Things to do

To all you London lovers out there: forget the teddy bears, the chocolates, the roses and the sap. Show how much you care with one of these, ahem, super cute Valentine's cards.   1. Be a little bit cheeky. ...

Fatbergs seem to be a fact of modern life in London. Our slovenly habits - such as disposing of wet wipes and cooking fat down the drain – result in terrifyingly huge blockages in our city's sewer system. One recent...

If urban foxes give you the heebie-jeebies, then you'd have liked London even less back in the day. That's according to a fascinating timeline of Britain's climatic history, put together by the Natural History Museum. ...

These Airbnb properties prove that Londoners are the hosts with the most. Doing the research for this article felt a little bit like searching for a home; I'd get attached to a place before realising, with heart-aching...

This hidden gem is the perfect place to visit if you're ever in need of a pint, a trim and an ox tongue spring roll. Tucked away on a unassuming street in Clerkenwell, you find the The Gunmakers – a beautiful 19th Cent...

Banish that January grey with a proper eyeful of these places. Colourful spots are hiding around every corner of the city, if you know where to look. From boisterous blues to playful purples, here's a hue-mungous lis...

Travelling Through has now permanently closed.  Step inside this unassuming bookshop in Lower Marsh and you'll find a treasure trove of hidden delights. Travelling Through is not simply somewhere you'll want to drop i...

Umming and ahhing over where to go next? Let us help you out. It's January, it's cold, and it's the time of year that everyone starts frantically planning holidays, in a desperate attempt to get the hell outta here. He...

Itching for a quick thrill? Get along to London's Orbit Slide for a dizzying descent. The Orbit Slide, designed by artist Carsten Höller, is, in a word, BIG. A 178-metre drop from the top of east London's Orbit towe...

Plant yourself inside the wonderful Conservatory Archives. Everybody's got them. Everybody wants more. Nobody knows their correct latin names. Conservatory Archives is a foliage haven on Hackney Road, and it's an In...