Love Never Dies: The return of The Phantom
Twenty-four years after his first outing, The Phantom is back in Andrew LLoyd Webber's latest musical, Love Never Dies. Fresh from its world premiere in London's West End, Sarah Hiscock reports on the man...
Garden Within Doors at London’s Geffrye Museum
The British love their gardens and this love of plants and flowers carries through inside the house. In its latest exhibition, London's Geffrye Museum explores plants and their role in homemaking over 400 years.
Sun...
300 years of British Quilt Making
THE V&A is exploring 300 years of British quilt making in its exhibition this spring. Head there to uncover more than 65 examples of quilts, from a cot cover made in the 1690s to...
Major expansion at two London museums
The long-awaited refurbishment of two of London’s most prestigious museums, the Jewish Museum in Camden and the Museum of London at the Barbican, has put them top of visitors’ what-to-see list this spring.
The Jewish...
Sanderson: 150 Years of English Decoration
One of the world's most pioneering fabric and furnishing companies – a quintessentially English company - is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Head to Bermondsey for an exhibition on Sanderson.
One of the world's...
Knightsbridge and Belgravia – London Insider’s Guide
"Guests want three things: a big smile at the door, comfy beds and fluffy towels," says Kate Levin of The Capital and Levin Hotels in London's Knightsbridge. And an award-winning restaurant can be quite...
One Lombard Street: Eat, drink and be merry in the City
ONE LOMBARD STREET restaurant in the City of London, with its Michelin star and dramatic former banking hall interior, tickles our editor's tastebuds with its Festive Season menu.
Much as I adore the traditional...
Sir Richard Branson joins with RAF Museum London to honour Battle of Britain hero
IN THE YEAR of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, Sir Richard Branson narrates the podcast on Battle of Britain ace Douglas Bader, on the centenary of the pilot's birthday.
ON THE 70TH...
Christmas Time-Travelling at the Geffrye Museum
DISCOVER HOW Christmas was celebrated in the English home over the centuries from 1600 to the present day at the Geffrye Museum.
Christmas in 1935, photo by Steve Speller
A NOSTALGIC exhibition called Christmas Past, running...
Guide to Christmas Shopping in Britain
If you're dreaming of a traditional white Christmas, of fairy lights, festive atmosphere and seasonal shopping, here's our guide on what to buy and where to go, from Christmas markets in historic towns and...
© 2024