New London Tour
Free: Daily 11am and 1pm A part of the popular Sandeman’s New Europe, the New London Tour is also a free tour running on tip-only-if-you-like basis. On the 2.5 hour tour, besides getting to watch the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace, you will get to visit Churchill’s War Cabinet Bunker, 10 Downing St.,...
View of London from Primrose Hill
Free: All time Sure, you can get a bird-eye view of London from the famous London’s Eye if you’re willing to shell out 18 quids. For that amount of money, you might as well just buy yourself food and drink to bring for a picnic at the top of Primrose Hill in north London. From...
Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace
Free: Daily at 11:30am during summer; Every other day during winter A visit to London is never complete without experiencing the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace… or so every guidebook will tell you that. In any case, it’s free. You got to see The British Queen’s Guards marching accompanied by the Guards band....
Ping Pong at PING
Free: All time PING is a kitchen/bar/games room hangout inspired by the popular game of Ping Pong. The tables are free on first come first serve basis. There’s also a tournament on Tuesday. Address: 184 Earl’s Court Rd, London SW5 9QG, United Kingdom Opening Hours: Mon-Wed 6pm – 11pm; Fri & Sat 6pm – 2am;...
National Portrait Gallery
Free: All time The National Portrait Gallery in London is the first portrait gallery in the world when it opened in 1856. The gallery houses portraits of historically important and famous Britons, selected ont he basis of the significance of the sitter, not that of the artist. Address: St.Martin’s Pl, London WC2H 0HE, United Kingdom...
Hackney City Farm
Free: All time A farm right in the heart of London? That’s right! Hackey City Farm has been around for over 20 years, offering locals and tourists alike the opportunity to get up close to a range of farmyard animals and plants. The establishment also runs courses and volunteering sessions where participants can learn new...
Barbican Center
Free: All time Essentially, Barbican center, is a performing arts complex in London. However, what makes the estate interesting is its Brutalist architectural design style. To get to the Center of the Barbican Estate, visitors will go through confusing multi-level layout with multiple entrances and baffling walkways. The Center has been deemed “London’s ugliest building”...
British Museum
Free: All time The British Museum contains collections of just about every major civilization on earth. Some of these have been targets of criticism and controversy: Greek Elgin Marbles (statues from the parthenon in Athens), Nigerian Benin Bronzes and the Egyptian Rosetta Stone. Besides its magnificent collections, the building of the museum with its grand...
Southbank Skate Park
Free: All time Beneath the Queen Elizabeth Hall in the Southbank Center lurks an area set aside for skateboarders. It has been a main London skateboarding scene for more than 40 years (check out Winstan Whitter’s documentary “Rollin Through the Decades”). Besides being the go-to place for skateboarders, the spot also attracts graffiti artists. While...
Tate Britain
Free: All time Tate Britain opened in 1897 as the National Gallery of British Art, but became commonly known as the Tate Gallery. It had survived multiple crises during its existence including bomb damage during World War II. Since the launch of Tate Modern in 2000, Tate Britain now only displays historical and contemporary British...
In-Store Gigs at Rough Trade East
Free: All time Having successfully promoted and sold records by early Punk, Post-Punk and Indie Pop bands, Rough Trade Records is now a renowned independent record label based in London. Their new shop in London’s hip district, Brick Lane, puts on free music gigs from time to time. With an audience limited to 200 in...
Tate Modern
Free: All time Housed in a former Bankside Power Station, Tate Modern was founded in 2000. It is the United Kingdom’s national gallery of international modern and contemporary art. Together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives, Tate Modern forms the entire Tate group. It is the most visited modern art gallery in...
