Month: October 2026
What Is New in London This Year: A Museum at the Meat Market, a Free View From the City and a High Street Without Cars
If you have been before, here is what has changed, and if you have not, here are…
Before You Fly to London: The ETA, the One Piece of Paperwork Visitors Keep Missing
Most travellers who never needed a visa now need an electronic authorisation, it cannot be bought at…
How to Eat Well in London Without Spending a Fortune: A Visitor’s Guide to the Set Lunch, the Market and the Tap Water
Restaurant prices here alarm most visitors, yet there is a parallel city of good cheap food if…
London in November: What Visitors Should Know About Poppies, the Silence and Remembrance Sunday
If you are here in the first half of the month you will see red paper flowers…
Oxford Street Without Traffic: A First-Timer’s Walking Guide
London’s main shopping street goes car-free from 26 October, and since there is more to it than…
Two Easy Day Trips From London and One Free Walk: Bath, Cambridge and the South Bank
When the city gets too much, a Roman spa is ninety minutes away, a university town fifty,…
How to Pay for the Tube Without Overpaying: Contactless, the Daily Cap and the Mistake That Costs Visitors Most
You do not need a ticket, an Oyster card or any arithmetic, but you do need to…
A Day at Windsor: The Castle, the Trains and What Happens When a State Visit Is On
The King’s weekend home is forty minutes from London and one of the best days out you…
A Traitor Tour of London: Visiting Traitors Gate and the Tower After the Royal Row
With the word traitor in the royal headlines, visitors can explore the London landmarks where treason once…
Remembering Diana in London: A Respectful Guide to the Memorials, Palace and Gardens
With a new memoir by her brother in the news, many visitors want to pay their respects…
