This Putney embankment is just one of seven new waterfront parks coming to London London’s a riverside city. Its history, its commerce and, in more contemporary times, its leisure time are inseparable from The Thames. With the latter in mind, a new stretch of beautified riverbank has recently opened in west London. The 50 square …
The history of the Knights Templar in London, and the legacy they’ve left behind. London, as any frequent reader of this site will know, has some seriously cool history, history that stretches back millennia. One slice of that history we find fascinating is the presence of The Knights Templar in our fair city. The religious …
Need space to skate? London will host the UK’s biggest ice rink this winter. As the winter zooms closer and closer, our minds tend to turn to one thing: Ice skating. London does it well, with rinks popping up all over the city. It seems this year though, Kensington Palace has decided to go one …
Looking for a brunch option with a bang? Check out these wild drag brunches in London. London loves a brunch. Every weekend the capital is awash with bottomless options and dishes of eggs Florentine, benedict and every type of poached egg on toast in between. But there’s one type of brunch that really hits when …
From the affordable to the uber-fancy, here’s our guide to all the best restaurants in west London. West London is known for being a swanky part of town, and as such anyone eating there should expect to be eating well. Dinner by Heston, Restaurant Gordon Ramsey, some of the world’s best restaurants call this part …
There’s hope for Brixton O2 Academy yet… so long as they can meet 77 new safety standards. Good news for live music lovers. The Brixton O2 Academy has been given permission to reopen so long as it can meet the safety criteria laid out for it by the local council. The venue, as you probably …
From fancy desi pubs to classic British eateries, here’s our guide to the best gastropubs London has to offer. The gastropub gets a bad name. Too often are they accused of being the cause of decline in the numbers of classic British boozers in this country. Sure, maybe too many pubs are chucking out their …
Our insider’s guide to the best restaurants Battersea Power Station has to offer. Since Battersea Power Station went from industrial wasteland to one of London’s top shopping/hangout/eat-yourself-silly destinations the spot has filled up with some seriously good places to eat. Many of them are popular locations from elsewhere in the city that’ve jumped at a …
A brief history of that strange tunnel you might have seen on Kingsway and the tramlines it used to link up. Have you ever noticed that wide, but somehow inconspicuous tunnel to nowhere on Kingsway? That’s the Kingsway Tramway Tunnel, sometimes known as the Kingsway Tramway Tunnel, or even misleadingly the Kingsway Tramway Subway (no …
Ever been wandering through London and noticed a small blue plaque adorning buildings? These plaques are awarded to those who have made significant contributions to society – and mark where in the capital they used to reside. Taking a self-guided tour around them is one of our favourite (free) things to do in the capital …
