10 facts about Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey is famous for its royal spectaculars and soaring Gothic architecture, but there are many largely unknown – and sometimes rather strange – reasons for visiting the Abbey.
WORDS CAROLINE ELLIS
1 Very ap-peal-ing
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London Underground facts
January 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the world’s oldest underground railway system. We dig deep and uncover some of the Tube’s hidden secrets
1. There are 426 escalators throughout the entire network; 23 are...
Behind the scenes at Harrods
Europe’s largest department store is known for its fantastic food halls, spectacular design and wide range of wares. But this amazing emporium all began with a humble cup of tea
A stroll through what is...
History of London
This is the unfinished story of a city. Once the epicentre of one of the world's greatest empires, it has been a capital longer, almost, than any other. This is the story of London
When...
Cocktails in the capital
Martha Alexander attends the opening of Bourne & Hollingsworth's newest offering. A uniquely designed and intimate basement bar, Rev JW Simpson focuses on high quality, classic cocktails and the best service in town
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Home city style
See the closing ceremony in style with a stay at one of London’s top hotels
Patriots and sports fans everywhere are awash with Olympic fever as the closing ceremony draws closer. To mark this momentous...
10 fascinating facts about the Olympics
From a queen’s demand that forever changed the marathon, to the relocation of 2,000 east London newts, BRITAIN brings you some intriguing facts about London’s past and present Olympic Games
WORDS Julia McDonald
1 What’s in...
Olympic cities at Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is celebrating the London Olympics in style this summer with a round-the-world tour of the ‘Cities of the Modern Games’, a new exhibition of beautiful photographs of host cities
As the excitement for...
Narnia in Kensington Gardens
A dazzling and dramatic retelling of C.S. Lewis’ classic fantasy novel The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe opens in the historic grounds of Kensington Gardens on 8th May.
Adored by all ages, this major new production will invite...
William and Kate waxworks unveiled
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been immortalised as waxwork figures in the popular Madame Tussauds Museum in London.
The Tussauds artists worked from the iconic pose of the two at the announcement of...
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