We’re in for a chilly one with Arctic: Culture and Climate. London may grind to a halt when the first snow falls, but not everywhere is as ill-equipped for a little ice as we are. For instance, the Arctic has host...
Among the Trees immerses you in the beauty and tranquillity of forests. If there’s one thing I miss from my childhood in the countryside, it’s the ability to step out the door and be amongst the woods in und...
After 166 years, the Crystal Palace Park dinosaurs are showing their age… I’m getting a serious case of déjà vu with this – although thankfully, there’s no world-altering meteorite involved this...
For the first time this winter, there’s a chance of snow. Before you start having flashbacks to the Beast from the East, however, just bear in mind that it’s an admittedly vague chance of snow. The forecast...
Förena Cité Thermale is a dreamy destination for relaxation. This has, admittedly, been a pretty bad week for my wanderlust. Barely a few days after we told you about Sweden’s floating hotel beneath the Northern L...
The great wall of Holborn will be a CO2-guzzling machine. It’s been a good few weeks for London’s eco-credentials, as hot on the heels of the installation of the city’s artificial trees (now eating as...
The Garden Museum makes for an extremely wholesome day out. Winter still runs the show – for now – but we’re already looking forward to the green shoots and sunny afternoons of spring. Should you need...
As redevelopment plans go, an alligator park is one of the wilder options… I like to think that Old Kent Road cast an envious glance over at all the whizzes and bangs going on at the Battersea Power Station redeve...
The Millennium Seed Bank holds samples of flora that have been scorched by Australia’s wildfires. Unless you’ve been living under a very large rock recently, you’ll know that Australia has been engulfe...
Say hello to the capital’s new City Trees! The world is, finally, awakening to the imminent threats posed by climate change and pollution, and London is starting to do its bit to help. From zero-emissions streets...