London is one of the world’s greatest party and events cities. We’re famous for our street parties, we’ve gained global fame for our exceptional organisation skills thanks to events like the Olympics and the Jubilee, and we’re up for any excuse to host an event. It’s no wonder that hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to England’s capital every year.
London in the 1600s brings to mind rats, the stench of rubbish, crowded streets, outbreaks of bubonic plague, the Great Fire, Shakespeare, horse-drawn carriages, dim light of oil lamps hanging outside houses and, of course, pub culture, which has continually played an important role in British history.
One of the greatest appeals of London is the sheer amount of places to go. There are enough bars and restaurants alone to do one of each every day and never get through them all in a lifetime. Add in galleries, museums, cafes and… well, you get the idea.
London's ever so popular West End contains a vast and concentrated assortment of wine bars many of which are tucked away within the busy atmosphere or tiny streets. Here's some favorites; ideal for Christmas drinks to bring in the cheer!
London is a city of layers. The tourist trail is the shiny surface - from Big Ben to Piccadilly Circus and beyond. Way beneath the obvious terrain are the more unusual places to go in London – strata of options which, depending on which part of the city you frequent most, vary in familiarity.
At times you’ll be tempted to just follow in Richard E. Grant’s footsteps in Withnail & I. And while smothering yourself in Deep Heat and getting up against the radiator till opening time seems the only solution some mornings, remember that you’ve got months more to get through.
No doubt you will have had the dulcet tones of Cliff Richards, or the jarring scream of Noddy Holder or some other such cheesy Christmas tune (or maybe you’re lucky and only get Fairytale of New York stuck in your head) pervading your thoughts and alerting you to the fact it is the holiday season.
If you're anything like me, you find the amount of choice for New Year's Eve in London both thrilling and daunting. Every venue worth its salt knows it's a big night and puts something a little bit special on for it.
Now I always believed that the twelve days of Christmas started on the 13th of December (twelve days before the 25th). Apparently not; the gods of Wikipedia tell me that the days in the song begin on Christmas Day and carry on through into early January.
For an increasingly large number of people, London is becoming the chosen destination for a career move, or simply a fresh start.
One of the many appeals of London is that there’s enough to keep one busy for a lifetime.
Allow us to introduce ourselves, the TownFish Team have spent the last few months helping local people find new and popular London restaurants, bars, shops, hangouts, and anything else you can think of by using Twitter and Facebook.
