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Longer reads on the free and cheap things worth knowing about in London.
Free Neon Gallery: God's Own Junkyard, Walthamstow
1,500 handmade neon signs in an East London warehouse. Free entry, cafe on site, weekends only.
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Hidden Gem 10 May Free Roof Garden With Wisteria: The Garden at 120, EC3M
Floor 15, 360-degree skyline, 85 Italian wisteria trees. Walk in, take the lift, free.
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Hidden Gem 7 May Free Secret Garden in Hampstead: The Hill Garden and Pergola
Victorian pergola, hidden pond, panoramic views across West Heath. Free, daily, year-round.
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Hidden Gem 7 May Free Park Tennis in London: Seven Venues, No Booking
Barclays Free Park Tennis runs coached sessions across seven London parks. Rackets included, all skill levels.
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Hidden Gem 10 May Free Roof Garden With Wisteria: The Garden at 120, EC3M
Floor 15, 360-degree skyline, 85 Italian wisteria trees. Walk in, take the lift, free.
Read it → Hidden Gem 7 May Free Secret Garden in Hampstead: The Hill Garden and Pergola
Victorian pergola, hidden pond, panoramic views across West Heath. Free, daily, year-round.
Read it → Hidden Gem 7 May Free Park Tennis in London: Seven Venues, No Booking
Barclays Free Park Tennis runs coached sessions across seven London parks. Rackets included, all skill levels.
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Free Stuff 7 May Free Krispy Kreme Doughnut Every Birthday: Sign Up Now
Krispy Kreme Rewards drops a free Original Glazed in your birthday month. Two minutes to set up.
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Hidden Gem 6 May Three London Spots That Don't Feel Like London
Kyoto Garden, Eltham Palace, Dennis Severs' House. Free Japanese garden, Art Deco palace, candlelit Spitalfields drama.
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Money 6 May Free Toilets at 155 London TfL Stations: Full List
TfL removed paid toilets in 2021. 155 stations now have free facilities. Map shows which ones and where.
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Hidden Gem 6 May Free Japanese Garden in West London: Kyoto Garden, Holland Park
Tiered waterfall, koi pond, free entry. Daily 7:30am to dusk in Holland Park.
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Transport 6 May Walk Between These London Tube Stations Instead of Paying
Bank-Monument, Euston-Warren Street, KX-St Pancras. Pairs of stations 3-12 minutes apart. Walking saves £3-4 a journey.
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Money 6 May First Table: 50% Off Food at 530+ London Restaurants
Book the earliest slot and halve your food bill. Works at proper restaurants, not chains.
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Hidden Gem 6 May Free Farm in the Middle of the Isle of Dogs
Mudchute Park & Farm is a 32-acre working farm with 100+ animals, and entry’s free.
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Money 6 May Sweaty Betty's Free Fitness Classes, 70+ Every Week, London
Yoga, pilates, run clubs, HIIT. Free at 17 London stores. Books up fast.
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Free Stuff 6 May Free Starter at Nando's, Here's How to Claim It
Join the Nando's Rewards app. Get a free ¼ chicken or starter on your next order. No catch, well, almost none.
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Hidden Gem 6 May Free Roman Temple Under Bloomberg HQ in the City
A 2,000-year-old Mithraeum, Roman artefacts and a light show. Free. You need to book a slot first.
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Hidden Gem 6 May Hampton Court Palace Gardens Are Free This Weekend
No tickets, no booking. Just turn up. 9–10 May, then again in September, October, November.
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Money 6 May Three Free Rooftop Bars in the City of London
Sky Garden, The Garden at 120, One New Change. Free entry, skyline views, central London rooftops.
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Transport 6 May Train Ticket Gets You 2-for-1 at 150 London Attractions
London Eye, Tower of London, Shard, ZSL Zoo. Buy one adult ticket, second free with your National Rail ticket.
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Gem 6 May Three London Food Waste Apps That Cut Meal Costs in Half
Olio gives food away free. Too Good To Go sells surprise bags for £3-5. Karma shows specific items half-price.
