Hey everyone My husband and I booked two housesits in London from April 22nd to May 21st so far. Just wondering if anyone had any good suggestions on low-cost or free things to do, and tips for saving money?I know most museums are free and that’s awesome. Regardless of where we are, we generally ea…

I highly recommend the Sir John Soane Museum - entry is free. Not many people know about it: Plan Your Visit Opening times, visiting information, and how to get to Sir John Soane's Museum, as well as information for visitors on photography, luggage and accessibility. …

A few other often missed museums/sites The Musical Museum in Brentford, across the river from Kew Garden. Not free but fascinating - music boxes, theater organs, phonographs players, Nipper (HMV and RCA mascot). https://www.musicalmuseum.co.uk/ Gods Own Junkyard is free unless you buy something …

We went to the Sky Garden about 6 weeks ago. It was fabulous and free. You need to book online and they open up hew dates every Monday. We were up there around 90 minutes. Views are amazing!

The British Museum and The Tate Modern are both fabulous and free. If you want to see inside Westminster Abbey for free just turn up for a church service. The best ever free thing we did was attend the Tower of London Ceremony of the Keys (the 700 year old traditional lock up of the Tower that hap…

You’ve had some great recommendations. I would just add - walk up to Hampstead Heath(or take bus/tube and then walk). Your doggie charge will love the open space and you get some fabulous views across London from Parliament Hill. We are currently sitting for 3 months just a 20 minute walk from th…

@KC1102 The OXO Tower is also a great place for some photos of a great view of London. You can take the lift up to the 8th floor for free and then gaze out over the beautiful city. You can also eat and drink up there if you want to. The Oxo Tower is famous for having the word ‘OXO’ embossed in the …

Get yourselves a Wise card or cards. You can have accounts in multiple currencies including UD dollars and British pounds. You should be able to top up your Wise account online from your US bank, then you can use the Wise app to convert your dollars to pounds. You’ll get a much, much better exchange…

Plus 1 for Wise. We use it all the time all over the world (including the UK) for convenience and lower fees.

When my husband and I go on a housesit we create a weekly menu so we know exactly what we are going to have each day and buy most of it before we go where we can. We even take any necessary herbs & spices, sauces etc with us to save buying any. You can’t guarantee that the owners will have what you …

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