London is one of the most dynamic and exciting urban playgrounds on the planet. The only drawback is that you typically have to pay — steeply — to play. Home to high-minded mixology, five-star hotels, Heston Blumenthal (and, oh yeah, Buckingham Palace and the Parliament), the U.K.’s capital isn’t just evocative of aristocracy; it basically helped coin the phrase. However, this sort of living comes at a cost, of course. Moreover, this landscape is nothing if not varied. You actually don’t have to drop too much quid to really enjoy yourself here. In fact, you can do and see so much without spending any pence at all. “There are a wealth of free attractions in London,” Rose Wangen-Jones, the managing director of