Ordovas
Show offs for the art of the 20th Century
Ordovas is a private gallery that exhibits some of the world's most memorable 20th century and contemporary art. Museum-like in the quality of exhibition, this is truly one of London's finest...
Vyner Street Gallery
The best First Thursday destination
Vyner Street Gallery is a thriving hub of the east London art scene, and it is one of the last still standing in this area. Many other galleries on the same street had to close down because of the...
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Housed in a Regency building designed by John Nash along the Mall in London, the ICA has a long history of being at the forefront of the British arts world. Built in the early 19th century, it has featured the first UK shows of famous artists...
Hauser and Wirth
Contemporary art gallery
With spaces in Zürich, London and New York, Hauser and Wirth is an international art gallery, dedicated to contemporary art in all media. The gallery was founded in Zurich in 1992 by Iwan Wirth, Manuela Wirth and...
Hannah Barry Gallery
Contemporary sculpture and more
Founded by Hannah Barry herself, and Sven Mündner, the Hannah Barry Gallery is a contemporary art gallery, particularly known for the annual Bold Tendencies exhibition - a summer sculpture event, at the...
Arcadia Missa
Art gallery and event space
Arcadia Missa was founded by Rozsa Farkas and Tom Clark as a research project in 2010. Currently, the venue brings together studios, gallery, on and offline publishing, events and research.
Arcadia Missa...
BEARSPACE
Contemporary art space in Deptford
BEARSPACE is an innovative, contemporary art space, focused mainly on new, emerging contemporary artists who push the boundaries of contemporary art practice.
Aside exhibitions on site, BEARSPACE...
Corsica Studios
Club and gallery in one
Corsica Studios is an independent, not-for-profit art organization, though they host amazing parties here too. Located at a railway arch, right behind the shopping center in Elephant and Castle, it’s known for its...
The Curzon Gallery
Contemporary art
The Curzon Gallery is a contemporary art space at the Wimbledon Village. The gallery showcases photography, paintings and sculptures by established and emerging artists, both local and international.
The Curzon...
Transition Gallery
Contemporary art gallery and publishing house
Founded by Cathy Lomax in October 2002, Transition Gallery is a contemporary art institution, dedicated to emerging and established artists. The gallery is also known for its quality ...
The Sunday Painter
Peckham art gallery and studio
The Sunday Painter is an art gallery and studio, organizing about 7 individual and group thematic exhibitions annually. Aside the exhibition space, The Sunday Painter boasts 12 artist studios, self-contained,...
Hayward Gallery
The Hayward Gallery, located within the Southbank Centre, is a popular destination for contemporary art lovers. The iconic 1960s brutalist building underwent a major refurbishment in 2018, which included the restoration of 66 glass-pyramid...
Kate MacGarry
Contemporary art gallery
Established in 2002, Kate MacGarry art gallery is a contemporary space, representing the likes of Goshka Macuga, Chicks on Speed, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, Francis Upritchard, Peter McDonald, Matt Bryans, Dr...
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich Park is one of London's most attractive and enjoyable parks, boasting hectares of lush greenery and a popular bicycle hire service. Kids can find fun and excitement in the form of low-slung bikes from London Recumbents, located near the...
National Maritime Museum
Exploring the rich maritime history of Britain, this museum offers three floors of captivating exhibits. A must-see is JMW Turner's immense oil painting ‘Battle of Trafalgar’ (1824), the 19m-long gilded state barge created in 1732 for the Prince...
Royal Observatory
The Royal Observatory stands on the hill of Greenwich Park, in south-east London, above the Thames: the place where the Prime Meridian, longitude 0°, gave the world its starting line for east and west and its name to Greenwich Mean...
London Fields
Located in the trendiest part of Hackney, London Fields is a haven for locals looking to relax after a stroll up Broadway Market. The park features two play areas for children, a great pub, and the popular London Fields Lido.
Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts, Britain's oldest society devoted to the fine arts, celebrates its 250th birthday in 2018 after having moved to Burlington House a century ago. To celebrate, the RA underwent a 56-million makeover. Its collection of...
Wellcome Collection
The Museum of the History of Science, Medicine and Technology is a captivating place, where art, science and medicine converge. Featuring Sir Henry Wellcome's remarkable collection of medical oddities, such as amputation saws, varying forceps,...
Churchill War Rooms
The Churchill War Rooms are the secret bunker beneath Whitehall from which Britain's government ran the Second World War, now a museum of the Imperial War Museum: low corridors, maps still pinned to the walls and the rooms where Winston Churchill...
