(L)ondon (I)nteresting (A)ctivities
Remember that historic burial site in Euston that had to be excavated to make way for the new HS2 station? Archaeologists found all sorts of cool stuff during the four-year works, and it’s all on display now as part of a new exhibition at St James’s […]
Londoners enjoy few things more than taking a snoop around someone else’s gaff. Witness the perennial popularity of Open House Weekend every autumn: the chance to browse (and judge) the interior design choices of hundreds of normally off-limits dwellings and […]
Watch out, South Dulwich, a brand new community arts centre is opening in your ends, and it’s in an extravagant 32-room mansion that dates from 1811. Better brush up on your Jane Austen-era etiquette in case you bump into a ‘Bridgerton’-type […]
One London borough’s residents may believe their neighbourhood is rapidly becoming more hole than road. According to a 2022 study conducted by the Bill Plant Driving School, the borough of Islington has more potholes in its roads than any other […]
Anyone who’s tried to get from that giant Boots to the statue of Eros without being mown down by a passing bus will have a healthy respect for the barely constrained chaos that is Piccadilly Circus. Each year, close to […]
With spring upon us, it’s the season for meeting up with pals, oohing and aah-ing over cherry blossoms and bowling down the old Thames Path taking in the views on an invigorating hike (lasting about 15 minutes) before virtuously heading […]
Sure, you can get from the Vicky to the Lizzy line with ease, but how well do you know the Ginger line? More importantly, would you know how to get from Clapton (after lunch with the Real Housewives) to Wapping […]