Half-term ideas in London
School's out. 29 family days out in London: animals, science, big parks and rainy-day saves for half-term.
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Covent Garden
Colourful Neal's Yard
A tiny, brightly painted courtyard hidden behind Seven Dials.
Forest Hill
The Overstuffed Walrus
A free museum in Forest Hill famous for its overstuffed walrus, with gardens and views over London.
Hampstead Heath
Sunset over the City from Parliament Hill
The protected view of St Paul's and the skyline, best as the sun goes down.
Bankside
The Free View from Tate Modern
Giant art in an old power station, and a free viewing level over the Thames.
City of London
Free Views from the Walkie-Talkie
London's highest public garden, and it's free if you book a slot ahead.
Haggerston
Hackney City Farm
A free little farm off Hackney Road with pigs, goats and a good café.
South Kensington
Rockets and Steam at the Science Museum
Real space capsules, steam engines and hands-on galleries. Free to get in.
Barbican
The Jungle in the Barbican
A hidden tropical conservatory on top of a concrete arts centre.
Holland Park
The Kyoto Garden
A Japanese garden with a waterfall, koi and peacocks wandering about.
Bloomsbury
The Rosetta Stone and Friends
Two million years of history under one roof, and it's free.
South Kensington
Get Lost in the V&A
Fashion, jewels and giant plaster casts in the world's biggest design museum. Free.
Maida Vale
Painted Boats in Little Venice
Walk the canal from Little Venice towards Camden past rows of painted narrowboats.
Bethnal Green
Sunday Flowers on Columbia Road
Get there early for the best blooms, or late for bargains as traders shout last orders.
Trafalgar Square
Sunflowers on Trafalgar Square
Van Gogh, Turner and Leonardo, free, right in the middle of town.
Waterloo
The Graffiti Tunnel Under Waterloo
A legal graffiti tunnel where the walls change week to week.
City of London
The Heroes of Postman's Park
A tiny park with a wall of tiles honouring ordinary people who died saving others.
City of London
Victorian Leadenhall Market
A painted Victorian market hall that played Diagon Alley in the first Harry Potter film.
Primrose Hill
Picnic and Sunset on Primrose Hill
A grassy hill with one of the best free views of the London skyline.
Bloomsbury
The Jar of Moles
A tiny free museum packed with skeletons, specimens and one very famous jar of moles.
Holborn
The Strangest House in London
An architect's home crammed with treasures, mirrors and an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus. Free.
Greenwich Peninsula
Cable Car over the Thames
Glide high over the river between Greenwich and the Royal Docks.
South Kensington
Dinosaurs and a Blue Whale
A cathedral of a museum where a blue whale hangs over the main hall. Free.
Euston
Medical Curiosities at the Wellcome
A free museum of medicine, bodies and very odd objects.
Isle of Dogs
Mudchute City Farm
A huge free city farm on the Isle of Dogs, with llamas and pigs under the Canary Wharf towers.
Walthamstow
Neon Wonderland in Walthamstow
A warehouse crammed with glowing neon signs, some made for films.
Lambeth
Planes in the Atrium at IWM London
Spitfires and rockets hang in the atrium of this free museum.
South Bank
A Wander Along the South Bank
Book stalls, street performers and the Thames, from the London Eye to Tower Bridge.
Richmond
Deer Spotting in Richmond Park
Hundreds of wild deer roam London's biggest royal park.
Battersea Park
Battersea Park Children's Zoo
A small zoo for little ones, with meerkats, otters and farm animals in Battersea Park.
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