30 fun things to do in London

As you may well know, I spend a considerable amount of time exploring far-flung corners of the world and, to be honest in the last few years particularly, avoiding London. Though London is technically my home (it’s where I rent my apartment), I have done a good job of telling myself that the fast-paced, relentless lifestyle, lack of mountains and limited outdoor adventure in London is not for me.

But London is insane. It is and I kick myself for not talking more fondly of it to fellow travellers.

I’ve become so accustomed to the extensive amount of opportunity, fun, nightlife, adventure and landscape on my doorstep that I’ve kind of forgotten how amazing it is.

So before I find my home in the mountains, I decided at Dubai airport last week that I would absolutely make the most out of living in the centre of one of the most sought-after cities in the world and I would make a bucket list of fun adventures and nights out to go on this year.

My flat mate and I completed this list as we waited to board our flight back to London from Dubai and it went down a storm on my Instagram stories so I figured I’d pop it on my blog for you to use whenever you need a date night idea or a change of scenery…

My fun bucket list for London…

1. Go to a life drawing class

2. Dress up, have dinner and watch a show in the West End

3. Pack the car on a Friday and go camping for the weekend

4. Go to a speed dating night for lols with a friend

5. Go to a Bingo night

6. Grab tickets to a London football match and have a few bevvys

7. Go to a comedy club show

11/03 – I went to The Top Secret Comedy Club on a Monday where we paid just £1 to watch Comedians try out new material.

8. Take a cooking class in your favourite cuisine

9. Then host a dinner party and cook the cuisine for your friends

10. Go wine tasting / gin tasting

11. Pack a weekend bag and head to the airport. Grab random tickets to somewhere in Europe for the weekend!

Check out 10 European weekends you must go on here.

12. Stand up paddle boarding yoga at Hyde Park

13. Go to an escape room

14. Go on an evening cruise down the River Thames

I did this one with City Cruises last year.

Check out this post for 18 of the best places to have afternoon tea in London.

See 13 reasons why you’ll fall in love with London here.

15. Choose a new language and enrol in a course

16. Watch the sunrise in London

17. ‘Keeper for a day’ experience at London Zoo

EPIC experience. See the blog post from my experience here

18. Go Kayaking on the Thames

WHO KNEW! Such a fun adventure for London. See what my experience looked like here.

Looking for a unique London experience? Read this post to find out how to have a sleepover at London Zoo!

Here’s my complete guide to exploring London in 48 hours.

19. Hire some Roller Skates and skate through Hyde Park

I did this last year and hired some skates from SlickWillies (right next to Hyde Park).

20. Have afternoon tea on a red bus as you do a tour of London’s landmarks

The perfect way to take a visitor around the sights of London in style or to treat a loved one. See my blog post here.

21. Book a karaoke booth for an hour with your friends

22. Do a London bottomless brunch

23. Play a game of mini-golf with food and drinks at Swingers

24. Eat your way around Borough market

Check out all the London markets you should visit here.

Check out this post for 20 places for a fun date night in London!

Here are the 16 best things to do in London in summer!

25. Do a bar crawl for the day using London Buses

26. Do an open top bus tour of London’s landmarks (be a tourist)

I did a tour of London’s landmarks with a hire car here.

27. Volunteer at a soup kitchen

28. Climb the 02 arena

29. Take a sunday in East London and wander through Columbia Road flower market

30. Go to a salsa / dance class

Check out this post for the best places to have cocktails in London.

Have you been to London?

What were your favourite things to do? I’d love to know!

Love as always + happy adventuring,

Mollie.

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