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| Snapshots of life at Dennis Severs' House |
73 Tour Dennis Severs’ House by candlelight
A ‘still life drama’, this house on Folgate Street is decked out to recreate snapshots of life in Spitalfields between 1724 and 1914. The atmospheric candlelit tours on Monday evenings cost £12.
Dennis Severs’ House, 18 Folgate St, E1 (020 7247 4013/www.dennissevershouse.co.uk) Liverpool St tube/rail.
74 People-watch from Bar Italia
There are few better spots than a table outside this classic café from which to watch Soho’s weird and wonderful walk, stagger, cartwheel or unicycle by.
Bar Italia, 22 Frith St, W1 (020 7437 4520) Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus or Tottenham Court Rd tube.
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75 Get up close to the deer in Richmond Park
Richmond Park, Richmond, Surrey
(www.royalparks.gov.uk) Richmond tube/rail.
76 Watch a puppet show at the Little Angel Theatre
Founded by John Wright in 1961, this is the only permanent theatre of its kind in London.
Little Angel Theatre, 14 Dagmar Passage, off Cross St, N1 (020 7226 1787/www.littleangeltheatre.com) Angel tube.
77 Let kids take charge at Coram’s Fields
All adults have to be accompanied by a child at this park which boasts sandpits, a football pitch, basketball court, climbing frames and café plus several sheep, goats and rabbits.
Coram’s Fields, 93 Guilford St, WC1 (020 7837 6138/info@coramsfields.org.uk) Russell Square tube.
78 Find peace in Battersea Park
Japanese Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park, SW11 (020 7228 9620/www.batterseapark.org/html/info) Battersea Park rail.
79 Browse the National Archives
There’s a thousand years of official government records here. See if they’ve got anything on you. Saturday tours are free.
National Archives, Ruskin Avenue, Richmond, Surrey (020 8876 3444/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) Kew Gardens tube/rail.
80 Do the big three east London markets
Spitalfields for clothes, music and jewellery, Colombia Road for flowers, and Brick Lane for all kinds of crazy tat.
Brick Lane Market, E1; Columbia Road Market, E2; Spitalfields Market, E1 (www.visitspitalfields.com). Liverpool St tube/rail for all.
81 Muck out pigs
There are 17 city farms around London, including Kentish Town, Hackney, Spitalfields and Vauxhall. See your local council website for the nearest.
Time Out London magazine (Issue 1891)
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23 comments
i cant wait 2 come 2 london in the hoildays i am soooooooo excited ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !.....................
Have been away from london for long..too long really. Miss london more than any other place in the universe!!! So much, so much to do in london. London has every thing concievable!
I'm a Londoner who's lived abroad for 18 years, but come every summer with by boys. This list has given me some great ideas. Thanks.
No doubt in my mind that London Town is the best place on the earth...so much to do and see. Fantastic list, and how nice to see the obvious things are not on it! Im def planning on hitting the fish market at dome obsurd hour soon....
just moved out of london after four years and im missin it! oh how i love london......
Suprised that the Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes is not featured. Everyone should have at least one night at this place
Green Lanes kebab from Manor House to Turnpike Lane? Why not to the North Circular, just south of Palmers Green?
I DON' T KNOW WHAT TO DO IN LONDON?
Cool list, and to ignorant person who left neg comment about gay bowling, maybe its for gay people who love bowling and want to meet other gay people and socialise....duhhhh! I think its a cool idea.
thenks for the imfo it really helped me on my report and its not like i wnated to do it in the first place:P
Wow! You hardly surprise a Roman but in this case you definitely did it!!! bravi!!!
Thanks for the suggestions
i'm doing a report on things to do in london this really helped thanks!
people rock!
London is awesome!
Great! I've lived in the UK for 5 years and will be leaving soon. I will definitely check out some of these things!
Time is getting short! :(
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