Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast AT#988 - Hidden Gems of London
Mar 21, 2026
Jonty Crane, travel writer and founder of JontyTravels.com, born in the UK and now based in New Zealand, shares insider knowledge about London. He highlights quirky, lesser-known sites across Greenwich, the City, Barbican, and South Bank. Expect tips on niche museums, unusual architectures, subterranean attractions, and easy day trips beyond the city.
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Try Lifting A Real Gold Bar At The Bank Museum
- Visit the Bank of England Museum to lift a real gold bar and learn money history.
- Entry is free and the exhibit includes a secured display where you can feel a full gold bar's weight.
See The Barbican Conservatory For Free
- Include the Barbican Conservatory for a free indoor garden visit.
- It's the second largest indoor garden in London and part of the brutalist Barbican complex; booking is required but entry is free.
Macabre Collections At Grant And Hunterian Museums
- Jonty highlights morbid museum finds like animal skeletons and the Elephant Man's remains.
- The Grant Museum and Hunterian contain Victorian specimens and Joseph Merrick's skeleton on display.