Donna Marie & Maypole Dancing
Saturday May 31, 2008
St Christopher's Place is celebrating its English eccentricity with a spring Maypole dancing event on Saturday 14 June 2008. Donna Marie and her dancing troupe will hold three performances of ... Read More
St. James's Piccadilly Free Lunchtime Recitals
Saturday May 31, 2008
St. James's Piccadilly is another church designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1684 and is often named as his favorite. It offers free lunchtime recitals at 1.10pm on Mondays, Wednesdays ... Read More
London Clothes Shops Changing Rooms
Friday May 30, 2008
London has some of the best shops in the world but are the changing rooms up to standard? I think you'll be interested in this recent article from Time Out ... Read More
Greenwich Market Guide
Friday May 30, 2008
Greenwich Market is one of London's best sources for arts and crafts, unique gifts, and rare antiques and collectables. Greenwich Market is on Thursday to Sunday every week but different ... Read More
Waterstone's London Reading Map
Thursday May 29, 2008
Waterstone's, a UK chain of book stores, has produced a London Reading Map which you can pick for free at any store. It's a fun map with 70 books plotted ... Read More
Free London Travel Guide
Thursday May 29, 2008
DK Travel Guides are offering free personalized travel guides to download for free before the end of May 2008. Go to traveldk.com, log in and then select all the information ... Read More
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 2008
Thursday May 29, 2008
The Open Air Theatre in London's Regent's Park is open from 12 June to 13 September 2008. Over 120,000 people visit each year during the summer season. This year's theater ... Read More
Hayward Gallery's 40th Birthday
Wednesday May 28, 2008
To celebrate their 40th anniversary the Hayward Gallery is having an exhibition called: Psycho Buildings: Artists and Architecture (starting today and on until Monday 25 August 2008). Taking its title ... Read More
World Naked Bike Day 2008
Wednesday May 28, 2008
Saturday 14 June 2008 is World Naked Bike Day when in cities around the world, people will be riding naked to celebrate cycling and the human body. The ride demonstrates ... Read More
Boyzone at The O2
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Boyzone are embarking on their first live shows in over 8 years. Formed in 1994, Boyzone achieved the best-ever start to a UK singles career with sixteen consecutive Top 5 ... Read More
London Open Garden Weekend
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Open Garden Weekend is the one weekend in the year when you can visit gardens in London not usually open to the public, and discover gardens you didn't know existed. ... Read More
Beware of Accommodation Fraudsters
Tuesday May 27, 2008
I've heard from a distraught reader who found her London accommodation on www.easyroommate.com, signed a contract and sent the money in advance via Western Union and now the person has ... Read More
London's First Half Marathon - Run to The Beat
Tuesday May 27, 2008
I told you back in February about London's first official half marathon on Sunday 5 October 2008. It will start and finish at The O2 in Greenwich. Run to the ... Read More
Vote for London as England's Most Musical City
Monday May 26, 2008
The Arts Council has a competition to find out the most musical city in England. I'm confident London is the most musical city but it needs your vote. The ten ... Read More
London Museums Quiz
Monday May 26, 2008
London has a huge variety of museums to suit everyone's interests. The London Museums Quiz helps you to find out about some of the weird and wonderful on offer in ... Read More
Biggin Hill International Air Fair 2008
Sunday May 25, 2008
The Biggin Hill International Air Fair is not only one of the most famous worldwide aviation events in existence but it is also the largest privately organized air show in ... Read More
Founder's Day at The British Museum
Sunday May 25, 2008
The British Museum was founded by an Act of Parliament passed on 7 June 1953. Visit on Founder's Day (7 June) and you can 'meet' the founder, Sir Hans Sloane, ... Read More
Xstrata Treetop Walkway at Kew Gardens
Saturday May 24, 2008
Xstrata Treetop Walkway at Kew Gardens opens today (24 May 2008) and at 18 meters high, it offers visitors the chance to explore the tree canopy and see magnificent views ... Read More
A Walk Around Charles Dickens' London - Book Review
Friday May 23, 2008
Louis' London Walks produce a series of pocket-sized books on themed, self-guided London walking tours at pocket money prices (well under £5.00). I tried A Walk Around Charles Dickens' London ... Read More
Story of The Supremes at the V&A
Thursday May 22, 2008
The Story of The Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection
13 May – 19 October 2008
V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum)
This exhibition presents the story of the Supremes: the most successful girl ... Read More
Opera Holland Park 2008 Season
Thursday May 22, 2008
The 2008 season of Opera Holland Park starts on 3 June 2008. Holland Park is a beautiful park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. This London annual event ... Read More
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2008 Photos
Wednesday May 21, 2008
Now that's a flower bed!
