Kim Bansi, Author at Secret London

Kim is the Editor at Secret London, but has also written for Metro, Refinery29, Breathe Magazine and Mashable. Outside of work you can find her at a dance class or planning her next holiday!

Culture Sports

Arsenal fans have just discovered you can get married at Emirates Stadium — and you can even invite an Arsenal legend to attend

It wasn't that long ago that Arsenal were crowned Premier League champions, and the streets of North London were full of fans celebrating. Well, now that the World Cup is over, Arsenal fans can finall...

Food & drink

A new canal-side restaurant in Hackney Wick is fusing Texan barbecue techniques with bold Chinese spices — and the meltingly tender meat is sold by the gram until it sells out

A new canal-side restaurant in Hackney Wick is serving a distinctive crossover of Texan barbecue techniques and Chinese flavours. Hon's BBQ, run by pitmaster Hon, has opened as a permanent venue fol...

Heathrow has been dethroned as the busiest airport in Europe — with this unexpected city taking the top spot

Heathrow is known as one of the busiest airports in the world, holding the title of busiest in Europe from 1996 to 2019, and regaining that title in 2023 post-Covid. However, new figures have been rel...

Escapes Wellness & nature

The biggest solar eclipse in 27 years will be visible across the UK this August — and Devil’s Dyke is the best place near London to see it

You may or may not have heard, but one of the most spectacular celestial events is happening in just a few days. The UK is about to see its biggest solar eclipse in 27 years, and it'll be visible across U...

Food & drink

London is officially getting its first cafe dedicated entirely to tiramisu – and it opens next week in Soho

Anyone who has been out for dinner with me knows nothing lures me into ordering dessert faster than spotting tiramisu on the menu. If you're anything like me, you'll love what I'm about to tell you next....

Culture Food & drink

This hidden London neighbourhood known as ‘Little India’ is packed with traditional sweet shops, bustling bazaars and family-run restaurants — and it’s one of the most vibrant parts of the city

One of the best things about living in a city like London is that you don't always have to jump on a plane to experience another culture, with there being so many different ways to immerse yourself right...

Culture Escapes

This beautiful cathedral with 1,000 years of history is just two hours from London — and it’s the longest medieval cathedral in the world

London is home to a lot of architectural feats, St Paul's Cathedral, The Shard and Tower Bridge to name a few, but if you fancy venturing a little further afield, you can discover one of the most beau...

Food & drink

This abandoned airport in London was once the largest in the world — and it now houses a hidden Indian restaurant

London is one of the biggest transport hubs in the world, with world-renowned airports like Heathrow and Gatwick serving millions of passengers every year. However, Croydon Airport used to be the larg...

A hosepipe ban in London starts at midnight tonight — here is everything you need to know

It'll come as no surprise to learn that becuase of the hot weather we've been experiencing, we had the driest spring in quite a few years. Because of that, Thames Water, the UK's largest water company...

Escapes

This Thames-side village has been named one of the prettiest and best places to live in the UK — and you can get there in less than an hour from London

As much as London has everything we could possibly need, sometimes we all want a quieter escape from the city, and thankfully the capital is not too far away from some of the most picturesque spots in the...