Winter in London: Activites and things to do
Whether you want to escape the cold or embrace it, there are so many things to do in London this winter - read on for our recommendations, from the cosiest pubs to the best cultural events
By James Stokes | Updated Jan 28 2025

Top 5 London Winter Walks

If you do feel like getting outside, take a scenic route! These are the best places to go on a winter's walk in London - just remember to wrap up warm!
The Best Places For Ice Skating In London

If you feel like you wanna go faster, get your skates on and glide - London has some fantastic ice rinks for people of all ages, abilities and inclinations!
Top 10 Cosy Pubs in London

If you're for escaping the cold this winter, we can recommend some really cosy London pubs - find your favourite nook and stay snug there until Spring!
Museums in London

In case you'd forgotten, London is one of the world's great capitals for culture - where better to escape the cold than London's excellent museums?
The Five Best Activity Bars in London

Get active indoors, with all the perks of a pub to boot! London has some great activity bars, and we've got the lowdown…
The Best Places to Bowl in London

How about bowling for a fun indoor activity? Rediscover the magic of children's birthday parties with all the glitz and glam of London's best places for bowling!
Discover: The Best Arcades In London

Rediscover retro arcade games this winter!
Top 10 Board Game Pubs and Cafés in London

Board games have gone mainstream and, if you're still reeling from your Christmas board game bonanza, there's oodles of fun to be had in these board game pubs and cafes!
Top 5 Independent Cinemas in London

Keep it cultured with the world of independent cinema - these are our picks of the best indie cinemas in London
The Double Act

Arcola Theatre 23 Jan 2025 to 22 Feb 2025
An outrageous dark comedy exploring the price of ambition, the value of laughter and the ghosts of British show-business.
Pig Heart Boy

Unicorn Theatre 26 Jan 2025 to 22 Feb 2025
Is it better to have a pig's heart that works…than a human heart that doesn't?
Marolie Blackman OBE's novel comes to the stage in a brand-new adaptation by Winsome Pinnock, which will premiere at London's Unicorn Theatre before a UK tour
As Long As We Are Breathing

Arcola Theatre 29 Jan 2025 to 1 Mar 2025
A real-life story about trauma, survival and ultimately healing, As Long As We Are Breathing combines physical theatre and music with audio and video to depict the extraordinary journey of Miriam Freedman who, after surviving the Holocaust, managed to find her way to forgiveness.
Antigone [on strike]

Park Theatre 30 Jan 2025 to 22 Feb 2025
Park Theatre in Finsbury Park stages a modern reimagining of Sophocles' tragedy inspired by the true stories of the so-called 'ISIS Brides'.
The play exploring how the media shapes politics and public discourse on immigration, human rights and extremism, asking the audience to vote on the narrative and displaying their answers in real-time
MARIUPOL

The Cockpit 5 Feb 2025 to 22 Feb 2025
Set over three fateful encounters between Steve and Galina in 1992, 2002 and 2022, MARIUPOL is an emotionally charged drama that challenges the characters with intense moral dilemmas.
Written by Katia Haddad, the play is based on her treasured memories of the city and accounts of the survivors of the siege.
Handbagged

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch 6 Feb 2025 to 22 Feb 2025
A reimagined revival of Moira Buffini’s comedy, Handbagged, which takes a fly-on-the-wall look at what might have happened when Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher came face-to-face in the privacy of the palace.
Featuring new music composed for the show, a cappella singing and remixed pop classics from the era, Handbagged explores the relationship between these iconic women and the legacies they leave behind.
IF/THEN

Savoy Theatre 10 Feb 2025 to 17 Feb 2025
In this one-night-only concert performance of the Broadway musical, renowned West End star Kerry Ellis will portray Elizabeth, a woman torn between two possible journeys, guiding the audience into a world of hope, regret and self discovery.
Hangmen

Tower Theatre 12 Feb 2025 to 22 Feb 2025
Harry Wade, the second-best hangman in Britain, navigates life in his small pub in Oldham, relishing the attention of curb reporters and sycophantic pub regulars alike in 1960s England. But what’s the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they’ve abolished hanging?
London Transport Museum: Behind the Poster

London Transport Museum 15 Feb 2025 to 23 Feb 2025
Head over to London Transport Museum this February Half Term for a week of creative fun, celebrating more than a century of iconic London transport posters.
Discover the creative ways international artists have promoted London and its transport network through innovative artistic techniques. Join engaging family-friendly activities where you can explore these methods and experiment with different artistic styles.
Celebrating Bernard Kops

JW3 16 Feb 2025
A year after his death, JW3 celebrating the extraordinary life and works of the vital Jewish voice of Bernard Kops with poetry, songs, readings and stories from a cast that includes the glorious 99-year-old Thelma Ruby, the oldest surviving actor from Kops’ first original work!
The Vegan Tigress

The Bread & Roses Theatre 18 Feb 2025 to 1 Mar 2025
The London premiere of a hilarious new play which tells the story of a 19th Century fairy tale writer who accidentally summons a ghost - the highly offended mother of a lover she spurned years ago!
The Happiness Index

artsdepot 21 Feb 2025
Comedy duo Jonny & The Baptists take aim at the impact of fourteen years of Conservative rule, five increasingly chaotic Tory Prime Ministers, and the consequences of unrestrained capitalism on mental health.
This witty musical comedy is structured around five acts, each reflecting the tenures of these Prime Ministers, and explores the political turbulence and societal impact of their time in power.