Museums

Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A)
National Maritime Museum
Astronomy Centre at Royal Observatory Greenwich
Science Museum
Imperial War Museum
The British Museum
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Royal Air Force Museum
Sir John Soane's Museum
Fulham Palace & Gardens
British Library - Free Exhibitions
The London Scottish Regiment Museum - by appt only
Museum of London
Bank Of England Museum + FAQS PDF

Burgh House & Hampstead Museum
66 Portland Place
Forty Hall & Gardens Free Entry to Hall + Gardens - charges may apply for some events & if you want a tour - You can visit Forty Hall Farm buy it costs £2 for adults - kids are FREE
British Optical Association Museum
The Stephens Collection
Harrow Museum
Museum of Richmond
The Faraday Museum @ the RI
Bethlem Museum Of the Mind
Old Royal Naval College
The Garden Museum - closed until early 2017
St George's RAF Chapel of Remembrance, Biggin Hill
Crystal Palace Museum
London Docklands Museum
BDA Dental Museum
The Ragged School Museum
National Army Museum closed until 2017
Barnet Museum
The Vault - music memorabilia museum in Hard Rock Cafe
Royal College of Surgeons Hunterian Museum
Ben Uri Art Museum
City of London Police Museum closed until Oct 2016
London's Roman Ampitheatre &
Heritage Gallery
St Barts Hospital Museum
Thames Police Museum
V&A Museum of Childhood
Grant Museum of Zoology
UCL Art Museum
The Horniman Museum & Gardens
Clockmakers Museum
Islington Museum
Anaesthesia Heritage Centre
Somerset House + Free Guided Tours
Royal College of Physicians Museum & Medicinal Gardens
Royal London Hospital Museum
Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum - temp closed
Tours of the RSM and library exhibitions are open to the public and are free.
The Geffrye Home Museum - Admission to the museum including the eleven period rooms and herb and period gardens is free
Hackney Museum
Bruce Castle Museum
The Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Wellcome Collection
Chertsey Museum
Honeywood Museum
Little Holland House
Royal College of Music closed for refurbishment
Royal Academy of Music Museum
London Sewing Machine Museum
19 Princelet Street
Winchester Palace
Chapter House & Pyx Chamber
Waltham Abbey Gatehouse & Bridge

At least put a bit of effort in.

huh, and people say that it's the queen who bring all the tourists to london

what a selection of free days out. heat!

​lol... no ofcourse not free.. but I meant any links etc.

Outstanding and thanks wishihadadonkey for all your hard work!

Oddly no, as it's not, ahem...free?

wow... thx op what a great effort! going next week.. glad I saw this thread. <3 anything for London eye?

London transport museum is very good, but can be very busy which spoils some of the exhibitions.

I've been several times but I go to London at weekends as well as in half terms so for me, this is good value for money. In the holidays they usually have free children's workshops. Weve been to animation workshops crafts etc. My 8yr old enjoys it there and there are loads of nice places to eat and street entertainment in the area.

London Transport Museum is free for under 18's
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/visit/plan-your-visit/opening-times-and-tickets
however it's £17 for adults (£14.50 concessions), but you can save more if you can get enough people together for a group ticket.

I've not been, yet, so I can't comment on whether it's good or bad.

Canary Wharf?

Sky Gardens http://skygarden.london/

BFG Trail http://www.visitlondon.com/bfg

http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/the-park/things-to-do/families
Not free but looks fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUKlVKCZoYw
The worlds tallest slide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5rdQCaLSOM

Very useful for a forthcoming trip to London. Heated.

great list

Thanks, OP! I will be in London for the next few months. I'll try and do the free things on your list that interest me. Maybe some will even make good date ideas, as I plan to pick up various London ladies during my time in the famous city. :smiley:

excellent love london waterloo area lovely people

Thanks for this .. no kids but going in a months time and wanted to try plan a free site seeing route out! Great help! :smiley:

Does the Science Museum still have gaming-related stuff?

You don't :smiley:

At least put a bit of effort in.

I had a great day out at Britain's Smallest Police Station. Spent hours there. Don't forget to do the guided tour, it's a bit long and expensive but well worth it imo.

A**** for effort.

Art Galleries

Guildhall Art Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
the National Gallery
Tate Modern
Tate Britain
Serpentine Galleries
Wallace Collection
Riverside Gallery
The Stables Gallery
Orleans House Gallery
Free events at Oxo Tower & Bargehouse
Pumphouse Gallery
William Morris Gallery
The Photographers Gallery Free Entry before noon
Bankside Gallery
The Brunei Gallery & Japanese Roof Garden
Getty Images Gallery
Chisengale Gallery
Whitechapel Gallery

