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The people, places and events that have shaped our history and culture
Places to eat and drink in London
Granted, this website is about 'cultural and historical' sights - but I think the occasional exception is okay - particularly for the sake of family harmony! Last weekend I took my gorgeous nieces to two of London's most professional temples to consumerism. That's M&M's World and the LEGO Store. Both are situated on the north [...]
Covent Garden is home to the world renowned Royal Opera House, the Royal Ballet and the London Transport museum – as well as some of the best shopping, food & drink and street entertainment in London. This post is about the foundation of Covent Garden and, in particular, two painters that were attracted to paint [...]
Stroll around a seventeenth apothecary’s garden, followed by afternoon tea at the café. The Chelsea Physic Garden is a micro climate tucked away in Chelsea. It is the oldest in England (after Oxford) and is open to the public (closed Nov-Jan). If you’re near the King’s Road, take a cab for the 5 minute journey [...]
Here are two restaurants near Westminster Abbey. You won’t meet any fellow tourists here - you’ll have done plenty of that in the Abbey itself! They both serve inexpensive, high quality meals to local Civil Servants and office workers. Each is open to the public - and tourists with kids – but tourists would never [...]
Here is a selection of 5 restaurants, from the hundreds in London - representing our most memorable meals of the past year. George and Vulture – for the heritage It’s original, very English, impossible to find and you can sit where Charles Dickens dined. It appears that not much has changed here since the 1860’s. [...]