Visit a Park
Central London has four parks (Regent's Park, Hyde Park, Green Park, St. James Park), as well as Kensington Gardens. Each park is filled with beautiful landscaping, open spaces, monuments, wildlife and walking trails. Regent's Park is home to Primrose Hill, one of the best vantage points in central London and a boating lake where visitors can rent pedal and row boats. Visitors can swim in The Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park during the summer months, view daffodils in the spring at Green Park or catch a glimpse of pelican in St. James Park.
royalparks.org.uk
Visit a Museum
Central London is home to many museums, including the British Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Natural History and Science Museums, National Maritime Museum, Imperial War Museum and Sir John Soane's Museum. Due to the central government's extensive funding, many of the museums are free, making a visit to a museum cost-effective and fun. The British Museum is considered to be one of the best in the world with its extensive collection of famous artifacts from around the world, and Sir John Soane's Museum offers a more condensed version of the same worldly topics.
British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 20 7323 8000
britishmuseum.org
Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London, WC2A 3BP
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 20 7440 4263
soane.org
Go Ice Skating
During the winter months, Central London becomes home to many outdoor skating rinks. It is a fun way to see the sights while enjoying the crisp winter air. Some of the most popular and more impressive rinks include the rink in the moat at the Tower of London, the rink at Somerset House with live DJs, and in front of the red brick Hampton Court Palace. Each rink has various hours, admission and rental fees as well as opening and closing dates. For an overview of every rink in London, including the new ice track at the world famous Wembley Stadium, see the link below.
viewlondon.co.uk
