Black Friday Holiday Deals – The Best Offers for 2025–26
As the nights draw in and thoughts turn to winter escapes, the annual wave of Black Friday holiday deals brings a welcome chance to plan a memorable adventure for less…
Lee Miller at Tate Britain
This major exhibition of the trailblazing surrealist photographer Lee Miller is a hot ticket right now. Just looking ahead on the booking calendar there are numerous timeslots sold out. How…
EFG London Jazz Festival 2025 Preview
The buzz of live music in the capital shifts up a few gears in mid-November with the advent of the EFG London Jazz Festival. Now in its 33rd year, the…
Walking on the Wild Side at The Portobello Hotel Notting Hill
It’s the wild tales about celebrity guests that have helped give The Portobello Hotel in Notting Hill London its raffish, alluring reputation. Within these walls, the legend goes, Johnny Depp…
Dark London Review – Drew Gray Shines a Light on a Shadowy Past
Londoners have always been fascinated by the city’s darker side, from Jack the Ripper tours to ghost walks through forgotten alleyways. In Dark London (Frances Lincoln, £16.99), published on 4…
The Importance of Being Earnest at the Noël Coward Theatre
“I can resist everything except temptation,” wrote Oscar Wilde – and theatre-goers will find it hard to resist the temptation of The Importance of Being Earnest when it transfers to…
Strawberry Hill House Flower Festival 2025, Twickenham
In September, Strawberry Hill House, 18th century villa and former home of Horace Walpole (1717-1797), welcomes visitors to its fabulously fragrant annual Flower Festival. Strawberry Hill House Flower Festival 2025…
The Unbelievers at the Royal Court Theatre
If you’re heading to London this autumn, the Royal Court Theatre should be at the top of your itinerary. From 10 October to 29 November 2025, its Jerwood Theatre Downstairs…
The Line of Beauty at Almeida Theatre London
The Almeida Theatre in Islington has announced the full cast for the much-anticipated world premiere of The Line of Beauty, directed by Tony Award winner Michael Grandage. Adapted by Olivier…
Timeless Elegance at The Milestone Hotel London
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise find country-house intimacy, striking art, and royal connections at The Milestone Hotel and Residences Kensington London The white painted, cast-iron stone road sign standing outside…
A Gem of a Weekend at the Corinthia London
Maria Boyle spends a weekend in the capital and combines luxury, laughter and legacy at the Corinthia London. Few cities offer the sheer variety of experiences that London does, blending…
Secrets Of The Thames: Mudlarking London’s Lost Treasures
Robert Spellman wades into an exhibition at London Museum Docklands to discover the Secrets Of The Thames unearthed by the river’s mudlarks If mudlarking – the act of scouring riverine…
La Linea 2025 – London’s Latin Music Festival
Judith Schrut previews La Linea, London’s annual Latin Music Festival, this year celebrating its 25th Anniversary It won’t surprise you to learn that London, the world’s most diverse city, is…
In the Dark: London’s Immersive, Groundbreaking Sound Experience
In the Dark is a new and astonishing live music experience. Judith Schrut went to London’s ancient church of St Bartholomew the Great to see what it’s all about. Take…
Ellen Kensington Hotel Review
Mark Bibby Jackson reviews the Ellen Kensington hotel, part of the Montigo Resorts UK Group to discover an authentically Asian hotel in London. It was while staying at the Montigo Resort…
EFG London Jazz Festival 2024 Preview
Robert Spellman previews the EFG London Jazz Festival 2024 held from 15 to 24 November featuring Pat Metheny, Jamie Callum and Dave Holland. The reliably fantastic EFG London Jazz Festival is…
High Street Kensington Halloween Celebrations
This month the line-up is bustling with attractions, including a massive inflatable, eerie street theatre, a Halloween scavenger hunt, a seasonal farmers market, Yayoi Kusama’s immense polka dot pumpkin at…
Wilde Aparthotels, London Liverpool Street Review
Wilde Liverpool Street is the latest opening from the chain which seamlessly bridges the divide between apartments and hotels. I am fortunate enough to have stayed with the group in…
Buckingham Palace and The Cadogan Hotel Review
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise visit Buckingham Palace on their London stay at the Cadogan Hotel If its walls could talk London’s Belmond Cadogan Hotel would have some mighty colourful…
(Don’t) Look Back in Anger Review
In his programme to the current production of Look Back in Anger at the Almeida Theatre lecturer and author Matthew Franks refers to the danger of producing Look Back in…
Guys and Dolls Review
Petra Shepherd reviews the classic musical Guys and Dolls which runs at the Bridge Theatre until 4 January 2025. Set in 1950s Broadway, Guys and Dolls is an old classic…
Van Gogh, Poets & Lovers at the National Gallery Review
To celebrate its 200th birthday, the National Gallery has just opened a spectacular new show, Van Gogh, Poets & Lovers. Surprisingly perhaps, it’s the National’s first exhibition devoted to Dutch…
Monkey Island Estate Bray Review
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise review Monkey Island hotel and Estate on the banks of the Thames near the village of Bray. It is just a small, seven-acre island in…
Echo Review Royal Court
Read about Adrian Lester’s performance in Mark Bibby Jackson’s Echo review at the Royal Court Theatre, a challenging and rewarding play. Echo Review There are times you feel you are…