I had a brilliant day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show today. It was short-sleeved weather and everyone was smiling. I could have spent all day ... Read More
Art Exhibitions from Tibet and China
Wednesday May 21, 2008
As the Dalai Lama is in London this week I thought you might be interested in a forthcoming exhibition of Tibetan art. Rossi & Rossi, one of London's leading dealers ... Read More
Free Stuff at Somerset House
Wednesday May 21, 2008
3 June - 10 July 2008: Free Tai Chi Sessions
Free open-air Tai Chi sessions at Somerset House every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 8.15am throughout June on the River Terrace. ... Read More
Charles Dickens Coffee House
Wednesday May 21, 2008
The Charles Dickens Coffee House in London's Covent Garden is on the ground floor of the building that was the office of "All The Year Round", the popular magazine by ... Read More
Charles Dickens Museum
Tuesday May 20, 2008
The Charles Dickens Museum at 48 Doughty Street is the only surviving London home of Charles Dickens. He lived there between 1837 and 1839 while writing The Pickwick Papers, Oliver ... Read More
Old Curiosity Shop - Dickens' London
Monday May 19, 2008
The Old Curiosity Shop is said to be the inspiration behind the Charles Dickens' novel of the same name. The building was built in 1567 and is considered to be ... Read More
Spitalfields Festival 2008
Monday May 19, 2008
Founded in 1976, Spitalfields Festival is now 3 weeks of music concerts and events. The range of music covers western classical music, early music, right up to the latest sounds. ... Read More
Tate Modern Street Art
Sunday May 18, 2008
I told you recently about the Tate Modern Street Art exhibition which involves street art, (don't call it graffiti), being painted on the riverside of the Tate Modern building. The ... Read More
Hunterian Museum
Sunday May 18, 2008
The Hunterian Museum is at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. The Museum is inspired by the life and work of the surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793). The collection was ... Read More
Dr. Johnson's House
Saturday May 17, 2008
Dr. Johnson's House was built in 1700 and has retained many original features. It was the home and workplace for Samuel Johnson from 1748-1759, and was where he compiled the ... Read More
Nelson Mandela's London 90th Birthday Party
Friday May 16, 2008
Nelson Mandela will be celebrating his 90th birthday with a huge party in London's Hyde Park on 27 June 2008. There will be an audience of 46,664 exactly as this ... Read More
Household Cavalry Museum
Friday May 16, 2008
The Household Cavalry Museum opened in 2007 at the headquarters of the Queen's Life Guard. The Household Cavalry Museum offers you a unique "behind-the-scenes" look at the work that goes ... Read More
Free Range 2008 Art and Design Degree Shows
Thursday May 15, 2008
2008 is the 8th annual Free Range at The Old Truman Brewery, London. This is Europe's largest graduate art and design show and can be a fun event to include ... Read More
Ripley's Believe It or Not! London
Wednesday May 14, 2008
I told you back in February about Ripley's Believe It or Not!® coming to the Trocadero in London and now I've got more news about what to expect. This quirky ... Read More
Summer Series at Somerset House
Wednesday May 14, 2008
One of London's most popular outdoor music series returns for 10 nights. The open-air concerts series at Somerset House is a unique event in the summer’s live music calendar. This ... Read More
V&A Victoria and Albert Museum
Wednesday May 14, 2008
V&A Victoria and Albert Museum is a great museum of art and design, and holds over 3000 years worth of artifacts from many of the world's richest cultures, including the ... Read More
Science Museum
Tuesday May 13, 2008
The Science Museum was founded in 1857 with objects shown at the Great Exhibition held in the Crystal Palace. The permanent displays are free and they have exceptional temporary exhibitions ... Read More
Wizard of Oz at Southbank Centre
Monday May 12, 2008
Many of you know already what a huge fan I am of The Wizard of Oz. My daughter's middle name is Dorothy and she watches the film every day - ... Read More
Natural History Museum
Monday May 12, 2008
Natural History Museum is one of the big three museums in South Kensington. It is a wonderful Victorian building housing the weird and wonderful of the natural world. It is ... Read More
Westminster Abbey Visitor Information
Sunday May 11, 2008
You can see inside Westminster Abbey for free. The Abbey never charges people who want to worship but they rely on admission fees from visitors to cover running costs. Evensong ... Read More
Xstrata Treetop Walkway at Kew Gardens
Saturday May 10, 2008
Kew Garden's summer festival celebrates trees from 24 May 2008 to 28 September 2008. And what better way to celebrate trees than with the new Rhizotron and Xstrata Treetop Walkway, ... Read More
World's First Ever Hummus-Making Competition
Saturday May 10, 2008
The Jewish Museum is hosting a Children's Party for Israel on Sunday 18 May 2008 at 2 to 4pm. As the Jewish Museum itself is undergoing major building works the ... Read More
