July 2024: Londoners all know that summer in the capital is elite. The Big Smoke is a city made for long balmy evenings, hot summer walks and lounging about under cloudless skies.
As soon as the temperature starts rising London’s parks, beer gardens and lidos come into their own and everyone seems to be walking with a spring in their step, full of anticipation for day trips, picnics, barbecues and general alfresco fun.
There’s no shortage of things to do this month. The annual Wimbledon tennis championships take over the first half of July and it’s the final heart-racing matches of the UEFA Euros championship. Get the lowdown on where to watch all the big moments in our screening guides.
There are also lots of summer favourites to hit up including the ever-popular River Stage from the National Theatre which brings a month of outdoor music, dance and performance to the South Bank, Wireless festival, and Underbelly Festival.
Get out there and soak it all up!
No matter what your vibe, tastes or interests, there is always something to do in London. When the sun’s out, London’s parks turn into leafy social clubs, restaurants dust off their outdoor seating and fountains erupt from dusty concrete squares.
Whether you want to see cutting-edge art exhibitions, iconic attractions, secret spots, world-beating theatre, stunning green spaces, it’s all here and you can probably fit all this in and more still barely feel like you’ve scratched the surface of the city. And that’s before you factor in all those historic London pubs, the latest must-visit restaurants and vibrant LGBTQ+ venues. And if you need somewhere to stay? Check out London’s best hotels or Airbnbs.
This London bucket list (curated by our editors and always hotly debated in the Time Out office) is a good place to start because exploring this city can be a little daunting. There’s something for everyone here, but you need to know where to look.
Plus, if you want to know what’s happening in London, like, right now, check out things to do in London this week and things to do in London this weekend. After a few days pottering about in the capital, you’ll be more than ready to reel off Dr Samuel Johnson’s famous quote: ‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.’
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