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Free things to do in Hampstead
Hampstead is the most village-like corner of London and one of the most generous with free days out. Eight hundred acres of wild heath, a protected city skyline from the top of Parliament Hill, a free stately home with a Rembrandt and a Vermeer on the walls and a hidden Edwardian pergola draped above the trees. Here are the best free things to do in Hampstead.
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Free things to do in Hampstead
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Hampstead Heath
Hampstead · Hampstead
London's wild back garden. Eight hundred acres of woods and meadow, a protected skyline view from Parliament Hill, swimming ponds and a free stately home in the trees.
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Parliament Hill
Hampstead Heath · Gospel Oak
The best free view in north London, a grassy summit on Hampstead Heath where the whole skyline lays itself out, protected by law so no building can ever block it.
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Kenwood House
Hampstead · Hampstead
A free neoclassical mansion on the edge of Hampstead Heath with a Rembrandt, a Vermeer and a Turner on the walls, plus a walled garden and a cracking cafe.
Daily 10am–5pmFull details →
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Hampstead Pergola & Hill Garden
Hampstead · Hampstead
A romantic Edwardian pergola draped in wisteria and vines above Hampstead Heath, gently crumbling and entirely free.
Daily, roughly 8:30am to duskFull details →
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Golders Hill Park
Golders Green · Golders Green
A genteel free park on the edge of Hampstead Heath with a little free zoo, a walled flower garden and deer, donkeys and exotic birds to visit.
Daily, dawn to dusk · animal enclosures daytimeFull details →
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Isokon Gallery
Belsize Park · Belsize Park
A small free gallery inside the radical Isokon Flats in Belsize Park, telling the story of one of Britain's boldest modernist experiments.
Sat & Sun, spring to autumn · check seasonFull details →
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The stories hiding above Clerkenwell's pubs
A free ~45-minute walk from Angel to Farringdon past six Clerkenwell pub signs, each hiding a story you'd never guess from the street: a prince replaced by a Tamil king, a freed slave in chains, a mystery mural, the man who funded England's first atlas, and a 400-year-old typo. Every stop is free to look at, this is about the signs, not drinking.
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Go East Vintage Flea: a free vintage market in Bermondsey
Go East Vintage runs a free vintage flea market most weekends at Maltby Street in Bermondsey, plus an indoor edition inside the railway arches on selected weekends. Free entry, no ticket, dog-friendly, just turn up. Expect 40 plus vintage sellers with furniture, vinyl, cameras, fashion, jewellery and odd little treasures, right by Maltby Street Market's food stalls. Dates move around a little, so check Go East Vintage's Instagram for the exact weekend before you go.
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