Top Days Out in London

London is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, and is replete with wonderful historical sites, monuments, museums, galleries, theatres, parks, restaurants, pubs and so much more. Whether it’s your first time visiting London or your tenth, you’ll find a vast array of new things to experience. So if you’re trying to plan your London trip, then here are a few fun activities and sites that you won’t want to miss-out on.

The London Museums

London is home to a dizzying amount of museums that house collections ranging from Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek ruins, to dinosaur bones and modern technological wonders. Some of the most popular museums include: the British Museum in Bloomsbury, which is dedicated to human history, art, and culture; the Natural History Museum in SouthKensington, which exhibits specimens from across all of natural history; and the Science Museum, also in South Kensington, which features space and technology exhibits. A major plus to the London museum scene, is that there are no entry fees, but donations are recommended.

Walking Tour of London

The best way to tour all the most famous landmarks of London would be by purchasing a ticket for the hop-on-hop-off bus tours that circle the city. However, if you’re looking to get in a little exercise and want to roam the streets like the locals, consider taking a self-guided walking tour along the banks of the Thames. Starting from Parliament and the famed Big Ben clock-tower, you can head east to the London Eye, Shakespeare’s Globe theatre, the Tate Modern gallery, St Paul’s Cathedral, Tower Bridge, and the Tower of London.

Visit London’s Great Parks
In a metropolis like London, once called The Big Smoke, one would think it would be difficult to discover some greenery, but fortunately there are plenty of parks located throughout the city, each featuring its own unique looks and atmosphere.

 Richmond Park is the largest of the Royal Parks and was created by Charles I in the 17th century as a deer park. Today, you can still observe herds of deer roaming through its open paddocks. Closer to the centre of town you’ll find Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, the former of which is a well manicured mixture of grass and flower beds, and the latter of which is more rugged and open, and home to the Serpentine waterway and the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain.

For those looking to experience all the great things this city has to offer, and not break the bank, there are lots of discount vouchers available for some of the best things to do in London, so a trip to this fantastic city won't cost you an arm and a leg. 

The Royal Ballet School

A royal hunting lodge built in the early 1700's. Our current queen's parents lived here when she was born.
In the 1950's this magnificent home became the undergraduate school for the Royal ballet.

Here is where the new Margot Fonteyn's are nurtured and mentored. It is not an easy life. You are 11 years old and practice ballet 4 hours a day. You do academic studies 4 hours a day. You practice and dream 24 hours a day.

This is one of the most prestigious ballet schools in the world.

Stag in Richmond Park

He wasn't keen on my getting any closer than this. Probably not a good idea given it is rutting season. However a good time to see these fellows at their best and the park is looking beautiful in all its autumn finery.

Did I say you could sit there?

No clearly I didn't. Can't you see this is a boys area!

Bet you didn't expect to see us in London did you? Well it's all here. Our park is the biggest in London and hasn't changed much in centuries. Major achievement was convincing royalty to talk to trees instead of putting our headgear on their walls.