The Metropolis

Some notable hobbies of British Prime Ministers, as stated on the Number 10 website

Mike Pollitt | Wednesday 25 May, 2011 13:35

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  1. Robert Walpole: collecting paintings, brewing beer, hunting and beagling
  2. Lord North: enjoyed dancing in his youth
  3. Spencer Perceval: playing games with his children, the study of Biblical prophecy
  4. George Canning: theatre, writing poetry, practical jokes and parlour games
  5. Duke of Wellington: inventing and buying gadgets, reading, buying art
  6. Benjamin Disraeli: gourmet food, rare books, trees, writing novels
  7. William Ewart Gladstone: reading, singing, collecting paintings and porcelain, chopping down trees
  8. Marquess of Salisbury: reading, chemistry, the study of electricity, riding a tricycle
  9. Winston Churchill: painting, polo, board games
  10. Sir Alec Douglas-Home: shooting, fishing and flower arranging
  11. Margaret Thatcher: music, art, opera and reading
  12. Tony Blair: spending time with his children, reading (mainly literary classics and biographies), watching thrillers, swimming, playing tennis and playing guitar
  13. Gordon Brown: football
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