100 things to do in London

Rochelle's Big OE

My own list of must-dos

The Activity The Date I did it

Classic Tourist Traps

1. See the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London ü 10 August 2004

2. Learn about Tower Bridge on a tour ü 24 September 2006

3. Take a riverboat ride down the Thames ü 30 November 2003

4. Visit Westminster Abbey ü 30 May 2005

5. Get my photo taken with Hugh Grant at Madam Tussards ü 11 January 2004

6. Check out Kenwood House ü 19 July 2003

7. Listen to the Bells of St Clements chime ü 28 April 2003

8. Take a look at Southwark Cathedral ü 26 June 2005

9. Spend a day on a Big Red Bus Tour ü 27 June 2005

10. Visit Little Venice ü 1 May 2004

11. Look out for the Queen at Windsor Castle c _____________

12. Smell the flowers at Hampton Court Palace c _____________

13. Think of Princess Di at Kensington Gardens ü 2 May 2004

14. Climb the 530 steps to the top of St Pauls Cathedral c _______________

15. See the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace ü 11 November 2006

16. Admire the views from Waterloo Bridge ü 30 November 2003

17. Cross the Thames on the wobbly bridge ü 19 September 2004

18. Take a canal boat ride down the canals ü 16 May 2004

19. Find Paddington Bear at Paddington station ü 1 May 2004

20. Go round in the London Eye ü 31 August 2005

21. Enjoy a cocktail at the Ritz ü 1 December 2005

22. Be puzzled at the Temple Church c _____________

Eating Out

23. Eat at Jamie Oliver's restaurant, Fifteen ü 1 March 2006

24. Have dinner at the OXO Tower ü 11 November 2006

25. Enjoy a curry on Brick Lane ü 4 July 2003

26. Eat a cornet of chips with a wooden fork ü May 2003

27. Partake in a real high tea ü 28 March 2005

28. Consume a full English breakfast ü June 2003

29. Swallow jellied eels c _______________

30. Try bubble and squeak ü 14 August 2005

31. Share Yum Char with friends on a Sunday ü 9 May 2004

Theatre Must-Sees

32. Sing along to Dancing Queen at Mamma Mia ü 11 July 2005

33. Cry at Lion King ü 12 July 2005

34. See a play at Shakespeare's Globe ü 28 September 2006

35. See the long-running Mousetrap ü 22 November 2006

36. See My Fair Lady ü 25 August 2003

37. Take a trip to Chicago ü 22 August 2003

38. Mouth the words at Phantom of the Opera ü 28 April 2003

39. See the classic Starlight Express ü 20 November 2006

40. Be awed by a 3D movie at the Imax ü 23 July 2006

When in London

41. Be part of studio audience for a TV show c _______________

42. Do a childish ride at Legoland c _______________

43. Get a photo of the Queen ü 14 June 2003

44. Ride a horse in Hyde Park c _______________

45. Be part of a flash mob ü 18 September 2003

46. Complete the Nike Run London 10k run ü 7 September 2003

47. Listen to the ranters rave at Speakers Corner ü 18 January 2004

48. Travel on all the tube lines ü 13 December 2003

49. Sit in on a case in the Old Bailey ü 7 April 2006

50. Experience the Notting Hill Carnival ü 27 August 2006

51. Pass a famous person walking down the street c _______________

52. Photograph Platform 9¾ at Kings Cross Station ü 8 August 2004

53. Say boo to the giraffe at London Zoo ü 22 May 2004

54. Shout rude words at a football match c _______________

55. Clap sedately at a polo match ü 12 July 2003

56. Visit every street on the Monopoly Board c _______________

57. Get a photo of me on that crossing on Abbey Road c _______________

58. Attend a typical British hen's party complete with dress-ups ü 28 May 2006

59. Play croquet c _______________

60. Take a nap in St James Park ü 14 June 2003

61. Watch someone famous walk down the red

carpet at a premier in Leicester Square c _______________

62. Go speed dating ü 16 December 2003

63. Go to School Disco ü 21 May 2004

64. Go to a music concert (Kylie Showgirl) ü 5 May 2005

65. Be part of the Big Brother experience (arrrgh!) ü 28 May 2006

66. Straddle the east and west hemispheres at Greenwich ü 3 May 2003

Shop till I Drop!

67. Explore Borough Market ü 29 July 2006

68. Buy a trinket at Portobello Road Market c _______________

69. Touch the Royal Dalton at Harrods ü 15 May 2004

70. Check out the fashions at Spitalfields market ü 9 May 2004

71. Lunch on sushi at Harvey Nichols ü 12 June 2004

72. Join the tourists at Camden market ü 4 October 2003

73. Buy something on Oxford Street ü often!

74. See whether there really is human flesh for sale at Ridley Road market c _______________

75. Shop at the huge Bluewater Shopping Centre ü 12 December 2003

76. Do the IKEA experience. Once. ü 30 August 2005

London Walks

77. Notting Hill c _______________

78. Jack the Ripper ü 5 March 2006

79. Shakespeare and Dicken’s London ü 26 March 2006

80. Royal Parks & Palaces - Strictly Confidential ü 28 August 2006

81. Legal & Illegal London ü 2 May 2003

Culture, Culture, Culture

82. Ponder the stars at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich ü 30 November 2003

83. Say hi to the mummies at the British Museum ü 13 November 2005

84. See the hanging piano at the Tate Modern ü 12 April 2003

85. Pensively study the Magna Carta at the British Library c _______________

86. Wander around the V & A ü 22 January 2006

87. See the 'Rocket' at the Science Museum ü 28 September 2003

88. National Maritime Museum at Greenwich c _______________

89. Admire Van Gogh's Sunflowers at the National Gallery ü 29 January 2006

90. Find out how many people I've never heard of at

the National Portrait Gallery ü 2 November 2006

91. See the Titanic exhibition at the Science Museum ü 28 September 2003

92. Place a bet either way at Ascot c _______________

93. Watch a match at Wimbledon c _______________

Just Outside London

94. Paddle in the ocean at Brighton ü 13 April 2003

95. Do the Magical Mystery Tour in Liverpool ü 31 August 2003

96. Check out the baths in Bath ü 25 April 2004

97. Look up at the Canterbury Cathedral ü 16 September 2006

98. Find Old Trafford in Manchester ü 14 March 2004

99. Wonder how they did it at Stonehenge ü 12 June 2005

100. Punt down the river at Cambridge ü 8 August 2004

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