I’ve now lived in London for over six months and I’m one of the worst tourists ever. I use the excuse of living out in zone three as a reason for not heading in to central London and making most of my time in the city. With one year of university already passed, I’m worried I won’t ever make the most of this city. To hopefully prevent that I have created another list, this one with a whole list of London activities to choose from over the next two years. I’m not going to lie, it is very food and drink focused but I’ve tried to include a range of things to do. Some I have done (but a really long time ago) and others are things I’ve never done before, here goes…
Markets/Shopping
1. Go to Borough Market
2. Go to Columbia Road Flower Market
3. Eat at Brixton Village Market
4. Wander through the Camden Lock Market
5. Go to Spitalfields Market
6. Go to Broadway Market
7. Shop at Foyles Flagship Store
8. Go to Chatsworth Road Market
9. Go to South Bank Christmas Market
10. Go to Portobello Market
11. Visit Maltby Street Market
Cake in Robin Craft Cafe
Local
12. Eat at Pickle and Rye (East Sheen – because that is where I live)
13. Eat at My Babycakes (East Sheen)
14. Eat at Faanoos (East Sheen)
15. Eat and drink at ‘The Tea Cup’ (Richmond)
16. Eat at Stockholm Deli (East Sheen)
17. Get cake from Madeleine’s Cake Boutique
18. Have coffee at Artisan Coffee (East Sheen)
19. Eat/drink at the Robin Craft Cafe (East Sheen)
20. Drink at a pub in Richmond by the Thames
21. Have a picnic in Richmond Park
22. Watch the annual Boat Race
23. Go to Kew Gardens
24. Visit Chiswick House
25. Visit Petersham Nursery (St Margrets)
Dinner at Sketch
Food/Drink
26. Get afternoon tea at a luxury hotel (like the Ritz)
27. Dine at Duck and Waffle
29. Visit pop up ‘Street Feast’ in Dalston
30. Go to the Attendant
31. Drink at Radio rooftop bar
32. Drink at Frank’s Cafe (Peckham)
33. Dine at Bob Bob Ricard
34. Take the Bakery Bus Tour
35. Eat at the Circus
36. Drink at the Whistling Shop (Shoreditch)
37. Drink at London Cocktail Club
38. Eat at Fat Boys Diner (Trinity Buoy Wharf)
39. Hand out at Neals Yard (Covent Garden)
40. Eat at Soho’s secret tea room
41. Eat and drink at Opium
42. Eat at Mildreds London
43. Get gelato at Snowflake
44. Get afternoon tea at Fortnum and Mason
45. Eat and Drink at ‘The Rum Kitchen’
46. Eat and Drink at ‘The Fable Bar’
47. Eat at Little Bay (Kilburn)
48. Drink at Gordon’s Wine Bar
49. Eat at Sketch
50. Eat at La Bodeg Negra
51. Eat at Inamo
52. Eat at Archipelago
53. Eat at Beach Blanket Babylon
Matilda the musical
Activities
54. Go up the Shard
55. Visit the Sky Garden
56. Go ice skating at Somerset House
57. Watch the lights be turned on at Trafalgar Square at Christmas
58. Visit the Tower of London
59. Look around the inside of St Paul’s Cathedral
60. Cheer on the runners of the London Marathon
61. Watch Tennis at Wimbledon
62. Party at Notting Hill Carnival
63. Go street art hunting in East London
64. See a West End Musical
65. Go to a drive in or outdoor cinema
66. Climb the 311 steps of Monument
67. Take the Emirates Airline across the Thames
68. Climb the outside of the 02 Dome
69. Complete the Monopoly Pub Crawl
70. Head up the Orbit in the Olympic Park
71. Walk around Little Venice
72. Cycle in London on a Borris Bike
73. Tour London on the number 15 bus
74. Visit St. Katherine’s Dock
75. Visit Hampton Court Palace
76. Watch something at the Globe
77. Watch a cricket match at Lords
78. Visit the Horniman Museum
79. Visit Ruislip Lido (Northwood Hills)
80. Head to Epping Forest (Loughton)
81. Visit Danson Park (Bexleyheath)
82. Head to Syon Park (Syon Lane)
83. Watch a game of cricket at the Oval
84. Go to Chinatown during Chinese New Year
85. Go Swimming in the Olympic Swimming Pool
86. Go look at/photograph the Battersea Power Station
Galleries/Art
87. Visit Tate and Tate Modern in one day
88. Visit the Royal Observatory in Greenwich
89. Visit the National Portrait Gallery
90. Visit the Saatchi Gallery
91. Visit the National Gallery
92. Visit the Photographers Gallery
93. Go to the Atlas Gallery
94. Visit the: When Is a Slide not a Slide? by Carsten Höller at the Southbank Centre (June-Sept 2015)
95. Visit the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)
96. Go to The British Museum
Tours/Workshops
97. Take a Photo Tour of London
98. Take an Eating London tour
99. Take a Street Art Tour & Workshop
100. Take a Cocktail Making Class
101. Take a Helicopter Tour over London
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