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  • 101 things to do before you leave London

  • By Time Out editors


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    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 continues

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    79 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.

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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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