London
Culture
Gyms, pools, restaurants, museums, playgrounds and parks — pick a type, then narrow it down.
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Ewan Munro from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0Cinema·Vegetarian & vegan·Indoor·Accessible
Picturehouse Central
West End cinema with 7 screens, Q&A events, a rooftop bar and restaurant.
- Great Windmill Street, W1D 7DH London · District Westminster
- Mon–Sun
- picturehouses.com/cinema/Picturehouse_Central
A Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0Cinema·Indoor
Vue Islington
Indoor cinema in London with long hours.
- Parkfield Street 36, N1 0PS London · District Islington
- Mon–Fri 09:30–24:00 · Sat–Sun 10:30–24:00
- myvue.com/cinema/islington/whats-on
Gallery·Indoor
Hundred Years Gallery
Experimental art space in Hoxton with weekly new-music concerts.
- Pearson Street 13, E2 8JD London · District Tower Hamlets
- Wed–Fri 14:00–19:00 · Sat 16:00–19:00 · Sun 14:00–19:00
- hundredyearsgallery.co.uk
Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0Gallery·Indoor
Studio Voltaire
Charity gallery and artist community in London with its own restaurant and event spaces.
- Nelsons Row 1A, SW4 7JR London · District Lambeth
- Wed–Sun 10:00–17:00
- studiovoltaire.org
Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0Gallery·Indoor·Accessible
The Courtauld Gallery
World-class art from medieval to modern, housed in historic Somerset House.
- Strand, WC2R 1LA London · District Westminster
- Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00
- courtauld.ac.uk/gallery
Free entryDanny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0Library·Indoor·Accessible
Brixton Library
Grade II listed public library in Brixton with reading groups, chess club and family sessions.
- Brixton Oval, SW2 1JQ London · District Lambeth
- Mon 13:00–20:00 · Tue, Thu 10:00–20:00 · Wed, Fri 10:00–18:00 · Sat 09:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00
- lambeth.gov.uk/libraries-0/brixton-tate-library
Free entrySecretlondon, CC BY-SA 3.0Library·Indoor
Dulwich Library
Free library in London.
- Lordship Lane 368, SE22 8NB London · District Southwark
- Mon, Wed–Fri 09:00–20:00 · Tue 10:00–20:00 · Sat 09:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–16:00
- southwark.gov.uk/culture-and-sport/libraries/find-library/dulwich-library
Free entryChmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0Library·Indoor·Accessible
Shepherd's Bush Library
Modern library inside Westfield London with study spaces and kids' activities.
- Wood Lane 6, London
- Mon–Fri 10:00–20:00 · Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 11:00–17:00
- lbhf.gov.uk/libraries/find-your-library/shepherds-bush-library
Free entryNigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0Library·Indoor
Shoreditch Library
A free, accessible public library with books, media loans and community events.
- Hoxton Street 80, N1 6LP London · District Islington
- Mon–Thu 10:00–20:00 · Fri 10:00–18:00 · Sat 10:00–17:00
- hackney.gov.uk/shoreditch-library
Free entryJuliaC2006 from Rochester, UK, CC BY 2.0Library·Indoor
Victoria Library
Public library with study space, wifi and events for all ages.
- Buckingham Palace Road 160, SW1W 9UD London · District Westminster
- Mon 09:30–20:00 · Tue, Thu, Fri 09:30–19:00 · Wed 10:00–19:00 · Sat 09:30–17:00 · Sun closed
- westminster.gov.uk/leisure-libraries-and-community/library-opening-times-and-contact-details/victoria-library
Museum·Indoor
British Library Exhibition Space
The UK's national library, free to visit, with exhibitions of historic treasures.
- Euston Road 96, London
- Jan–Dec: Mon, Wed–Fri 10:00–18:00 · Jan–Dec: Tue 10:00–20:00 · Sat 11:00–17:00 · Sun, holidays closed
- bl.uk
Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0Museum·Indoor·Accessible
Charles Dickens Museum
Explore Charles Dickens's former London home and its collection.
- Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London · District Camden
- Wed–Sun 10:00–16:00
- dickensmuseum.com
Free entryMuseum·Indoor
Fitzroy House
Historic Fitzrovia house where L. Ron Hubbard lived, with original memorabilia.
- Fitzroy Street 37, London
- by appointment
- fitzroyhouse.org
Free entryStoneColdCrazy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0Museum·Indoor
Hunterian Museum
Free museum on the history of surgery, built around John Hunter's 18th-century specimen collection.
- Lincoln's Inn Fields 35-43, WC2A 3PE London · District Camden
- Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00
- hunterianmuseum.org
Gaius Cornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0Museum·Indoor·Accessible
Mail Rail Museum
Accessible museum in London.
- Phoenix Place, London
- Wed–Sun 10:00–17:00
- postalmuseum.org
Museum of Brands, CC BY-SA 4.0Museum·Indoor·Accessible
Museum of Brands
A museum tracing 200 years of consumer culture through everyday brands and packaging.
- Lancaster Road 111-117, W11 1QT London · District Kensington and Chelsea
- Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 11:00–17:00 · Dec 24-26 closed
- museumofbrands.com
Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0Museum·Indoor
Museum of the Order of St John
A historic gate-house museum tracing the Order of St John from medieval times to today.
- St John's Lane, EC1M 4DA London · District Islington
- Wed–Sat 10:00–17:00
- museumstjohn.org.uk
Museum·Indoor
Paradox Museum
50+ mind-bending illusion rooms, from zero gravity to upside-down worlds.
- Brompton Road 90, SW3 1JJ London · District Kensington and Chelsea
- Mon–Thu 10:00–17:30 · Fri 10:00–19:00 · Sat 09:30–19:30 · Sun 09:30–18:00
- paradoxmuseum.com/london
Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0Museum·Indoor
Ragged School Museum
Explore a recreated Victorian classroom in Dr Barnardo's historic East End school.
- Copperfield Road 46-50, E3 4RR London · District Tower Hamlets
- Tue, Wed 10:00–17:00 · Sun[1] 14:00–17:00
- raggedschoolmuseum.org.uk
Jordan 1972 ( talk ), Public domainMuseum·Indoor
Sherlock Holmes Museum
Step into Sherlock Holmes' Victorian world at the famous 221B Baker Street.
- Baker Street 221B, NW1 6XE London · District Camden
- Mon–Sun 09:30–18:00
- sherlock-holmes.co.uk