Things to do in London for under a tenner
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Compiled by Nina Kelly. Photography Elisabeth Blanchet
Posted: Fri Jun 6 2008
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Visit the Highgate Vampire (this isn't him) Be a Big Smoke Batman
Highgate Vampire Walk The Highgate Vampire was the twentieth century’s answer to Spring-Heeled Jack. The story involves tall men in hats walking through walls, graves opening up and people rising from them, blood-drained animals appearing in Waterlow Park, a headless corpse in Highgate Cemetery and a good old-fashioned staking. The brisk walk starts at Archway tube every Friday night and visits all the main sites connected with this astonishing outburst of public hysteria, culminating in a stop outside the house which witnessed the final gruesome exorcism in the unassuming surrounds of Avenue Road, Crouch End. Wear sensible shoes and BYO garlic. ‘The Ubiquitous Undead: Quest for the Highgate Vampire walk’, meet at Archway tube, Highgate Hill exit outside the library (020 8368 8161/ www.capitalcuriositieslondonwalks.org.uk) Every Fri 6.45pm. £6, concs £5.
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Royal Albert Hall tour For £6 you’ll get a brief history of the building named by Queen Victoria for her much-missed consort, plus a peek inside the Queen’s box. Bargain.
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 (020 7838 3105/www.royalalberthall.com). South Kensington tube.
Swim under the open sky
Brockwell Lido Spend a day at one of our last remaining lidos for £5.20. Take sandwiches.
Brockwell Park, Dulwich Road, SE24 (020 7274 3088/www.brockwell-lido.co.uk). Herne Hill rail.
See our feature on London's top pools and lidos.
Elite undulations
Belly dancing Manipulate your midriff in the proper eastern style by attending a £6 beginners’ class at noon on Tuesdays.
Waltham Abbey Pool, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 (07770 596 634/www.samnara.co.uk).
Try a new karate chop
Hapkido Hit people with the side of your hand – only £6 per lesson (first one free) for both sexes and all standards.
Copers Cope Road, Kent (020 8663 6762/www.fitnessfirst.co.uk). Beckenham Junction rail.Have a lucky dip
Hummus Brothers This relatively recent Soho cafe offers hearty houmous and fresh flatbread sandwiches with a choice of topping (braised beef, roast vegetables or barbecue pork). Dip your pitta for £2.50-£6.
Hummus Bros, 88 Wardour Street, W1F (020 7734 1311/www.hbros.co.uk). Oxford Circus tube.
Shake your tailfeathers
Deep Funk A smooth night of hip hop, R&B and funk from the 1960s and ’70s for £6.
Madame Jo Jo's, 8-10 Brewer St, W1 (020 7734 3040/www.madamejojos.com). Piccadilly Circus tube.
Fried rice for less
Café TPT Head here for a quality Chinatown lunch deal: £5.90 will get you a bowl of homemade soup, a ‘one -plate meal’ and a dessert.
Café TPT, 21 Wardour St, W1 (020 7734 7980). Leicester Square or Piccadilly Circus tube.
Laugh till you cry…
Fat Tuesdays This fortnightly comedy night, renowned for its great line-ups, is £6 a pop.
Fat Tuesdays, Salmon and Compass, 58 Penton St, N1 (020 7837 389; for reservations email fatreservations@gmail.com). Angel tube.
…then laugh some more
Falling Down with Laughter Comedy night in an award-winning Borough Market club for £6.
Falling Down with Laughter, Belushi’s Bar, 161 Borough High St, SE1 (020 7407 1856). London Bridge tube/rail.
Buzzing venue
Barfly Venture into London’s sweatbox for new bands, from £6 a gig.
Barfly, 49 Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 (020 7424 0800/www.barfly.com). Chalk Farm tube.
Chill under canvas
Lee Valley camping Well, at least it’s not far to warmth and beer. £6.80 per night.
Lee Valley Camping and Caravan Park, Meridian Way, N9 (020 8803 6900).
Cycle lying down
Recumbent bikes The ultimate laid-back exercise – and a novel way to see Dulwich Park. £7 hire for an hour.
Dulwich Park, SE21 (0208 299 6636/www.londonrecumbents.co.uk). West Dulwich rail.
Mug up on the Gunners
Emirates Stadium Museum The Arsenal club museum is full of trophies and vital info, or – depending on your allegiances – trivia. £6 entry.
Emirates Stadium Museum, Avenell Rd, N5 (020 7704 4504/www.arsenal.com). Arsenal tube.- Add your comment to this feature
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15 comments
You might want to consider revising the Cha Cha Moon description - all prices have been revised and are upwards of £5 for a main, I think. That said, it's still a nice place to eat.
Some good ideas there, cheers.
the pool pub on hatton wall is rubbish for pool. Ther's a big structural metal pole in the middle of the room that the table touches. The Beer tasted terrible also.
Just for info.....Kew Palace may only by a fiver, but you have to pay a considerable amount more than that because you have to pay the entrance for Kew Gardens first!!
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!