Can you tell me some off-beat stuff (fun, enlightening!) to do in London pl?

Question

I've been there 3 times this year already (all on work), and almost 8 times in total. I'm going alone, and want to explore some not-so-touristy ways to spend time, mostly in the evenings...

Answer 1

Go on any one of the London Walks tours in the evenings. They all start near a tube stop, and they have everything from a "Ghosts of London" walk, to a "Jack the Ripper" walk. I've done half dozen and the guides are brilliant, and the price is phenomenal for what you get.

http://www.walks.com/

Answer 2

Go to the bathing ponds in Hampstead Heath..
Feed the squirrels in any of the parks, they're very friendly.
Visit Greenwich Maritime Museum. Not only is it a beautiful building its pretty interesting too. You could have seen the Cutty Sark at the same time if some nobs hadn't set fire to it.
If you can get up early enough Billingsgate market is worth a visit. Probably the only place you can get a seafood breakfast - should you fancy one!!
Take a walk along the South bank, if it's a Friday or Saturday Borough market is a must for foodies - heaven!
Also Hays Galleria has the most amazing sculpture.
St Katherine's docks can easily take up an afternoon too. All sorts of boats from old barges to new massive cruisers. Great atmosphere there too.

Answer 3

Firstly go to camden in particu\alr the stables market by the canal... good source of info

Go down to camden during the day and hang around the markets especailly the stabls one and you get lots of people who ill give you good answers.


Also not a nightclub but centre of the trance scene

www.accessallareas.org

Go for the up and comming synergy and antiworld (esp synergy) at SEONE venue. (go early slow q)

The toilet is the size of a small club...

It has 6 rooms each as big as major clubs and these events are more like a festival with markets, various music, cafes the works.

http://www.thesynergyproject.org/content/view/54/

Each of those large rooms is the size of one large nightclub


example synergy

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www.thesynergyproject.org


Very good culture, very safe... hippy like in a way...

You can try Whirley gig (nice but much smaller) see same site.

http://www.whirl-y-gig.org.uk/


Novelty clubs include

www.carwash.co.uk Carwash being a 70s 80s club where you have to be dressed up (the more ott the better or in other fancy dress).

Have to pre book too.

Also they have a swimming pool and jacquzzi, lots of hen, stage, 18th ans 21st brithday groups

Oh did I mention the pool?

dress code there is simply not the main outfit... all else goes.

ive seen

swimware, underware, half of underwhere, either half, nude, making out in changing booths.


www.schooldisco.com sats... guess the dress code? 70s 80s 90s

in Forum in Kentish Town


(look up nightbusses to get home)


For wilder events try

www.thechurch.co.uk for mad backpackers club on a sunday afternoon... see the pictures.

www.ocotberfestpub.com on the first sunday of the months... Jelly wrestle night... the girls see more of the guys as the girls in the pit play rough... poor dude dont stand a chance.


www.clubstarkers.com yes the dress code is what you think it is... or lack of and is more 'grown up'

Rock and skatepunk/nu metal music used to be Camden Palace (now koko) then got taken over but have new night on sat comming up ... check out or rockscene at the dome in tufnel park (oppstation)

All have good nightbus routes

Answer 4

http://www.lake-shore.co.uk/