Clerkenwell is not an area I venture to much but I recently discovered that it is home to more creative businesses per square mile than anywhere else in the world, making it one of the most important design hubs in the world. For the past 8 years it’s also been home to Clerkenwell Design Week, a week-long… Read More Secret pop up room party with Xenz
I’ve done a few different escape rooms in London now but until last week I hadn’t had the pleasure of trying out the O.G. of escape rooms: Hint Hunt. Purporting to be the very first and best rooms in London how would they compare to those I’ve taken part in previously. I was there with… Read More James Murdock’s Office – Hint Hunt
It’s been a while since I last treated myself to a blow dry so when the team at Rush got in touch and asked if I would be interested in checking out one of their branches I immediately said yes. Finding a suitable time to go on the other hand proved a bit more difficult… Read More Rush Hair Salon, Westbourne Grove
Sponsored post ‘London’ and ‘cheap’ are two words that don’t usually go in the same sentence. But, what if we told you that you can visit this magnificent city in just 24 hours while keeping it on a budget? We know, it sounds like a dream come true. That’s why we gathered the best options… Read More The Ultimate Guide to London In 24 Hours (On the Cheap)
Handcuffed to a stranger, thrown in to the back of a van and locked in with only 25 minutes on the clock to escape isn’t how I would usually spend my Wednesday nights but this week I made an exception. You see I’d been invited along to check out Escapemobile – the very first mobile… Read More Escapemobile: Houdini’s Last Trick, Vaults Festival
Everyone’s heard of AirBnB by now (although I’ve still never actually used them myself!) they’re pretty much the first place you think of when you hear the term “live like a local” and while living in a real apartment in a city that you want to explore is great, it’s really just the tip of… Read More Eat Like a Chef, AirBnB Experience
Canary Wharf might not be an area of London you think offers much more than men in suits and skyscrapers galore but there’s more to it than meets the eye and it’s a far cheaper location for an overnight stay than some of the more central areas of the city. So what is there to… Read More Things to do in Canary Wharf
I’ve done a couple of street art tours in Shoreditch but never really thought about doing one in Camden as I always associate it with positively heaving markets and hundreds upon hundreds of tourists but when Nelly of MonoPrixx offered a complimentary tour of course I said yes. Especially since I needed to stockpile some… Read More Camden street art tour with MonoPrixx
So you have a few hours to kill in Marylebone or you want to check out something in the area and aren’t too sure what else there is to do nearby. Maybe you’ve set aside a whole day for your visit – what should you do? Where should you go? My things to do series… Read More Things to do in Marylebone
So one of my favourite places in London is due to close shortly and I realised I hadn’t event blogged about it. It’s my favourite for two reasons: it’s Harry Potter related and it’s completely free! Let me introduce you to the House of MinaLima. This fantastically wonderful old building just minutes from the palace… Read More House of MinaLima
