What’s fun in London?

[mindermum1]

Scottish school holidays have started and I’m taking my 13 year old son to central London Sun-Wed. We are booked for Harry Potter Studios, but I now see my rookie mistake a lot of the museums and theatres are closed on Monday and Tuesdays.
This is his first visit to London. What fun things would you suggest a young teenage boy to visit? Any little known gems?

We recently went to the Tower of London and it was so much better than I expected. It's huge. We spent 3 hours there and that was chasing a toddler so at a walk you could spend longer. I haven't checked opening but I can imagine a 13 year old would enjoy the normal Madame Tussaurds, london dungeons, Natural history museum (fantastic beast exhibition currently on).

Thanks Junobug

House of MinaLima in Soho.
China town
The interactive statue trail in Leicester Square
The largest Lego store in the world and M&M world also in Leicester Square
Catch an Uber boat down to Greenwich pier and then walk to the Emirates Cable Car. While you’re in Greenwich, you could do Up at the O2 if you have a head for heights. Alternatively, most of the Greenwich museums including the Cutty Sark and the royal observatory are open every day. There are shows in the planetarium on Mondays.

Still a few seats available for the Bond at the massive screen BFI iMax at Waterloo / S Bank

A walk along the S Bank to Tate Modern, free to get in, the main ‘installation’ in the turbine hall is fun. Walk from London Bridge, through borough market, past the Golden Hinde, past The Globe.

But I reckon a boat to Greenwich is a good day: Cutty Sark is good to see whether you pay to go in or not, Maritime Museum is open and free, walk up the hill for amazing views of London, Astronomy Museum, National dateline. Maybe DLR back, through Docklands /Canary Wharf etc.

I was going to suggest IMAX. A concert?

Natural History museum is open on Monday and Tuesday but yes others are closed what a shame.

Bfi film festival is on - might find something weird and wacky??

I'd second Greenwich and Tower of London.

Take the Thames Clipper out to to the East. You get a close up of the Thames Barrier.

A museum.
China town
London eye
River boat

I went with 14 yr old DS recently. We went to the Tate Modern (he's an Art Scholar at his school so genuinely interested). Then we went to Pizza Express over looking the Thames and then to Bodyworlds but i just checked and its gone now!

James Bond at one of the big Leicester Square cinemas? The London Dungeons is pretty good fun too.

The Thames Rocket Rib ride was great fun and we loved the dungeons too.

Aren't Harry Potter Studios in Watford?

You can go up Tower Bridge and walk across the glass walkway right at the top - that was a massive hit with my teens in the summer. It’s not too expensive either.