{"id":14667,"date":"2021-11-02T06:30:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T06:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/london.com\/san-francisco-sc\/free-things-london\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T03:42:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T03:42:00","slug":"free-things-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/london.com\/sc\/london\/free-things-london\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE THINGS TO DO IN LONDON"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Museums to Explore<\/h3>\n
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  1. Be awed by the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies at the\u00a0British Museum<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. Walk among the dinosaurs from the tame Beelzebufo (prehistoric frog ) to the mighty T-Rex at the\u00a0Natural History Museum<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Experience the fascinating history of England\u2019s capital from the time it was call Londinium to the present day at the\u00a0Museum of London<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. Feel very rich for just a moment\u2026\u2026.. you get to touch a genuine bar of gold at the\u00a0Bank of England Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Learn about the history of science and experience experiments and scientific objects at the\u00a0Faraday Museum<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Parks to Explore<\/h3>\n
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    1. Climb to the top of\u00a0Greenwich Park<\/strong><\/a>for stunning views of the city skyline.<\/li>\n
    2. Go in search of local wildlife such as deer-spotting in\u00a0beautiful\u00a0Richmond Park<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
    3. Get fit\u2026 go jogging around\u00a0Hyde Park<\/strong><\/a>, which covers over 142 hectares. You won\u2019t be able to cover the entire park in just one day.<\/li>\n
    4. See the Peter Pan \u201cI can fly, I can fly, I can fly\u201d statue at\u00a0Kensington Gardens<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
    5. Observe the wide range of birds occupying the beautiful\u00a0St James\u2019s Park<\/strong><\/a>. Whether you see pelicans being fed every day at 2.30pm or owls or even woodpeckers. The park is teeming with all kinds of birds.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Free things to do in London with kids<\/h3>\n
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      1. You and the kids can experience the singing elevator (JCB glass lift) in the\u00a0Royal Festival Hall<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
      2. For the slightly old kids \u2026\u2026 have them fill their feeds with colourful shots at Instagrammers\u2019 hotspot\u00a0Neal\u2019s Yard<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
      3. Watch and marvel at the street entertainers in the Piazza and the market at\u00a0Covent Garden<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
      4. Experience the awesome structures of plastic bricks at\u00a0The LEGO Store<\/strong><\/a>on Leicester Square.<\/li>\n
      5. Calling all Harry Potter fans!!!!! Follow in the footsteps of Harry Potter and push a trolley through to a magical world at the wall marked\u00a0Platform 9 \u00be at King\u2019s Cross<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Free attractions in London<\/h3>\n
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        1. OK\u2026. Everyone knows this\u2026. But just in case you don\u2019t, go to Buckingham Palace and watch the\u00a0Changing the Guard<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
        2. If you want to experience the Asian world but want to do that in London, the best place is? Yes you guessed it\u2026.\u00a0Chinatown<\/strong><\/a>, It\u2019s the place to be for great restaurants for an affordable priced and if your looking for something special there are numerous Asian supermarkets to pick from.<\/li>\n
        3. If you\u2019re a music fan then London is the place to be as backdrop to one of the greatest albums made!! Follow in the footsteps of The Beatles by crossing the famous\u00a0Abbey Road<\/strong><\/a>zebra crossing that\u2019s featured on the classic album.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          Incredible free views of London<\/h3>\n
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          1. Some of the best free views of the capital can be found at the\u00a0Sky Garden<\/strong><\/a>or nearby\u00a0The Garden at 120<\/strong><\/a>, both in the City of London. Don\u2019t forget\u2026. bring your camera.<\/li>\n
          2. If hob nobbing with celebs is your thing, check out \u00a0Primrose Hill<\/strong><\/a>. If you want to spot the famous, here is the best place to be.<\/li>\n
          3. Another place to go to walk to the top of Hampstead Heath\u2019s\u00a0Parliament Hill<\/strong><\/a>. Here you will find some of the best panoramic views spanning London.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            Free gardens<\/h3>\n
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            1. Be adventurous and climb up the yellow spiral staircase to\u00a0Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden<\/strong><\/a>for river views and relax surrounded by a multitude of wild flowers.<\/li>\n
            2. If being in balance with your surroundings is what you are looking for then achieve a Zen like ambiance in the Kyoto Japanese Garden in\u00a0Holland Park<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
            3. Flowers flowers everywhere??? The right place to be (and for free) is\u00a0Columbia Road Flower Market<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
            4. Take a step back in time and wander around the ruins of a church bombed in the Blitz in the must see\u00a0St Dunstan in the East<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Museums to Explore Be awed by the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies at the\u00a0British Museum. Walk among the dinosaurs from the tame Beelzebufo (prehistoric frog ) to the mighty T-Rex at the\u00a0Natural History Museum. Experience the fascinating history of England\u2019s capital from the time it was call Londinium to the present day at the\u00a0Museum of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[316],"tags":[],"acf":{"post_section":14664},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/london.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14667"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/london.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/london.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/london.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/london.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/london.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14668,"href":"https:\/\/london.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14667\/revisions\/14668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/london.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/london.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/london.com\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}