Sometimes you just want to do what everyone’s doing, but does it all have to be £25 or more?! London can be affordable. Let’s check out the free side of the city.
London is known for some of the best museums in the city. Some of these museums are incredibly expensive, but some are free. A London local tour guide can walk you through the absolutely cavernous British museum. Instead of aimlessly walking through large halls of artefacts that begin to blend together, allow us to show you the highlights and connect the pieces to their human stories.
Looking for something a bit more artsy? We’ve got plenty of free galleries, but let’s go for the most famous one, the National Gallery. This impressive gallery is home to Da Vincis, Renoirs, Caravaggios and more. If you need more, right within the same halls is the National Portrait Gallery where you can see Henry the 8th painted in his regal finest and as maybe overly impressive cockpiece. If that’s too scandalising, take a few steps to see his virginal daughter Queen Elisabeth, displayed with her skin paler than humanly possible. Get our best private tour guides, and we can explain the steeped history behind these two monarchs and so much more.
Need more suggestions, or maybe foot weary from the museums? Your London local tour guide knows where to find free entertainment. Come with us to Covent Garden, a part of west London that’s history spans misfits to mistresses and is known for its flair for the dramatics. The market always has street performers showing off their skills. Grab a pint or a soda from the historic Punch and Judy pub, and then watch someone swallow knives while balancing on a unicycle or balancing on a bed of nails. If you’re ready to get up and go again, we can show you Drury Lane, the road that saw the origin of “the Muffin Man” and saw Julie Andrews break out into stardom in their Theatre Royal. Follow us down the path to the oldest licensed, premised pub in London and we can tell you about its association with Death Row (spoiler, it’s licenced from 1216!).
Now, history is our bread and butter here at Londunnit, but sometimes you just want to stop talking and listen to the music. Some of the world’s most famous musicians got started in London. Today, there are a lot of great places to enjoy music, but maybe nowhere as consistent and as saturated as in Camden Town. Head down to the Elephants Head or Dublin Castle almost any night of the week after 7 and the music will find you before you find it. These stages have seen the likes of Amy Winehouse, The Clash and the Kinks. If you’re itching to know more about our rock n’ roll town, we can walk you past her historic venues and through her bizarre history. Even if your group all has different tastes, your London Group Tour Specialists can tailor everything so nobody is bored. If we start at 5, by 7 you can be cozy with a pint in hand while watching a new artist show you what they’ve got, in the same spots legends cut their teeth.
If you’d like something on the more classical side, check out the Barbican in the City of London, the London Symphonic Orchestra offers a free concert at lunch time one Friday every month, if you’re here at the right time it might be your lucky chance to see one of the worlds greatest orchestras for free!
This city is never just one thing, when anyone tells us she’s too expensive, we like to remind them that it’s all about where you look. Whether it’s for you or a larger group, we have London group tour specialists waiting to curate the best outing for you. Our city is for everyone, it’s why we love it here. Don’t take our word for it, come see for yourself, better yet let us show you ourselves on one of our Londunnit tours!
