Things to do

The best experiences London has to offer, from free days out and date ideas to unusual activities and neighbourhood guides for every corner of the city.

Crowds at the Art Car Boot Fair, Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross

The “most stylish car boot sale imaginable” returns to King’s Cross this September

The Barbican Conservatory is giving away 2,000 of its own plants before a three-year closure

Skate at Somerset House returns in November, and they’ve even got the après-ski covered

Rosalind in a festival-style wedding dress and fairy lights in the Forest of Arden, Shakespeare's Globe's 2026 production of As You Like It

Shakespeare’s Globe closes its summer season with a boundary-pushing As You Like It

Become a Peaky Blinder: inside the immersive Shelby experience opening at London Bridge

Still need eclipse glasses? Here’s where to buy them in person in London before Wednesday

The best botanical gardens in London, from a UNESCO site to a hidden slice of Kyoto

The Oxo Tower’s free viewing platform: London’s best skyline secret, eight floors up

Anaesthesia Heritage Centre: London’s quirkiest medical museum, hiding inside a Georgian townhouse

The main greenhouse against a background of Chelsea terraces

Chelsea Physic Garden: the secret botanical garden hiding behind an unremarkable brick wall

Regent’s Canal: London’s prettiest waterway, and how to actually explore it

14 of the best anime shops in London, from a 3,500-title manga mecca to a Westfield newcomer

King’s Road, Chelsea: the complete guide to what to do, eat, drink and shop

The word “bedlam” comes from this hospital’s old name, and its museum today tells a very different story – Bethlem Museum of the Mind

London won’t see a solar eclipse this dramatic again until 2090, and it happens next Wednesday

There’s a hidden wilderness behind Walthamstow’s reservoir fences, and it supplies water to 3.5 million Londoners – welcome to the Walthamstow Wetlands

The “most stylish car boot sale imaginable” returns to King’s Cross this September

The Barbican Conservatory is giving away 2,000 of its own plants before a three-year closure

Skate at Somerset House returns in November, and they’ve even got the après-ski covered

Shakespeare’s Globe closes its summer season with a boundary-pushing As You Like It

Become a Peaky Blinder: inside the immersive Shelby experience opening at London Bridge

Still need eclipse glasses? Here’s where to buy them in person in London before Wednesday

The best botanical gardens in London, from a UNESCO site to a hidden slice of Kyoto

The Oxo Tower’s free viewing platform: London’s best skyline secret, eight floors up

Anaesthesia Heritage Centre: London’s quirkiest medical museum, hiding inside a Georgian townhouse

Chelsea Physic Garden: the secret botanical garden hiding behind an unremarkable brick wall

Regent’s Canal: London’s prettiest waterway, and how to actually explore it

14 of the best anime shops in London, from a 3,500-title manga mecca to a Westfield newcomer

King’s Road, Chelsea: the complete guide to what to do, eat, drink and shop

The word “bedlam” comes from this hospital’s old name, and its museum today tells a very different story – Bethlem Museum of the Mind

London won’t see a solar eclipse this dramatic again until 2090, and it happens next Wednesday

There’s a hidden wilderness behind Walthamstow’s reservoir fences, and it supplies water to 3.5 million Londoners – welcome to the Walthamstow Wetlands

From a hidden Roman wall to Shoreditch’s murals: six self-guided walks that actually show you London

The best fabric shops in London, from a Royal Warrant holder to a Dalston bargain warehouse

Formula E’s season finale returns to London next weekend, and two British drivers could make history

The National Theatre is selling off its props for the first time ever, alongside a free independent makers market