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Meet new people in Westminster

Westminster is where most of London passes through in a week: theatres, galleries, royal parks and the busiest streets in the country. It's also home to quieter places most visitors never see, from the canal at Little Venice to the garden squares of Pimlico.

PingMee helps you meet people in the middle of all that. Post a status saying what you're up for (a gallery after work, a walk in the park at lunch, a show in the West End), see who's around in Westminster right now, and send them a ping. If they ping back, a private chat opens for the two of you. It's for new friends, relationships and networking, and it's free.

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See who's around Westminster right now.

How PingMee works in Westminster

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Post a status
Say what you're up for: "Lunch in St James's Park?"
2
See who's nearby
People around you, within the distance you choose.
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Send a ping
If they ping back, a private chat opens for the two of you.

Neighbourhoods in Westminster

Soho

Small streets packed with cafés, bars and music, busy from lunchtime until late. The easiest place in London to suggest meeting in the evening.

Soho Square · Berwick Street Market · Golden Square · Carnaby Street

Covent Garden

Street performers, the market hall and the opera house, all around one piazza: always people around, whatever the day.

Covent Garden Piazza · Jubilee Market · Royal Opera House

Mayfair and St James's

Grand streets and two royal parks right next to each other: calmer than Soho and a short walk from it.

Green Park · St James's Park · Royal Academy of Arts · Berkeley Square

Marylebone

A village-like high street of independent shops and cafés, with Regent's Park at the top of the road.

Marylebone High Street · Paddington Street Gardens · Wallace Collection · Regent's Park

Fitzrovia

Offices, media companies and lots of places to eat: busy at lunch and straight after work.

Great Titchfield Street · Great Portland Street

Pimlico and Victoria

Quiet garden squares, the river and one of London's best free galleries, a few minutes from Victoria station.

Tate Britain · St George's Square · Warwick Way

Paddington and Bayswater

Canal-side offices and flats around the basin, and a long, lively street of restaurants on Queensway.

Paddington Basin · Merchant Square · Queensway

Maida Vale and Little Venice

Where the Regent's Canal meets the Grand Union: narrowboats, waterside cafés and tree-lined streets.

Little Venice · Regent's Canal towpath · Warwick Avenue · Paddington Recreation Ground

St John's Wood

Leafy and calm, with a small high street and two very famous addresses: the cricket ground and the zebra crossing.

Lord's Cricket Ground · St John's Wood High Street · Abbey Road Studios

Good places to meet people in Westminster

St James's Park

Lakes, pelicans and a view of the palace: a lunchtime walk here is an easy plan to suggest to someone new.

Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery

Free to walk into, right in the middle of everything, with plenty of steps to wait on.

Covent Garden Piazza

Always busy, always public, and full of places to sit, eat or just watch the performers.

Regent's Park

Big, open and well kept, with the rose garden and the boating lake for a longer walk.

Little Venice

The canal at its prettiest. Walk east along the towpath and you reach Camden in under an hour.

Tate Britain

Free, quieter than the big galleries and right on the river: good for a slower first meet-up.

Regular things on

West End theatre

Dozens of theatres within walking distance of each other, with shows every night: a good plan to share with someone who likes the same things.

Berwick Street Market

One of London's oldest street markets, now mostly street food: busy at weekday lunchtimes.

Free galleries

The National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and Tate Britain are all free, and all easy places to meet.

Your privacy, by design

Nobody sees your exact location: only an approximate distance.
Nothing private opens up until you both accept each other.
You choose whether you appear to people nearby, and you can block or report anyone.

Questions about meeting people in Westminster

Where can I meet new people in Westminster without going to a bar?

St James's Park, Regent's Park, the free galleries and Little Venice all work well: public, busy and free. On PingMee you can post a status like 'Lunch in St James's Park?' and see who nearby is up for it.

Which parts of Westminster does PingMee cover?

All of it: Soho, Covent Garden, Mayfair, Marylebone, Fitzrovia, Pimlico, Victoria, Paddington, Bayswater, Maida Vale, Little Venice and St John's Wood. PingMee shows people within the distance you choose, so you can stay hyper-local or widen it.

I only work in Westminster. Is PingMee still useful?

Yes. PingMee shows who's around you right now, so it works just as well for a lunch break or straight after work as it does at home.

Can people on PingMee see exactly where I am?

No. Nobody sees your exact location. PingMee only ever shows an approximate distance, and nothing private opens up until you both accept each other.

Is PingMee a dating app?

No. PingMee is for meeting people nearby, whatever you're looking for: new friends, a relationship or networking. You choose what you're open to.

Is PingMee free?

Yes. PingMee is free on iPhone and Android, with no subscription.