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  • Ballie BallersonAn adults-only ball pit bar in Shoreditch built around what's billed as the world's biggest glowing ball pit, over a million illuminated balls under 20,000 LED lights.
  • Brockwell LidoA 50-metre art deco lido from 1937 inside Brockwell Park, open all year round.
  • The Castle Climbing CentreOne of the UK's largest indoor climbing centres, built inside a disused Grade II*-listed Victorian pumping station with mock castle turrets.
  • ClaysActivity bar built around proprietary virtual clay-pigeon shooting rigs, real shotgun peripherals fired at a giant screen simulating the British countryside.
  • The Crystal Maze LIVE ExperienceA physical recreation of the 1990s game show: teams move through four themed zones solving mental, physical and skill challenges to win crystals for a windy finale in the Crystal Dome.
  • F1 ArcadeA racing simulator venue opposite St Paul's Cathedral with 60 full-motion Formula 1 simulators, food, and cocktails across almost 17,000 square feet.
  • Fairgame (Canary Wharf)An indoor games bar in Canary Wharf built around fairground-style games like Roll-a-Ball Derby and Skeeball, rather than traditional pub games.
  • FramelessA permanent digital art space where dozens of masterworks by Monet, Van Gogh, Dali and Rembrandt are reimagined as 360-degree projected, animated installations across four galleries.
  • Hampstead Mixed Pond (Hampstead Heath Swimming Ponds)A Hampstead Heath swimming pond with lifeguards, changing rooms and showers, open to men and women together. The Highgate Men's Pond and Kenwood Ladies' Pond nearby are single-sex.
  • Hampton PoolA charity-run, heated outdoor lido in Hampton that is open every day of the year, with a 36-metre main pool and grassy lawns for sunbathing.
  • Herne Hill VelodromeA historic outdoor cycling track in south London, built in 1891, where beginners can try track riding in a low-cost taster session with bike and helmet hire included.
  • Lee Valley VeloParkThe 2012 Olympic cycling venue in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where anyone can book a ride on the one-mile floodlit road circuit and see the Pringle-shaped velodrome.
  • London Cable CarA cross-Thames cable car linking Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, run by TfL and usable as either a quick crossing or a proper sightseeing trip.
  • London Fields LidoA heated 50-metre outdoor pool on London Fields West Side in Hackney, open all year, with the Hoxton Beach Cafe on site.
  • Moo Canoes (Hackney Wick)Hire a kayak, canoe or paddleboard from a barge at Hackney Wick and paddle the waterways near the Olympic Park, with no experience needed.
  • Paradox Museum LondonAn illusion museum in Knightsbridge, across the road from Harrods, with over 50 exhibits and 25 rooms built around optical tricks and mind-bending perspectives.
  • Parliament Hill LidoA Grade II-listed 1938 outdoor lido on the edge of Hampstead Heath by Gospel Oak, unheated all year round.
  • Puttshack (Bank)An upscale mini golf venue in the City, with tech-tracked scoring built into the course itself rather than scored by hand.
  • Serpentine LidoA summer-only open-water lido in Hyde Park where you swim in the Serpentine itself, with changing rooms and a cafe.
  • Skieasy (Chiswick)A small indoor ski and snowboard centre in Chiswick, built around a continuously moving conveyor-belt slope rather than a full-length hill.
  • TOCA Social (The O2)An interactive football entertainment venue inside The O2, combining technology-tracked football games with a full restaurant and bar.
  • Tooting Bec LidoThe UK's largest freshwater outdoor pool by surface area, 100 yards long with bright red, yellow and green changing cabins, on the edge of Tooting Bec Common.
  • Uber Boat by Thames ClippersA fast, scheduled river bus along the Thames that doubles as a genuine sightseeing trip, running to 24 piers between Putney and Woolwich.
  • Whistle Punks Urban Axe ThrowingCoach-led urban axe-throwing venue with nine lanes, a full bar, and sourdough pizza, a short walk from Oxford Circus.
  • Woolwich FerryA free vehicle and pedestrian ferry across the Thames between Woolwich and North Woolwich, and a rare chance to cross the river by boat without paying.
  • ZSL London ZooThe world's oldest scientific zoo, opened in 1828 on the northern edge of Regent's Park and home to around 8,500 animals, with Grade I listed 1930s Lubetkin-designed buildings.

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