Charles Dickens is the quintessential London Victorian author. Much of how we imagine Victorian London to be is conjured up in the pages of his novels. Come with me and visit the house where he created…
Every May sees garden lovers from all over the world flocking to the Chelsea Flower Show, but keen horticulturists need not visit Chelsea only in May, as the Chelsea Physic Garden is just a few…
Books and cafes. Two things I love. Cafe in a bookshop even better. Here are my favourite top five London bookshop cafes, plus some honourable mentions. London’s Best Bookshop Cafes Cafe’s to work in, cafes…
“Why haven’t we been inside the Houses of Parliament?” enquired the Junior CW’s. Fair enough question and one to which I didn’t have a good answer. A few clicks later we had tickets for the whole family . Palace…
Norfolk offers many kinds of beaches. Flat sandy ones, where you have to walk miles to the sea; sandy ones with piers and all the fun of the seaside; and stony ones. I love all…
Back in the day Whitehall Palace was the principal London residence of the Royal family. All that remains now is the Banqueting House. But what a remnant. Some say that it is the finest room…
What does the National Army Museum do that the Imperial War Museum doesn’t? Well one is about the history of war and the other is about the history of the British Army. National Army Museum…
