Ten days of concerts of beautiful music, programmed around themes of love, romance and Shakespeare are promised as the Summer Music in City Churches... more >

St Giles-without-Cripplegate, Fore Street, Barbican EC2Y 8DA

Thu 6 Jun 24

Rakugo featuring Katsura Sunshine & Luca Cupani

LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE RESIDENCY 6th June/13th July/10th August/14th September /12th October/12th November Rakugo featuring Katsura Sunshine &... more >

Leicester Square Theatre 6 Leicester Pl, London WC2H 7BX

Thu 6 Jun 24

Walk Jewish West End

This tour explores Jewish connections in Soho and Fitzrovia. Discover an area with a rich social history which was to Jewish Lands’ and Girls’..... more >

Warren Street Tube Station NW1 3AA

Thu 6 Jun 24

Discover Clubs and Organisations in London

Love & Relationships

LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS 3rd Annual Public Lecture In Central London Vedanta Institute London invites you to attend a one hour public lecture on Love... more >

Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL

Thu 6 Jun 24

Let there be light

Let there be light – Harrow care home invites local community to honour D-Day A Harrow care home is opening its doors to the community for a... more >

Buchanan Court Sudbury Hill, Harrow HA1 3AR

Thu 6 Jun 24

Finding the Poetic

Performers Jacqueline Shave violin Joely Koos voice and cello Catrin Finch harp James Larter percussion Kuljit Bhamra tabla NW Live Arts... more >

Cecil Sharp House NW1 7AY

Thu 6 Jun 24

Let there be light

Let there be light – Sidcup care home invites local community to honour D-Day A Sidcup care home is opening its doors to the community for a... more >

Smyth Lodge Care Home Frognal Avenue, London, UK DA14 6LT

Thu 6 Jun 24

Let there be light

Let there be light – Kingston Vale care home invites local community to honour D-Day A Kingston Vale care home is opening its doors to the... more >

Sherwood Grange 1A Robin Hood Ln, London SW15 3PU

Thu 6 Jun 24

5 Burbage Road - Open Garden for NGS

The garden of a member of The Society of Botanical Artists and regular writer for Hortus journal. 150ft x 40ft with large and varied range of plants,..... more >

5 Burbage Road, Herne Hill SE24 9HJ

Wed 5 Jun 24

Animal Farm

Animal Farm is on tour to Greenwich Theatre between 5th and 8th June. George Orwell’s classic political fable in an adaptation bristling with..... more >

Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES

Wed 5 Jun 24

The Good Women

“The Good Women” is a new, funny, bold and romantic play written, performed and directed by an all-female team from the UK, Ireland and Europe... more >

The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH

Wed 5 Jun 24

Let there be light: Care home invites local community to honour D-Day

On Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th June from 11.30am Care UK’s Tennyson Grange on Westmead Road is holding its very own lamp lighting ceremony to..... more >

123 Westmead Rd, Sutton SM1 4JE

Wed 5 Jun 24

Chickenshed Student Graduation Shows

Chickenshed’s end of year shows are the final pieces by students that have studied on our BTEC, Foundation Degree and BA (Hons) Courses... more >

Chickenshed Theatre 290 Chase Side, Southgate N14 4PE

Wed 5 Jun 24

Rolla Rhythms Term 1 ?? EMPOWERING GIRLS THROUGH MUSIC AND MOVEMENT ??

What ?? Supported by Make Moves Fund to CAF from Nike and Spotify Do you have girls aged 10-17 eager to discover an exciting new activity that..... more >

Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre, Harrow Rd, London NW10 0RG

Wed 5 Jun 24

10th International Conference on Molecular Biology and Nucleic Acids

LexisConferences Conferences invites you to the 10th International Conference on Molecular Biology and Nucleic Acids being held in London, UK, on... more >

The Grove, Bath Road, Harmondsworth, West Drayton UB7 0DG

Tue 4 Jun 24

Drag Baby

‘All you have to do is spunk into a little pot. I’m not asking you to do anything hard.’ Dan, a misanthropic drag queen in his mid-thirties, only..... more >

