London Southbank Centre Winter Festival
London’s Southbank winter festival returns to the UK capital on 3 November, running through to the New Year. The Southbank Centre Winter Festival is a highlight…
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London’s Southbank winter festival returns to the UK capital on 3 November, running through to the New Year. The Southbank Centre Winter Festival is a highlight…
Down at the V&A at the moment is an unmissable exhibition called ‘Hallyu! The Korean Wave’, which showcases the vibrant world of South Korean popular culture. Also running is London’s…
Mark Bibby Jackson stays at the De Vere Wokefield Estate Hotel just outside of Reading for his cousin’s wedding. Reading has never been my idea of somewhere to visit from…
For many Londoners the advent of summer can only mean one thing – the Wimbledon Tennis tournament, or The Championships Wimbledon. The oldest tennis tournament…
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise visit Worlington Hall near the town of Mildenhall in Suffolk for a delightful dinner. It’s one thing to claim that the rooms in your country…
Mark Bibby Jackson checks into The Runnymede On Thames where he enjoys a delightful night’s rest on the hottest day of the year. There can be few places better to…
Mark Bibby Jackson checks into The Runnymede On Thames where he enjoys a delightful night’s rest on the hottest day of the year. There can be few places better to…
James Clark checks out The Gate Hotel Aldgate East in the heart of the East End and discovers his new home. The Gate Hotel consisting of 189 luxury and urban…
James Clark checks out YOTEL London Shoreditch in the heart of one of the capital’s liveliest neighbourhoods. Just over a year ago, I visited YOTEL London in Clerkenwell and was…
Julia Bright reviews Jack Absolute Flies Again at the National Theatre, a rollicking update on Sheridan’s The Rivals. There is no doubt, Jack Absolute Flies Again is a hit. It’s a…
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise discover the cultural things to do in Venice and Lake Como Italy, from the great art and history to the wonderful cuisine. From Naples in…
Eileen Wise goes back to a fantastic future with ABBA Voyage and a luxurious stay at modern The Stratford Hotel. What a journey! It’s taken more than five years to…
London Begins at 40 Food Critic, James Clark returns to Sloane Place to check out the rooms, The Roof Terrace at The Sloane Club, and brand-new British-Javanese menu. Sloane Place…
Eileen Wise goes back to a fantastic future with ABBA Voyage and a luxurious stay at modern The Stratford Hotel. What a journey! It’s taken more than five years to…
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise leave their Suffolk home for a night to experience The Bloomsbury Hotel London and the Sutton Hoo Helmet. It was but a stroll from The…
Neil Hennessy-Vass takes a look at the new exhibition of David Remfry: Watercolour now showing at the Royal Watercolour Society in London. David Remfry is in his 80th year, I…
Neil Hennessy-Vass takes a look at the new exhibition of David Remfry: Watercolour now showing at the Royal Watercolour Society in London. David Remfry is in his 80th year, I…
Eileen Wise and Deborah Unger see the Cabaret musical at the Playhouse Theatre, and enter the vivid world of the Kit Kat Club. It’s not usual to be offered a…
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise leave their Suffolk home for a night to experience The Bloomsbury Hotel London and the Sutton Hoo Helmet. It was but a stroll from The…
Mark Bibby Jackson reviews London Theatres, a guide to London’s Theatres by Michael Coveney and Peter Dazeley with foreword by actor Mark Rylance published by Frances Lincoln. One of the…
London Begins at 40 Food Critic, James Clark visits Sloane Place a new place to dine in a very old part of London. It is no secret that Chelsea’s high-end…
Mark Bibby Jackson spends a night at the Wilde Aparthotel in Paddington and goes for a stroll along the Regents Canal in London to Camden. As Johnson said, once you…
Mark Bibby Jackson spends a night at the Wilde Aparthotel by Staycity in Paddington and goes for a stroll along the Regents Canal in London to Camden. As Samuel Johnson…
James Clark visits Cojean, a French ethical fast food restaurant that has taken London by storm. There is no shortage of places in the city to grab lunch, but decent…
Dr Johnson once famously said that if you are tired of London then you are tired of life, and the phrase is as true now as it was in the 18th century. We might be biased but it is still the most exciting and diverse captial in Europe.
The London skyline used to be dominated by classic buildings like the Tower of London, the Palaces of Westminster and St Paul’s Cathedral, but increasingly such sites are dwarfed by skyscrapers such as Canary Wharf and the Shard. However, it still remains however one of the most visited cities in the world for good reason.
Controversial when it was opened on 31 December, 1999 to celebrate the Millennium, it has proved one of UK capital’s most popular attractions. Situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, it offers spectacular views across the city for up to 25 miles and is the focal point for the New Year’s Eve firework display. It is right next to one of the major tourist highlights in the capital, along the South Bank stretching from Tate Modern to Borough Market.
The city’s theatre land caters for every possible taste from lush musicals to avant garde and fringe drama. Many theatres are situated near Piccadilly, but there are fringe theatre dotted all over the city. In recent years, the Globe Theatre has replicated Shakespearean tradition.
The much maligned network of underground trains known as the Tube is also one of the most expensive metro systems in Europe. Buy an oyster card or use you credit card, if it has a chip, to get the cheapest fares.