Things to do in London for under a tenner
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Compiled by Time Out editors
Updated: Thu Jan 21 2010
Museums and activities | Nights out | Sport and fitness
Music, comedy, theatre and nights out-
Music - Come Down and Meet the Folks
FREE
Stag's Head, 55 Orsman Rd, N1 5RA
Live music and DJs on the second and last Sunday of every month at Hoxton's Stag's Head pub. Entrance is free, though a donation is requested during the main act. Read more
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The I Knit knitting club
FREE
106 Lower Marsh, SE1 7AB
Knit while supping a pint, in what has become an oddly perennial activity. The group meets on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6pm in their Waterloo shop. Read more
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Clubbing - Always Fridays
FREE
Free before 11pm, Egg, 5-13 Vale Royal, off York Way, N7 9AP
This weekly genre-hopping club night covers anything from dubstep, disco, electro, techno and indie-rock to B-more bass, grime and bassline house. As well as the savings on the door, there’s a free shuttle bus to save punters the ten-minute hike up York Way from King’s Cross station, plus heaps of drinks promotions. Read more
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Comedy - Up the Creek Sunday Special
£6, 302 Creek Rd, SE10 9SW
Although the legendary Malcolm Hardee is brown bread, his famous club is still one of the best comedy testing grounds around. For a more laid-back vibe check out its blissful £6 shows on selected Sunday nights. Read more
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Music - The Windmill
From £5, 22 Blenheim Gardens, Brixton Hill, SW2 5BZ
A great live music venue in Brixton without a whiff of corporate sponsorship and an adventurous bookings policy. Tickets hover around the £5 mark. Read more
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Theatre - Shakespeare's Globe
£5, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1 9DT
'Groundlings’ (poorer audience members) tickets are £5. In good weather this outdoor theatre is a great place to watch the Bard at work. Read more
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Music - Barfly
From £5, 49 Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN
Venture into London’s sweatbox for new bands, from £5 a gig. Read more
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Comedy - Fat Tuesdays at Compass
£6, 58 Penton St, N1 9PZ
This fortnightly comedy night, renowned for its great line-ups, is £6 a pop. Read more
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Prince Charles Cinema
From £5, 7 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BP
Go back to the days when most cinemas varied their programmes and charged less. Take in a relaxing weekend matinee for £5, or an incredible £1.50 if you’re a member. Read more
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Music - The Luminaire
From £7, 311 High Rd, NW6 7JR
Leftfield, arty indie and underground hipster music in a comfortable Kilburn venue. Read more
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Drinks - Vertigo 42 Champagne Bar
Under £10, Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, EC2N 1HQ
Stretch to a glass of wine (from £7.70) and admire a breathtaking 360-degree view of London, 42 storeys up. Read more
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Ritzy Cinema
Coldharbour Lane, SW2 1JG
Films are £9, and there are free live music events in the café upstairs. Read more
Record shop gigs
Pure Groove records and Rough Trade East regularly invite bands to play in-store – for free. Some are even good. What are we saying? They're all good!
Cheap theatre
Some of London’s best theatres offer cheap tickets with decent sightlines. Travelex £10 at the National Theatre, (www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/travelex); £10 Mondays at the Royal Court (www.royalcourttheatre.com); £10 nights at Lyric Hammersmith (www.lyric.co.uk); there's airline seating at Southwark Playhouse (www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk), with 'early bird' tickets costing £8.
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8 comments
If you look it was written and published in June 2008!!
Wow, some seriously negative reactions. I found it interesting. For more ideas check out http://www.threefreethings.com/in/united-kingdom/london
Very disapointing and not exactly relevant to the winter - boating, outdoor theatre (only on in the summer) and lido-swimming. Hmm, typical January activities. Time-out re-hash of summer article methinks.
I'm with Jim on this
This is an inadequate article and you know it.. I've had better tips from foreign visitors. Someone gets paid for this???
A peek inside the Queen's box? Who could refuse!
A lot of this stuff seems a bit out of date - i.e. aimed at the summer or happened in June. Why is this on the homepage? I wonder.
i love london!