101 things to do before you leave London
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By Time Out editors
Updated: Wed Oct 1 2008 
Taste fresh oysters 76 Launch a campaign at Speaker's Corner
Or just go and hear what other people have got a bee in their bonnet about. Or a bat in their belfry in some cases.
Marble Arch tube.
77 Treat yourself to oysters and champagne
Bibendum, Michelin House, 81 Fulham Rd, SW3 (020 7581 5817/ www.bibendum.co.uk). South Kensington tube.
78 Get a Savile Row suit
At London’s oldest tailor (est 1689).
Ede & Ravenscroft, 8 Burlington Gardens, Savile Row, W1 (020 7734 5450/ www.edeandravenscroft.co.uk). Piccadilly Circus tube. Feature continuesAdvertisement79 Horse around in Hyde Park
Few people know there are stables and a riding school here. Lessons are £55-£95 an hour.
Hyde Park & Kensington Stables, 63 Bathurst Mews, W2 (020 7723 2813/ www.hydeparkstables.com). Lancaster Gate tube.
80 Catch a Bollywood film in the Boleyn Cinema
Boleyn Cinema, 7-11 Barking Rd, E6 (020 8471 4884). Upton Park tube.
81 Walk with dinosaurs
The world’s first theme park is in Crystal Palace Park. However, because it was built in 1854 before anyone knew what dinosaurs looked like, it’s also the world’s least accurate theme park. Well, maybe not the least accurate.
Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Rd, SE20. Penge West rail.
82 Visit an old-school sex shop
But you’d better be quick, as new, middle-class shops like Harmony are pushing out the original seed merchants. Head to Soho for your last encounter with sex as it was: a shelf full of battered copies of Strict Mistress magazine (January 1989), a Calor gas heater in the corner and a genuine London villain eyeing you from the counter.
83 Eat offal
Feast on trotters, kidneys, brains and other parts.
St John, 26 St John St, EC1 (020 7251 0848/www.stjohnrestaurant.com). Farringdon tube/rail. Plus other branches in Smithfields and Spitalfields.
84 Do the Monopoly pub crawl
That’s 26 pubs, in order. Don’t expect to collect £200 if you pass Go.
www.monopolypubcrawl.org.uk
85 Catch a gig at Ronnie Scott’s
Ronnie Scott’s, 47 Frith St, W1 (020 7439 0747/www.ronniescotts.co.uk). Tottenham Court Rd tube.- Add your comment to this feature
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36 comments
cool im only der 4 the weekend as im a t a concert and BTW its footbal,l not soccer....
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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
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)
Thank you Ryan for your recommendation:
"Posted by Ryan on 11 Jan 2009 13:45"
I would do the same when i be there
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.
i love my boots
are those my feet?
take off them gloves
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.
I'm a journalist, and this was extremely helpful. Thanks a bunch!!
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
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.
Great tips and fun too! London is such a beautiful city and there is lots to do. Thanks.
Lydia
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 :)