London Transport Museum
The London Transport Museum, housed in the former flower-market building in Covent Garden, offers a fascinating glimpse into the city's development through its improved transportation. Inside, visitors can explore horse-drawn omnibuses, vintage...
British Museum
The British Museum, in London's Bloomsbury, is a museum of the whole of human history under one roof: from Egyptian mummies to Greek temples and Assyrian palaces, some eight million objects, about 50,000 of them on show in nearly a hundred free...
London Film Museum
The London Film Museum is devoted to the British film industry, particularly the James Bond franchise. Visitors can marvel at more than two dozen 007 vehicles on display, including the Lotus Esprit submarine from The Spy Who Loved Me, the Aston...
Pollock's Toy Museum & Shop
This museum appeals to both adults and older children alike. As you enter, you are greeted by the shop, stocked with its eye-catching wooden toys and games. Then, you climb up the rickety staircase and begin your exploration with the fantastical...
River Wandle
Scenic river and biking trails
The River Wandle is a 14 km water stretch that runs through southwest London, passing through Croydon, Sutton, Merton, and Wandsworth. It was once one of the most polluted rivers in England, but today, it is...
Parsons Green
West London neigborhood
Part of London's Fulham district, Parsons Green is a beautiful residential area. Easily accessible by subway, this neighborhood is hip, green and family-friendly.
Parsons Green is an upmarket area, home to a...
Lord's Cricket Ground
Anyone passionate about cricket should pay a visit to the ‘home of cricket’, where they can book early for the Test matches. An absolute must-do is the 100-minute tour of the ground and facilities, which can be booked online. The tour offers an...
Brick Lane
The heart of the city's Bangladeshi-Sylheti community
Old Londoners used to call this street Whitechapel Lane, but this soon changed, as the former brick and tile manufacturing began its activity in the 15th century, and the street was...
Goldhawk Road
London's fabric hot spot
Goldhawk Road is a thoroughfare in West London. It is a favorite shopping destination, especially for the shops and restaurants around Shepherd's Bush Green. For many shoppers, this is London's fabric hot spot....
Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection, arguably London’s most exquisite small-scale gallery, is a captivating insight into 18th century aristocratic life. Located in a lushly revamped Italianate mansion, the museum features a trove of 17th and 18th-century...
Sherlock Holmes Museum
The popularity of the Sherlock TV series has provided a boost to Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective novels. Fans of the books flock to the venue to explore the fusty, Victoriana-style three floors, which can typically be traversed in about 30...
Tate Britain
Tate Britain is the national gallery of British art, on the Thames at Millbank in Westminster: paintings, sculpture and installations from the Tudors to today, in a classical building with a dome. It holds the world's most comprehensive...
Jewel House
Keeper of the Crown Jewels
The Jewel House at the Tower of London has been used for the secure storage of the Crown Jewels since the early 14th century. The Crown Jewels, part of the Royal Collection, are displayed to millions of visitors...
London Heathrow Airport
The busiest airport in the United Kingdom
One of the busiest airports in the world, London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), one of seven airports serving the London area, together with Biggin Hill, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton,...
London City Airport
Private jets and flights to ski destinations
London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a small international airport, serving about 3 million passengers each year. There are plans to expand the airport to a capacity of 8 million...
Chelsea Football Club
Professional football club based in West London
This Premier League football club is one of the most loved in Britain. Chelsea Football Club have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football, as you will learn from any...
Thames Barrier
When raised, the Thames Barrier is a sight to behold! Every month, it is raised for its mechanisms to be checked. Each of the 10 steel gates is 20 metres high and weighs a massive 3300 tonnes! To find out when this happens, call or visit the...
Bevis Marks Synagogue
Completed in 1701, the Grade I–listed Sephardic synagogue is a remarkable example of British history, being the first to be built in Britain after the return of the Jews in 1657 when Oliver Cromwell allowed them freedom of worship. Uniquely in...
Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark is a 19th-century tea clipper that you can walk around, and even under: a three-masted sailing ship preserved in a glass-skirted dry dock in Greenwich, in south-east London, by the Thames. She was one of the fastest ships of her...
Sir John Soane's Museum
This London museum is renowned for its enchanting atmosphere and captivating allure. The building, designed by Sir John Soane (1753–1837), is a stunning Georgian masterpiece, and his wishes that the house-museum be kept in its untouched state and...