Sometimes in life, it's worth doing something just because you can. One such opportunity is at the O2 arena in Greenwich... [more]
What little kid doesn't absolutely love Harry Potter, besides the ones that are scared witless by it, of course. Since H... [more]
Most markets have pretty mundane names, usually comprising the name of the place where it takes place followed by the wo... [more]
If you're one of those people who doesn't like to watch movies at home because you think "it'll look better on the big s... [more]
What a tragedy it would have been if the building that is St. Pancras International station had been knocked down in the... [more]
Emerge from Russell Square tube station, step across the road into Marchmont Street, walk along it for about three minut... [more]
Located right beside the world renowned Great Ormond Street children's hospital in central London, Queen Square Gardens ... [more]
Victoria is one of London's busiest areas, and when Cardinal Place shopping and office complex opened a couple of years ... [more]
First Kitchen describes itself as "cooking up gourmet food for Londoners to eat on the go." And its founders should know... [more]
Renoir Cinema has been showing art-house and foreign language movies since 1972, and the fact that it is still around is... [more]
One of the great things about The Queens Larder pub is its location on the end of a quiet, pedestrianised passageway tha... [more]
St. Pancras Old Church is situated a ten-minute walk from St. Pancras International train station. It's easily found - y... [more]
Pubs around big train stations can sometimes be unpleasant affairs - noisy, overpriced, without much character and somet... [more]
London has so many great little squares dotted about, and Hanover Square in the City of Westminster is one of them.
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The Puppet Theatre Barge in Little Venice has been putting bums on seats since 1982. The 55-seat theatre is described as... [more]
There are at least two Coach & Horses pubs in Soho, central London. One of them is rather famous among some Londoners. T... [more]
It used to be that people would scoff at the mention of "English wine", but in the last decade or so things have really ... [more]
If you've always wondered what a pub might look like if it had a large tree inside it, then Waxy O'Connor's in central L... [more]
Marchmont Street is a pleasant little shopping area in Bloomsbury, running from Russell Square tube station to Tavisto... [more]
If someone tells you there's "an underground picture house operating below an East End pub", your mind might conjure up ... [more]
London's got loads of great pubs, but the fact is a fair few of them are closing down. Londoners and visitors alike need... [more]
The National Gallery, founded in 1824, is one of London's finest and most famous art galleries. It's open to the public ... [more]
When you learn that a restaurant has been in business for a while, it's usually a reassuring sign that they've been cons... [more]
A farmers' market is the perfect way to get your hands on the freshest produce at the best prices.
On top of that, ... [more]
The Olympic Park in east London is coming along nicely in preparation for next year's big sporting extravaganza, and par... [more]
With a name like "Cosmo Place", you might think of this particular location as being some kind of inter-galactic-themed ... [more]
As you're most probably aware, Brick Lane is famous for its curry shops above most other things, though in recent years ... [more]
It's often the case that the further you get away from a decade, the better it starts to look. Listen to how people stil... [more]
For many people, the exterior of the National Theatre is a sorry affair, looking more like a botched multi-storey car pa... [more]
If I'm really honest, I'm not fussy when it comes to the shape of a pie. It can be circular, rectangular or triangular f... [more]
Most bookshops have addresses that never change. Most have foundations of several feet, cementing the premises firmly in... [more]
One imagines that when the authorities gathered in a small room to decide the name of this particular patch of land, the... [more]
I remember visiting this housing/shopping centre a few years back when it was little more than an outdated grey monstros... [more]
London's largest vintage-clothes (and much more) store opened in August 2011, bringing to the capital what its founders ... [more]
Look, I'll be straight with you, I'm no coffee expert. I mean I like coffee, but I prefer tea (milk, one sugar).
St... [more]
Offering affordable music lessons to youngsters in the local community and beyond, the Midi Music Company is a great pla... [more]
Paddington Street Gardens is a small green space a short distance from the much larger Regent's Park. Access is easy; fr... [more]
It's probably fair to say that Eltham Palace is one of London's lesser known historic gems, possibly because its a littl... [more]
Not to be confused with Westminster Abbey further down the road, Westminster Cathedral is the main Catholic church of En... [more]
Just around the corner from the British Museum you'll find Russell Square Gardens, an area popular with local workers, n... [more]
The Grand Champagne Bar, situated inside St. Pancras International station, affords wonderful views of pretty much the e... [more]
A bit like the concrete nose on Admiralty Arch, the Hardy Tree is one of London's quirkier spots. If you happen across i... [more]
Situated a two-minute walk from Denmark Hill train station, Ruskin Park is the perfect place to explore in any weather, ... [more]