Calling all London students, most exciting way to spend time outside lectures?

Hi everyone, I'm Tarra, a student from City St George's, University of London! :biggrin:

Since we're in the heart of London, there's tons of things to do outside of lectures! I've collated a few fun activities here:

1. Go for an event
=> (you can find typically find events organised by your Uni on its Student Union website - for City St George's students you can find events here 👉🏻https://events.csgsu.co.uk/ or if you're looking for events outside of Uni, you can browse here at EventBrite 👉🏻https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/)

2. Join a club from your Uni (for City St George's students, you can find the club list here 👉🏻 https://www.csgsu.co.uk/community/societies/)

3. Explore London (here are some suggestions 👉🏻https://secretldn.com/secret-guides/)

4. Watch a musical! (here's a starting point 👉🏻https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/whats-on?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaignid=12907178559&utm_adgroupid=150008688948&utm_adid=752837690607&utm_term=what%20musicals%20are%20on%20in%20london&utm_matchtype=b&utm_campaign=TTG_LT_g_uk_acq_search_generic&utm_adgroup=Generic_All&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12907178559&gbraid=0AAAAADQb_BmcV90JkjkSeHwAUMeShquQz&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjJrCBhCXARIsAI5x66VLKFUKf8b8npPywxSk9t3Qnz-ZbjW92wz3YVLCerxo_i8e6yh4-LYaArsGEALw_wcB)

5. Go to the gym! (You can join your Uni's gym if it has one! For City St George's students, you can be a member at CitySport here 👉🏻https://www.citysport.org.uk/membership)

6. Go shopping! (Ideas: Oxford Street, Tottenham Ct Road, Charing Cross)

7. Go to markets! (Ideas: Camden Market 👉🏻https://camdenmarket.com/, Borough Market 👉🏻https://boroughmarket.org.uk/visit-us/, Portobello Road Market👉🏻https://visitportobello.com/)

8. Go to a Museum! (Ideas: British Museum 👉🏻https://www.britishmuseum.org/, Science Museum 👉🏻https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/home, Museum of Natural History 👉🏻https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit.html?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=brand&utm_medium=grants&gad_source=1)

9. Visit a football stadium (https://www.santosfootballplanet.com/articles/these-are-all-21-football-stadiums-in-london/)

10. Hangout with friends!

Which activity do you think you'll most likely to go for? >.< Comment down below!!!

Reply 1

04MR17

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

What would you recommend people do in terms of transport Tarra? :holmes:

Reply 2

Tarra_CityUOL

Official Rep

Hi 04MR17! ^-^ The Tube and the buses are really convenient ways of getting around, so I would recommend taking them both. Usually, the majority of London's tube lines operate every few minutes, so if you're short on time and have both options open to you, I'd suggest taking the Underground as the buses sometimes come a little earlier or later. I've even had instances where the buses just do not turn up altogether, though this is relatively rare.

I'd also recommend getting an Oyster card so you can simply tap in and tap out of train stations and buses. For students, you could get an 18+ oyster card to save 30% on adult-rate Travelcards and Bus & Tram Pass season tickets for off-peak hours and this would be really helpful if you already currently have a Bus & Tram Pass season ticket!

You can also rent a bicycle and cycle! Alternatively, if you'd like something especially convenient, you can rent a Lime bike which you can pick up from the nearest Lime bicycle stand, ride it wherever you like, and return it around your desired location.

Hope this helps!

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