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Mother's Day Events
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Ballet at the Royal Opera House is always guaranteed to put a smile on mum's face and the story of Romeo And Juliet, the star-crossed lovers, is a timeless classic. The ballet h...
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Easter Events
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Romeo and Juliet's entourages have grown considerably since Shakespeare's day with all 70 dancers of the Stuttgart Ballet taking to the stage in John Cranko's acclaimed ballet adaptation of this mo...
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March 2008
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Romeo and Juliet's entourages have grown considerably since Shakespeare's day with all 70 dancers of the Stuttgart Ballet taking to the stage in John Cranko's acclaimed ballet adaptation of this mo...
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Hot Dates
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Shakespeare is a tough act to follow but putting the story of the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, to music is always a crowd-pleaser and Sergey Prokofiev's score remains the most evocative a...
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Rail Tours and Trips to Europe
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Rail Tours and Trips to Europe.
London Sightseeing special offers.
"Paris in spring time was perfect. A great day to remember. The travel card made it very easy to explore the city and we could see...
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Hotels
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Where to stay in London.
Discounts on London hotels...
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St John's
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| 91 Junction Road |
Slap bang in the middle of Junction Road sits the St John, one of the earliest, and best, gastropubs in North London. With its intimately lit, sumptuous main dining room and equally atmospheric bar, t...
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Inn the Park - St James's Park
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| St Jamess Park |
Inn the Park (unfortunate name) is the brainchild of famed restaurateur Oliver Peyton, his idea being to cook up quality alternatives to the soggy sandwiches and warm cola of picnics past and create a...
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So SPA Sofitel St James
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| 6 Waterloo Place |
Opened in July 2009, So SPA by Sofitel is a stunning relaxation space - all marble and modern design - housed within the Sofitel St James hotel where a spa butler ensures your every need is catered fo...
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St James Restaurant and Bar
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| 4 Topsfield Parade, Middle Lane |
This well known restaurant in the heart of Crouch End has established a reputation for itself as a reliable local eaterie - and was runner up in the Best Local Restaurant Time Out Eating and Drinking...
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Roman Road Market
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| Roman Road Market, Roman Road |
The Roman Road Market is situated on the oldest known trade route in Britain, the road to Colchester famously taken by Boudicea on her way to burn the Romans in London. The road is in the heart of the...
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Mango Room
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| 10 Kentish Town Road |
Without doubt the best Caribbean in town, the Mango Rooms are a bit bigger and flashier than their rivals, but they still manage to keep the service friendly and personal. The dishes are a little more...
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Green Room
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| 45A Goldhawk Road |
Where the Bush Bar and Grill used to be - down a dingy alley off Goldhawk Road - we now have the Green Room. Gone is the swanky brasserie and cocktail bar, instead theres a pool hall and sports bar -...
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The Play Room
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| 10 Air Street |
As quickly as it began, the brief craze for Burlesque has died down again, just in time for Londons first dedicated burlesque bar to open its glossy doors. But the failure to hit the crest of the fas...
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The Pilates Room
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| 9 Filmer Mews |
The Pilates Room is a favourite with Fulham ladies, offering an excellent range of gentle matwork and floor Pilates. They specialise in ante-natal exercise and getting new mums back in shape. The clas...
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The Dining Room at The Goring
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| 15 Beeston Place, Grosvenor Gardens |
Cheek by jowl with Buckingham Palace and owned by the same family for three generations, The Goring is part of the British establishment. Appropriately, given its royal neighbour, Viscount Linley is r...
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The Barnsbury Freehouse and Dining Room
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| 209-211 Liverpool Road |
Islington gastropub on Liverpool Road, where chef John O'Riordan (ex head chef of critically acclaimed Samphire) heads up the kitchen. Informal dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Serves a regularly chan...
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Providores & Tapa Room
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| 109 Marylebone High Street |
Buzzy New Zealand fusion food joint with a restaurant upstairs, and a more informal tapa room below, invariably packed with a cheery crowd from Marylebone village. Upstairs, the menu offered plenty of...
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Sketch - The Lecture Room and Library
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| 9 Conduit Street |
There are three restaurants in the madly trendy Sketch complex (as well as an art gallery, tea room, patisserie, two bars, and a magical land of talking animals and witches... probably...) and this is...
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Drawing Room Cafe - Fulham Palace
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| Fulham Palace, Bishops Avenue |
The setting for The Drawing Room Cafe at Fulham Palace is like walking into a very posh sitting room (which used to be the bishops drawing room at Fulham Palace) - all deep, comfy sofas, Earl Grey tea...
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Seamus Ryan Sunday Shoots
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| 7 Ezra Street |
Like most things on and around Columbia Road, Seamus Ryans studio is only open on Sundays. The rest of the time Seamus works on high end international advertising campaigns and editorial shoots for cl...
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Giaconda Dining Room
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| 9 Denmark Street |
Back in the sixties the Giaconda Cafe at 9 Denmark Street was where David Bowie met his first backing group, The Lower 3rd. Now, under the ownership of Australian chef Paul Merrony its graduated from...
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The Espresso Room
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| 31-35 Great Ormond Street |
A small but perfectly formed independent coffee shop, The Espresso Room has just got room enough to house coffee, tea, sandwiches, cakes and whole beans by the bag as well as seating for a few - maybe...
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Crowne Plaza London St James
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| 45-51 Buckingham Gate London |
When it was built in 1897, this gloriously luxurious hotel was the London home for visiting aristocrats from throughout the world. Now, with its location in the heart of Westminster, impressive range...
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St James's Club and Hotel
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| 7-8 Park Place, St James's, London |
Naming the St James's Hotel 'and Club' is a clever way of letting you know exactly what to expect from this establishment. Tucked away down a quiet Mayfair cul-de-sac behind the Ritz, it has the discr...
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Sofitel London St James
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| Sofitel London St James 6 Waterloo Place London SW1Y 4AN |
Located in a Grade II listed building, in the former home of Cox's and King's bank, the Sofitel St James is an exceptional five star hotel in a wonderfully central location, just minutes from Trafalga...
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St James's Park
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| Horse Guards Road |
St Jamess Park, along with Green Park, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, forms an unbroken line of greenery that stretches over three miles from the Houses of Parliament to Kensington Palace. The...
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Just St James
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| 12 St Jamess Street |
Set within an imposing former bank on the corner of St Jamess Street and King Street this slick, St James eaterie is a favourite with suits and, though hardly qualifying as cheap, it is one of the mor...
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St John's Church
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| Hyde Park Crescent |
A fine example of 19th century early Gothic revival, this striking church boasts an upmarket address in Hyde Park Crescent. Immense, ornate windows monopolise the front of the building while inside t...
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St James's Church Piccadilly
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| 197 Piccadilly |
St Jamess Church was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and opened in 1684. The font, organ case and reredos are by Grinling Gibbons. William Blake was baptised at the church in 1757. Leopold Stokowski...
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