Page 5 | What are your favourite things to do in London?

Theda13 · 2026-02-05T00:18:33+00:00

My DP and I are booking a trip to London for a big birthday (mine). We’ll be staying for a few days. I’d definitely like to go to the Ritz for afternoon tea and the National Portrait Gallery. Maybe a show too, but not sure which one. Any other ideas?

I really love our history and if you haven't been to all the museums yet you should definitely find a new one to see. The postal museum with the underground post car rail train ride is really unusual! The Bank of England has a great museum where you can hold a gold bar and see lots of old money- it was quite nostalgic seeing notes again from my childhood. Churchill's War Rooms is also really unusual, and the big ones like the Science museum are still thrilling after many visits.
For other activities, I love the view across London from Bishopsgate- it's well worth booking to go up the sky garden or the lookout at 8 bishopsgate or horizon at 22 bishopsgate- they are free but limited in number per slot, and quite beautiful to be up there. I love the ruins of the Roman Amphitheatre too- also free to see in the basement of the Guildhall art gallery. I would also go to a show for a big birthday- I recently saw the special casting for the Les Miserables big anniversary. It was so beautiful I actually teared up listening to the singing.