Question of the week: What do you miss when you're away from London? "Free things to do: London, unlike other cities I've lived in, has lots of free things to do going on all the time.
There are the transitory things, like buskers and street festivals, that are hard to point people towards (except to just recommend to keep your eyes and ears open when you walk around the city), and the permanent things that are always there when you have free time and want something more interesting than watching TV. My favourites of these are the free museums and parks that are scattered across London. Wherever you are in the city, there will be at least one near you, ready to fill the idle hour.
These are not simply churchyards and assortments of odd knickknacks that only get visited because they don't charge. Some of the most wonderful places in the world are included, such as Kensington Garden, and St. James' Park, the British Museum and the Tate Modern; places where amazing things are available to view every day. There are the quirkier finds, like Brompton Cemetery (on of the first urban cemeteries in Britain, and a beautiful place to walk), or Sir John Soane's Museum (the house and collections of Sir John Soane, a famous architect and collector who left his house and contents to the state as a museum because he was disappointed in his two sons!).
There are millions of other free things in London, but these are just a few of my top picks!"
- Kris
* Photo by slimmer_jimmer, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.
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