- If you find yourself with a rainy day in London,
don't worry, I'm gonna tell you about some fun things
that you can do, even if it is raining.
And of course, we picked the first day in like two months
to film this video when it's not actually raining.
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If you still want to experience nature,
then go to the Barbican Conservatory.
They do stuff and have things.
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If you still want to experience nature,
then go to the Barbican Conservatory.
There you'll find over 2,000 species of plants and trees,
plus some exotic fish,
and maybe you'll even see some turtles popping out.
It's free to visit, on a first-come-first-serve basis,
but on Sundays, they do this really beautiful afternoon tea
right in the conservatory, and the treats are inspired
by all of the plants and the trees that are around you.
It's actually really beautifully done,
and it's really reasonably priced as well.
Some of London's lesser known markets are actually covered,
so they're perfect to visit if it's raining out,
and you'll stay nice and dry.
A couple that I recommend are Spitalfields Market,
Brixton Village and Market Row, and of course Camden Market.
Museums of course are a great shot
when it comes to doing something on a rainy day in London,
and in London, we have loads of different ones.
We have free ones, we have popular ones,
we have unique ones, we have strange ones,
and if you want to know some of the ones
that people have never usually heard about
that are definitely worth a visit,
then you should watch my video about unique museums
to visit while in London
with the link that's in the description box of this video,
or watch it at the end of this video.
When it's a gross day in London,
Londoners love to go a cozy pub
and have a nice pub lunch or a pub dinner, and of course,
a couple of pints or glasses of wine alongside of it.
And on those really dark and dreary days,
some of London's pubs get really cozy
and have nice fireplaces, nice lighting,
and nice decorations,
so it is such a lovely experience away from the rain.
Shopping is a great thing to do on a rainy day in London,
so if you find yourself with one,
maybe shift around your activities
so you can do shopping on that day
and leave your nicer days
to do the other things that are more outside.
Now London has tons and tons of options for shopping.
We have places like the very famous and very busy
Oxford Street and Regent Street,
and then we also have big shopping mals,
like, for example, Westfield, White City,
but if you're looking for the smaller businesses
and the more unique shops
that no one's really ever heard of,
where you can get something really cool and interesting,
watch my video about the shops to visit in London
that you've never heard of.
Go see a film at one of London's more unique cinemas.
We have a lot of cinemas in the city
that go way beyond the boring traditional cinema
with any old type of movie.
We have cinemas that have things like love seating
and in-cinema restaurants and bars,
terraces overlooking central London,
and even live performances before the film actually plays.
These type of cinemas tend to play both Hollywood films
and also foreign films and independent ones as well.
Do some classy drinking by doing a gin or a wine tasting.
If you have seen The Distillery pop up
in a few of my videos,
they have what's called the Ginstitute,
and they do a gin class
where you learn about how gin is made
and also they do tastings,
and that would be a really great option for a rainy day.
And if you want to do a wine tasting,
there's lots of places around the city that do it.
And I personally recommend, if you want to do one
kind of more relaxed and on your own,
is to go to a place called Vagabond.
They have a few locations around the city,
and you can essentially do a self-serve wine tasting,
where you try any type of wine that you like.
They have loads on offer.
And the staff will be able to tell you
some good recommendations
and also just more information about
the wine that you're tasting.
Why not treat yourself to a lovely spa day
if the weather is rainy and gross outside?
There are tons of spas around the city,
mainly that are located
in some of the city's more luxurious hotels,
and two that stand out
are the Four Seasons and the Lanesborough.
But you can also find vouchers and experiences,
specifically spa experiences
on websites like lastminute.com and Virgin Experience Days.
And I will leave links to where you can find those
in the description box of this video.
London has so many bars
that are mixed with indoor sports and activities.
It's kind of how we make ourselves feel better
about the amount of alcohol that we drink each week.
So if you like ping pong, you can go to Bounce,
which is on Farringdon and Old Street.
If you like mini golf, there are loads of places
that have indoor mini golf, and if you like ice skating,
you can actually go indoor skating at Queens in Queensway.
Why not use the rain as an excuse to drink all day,
starting from noon?
You're in London.
If you are tipsy at 3:00 p.m. on a Monday,
nobody is going to judge you.
So why not make your own bar crawl or pub crawl
by finding an area that has lots of bars or pubs
and hopping around to each one,
trying a different drink as the day goes on?
If you're doing your crawl during the day,
then you're most likely going to be going mostly to pubs,
because most bars won't be open until the evening,
unless they serve a lot of food for lunchtime.
A couple of areas I recommend is, first of all, Notting Hill
and you can start around Portobello Road
and just find all the pubs around there,
or Camden is also another good area,
as there's lots of pubs there.
And I have a great starting point for you
in my Camden guide with SandyMakesSense.
You can watch that by clicking the link
that's popping up right here.
And if it's Saturday daytime,
you can go to the Bermondsey Beer Mile,
which has loads of distilleries and breweries
that you can hop around
and try all of their different drinks.
If you're starting your crawl during the evening,
then that makes it very easy.
But a couple areas that I would recommend is Shoreditch.
You can actually start at Boxpark Shoreditch,
have a couple of drinks there,
and work your way around the area.
And Soho is also fantastic for doing bar and pub crawls,
because all of the bars and pubs
are very, very close to each other.
If you want to know the best bars and pubs
in a bunch of the areas that I've just mentioned,
then they're actually most of them included
in the "3-Day London Itinerary,"
which you can get by clicking the link
in the description box of this video.
I think when people come to London
they always feel guilty if they take a really long breakfast
or brunch, because there's so much to see,
and you want to get out and utilize the day
as much as possible, but if it's raining,
that's a great excuse to have a really nice, long lunch
or brunch and really enjoy it
when you might otherwise want to actually just rush out
and get started with sightseeing.
Go to a theater or a comedy show.
So if you find yourself last minute with a rainy day,
you can actually find really cheap last-minute tickets
on apps like Today Tix
that are selling the leftover tickets
for either matinee or evening shows for that day.
We have loads of comedy clubs in London,
especially in central London,
and the tickets usually are actually pretty affordable,
and the acts tend to be really good,
and you actually might even get a special appearance
from a really big comedian
that is trying to test out a couple of bits
before I do a really big live show.
Most comedy clubs will have their shows in the evening,
but some places, like the Top Secret Comedy Club,
will do earlier shows,
and they're usually really cheap or even free.
If you need more ideas for things to do
while you're in London, then the links below me and find out
what things you must do while you're here.
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