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Does anyone know of any interesting free things to do in london tonight?

What unusual/interesting/fun/unmissable things can I do while living in central London?

  • What unusual/interesting/fun/unmissable things can I do while living in central London? I moved to central London in July with some friends and we have been on a total mission ever since to find out as much stuff to do during our year here as possible. (We'll be leaving at the end of August 07.) We've already done/planned to do much of the usual tourist stuff - attractions like the bridges, museums, parks and gardens, aquarium, zoo, theatres, festivals (including free - Notting Hill, Fruitstock, Caribbean Showcase - and paid), walks, tours (land and river), markets and canals. I want to know if anyone has done anything that isn't widely known about or have heard is really worth doing and can recommend it. (Exhibitions? Hidden pubs? Tiny museums?) I've actually got my weekends full up until mid November (I wasnt joking when I said I was on a mission) but anything for around christmas or great to do in wintertime would be brilliant. (I've already got down ice skating, christmas lights and shopping). Also any really great indie/acoustic/jazz clubs would be nice to know about, as well as cheap bars (We're students.) I already know about Jazz Cafe and Ronnie Scott's, obviously. Uh.. think that's it. Oh also, we live by Russell Square so anything within walking distance would be fantastic (I don't mean that in a lazy "5 minute walk" sense. We walk everywhere unless it'll take more than 50 mins or so.) Thanks in advance!

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    There's a free museum at the http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/museum/index.htm that doesn't get enough press. All sorts of currency. Totally fascinating. And FREE!

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Speaker's Corner, Hyde Park on a Sunday morning. A tradition stretching back about 130 years. Every opinion, viewpoint and half-baked idea you can think of - even Karl Marx and George Orwell have both stood up here and espoused their opinions. The best bit is that anyone can have a go (yet to work up the courage, myself) - just take something to stand on and make sure you've got something to say...

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...like the little girl with the curl. When it's good it's very, very good (and there is no better theatre)... ...but when it's bad it's awful.

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