Secret London
Hidden chapels, quirky museums, historic houses and secret corners of London that most visitors never find.
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Fitzrovia Chapel’s Byzantine Bling
Step inside Fitzrovia Chapel, a Gothic Revival jewel box of gold mosaics and marble in central London, once part of the Middlesex Hospital.
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Cosmic House: is this the quirkiest house in London?
Inside the Cosmic House in Holland Park: Charles Jencks’s Postmodern, Grade I listed home, with its solar staircase, Dome of Water and Spring Room.
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Eltham Palace: Where Medieval meets Art Deco
Visit Eltham Palace, where a medieval great hall meets a glamorous Art Deco home once shared with a lemur called Mah-Jongg.
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Neasden Temple: the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Visit the Neasden Temple, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in north-west London: hand-carved stone, a Taj Mahal-style spectacle and how to visit.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.