Street Art in London: Top 27 Artists
The once-underground phenomenon that is street art has gone mainstream. Walk into any design bookshop and you can pick up a guide to the latest artists to make their mark on London’s canvas walls.
16 Quirky Shops in London: The City's Best Independent Shops
Though it may seem like every other shop in London is a Zara, Tesco or Starbucks, there are still many eccentric, vibrant independent shops thriving among the high street mega-brands. Here is a small list of some of the best quirky shops in London.
6 Markets in London: An important part of the culture
Old film cameras are stacked on wooden tables and white buckets for “Norfolk Lavender” and “Chilled Wine” hang in the doorway of Alice’s on the antiques end of Portobello Market, one of the best markets in London.
Top 15 Oldest Pubs in London: Soak Up Some History
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.
Unusual Places To Go In London
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.