A lost station waiting room is to be turned into exhibition space. Here’s what we know so far about the transformation of Peckham Rye Station. A long disused waiting room in Peckham Rye Station has been slated for refurbishment and repurpose. The waiting room has been left empty for about 60 years and is so …
Feeling the call of the wild? Here’s where to find animals in London. London’s full of animals, and we’re not talking about ourselves on a team-building gone wild. If you want to get a little slice of nature there are plenty of places in the city where you can do so. From scouting for deer …
Looking for food festivals in London? Look no further – we’ve got you covered with this guide to the top foodie events in the capital. When the sun starts to show itself after months of hiding away through Winter we at London X London get excited. Not just for the chance to groove on down …
How on Earth does a Roman city become a self-governing financial hub? Let’s discover the history of the City of London. So let’s first address the somewhat misleading name. If you came here for a history of the city of London, not the City of London, we apologise. You’re in the wrong place. What we’re …
Eran Tibi’s second London venture is a sexy take on Tel Aviv’s cooking. Read on for our review of Kapara. If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’ve got one eye on the London dining scene. And, if that’s the case, you’ve probably eaten at Bala Baya, the energetic, cult-followed Israeli restaurant by chef Eran …
You don’t need to get on a plane to experience the best of the rest. These are the best global restaurants in London. Travel. Sometimes there’s nothing better than hitting the road. Living in the big city, we often find ourselves day dreaming of escaping to some quiet tract of land in Spain, sun-kissed and …
Have you spotted BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in London? Discover the incredible story of London’s spectacular Hindu temple. Did you know that, for a time, the largest Hindu temple outside of India was in London? And that the same temple was painstakingly built by thousands of craftsmen in a project that spanned most of the …
Zahter is a new Soho spot serving up authentic Turkish dishes. We review the first UK restaurant of a chef who’s already made her bones taking the Istanbul food scene by storm. Esra Muslu cut her teeth in her home country of Turkey by opening the striking success story that is Istanbul’s Moreish. She put …
Spotted the weird-looking bollards on London’s Southbank? London’s bollards began life as cannons. Or so the legend says… Have you ever looked at a bollard? Like, really looked. One of those slightly gnarled, glossy-black ones you see around London with the rounded top and the various ribs that now just look like swellings under a …
Looking for fun things to do in London? We’ve got you covered. London is a crazy-big city and that can make it hard to know what to do for fun. There’s pretty much no end to the museums and galleries you could visit. But that’s not really going to tick every box on the fun …
