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"A Grand Day Out"
The Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery in Hampshire offers the perfect autumn day outing from London! Their discovery tour takes you around...

Helen
Oct 13, 2021
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Free Roman Temple visit
Did you know that under the Bloomberg building near Bank junction is the Roman Temple of Mithras? It's free to visit, you just need to...

Helen
Oct 5, 2021
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A HIDDEN London Distillery!
Did YOU know that there is a gin distillery in the heart of London? Tucked away off Fleet Street is the City of London Distillery by the...

Helen
Sep 28, 2021
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LIVE! Autumn Walking Tours
Let's Celebrate London! Here are some dates for my autumn walking tours! ​ Gin: Friday 8th Oct, Thursday 14th Oct, Saturday 16th Oct and...

Helen
Sep 21, 2021
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Free: Noel Coward Exhibition
The City of London Guildhall Art Gallery is hosting something special. A free to book viewing of the art and style of one of our most...

Helen
Sep 14, 2021
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Poirot is 100 years old!
Agatha Christie's Mysterious Affair at Styles was published here in the UK in 1921! See her quirky memorial, hear about her inspiration...

Helen
Sep 7, 2021
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Join me for Dinner!
I've joined a new initiative called Dine with a Guide. It's a fun and exciting idea which involves having dinner or drinks with me on...

Helen
Aug 31, 2021
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Maiden Lane Coffee
Grind on historic Maiden Lane is a hidden gem! A cocktail bar and espresso bar combined just off the Covent Garden Piazza. Enjoy a...

Helen
Aug 24, 2021
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Where am I?
Climb the 12th C bell tower as part of your visit to the Garden Museum at St Mary-in-Lambeth! Here you'll get a fabulous view of the...

Helen
Aug 17, 2021
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Whodunnit? The Mousetrap.
The world’s longest running play by Agatha Christie is back onstage now in the West End with an all-star cast. Performances now on-sale...

Helen
Aug 10, 2021
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Roaring Twenties at the Savoy!
The American Bar at the Savoy Hotel hosted the "Bright Young Things" with Harry Craddock in charge creating delicious gin cocktails...

Helen
Aug 3, 2021
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Did you Know...?
St James's Park (London's oldest Royal Park.) boasts pelicans, gorgeous herbaceous borders and an often overlooked cottage garden where...

Helen
Jul 27, 2021
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Quality Coffee Central!
A few steps away from the crowds - one of my favourite haunts is just off Trafalgar Square! Notes Coffee Roasters and Bar serve up great...

Helen
Jul 20, 2021
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Gin Fizz Cocktail Recipe
The Ramos Gin Fizz is a pretty little gin cocktail - refreshing and citrusy. Here's the recipe for this delicious and refreshing drink....

Helen
Jul 14, 2021
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Free Exhibition of Stylish & Quirky London Maps
A stone's throw away from the "Madding Crowd" in Trafalgar Square. See Adam Dant's Maps for free at St Martin's in the Fields! Combine a...

Helen
Jul 6, 2021
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Summertime Gin!
Covent Garden - epicentre of the gin craze in the 1700s welcomes us back to visit! Sip a delicious gin cocktail in this historic setting...

Helen
Jun 30, 2021
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Somerset House Forest
400 trees are the courtyard; part of an exhibition covering poverty, inequality and the climate crisis! https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/...

Helen
Jun 21, 2021
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National Covid Memorial Wall
This poignant memorial stretches 1/3 mile along the walls of St Thomas's Hospital alongside the River Thames. I visited recently and saw...

Helen
Jun 16, 2021
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London Garden Museum
This bijou museum is a hidden delight of interest, greenery and a wonderful cafe a stone's throw from the Houses of Parliament next to...

Helen
Jun 9, 2021
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NEW: Bow Street Police Museum
My Westminster Detectives walking tour ends at this fabulous NEW museum. Visit bowstreetpolicemuseum.org.uk to find out more.

Helen
Jun 2, 2021
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