Things to do in London: My London Bucket List

Recently, I have shared a few listicle posts which I really love making and the interactions they bring from the blogging community are fab! With that in mind, following my Summer Bucket List and A-Z of pure loves, I have decided to share my London bucket list.

I have lived in London since 2013, so I have had a long time to get cracking on my bucket list. However, I still keep adding things to my list so I feel like I will never ‘be done’ with London.

This list is based on the things I wrote in a notebook when I first moved to London which I am always updating and developing. Let me know how much of this list you have done or would like to do on any trip to the capital.

To Do List in London

• See The Lion King on the West End Stage
• Take a pedal boat out on the lake at Alexandra Palace or Kensington Gardens
• Go on an open top bus tour in the day time
• Go on an open top bus tour in the night time
• Climb over the o2 arena
• Go to The Notting Hill Carnival over the August Bank Holiday weekend
• Have afternoon tea at the Ritz or somewhere on Park Lane
• Zip wire over London
• Go free jumping at Oxygen
• Play golf at the Junkyard in Camden
• Go to a New Year’s Eve party in the city with someone I love and watch the fireworks
• Have a cocktail at The American Bar on the Strand
• See Cirque du Soleil at the Royal Albert Hall
• Have a night out or brunch at Ballie Ballerson in Shoreditch
• Have breakfast at Duck and Waffle
• Go to a 24 hour cafe/bar, at a really random time like 2am on a Tuesday morning
• Climb the dome at St Paul’s cathedral
• Go to Searcy’s at the top of the Gherkin for cocktails (30 St Mary Axe)

Ticked Off To Dos in London

• Brunch at Sketch in Mayfair (one of the Insta famous places I wasn’t disappointed with)
• Cocktails and sushi at Sushi Samba (one of my favourite places to eat)
• Had a picnic in a park where there are wild deer (Richmond Park and Bushy Park)
• Been on the London Eye
• Visited the top of The Shard (the best view in all of London)
• Been to Sky Garden
• Attended a live TV show audience (way too many times)
• Have seen or met famous people casually in the city
• Have seen the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace
• Christmas shop at Harrods
• Down the Thames on a riverboat
• Gone to the top, and across, Tower Bridge
• Seen a musical on the West End (Cats is still a big fave!)
• Visited the Cereal Killer Cafe in Shoreditch
• Visited Kensington Palace and the Gardens
• Spent an afternoon at Primrose Hill
• Visited Winter Wonderland and check out the Christmas lights on Oxford Street/Carnaby Street
• Tried the famous breakfast at Dishoom
• Been to London Zoo and attended Zoo Nights
• Had brunch at Elan’s (because my name is Ellen…)

When I was looking at my list, I noticed I included WAY too many places that I wanted to eat at in the city, so I think that may be a whole other post.

Have you tried any of these things? What would you most like to try? Let me know in the comments below.