Category: Child Friendly

1. Books About Town Benches - City Trail Part V

   Posted on 8:30am Sunday 10th Aug 2014

   

   Usborne's That's not my... Bench by Fiona Watt

   Here's Part V of my blog about the fabulous book benches. This one features the remaining benches on the City Trail which I hadn't featured in my earlier blogs. The Books About Town benches are on display in London until 15 September 2014. Designed to resemble an open book and brightly decorated, each one depicts a different novel celebrating London’s literary connections.

2. The Newly Re-opened Imperial War Museum London - Atrium and First World War Galleries

   Posted on 9:00am Tuesday 22nd Jul 2014

    

   On Saturday 19^th July 2014 the Imperial War Museum London re-opened to the public following a £40 million refurbishment and yesterday I visited with @LondonSE4. Here are some photos of the impressive new atrium and its very poignant First World War Galleries. 

3. Books About Town Benches - Riverside Trail Part IV

   Posted on 7:30am Sunday 20th Jul 2014

   

    Shakespeare's London

   Here's Part IV of my blog about the book benches in London, this one focuses on the Riverside Trail. The Books About Town benches are on display in London until 15 September 2014. Designed to resemble an open book and brightly decorated, each one depicts a different novel celebrating London’s literary connections.

4. Books About Town Benches - Bloomsbury Trail Part III

   Posted on 9:30pm Sunday 13th Jul 2014

   

    Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

   Here's Part III of my blog about the book benches in London, this one focuses on the Bloomsbury Trail. The Books About Town benches are on display in London until 15 September 2014. Designed to resemble an open book and brightly decorated, each one depicts a different novel celebrating London’s literary connections.

5. Books About Town Benches - City Trail Part II

   Posted on 11:30pm Tuesday 8th Jul 2014

   

    Katie in London by James Mayhew

   Here's Part II of my blog about the fabulous book benches. The Books About Town benches are on display in London until 15 September 2014. Designed to resemble an open book and brightly decorated, each one depicts a different novel celebrating London’s literary connections.

6. Animals on the Underground Stationery - Just so Cute!

   Posted on 8:00am Saturday 28th Jun 2014

   

   Animals on the Underground will be arriving in August and we've been really lucky to have a sneak preview of this delightful new range of stationery.

7. Tea House Theatre - Taking Refreshments in the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens

   Posted on 9:00am Tuesday 13th May 2014

   

   The Tea House Theatre has quickly become one of my favourite tea rooms in London with a well deserved reputation for its delicious home baked cakes. The cakes are displayed on various tables round the cafe rather than at a central counter which compliments its charming and relaxed character.

8. Celebrating John Lewis� 150th Anniversary in Style � Roof Garden and Exhibition

   Posted on 6:00pm Monday 5th May 2014

   

   John Lewis opened his first store at 132 Oxford Street, London on 2^nd May 1864. In celebration of the store’s 150^th anniversary the roof garden and a special exhibition are open to the public from Saturday 3^rd May 2014. 

9. Spotlight on... Chinatown

   Posted on 6:00am Friday 24th Jan 2014

   

   One of the three oriental style gateways
   

   London has the largest Chinatown in Europe which is the the main cultural and business area for the Chinese community in London. Its three oriental style gateways welcome visitors and form the entrance to this distinctive area.

10. Lost London - Selfridges Christmas Window Depicts how London Could have Looked (Part III)

    Posted on 9:00am Thursday 26th Dec 2013

    

     Old St Paul's Cathedral - North side

    In our third and final blog on the Lost London Selfridges’ Christmas Window, which recreates in gingerbread buildings that have been lost or were never built in the capital, we take a look at Old St Paul’s Cathedral and the Euston Arch.