Katie Forge, Author at Secret London

Escapes

In 1910, Bethnal Green opened its grand town hall to the public; 116 years later, the Grade II listed landmark is now home to a luxury boutique hotel with 87 beautifully bespoke suites and a two-Michelin-star restaurant

Whilst London certainly isn't short on stylish spots to spend a night in the city, if you'd like to be pointed in the direction of a particularly dreamy one (that you may not have already heard of), you h...

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Hugh Grant’s iconic Notting Hill home is up for sale – here’s how much it will cost you to live inside a piece of cinematic history

It's officially the season for pretending you've stepped straight into a Richard Curtis movie. And so the fact that the perfect backdrop for our rom-com reenactments has just hit London's property market...

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One of London’s busiest tube lines will be entirely closed later this week – here’s how to get around the city over the Halloween weekend

London's pioneering Piccadilly Line will be turning 120 years old later this year. And having been paying its dues for well over a century, the distinguished dark blue line will be marking the monumental m...

Culture

Meet William Willett: the Chislehurst builder who invented daylight saving time after a dawn ride in Petts Wood, and died a year before it became law

The clocks go back on Sunday, gloomily marking the official end of British Summer Time and the start of the dark and dreary seasons. But whilst I'm sure you're all well aware that daylight savings is a th...

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In 1769, this London observatory was built so that King George III could watch the stars; now it’s a stunning luxury home that’s up for sale for the first time ever

If you're currently scouring London's property market in search of a gaff that's fit for a king, I come bearing a regal piece of real estate that was, quite literally, built for one. And it doesn't get mu...

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London gets 105 hours of winter sun a month, which is more than any other city in the UK – but here are the European cities that can double that and then some

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, folks, but the drab and dreary season seems to have officially begun. The days are getting darker, the weather is getting wetter, and before we know it, winter will be...

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A huge new Waitrose has just landed in north London – and it’s the first ‘full line’ store that the swanky supermarket has opened in almost a decade

There's a new fancy food shop on the block, folks - and it can be found inside the former Galtymore Ballroom in Cricklewood. The north London locale has officially become the most recent recipient of a sw...

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The world’s first Minecraft hotel is opening in London next year

Minecraft enthusiasts will soon be able to dive head first into a world of blocks and biomes as a hotel dedicated entirely to the best-selling video game of all time will be landing in London next year. Th...

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EasyJet has just announced that it will be launching 23 handy new flight routes from the UK next summer – and 6 of them are taking off from London

Whilst I'm well aware that winter has only just begun to clamber its way on to the horizon, my mind is already racing towards the next sunny season. And apparently I'm not the only one. Because easyJet has...

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This busy north London station boasts the longest escalator in the entire city – and it could soon be forced to close for 12 months

Having been paying their dues for well over three decades, the outrageously lengthy escalators at Angel station may be nearing the end of the road. The trio of 200-feet-long escalators at the busy north L...