Tag Archives: culture

Donmar Warehouse


Address: 41 Earlham St
Telephone: 0 844 871 7624
Website: http://www.donmarwarehouse.com
Description: Tiny, brilliant theatre in Seven Dials, with standing tickets at £7.50 and £10 front row tickets released at 10AM every Monday.
Donmar Warehouse
 

Victoria & Albert Museum


Address: Cromwell Gardens, London SW7 2RL
Telephone: 020 7942 2000
Website: http://www.vam.ac.uk
Description: World renowned free museum in South Ken. Find the beautiful café to enjoy afternoon tea. Hosts lates the last Friday of every month with activities and special events.
Victoria & Albert Museum
 

Time Out


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Website: http://www.timeout.com/london
Description: Legendary website chock full of London recommendations. Also has ticket deals on plays and restaurants that are worth checking. Sign up to the mailing list to stay up to date.
Time Out
 

The School of Life


Address: 70 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AB
Telephone: 020 7833 1010
Website: http://www.theschooloflife.com/
Description: Just around the corner from Goodenough on Marchmont street. A pop science motivational shop.
The School of Life
 

The O2


Address: Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX
Telephone: 020 8463 2000
Website: http://www.theo2.co.uk
Description: Huge arena in Greenwhich that hosts many international artists. Big names.
The O2
 

Tate Modern


Address: Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG
Telephone: 020 7887 8888
Website: http://www.tate.org.uk/
Description: Impressive modern art collection. Free. Some paying exhibits.
Tate Modern
 

Tate Britain


Address: Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
Telephone: 020 7887 8888
Website: http://www.tate.org.uk
Description: British masterpieces. Free.
Tate Britain
 

Southbank Centre


Address: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX
Telephone: 0844 875 0073
Website: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/
Description: A staple of the South Bank. Has a constantly changing line-up of festivals and markets. Good café spot for studying.
Southbank Centre
 

Shoreditch Art Galleries


Address: Shoreditch, London
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Description: Every first Thursday of the month the independent galleries open their doors for an evening drinks reception.
Shoreditch Art Galleries
 

Secret Cinema


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Website: http://www.secretcinema.org/
Description: Stage screenings of famous movies with a twist. Immersive theathre. Sign up to the mailing list for more info.
Secret Cinema
 

Royal Opera House


Address: Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London WC2E 9DD
Telephone: 020 7240 1200
Website: http://www.roh.org.uk
Description: The ROH hosts many ballets, operas and other productions through the year. Sign up to their student scheme and have the possibility of getting £10 student standby tickets a few days before a show. Tickets sell fast.
Royal Opera House
 

Ronnie Scots


Address: 47 Frith Street, London W1D 4HT
Telephone: 020 7439 0747
Website: http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/
Description: Famous London jazz club. Good for a romantic late night drink. While regular shows are often quite pricy, there are late shows which are 5 pounds for students after 10 pm Monday-Thursday, 1am onwards Friday-Saturday.
Ronnie Scots
 

Royal Academy of Arts


Address: Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
Telephone: 020 7300 8000
Website: http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/
Description: A hidden beauty off of Picadilly street. Particularly good for the summer art show.
Royal Academy of Arts
 

Royal Albert Hall


Address: Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
Telephone: 020 7589 8212
Website: http://www.royalalberthall.com
Description: Sign up for shows at GC reception to be entered in a raffle for one of the eight tickets for the GC box at RAH, or book tickets on your own. Definitely try and go to the Proms during the summer, the world’s largest classical music festival. Either sit in the GC box or queue up for £5 tickets. A British institution.
Royal Albert Hall
 

National Theatre


Address: National Theatre, Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 9PX
Telephone: 020 7452 3000
Website: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Description: One of the brutalist structures on the South Bank of London, the NT puts on world class productions. If you are under 26, sign up to the Entry Pass program to have access to amazing tickets for £5.
National Theatre
 

Natural History Museum


Address: National History Museum, Cromwell Rd, London SW7 5BD
Telephone: 020 7942 5000
Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk
Description: Another free museum in South Kensington appreciated by all. Skating rink outside leading up to Christmas. Lates on the last Friday of the month.
Natural History Museum
 

Koko


Address: 1A Camden High Street, London, NW1 7JE
Telephone: 0870 432 5527
Website: http://www.koko.uk.com
Description: Famous Camden music venue with regular gigs.
Koko
 

Globe Theatre


Address: 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London SE1 9DT
Telephone: 020 7902 1400
Website: http://www.shakespearesglobe.com
Description: Replica of the original Shakespearian Globe Theatre. £5 to stand and see a play as a groundling.
Globe Theatre
 

Gresham College


Address: Barnard’s Inn Hall, London EC1N 2HH
Telephone: 020 7831 0575
Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/
Description: Glorified think thank off High Holborn. Offers lectures at lunch and in the evenings.
Gresham College
 

English National Opera


Address: English National Opera, St Martin’s Ln, London WC2N 4ES
Telephone: 020 7836 0111
Website: http://www.eno.org/
Description: Operas in English, can be more interesting than the ROH in Covent Garden. Last minute student tickets.
English National Opera
 

Denis Servers House


Address: 18 Folgate Street, London E1 6BX
Telephone: 020 7247 4013
Website: http://www.dennissevershouse.co.uk/
Description: A sensory experience that gets visitors to interact with the lives of a family of Huguenot silk-weavers in a Shoreditch house.
Denis Servers House
 

Charles Dicken’s Musem


Address: 48 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LX
Telephone: 020 7405 2127
Website: http://www.dickensmuseum.com
Description: The former home of Charles Dickens on Doughty street just around the corner from Goodenough. Nice café at the back.
Charles Dicken’s Musem
 

Chinatown


Address: Chinatown, London
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Chinatown
 

British Library


Address: 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Telephone: 0843 208 1144
Website: http://www.bl.uk/
Description: Sign up for the readers card even if you don’t want to take books out as you can then study in all areas of the building. To do so you must provide proof of address and ID (preferably a passport, only UK citizens can show their driver’s license). Has a decent lunch service.
British Library
 

Barbican


Address: Barbican, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
Telephone: 020 7638 4141
Website: http://www.barbican.org.uk/
Description: Post war complex in Clerkenwell that houses art exhibits, concerts and conferences.
Barbican