One of the questions I get asked a lot is what are the MUST do things when visiting London? You ask, I deliver and this is my list of 100 fun things you must do in London!
Just to be clear, this list is a mix of free things to do like walks and museums, aswell as things you’ll have to pay for like eating fish and chips or seeing a West End show – I mean no trip to London is complete without those, right?
If you just want to see just the free stuff then don’t worry, I’ve got you covered and you can head over to this post to see 100 totally free things to do in London . I’d recommend bookmarking both of these pages for lots of suggestions!
Here are 100 fun things you must do in London!
- VISIT THE SKY GARDEN
- FALL INTO A FOOD COMA AT BOROUGH MARKET
- WALK ON ROYAL GRASS AT KENSINGTON PALACE
- EXPERIENCE A SUNRISE WHILE EATING BREAKFAST AT DUCK & WAFFLE
- SEE A CULT CLASSIC AT PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA
- PRETEND YOU’RE OFF TO HOGWARTS AT PLATFORM 9 3/4
- FIND THE DEER IN RICHMOND PARK
- FEEL CULTURED AT THE TATE MODERN
- WATCH A SHOW IN THE WEST END
- SEE LONDON FROM ABOVE AT THE TATE VIEWING GALLERY
- WALK UNDERNEATH THE THAMES
- IMMERSE IN HISTORY AT THE TOWER OF LONDON
- ANTIQUE SHOP AT PORTOBELLO ROAD MARKET
- PHOTOGRAPH THE COLOURFUL HOUSES IN NOTTING HILL
- SEE AN OUTDOOR SHOW AT REGENT’S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE
- VISIT THE QUEEN AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
- LEARN ABOUT LONDON ROYALTY AT THE V & A MUSEUM
- TAKE THE NO.24 BUS FOR A CHEAP SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF LONDON
- WALK AROUND REGENTS PARK AND MARVEL AT THE AMAZING HOUSES
- SWIM IN BROCKWELL LIDO
- WANDER AROUND SEVEN DIALS
- EAT A GOOD OL’ BRITISH PIE IN A GOOD OL’ BRITISH PUB
- SEE THE SPITFIRE PLANES AT THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
- FIND YOUR INNER ART CRITIC WITH THE STREET ART IN SHOREDITCH
- BUY FLOWERS AT COLUMBIA ROAD FLOWER MARKET
- RIDE THE LONDON EYE
- MEANDER ALONG THE SOUTHBANK
- DRINK AN INSANELY DECADENT HOT CHOCOLATE AT SAID DAL 1923 OR CHIN CHIN LABS
- ESCAPE ON A DAY TRIP TO BATH, ST ALBANS, OXFORD OR EVEN PARIS
- WALK AROUND AND GET LOST – IT’S WHERE YOU’LL DISCOVER THE HIDDEN GEMS
- WALK ALONG REGENTS CANAL
- TAKE A CANAL BOAT FROM CAMDEN TO LITTLE VENICE
- MINGLE AMONG THE DINOSAURS AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
- EAT A BEN’S COOKIE
- SING IN THE CHOIR AT ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
- GET LOST IN CAMDEN MARKET
- CHANNEL YOUR INNER WIZARD AT THE HARRY POTTER STUDIOS
- EAT AMAZING PASTRIES AT POPHAM’S BAKERY
- WALK ALONG THE RIVER THAMES AT NIGHT AND PHOTOGRAPH ST PAUL’S
- HAVE AFTERNOON TEA SOMEWHERE FANCY LIKE THE SAVOY OR THE RITZ
- EXPLORE ‘OLD LONDON’
- VISIT WESTMINSTER ABBEY
- EAT A TRADITIONAL BRITISH ROAST AT HAWKSMOOR
- SEE THE VIEWS FROM GREENWICH PARK
- HAVE A DRINK IN THE SHARD BAR
- LEARN ABOUT LONDON AT THE MUSEUM OF LONDON
- SAVE MONEY AND QUEUE FOR THEATRE ‘DAY SEATS’
- GO VINTAGE CLOTHES SHOPPING ON BRICK LANE
- EAT FISH & CHIPS
- TRY MARMITE
- RIDE THE DLR
- DRINK IN LONDON’S PRETTIEST PUB. THE CHURCHILL ARMS
- RIDE THE TUBE
- PHOTOGRAPH NEAL’S YARD
- INDULGE IN CAKE AT VIOLETS; THE ROYAL BAKERY
- EXPLORE COVENT GARDEN
- HAVE YOUR OWN POEM WRITTEN BY THE ‘POET MAN’ ON BANKSIDE
- GO SHOPPING IN HARRODS
- EXPERIENCE THE NIGHTLIFE IN SOHO
- MARVEL AT ‘THE BOLTONS’
- HAVE A CLASSIC FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST – LOTS OF SUGGESTIONS HERE
- QUEUE FOR COFFEE AT MONMOUTH COFFEE
- VISIT HACKNEY CITY FARM
- SEE A PLAY AT SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE THEATRE
- VISIT SOME FAMOUS NAMES AT HIGHGATE CEMETERY
- TAKE A TOUR WITH A LOCAL VIA AIR B&B
- EAT A GREAT BRITISH PUDDING – LIKE STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING
- BOOK FOR THE CEREMONY OF KEYS
- PRESS FOR CHAMPAGNE AT BOB BOB RICARD
- EAT PIZZA AT LONDON’S BEST ‘CHEAP EAT ‘ PIZZA UNION
- EAT & DRINK ON THE UBER-COOL BERMONDSEY STREET
- RIDE THE EMIRATES AIRLINE CABLE CAR
- BE IN TWO TIME ZONES AT ONCE AT THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN LINE
- ENJOY A LATE-NIGHT FEAST AT HAWKER HOUSE FOOD HALL
- WATCH THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD
- RIDE A BORIS BIKE
- RECREATE THE BEATLES FAMOUS ALBUM COVER AT ABBEY ROAD ZEBRA CROSSING
- FIND THE FAKE DOWNING STREET
- ATTEND A FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT IN ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS
- DISCOVER THE PEACOCKS AT KYOTO GARDENS
- DO MY FREE AND EFFICIENT SIGHTSEEING TOUR
- SPOT A CELEB IN PRIMROSE HILL
- EXPERIENCE THE NED
- EAT IN CHINATOWN, THEN DO A DESSERT TOUR!
- WALK THE THAMES PATH
- HAVE BRUNCH AT OZONE THEN WANDER AROUND SPITALFIELDS MARKET.
- WATCH A FILM AT OUTDOOR CINEMA
- GET LOST AT KEW GARDENS
- DO A FUN ACTIVITY AT DRINK, SHOP & DO
- DANCE TIL’ YOU DROP AT CLUB DE FROMAGE
- GO FOR LUNCH MALTBY STREET MARKET
- BOOK FOR A CONCERT AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
- HANG OUT IN COAL DROPS YARD
- VISIT ONE OF LONDON’S OLDEST CAKE SHOPS, MAISON DE BERTAUX
- CLIMB THE MONUMENT
- SEE A CABARET OR COMEDY SHOW AT SOHO THEATRE
- ICE SKATE IN ALEXANDRA PALACE
- SEE LONDON FROM THE RIVER VIA A BOAT TOUR
- EXPERIENCE THE CHURCHILL WAR ROOMS
- TRY AN AIR B & B EXPERIENCE
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