Category Archives: places to visit for free

Broadway Market

Broadway Market is one of London’s most vibrant markets. Broadway Market is located in the heart of the East End of  London, not far form trendy Shoreditch, in a small street between the Regent’s Canal and London Fields. Every Saturday this street comes alive with over 100 market stalls, boutiques , shops and restaurants to welcome you. Here can be found some of the best food and most original clothing in London. Have a pint of  beer in a traditional East End pub or try pie Read more [...]

Shoreditch / Hoxton

Shoreditch, in East London, is one of the city's trendiest areas. Shoreditch is popular with artists, graphic designers and internet guys and gals and the whole area  is full of trendy bars, clubs and restaurants. Stretching from Liverpol Street to Old Street and taking in Hoxton, Brick Lane and Spitalfield's, Shoreditch is also the place to spot London's best graffiti, with many of its urban walls covered in large murals. Nearest London Underground Stations: Shoreditch (East London Read more [...]

V&A Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum is Britain's national museum of art and design. It has a magnificent permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Including ceramics, furniture, metalwork, jewellery and fashion, ranging from the renaissance through art deco to contemporary. The Victorian and Albert Museum , named after Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert, possesses the world's largest collection of post-classical sculpture. It also has a large collection of art from South Asia, Read more [...]

Chinatown

London’s Chinatown is a vibrant area of central London packed full of exotic supermarkets and great restaurants. Also check out the unique pagoda style telephone boxes. It is situated south of Soho and north of Leicester Square, and mainly concentrated around Gerrard Street and Lisle street. Pagoda arches mark the boundaries. Chinatown's origins date back to the late 18th century when the first Chinese settled in London , having been employed on ships owned by the East India Company. Read more [...]

National Maritime Museum

Set in the beautiful surroundings of the Greenwich World Heritage Site, this is the world's largest maritime museum. Whats more admission is free. The National Maritime Museum has the most important holdings in the world on the history of Britain at sea comprising more than two million items, including cartography, manuscripts including official public records, ship models and plans, scientific and navigational instruments. It also has a huge art collection and its British portraits collection Read more [...]

Regents Park

Regents Park is one of London’s most beautiful open spaces. . Situated in the north-western part of central London, the 166 hectare (410 acre) park is one of the Royal Parks of London and is mainly open parkland which enjoys a wide range of facilities and amenities including designed gardens, a lake, a boating area, sports pitches, and children's playgrounds and London Zoo. The south, east and most of the west side of the park are lined with elegant white stucco terraces of houses designed Read more [...]

Brick Lane

Brick Lane is a long street in the East End of London. It is in the heart of the Bangladeshi community, and the area affectionately known as Banglatown. It is one of the most vibrant areas of London. In recent times it has become one of the trendiest areas of London. The lane is lined with fantastic curry houses, hip boutiques and cool bars. Brick Lane Market. Every Sunday there is a market located at the north end of the street. Almost anything can be found at Brick Lane Market, Read more [...]

Tate Britain

Tate Britain is the national gallery of British art and home to British art from 1500 to now. The displays at Tate Britain call on the greatest collection of British art in the world to present an unrivalled picture of the development of art in Britain from the time of the Tudor monarchs in the sixteenth century, to the present day. Admission: Entry is free except for major exhibitions Opening Hours: Open everyday 10.00–17.50 Exhibitions open 10.00–17.40 Open until 22.00 on the Read more [...]

Tate Modern

Tate Modern is located in a spectacular former power station by the River Thames. Tate Modern displays the national collection of international modern art. Location: Tate Modern Bankside London SE1 9TG Admission: Entry is free except for major exhibitions Opening Hours: Open Sunday – Thursday, 10.00–18.00 Friday and Saturday, 10.00–22.00 Nearest Tube: Southwark (Jubilee Line) Read more [...]