The Serpentine London Pavilion is one of the most intriguing modern British traditions. The structure is designed by an acclaimed artist each year and erected on The Serpentine Gallery lawn to promote cutting edge architecture and to host a variety of summer talks and events. From Daniel Libeskind’s metallic planes which majestically reflected the sky, [...]

It is true that London under a blanket of pristine snow can be a stunning sight. Many a citizen will complain about the unrealistic weather in movies such as Bridget Jones and Love Actually, where the snow arrives with more precision than the London trains at Christmastime, but when it does snow in the city, [...]

All avid tourists know that travelling by air can be a huge hassle; airport queues, lost luggage, stripping to various states of undress as you approach security, are just some of the annoyances travellers face. None know this more so than the passengers embroiled in Heathrow’s Terminal 5 fiasco, when many were stranded with no [...]

The coming of the 2012 London Olympics has buoyed London considerably and has been hailed as the light at the end of the tunnel for the recession. The games have brought about the regeneration of Stratford, one of London’s less affluent districts; created jobs for thousands; boosted UK morale; and predicted a huge cash injection [...]

At first London may not seem the ideal city to whisk your paramour to for Valentines Day. London’s sombre buildings and largely wet February weather rather put a damper on events, if you’ll excuse the pun. But if Richard Curtis films have taught us anything, London’s winding Victorian streets can be conducive to romance and [...]

When the internet first hit the UK, the pioneers who set up hotel websites still received most enquiries by telephone or fax and still posted or faxed confirmations to guests.  It was still a “personal service”. Nowadays, everyone is used to filling out a form, pressing a button and 10 seconds later getting your confirmation, a fully [...]

It can be a dilema when you are visiting a city for the first time – you do not know the good and the bad areas – London is no different.  We have seen a new website which does go some way to helping the visitor,  www.hotelsinzone1london.com shows all the London hotel districts within Zone 1. [...]

The Chelsea Physic Garden, one of Londons treasures, has announced that Christopher Bailes Dip.Hort. [Kew], FI Hort. has been appointed the post of Curator, following in the footsteps of Rosie Atkins. This secret garden has been in existence in one form or another for over 400 years since the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries  decided to cultivate plants to further medicine.  [...]

The latest statistics show that whilst overseas visitors to London rate their visit very highly, they are not as complimentary about the cost of their hotel accommodation.   The figures produced by Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS)  for 2008 show that attractions such as museums, galleries and parks rate very high, the hotel sector is letting [...]

Wimbledon is arguably the highlight of the tennis calendar. Steeped in a long history some radical changes are afoot for this years tournament….