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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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Soho is getting a brand-new luxury hotel with a rooftop bar

September 7, 2023

What do we want? More rooftop bars! When do we want them? Now! Good news, because a new rooftop bar is coming to an area of London that is famously sparse when it comes to high-rise watering holes – Soho. […]

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You can win a money-can’t-buy stay in a ‘John Wick’-themed hotel in London

September 7, 2023

See what happens when you mess with the wrong guy’s dog? ‘John Wick’, which began with a villain unwisely dispatching a beagle belonging to Keanu Reeves’s knife-lobbing, gun-toting, forearm-chop-to-the-throat’ing killing machine, has now expanded into a four-movie strong franchise and […]

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This leafy, brand-new park just opened in south London

September 7, 2023

Despite being notoriously dubbed the Big Smoke, London has a glorious bounty of parks and green spaces. And thanks to award-winning landscape architects Gillespies, there’s now yet another one to add to the list. Nine Elms Park is to be found […]

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A massive new public lido could be coming to east London

September 7, 2023

Londoners are always looking for places to go outdoor swimming, especially when there’s a 30C heatwave like the one we’re experiencing right now. Plus, we might all be underwater soon, and what better way to alleviate our climate anxiety than […]

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This London area has been named one of the UK’s best places for country pubs – but it’s in Zone 2

September 7, 2023

While the idea of a leisurely wander through the country towards a quaint little boozer seems more like a pipe dream than a reality to many Londoners, it doesn’t have to be. The best place to soak up the (sudden, […]

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Beloved King’s Cross pub McGlynn’s could be closing

September 7, 2023

Reports have reached us that the glorious McGlynn’s pub in King’s Cross is closing. We are truly gutted. Tributes have come pouring in for the backstreet Irish boozer, which is reportedly closing down today (September 7) after the pub’s landlord […]

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The world’s best bar is coming to London – for two days only

September 6, 2023

Do you only drink at the finest bars in town? Well, if you’re someone who only sips at sublime spots, you’ll want to put September 16-17 in your diary, as the bar voted the world’s best in 2022 is coming […]