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Greenwich is about a 45-minute journey from Central London, but it’s very much worth the trip – and here’s why. Greenwich is one of my favourite places in London, but over the years I could probably count the times I have actually visited on one hand – and yet every time I go back, I […]
Read moreThe unloved, rarely mentioned, least used, brown line. Serving my neck of the woods – Elephant and Castle, Lambeth, Embankment – not the prettiest, but maybe the most polite? It has to have something going for it, and that’s all I could come up with. Maybe I’m being too judgemental there, but I’ve never […]
Read moreThe youngest of all tube lines and the only with fancy glass doors on platforms. The grey one is the only line to connect with every other line on the tube network and touches base at the busiest station in London; Waterloo. It stops off at Baker Street – the station with the most platforms […]
Read moreOf all the tube lines, the Northern may just well be the daddy. The thick black line on your tube map easily boasts the best trivia of them all. Papa Northern Line runs straight through the longest tube tunnel, hugs the deepest track, serves the station with most escalators as well as the station that […]
Read moreHundreds. In London, there are hundreds of Museums, with thousands of artifacts, articles and art. A lot of them are free. A lot of them are weird. A lot of them are both, but they all have things inside them that are remarkably interesting. I’ve put together a list of a few of them, and […]
Read moreJust a few tips for London from a London Guide Food If you’re looking for good English food, head to Putney Pies. Just by the river near some great bars and pubs, Putney Pies is small and quaint, so please book in advance, but has some of the best meat pies around. Porterhouse in […]
Read moreRuins of an old, glass palace? Check. 60s-era sports complex including proper, upper-league English football stadium? Check. Maze? Check. London is officially one of the greenest cities in the UK, with 23% of its land area covered by parks. And far from being barren stretches of muddy grass, with burnt patches for disposable barbeques and […]
Read morewith plane tickets at £30 from London Gatwick, and prices to stay at £10-£15 a night, why not explore this city? Before this trip, I had never heard of Ljubljana, and knew very little about the history and culture of Slovenia. When it comes to European destinations generally the consensus is that the major tourist […]
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It’s official. London is the theatre capitol of the world. A recent study shows that the city is home to over 240 theatrical venues, with the capacity to seat more than 110,000 audience members per night and attracting around 22 million attendees every year. This puts Britain’s cultural hub ahead of even New York City. […]
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Looking up is all well and good, but sometimes you want to see it all at once and get a real feel for the grandeur that is London’s architecture.
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