Landmarks / Sites of Interest - Free to look at - some free to enter


The Shard
The Battle of Britain Monument
The Temple Church
the Thames Barrier Free to view from grounds / cafe - admission charge for entry into it
City Hall
The Gherkin
Royal Chelsea Hospital
The Monument to the Great Fire of London
Royal Courts of Justice Building
The Cenotaph, Whitehall
Staple Inn & other Medieval Buildings
The View / Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge / Epping Forest
St Katharines Docks
Abbey Road Crossing
Speakers Corner
Marble Arch
Horse Guards Parade
The BT Tower
Petticoat Lane Market
Brick Lane Market
Portobello Road Market
New Covent Garden Market
Camden Lock Market
Brixton Market
Borough Market
Greenwich Market
Columbia Road Market
OLD SPITALFIELDS MARKET IN LONDON
St Pauls Catherdral
St Mary Le Bow - famous church of Bow Bells
London Tower Bridge
Brixton Windmill
George Inn, Southwark - Last remaining galleried inn in London
Leadenhall Market
Big Ben & Houses of Parliament Free Guided Tours for UK residents with the right to vote can be organised via your local MP
Royal Albert Hall
Royal Residences
Shakespeares Globe
St Bride's Church, Fleet Street
London Wall
China Town
Carnaby Street
Cleopatra's Needle
Britains Smallest Police Station on the edge of Trafalgar Square / Nelsons Column / Stone Lions & Fourth Plinth
Boston Manor House
Hogarths House
Battersea Power Sation
Valentines Mansion & Gardens
The Old Bailey
Sky Garden Book in advance for free entry - Shard like views across London
Morden Hall Park
Crystal Palace Park inc Crystal Palace Dinosaurs & Crystal Palace Farm Park - Free Entry to ALL
Mudchute Park and Farm Petting Farm etc - Free Entry
Stepney City Farm Free Entry
Surrey Docks Farm Free Entry though Donation of £3 suggested
Freightliners City Farm
Spitalfields City Farm Free Entry
Deen City Farm Free Entry
Kentish Town City Farm Free Entry
Hainault Forest inc Free Children's Farm & Zoo, Woodland Walks, Sculptures & much more
Newham City Farm
Vauxhall City Farm
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Lots of INFO on London's Green Spaces here
Jubilee Gardens - next to the London Eye
Kenwood Hall & Gardens - Free Entry

The Royal Parks

St James Park inc The Queen Victoria Memorial, Admiralty Arch, Duke of York Statue, Guard's Memorial, National Police Memorial, Queen Mother Memorial, & part of the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk - route HERE

Hyde Park inc Speakers Corner, Serpentine Lake, Rose Garden, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, 7 July Memorial, Holocaust Memorial, Animals in War Memorial, Pan Statue, the Bandstand & much more

Kensington Gardens inc the Albert Memorial, Peter Pan Statue, Italian Gardens, Diana Memorial Playground, Serpentine Galleries, The Arch, Elfin Oak & much more

Richmond Park inc; Isabella Plantation, Wildlife, King Henry's Mound

Bushy Park inc; Diana Fountain, Waterhouse Woodland Garden, The Upper Lodge Water Gardens, Bushy Park Playground, Wildlife, USAAF Memorial

Regents Park inc; Primrose Hill, Griffin Tazza (Lion Vase), Triton Fountain, Ready Money Drinking Fountain, Boy and Frog Statue, Queen Mary's Gardens (rose garden with approx 12000 roses), The Avenue Gardens, Allotment Gardens, Wildlife Garden & home of London Zoo

The Green Park inc; Bomber Command Memorial, Canada Gate & Memorial, Memorial Gates, Constitution Hill

Greenwich Park inc; The Meridian Line, Millennium Sundial, General Wolfe Statue & home to National Maritime Museum
[url=https://www.royalparks.org

Museums

Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A)
National Maritime Museum
Astronomy Centre at Royal Observatory Greenwich
Science Museum
Imperial War Museum
The British Museum
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Royal Air Force Museum
Sir John Soane's Museum
Fulham Palace & Gardens
British Library - Free Exhibitions
The London Scottish Regiment Museum - by appt only
Museum of London
Bank Of England Museum + FAQS PDF

Burgh House & Hampstead Museum
66 Portland Place
Forty Hall & Gardens Free Entry to Hall + Gardens - charges may apply for some events & if you want a tour - You can visit Forty Hall Farm buy it costs £2 for adults - kids are FREE
British Optical Association Museum
The Stephens Collection
Harrow Museum
Museum of Richmond
The Faraday Museum @ the RI
Bethlem Museum Of the Mind
Old Royal Naval College
The Garden Museum - closed until early 2017
St George's RAF Chapel of Remembrance, Biggin Hill
Crystal Palace Museum
London Docklands Museum
BDA Dental Museum
The Ragged School Museum
National Army Museum closed until 2017
Barnet Museum
The Vault - music memorabilia museum in Hard Rock Cafe
Royal College of Surgeons Hunterian Museum
Ben Uri Art Museum
City of London Police Museum closed until Oct 2016
London's Roman Ampitheatre &
Heritage Gallery
St Barts Hospital Museum
Thames Police Museum
V&A Museum of Childhood
Grant Museum of Zoology
UCL Art Museum
The Horniman Museum & Gardens
Clockmakers Museum
Islington Museum
Anaesthesia Heritage Centre
Somerset House + Free Guided Tours
Royal College of Physicians Museum & Medicinal Gardens
Royal London Hospital Museum
Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum - temp closed
Tours of the RSM and library exhibitions are open to the public and are free.
The Geffrye Home Museum - Admission to the museum including the eleven period rooms and herb and period gardens is free
Hackney Museum
Bruce Castle Museum
The Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Wellcome Collection
Chertsey Museum
Honeywood Museum
Little Holland House
Royal College of Music closed for refurbishment
Royal Academy of Music Museum
London Sewing Machine Museum
19 Princelet Street
Winchester Palace
Chapter House & Pyx Chamber
Waltham Abbey Gatehouse & Bridge