Columbia Road Flower Market
Sunday morning ritual for east Londoners. Arrive before 9am to avoid the crowds, stay for coffee at Laxeiro on the corner. The flower prices are genuinely good and the atmosphere is unlike anything else in London.
Tip: Arrive before 9am, bring cash
Tate Modern
The world's most visited modern art gallery sits on the Thames and remains free to enter. The permanent collection alone justifies a full afternoon. The Turbine Hall commission is always worth seeing.
Tip: Start on the top floor and work down
Portobello Road Market
Saturday morning in Notting Hill. Antiques at the top, fruit and veg in the middle, street food at the bottom. One of London's great free experiences.
Tip: Start at the Notting Hill Gate end
Borough Market
London's finest food market is at its best on Saturday morning. Arrive hungry, eat breakfast from the stalls, leave with too much cheese.
Tip: Go hungry, start with the cheese stalls
Regent's Park
The most beautiful of London's Royal Parks in spring. The rose garden peaks in June. Hire a rowing boat on the lake.
Tip: Visit the rose garden in June
