The Time Out London blog team

London is jam packed with fantastic attractions – from its world-leading cuisine to its spectacular museums and endless activities for kids. It’s hardly surprising that more people lineup for its venues that any other city in the UK. But which of those London venues welcomed in the most visitors last year? In 2025, London’s Natural History Museum was Britain’s most popular attraction. More than 7.1 million people explored the iconic landmark last year – knocking The British Museum, the long-reigning winner, down to second. According to the Associate of Leading Visitor Attractions (AVLA), this makes it England’s most visited museum or gallery ever.  Only a five minute walk from South Kensington tube station, the crown jewel of British museums holds everything from fossils and gemstones to a VR experience. In the build up to its 150th birthday in 2031, the museum is opening (and reopening) a new permanent gallery every year. Later this year, it’s reopening a gallery which has been closed for almost 80 years, while Fixing Our Broken Planet – which opened in April 2025 – has been visited by more than two million people.  Beyond its main collection, the museum regularly puts on impressive (and sometimes quirky) exhibitions. Currently, you can catch David Attenborough's immersive documentary and wander through the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025. There’s even a sold-out Pokémon pop-up shop. Not so long ago, it hosted an intergalactic exhibition for the first time in its...

As commitment to New Year's Resolutions start to dwindle, why not kick yourself back into gear and swap a dingy nightclub for a runner’s high sprinting through Battersea Park? With lasers, thumping bass and a sweaty crowd, at a brand new event happening next month, you’ll hardly be able to tell the difference.  This year, TCS London Marathon is teaming up with Friday Night Lights for the first time to offer an evening 5k run and get people hyped for the main event. And unlike the London Marathon, there’s no ballot.  Kicking off the marathon weekend, the event will take place in Battersea Park on Friday April 24 from 7.45pm. The party will be buzzing with sick lighting, pumping music and even a laser tunnel leading runners to the finish line.  Blending running and music, Friday Night Lights is an events company which promises ‘the UK’s healthiest night out’ – without cramping your style. Since 2023 it’s been organising runs in Brighton, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Southsea in Portsmouth. It isn’t the only new event for London runners launching this year. Soon, South London will also be getting a new half marathon, weaving through Wimbledon Village and some of the best parks the capital has to offer and there’ll be a new half mara through Shoreditch from the same people behind the Hackney Half. In the meanwhile, the Big Smoke already has some great (and free) runs across its boroughs – in fact, we got some pros to walk us through them.  In response to the recent boom...

Which area in London is the best place to live is a contentious topic. Some may say Camberwell (Time Out London’s coolest neighbourhood) for it’s youthful vibe and independent spirit, others may say Hampstead for its pretty alleyways and access to the Heath while someone else might argue that it’s Finsbury Park, with its parade of brilliant shops, pubs and caffs on Blackstock Road. In the Times’ opinion, the capital’s greatest place to live is a posh borough in the southwest.  The paper has just released its latest list of the best places to live in Britain. And once again, Richmond was named the top spot in London, with the Times describing it as the ‘most serene corner of the capital’.  To determine Britain’s greatest places to settle, the Times sent a team of judges to every corner of the country to chat to locals, soak up the atmosphere and try out the amenities. They also considered the quality of transport, broadband speeds and schools.  Photograph: Shutterstock The jewel in Richmond’s crown is, of course, the magnificent Richmond Park. But beyond that, there’s Richmond Green, which in the summer is always buzzing with people playing cricking, sipping on alfresco drinks or setting up drinks, and a vibrant high street home to beloved chains, indie stores and, as of last year, an Ottolenghi.  Locals don’t have to venture very far for a fine dining experience. There’s swanky seafood restaurant Scotts, Italian haunt Al Boccon Di’Vino, Bib Gourmand spot Mignonette,...