Free London
The best things in life are free. Honestly. Here's our guide to enjoying London on the cheap
- Introducing the Time Out Card
- Street Feast
- Outsider Art from Japan
- Birds, Beasts and Beyond
- The Alternative London Tour
Introducing the Time Out Card
Get exclusive deals and discounts at London's top restaurants, bars and attractions with the Time Out Card
Street Feast
Some of the capital's most tasty food stalls have set up camp at an old builders yard
Outsider Art from Japan
We pick our favourite works from the Wellcome Collection's Outsider Art from Japan exhibitionRated as: 5/5
Birds, Beasts and Beyond
See this display of rarely seen ceramics by the late-nineteenth/early-twentieth-century potters, The Martin Brothers
The Alternative London Tour
Expect to be introduced to the history and culture of the Brick Lane 'Banglatown' and Shoreditch
"The best things in life are free", goes the saying, and nowhere is it truer than in London. We've compiled this free guide to the best free stuff in London for those of you who want to explore the capital on a budget. Discover great museums and art exhibtions with no admission fee, and be spoilt for choice with a wide range of free music and entertainment. The only thing you'll be short of is free time.
Fun in London without breaking the bank
Museums
The Science Museum, V&A, Natural History Museum – did you know some of the city's best museums are free?
Exhibitions
Art and culture doesn't have to break the bank, you can see the capital's cutting-edge exhibitions for nothing
Gigs and concerts
Whether you're into a sweaty gig or a civilized classical concert, enjoy both without paying a penny
The latest free events in the capital
- Wellcome Collection 183 Euston Rd, NW1 2BE
- Thu Jun 20 - Sun Jun 30
Opening the Olympics
- Free
- Museum of London 150 London Wall, EC2Y 5HN
- Wed Jun 19 - Thu Oct 31
- Royal Opera House Bow St, WC2E 9DD
- Wed Jun 19 - Sun Jun 18
Brixton Windmill Open Day
- Critics choice
- Free
- Brixton Windmill Windmill Gardens, West end of Blenheim Gardens, SW2 5EU
- Sat Jun 22 - Sun Oct 13
- London Silver Vaults 53-64 Chancery Lane (corner of Southampton Buildings), WC2A 1QS
- Wed Jun 19 - Sat Jun 29
- Old Spitalfields Market Brushfield St, E1 6DT
- Thu Jun 20 - Sat Dec 21
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