How much fun is it to browse and buy in a museum shop? It’s my guilty pleasure, and I must admit, I could get lost for hours snooping around London’s fabulous museum and gallery gift shops….
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Bookshops of London
London is arguably the greatest literary city in the world, and there is nothing better than losing yourself in the stacks and shelves of the capital’s bookshops. Sadly, lockdown and social distancing have thrown an economic…
NW Live at the Bloomsbury Festival 2020
With further restrictions looming in the London air like a thick Dickensian fog, I spent last week dashing around town trying to tick as many cultural boxes as possible. On Friday, I managed to catch up…
Restaurant Review: Brilliant in Southall
What’s in a name? I’m in Southall to review Brilliant restaurant, and my greedy fingers are crossed that it’s as brilliant as it says it is. Apparently, both Prince Charles and Boris are fans, and with…
Halloween in London | 14 Fangtastical things to do this Halloween 2020
All Hallows Eve weekend is nigh upon us. It’s time to rev up your broomsticks and check out some chilling ways you can celebrate Halloween in London this year. Halloween in London 2020 This Halloween, the…
Oxford Lieder 2020 Review: Song in the Age of Corona
Covid-19 and its pesky restrictions threw a spanner in the Oxford Lieder Festival 2020 works this year, but it didn’t dampen the spirits or the music. The UK’s biggest song festival went online instead, streaming over…
Londoness Loves October 2020
As the country prepares to go sober for October (seriously, do we have to this year?) now more than ever is the time to get some culture-quenching goodies into that diary. Put down the pint glass,…
Watts Gallery and Artists’ Village Highlights
If ever there was an excuse to visit the village of Compton in Surrey, the Watts Gallery is it. Located near Guildford, the Watts Village is dedicated to the works of the Victorian painter and sculptor,…
Vache Baroque Festival: Dido and Aeneas review
What a cracking start to the shiny new Vache Baroque Festival which kicked off with an enchanting production of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. And a double dose of September showers did nothing to dampen the…
Londoness Loves September 2020: Things to do this month in London
As the country’s kids head back to school and the woolly jumpers sneak back into the wardrobe, it’s time to get the diary out and book some of the fantastic events on offer around the capital….