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I need to apologise straight away to our North American readers. I am, I suppose, a Norfolk Broad - born and bred a Norfolk girl.
But what we call ‘the Broads‘ you would call lakes, rivers, reedbeds. These expanses of water were made by medieval monks digging out peat in the low lying landscape, to use […]
It’s just getting to that time of year when it’s nice enough to want to take a good long walk. And Hatfield Forest is a great place for walking.
It’s a strange place. For a start, it’s not all what we’d call ‘forest’ today; there are vast areas of open land as well. There are coppices, […]
The “24 Hour Museum” has a whole page full of themed walks and trails around London. One for the amateur of industrial and urban landscapes is the Brunel Docklands trail, with riverside vistas, a trip through the first ever underwater tunnel, and a few museums thrown in. More nature-loving minds will be attracted to […]
Have you seen the film Notting Hill? Well, the central market that’s featured in the film is a fantastic real-life market that you can visit nearly every day. It’s called the Portobello Road Market.
Getting there: Take either the Central, District, or Circle line to the Notting Hill Gate Tube station. (A number […]
London is a fantastic city, but can feel a little claustrophobic for some who enjoy wide-open spaces. Fortunately for you and them, there is a beautiful, wide-open place that’s also a little off the beaten path: Richmond Park.
Richmond park is nearly 2500 acres large, and is in fact Europe’s largest walled park. (Charles […]
The Mayor of London is hosting a Thames Festival this weekend, the tenth anniversary of the event, to celebrate the river that connects the city. It is an open-air arts festival, with street theatre, choirs, music, fireworks, and more. Best of all, it’s free to the public!
When: Saturday and Sunday, the 15th and […]
Windsor Castle is the oldest continuously inhabited castle in the world, and simply a beautiful and fun site to visit. Trains depart every 30 minutes from London Waterloo station, and you can expect to spend a half-day at the Castle and up to a full day if you want to experience the rest of […]
One of the more popular things to do in London is shop, and there are plenty of places to do so. One of the most famous is Oxford Street, a mile-and-a-half-long East-West street that is host to many flagship retail stores.
The Central Line runs below Oxford Street, so there are a variety of stops […]
A visitor’s and resident’s guide to London - events, attractions, art, ’must sees’ and offbeat sights, restaurants and pubs, and how to get around.
Written by Andrea Kirkby [email] for b5media.
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