Things to do on Boxing Day in London

Attractions open on Boxing Day

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  Kew Gardens

  Kew Rd, Richmond, TW9 3AB

  Clear the Xmas drinking fog with a breath of fresh air, literally, among the natural splendour of Kew Gardens. You can also Once take your Christmas tree for recycling by the arboretum team.
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  London Aquarium

  Riverside Building, Westminster Bridge Rd, London, SE1 7PB

  Spend some time visiting the Gentoo penguins or take your chances with the Shark Walk at this South Bank attraction.
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  London Bicycle Tour Company

  1a Gabriel's Wharf, 56 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9PP

  Hire a bike or tandem to ride around town, taking advantage of the reduced holiday traffic.
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  London Dungeon

  28/34 Tooley St, London, SE1 2SZ

  Medieval-style horror museum, with gory waxwork displays of plagues, tortures, executions and other grisly reminders of the not so distant past.
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  London Eye

  South Bank, London, SE1 7PB

  On a clear day the London Eye, the world's largest observation wheel, offers views as far as Windsor Castle, 25 miles away. Booking is advised but a number of tickets are held back for same-day sale on site, so it may be worth turning up and taking pot luck if you haven't booked, although weekends and school holidays tend to sell out in advance.
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  London Wetland Centre

  Queen Elizabeth's Walk, London, SW13 9WT

  Take the chance to discover this incredible city wildlife area comprised of an extensive landscape of lagoons, islets and pastures inhabited by birds and other animals.
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  London Zoo

  Outer Circle, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY

  It's all happening at the zoo, which is home to more than 600 animal species. Make time to visit the walk-through aviary, the Meet the Monkeys attraction and the Animal Adventure children's zone.
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  Madame Tussaud's

  Marylebone Rd, London, NW1 5LR

  Madame Tussaud's stock in trade is waxworks of the famous and infamous, plus a dark ride – 'The Spirit of London' – which provides a whistle-stop tour of London's history.
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  Original London Sightseeing Tour

  17-19 Cockspur St, London, SW1Y 5BL

  Hop-on, hop-off, open-top bus tour covering most of tourist London on three different routes, with commentary in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian and Japanese. The ticket price includes a river cruise and two walking tours.
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  Ripley's Believe It or Not!

  1 Piccadilly Circus, London, W1J 0DA

  Attraction showcasing weird and wonderful items from around the world, such a 13-foot-long Tower Bridge made out of matchsticks, a piece of the Berlin Wall, shrunken heads and a copy of 'The Last Supper' painted on a grain of rice.
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  Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition

  Shakespeare's Globe

  A permanent exhibition about the history of the Bankside site on which the Elizabethan Globe Theatre has been rebuilt using 400-year-old materials and techniques, plus elegantly displayed costumes from early productions.
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  Sherlock Holmes Museum

  221b Baker St, London, NW1 6XE

  When you visit you are likely to be greeted by an august person wearing a bowler hat and whiskers; this, you will deduce, is Doctor Watson. The Sherlock Holmes Museum bristles with murder weapons, Victoriana and waxworks depicting scenes from the stories.