London offers a plethora of free activities to enjoy. Here are 30 suggestions to help you make the most of your visit: 1. Canary Wharf Winter Lights Festival 2. Natural History Museum 3. Science Museum 4. Victoria & Albert Museum 5. National Gallery 6. Tate Modern 7. Sky Garden 8. Buckingham Palace 9. Hyde Park 10. British Museum 11. Camden Market 12. Hampstead Heath 13. Borough Market 14. Portobello Road Market 15. Columbia Road Flower Market 16. Richmond Park 17. Primrose Hill 18. Greenwich Park 19. St. Dunstan in the East 20. Leadenhall Market 21. Neal’s Yard 22. The Garden at 120 23. New Change 24. Spitalfields Market
Attraction
Palace of Westminster
Government office
4.6
Neo-Gothic masterpiece & seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays & in the summer.
Sky Garden
Attraction
4.6
Known as the walkie talkie due to its unique shape, this skyscraper features a top-floor restaurant.
Buckingham Palace
Cultural landmark
4.5
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard.
Hyde Park
Park
4.7
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake.
Borough Market
Market
4.6
Huge market under the railway lines, for British-reared meat and artisanal baked and dairy goods.
Richmond Park
Park
4.8
Expansive walled park, originally a 17th-century hunting ground and still home to hundreds of deer.
Greenwich Park
Park
4.7
Large park with expansive views, home to the Royal Observatory, Maritime Museum & Meridian Line.
St Dunstan in the East Church Garden
Garden
4.7
City garden amongst the ruins of a grade I listed church with a tower & steeple by Christopher Wren.
The Garden at 120
Garden
4.8
Spitalfields Market
Market
4.5
Lively market with independent vendors for clothing, jewelry, home items, art & gourmet products.
Activity/Tour
Natural History Museum London - Exclusive Guided Museum Tour
Activity
5.0
Place
Canary Wharf
Landmark
Camden Town
Landmark
Primrose Hill
Landmark
Leadenhall Market
Landmark
Neal's Yard
Landmark
Unique, independent cafes, bars & shops line this colorful courtyard with a charming atmosphere.
New Change
Landmark
Famed location of a huge office, shopping & dining complex & a roof terrace offering sweeping views.
Museum/Gallery
Natural History Museum
Museum
4.7
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.
Science Museum
Museum
4.6
A vast treasury of science & invention, famous for its state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Museum
4.7
Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe.
The National Gallery
Museum
4.7
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting.
Tate Modern
Art gallery
4.5
Modern-art gallery with international works on display, plus a cafe with panoramic river views.
The British Museum
Museum
4.7
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
Sports/Recreation
Hampstead Heath
Park
4.7
Green oasis for recreation, with swimming ponds, woodland and city views from Parliament Hill.
Shopping
Portobello Road Market
Market
4.4
Vintage goods, street eats, souvenirs & more on offer at a bustling weekly market.
Columbia Road Flower Market
Market
4.6
Flower market (open Sundays only) surrounded by independent fashion, antique and homeware stores.