Europe England London London Guide Things To Do Essentials Restaurants Nightlife Where to Stay Neighborhoods Itineraries Events Getaways All London 100+ Free Things to Do in London London for Free By Laura Porter Laura Porter Facebook Twitter Laura Porter is an experienced UK travel writer specializing in all things to do with London. TripSavvy's editorial guidelines Updated on 08/29/19 Fact checked by Erin Medlicott Fact checked by Erin Medlicott LinkedIn Twitter New York University Rutgers University Erin Medlicott is a fact checker and researcher with a background in lifestyle and finance. Prior to her work at TripSavvy, she did financial research for the American Express Departures Magazine as well as the Wall Street Journal. She earned a TripSavvy's fact-checking Share Pin Email Sol de Zuasnabar Brebbia / Getty Images Don't let people put you off with tales of how expensive London is. There's an incredible array of things to do throughout the city without spending a penny. London doesn't split into neighborhoods as neatly as US cities do but I have tried to organize this list by area. Every free thing listed has a link for more information. 01 of 11 Westminster TripSavvy / Gautier Houba View Map Address Westminster Abbey, London SW1P 3PA, UK Get directions Westminster covers a huge area of central London and even though this is where you will find most of the high-priced attractions there is still plenty on offer at no cost at all. Westminster Abbey (not always free) Changing of the Guard Four O'Clock Parade Supreme Court St James's Park Trafalgar Square National Gallery National Portrait Gallery World's Smallest Police Box (in Trafalgar Square) Giro the Nazi Dog (near Trafalgar Square) London Nose (near Trafalgar Square) Savoy Hotel Museum Inner Space Quiet Room Leicester Square Film Premieres New Year's Day Parade (1st January) Chinese New Year in London (January or February) Trooping the Colour (every June) London Gay Pride (every June or July) 02 of 11 Fitrovia & Bloomsbury TripSavvy / Gautier Houba View Map Fitzrovia is the area north of Oxford Street and Bloombury is east of Tottenham Court Road. Wallace Collection L. Ron Hubbard's Fitzroy House Coram's Fields (Children's playground) British Museum Grant Museum of Zoology & Comparative Anatomy Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Peter Pan Statue at GOSH Wellcome Collection Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon Treasure Trails offer some free smartphone trails, including one of Fitzrovia, Canary Wharf, and Shoreditch 03 of 11 Mayfair / St James's / Piccadilly Julian Castle/ArcaidImages / Getty Images View Map Address Hyde Park, London W2 2EU, UK Get directions Phone +44 7722 523629 Web Visit website Areas north and south of Piccadilly. Speakers Corner The Vault Cigar Museum Royal Institution Smythson of Bond Street Auction House Viewings Brown Hart Gardens Sit Between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill St James's Piccadilly Free Lunchtime Recitals 04 of 11 City of London TripSavvy / Gautier Houba View Map Address 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN, UK Get directions Phone +44 20 7001 9844 Web Visit website The City of London is actually only a small area known as the Square Mile. Also see Free Things to Do in the City of London. Museum of London Ceremony of the Keys Bank of England Museum St Paul's Cathedral for Free Mudlarking Gresham College Free Lectures London Stone Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman London's Amphitheatre Whitefriar's Crypt St. Olave's Free Lunchtime Recitals Postman's Park The Soundmap Sweeney Todd Audiowalk One New Change Roof Terrace Barbican Centre Conservatory Lord Mayor's Show (every November) Continue to 5 of 11 below. 05 of 11 City Borders Leon Neal / Getty Images View Map Address 5 Strand Lane, Aldwych, London WC2R 1AP, UK Get directions Phone +44 20 7641 5264 Web Visit website City Borders is not an official area but I've tried to group places near to the City of London. London Roman Baths Twinings Tea Museum Somerset House Free Guided Tour Courtauld Gallery (free on Monday mornings) Lincoln's Inn Fields Sir John Soane's Museum Library & Museum of Freemasonry Hunterian Museum HQS Wellington 06 of 11 East London Lonely Planet / Getty Images View Map Address 136 Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA, UK Get directions Phone +44 20 7739 9893 Web Visit website Geffrye Museum Museum of London Docklands Museum of Childhood Whitechapel Bell Foundry Museum Charnel House Spitalfields Comedy Cafe (free Wednesdays) Clowns Church Service (every February) 07 of 11 South London (including South Bank) TripSavvy / Gautier Houba View Map Address Tate Modern, London SE1, UK Get directions The South Bank itself is a magnificent free area in London. It's a wonderful place to walk next to the River Thames with iconic views. The summer brings the Watch This Space free entertainment outside the National Theatre and the Appearing Rooms Fountains outside the Southbank Centre. Tate Modern Tower Bridge Lifts Globe Theatre Park Street HMS Belfast (free for children) BFI Southbank Mediatheque Tate Britain Horniman Museum The Chocolate Museum Twelfth Night Festival (every January) See the Belmond British Pullman train at Victoria Station Cuming Museum 08 of 11 Greenwich Mike Copeland / Getty Images View Map Address Visitor Centre at the Old Royal Naval College, 2 Cutty Sark Gardens, London SE10 9LW, UK Get directions Phone +44 20 8305 5235 Web Visit website Discover Greenwich Visitor Centre Stand on the Prime Meridian Line (fee for courtyard but line is outside too) National Maritime Museum & Queen's House Greenwich Foot Tunnel Be in a Pop Video at The O2 Collect & Play Conkers Continue to 9 of 11 below. 09 of 11 West London (including Kensington & Chelsea) TripSavvy / Gautier Houba View Map Address London W2 2UH, UK Get directions Phone +44 300 061 2000 Web Visit website Kensington Gardens Peter Pan Statue Diana Memorial Playground Diana Memorial Fountain Kensington Roof Gardens 23/24 Leinster Gardens - Dummy House Facade Paddington Rolling Bridge National Army Museum & Kid's Zone at National Army Museum V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum) Natural History Museum Science Museum Heathrow Airport T5 Pods Saatchi Gallery Kew Gardens is Free For Children British Legion Poppy Factory Tours Notting Hill Film Locations - Self-Guided Walk Notting Hill Carnival (every August) 10 of 11 North London (including King's Cross) TripSavvy / Gautier Houba View Map Address Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG, UK Get directions King's Place British Library Platform 9 3/4, King's Cross Station Regent's Park See some animals at London Zoo RAF Museum Hampstead Heath Kenwood House Abbey Road Crossing Little Venice to Camden Canal Walk 11 of 11 Also see these free ideas lists: Haykal / Getty Images Top 10 Free Things to Do in London Free Things to Do in London with Kids Free Things to Do in the City of London Free Music in London Best Free London Public Toilets What do you think are the best free things to do in London? 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