Bread Ahead doughnut workshop
Photo: Elena Heatherwick

Weird and wonderful hobbies in London

Go on, try something new in your spare time. Here are the weird activities we've been learning...

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Bored? You need to get yourself a new hobby. And we're not talking stamp collecting here – we're talking alternative, freaky, fun activities, like trapezing, making wine, learning to paddleboard or butchering a pig (don't worry, vegans of London, there are plenty of non-meat-hacking hobbies too).

We've been getting messy, floating in isolation tanks, chopping up stuff and sleeping with lions in order to report back on the best unusual things to do around London. Take your pick and go master something new and weird that'll impress and baffle your mates.

Maybe you want to have a go at racing huskies?

Time Out tries...

Trampoling
Things to do

Trampoling

Touch the skies and learn some new ninja skills

Flying a plane
Things to do

Flying a plane

Cruise around town in a Boeing 737 flight simulator

Sausage making
Things to do

Sausage making

Learn the skills of brilliant banger crafting in a three-hour sausage class

Shhh Dating
Things to do

Shhh Dating

Find a partner without the small talk, through finger-dancing and massaging

Baking doughnuts
Things to do

Baking doughnuts

Get your dough on, pipe in the squidgy goodness, then wait for the divine, doughnutty results

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