London Free Guide — free & cheap things to do in London
A London guide for people who hate overpaying. We find the free and genuinely cheap things to do in London and explain them plainly. Where there is a catch we say so.
Browse the full A–Z of 306 free London spots, the free events calendar, free day trips by train, our curated guides, and the first-time visitor guide.
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- British Museum — Bloomsbury. World-history collection of 8m+ objects including the Rosetta Stone and Parthenon sculptures.
- National Gallery — Trafalgar Square. Western European masterpieces from Van Eyck to Van Gogh.
- National Portrait Gallery — Trafalgar Square. Portraits of famous Britons across centuries, reopened 2023.
- Tate Modern — Bankside. Modern and contemporary art in a former power station with a vast Turbine Hall.
- Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) — South Kensington. World's leading museum of art and design, 5,000 years of objects.
- Natural History Museum — South Kensington. Dinosaurs, the blue whale skeleton and 70m specimens; the UK's most-visited attraction.
- Science Museum — South Kensington. Hands-on science and engineering history.
- Wallace Collection — Marylebone. Old Master paintings, French furniture and armour in a townhouse.
- Sir John Soane's Museum — Holborn. Architect's labyrinthine home crammed with antiquities and art.
- Borough Market — Southwark. London's most famous food market, trading since the 11th century.
- Columbia Road Flower Market — Bethnal Green. Sunday street market bursting with flowers and plants.
- Camden Market — Camden. Sprawling alternative market of food, vintage and crafts by the canal.
- Sky Garden — City of London. Three-storey indoor garden atop the Walkie-Talkie with 360 views.
- Greenwich Park — Greenwich. Oldest enclosed Royal Park with gardens, deer and hilltop views.
- St Dunstan in the East — City of London. Bombed-out Wren church reborn as a lush public garden among the ruins.