Sunday in London
 

What is there to do on a Sunday in London? Which sights are open that day? How about shops and restaurants?

Almost all tourist attractions will be open...are there any in particular you were interested in?

Pretty much everything is open from the shops to the tourist attractions. You may find it difficult to find a restaurant open v. early for breakfast if you plan to make an early start (and you don't want to eat at your hotel).

Visit the South Bank complex, there usually are concerts. Speaker's Corner. London Zoo. And don't forget a church service..often with wonderful music

Markets: East London (Columbia Road early for flowers, Spitalfields/Brick Lane/ Petticoat Lane later), Greenwich (arts and crafts, also walk in the park and/or visit the Maritime Museum and/or Royal Observatory, get there and/or back by river and/or ride on the DLR through Docklands)

If it's a nice day, walks on Hampstead Heath, Putney Heath/Wimbledon Common, in Richmond Park or the central London parks.

If it's a wet day, take a bus to the end of the line and see where it takes you.

Bayswater Road has an artists' market Sunday mornings that runs on the sidewalk along Kensington Park. It's a nice morning walk, and I bought a lovely oil there.

Then, there is always the Speaker's Corner. I didn't go to that, but it's supposed to be interesting.

You can pretty much do anything on Sundays you would on other days - except visit Harrods which is closed.

Don't go to the Tower on Sunday if you can avoid it - that is usually the most crowded day.

Oh - another thing limited on Sundays is Theatre. there are only 3 or 4 theatres open on Sunday.

Go to Speakers Corner...its a hoot! Every Sunday morning, on the northeast corner of Hyde Park, people stand up on soap boxes and start speaking about anything. Often, you will see debates between the speakers and those who came to listen/watch. Topics range from politics to economic systems to crazy social ideas to gossip...I'd say that it's a must see and it's only on Sunday mornings.

We visited the Tower of London on a Sunday morning in the summer. Yes, there are crowds, but we didn't find them huge; we did not wait in line for anything except seeing the Crown jewels, and that wait was short.

I was in London last month. My strategy was to use Sunday to visit attractions that are open ONLY on Sunday, such as the Spencer House. And Chelsea Physic Garden is open only twice weekly: on Wednesday afternoon and Sunday afternoon.
You could also check out the schedule for London Walks on Sunday, and see if you like the walks offered that day.

Great feedback! Thanks. We had hoped to go to theater but the only show that had a Sunday perfromance which I thought of seeing is Bombay Dreams and now I've hear mixed reviews about it. Any thoughts about that show (or should I start another topic)?

Would the War Cabinet Rooms be open on Sunday?

DMG, the Cabinet War Rooms are open every day of the week. Their current operating hours are from 9:30 am to 6 pm, with the last admission at 5:15 pm. Have a wonderful time in London!

DMG - because of the limited theatre on Sundays I often go to a concert. The London Philharmonic, London Symphony and many other orchestras usually perform on Sunday evenings. Plus there are always other events - Pop concerts, etc. Pick up a copy of Time Out the minute you arrive in London and you will find a TON of listings . . .