Pleasance London, Downstairs Carpenters Mews, North Road, London N7 9EF

Tue 4 Jun 24

Super Connected Live

Is it time to break up with our phones? A stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed new album by Tim Arnold, ‘Super Connected LIVE’ is an art..... more >

The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH

Tue 4 Jun 24

BrewDog Wandsworth Pub Quiz

Get ready to flex those brain muscles and join us for the ultimate showdown of wits at the BrewDog Wandsworth Pub Quiz! Are you a trivia fiend?... more >

Southside Shopping Centre, Wandsworth SW18 4TF

Tue 4 Jun 24

RCP Museum Late: Reimagining the RCP’s brutalist ‘battleship’ architec

Experience the Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) Grade I listed home, where brutalist architecture meets centuries of tradition in this London... more >

11 St Andrews Pl NW1 4LE

Tue 4 Jun 24

The Last Time I Saw Caileigh

The Last Time I Saw Caileigh is a dark, funny and heartfelt one-act play that explores queer erasure through the lens of an unsolved mystery... more >

The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH

Mon 3 Jun 24

Take Desire Away

The Queer Sensibility of A.E. Housman, in his own words From A.E Houseman, devised and performed by Mansel David Conceived and performed by..... more >

Theatre at the Tabard 2 Bath Road W4 1LW

Mon 3 Jun 24

40 Chartfield Avenue - Open Garden for NGS

Fifteen yrs in the making, built and landscaped on a sloping site, the garden inc the planting of more than 30 trees... more >

40 Chartfield Avenue, Putney SW15 6HG

Sun 2 Jun 24

29 Lowther Hill - Open Garden for NGS

A sloping garden in two parts. Both are about 10 metre square with distinct characters. The front is more formal with a native hedge, clipped box,..... more >

29 Lowther Hill, Forest Hill SE23 1PZ

Sun 2 Jun 24

39 Hazlewell Road - Open Garden for NGS

An 80ft x 40ft town garden with a surprisingly secluded feel provided by the shared landscape of gardens and mature trees... more >

39 Hazlewell Road, Putney SW15 6LS

Sun 2 Jun 24

Chiswick Mall Gardens - Open Garden for NGS

Gardens on or near the Thames in historic Old Chiswick. You will visit a riverside garden in an artist's community, several large walled..... more >

Chiswick Mall Gardens, Chiswick W4 2PS

Sun 2 Jun 24

72 Ewhurst Road - Open Garden for NGS

How do you make small gardens interesting, elegant and functional' This mid-Victorian terraced garden is a masterclass in design... more >

72 Ewhurst Road, Brockley SE4 1AQ

Sun 2 Jun 24

Choumert Square - Open Garden for NGS

About 46 mini gardens with maxi planting in Shangri-la situation that the media has described as a floral canyon, which leads to a small communal... more >

Choumert Square, Peckham SE15 4RE

Sun 2 Jun 24

Jo Collins and Friends

The immensely talented Co-Founder of Chickenshed Jo Collins invites guests for a thrilling set of eclectic covers from pop to soul, funk, folk and... more >

Chickenshed Theatre 290 Chase Side, Southgate N14 4PE

Sun 2 Jun 24

13 Waite Davies Road - Open Garden for NGS

A colourful and welcoming front garden leads you down steps to a bright and peaceful, gently maturing garden... more >

13 Waite Davies Road, Lee SE12 0NE

Sun 2 Jun 24

174 Peckham Rye - Open Garden for NGS

This oasis, the size of a tennis court has been opening for over 25 yrs and is currently full of contrasting foliage, heights and colours... more >

174 Peckham Rye, East Dulwich SE22 9QA

Sun 2 Jun 24

15 Waite Davies Road - Open Garden for NGS

Hidden behind a Victorian terrace is a tiny yet immaculately presented English garden. A huge Malvern Hills rambling rose gently billows over a..... more >

