Things to do & see in London

Starting next Friday I will no longer be working 70+hrs a week and will have some free time, something that I haven't had in quite some time.

To combat the inevitable addiction to pointless internet sites (facebook, WWTDD, Youtube etc) I wondered if anyone could recommend some interesting things to see and do in London. I feel like I haven't really had a chance to really explore the city in the past year and hope to do so from now on.

Im hopefully going to run (as I have yet to build up a bike, I plan to run everywhere) up to Highgate cemetery next week and want to see the tank in Bermondsey?

Thanks

There's the famous decapitated pigeon in Fellows Court, Cremer St.

To combat the inevitable addiction to pointless internet sites (redtube, pornhub, youporn etc)

fixed.

the monument
little venice
the boat from greenwich to houses of parliament
canning/silver town
woodgreen shopping centre

If you're interested in how London formed and changed throughout the years and some of the more unusual hidden bits - buy Secret London by Andrew Duncan it has loads of walks in it (which could be turned into runs quite easily I would think)

Pub.

Mate, get lost.

and I mean literally, get lost in the city.

get lost in the city.

YouTube- Hanoi Rocks - Lost in the City [1984]

Anywhere north of the river is nice

there is city south of the river???

Not really Rik; it's more like a Mad Max theme park

Yeh, Tina Turner works in Chicken Cottage on Tooting High St

Fact.

Tate Modern
Science Museum
V&A Museun

the monument
little venice
the boat from greenwich to houses of parliament
canning/silver town
woodgreen shopping centre
elephant and castle

Kew Gardens
Syon House
The Greyhound
Take a run along the Grand Union Canal

Well,

Monday Souths
Tuesday Norths
Weds - fuck knows
Thursday - Wests
Friday - central beers

you'll get to see shitloads.

get the train to france ;-)
or go see the dinosaurs

go see the dinosaurs

South Beers?

Anywhere north of the river is nice

It's always so sad watching dementia take it's toll on the old and infirm

:'(

i'm gonna need to bookmark this thread for later perusal.

take a hunt around some sites like londonist and some of the other big london blogs, they have some interesting suggestions for things to check out.

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Quite good.

Nunhead Cemetery, a beautiful place with amazing views over London

As I am really new to london could someone recommend a few good used book stores? are there ones that specialize in art and design? thanks

art publications?

there's several outlets along old compton and brewer streets for that sort of thing

horniman museum

I love the alleys off the north side of Fleet Street, Samuel Johnson's house is back there... Also between St Paul's and the river, Carter Lane and all those other streets around it including King's Wardrobe, which is where the king (dunno which one) used to keep all his garbs before it burnt down... More of a walk than a run but fascinating nonetheless...