Last updated on March 1st, 2021 at 10:18 amIt’s time for me to take you on another fleshy tour of saucy London where we visit some of the best erotic art in London. I can reliably inform you that In the Rude was one of the most popular posts on Diary of a Londoness last…
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Secret London: a guide to London's cultural gems including quirky, historical and unusual places that tourists don't always see.
A Tour of JMW Turner’s House in London
Last updated on March 3rd, 2021 at 04:00 pmMost people I speak to don’t know about Turner’s house in Twickenham. You won’t see his famous seascapes in Sandycombe Lodge, his west London home in the borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, but you will be in the presence of the only three-dimensional work of art Joseph Mallord William…
Oarsome Hammersmith: Things to do in Hammersmith
Last updated on February 25th, 2021 at 11:39 amThere’s so much more to Hammersmith than getting hammered during the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. This corner of west London has been my home for the last eight years, and as a local, I can tell you there are plenty of fun, relaxing and exciting things…
A Tour of 18 Stafford Terrace
Last updated on March 1st, 2021 at 09:44 amTucked behind the green door of Number 18 Stafford Terrace in Kensington is a house museum which time forgot, a five-storey cabinet of curiosities. You may have seen it before in Merchant Ivory’s ‘A Room with a View’ or in ‘Maurice.’ It’s the former family home of…
GoBoat London | Self-drive along London’s canals
Last updated on March 15th, 2021 at 05:26 pmWhat better way to explore all of London’s watery gems than by canal, or, to be more specific, via GoBoat? I always think of Little Venice as the Montmartre of London. It’s picturesque, bohemian, eclectic and soulful. It’s wedged between Paddington’s high rises and grungy Camden, and…
The House Beautiful | Historic Houses in London
Last updated on February 18th, 2021 at 12:27 pmLondon has some of the world’s most iconic museums displaying the finest art money can’t buy, but it’s the capital’s little treasures that I want to share with you today. Ensconced in these historical gems, you can amble around at a snail’s pace, savour every museum inch…
Midnight in London
Last updated on June 2nd, 2021 at 07:17 amCome with me on a flight of fancy just for a moment. Imagine that the film director Woody Allen had set his film “Midnight in Paris” in London. In which period of British history would Allen have time-travelled: what moment in time represents London as its most…
How to be a Dandy in London
Last updated on June 30th, 2021 at 06:16 pmThe British Dandy is still alive and well, and if you look closely, you’ll see them dotted all around London, especially during the Summer Season. A male friend of mine took me on a “man about town” weekend together with some other beaus and Berties who work…