At Your Convenience: A Lavatorial Walking Tour
Free: All time See a different side of central London on an audio walking tour tracing the city’s history of sanitation. Created by Rachel Erickson, a quirky public toilet enthusiastic and tour guide who calls herself the Loo Lady, this walking tour’s audio plays through your smartphone automatically at various GPS locations. Download the free...
Victoria & Albert Museum
Free: All time The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. The museum also owns the world’s largest collection of post-classical sculpture, with the holdings of Italian Renaissance items being the largest outside Italy....
Imperial War Museum London
Free: All time Imperial War Museums (IWM) is a British national museum organization with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. Out of the three (IWM London, IWM Belfast, and Churchill War Rooms), only IWM London is free of charge. The museum houses many exhibits, from all the tanks and...
The Ragged School Museum
Free: All time The Ragged School Museum is housed in a group of three canalside buildings which once formed the largest “ragged” or free school in London. The museum was founded to make the history of the Ragged Schools and the broader social history of the Victorian East End accessible to all. Within the original...
London Film Museum
Free: All time The London Film Museum is the only film museum of its kind in Great Britain. There are two locations in London, one in Covent Garden and the other in Southbank. Only the museum in Covent Garden offers free entrance. This self-supporting museum was founded in 2008 aiming to support the Film industry...
Clockmaker’s Museum
Free: All time The Clockmaker’s Museum is a curio site. Tucked in a single big room in the Guildhall Art Gallery, this museum has the oldest collection of clock and watches in the world, with about 1,000 exhibits. Besides displaying many intricate timepieces throughout the ages, it also offers history and tidbits regarding this topic....
Museum of Childhood
Free: All time The Museum of Childhood was founded in 1872 but it wasn’t until 1920s that it began to focus on services for children. The museum today houses a collection of childhood-related objects and artefacts, spanning the 1600s to the present day. Address: Cambridge Heath Rd London E2 9PA, United Kingdom Opening Hours: Daily 10am...
Victoria and Albert Museum
Free: All time The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design. It houses a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects, spanning 5,000 years of art from ancient times to the present day, from cultures all around the world. Address: Cromwell Rd London SW7 2RL, United Kingdom Opening Hours:...
Science Museum
Free: All time The Science Museum in London is the most visited science and technology museum in Europe. The museum holds a collection of over 30,000 items, including famous items such as Stephenson’s Rocket, Puffing Billy (the oldest surviving steam locomotive, Apollo 10 command capsule, the first prototype of the 10,000-year Clock of the Long...
Natural History Museum
Free: All time The Natural History Museum in London is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within five main collections: Botany, entomology, Mineralogy, Paleontology and Zoology. The museum is particularly famous for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons. Address: Cromwell Rd, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom Opening Hours: Daily 10am...
Choir in Westminster Abbey
Free: Most days usually at 5pm (check website for schedule) Entrance to Westminster Abbey usually costs a staggering 16 quids. However, you can get in this site for free during an Evensong – usually takes places on most days after regular opening hours. Enjoy the Abbey’s fine architecture interior with less crowd wondering about and...
Alternative London Walking Tour
Free: Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays 12pm and 7pm; Fridays 12pm; Saturdays 12pm & 3pm (Online bookings required) Want a free tour but hate the regular tourist spots like the Buckingham Palace and the sort? Join the Alternative London Walking Tour! This tour mainly covers the neighborhood of East London which is the place to be...
