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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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Frieze Sculpture 2023 is the best outdoor art you’ll see this autumn

September 20, 2023

You might think autumn would be a stupid time to open an outdoor sculpture exhibition. And you’d think right. It’s cold, windy, rainy and damp. This is indoor art’s time to shine. But that hasn’t stopped Frieze from returning to […]

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Luxury department store The Conran Shop has opened a dazzling new flagship in London

September 20, 2023

The Conran Shop, a very bougie London department store that sells all kinds of beautiful homeware, has opened a new flagship store in Sloane Square. Beloved by Birkenstock Boston-sporting, tote bag-clutching arty types, the iconic furniture and homeware shop has been one […]

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Tom Hanks is narrating a spectacular space-themed immersive experience in London

September 20, 2023

The Lightroom in King’s Cross is shaping up to be London’s most intriguing new venue, picking up on the current trend for projection-based exhibitions and immersive experiences, but actually doing it to a high technical standard (not just a projector […]

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Four London hotels have been named the best in the world

September 20, 2023

We know London can ace pretty much most things: we’ve got banging food, epic nightlife, an (almost) unbeatable transport system… and now, according to the inaugural edition of World’s 50 Best Hotels, we have some of the world’s finest hotels too. Four London […]

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This London airport is officially the best-connected in the world

September 20, 2023

Having a well-connected airport on your doorstep is sorely underrated. While Londoners have several air hubs that, between them, can take us pretty much anywhere in the world, that isn’t the case for everyone. In fact, plenty of travellers have […]

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London’s 1000th blue plaque has been unveiled

September 19, 2023

If you had to guess how many blue plaques there are in London, what would you say? If your answer was 1000, well done, you read the headline. As of today (September 19), there are officially 1000 plaques in the capital. […]

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Tottenham’s old Ikea could be turned into thousands of flats

September 19, 2023

Development in London never stops. While we always like to see new homes (when they’re affordable, obvs) it’s sad to see the institutions that make London so great shut down to make way for flats and offices. Now there are […]