Come rain or shine, London outside is a world of fascinating finds. Refuse to take the underground and set to the city on foot to uncover its nooks. Just here are some to start with.
Brompton CemeterySW10
One of London’s largest Victorian burial grounds, Brompton is also one of the Seven...
Ceremony of the KeysEC
For every evening of the last 700-years at precisely 9:53pm the Tower of London has held...
Thames Barrier and ParkE16
Opened in the year 2000, the Thames Barrier Park boasts 14-hectares within London’s...
Roller SkiingW2
We went roller skiing recently. No, that’s not a typo. We definitely mean roller...
Derelict London
You’re unlikely to find a walking tour of London as authentic, or as intimate as you...
Columbia Road Flower MarketE2
When we first heard about the market, our imaginations just didn’t quite take us to...
The seven noses of Soho
‘If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face -...
Green Room CafeN16
Stoke Newington’s Church Street is filled, and continues to fill, with independent...
Frizzante CafeE2
If you were to go to Italy on holiday you might experience one of the many Agriturismos...
Midnight ApothecarySE16
An unusual combination of outdoors campfire-jolly meets theatrically-delivered...
The Naked Ladies of TwickenhamTW1
When you think of Twickenham, the first thing that usually springs to mind is the...
Secret Adventures
With an ethos to generate a feeling of ‘exploration and wonder’, Secret Adventures is...
The Hardy TreeNW1
It might sound strange to encourage you to seek out a single tree in a cemetery, but this...
Barge HouseN1
Describing themselves as ‘a fresh face on the Regents Canal in Hackney’ the Barge...
St Dunstan in the EastEC
As with many of the best places in the city, you’ll often find them in unassuming...
Luna Cinema
The Luna Cinema likes to pop up all over the city, so long as the setting is beautiful or...
Word on the WaterN1
You’ll find JK Rowling, Anais Nin, George Eliot and Roald Dahl, among others, aboard...
Hackney City FarmE2
The success of Kentish Town City Farm in 1984 led to the establishment of a sister farm...