15 Waite Davies Road, Lee SE12 0NE

Sun 2 Jun 24

116 Whitton Road - Open Garden for NGS

A small, romantic, traditional garden inspired by Edwardian country gardens. Approx 85ft long with a manicured and striped lawn... more >

116 Whitton Road, Hounslow TW3 2EP

Sun 2 Jun 24

15 Catherine Road - Open Garden for NGS

A well loved town garden approx 40ft x 70ft with deep borders of shrubs and perennial planting, sculptures, a small folly and a walled area... more >

15 Catherine Road, Surbiton KT6 4HA

Sun 2 Jun 24

7 Woodbines Avenue - Open Garden for NGS

We have created a winding path through our 70ft garden with trees, evergreen structure, perennial flowers and grasses... more >

7 Woodbines Avenue, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2AZ

Sun 2 Jun 24

68 Derby Road - Open Garden for NGS

Old fashioned summer garden with two ponds, one for wildlife and one for goldfish. Tiny orchard, vegetable beds and rockery... more >

68 Derby Road, South Woodford E18 2PS

Sun 2 Jun 24

BOOMBOX At The Fiddler’s Elbow : Episode 3

4 Bands - 1 DJ - live broadcast on the radio EPISODE 3 : 10pm - MATT HART 9pm - BEHIND THE NUT 8pm - RETRO FIREFLY 7pm - THE LAZY... more >

The Fiddler’s Elbow 1 Malden Rd, Chalk Farm, London NW5 3HS

Sun 2 Jun 24

RTA Kids Showcase

Rom Theatre Arts Kids presents What Dreams Are Made Of! - showcasing the exceptional talents of RTA Kids' wonderful students... more >

The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH

Sun 2 Jun 24

1A Primrose Gardens - Open Garden for NGS

Hidden oasis in the heart of Belsize Park, cool and relaxing. Planted with various microclimates for surrounding buildings, walls, and desire for..... more >

1A Primrose Gardens, Hampstead NW3 4UJ

Sun 2 Jun 24

Sussex Cottage - Open Garden for NGS

A surprising garden with a number of unique features, many of which date back to the 1920s. The garden is on several levels, and features a stone..... more >

Sussex Cottage, Hounslow TW3 2EP

Sun 2 Jun 24

Barnsbury Group - Open Garden for NGS

Discover four contrasting spaces in Barnsbury's Georgian squares. 57 Huntingdon Street is a secluded garden with birches, ferns, perennials,..... more >

Barnsbury Group, N1 1BX

Sun 2 Jun 24

19 St Peter's Street - Open Garden for NGS

Charming, secluded town garden with climbing roses, trees, shrubs, climbers, pond, patio with containers and a gazebo with a trompe l'oeil more >

19 St Peter’s Street, N1 8JD

Sun 2 Jun 24

De Beauvoir Gardens - Open Garden for NGS

Five gardens to explore in De Beauvoir, a leafy enclave of Victorian villas near to Islington and Dalston... more >

De Beauvoir Gardens, Hackney N1 5BE

Sun 2 Jun 24

Loire Bloom Big Festival

Bloom Big, by Vins de Loire, is set to whet Brits’ appetite for Loire wines with the return of its popular FREE festival in the heart of the... more >

People’s Park Tavern - 360 Victoria Park Rd E9 7BT

Sat 1 Jun 24

Livat Hammersmith - Summer Street Festival

With summer on the horizon, Livat Hammersmith is warming up for the hotly anticipated Hammersmith Summer Street Fest on June 1st... more >

Livat Hammersmith, King St, London W6 9HW

Sat 1 Jun 24

41 Southbrook Road - Open Garden for NGS

Developed over 14 yrs, this large garden has a formal layout with wide mixed herbaceous borders full of colour, surrounded by mature trees, framing... more >

41 Southbrook Road, Lee SE12 8LJ

Sat 1 Jun 24

Chopin Piano Concertos by Candlelight

Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional concert in the beautiful candlelit setting of St Mary le Strand... more >

