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How to make a gloomy city garden into a haven of colour and natureTiffany Daneff discovers how to transform a typically dark London back garden into a light-filled green haven that is always in use. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
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Everything you need to know about Hampstead: The real star of 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy'From Protestant Dissenters to Dame Judi Dench, Hampstead has long been synonymous with liberal values and prosperity — which is what makes it different from other parts of London. Now, it's stealing hearts the world over in the latest Bridget Jones film.
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Tricks of the trade: London's best spots for second-hand salesNeed a mid-century desk? A frock from the 1960s? Here are five London markets that satisfy every taste.
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Skate at Somerset House is the friendliest thing you'll ever do in LondonRelying on the kindness of strangers is alive, well, and found in Skate at Somerset House on the Strand.
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Dawn Chorus: The mini-Hogwarts for sale in north London, a song for the King and our Quiz of the DayA house in the spookily Gothic Holly Village, a birthday song for His Majesty and good news for fans of keeping warm on remote Scottish islands.
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'After one lunch, our server took £5 out of a tip we had left and handed it back to our gobsmacked four year old. He’s still talking about it': The best places for Sunday lunch in south-west LondonJo Rodgers tracks down the finest roast lunches in London's smartest postcodes to see you through the winter.
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London as you've never seen it — and as you'll never see it againThe East End of London has changed rapidly in recent years, but photographer Paul Trevor chronicled it from the 1970s to the 1990s. His images have been collected in a new book, Market Day.
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Anya Hindmarch: 'Luxury can become achingly boring and a bit worthy. I like things that make you smile’The thrill of a new pencil case doesn’t fade with age, finds Jo Rodgers, on a visit to Anya Hindmarch’s new stationery pop-up shop.
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What the Monopoly board would look like at 2024 property pricesIn the 88 years since the first British edition of Monopoly, a lot has changed. But how much should the various properties be worth today? And where should they be on the board?
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The shire horses still ploughing the fields of London deep into the 21st centuryPhotographer Natasha Durlacher's passion project shines a light on the wonderful shire horses who still have a place in modern London.
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The history of Covent Garden: 500 years of the world's most famous marketIt’s half a century since Covent Garden’s eponymous market travelled south of the River Thames, but it did little to dent the area’s appeal. Jack Watkins charts the history of Covent Garden from Tudor times to the present day.
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The man who made MayfairThomas Cundy II changed the face of Mayfair with the refronting programme he launched as chief surveyor of the Grosvenor estate, but much of his work was lost in subsequent renovation, as Carla Passino discovers.
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1 Hotel Mayfair review: A masterclass in marrying luxury and sustainability in the capitalHigh-brow neighbours include The Ritz, Brown’s and Dukes, but 1 Hotel Mayfair is determined to shake up Mayfair and Piccadilly with its own brand of Nature-inspired, California cool, says Emma Hiley.
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A country house in central London? The £10m Primrose Hill home on the square where Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes once livedA house has come up for sale on one of the most beautiful — and most photographed — streets in London. Rachael Turner explains more.
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A 'country house in London' for sale in Hampstead, complete with quirky muralsLocated in one of London’s most sought-after neighbourhoods, this Grade II-listed property could set you back £11,000,000. And that’s before you revamp it.
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You might think a book about the birds that lived in London 75 years ago would make for gloomy reading. Nothing could be further from the truth.75 years ago, Richard Fitter published the seminal book 'London’s Birds'. Jack Watkins takes a look inside to see what it tells us about the changing face of the capital’s avian population — and comes away marvelling at how our winged friends have thrived despite the march of metropolitan progress.
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A riverside mansion with keys to south west London's secret gardenThis dreamy property has a stunning pool, a gym, wine cellar and cinema, plus access to the exclusive Pleasure Gardens, a 12-acre green space with tennis courts and lake.
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Hugh Grant's former South Kensington penthouse on the market with £700k price cutI'm just a girl, standing in front of a 3,000 sq ft London penthouse, asking it to please let me in.
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What it's like living in the heart of central London: 'I'd see St Paul’s and know that I was almost at my front door. It was amazing and bizarre’The majority of us only pass through the heart of London, more commonly known as Zone 1, for work or play, but, for some people, it’s home. Emma Love meets the residents with Trafalgar Square on the doorstep.
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Five gorgeous homes for sale in WimbledonFrom homes which make the most of the best of this leafy suburb to a house from where you can hear the roars from the tournament, we take a look at some of the best propety for sale in SW19.
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How Wimbledon went from a backwater of 46 houses to the capital's greenest suburb, 'as un-Londonish as if it were a hundred miles out'Living in Wimbledon has long been a popular choice for those who want a mix of town and country life. Carla Passino takes a closer look.
