Free Attractions in London...I can save a lot!
Visit London may be one of the world’s most high-spending cities especially deal with their attractions entrance fee such as London Eye, Tower of London and Madame Tussaud. Those are excessive expensive, but surprisingly you still can get admire some of the attraction without paying a single pound.
Here are some attractions which do not charge an admission fee.
British Museum
If you are museum lover then you should set British Museum in your priority itinerary and try to go it early as you need going through security scan for your beg. It is located on the northern side of London, this museum founded in 1753 and has over 8 million item. Some of the visitors even claim that can’t finish visit within one day.
You can rent the audio guide which can provide in-depth information. If you lack time, then you can focus on Department of Ancient Egypt as well as Department of Greece and Rome. Both of the department located ground floor on left-hand side after main entrance.
Student at Department of Greece and Rome
The nearest Tube stations are Tottenham Court Road or Holborn.
Changing the Guard
This military traditional is world-famous attractions which take place inside the gates of Buckingham Palace. It lasts about 40 minutes and starts at 1130 am every day from April to July and alternate days from August to March.
Go early to beat the enormous crowd and you can reward yourself for a strategic place watching it, if not your photos will be occupied by full of crowd heads rather than the handsome guard.
The nearest Tube stations will be Victoria, Green Park and St James’s Park
Selfie Outside of British Museum
Natural History Museum
The museum is well-known for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons where the dinosaur welcome me at the Exhibition Road entrance. In fact, there have three main entrances to access the museum. Natural History Museum is well-organized into Red, Blue, Orange and Green Zone. These zones cover human biology, Ecology, minerals, volcanoes, earthquakes, fossil and including realistic animatronics T. Rex.
You can experience simulation of tremors for an earthquake in a mock-up of a Kobe’s mini-market.
Natural History Museum can be access directly from South Kensington Tube Station via long tunnel. Meanwhile, you can visit it together with Victoria and Albert Museum which just across the street.
Natural scene at St James Park and Kensington Garden
Ultimately London does not charge single cents for most of the park and gardens. It crammed full of people specially spring time. I personally had gone to St James's Park and Kensington Garden.
St James’s Park is one of London's eight Royal Parks and covers an area nearly 57 acres. Eventually you can walk from Buckingham Palace to St James Park after finish watching the Guard Changing.
My Visit to St James's Park during starting of Sakura Season
If you stay nearby Bayswater area, then you can slot in your early morning activities on strolling at Kensington Garden which also neighbour for Hyde Park.
Sky Garden
If you don’t want to spend money on The Shard, Sky Garden definitely can be your choice to admire the complementary skyline of London, however visitors must book tickets in advance weekly basic via their official website. Try to book on weekday which is less people.
The building is named as 20 Fenchurch Street but most of the people called as “walkie-talkie”.
Can you see the "Walkie-Talkie" building on left hand side?
Located at the City of London, Monument is the closest tube station.
Tata Modern
It is free to visit London’s large and impressive modern art collection – Tate Modern. Located at South Bank, it was connected with the pedestrian Millennium Bridge across the Thames River with the gleaming St Paul Cathedral.
Formerly as power station, it exhibits the national collection of British art from 1900 to the present day. The current highlight is the comprehensive retrospective of Modigliani’s work which is free for members.
Blavatnik Building is an open viewing terrace which located at top floor. It boasts spectacular 360-degree views of the London Skyline and even can see the mighty Wembley Stadium.
Actually there are plenty of free attraction such as National Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum, Museum of London, Markets (such as Borough, Camden, Portobello and mores), Science Museum, Trafalgar Square and etc.
Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.
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@kenclickrich what a great write up about this travel trip , photos taken during your trip were well description for better understanding
With these photos and description, I feel like I was there LOL
Thanks for sharing
@digitalmind, thanks. Currently Oman Airline offer pretty reasonable price, can go there makan angin.
@kenclickrich Thanks for this awesome London's virtual tour trip, bro :D
The British Museum is already marked on my must visiting list!
@wilhb81, you can go their China History Department, can seen whole history of China. If you like Jade, a lot of there!
Sounds great, my mum is a huge fan of jade - she might be fancy it! Thanks for your recommendation bro :D
I've never been to London but it's always a pleasure reading and seeing pictures of it as I find this place really cool and it's on my bucket list for a while :) Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome @gabrielatravels. Wish you can go there soon!
You forgot to mention the V&A which is also free. In my personal opinion, that's the best museum in London. By the way, I don't believe the Houses of Parliament is free unless you are a local resident for which you have to apply through you local MP and that takes forever
@livinguktaiwan, thanks for the advice and correction. I should go there before Natural History Museum since both are nearby!
I agree with you London is expensive it is definetely worth to be visited. I have been years ago did you find only swans in St. James Park ? when I was I remember I found also squirrels. I have not been to Natural Museum and Tata but you mentioned it is must for anyone who wants to visit London.
@philfreetotravel, it was chilling early morning at Kensington Garden, perhaps the squirrels all hide somewhere. I can't find one of it.
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