Guy Parsons

Go ice skating in London at the Natural History Museum's gorgeous ice rink for the last time this weekend. It's the end of an era, everybody! The Natural History Museum's ice rink opened for the 2021 wintertime skating...

London has a dark and bloody history – and this map reveals some of the grisliest historic locations in the city. Whether you're looking for a haunted tube station or a medieval execution site, Impero's Grim Map of Lon...

The most beautiful places to see in London, to raise your London sightseeing game. We've scoured the Instagram accounts of London's best photographers to find the most unusual views in the city. With hundreds of talent...

Beach, please! Behold the golden sands of Ruislip Lido. There are beaches near London, but then there are beaches IN London! Just the one of them, mind you: Ruislip Lido. Ruislip Lido is a 60-acre lake sat on th...

Head to Hampton Pool for a dip in the dark. Of all of London's outdoor swimming pools, Hampton Pool claims to be the hottest – heated to a toasty 28℃ all year round, it's a whole three degrees warmer than rivals in Lon...

Hackney's swimmers can take a dip in the glorious London Fields Lido this spring. For a toasty dip, East Londoners need only to pop along to London Fields Lido for a swim in their heated pool. The 50-metre outdoor swim...

Time for a nice long workout: doing absolutely nothing. A steaming, bubbly tub of research from Loughborough University back in 2018 revealed that hot baths might be better than running or cycling when it comes to cont...

Create your own fab Christmas jumper . Who among us doesn't admire a truly eye-popping festive knit? With Christmas jumpers about to once again become the go-to wardrobe option, it behooves us all to have at least one...

At east London's Barge House, find a breakfast to fall in loaf with. The lovely Barge House bar-restaurant sits on Regents Canal near Haggerston. Floor-to-ceiling windows, which open on sunny days, let the light flood...

Take a trip to wine country without getting your passport out at Mount Vineyard. If you're a bit of a vino fan, here's a summer half-day-trip for you: a 40-minute trundle on the train through south-east London will tak...