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A Bucket list of things to do in London

London is an extremely diverse and unique city with so many different things to explore and experience, here are a list of some things to do in London.


1. Have an English breakfast in a cafe or even take a trip to the Breakfast Club.

2. Visit the Science Museum.

3. Take a trip on the London underground.

4. Have a meal in an exotic rainforest at the Rainforest Cafe.

5. Take a ride on the London Eye, London's most famous ferris wheel!

6. Get spooked at the London Dungeons or the London Bridge Experience.

7. See the culture of South Bank including performances and street acts, tourist attractions, a skate park, an arcade, a walk along the river side... you name it.

8. Visit the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.

9. Walk across Tower Bridge or even see it open.

10. Get a cheap pint at a Wetherspoons pub.

11. See a West End Theater Show.

12. Visit Leicester Square and see M&M World or even a Leicester Square film premiere.

12. Visit Nelson's Column and the Lions in Trafalgar Square.

13. See the billboard lights at the world famous Piccadilly Circus.

14. Visit Portobello Market.

15. See the Changing of the Guard or take a picture with a Queen's Life Guard.

16. Visit Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station where Harry Potter departed for Hogwarts.

17. Visit Brixton Market and Pop Brixton.

18. Go on a shopping spree at either Westfield Stratford or Westfield Shepherd's Bush.

19. Book tickets to a live recording of a British TV show at the applausestore.com

20. See a concert and go to eat at the 02 arena, or even walk up the dome at Up at the 02.

21. See the view from the Shard; the tallest building in London.

22. Hit golf balls into the sunset at the Greenwich Peninsula Golf Range.

23. Visit the infamous Tower of London; a historical prison of torture and execution.

24. Visit Brick Lane's flea market which is one of London's most iconic markets.

25. See a concert at the Brixton 02 Academy.

26. Visit the Sky Garden, a unique social space with exquisite gardens.

27. Visit London's most iconic departmental store Harrods.

28. See a street performance at Covent Garden.

29. Visit Hyde Park and go boating on the Serpentine or visit the Speaker's Corner.

30. Visit Camden Town one of London's most unique and popular areas, full of vintage shops, live music and street food.

31. Have a drink at a bar in Soho.

32. Hop on a double-decker red London bus.

33. Grab a bite to eat at Borough Market.

34. Visit the Shakespeare Globe.

35. Visit Buckingham Palace.

34. Experience the iconic nightlife in Shoreditch at a Shoreditch club or bar.

35. Visit the National Gallery.

36. Ride a roller coaster at Thorpe Park theme park.

37. Ride the Emirates Air Line cable car.

38. Visit the Olympic Park.

39. If you are a Chelsea or Arsenal fan, then you need to visit Stamford Bridge or the Emirates Stadium.

40. Visit a rooftop bar.

41. Watch the Christmas lights switch on at Oxford Street or even just go shopping on London's famous Oxford Street.

42. Experience Caribbean culture at London's biggest street party; Notting Hill Carnival.

43. Take a boat trip in Little Venice.

44. See an opera at the Royal Opera House.

45. Celebrate Bonfire Night in London.

46. Try the British cuisine Fish and Chips.

47. Experience Winter Wonderland.

48. Visit Tate Modern.

49. See the Street Art in Shoreditch.

50. Have a unique cinema experience at the Electric Cinema on Portobello Road.

51. Visit the Banksy Tunnel, a road tunnel of authorized graffiti street art.

52. Have afternoon tea at a London tea room.

53. Swim in one of London's lido's.

54. Climb 311 spiral steps at The Monument, commemorating the 1666 Great Fire of London.

55. Visit Columbia Road's Flower Market.

56. Go to a late night museum event.

57. Go to an indoor trampoline park at Flip Out or Oxygen Freejumping.

58. Sleep over at the Natural History Museum.

59. Have a chemistry themed cocktail at The Alchemist cocktail bar and restaurant.

60. Visit Westminster Abbey.

61. Visit London's outdoor winter ice rinks or even permanent indoor rinks.

62. Can you escape one of London's Escape Rooms?

63. See the British Museum's Mummy Exhibition.

64. Go bowling at All Star Lanes.

65. Visit the London Cocktail Club.

66. Visit a London library bar.


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