment

Proud Embankment A double-height cabaret bar and restaurant harking back to the Belle Epoque….

Activities | Across London

A Field Guide Taxidermy Workshops Not just for stuffy Victorians.

Activities | Oxford Circus

Swingers West End Swingers’ have opened a second, vast crazy golf den in the West End….

Things To Do | Oxford Circus

The Bermondsey Beer Mile It’s like a marathon, only shorter and better hydrated.

Activities | Dalston

Make Smoking Cocktails In A Magic Bar Get ready to sip from an actual goblet of fire.

Things To Do | Waterloo

Try Staffordshire Cuisine In An Independent Coffee Shop An elegant, minimalist café with a leafy garden (when it’s not snowing).

Theatre | Waterloo

Watch Underground Theatre... Underground Immersive theatre, comedy and cabaret in a maze of subterranean railway tunnels.

Things To Do | Brixton

The Ritzy A grand Edwardian cinema with two bars.

Art Galleries | Fulham

Arthill Gallery Cutting-edge art in a beautiful Gothic church.

Things To Do | Fulham

Bishop’s Park Market A river-hugging market for Sunday picnics.

Activities | Camden Market

Half Hitch Gin Making Camden’s artisanal microdistillery are letting you turn anything you like into your very own gin….

Theatre | Clapham

Catch Edinburgh Fringe Shows in Clapham At a theatre in an old library.

Museums | South Kensington

Natural History Museum A grand, architecturally stunning museum housing over 80 million different plants, animals and insects… plus dinosaur sleepovers, ice skating, and three pet sheep.

Activities | Peckham

Peckham Levels Peckham’s car park arts hub, with an entire floor of street food and bars….

Museums | Clerkenwell

London Postal Museum There’s a second subterranean railway you never knew about…and it’s part of London’s Postal Museum.

Activities | Clerkenwell

TT Liquor Masterclasses Learn to make cocktails like a pro at the workshop/bar/liquor store extravaganza that is TT Liquor….

Activities | Waterloo

Sea Life London Aquarium 2 million litres of water. 500 species. 1 half-shark, half-ray.

Activities | Shoreditch

Ballie Ballerson It takes a lot of balls to create an experience like this. A million, to be exact.

Events | Across London

Poetry Brothel An illicit, subversive and immersive cabaret show with one-on-one poetry readings, live jazz, Burlesque, fortune telling and cocktails.

Bars | Chelsea

The Bletchley Break codes for cocktails in an underground bunker.

Events | Piccadilly

Black Cat Cabaret An intimate cabaret show in a 1930’s style cocktail bar.

Activities | Piccadilly

Gospeloke Your night’s about to get like a Swiss cheese: holy.

Bars | Dalston

The Last Tuesday Society The Last Tuesday Society is a cocktail bar-cum-curiosity museum founded by eclectic dandy ‘pataphysicist, Viktor Wynd.

Things To Do | Brixton

Brockwell Park 125 acres of green space, and a Grade II listed lido.

Things To Do | Elephant & Castle

Mercato Metropolitano An Italian market filled with street food stalls, live music, bars, cookery classes, and a mushroom farm.

Activities | Vauxhall

Whistle Punks Once in a while it’s nice to do something different. Like competitive axe throwing.

Theatre | Wapping

Wilton’s Music Hall A glorious, crumbling old Victorian music hall, home to cabaret, theatre – and a very atmospheric bar.

Things To Do | Wapping

Learn To Dance With The Professionals at Rambert Beginner to advanced dance classes in striking new studios.

Activities | Shoreditch

Hip Hop Karaoke Sometimes you like to mix things up.  As a cocktail connoisseur and – unbeknownst to both your friends and yourself – the dopest of rappers, this is one of those times.

Activities | The Thames

Walk the Thames Pounding pavements. Generally a pretty fruitless task. Unless you’re taking a walking tour of London’s best sights and foodie spots….

Activities | West End

Touring the West End on Foot A walking tour of London’s theatreland.

Film | Notting Hill & White City

The Electric Cinema Boutique cinemas with cocktails, retro surroundings, and front row beds.

Activities | Shoreditch

Bounce Shoreditch A luminous subterranean bunker in Shoreditch housing a restaurant (overlooked by a 25-foot pizza counter and cocktail bar) with a private room and seventeen ping pong tables.

Things To Do | Shoreditch

HiddenCity’s Real World Adventure Games Explore parts of London you never knew existed, on a cryptic text hunt.

Activities | Across London

Top Escape Rooms in London The places that are still open for you and your bubble.

Things To Do | Chelsea

Take A Stroll Along Albert Bridge One of London’s most beautiful spots for a walk.

Music | London Bridge

Omeara Mumford & Son’s Ben Lovett has decided to open a music venue in London Bridge. And to be frank, it’s not too shabby at all.

Activities | Bayswater

Queens: Skate, Dine, Bowl Skating, dining and bowling all under one roof, plus – surprise! – curling and ice karting.

Activities | Shoreditch

The London Shuffle Club The London Shuffle Club have returned with their full-size shuffleboard, plus pizzas and cocktails….

Activities | Shoreditch

Harry Potter At House of MinaLima Four floors of dedicated Harry Potter paraphernalia, from a shop selling Hogwarts Acceptance Letters, to galleries of props and original artwork from the films.

Activities | Brixton

Pop Brixton A village made of shipping containers in the heart of Brixton, overflowing with street food stalls, restaurants, bars, shops, events… and more.

Comedy | Covent Garden

The Top Secret Comedy Club London’s least secret comedy club.

Museums | Canary Wharf

Museum Of London Docklands Chronicling London’s history as a trading port.

Features | Across London

Where To Play Laser Tag In London Picking a good laser quest venue can be a shot in the dark.

Art Galleries | St James

The ICA Neither a museum nor an art gallery, The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is quite difficult to define (which is – oooooooh – what defines it).

Activities | St James

All Star Lanes Bowling’s back. And it’s brought private karaoke booths, boozy milkshakes and mouthwatering diner food with it.

Activities | Camden

ZSL London Zoo The world’s oldest zoology centre dedicated to conservation – plus, really cute penguins.

Attractions | West London

Ham House and Garden Located on the River Thames in leafy Richmond, Ham House and Garden is one of London’s best kept secrets.

Museums | Knightsbridge

The V&A Museum A free, iconic museum dedicated to art and design, housing over 2.3 million beautiful artefacts.

Art Galleries | Waterloo

Catch An Exhibition On The Southbank What do Bruce Wayne and Isaac Hayward have in common? Well, they both have notable buildings named after them. And that’s about it.

Art Galleries | Soho

The Photographers’ Gallery If you’re finding the bustle of Oxford Street too much, dart between the buildings on Ramillies Street and spend an hour in The Photographers’ Gallery.

Activities | Soho

Library Pot Don’t believe there’s a board game café in Richmond? Check, mate.