Tamsin Salfrais, Author at Secret London

Tamsin is a Content Lead at Secret Media Network UK + Ireland. She’s previously written for a range of UK, US and Australian brands, including Grazia and Booking.com. Away from work, she loves fried chicken, travelling, and to create nail art and greeting cards.

Culture

Did you know you could live in the iconic Battersea Power Station? Here’s what you need to know – and how much it costs

You're probably pretty familiar with the shops and restaurants of Battersea Power Station, since the doors to the once-unused building opened to the public in October 2022. However, did you know there's m...

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Cast a patronus and sip butterbeer at a Harry Potter-inspired light trail that will open in the UK for a limited time only – and it’s well worth the trip from London

Hold on to your wands! Tickets have just gone on sale (November 3) for a winter light trail inspired by Harry Potter’s Forbidden Forest. While it’s long been a tradition for us to get cosy indoors with th...

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In 1929, construction began to build the iconic Battersea Power Station; nearly 100 years later, how much do you know about this London hub?

I don't know about you, but when Battersea Power Station opened to the public back in October 2022, I was pretty stoked. As an almost life-long Londoner, being able to actually step inside the building I'...

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This hidden London saloon needs you to smuggle in booze to save Christmas

The team behind Alcotraz and Avora do not stutter. In fact, with a yee-haw, they welcome you to another immersive cocktail experience, this time set in the Wild West. is for those who like their cocktails with a side o...

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Looking for a low-key impressive date spot? This newly opened Canary Wharf restaurant offers Nikkei cuisine and a chilled-out setting

If you like Japanese and Peruvian food, you're probably pretty familiar with Nikkei cuisine. This fusion, which uses Japanese cooking techniques and Peruvian ingredients, is said to have first started in...

A Disney ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Light Trail with over 1,700 luminous installations is now open in the UK – and it’s well worth the road trip from London

With half term around the corner and holidays abroad becoming increasingly more expensive, you're probably on the lookout for something to do with the kids here on home soil. Well, there's a pretty epic l...

$This limited-time-only £24 lunch menu offers luxury Asian dining for a fraction of the price in London – and you’ve not got long left to try it$

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This limited-time-only £24 lunch menu offers luxury Asian dining for a fraction of the price in London – and you’ve not got long left to try it

The Ivy Asia has multiple outposts across the city - in Mayfair, Chelsea and St Paul's - each boasting incredible interiors, fancy cocktails, and premium dishes, served with a flourish. Given these locati...

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Here are some of the oldest spots in London that you may not know existed – and where you can (almost) step into the capital’s previous civilisations

It's no secret that London is home to a lot of history - hey, there's a whole dedicated museum re-opening in the capital pretty soon. From the Roman settlers nearly 2,000 years ago to the Tudor rule in t...

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‘The fanciest bottomless brunch I’ve ever been to’: this highly praised Chinese rooftop restaurant in London offers unlimited spirits and fine dining dishes

As we hurtle towards winter, it's time for one of our favourite indoor activities in London to return to our calendars - if it ever left, that is. The sweet call of bottomless brunch beckons. There's ampl...

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You can explore a mind-bending world of wonder at the Paradox Museum in Knightsbridge – featuring over 50 reality-warping illusions

Sometimes the mundane rigmarole of life needs a little shaking up, and the perplexing will do just that. Escape reality by stepping into the magical world of wacky photo ops and paradoxical illusions. The immersive exp...