Chloe Byrne, Author at Secret London

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This massive Alice in Wonderland experience featuring a 360-degree ‘Hall of Dreams’ is set to make its world premiere in Canada Water soon – and you can now get tickets for a surreal trip down the rabbit hole

This autumn, Wonderland won’t just be found in the worn pages of a treasured, spine-cracked book. Instead, you can descend down the rabbit hole and into the land of grinning cats and philosophy-pondering...

Culture Things to do

You can explore the largest collection of artefacts from Ancient Egypt’s most powerful pharaoh at this rare exhibition in Battersea – featuring the 3,000-year-old coffin of Ramses II

The storied vestiges of Ancient Egypt, from a limestone sphinx to ornate golden sarcophagi, offer a window into the distant past. Now, some of history’s most invaluable artefacts are on display in London,...

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This extraordinary exhibition, which has had 58 million visitors worldwide, explores the effect of happiness on the human body – and it is now open in South Kensington

Curious about the seemingly invisible connection between our emotions and physical body? This BODY WORLDS exhibition looks beyond the surface, with real human specimens, full-body plastinates and interact...

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London’s largest UNESCO heritage site is transforming into a thrilling 1.5km Halloween light trail once again this October – complete with a headless horseman, fire performers, and a brand-new ‘Monster Disco’

Get ready for goosebumps. When the obsidian cloak of night falls on Kew Gardens on October 16, the gardens will not slumber but come alive with a spectacle of light…a sign that the long-prophesied event,...

Secret Guides Things to do

Travel back in time with these historical experiences and exhibitions in London – including ghostly pubs and secret tunnels

It’s no secret London is a hive of history, with the vestiges of a centuries-old past found around nearly every corner. Whether you love to delve into the mysteries of a bygone era, fancy walking in the footsteps of fam...

Escapes Things to do

Was this the first ever immersive experience in the UK? This surreal 18th-century labyrinth of caves with a subterranean ‘River Styx’ is only an hour from London

The debaucherous meeting place of a secret society, an unconventional chalk mine, a paranormal hotspot, and a unique gesture of one-upmanship from an 18th-century eccentric, the Hellfire Caves are a histo...

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14 Fun Alcohol-Free Things To Do In London

There’s no question that London is a cultural capital with innumerable , but sometimes you can get stuck in a loop of going to the same bars and making the same plans every week. Whether you're taking your first tentati...

Sports

‘It’s so good to see over 10,000 people sitting in the grandstand cheering us on’: We got exclusive access to the Black Foils during an exhilarating SailGP race day in Portsmouth – here’s everything we found out

Ever wondered how it would feel as an athlete in those critically tense moments right before the start of a race? Or what it takes to battle high winds and unpredictable waves out on the water? Well, we w...

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Celebrate the return of feel-good series Ted Lasso on this walking tour of Richmond – featuring 12 iconic filming locations including the real ‘Crown & Anchor’ pub

Three years after its bittersweet end in 2023, the new season of Ted Lasso has just hit our screens, sending fans back down memory lane as beloved characters reunite and return to walk the iconic streets that became a s...

The new Museum of Illusions in the heart of London will turn your world upside down with over 70 immersive installations and some brain-hacking visual trickery

Mundanity doesn’t exist inside the Museum of Illusions, a perception-twisting playground for the mind and senses that recently opened in Fitzrovia. There are over 70 exhibits in total inside the s...