The capital city of the United Kingdom is London. Established over two millennia ago, London is a city that can offer something for absolutely everyone. Along with being the most visited city in the world, the worlds largest financial centre (along with New York), the largest metropolitan area of any city in Europe and having the highest city GDP in Europe, in 2012 London with be the first ever city to hold the summer Olympics three times. As the famous British author Samuel Johnson once said when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

Visiting this great city is an experience to savor. Even on a tight budget there are so many things to do it will be hard fitting it all into a two week holiday. If you are on the tightest of budgets, the activities and attractions listed below are all free and should go some way to making your experience as memorable as possible.

Buckingham Palace is the home to Queen Elizabeth II and should be on everyone’s list of places to go when visiting London. The palace itself is a fantastic spectacle but the main attraction to most is the changing of the guard ceremony that takes place every day at 11:30am during summer and every other day at the same time, during winter.

Some of the greatest museums on the planet are situated in this fascinating city. The British Museum is almost certainly one of the best in the world and holds one of the world’s greatest collections of Greek and Egyptian antiques, which contribute to an astonishing number of artifacts totaling over seven million. The Natural History Museum is famed for its beautifully preserved dinosaur remains and the Science Museum is an exciting and interesting place for people of all ages. What is best about all these great places is that all are free to enter.

Some of the world’s best art galleries are in London, and handily, most of which stay open quite late. Two of the best galleries in London are the Tate Modern and the Tate Britain. The Tate Modern focuses of contemporary works of art, while the Tate Britain showcases British art from the sixteenth century to the present day.

On top of the previously mentioned attractions, there is a wealth of other one-off and continuing free events held on any given day of the week across the city. Finding these free events may take a little research on your part, whether it be on the internet or in local magazines and newspapers, but ultimately the chances are you will not be disappointed.

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