With fewer crowds, spring is an ideal time to visit London's many fantastic museums, and seek out some of the city's secret gardens, such as St Dunstan in the East – the ruins of a Christopher Wren church, now used by city workers as a peaceful retreat from the office at lunchtime. At the weekend, don't miss the opportunity to sample some of London's best beers along the Bermondsey Beer Mile – a smattering of breweries in the area just south of the river open up their doors under the railway arches on Friday and Saturday afternoons. Read our guide to London here.

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