Even on a rainy day, this green space, which spans the Borough of Camden and the City of Westminster, is a wonderful place for a stroll. There are stunning rose gardens, oodles of running trails and a zoo that Charles Darwin visited to study an orangutan named Jenny. Check out the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in summer for its award-winning performances in a magical setting. 

Lightroom is a full-blown immersive experience: the first projection-based art space in the city. More sophisticated than light shows that have toured various galleries, it opened in 2023 with a splashy David Hockney event and has since created a fascinating look at the history of the fashion runway with Vogue and a moon walk narrated by Tom Hanks.

Whether you’re a total newbie or as old hat as they come, Engine Room has a class for everyone. We have literally never left this indoor rowing studio with a dry brow (or without very sore arms), and we love it. Classes here start at 6:00 am, so even the earliest birds will be able to get in a workout. 

The permanent collection of gruesome medical artefacts is wildly fascinating. But a lot of people are less aware of the enormous archive of contemporary art, which is constantly being curated in new ways with health in mind – whether that’s mental illness, physical diseases or the wellbeing of our cities. An endlessly thought-provoking space.