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Transport 6 May Link Your Railcard to Oyster for 34% Off Tube Fares
Fewer know they slash London transport costs too, here's how to set it up.
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Hidden Gem 26 Apr Waterlow Park's Free Views Hack
Skip Hampstead's crowds for this 26-acre park's epic city panoramas from Highgate.
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Cheap Eat 7 Apr Bocca di Lupo's £18 Two-Course Deal in Soho
Starter + main for £18 pre/post theatre. Proper Italian, not chain rubbish.
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Big Discount 6 Apr Kolamba Soho Lunch Deal Exposed
Soho's £20 two-course claim, is it real? I've checked the facts.
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Cheap Eat 6 Apr Dim Sum Afternoon Tea £25
Unlimited tea and HK-style dumplings Mon-Fri at Covent Garden. Better than Chinatown for the price.
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Free Event 5 Apr Free opera every Friday at 1pm, Royal Opera House's weekly secret
Royal Opera House gives away 45-minute performances every Friday. No booking, no tickets, just show up early.
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Hidden Gem 5 Apr London's free pergola secret
Dead quiet Hampstead walkway draped in wisteria. Free every day. Beats most paid gardens.
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Big Discount 3 Apr Brunswick House set lunch: 2 for £18
High-end British grub in a Georgian mansion near Vauxhall. Wed-Fri lunch only. Prices up but still beats full menu.
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Big Discount 2 Apr Ayllu Paddington: Nikkei for Less (If You Can Find the Deal)
Japanese-Peruvian fusion in Paddington. Tasting menus from £45pp. We investigated the viral £24 claim.
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Big Discount 2 Apr £2.50 Tacos All Wednesday at Spit & Sawdust
Dalston pub's midweek taco deal, proper beef barbacoa for half price, all night long.
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Deal 25 Mar Eight Restaurant Deal Apps in London, Ranked
Which ones actually work, which ones stack, and which ones to skip. Here's the real breakdown.
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Deal 21 Mar EatClub: 50% off restaurant bills
Free app. Up to half off food and drinks at 150+ London spots. I've nabbed proper deals.
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Entertainment 20 Mar How to See West End Shows for £20–£30 (Not £100+)
Standing room, day seats, lotteries and TKTS, the complete guide to cheap West End tickets.
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Entertainment 20 Mar TodayTix Rush: £25 West End Tickets, and the Seats Are Actually Good
Same-day West End tickets from £15-£39. Drops at 10am daily. First come, first served.
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Entertainment 19 Mar National Theatre's £10 Friday Rush Tickets
Every Friday at 1pm, grab sold-out shows for cinema prices. Here's the exact method.
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Free Event 19 Mar Science Museum Lates: Free Boozy Nights
Adults-only after-hours at the Science Museum. Free entry, bar, silent disco. Last Wed most months.
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Free Event 18 Mar V&A Friday Lates: Free Night Out
DJs, cosplay, and bars in the V&A galleries, last Friday monthly, drop in free
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Free Event 18 Mar Tate Lates: Two Free Friday Nights (Different Fridays)
Tate Modern and Tate Britain both do free late-night events. Most people book the wrong one.
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Hidden Gem 17 Mar Free Tropical Garden in Canary Wharf
Crossrail Place Roof Garden, 310m of plants and views, zero quid entry.
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Hidden Gem 14 Mar Sky Garden: Free 360° Views From London's Best Rooftop (If You Book Right)
A completely free public garden on the 35th floor of the Walkie Talkie. Here's how to actually get in.
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Deal 13 Mar Franco Manca's App Hack: £5 Sourdough Pizza Deal
New app users get a fiver pizza. Stack stamps to get the 7th free. Here's exactly how to work it.
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Money 12 Mar TK Maxx Yellow Codes Decoded
Those numbers on yellow tags reveal final clearance steals, and when to strike.
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I'm Jay. And I love finding the good stuff in London. This site is the running notebook of every free thing, event, cheap eat or hidden gem I find. If you spot something that should be on here, email me hello@thecheekyhack.com.