The London Bucket List!
Date
June 6, 2019
Have you planned out how you will be spending all your time in London, or do you need some inspiration? Whether you're looking for culture, history, or pop culture, we've compiled a list of London recommendations from both staff and past students. We're sure that in a list of 101 items, you will find some exciting activities and experiences for your time abroad!
- Watch the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace
- Visit the Sky Garden and take in the views
- Visit the Olympic Park and go down the ArcelorMittal Orbit/slide
- Take a spin on the London eye
- Visit the final resting place of icons like Darwin & Dickens at Westminster Abbey
- Visit the Whispering Gallery at St.Paul's cathedral
- Take in the exhibits at the Victoria & Albert Museum
- Take a picture of the view from Trafalgar square
- Stroll through St. James park, while feeding pelicans & royal swans
- See a real Dodo bird at the Natural History Museum
- Take an eerie tour of Highgate Cemetery to see the resting place of Karl Marx
- Cycle through Hyde park
- Decipher the Rosetta Stone at the British Museum
- Walk the famous crosswalk on the cover of the Beatles album Abbey Road
- Take in the art and culture of the Southbank while viewing Westminster Abbey and Big Ben across the Thames
- Enjoy a clipper boat ride at night on the Thames back to Greenwich
- Embrace your inner wizard or witch at the Harry Potter Studio Tour
- Stroll through the London Zoo to see where the bear, Winnie the Pooh was dreamt up
- Experience what it means to be a “groundling” at Shakespeare’s globe theatre
- Try not to lose your head while drooling over the Crown jewels at the Tower of london
- Take in the work of artist like Salvador Dali at the Tate Modern
- Step back in history to WWII and visit the secret bunker where Winston Churchill would monitor the war and make commands
- Watch a football game at Wembley stadium
- Visit the home of our favourite Royals Kate & Will
- Walk across the clear walkway at Tower Bridge and take a selfie with the river Thames underneath you
- Sip a Cuppa tea, and enjoy a traditional afternoon tea
- Take a spin around the iconic London eye, while taking in the views
- Feel the buzz of the neon lights at God’s Own Junkyard
- Hunt for antiques at Portobello Market on a Saturday
- Eat fish and chips
- Nibble your way through Borough Market
- Check out the trendy brands in Soho
- Stroll through the canals of Little Venice
- Have a rainbow bagel from Brick Street
- Experience a full English breakfast, black pudding and all
- Go back in time at the home of Henry the VIII at Hampton Court palace, lookout for Catherine Howard’s ghost!
- Take in the culture and beauty in Chinatown
- Meet the Walrus at Horniman museum
- Get a mix of city and country life at Mudchute farm
- Have a traditional Sunday roast
- Take a photo in a red telephone box
- Find the Dr. Who police call box in Earls court
- See a show on the West End
- Visit platform 9 ¾
- Ice skating at Somerset House
- Taste a curry at Brick Lane
- Ride a double decker bus
- Visit our version of Times Square: Piccadilly Circus
- Shop at Harrods
- Ride the tube
- Watch birds at the London Wetland Center
- Ride the Emirates cable car over the Thames
- Shop on Oxford Street
- Walk through the famous neighborhood of Notting Hill
- Stroll through Covent Garden taking in the street acts
- Explore the trendy Camden Market
- Take in the bright colours and quirky designs of Neal’s Yard
- Solve the ultimate mystery at the Sherlock Holmes museum
- Take a street art tour
- Get goosebumps as you walk the streets at night for the Jack the Ripper tour
- Watch a tennis match at Wimbledon
- Watch a film in an open air cinema
- Visit Leadenhall Market
- Visit the home of American founding father Benjamin Franklin
- Stroll through Kew Gardens
- Shop at Spitalfields market
- Explore the food trucks in Flat Iron Square
- Marvel at the oddities at Sir John Soane’s Museum
- Visit the home of psychologist Sigmund freud
- See the famous red deer at Richmond Park
- Watch a game of cricket
- Experience two hemispheres at once when you visit the prime meridian line in Greenwich
- See a film premiere at Leicester Square
- Enjoy an ice cream from Udderlicious
- Marvel at the art and creative force behind some of the Harry Potter graphic designs at the House of MinaLima
- Travel to the top of the Walkie Talkie to take in the sights
- Climb to the top of the Great Fire of London Monument
- Search through the shelves of Daunt Books
- Explore the old mail rail in Clerkenwell
- Dance the night away at a silent disco
- Attend a pop-up event in the city
- Take in the beauty and culture of Chinatown while trying some authentic foods
- Take in the beautiful decor and cosy atmosphere of Churchill’s arms pub in Notting Hill
- Get political and pose outside of 10 Downing Street
- Gram a pic at Mayfield's lavender farm
- Celebrate Guy Fawkes night
- Dance the night away at the Rivoli ballroom
- Find the seven noses of Soho
- Discover the origins of modern medicine in Chelsea physic garden
- Indulge your childhood self and take a selfie with Paddington bear in Paddington station
- Find Superman’s weakness Kryptonite at the Natural History museum
- Take a step back in history and visit the Mayflower pub that overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before it sailed
- Visit the Broad Street water pump where medical history was made when John Snow discovered how disease is transmitted
- Have a pint in the same place the characters of the classic, Canterbury tales met before their pilgrimage, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
- Go back to childhood and play in the giant ball pit at Ballie Ballerson
- Play a game of darts at Flight club
- Take a quirky exercise class like kitten yoga or disco yoga
- Go for a kayak tour on the river Thames
- Explore the Japan Center food court in Piccadilly circus
- Find the historic London Rock