📌 London is one of the top 3 cities in Europe with the most free things to do and see 🌎 This makes it a great place for people who want to save money while exploring and enjoying culture 📸 🌍 From world-class museums to iconic landmarks and stunning parks, London has 95 free museums and 487 free sightseeing attractions 🆓 📍 Some of the top FREE Museums: British Museum Natural History Museum National Gallery Science Museum Victoria & Albert Museum Queen’s House Tate Museum of Londen British Library National Portrait Gallery Tate Britain National Maritime Museum Imperial War Museum 📍MUST Visit Parks: Hyde Park Sky Garden Regent’s Park St James’s Park Richmond Park Kensington Gardens 📍 Top FREE Attractions: 💂♀️Watch the Changing the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace 📸Take a selfie in front of the bright lights of Piccadilly Circus. 🌠Be amazed by the ornate arches and pagodas in Chinatown, home to lots of low-cost eateries. 💡Hunt down permanent light installations around Carnaby 🛳️ Watch Tower Bridge open for large boats. 🦁 Meet the stone lions at Trafalgar Square. 🇬🇧 Observe a case at the Supreme Court, the UK’s final court of appeal. 🛶 Follow the towpath through tranquil Little Venice 📸Enjoy the best views of the capital from the Sky Garden and The Garden at 120, both in the City of London 📱View the digital art galleries at One New Change 🍃 Chill out in the Barbican Conservatory, alive with tropical plants 🌀Venture up the yellow spiral staircase to Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden 🌳 Explore the magical ruins of pretty St Dunstan in the East gardens #london #visitlondon #thisislondon #londonlife #uk #londoncity #igerslondon #londonist #lovelondon #freethings #freemuseum #england #westmister #bigben #bigbenlondon #mustvisitplace #londoncityworld #prettylittlelondon #travelcheap #budgettravel #lowbudgettravel #itssolondon #ilovelondon #visitengland #londonbylondoners #unitedkingdom #bestcityintheworld #londondiaries #londonstreets #londonblogger
Attraction
Tower Bridge
Attraction
4.8
Panoramic views from high-level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery.
Buckingham Palace
Cultural landmark
4.5
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard.
Trafalgar Square
Plaza
4.6
Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues.
The Supreme Court
Courthouse
4.0
The Garden at 120
Garden
4.8
Barbican Conservatory
Garden
4.5
Glass-roofed, leafy sanctuary features tropical plants and trees, birdlife and exotic fish.
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 British Library
Library
4.5
Library containing the Magna Carta and handwritten Beatles lyrics on some 400 miles of shelves.
Hyde Park
Park
4.7
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake.
St James's Park
Park
4.7
Green space with a lake with daily pelican feeding, a grass-roofed cafe and ceremonial displays.
Kensington Gardens
Park
4.7
Expansive park containing Kensington Palace & the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground.
The Regent's Park
Park
4.7
Modern, glass-clad cafe and sports administrative centre, with pitches and changing rooms.
The Shard
Landmark
4.6
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak, with restaurants, offices, hotel & a viewing platform.
Richmond Park
Park
4.8
Expansive walled park, originally a 17th-century hunting ground and still home to hundreds of deer.
Big Ben
Cultural landmark
4.4
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament.
Sky Garden
Attraction
4.6
Known as the walkie talkie due to its unique shape, this skyscraper features a top-floor restaurant.
Activity/Tour
The British Museum London - Exclusive Guided Museum Tour
Activity
5.0
Place
Piccadilly Circus
Landmark
Buzzing Theatre-district square with giant neon signs & the 19th-c. Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain.
Chinatown
Landmark
Carnaby
Landmark
Little Venice
Landmark
Museum of London
Landmark
Shopping
One New Change
Shopping mall
4.2
An eclectic mix of high-end and high street fashion, gifts and restaurants in glass-walled complex.
Cafe/Dessert
Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden
Cafe
4.2
Museum/Gallery
Science Museum
Museum
4.6
A vast treasury of science & invention, famous for its state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.
Queen's House
Museum
4.5
16th century mansion now used to display items from the National Maritime Museum's collection.
National Maritime Museum
Museum
4.6
Exploring British naval history, with a ship simulator, nautical oddities and interactive games.
Imperial War Museum
Museum
4.7
Recreations of WWI trenches and the Blitz, many tanks and planes and revolving military exhibitions.
The British Museum
Museum
4.7
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
Natural History Museum
Museum
4.7
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.