St Mary Le Strand WC2R 1ES

Sat 1 Jun 24

The Magic Word - The Perfect Ballet for Children

***ALL TICKETS NOW ONLY £6*** A beautiful show with a warm message at its heart! In a secret, magical forest lives the beautiful Forest Queen... more >

Woolwich Works The Fireworks Factory London SE18 6HD

Sat 1 Jun 24

Friday Night Funnies GO LARGE - Comedy at Chickenshed

Friday Night Funnies go Large into Chickenshed’s big theatre space the Rayne Theatre for one night only!... more >

Chickenshed Theatre 290 Chase Side, Southgate N14 4PE

Fri 31 May 24

Goldilocks: The Ballet

*** ALL TICKETS £7 with the code GOLDILOCKS7*** A Classic Children's Story Brought to Life! Join Goldilocks, the girl with the lovely..... more >

Stanley Arts 12 South Norwood Hill SE25 6AB

Fri 31 May 24

Peckham Fringe: BANGTAIL

Baddest Cowboy Texas. These are just a few words to describe the Baddest Cowboy in Texas. He roots n’ toots n’ rides from the highest mountain to the..... more >

221 Havil St SE5 7SB

Fri 31 May 24

< previous

Page 22

next >

Things to do around London

London, the vibrant capital of the United Kingdom, offers an abundance of activities for a memorable day out. Whether you're a local or a visitor, there's something for everyone in this bustling metropolis. Let's explore some of the best things to do in London:

1. Visit London's Markets:
- London has a plethora of markets, each with its own unique vibe. Here are some must-visit options:
- Old Spitalfields Market: Located in east central London, it offers vintage clothing, handmade accessories, worldly foods, and novel art.
- Camden Market: Perfect for rockers and music lovers, it's known for leather jackets, vegan lunch options, and piercings.
- Portobello Market: Notting Hill's colorful houses and unique items make it a popular spot for photographers.
- Borough Market: London's premium food market with a variety of delicious treats, from coffee to fresh farm produce.

2. Explore Arty and Architectural Gems:
- Even if you're not religious, visiting London's churches is a treat. Explore historic architecture and stunning stained glass windows. Some notable ones include:
- St. Paul's Cathedral: Climb to the top for panoramic views of the city.
- Westminster Abbey: A UNESCO World Heritage Site with centuries of history.
- St. Martin-in-the-Fields: Attend a classical music concert or enjoy a meal at its crypt cafe.
- Southwark Cathedral: A hidden gem near Borough Market.
- Temple Church: Known for its round nave and medieval origins.

3. Enjoy the Outdoors:
- London has beautiful green spaces and outdoor activities:
- Hyde Park: Stroll by the Serpentine, rent a rowboat, or have a picnic.
- Regent's Park: Visit the Queen Mary's Rose Garden and the London Zoo.
- Richmond Park: Spot deer and enjoy the vast open space.
- Hampstead Heath: Explore the heathland, swim in the ponds, and take in the skyline views.
- Thames River Walk: Follow the Thames Path for scenic riverside views.

4. Quirky and Fun Activities:
- London offers plenty of unique experiences:
- Shuffleboarding: Try shuffleboard at venues like The London Shuffle Club.
- Escape Rooms: Solve puzzles and unravel mysteries at various escape room locations.
- Weird Experiences: From immersive theater to unusual dining, London has it all.
- Electronic Darts: Play darts with a modern twist at Flight Club.
- Go Karting: Race around indoor tracks at TeamSport Karting.
- Virtual Reality Experiences: Try VR gaming or immersive storytelling at Otherworld³.

5. Day Trips from London:
- If you have more time, consider day trips to nearby destinations:
- Windsor: Visit Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world.
- Greenwich: Explore the Royal Observatory, the Cutty Sark, and the Maritime Museum.
- Oxford: Discover the famous university city and its historic colleges.
- Cambridge: Explore the picturesque colleges and punting on the River Cam.
- Brighton: Enjoy the beach, the Royal Pavilion, and the quirky Lanes.

Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in culture, outdoor adventures, or quirky experiences, London promises an unforgettable day out!