The London Eye does not allow pushchairs. I have contacted them to find out why and they tell me it's a health and safety regulation. Should pushchairs be allowed on the ... Read More

HMS Belfast is offering plenty for the kids this summer - and it's free for children under 16! From today (31 July 2006) to 3 September 2006 there are new ... Read More

The Athenaeum Hotel & Apartments are offering a Girl's Night Out package for £195 per person. This will give you: one night's accommodation in a private apartment for four people a ... Read More

Babe, The Sheep-Pig is a fun farmyard tale based on the book The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith. It is this year's children's highlight at the Open Air Theatre Regent's Park, ... Read More

The inaugural Great London Duck Race is on tomorrow (Sunday 30 July 2006). It will start at 2pm from Battersea Park where thousands of yellow plastic ducks will be launched. Although ... Read More

Kids Love Disco is a monthly disco, held on the last Sunday of the month (so the next one is tomorrow!), aimed at kids aged 0-12. Always fun, Kids Love ... Read More

Back on 23 July 2006 I told you about the Tourist Tracks City of Westminster walking tour I had tried out. Tourist Tracks specialize in audio walking tours which can ... Read More

London is awash with Irish pubs so how do you choose a good one? These five Irish pubs in London have been tested for their ambience and their superb Guinness! ... Read More

Redferns Music Gallery in London is holding a selling exhibition of photographs of punk bands. Featured bands include: The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Slits, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Damned, ... Read More

The London Bat Group run regular evening walks to see bats in London. Check out their Bat Events to see what's coming up. Don't worry, British bats only eat insects ... Read More

I must admit when I first heard about the Ozwald Boateng Sample Sale, I said Ozwald Who? but now I know who he is I seriously recommend you check out ... Read More

According to PR Inside, Justin Timberlake loves London's shops. Apparently he prefers to go clothes shopping once a year and buys everything from London. What's your favorite London shop? Click ... Read More

Have you stayed in a great London hotel and would like to tell others about it? Or maybe your experience wasn't so positive. We need to know either way! Find ... Read More

Are you unsure whether London tap water is safe to drink? Here are the answers. The simple answer is YES, but then why do we spend so much money on ... Read More

Tourist Tracks specialize in MP3 audio walking tours which can be downloaded from their web site or they can post you an audio CD (to a UK address only, but ... Read More

Rhythm Sticks 2006 at The Royal Festival Hall is the South Bank Centre’s annual festival of percussion. It started on 15 July and runs till tomorrow (23 July 2006). Today ... Read More

Every Saturday at 1pm at the Villandry restaurant in central London children can learn to bake and decorate cookies. While the parents have lunch in the wonderful restaurant, children are ... Read More

London Zoo’s pygmy hippos have brand new toothbrushes: there's pastel pink for Nicky, the female pygmy hippo, and blue for Thug, the male. To celebrate you can have half-price admission ... Read More

The Victoria & Albert Museum regularly runs workshops and events for young people. I really like the look of 'Re-use and Re-create' on Friday 11 August 2006. This one day ... Read More

Hip Hop Karaoke London gives you the opportunity to act out your deepest rap fantasies on stage in a London bar. The next Hip Hop Karaoke night is tonight (Thursday ... Read More

The British International Motor Show is returning to London after 30 years and is set to be one of the biggest and best motoring events in Europe, with more than ... Read More

Jason Hawkes is one of Europe's most established aerial photographers. His aerial photography regularly appears in advertising campaigns, magazines, etc. Jason has won numerous awards, and attracts top name clients ... Read More

It's so bad it's good! That's the theory behind Nicko & Joe's Bad Film Club. These two comedians and film buffs provide a live commentary to the 'bad' movie. They ... Read More

Michael Gray, the author of The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia is giving a talk tonight entitled: The A-Z of Bob Dylan. It's taking place at: London Review Bookshop 14 Bury Place London WC1A 2JL Tel: ... Read More

Susan Breslow Sardone, About's Honeymoons Guide has written a useful article entitled How To Judge a Hotel By Its Web Site. As Susan rightly points out, "it's one thing to ... Read More

Back on 3 July 2006 I told you about the heatwave that had hit London. The weather then was 30°C (about 90°F) and there was an official health warning put ... Read More

The Bolshoi Opera and Ballet are in London at the Royal Opera House this summer. Fifty years ago, the Bolshoi Ballet, one of the greatest ballet companies in the world, ... Read More

Speed Ferries were recently recommended to me as an economical way of taking a car between England and France. They travel from Dover to Boulogne in just 55 minutes, making ... Read More

Watch This Space is the National Theatre's summer festival of free outdoor entertainment. It started on 7 July 2006 and runs till 2 September 2006. All the fun is to ... Read More

The first night of the BBC Proms – one of the most famous classical music festivals in the world – will be broadcast live on a giant screen in Trafalgar ... Read More

Time Out starts Time Out Park Nights today (14 July 2006). This is a regular Friday night event at The Sepentine Gallery area of Kensington Gardens till 18 August. There's ... Read More

The London Dungeons is not popular with Londoners but visitors to London seem to love it. Here is a review of The London Dungeons, by a Londoner. Did they manage ... Read More

We've always thought Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square was 185 feet (56 meters) tall but it turns out now it's actually 16 feet shorter than that at 169 feet. How ... Read More

I just happened to be in Trafalgar Square this morning and saw the Greenpeace protest. Campaigners have climbed on to the top of Admiralty Arch to publicize the issue of ... Read More

Steve Day is Britain's only deaf stand-up comedian. He's currently warming up for his Edinburgh Fringe Festival Show: Comprehensive and can be seen at The Queen's Head on Denman ... Read More

The Irish comedian, Sean Hughes, is back doing stand-up again after working on various TV projects. I loved his TV show, Sean's Show, back in the early 90's. It was ... Read More

If you read the last blog you'll know I went to the Rise: London United festival on Saturday (8 July 2006). I've put together a review of the event so ... Read More

I went to the Rise: London United Festival on Saturday (8 July 2006) and took my camera so you can see what it was like. Rise: London United is an ... Read More

I've noticed the information on this web site about The London Marathon has got quite popular recently, so I wondered if people might be looking for details of how to ... Read More

Rise: London United is an annual free festival organized by the Mayor of London celebrating London's diversity and opposing all racism. This year it is taking place on Saturday 8 ... Read More

Today is the first anniversary of the

6 July 2006 is the first anniversary since London was announced as the host city for the 2012 Olympics. I regularly update the London 2012 Olympic News page with news ... Read More

Every Wednesday at The Wibbley Wobbley Boat (Greenland Dock, Rope Street, Surrey Quays, London SE16 7SZ), there's 'Open Mic and Oddball Night' where anyone can get up and have a ... Read More

Last night (Monday 3 July 2006) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest had its London premiere at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square. The sight of Johnny Depp will ... Read More

London has been experiencng some really hot weather so be prepared. Today is set to be about 30 degrees C (that's about 90 degrees F) so be sensible. Don't stay ... Read More