Free London

[Willy Dangle]

Anyone advise of things worth doing in our great capital that are Free.

I've done the Old Bailey....brilliant
Tate Modern....didn't get it
Museums......not really my thing
Borough Market.....love it

Any help appreciated

 

[The Merry Prankster]

I'd keep doing the Tate until you get some of it. Well worth the effort.

 

[pastafarian]

keep giving museums a go .....education is good.

 

[Quinney]

Houses of Parliament was surprisingly interesting.

 

[pastafarian]

Camden is great though and a stroll along the Regents Canal is free

 

[Da Man Clay]

I did the Old Bailey and PMQs on the same day. Loved both. Will go back to the Old Bailey for a full day in the not too distant future though. Fascinating stuff.

 

[Notters]

So many different museums, surely one of them must take your fancy? Science? Natural History? V&A? British? Imperial war?

 

[VAL1850]

The Princess Diana Memorial Walk - 7 mile tranquil walk in the centre of London through the great Royal parks taking in some great sights

http://www.royalparks.org.uk/__documents/hyde-park/diana_memorial_walk_leaflet.pdf

 

[Billy the Fish]

Another vote for keep doing the tate again, the exhibitions change and you can tie it in with food at borough market and a walk along the south bank where there's always stuff going on in the summer.

 

[Willy Dangle]

Definitely can't do the Tate, mindless stuff. How can someone put one chair on top of another and call it art. Serious we used to that after assembly.

 

[Willy Dangle]

Definitely can't do the Tate, mindless stuff. How can someone put one chair on top of another and call it art. Serious we used to that after assembly.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

Spend a day in Camden,great fun.

 

[The Large One]

Tate Modern
Tate Britain
Borough Market
National Portrait Gallery
Thames Path
Cartoon Museum
Natural History Museum
Victoria & Albert Museum
Science Museum
Hyde Park


Not necessarily in that order, and not all in one day.

 

[Return of the Rev]

London eye! Spent over three hours watching it go round and round!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Another vote for the museums, particularly the British Museum and the Natural History, for me (the latter as much for the building itself, as anything displayed in it).

I dispute people's inclusion of Borough Market though. What is FREE in Borough Market?

 

[father_and_son]

Science and Natural History museums are very good, interactive days out - far better than British Museum.

Tate is only good to 'people watch' as the exhibitions there are generally tosh.

Walk along S. Bank.

Check out following buildings... St Pauls, Lloyds Building, Gerkin, Shard and Walkie-Talkie. All good photo ops and most can be accessed to some degree or another.

 

[The Large One]

Another vote for the museums, particularly the British Museum and the Natural History, for me (the latter as much for the building itself, as anything displayed in it).

I dispute people's inclusion of Borough Market though. What is FREE in Borough Market?

'Samples'.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Experiencing the unmistakable sense of disappointment.

 

[pasty]

Definitely can't do the Tate, mindless stuff. How can someone put one chair on top of another and call it art. Serious we used to that after assembly.

Completely agree. Went there a while back with Mrs P, and we both said we'd try and keep open minds about it, but no, it was a load of old tosh. My personal "favourite" was 2 basketballs in a fish tank. What?

 

[Notters]

Walk along S. Bank.

I've never really understood the fascination with the South Bank. Mostly seems to be a load of crappy 60s concrete buildings. Admittedly there are some nice views across the river, but am I missing something?