Harriet Scrumptious, Author at Secret London

Growing up in Manchester, UK, I have always had a love of music and culture (I happily include the Real Housewives franchises in the latter). After studying at University College London, and now writing from Barcelona, I cannot escape the city and love everything it has to offer me— from aperitivos to parties, and all the amazing people found in between.

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Think you can settle a relationship dispute? A chaotic new comedy show in London lets you play cupid during a fictional couples therapy session

Everyone has an opinion when it comes to someone else’s relationship. Whether it’s a mate’s questionable situationship or a couple having a very public disagreement, most of us have probably thought we c...

Music Things to do

Londoners can now experience a ‘sublime’ cosmic concert at synchronising live Bach piano symphonies with deep-space NASA imagery

London is known for its stars, both musical and celestial. Spots like Primrose Hill and Richmond Park offer a tranquility to look up at the night sky. Or, you can escape the city lights and take a better l...

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Inside London’s dystopian courtroom thriller where you decide Victor Frankenstein’s punishment — now with 20% off tickets this Halloween season

This Halloween in London, The Jury Experience is bringing a dark, immersive take on the gothic classic to Shaw Theatre. More than 200 years after Mary Shelley created her gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein...

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“For brains thirsty for something other than AI and algorithms”: This expert-led talk series in London brings the science of psychedelics, love and serial killers into a casual bar setting for 55-minute sessions

How many genuinely new things do you think you learn in a typical day? Between AI, endless Reels and algorithms serving up other people’s thoughts which it thinks that you’ll like, there’s little room lef...

Music Top news

Fabric nightclub is entering a partnership with St Paul’s Cathedral until 2030 — here’s all you need to know to dance to live music and electronic sounds under the iconic dome

fabric and St Paul’s Cathedral probably aren’t two names you’d expect to see in the same sentence. And yet, here we are. The Farringdon nightclub has signed a four-year exclusive partnership with the Cath...

Food & drink Things to do

This unpretentious wine tasting in Brixton is hosted by a stand-up comedian — and it’s the funniest way to escape pretentious London bars

If you’ve ever been marched through a mecca trail of the trendiest wine bars in London by your Hinge dates—only to pay £14 for a cloudy “natural” wine that tastes like the inside of a hiking boot—you’ll understand the c...

Culture Things to do

Inside the iconic London landmark which hosted the UN’s first public address — and lost England’s first, and only, World Cup trophy

Rising above Westminster with its magnificent domed ceiling and striking Edwardian architecture, Central Hall Westminster is one of London’s most impressive historic landmarks. While its grand interiors alone are worth...

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London’s first one-way street was created in Mayfair because of a 19th-century science craze — the same obsession with electrified corpses that inspired Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’

It’s January 1803. At London's Royal College of Surgeons, a crowd gathers around the body of George Forster, a convicted murderer freshly hanged at Newgate Prison. Surgeons, physicians, aristocrats, and c...

Netflix just released the first teaser for ‘Bridgerton’ Season 5 — featuring the series’ first-ever queer love story

Today (March 24), Netflix has released a first-look teaser for the fifth season of Bridgerton, with Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and Michaela Stirling (Masali Baduza) stepping into the spotlight as the leads. ...