Al fresco swimming first became a trend back in the 1930s, and councils up and down the country set up hundreds of outdoor pools for their residents to enjoy – nowhere with greater enthusiasm than London Town. A number...
Have you ever wanted to go for a walk and hit up almost all of London’s sights in one fell swoop? Well, Redditor, magulagie, has just the thing for you. They’ve created the ultimate London sightseeing map fo...
When the sun is shining, Londoners flock to these Thames-side pubs and restaurants for outdoor drinking and dining. And although east and north London offer their own pretty canalside pubs, our city has always been buil...
Painshill Park is home to a glorious Crystal Grotto. In London? Well, sort of. You’ll find this crystalline cave in Surrey, just within the boundaries of the M25, which means we’re claiming it as our own. So...
In recent years, pop-up crazy golf courses have become a bit of a ‘thing.’ They’re dotted throughout central London, up on rooftops, in abandoned WW2 bunkers, shopping malls, parks and even occasional...
‘If horse racing be the sport of kings, then surely bowling is… a very good sport as well.’ We couldn’t agree with Homer Simpson more – here are some super-cool ten-pin bowling alleys in London f...
Friends: they’re nice to meet, but better to beat. If you love nothing more than the cut-and-thrust of high-drama low-stakes competition, we’ve found a dozen great ideas for a game-fuelled night out in Londo...
Peep show, anyone? This sheep in wolf’s clothing, on the south-east corner of Soho, has been attracting and confusing wary diners, unsure if they’ve found the right, place since 2011. That’s the gleefu...
Postman’s Park is one of those few gardens you can find dotted around the old City of London. Just north of St. Paul’s Cathedral, it’s more than just a pretty place to grab a bench and scoff a Pret&hel...
The lightly-industrial A-roads of Neasden aren’t on every tourist’s ‘must-visit’ list, but this north-west neighbourhood is home to one of the most remarkable buildings in London. The BAPS Shri S...
