Food · 📍 Southwark
Browse the stalls at Borough Market
One of London's oldest food markets, packed with stalls under the railway arches near London Bridge — arrive early for coffee and a pastry before the lunchtime crush.
Morning · Budget $
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Solo travel in London.
Traveling London alone doesn't mean doing it by yourself. Here are 22 things worth doing solo — market wanders, pub quizzes, gallery lates and more — filterable by vibe, time and budget. The ones marked "great for meeting people" are where Suppertime comes in.
22 things to do alone in London
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22 ideas
Other · 📍 Camden
Wander Camden Market's stalls and canalside stands
A sprawling maze of market stalls, food vendors and alternative shops along the canal — an easy place to lose an afternoon and strike up conversation over street food.
Afternoon · Free · Great for meeting people
Other · 📍 Bethnal Green
Columbia Road flower market
A single East End street turns into a shouting, blooming flower market on Sunday mornings, backed by independent shops that open alongside it — worth the early start.
Morning · Free · Great for meeting people
Sightseeing · 📍 Notting Hill
Portobello Road Market wander
London's best-known antiques and vintage market runs the length of a long, colourful street in Notting Hill — good for slow solo browsing that turns social fast.
Morning · Free · Great for meeting people
Nightlife · 📍 Any neighborhood
Pub quiz night
Weekly pub quizzes are a genuine London institution, and most pubs will happily fold a solo traveler into a team short a player — cheap pints and instant company.
Night · Budget $ · Great for meeting people
Nightlife · 📍 Shoreditch
Bar-hop through Shoreditch and Dalston
East London's nightlife strip runs from converted warehouses to late-night dive bars, drawing a young, mixed crowd that makes it easy to end up talking to someone new.
Night · Budget $$ · Great for meeting people
Outdoors · 📍 Hyde Park
Picnic and wander in Hyde Park
One of the city's great green spaces, big enough to disappear into with a book or a blanket, or to walk end to end past the Serpentine on a clear day.
Afternoon · Free
Sunset · 📍 Hampstead Heath
Sunset over the city from Parliament Hill
The rise on Hampstead Heath gives one of London's widest skyline views, and the bench-lined summit fills with a relaxed, sociable crowd as the sun goes down.
Evening · Free · Great for meeting people
Sightseeing · 📍 South Bank
South Bank riverside walk
The path along the Thames from Westminster Bridge past the London Eye, Tate Modern and Borough Market is one of the best free ways to see the city on foot.
Afternoon · Free
Art & Museums · 📍 Bloomsbury
Free afternoon at the British Museum
One of the world's great museums, free to enter and vast enough to justify returning more than once — the Great Court alone is worth the visit.
Afternoon · Free
Art & Museums · 📍 South Bank
Modern and contemporary art at Tate Modern
A former power station turned gallery, with permanent collections free to enter and a viewing terrace over the Thames — an easy, unhurried solo afternoon.
Afternoon · Free
Art & Museums · 📍 Trafalgar Square
Old masters at the National Gallery
Centuries of European painting hang free on Trafalgar Square, quietest first thing in the morning before the square outside fills up.
Morning · Free
Outdoors · 📍 Camden to Little Venice
Regent's Canal walk to Little Venice
A flat towpath follows the canal from Camden Lock past houseboats and waterside cafés to the quiet moorings of Little Venice — a calm, low-effort walk any time of year.
Morning · Free
Other · 📍 West End
Catch a West End theatre show
The theatre district around Covent Garden and Soho has been London's stage for well over a century — a worthwhile splurge, and easy to book a single seat.
Evening · Budget $$$ · Great for meeting people
Sightseeing · 📍 Notting Hill
Wander Notting Hill's pastel streets
Pastel-painted terraces line the residential streets around Portobello Road, making for one of the most photogenic and pleasant solo strolls in the city.
Afternoon · Free
Sightseeing · 📍 Greenwich
Day trip to Greenwich
A short river or DLR ride brings you to the Royal Observatory, the Prime Meridian line and Greenwich Park's hilltop view over the whole city — an easy solo day out.
Morning · Afternoon · Budget $
Sunset · 📍 City of London
Sky Garden viewpoint
A free, book-ahead observation deck near the top of a City skyscraper with sweeping views over the Thames and the skyline — arrive for golden hour if the slot allows.
Evening · Free · Great for meeting people
Co-working · 📍 Shoreditch / Old Street
Co-working day around Old Street
The area around Old Street roundabout has long been a hub for startups and remote workers, with cafés and co-working spaces set up for a laptop day among like-minded people.
Morning · Afternoon · Budget $$ · Great for meeting people
Running · 📍 South Bank
Riverside run along the South Bank
A flat, well-lit route along the Thames past the major landmarks makes for one of the most reliable solo runs in the city, any time of day.
Morning · Free
Coffee · 📍 Shoreditch
Coffee crawl through Shoreditch's roasters
East London's café scene runs deep, with independent roasters and coffee shops tucked into converted warehouses and side streets — good for a slow solo morning of wandering and refuelling.
Morning · Budget $
Board Games · 📍 Various neighborhoods
Board game café night
London has a solid handful of board game cafés where the entry fee covers unlimited plays from the shelves — staff are generally happy to pair up a solo visitor with a table.
Evening · Budget $ · Great for meeting people
Language Exchange · 📍 Central London
Language exchange meetup
Free language-exchange nights run regularly across the city's pubs and cafés, drawing a mixed crowd of locals and travelers looking to practice and meet people over a drink.
Evening · Free · Great for meeting people
Solo travel in London: FAQ
- Is London good for solo travelers?
- London, United Kingdom is one of the easier places to travel alone — market wanders, pub quizzes, gallery lates are all easy to do on your own. This page lists 22 solo-friendly things to do, filterable by vibe, time and budget, so there's always something for a day by yourself.
- What can you do alone in London at night?
- A few evening ideas that work fine on your own: Pub quiz night or Bar-hop through Shoreditch and Dalston. Filter the list above by "Night" to see them all.
- How do I meet people in London?
- Some of these are naturally social — Wander Camden Market's stalls and canalside stands, Columbia Road flower market, or Portobello Road Market wander are all easy places to fall into conversation. Or open Suppertime: it shows a live map of what other travelers in London are doing right now, and you just tap a plan to join.
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