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  • 101 things to do before you leave London

  • By Time Out editors


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    Go to a Camden gig

    16 Share a bottle with a lover
    Hide away in the furthest recesses of Gordon’s, a crumbling candlelit warren of a drinking den.
    Gordon’s Wine Bar, 47 Villier’s St, WC2 (020 7930 1408/www.gordonswinebar.com). Embankment tube.

    17 Watch the Great River Race
    This annual race takes place in September on the Thames along a 22-mile course from Ham House in Richmond to Greenwich, and features more than 260 ‘traditional’ boats, from Chinese dragon boats to Viking longboats. Less po-faced than the Oxbridge race – and much more colourful.
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    18 Hear angels sing
    Westminster Cathedral has some of the best choristers in the world, who sing daily at mass from 7am until 5.30pm.
    Westminster Cathedral, Victoria St, SW1 (020 7798 9055/www.westminstercathedral.org.uk). Victoria tube/rail.

    19 Munch on whelks
    Our favourite stall is Tubby Isaacs in Aldgate, first established in 1919. Just add vinegar.
    Tubby Isaacs, outside the Aldgate Exchange pub, Petticoat Lane Market, corner of Goulston St & Middlesex St, E1. Aldgate tube.

    20 Get hot and sweaty at a gig
    Jumping about with grimy teenagers in Camden – virtually a rite of passage in London.
    The Barfly, 49 Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 (0870 907 0999/www.barflyclub.com). Camden Town tube.

    21 Chuckle at cartoons
    At the Cartoon Museum in Bloomsbury, visitors can’t help but laugh out loud at works by artists from Hogarth and Gillray to Thelwell, Steadman and Matt.
    Cartoon Museum, 35 Little Russell St, WC1 (020 7580 8155/www.cartooncentre.com). Tottenham Court Rd tube.

    22 Scratch your head at Sir John Soane’s
    An eclectic and fascinating collection of sculptures, paintings, antiquities, jewellery and other bits and pieces collected by the architect.
    Sir John Soane’s Museum, 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2 (020 7405 2107/www.soane.org). Holborn tube.

    23 Get a taste for heights at the Tate
    For a free adrenalin rush, press your face against the glass on the fifth floor. Now look down.
    Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 (020 7401 5120/www.tate.org.uk). Blackfriars or Southwark tube.

    24 Buy a bagel from a Golders Green deli
    A Golders Green institution, Daniel's offers the usual bagel varities, a range of other breads and a breezily unreconstructed attitude towards its customers.
    Daniel’s Bagel Bakery, 12-13 Hallswelle Parade, Finchley Rd, NW11 (020 8455 5826) Golders Green tube.

    25 Eye up the walrus
    Sneak down to Forest Hill for what might be (whisper it) London’s best museum – the Horniman. Skeletons, pickled animals, model insects and Egyptian mummies, and the star attraction – an enormous (over-) stuffed walrus. Don’t miss the mesmerising jellyfish in the new aquarium or the Apostles clock chiming at 4pm.
    Horniman Museum, 100 London Rd, SE23 (020 8699 1872/www.horniman.ac.uk). Forest Hill rail.

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36 comments

  1. Posted by A person on 04 Oct 2009 16:09

    cool im only der 4 the weekend as im a t a concert and BTW its footbal,l not soccer....

  2. Posted by veron kay on 16 Sep 2009 10:40

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  3. Posted by michaela on 07 Sep 2009 08:04

    this is awesome , i'm in london for 3 weeks and this list will be as completed as possible ... picadilly last night.. footie wednesday GO ENGLAND !!!! i can't wait ... thanks a bunch

  4. Posted by Jon B on 29 Jun 2009 09:21

    Yes, 62 Buy Japanese food in Brent
    Oriental City, 399 Edgware Rd, NW9 (020 8200 0009). Colindale tube.
    It's been closed for ages. Flats are going to be built on the site. (The owners charged too much rent and so Oriental City said, "see ya!" and now the recession hit and the site is dead as a....site with no building going on)

  5. Posted by Peter Tran on 22 May 2009 05:00

    Thank you Ryan for your recommendation:
    "Posted by Ryan on 11 Jan 2009 13:45"
    I would do the same when i be there

  6. Posted by Lisa on 14 May 2009 14:11

    Erm. Number 7 is a marathon, not a pleasant stroll around night-time London. It is a great event, i have participated twice, but tell it like it is.

  7. Posted by alfie on 08 Mar 2009 19:04

    i love my boots

  8. Posted by father jack hackett on 01 Mar 2009 20:18

    are those my feet?

  9. Posted by alfie on 01 Mar 2009 19:58

    take off them gloves

  10. Posted by seamus on 24 Feb 2009 16:09

    if you are ever in london you have go to clubbing in hevane nighclkub on monday night its the best thing if you are straight or gay.

  11. Posted by jake hoddy on 19 Feb 2009 11:12

    I'm a journalist, and this was extremely helpful. Thanks a bunch!!

  12. Posted by Ryan on 11 Jan 2009 13:45

    Here are some of my own:
    Star gazing at a movie premiere in Leceister square
    Tour the National gallery
    Eat in Chinatown
    Tour Buckingham palace
    Watch a game of tennis at Wimbledon
    Watch a game of rugby at twickenham
    Watch an event at wembley
    Watch a game of soccer
    Watch a game of cricket at lords
    Tour the tate britain
    Tour the tate modern
    Tour the british museum
    Sunbathe in Hyde Park
    Take photos of piccadilly circus
    Tour the london aquarium
    See a show at the theatre
    Buy tshirts and donuts from Camden markets
    Afternoon tea at the ritz
    Sherlock holmes museum
    Tour Westminster Abbey
    Check out spitalfield markets
    Take boat sightseeing tour
    Take bus sightseeing tour

  13. Posted by Julie on 17 Sep 2008 21:24

    Sir John Sloane Museum is an absolute must - compbined with sitting in Lincoln Inn Fields opposite and enjoying the island of peace in the middle of the city.

  14. Posted by Coachlydia on 11 Aug 2008 12:32

    Great tips and fun too! London is such a beautiful city and there is lots to do. Thanks.
    Lydia

  15. Posted by Remains Annominous on 01 Aug 2008 13:05

    I lived in london for 7 years, on the 11th im going back and i didnt know what to do there other than visit family=]. These tips we're a great help :)

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