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If you are planning on visiting London to discover all of the different connections that the city has with royalty, there are a few essentials that you really need to know. These are the things that will take you from the beginnings of the city, to the chopping block where many heads rolled and beyond. Westminster Abbey This building is not only important in the history of the city, it is also of major significance in the history of the country. This is where both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I…

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London has an eclectic mix of night life, from the bars and clubs where the bright young things all dance the night away, and the places where people go simply to be seen, there is a whole other world of entertainment just waiting to be discovered. See an alternative side of the city in one of the many amazing cabaret bars or spend the night laughing at one of the wide range of comedy clubs that the city is becoming famous for. There is much more to be had from…

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Enjoy a night out in the city of London and you will find that there is more to do than prop up the bar in one of the many pubs, or work your way through the cocktail list in a swanky wine bar. London is awash with entertainment venues from comedy clubs to variety shows, but there is one form of entertainment that is growing rapidly in the city and that is the burlesque club.  Burlesque is no longer looked upon as something sordid, watched by men in trench coats…

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Think of a royal palace in London and Buckingham Palace will probably come to mind, or the Palace of Westminster, but there is a palace with an even greater heritage. In 2012 the Borough of Greenwich became a Royal Borough, and considering the long links with Royalty that the areas has, it’s about time. There has long been a Royal residence in Greenwich, but with the granting of a manor house, known as Greenwich Castle in Greenwich to the Duke of Gloucester in 1417 and the subsequent granting of further…

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When picturing a lighthouse you could be forgiven for thinking only of the many miles of rugged and beautiful coastline that surround the British Isles. After all a lighthouse is not the kind of building that you would generally associate with a busy city. Yet there is a lighthouse in London, but unless you know where to look you will probably never find it. To find it you need to be in the heart of the Docklands, at the point where the River Lee and River Thames meet. This is…

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A walk through the legal quarter of the city, enjoying the peacefulness of the leafy streets is something of a pleasure, especially when the walk takes in Inner Temple Lane. At the top of the lane you will find the incredible gatehouse. The gatehouse is a throwback to a bygone time; a lucky survivor of the Great Fire of London, it is the last of the timber framed town houses from the Jacobean period. It is a lone shadow of the past in a city that is constantly regenerating. It…

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It took more than a hundred years of searching to find, but in 1988 archaeologists finally discovered a Roman amphitheatre buried beneath the Guildhall. What made this discovery more of a surprise was that it was found well within the old Roman City walls, whereas in other cities amphitheatres that had been discovered had all been found outside the walls of the city. Something was definitely different about this one. Upon investigation it was found that the structure had an incredible history, the origins of its construction were dated back…

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If ever there was a piece of London that warranted the label of ‘forgotten’ it is surely the Hampstead Pergola. What was once a stunning example of modern grandeur and opulence is now somewhat faded with time, however, it very much remains one of the city’s undiscovered gems. If you are looking for a quiet and thoughtful place to catch your breath after a hectic tour of the city, or are seeking a spot where inspiration can come unbidden, then this is it. Though essential the pergola is nothing more…

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Harry Potter; whether you read the books or watched the films you can’t fail to have heard about Platform nine and three quarters that is said to be at Kings Cross Station, the busiest rail station in London.  For those few of you that have absolutely no knowledge of the Potter phenomenon, well platform nine and three quarters is a magical portal that only those born into the world of magic can access. Accessing the platform from which the only train that arrives there is the Hogwarts Express, a spectacular…

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You have to admit that it doesn’t sound particularly attractive, but there it is, tucked away behind the world famous Savoy Hotel. A fabulous piece of Victorian engineering at its best. If you can’t guess already, the street gets its rather unsavoury name from the sewage powered street lamp, the last one in the city. The marvel of modern engineering was invented in the latter half of the nineteenth century by a man named Joseph Webb. This inventive inventor hailed from Birmingham and designed the lamp to solve two major…

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