London
Arts and culture, food and secret places in London: hidden chapels, historic houses, quirky museums and bookshop cafés, by Scarlett Roitman, the Diary of a Londoness.
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Kew Gardens Rainy Day: 12 Things to Do When It Rains
Don’t let a wet day stop you: 12 things to do at Kew Gardens when it rains.
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Best Museum Shops London: 14 Places to Shop
Thirteen of the best London museum and gallery shops, with online shopping for when you can’t browse in person.
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Quiet Picnic Spots in London: 15 Scenic Places
Skip the crowds with 17 quiet and scenic picnic spots in London, from hidden gardens to parkland views.
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Theodore Hook and the Berners Street Hoax: Famous Londoners
Meet Theodore Hook and the Berners Street Hoax, the prank that brought Georgian London to a virtual standstill.
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Alternative Museums in London: 22 Quirky and Unusual Places
Done the Tower and the British Museum? Discover 22 quirky, unusual and off-beat museums in London, starting with the very best.
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The Fan Museum in Greenwich
The Fan Museum in Greenwich is the UK’s only museum dedicated to fans and fan-making, set in two Georgian townhouses on Crooms Hill.
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Jamaica Wine House: the oldest café in London
The oldest coffee shop in London isn’t what you’d expect. Meet the Jamaica Wine House, a pub-cum-wine-house with a surprising place in history.
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Middle Temple Hall Lunch: A Secret Elizabethan Hall in the City
Middle Temple Hall is one of London’s most extraordinary historical venues, and hard to get into. Here is the easy way to see inside.
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A tour of Spencer House
A tour of Spencer House, one of the finest examples of eighteenth-century architecture in London, with drop-dead interiors and a glittering past.
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A Tour of Leighton House Museum in Kensington
A tour of Leighton House in Kensington, restored after an £8 million refurbishment, including the glittering Arab Hall, the most beautiful room in London.
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Garsington Opera at Wormsley: Ten Reasons to Visit
A guide to Garsington Opera in the Chiltern hills at Wormsley: country-house opera, picnics, gardens and twilight performances.