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  • 25 things you must do before summer ends

  • By Time Out team

    Posted: Fri Jul 24 2009

  • The Time Out team has now had a chance to see, visit and test out all that’s new in the capital this summer – here are our recommendations for the stuff you need to catch before autumn…

    25 things you must do before summer ends

    Parliament Hill Lido © Andrew Brackenbury

    • 100 concerts: BBC Proms

      Classical

      Until Sept 12, Royal Albert Hall

      The annual feast of classical music is upon us once again; the BBC Proms will be bringing 100 concerts and a host of extra events to west London's Royal Albert Hall. Read more

    • Argentinian ice-cream: Freggo

      Restaurants

      Freggo

      Argentina’s best known posh ice-cream chain (called Freddo over there), offers dozens of flavours at slick outlets across the world. The newly opened UK branch is an attempt to replicate the experience of going out for a cone as well as bringing the country’s quality produce to a new market. It’s open till 2am for weekend night owls. Read more

    • Award-winning musical: 'Billy Elliot'

      Critics' Choice

      Theatre

      Until Dec 18 2010, Victoria Palace Theatre

      The best musical in the West End, ‘Billy Elliot’, has a spanking new cast for summer and has now picked up ten – count ’em – Tonys. Read more

    • Hip hop barbecue: Friends & Family at Cargo

      Clubs

      Aug 15, Cargo

      Cargo has one of the best beer gardens in Shoreditch – all street art and enormous pot-plants – and Friends & Family’s annual barbie packs it out. Expect tenth-birthday-celebrating block rockin’ hip hop with The Nextmen, who launch their latest long player, too. Read more

    • Alfresco cinema: Somerset House

      Film

      Somerset House

      Somerset House is one of the capital’s most beautful outdoor venues. Come the summer and it’s all alfresco film screenings and pop-up bars. ‘West Side Story’ (Saturday August 1) and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (Sunday August 2) are just two to look forward to. Read more

    • Rooftop dining: Terence Conran's Boundary Project

      Restaurants

      Boundary Project

      Will Terence Conran’s Boundary Project go down as the restaurant opening of the year? Quite possibly. Its rooftop is an open-air retreat offering impressive panoramic views of London. There’s upright eating for 48, or you can lounge on wicker sofas and summer seats surrounded by various shrubbery, heaters, the smoky scent of cigars and a wood-burning fire. Blankets are available should it get a bit brass monkeys. Read more


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