London

Land on Eel Pie Island

46 Play chess in a pub
The London equivalent of an alfresco game in New York’s Central Park. The Harrison in King’s Cross has plenty of boards, and punters are welcome to organise their own games and leagues.
The Harrison, 28 Harrison St, WC1 (020 7916 3113). King’s Cross tube/rail.

47 Get up early for Billingsgate Market
Buy cheap fish, or just enjoy the foul language. Open Tue-Sat 5-8.30am.
Billingsgate Market, Trafalgar Way, E14 (020 7987 1118/ www.cityoflondon.gov.uk). Poplar DLR.

48 Laugh at old toys in Pollock’s Toy Museum
Take in tin toys, teddy bears and more.
Pollock’s Toy Museum, 1 Scala St (entrance Whitfield St), W1 (020 7636 3452/www.pollockstoymuseum.com). Goodge St tube. Feature continues

49 Survive a royal gun salute
This deafening British display of pageantry happens on a handful of dates every year, when the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery makes a mounted charge through Hyde Park, sets up guns and fires a 41-gun salute. It occurs at noon on Accession Day, the Queen’s two birthdays, Remembrance Sunday and other special days.

50 Get sweaty over Indian food in Southall…
…or Wembley, or Harrow.
Dadima, 228 Ealing Rd, Wembley, Middx, HA0 4QL (020 8902 1072) Alperton tube.
Madhu’s, 39 South Rd, Southall, Middx, UB1 1SW (020 8574 1897/www.madhusonline.com) Southall rail.
Ram’s, 203 Kenton Rd, Harrow, Middx, HA3 0HD (020 8907 2022) Kenton Rd tube.

51 Land on Eel Pie Island
Or just ponder its place in rock history from a pleasant pub across the river.
The White Swan, Riverside, Twickenham, Middx, TW1 3DX (020 8892 2166). Twickenham rail.

52 Party on the beach
When the tide goes out, revellers come in. ‘Reclaim the Beach’ parties take place at irregular intervals throughout summer in front of the Royal Festival Hall.
www.swarming.org.uk or email beach@swarming.org.uk

53 Tuck into pie and mash at M Manze’s
Two pies, a mountain of mash and a lake of liquor for £3.45.
M Manze’s, 87 Tower Bridge Rd, SE1 (020 7407 2985) 1, 42, 188 bus.

54 Stand on the bridge in St James’s Park and gawp
St James’s Park or Westminster tube.

55 Drink all day, with a good excuse
For example, what better justification could there be for a jaunt round Fitzrovia than following in the footsteps of the literary greats (George Orwell, Dylan Thomas, George Bernard Shaw, among others) who frequented these pubs? For further pub crawl details visit www.alpc.co.uk/pcrawl3.htm.
Grafton Arms, 72 Grafton Way, W1 (020 7387 7923); King & Queen, 1 Foley St, W1 (020 7636 5619); The Hope, 15 Tottenham St, W1 (020 7637 0896); One Tun, 58-60 Goodge St, W1 (020 7209 4105); Northumberland Arms, 43 Goodge St, W1 (020 7637 3806); Fitzroy Tavern, 16 Charlotte St, W1 (020 7580 3714). All Goodge St/Tottenham Court Rd tube.