Lazy Sundays

This 183-acre green space was once a hunting ground for Henry VIII, but now provides a somewhat safer haven for deer, foxes and more than 70 species of bird. Trek to the top of the hill and you'll be rewarded with a spectacular view across to Canary Wharf and beyond.

Recently reopened after extensive restoration, the world's last surviving tea clipper is ready once more for you to climb aboard. She's been raised three metres above her dry dock so that you can admire her elegant lines from all angles.

If a day by the river has given you a thirst, the Old Brewery's bar is on hand to offer refreshment. Next to the Naval College, and five minutes from the Cutty Sark, it has a large outdoor seating area. The on-site Meantime microbrewery provides a great range of unusual artisan beers, and the kitchen dishes up excellent Modern British food.

A small, charming zoo run by a family who also run wildlife parks in Derbyshire and an otter and owl sanctuary in the New Forest. Living alongside the usual rabbits, goats, sheep and chickens are more exotic (some endangered) species such as meerkats, lemurs, Asian short-clawed otters, a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, monkeys, emus, tortoises and talking mynah birds.

This popular market doesn't open until midday, so you won't have to be dragged there still clutching your duvet. Prices reflect the quality of the merchandise on offer, but there are still plenty of bargains to be rummaged for.

This lovely pub is perfect for taking a load off after your wanders, with entertainment and a dining area to refuel in. The frontage reads 'Bar, Restaurant, Boozer', more a sign of true versatility than of an incipient identity crisis. There's also a nice little garden.