Venture further out on the tube to Rickmansworth and you’ll discover craft beer, a controversial WWI memorial, links to America, a Titanic connection and much more…
London True Crime: The Baker Street Robbery
This is the story of an audacious bank robbery which occurred on (or rather below) Baker Street in the autumn of 1971. No weapons were brandished, nor were any alarms triggered. Yet the gang who committed the heist managed to make off with an absolute fortune… Mysterious voices It was late in the evening on…
Top 5 Quirky London Museums That You Can See in Under an Hour
London is packed with museums, many of which are world renowned. Whilst institutions such as The British Museum, the Natural History Museum and the Victoria and Albert are certainly not to be missed, there are many smaller, more unusual museums which are equally worthy of attention. As an added bonus these quirky London museums are…
Amazing Places in London to Visit: The Leake Street Arches
If you’re sightseeing in London, the idea of visiting a dark, disused tunnel probably isn’t going to be top of your bucket list. There is one such place in London however that’s certainly worth checking out: Leake Street (aka the Leake Street Arches). A little history Located just moments away from the London Eye, it…
How to Explore London: Buckingham Palace
It’s been the official home of the British Monarchy since the 1830s, but how much do you know about Buckingham Palace?
31 Top Picks From Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition at The Design Museum, Kensington
Following on from my recent review of Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition at the London Design Museum, here are 31 of my favourite items which I found on display. This selection reflects my own particular interests- and a very small percentage of the exhibition’s total artefacts. If you’re keen to see more, I would highly recommend…
A Review of Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition, The Design Museum, Kensington
Update – this exhibition has now closed but you can still see my 31 top picks and personal favourites of the items on display. Despite the cannon of work he created between the 1950s and 1990s being relatively small, it goes without saying that Stanley Kubrick was one of the 20th century’s greatest film directors….
Amazing Places in London to Visit: The London Peace Pagoda
At a quick glance, you may be forgiven for thinking that the image below was snapped in southeast Asia; Cambodia or Vietnam perhaps?
