Katie Forge, Author at Secret London

The Best Borough In London Has Officially Been Crowned By Secret London’s Followers – Here Are Your Favourite Spots In The City

Over on this little corner of the internet, we spend a rather sizeable amount of time sharing our opinions about the capital city. And as much as we enjoy doing so, we thought it was about time that we let you lovely lo...

Things to do

London’s Biggest Ever Jumble Sale Is Taking Place This Weekend – And The Prices Of The Items Will Drop Dramatically Throughout The Day

If you haven't already cottoned on to the fact that second-hand shopping is just as stylish and a whole lot more sustainable than buying brand-new, then please allow me to point you in the direction of a preloved paradi...

Culture Escapes

The Most Charming Old Town In Europe Is Just 2.5 Hours From London – It’s A Beautiful UNESCO-Listed Medieval City And You Can Fly There For Just £15 From Stansted

As a girl whose train of thought is pretty much always on a one-way trip to holiday-town; it's not particularly rare for you to find me dreaming, scheming, plotting and planning my next getaway. But with so many gorgeou...

Christmas Things to do

You Can Take An Enchanting Ride On A Horse-Drawn Carriage Through Richmond Park This Winter

The season for spending money as if you're playing a game of Monopoly is fast-approaching. And very few of the capital's Christmassy offerings come more festively frivolous than this. Ditch your walking boots, folks, an...

The National Rail Clock Has Been Redesigned For The First Time In Over 50 Years – And London Bridge Has Become The First Station To Display The Fancy New Timepiece

Now, I'm well aware that when navigating some of the city's busiest train stations, the majority of Londoners tend to opt for the 'keep your head down and just hope for the best' approach. And whilst there's no denying...

A ‘Scream Squad’ Has Recently Launched In London – And Over 1000 Londoners Gathered In Primrose Hill Last Week To Scream Their Hearts Out

As much we love our big, bright, brilliant , we Londoners sure do have plenty of things to scream about. And not just because is fast-approaching. Whether it's rent-increases, redundancies, or (*shudders at the thought...

The World’s Biggest Musical Theatre Convention Is Taking Place In London This Weekend – And The Last Few Tickets Are Still Available

Dust off your tap shoes and warm up those vocal chords, Londoners - a huge convention celebrating all things is returning to the capital this . And if the star-studded line-up is anything to go by, it's going to - yet...

Culture Top news

One Of the West End’s Longest-Running Musicals Of All Time Is Returning To London Next Year For The First Time In Over A Decade – And Tickets Go On Sale This Month

If you're looking to fill the rather large Andrew Lloyd Webber-shaped hole in your life that's been left following the closure of the recent revival of Evita; you're going to want to hear this. It's just been announced...

Food & drink

This Beloved Fish And Chip Shop Is The Oldest In London – And It’s Been Using The Exact Same Recipe For Over 150 Years

Here in the , we're pretty darn passionate about our fish and chips. So it comes as no surprise that we're not particularly thin on the ground when it comes to scrumptious plaices to stuff our faces. But whilst there's...

Culture Food & drink

This Historic London Pub Has A Rather Gruesome Past – And It’s Home To Haunted Vaults And A Secret ‘Spying Room’

As the capital city continues to plunge into the depths of spooky season, I thought I'd take it upon myself to point you in the direction of yet another of . I mean, we've certainly got enough of them kicking about, hav...