Pygmalion at The Old Vic
Friday May 9, 2008
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is one of those endearing stories of a working class Londoner who tries to better herself. Henry Higgins (Tim Pigott-Smith) is the arrogant Professor ... Read More
Chronicles of Narnia Film Premiere at The O2
Friday May 9, 2008
Walt Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian will screen to an audience of 10,000 at The O2 arena on 19 June 2008 in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital. ... Read More
Mind Body Spirit Festival 2008
Friday May 9, 2008
The Mind Body Spirit Festival is on from 21 to 26 May 2008 which includes a bank holiday Monday. The 2008 Mind Body Spirit Festival is the 32nd anniversary of ... Read More
UpTownBoogieDown House Music Sunday
Thursday May 8, 2008
I'm told this is London's only proper Sunday House Session, feat. PRIS UV LIVE painting at the June party on Sunday 8 June 2008, 4pm - 1am at the Notting ... Read More
Tiesto at The O2
Thursday May 8, 2008
Tiesto is a pioneering DJ and will be playing his biggest solo UK show to date at the O2 Arena, to showcase his latest event incarnation – In Search of ... Read More
Mandalay - Reader Restaurant Review
Thursday May 8, 2008
This week I'm letting you know about the new London restaurant reviews I've received from a good friend, Chris Roomian, who recently came to the UK for a family holiday. ... Read More
New London Arts Club Hotels
Wednesday May 7, 2008
Guest Hotels are creating five arts club hotels in London, with guests getting arts events within the hotels and access to other events across the capital. The hotels will ... Read More
Hakkasan - Reader Restaurant Review
Wednesday May 7, 2008
This week I'm letting you know about the new London restaurant reviews I've received from a good friend, Chris Roomian, who recently came to the UK for a family holiday. ... Read More
Zuma - Reader Restaurant Review
Tuesday May 6, 2008
I've received some new London restaurant reviews from a good friend, Chris Roomian, who recently came to the UK for a family holiday. The first one I'll tell you about ... Read More
Tate Modern Street Art
Monday May 5, 2008
Friday 23 May – Monday 25 August 2008
Six international street artists have been commissioned create artworks directly on the walls of the iconic river façade of Tate Modern. This is ... Read More
Top 10 Cheap London Hotels - Updated
Monday May 5, 2008
London hotel prices stop many travelers from coming to this great city so I've put together a list of London hotels that offer exceptional value for money. In 2007, the ... Read More
Camden Markets Guide
Sunday May 4, 2008
Camden is world famous for its markets which attract more than 100,000 visitors every weekend making it one of London's top attractions.
Camden is the place to shop for funky clothes ... Read More
Tea Palace in Notting Hill
Saturday May 3, 2008
Tea Palace is a modern tearoom with a wide variety of tea available in a calm and luxurious setting in fashionable Notting Hill. You can buy specialty teas in the ... Read More
Free Events at The Scoop
Saturday May 3, 2008
Free Fitness Classes
From 7 May 2008, each Wednesday morning between 7.30 - 8.30am free fitness classes will be held in The Scoop at More London run by the onsite health ... Read More
Kew at The British Museum
Saturday May 3, 2008
Discover the natural wonders of China at the British Museum. China Landscape is a unique partnership between the British Museum and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and celebrates a ... Read More
Skin + Bones Exhibition at Somerset House
Friday May 2, 2008
Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture
Skin + Bones examines the visual and conceptual ideas that unite fashion and architecture, focusing on the period from the 1980s ... Read More
St. Christopher's Place May Merriment
Friday May 2, 2008
St Christopher's Place is bringing a taste of traditional country life into the heart of the capital, as it launches a month of May Merriment. The festivities kick off on ... Read More
Children's Art Workshops
Friday May 2, 2008
Sofie Cornillon Guerrero runs art classes for children in north London called Painting Explorers. Small groups study in an artist's environment with quality art materials and instruments. Check out the ... Read More
Dig for Victory in St. James's Park
Friday May 2, 2008
The Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms Dig for Victory allotment is back in St. James's Park for a second year in association with The Royal Parks. This year's allotment ... Read More
Friday May 2, 2008
Portobello Road Market Guide
Friday May 2, 2008
Portobello Road Market in Notting Hill is one of the most famous street markets in the world. The Saturday antiques market is the most popular but there is a street ... Read More
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2008
Thursday May 1, 2008
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show starts on 20 May 2008. The first two days are for RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) members only but 22-24 May is for everyone. Tickets must ... Read More