Katie Forge, Author at Secret London

Sports Top news

The price of a pint near every Premier League stadium has just been revealed – here’s where a pre-match pint will cost you the most

With a new Premier League season having kicked off last month, football fanatics across the city are, once again, being reminded that the cost of being a steadfast supporter extends far beyond merch and m...

Pacific Ocean temperatures reach unprecedented extremes as the record-breaking El Niño surges weeks ahead of its expected peak

I'd keep those brollies nearby, folks, because the 'unprecedented' El Niño is continuing to develop in the Pacific Ocean - and it has just exceeded previous records, making it the 'strongest event in...

Food & drink Top news

London is officially home to 3 of the best fish and chip shops in the whole country

Another day, another reason to add to the ever-lengthening list of reasons why London is so darn great. The 2027 edition of the National Fish & Chips Awards are just around the corner and - it's o-fis...

Things to do Top news

One of London’s most iconic luxury hotels has opened its own secret flower shop – and you can take floristry classes inside

Whoever said that you can't have it all has clearly (much like myself) never stepped foot inside Claridge's. One of the city's swankiest places to snooze; this oh-so elegant establishment has been perched...

Brits can more than double their time off work next year – here’s how to turn 28 days of annual leave into 61 days off in 2027

Look, I know it seems utterly ludicrous to be thinking about the prospect of the new year. But at the alarmingly rapid rate at which 2027 is currently hurtling towards us, it'll be here before we know it....

Culture Top news

This gorgeous Grade I listed National Trust property plays a starring role in the new ‘Sense and Sensibility’ movie – and it’s tucked away in east London

One of the most hotly-anticipated adaptations in years is finally due to land on our screens on September 25, uniting book-buffs and film-fanatics across the capital city (and the rest of the world). That...

London’s largest borough has been named one of the best places to grow old in England – praised for its rapid GP access and trusty transport links

The 33 boroughs that comprise our capital city will never fail to get a Londoner yapping. We all have our two cents to put in on the conversation regarding which nook or neighbourhood is the very best of...

Europe’s largest pumpkin festival is less than an hour from London – it boasts over 1.5 million pumpkins to pick from and has just reopened for the season

The scent of pumpkin spice has started to fill the air, the chunky knitwear is being dusted off as we speak, and - if you listen carefully enough - you'll likely hear the sound of the Gilmore Girls openin...

Culture Top news

The Natural History Museum has reopened a hidden gallery that’s been sealed off to the public for over 80 years – and visitors can step inside the historic space for free

The Natural History Museum has officially swung open the doors of a hidden gallery that's been closed to the public since the middle of World War II. The gallery in question is sat surreptitiously on the...

Culture

Thousands of Londoners walk past this ‘broken’ blue lamppost on Tower Bridge every day – but it’s actually a disguised coal chimney that hasn’t been used for 70 years

Oozing history and mystery in equal measure, our capital city is filled to the brim with secrets, and bursting at the seams with tales to tell. And one of London's lesser-known stories is actually hidde...