(L)ondon (I)nteresting (A)ctivities
It’s that time of year again when the Sunday Times reveals its ‘Best Place to Live in the UK’ and ‘Best Place to Live in London’. Last year, you might remember, the gongs were respectively given to Ilkley in Yorkshire and […]
We all know a picture is worth a thousand words, but how many calories is a picture? Well, you’ll be able to find out at Rosewood’s new afternoon tea which is all inspired by the work of David Hockney, one […]
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 […]