London

Borough cooking London market

Shop the market then cook the haul, chef table. London larder.

British Museum mummies run

Great Court dome, Egyptian wing first, crowds beaten by 10am.

Camden market wander

Stables, street food, Docs queue. Sunday busiest, best.

Churchill War Rooms

Maps still on the walls, sleep still in the air. Audio guide included.

Columbia Road flower Sunday

Shutters up at 8, bargains by 2. Buy something, carry it home smiling.

Dishoom breakfast queue

Bacon naan worth every minute. Join before 9 on weekends.

Fabric all-nighter in London

Room One till 6am, coat check strategy essential.

London Marathon ballot dream

Enter the ballot, train through winter, high-five Tower Bridge.

London comedy improv night

Two-hour improv crash, stage time included. Brave laughter.

London forge blacksmith day

Hammer hot steel, make a knife, sparks flying. Ancient trade.

Regent's Canal kayak

Paddle past houseboats from Camden to Little Venice. Two calm hours.

Shakespeare at the Globe

Groundling ticket, rain or shine, the full Elizabethan deal.

Sky Garden sunset slot

Free but booked out weeks ahead. Sunset over the Thames, glass all around.

Tate Modern turbine hall

Free, vast, always something enormous inside. Thames walk after.

West End lottery seats

Day seats and lotteries beat full price. Queue like a local.

British Museum mummies run

Great Court dome, Egyptian wing first, crowds beaten by 10am.

Camden market wander

Stables, street food, Docs queue. Sunday busiest, best.

Churchill War Rooms

Maps still on the walls, sleep still in the air. Audio guide included.

Dishoom breakfast queue

Bacon naan worth every minute. Join before 9 on weekends.