London Activities

Big Bus Company

Hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour of London by open-top double-decker bus

48 buckingham palace Road Westminster, SW1 0RN   Tel: 020 7233 9533   Email

Broadgate Ice Rink

London's only outdoor ice rink.

Broadgate Estate, EC2M 2QS  Tel: 020 7505 4068  Email

Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre

Dinghy sailing, dragonboat racing and rowing. 

Millwall Docks, E14 3QS  Tel: 020 7537 2626   Email

Docklands Watersports Club

London's only jet-skiing venue.

King George V Dock, E16 2NJ  Tel: 020 7511 7000

Ealing Riding Centre

Riding lessons; three floodlit arenas.

17 - 19 Gunnersbury Avenue  Ealing, W5 3XD Tel: 020 8992 3808   Email

Hyde Park Stables

Horse-riding in indoor arena or outdoors in Hyde Park

Hyde Park, W2 2SB  Tel: 020 7723 2813   Email

Jason's Trip

Trips on Regents Canal.

Blomfield Road, Little Venice, London  W9 2PD   Tel: 020 7286 3428   Email

Lee Valley Cycle Circuit

A 1 mile (1.6km) cycle circuit and 2-mile (3.2km) cycle road.

Stratford, E15   Tel: 020 8534 6085

Mile End Climbing Wall

Haverfield Road, Bow,E3 5BE  Tel: 020 8980 0289  Email

Paddington Recreation Ground

Tennis courts, football and hockey pitches, cricket nets and athletics track

Paddington, W2 Tel: 020 7641 3642

Original London Walks

Walking-tour company

Kilburn, NW6 4LW  Tel: 020 7624 3978   Email

Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre

Sailing, canoeing, diving, angling, dragonboat racing and wall climbing

3 - 4 Shadwell Pierhead, Glamis Road  E1W 3TD   Tel: 020 7481 4210  Email

Streatham Ice Arena

Well-established ice rink

386 Streatham high Road, Streatham, SW16 6HT Tel: 020 8769 7771   Email

Surrey Docks Watersports Centre

Windsurfing, sailing, canoeing and powerboating.

Greenland Dock, SE16 7SX Tel: 020 7237 4009

Westminster Passenger Service Association

Passenger boat service, central London to Kew.

Tel: 020 7930 2062  Email

Beckton Alps Ski Slope

A 656-ft (200-m) dry-ski slope.

Beckton, E6 Tel: 020 7511 0351

Docklands Equestrian Centre

Horse-riding tuition

Beckton, E6  Tel: 020 7473 4951

Hillingdon Ski Centre

Dry-ski slope.

Hillingdon, Tel: 01895 255183

London Loop

Circular walking route from Erith Riverside to Old Bexley Village.

Tel: 020 7213 9714

London Skyview Balloon

Views from the world's largest helium-filled tethered balloon.

Vauxhall, SE11  Tel: 0345 023842 (24-hour info)

Parliament Hill Fields

Athletics track; open-air swimming lido available during summer months.

Kentish Town, NW5  Tel: 020 7435 8998

Slick Willies

Rollerblade hire in Hyde Park

Hyde Park,   Tel: 020 7937 3824

Thames Young Mariners

Childrens courses in kayaking, canoeing, sailing, windsurfing and powerboating.

 Ham,  Tel: 020 8940 5550   Email