Best Pancakes in London
Shrove Tuesday is almost upon us so here’s a round-up of London best Pancake houses: My Old Dutch The original London Pancake house – now with 3 branches in central London, in Kensington, Holborn and Chelsea. Great selection of sweet and savoury Dutch-style pancakes and other Dutch delights. www.myolddutch.com Kensington Creperie One of London’s best …
London Romantic Walks
The festive season in London offers plenty of romantic walks and events for couples. Here are a few that will surely leave you and yours starry eyed. Dazzle Jewellery Exhibition The annual Dazzle jewelry show held at the National Theatre is now in its 31st year, and it is quickly becoming a must-attend Christmas event. …
Spooky London
Hallowe’en may be almost upon us but there’s plenty of opportunity to experience gore, creepiness and the supernatural the whole year round in London! Highgate Cemetery A wander around the ivy-clad ruins of this Victorian cemetery is creepy enough, with its overgrown, neglected tombs and gravestones. But add in the stories of the Highgate Vampire who reported;y haunted …
London Shopping Walks
I’ve recently teamed up with SalesGossip to create a series of 6 shopping walks and guides around London. SalesGossip are sharing their shopping secrets and I’ve combined them with some great places to stop for coffee and lunch, interesting facts and diversions to the area’s sights and highlights! As ever, each walk comes with step by …
Spring walks: Regents Park and Primrose Hill
If you are in the West End and fancy an escape from the crowds try this walk which takes in Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill. Enter Regent’s Park via York Gate on Marylebone Road. Once one of Henrys VIII’s hunting parks it is now one of London’s Royal Parks. The park is surrounded by grand Regency …
Spring walks: Westminster wanders
Make the most of the gaps in the clouds and breaks in the rain and try this central London walk, a nice detour if you happen to be in the Trafalgar Square area. From Charing Cross or Trafalgar Square head to Whitehall, cross into Horse Guards, marked by the two mounted sentries in ceremonial uniform. …
London Spring walks: Richmond
The days are getting longer and the daffs are out – Spring is here! Time for a mini-series on Spring walks in London. Over the next couple of months I’ll post some ideas for places to get out and about and make the most of the Spring sunshine in London. Let me know in the …
Mothers’ Day in London
Mothers’ Day must be every mother’s favourite holiday: the hugs, the kisses, the blooming flowers, the homemade cards and macaroni noodle necklaces . . . it’s a time for you to treat your mum to something special. If you would like to treat your mother with something special this year, how about a beautiful bouquet …
Bermondsey walks
One of my favourite places to wander at the weekends is Bermondsey. Bermondsey Street and the immediate area has food markets (without the crowds of Borough), a museum, a gallery, antique market and some great food and drink choices. This area used to be a centre of leather industry and warehouses and is now the …
Valentine’s Day Ideas
Stuck for ideas for something different to do on Valentine’s Day? Check out these suggestions: Back row of the cinema Book a two-seater sofa at The Electric cinema in Notting Hill or The Aubin in Shoreditch and snuggle up on the back row of the cinema. Gaze at the stars Visit the Greenwich Observatory Planetarium and …
