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Posh coffee shop chain WatchHouse – with brews that cost £25 – is opening a new cafe in north London

Photograph: WatchHouseIf you’re on the hunt for seriously swanky coffee, WatchHouse is the place. The chain’s rare range of brews can set you back by as much as £25 a pop – yep, those are some bougie beans. And its […]

The world’s best airport for shopping is in London

Photograph: ShutterstockCan you guess how often someone buys a bottle of perfume at London Heathrow? Ok, we’ll tell you – it’s every 20 seconds. That’s a lot of eau de toilette. It’s no wonder, then, that the west London aviation […]

London’s 26 most ‘iconic’ restaurants have been named by OpenTable

Image: Matthew HagueWhen you think about London icons, the things that come to mind are probably Big Ben, the late Queen Liz, David Bowie or the London Eye – people and landmarks that had a huge part to play in […]

The massively underrated ‘Venice of England’ that is the best weekend trip from London in 2026

Photograph: ShutterstockLondon offers pretty much everything you could possibly want. Incredible restaurants, top-notch boozers, world-leading theatres, galleries and museums, acres of gorgeous green space, loads of places to swim and even a bunch of adorable city farms. So, we wouldn’t blame you if you told us […]

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Beloved artisan bakery Astrid is opening its first permanent shop in north London

November 8, 2023

If you’ve ever had one of Astrid Bakery’s ‘breakfast boxes’, you’ll understand the hype all too well. Featuring a rotating selection of breads, cakes and pastries, each and every item is packed with the expert training of founder and Le […]

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First look: the T-rex’s Christmas jumper at the Natural History Museum has been revealed

November 8, 2023

’Tis the season for wearing Christmas jumpers to every single social occasion. And apparently, dinosaurs are taking part in that trend now too. The Natural History Museum’s (NHM) iconic Tyrannosaurus rex has had a festive glow-up, as the famous giant animatronic […]

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JLS at London’s O2 Arena: timings, setlist and everything you need to know

November 8, 2023

God, time flies, doesn’t it? It feels like only yesterday that we were all scrambling for tickets to JLS’s reunion tour, figuring out the presale and mapping out concert dates. That was all the way back in March – but […]

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There’s a massive Black Friday sale for West End theatre tickets starting today

November 8, 2023

As Black Friday continues its relentless journey from niche American thing to annual pan-global inevitability, we can at least reap the rewards by more or less expecting with a monetary value to go on sale come late November. And good news, theatre fans! There’s a big […]

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Up-and-coming acts to catch at Pitchfork London

November 8, 2023

Ever looked at a music festival line-up and realise, with abject horror, how desperately out of touch you are? Several of Time Out London’s editorial team felt like that when Pitchfork released the line-up for its London festival, which is taking […]

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The 6 best fortified wine cocktails in London to try for National Sherry Week

November 7, 2023

Like NFTs and Orlando Bloom, sherry has long been tipped by those in the know to be due its big moment of glory, but somehow the giddy heights of ultimate popularity never came. No matter how successfully the fortified wine […]

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London was officially the world’s most searched-for tourist destination in 2023

November 7, 2023

When you’re living in London, it can be all too easy to forget that this is a globally-renowned tourist destination. All those crowds and all those attractions? They’re just part of our everyday lives. On a day-to-day basis, most of […]