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Pot ’em like Paul Newman
Pool Play everyone’s favourite pub game in this retro-styled, two-level bar for £1.
Clerkenwell House, 3-27 Hatton Wall, EC1 (020 7404 1113/www.clerkenwellhouse.com). Farringdon tube/rail.
Keep your ears open
Southwark Cathedral audio tour This £2.50
tour is voiced by actors – appropriate, given that this 1,000-year-old
cathedral has a register full of the orginal Shakespearian players.
Southwark Cathedral, Montague Close, SE1 (020 7367 6700/www.southwark.anglican.org). London Bridge tube/rail.
Sit back and relax
Deckchair hire Don’t worry about the weather – take an umbrella, rent a Green Park deckchair for £2 , and kick back for the afternoon.
Green Park, SW1 (www.royalparks.org.uk). Green Park tube.
Get the spirit
Lunchtime recitals at St James This church has concerts from Ravel to Rachmaninov. Starting at 1.10pm, they are free but a donation of £3 is suggested.
St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1 (020 7734 4511/www.st-james-piccadilly.org). Piccadilly tube.
Go off-road
Dodgems Steer clear of the roads – ride the £2 dodgems on the South Bank instead.
Namco Station, County Hall, Riverside Buildings, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 (020 7967 1066/www.namcoexperience.com/countyhall). Westminster tube.
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12 comments
Pauline Ward and Leo, get a grip!
A swim followed by a picnic on Hampstead Heath? In November? Are you crazy?
ditto the out of date comment; has the "crunch" hit TO so bad it's rehashing stuff already:)
A lot of this stuff seems a bit out of date - i.e. aimed at the summer or happened in June.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.
What about sampling high culture at Kings Place on York Way N1 which offers free entrance to two art galleries, spoken word and live music (classical, jazz, contemporary, experimental) all from £9.50 online www.kingsplace.co.uk
Excellent! You've given me loads of great ideas!!! Thanks time-out writer!!!
i love london!
british library membership available for all? are you sure? their site refers only to reader passes - and you need professional/academic reasons to apply.
So many great free things to do -- the National Portrait Gallery is one. Walking down the King's Road is another. Get a map and visit the art galleries in Fitzrovia. Or Shoreditch. Or Cork Street. All free. The Tate Modern. Walk the South Bank from Bridge to Bridge. Sit on a bench in Kensington Gardens and eavesdrop. Go to art shows at the Old Truman Brewery. Walk down Portobello Road on any day other than Saturday.
Scoop - modern Amphi next to Major's office.
Free outdoor cinema.
Exellent.
It's also free to walk around the Palace of Wetminster/Houses of Parliament when Parliament is in session You can even climb to the clocktower of Big Ben (only for UK citizens). You can arrange a visit through your local MP.
The rest of the year it is open to everyone for £12
For more info go to:
http://www.parliament.uk/about/visiting/tour.cfm
Check out the Foundling Museum, it's Time Out's number 1 unsung museum in London and children under 16 get in for FREE. There is also loads of events on at the Museum, many of which are FREE as well!