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The London Design Festival
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| Trafalgar Square, Central London |
The London Design Festival is an ambitious project. Hundreds of events, locations, shops, universities and design agencies are involved in the nine days of talks, exhibitions, competitions and activit...
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London Ghost Festival
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| London Dungeon, 28-34 Tooley Street |
Only the brave will sign up for the London Ghost Festival, a week of frightening events taking place across the city and timed to coincide with the spookiest of all nights, Halloween. These spine ting...
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The Scoop at More London Free Festival
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| The Scoop at More London, The Queens Walk |
The South Bank is a hive of theatrical activity this summer and walking along the Thames from the National Theatre, where the Watch This Space festival is in full swing, to Tower Bridge will be a live...
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London Jazz Festival 2010
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| Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road |
If jazz is dead, someone forgot to tell the thousands of performers and fans who flock to the annual London Jazz Festival. Now in its 18th year, the 10-day festival returns to the capital with a flamb...
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London Spanish Film Festival
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| Cine Lumiere, Institut Francais Cultural Centre 17 Queensberry Place |
The 6th annual London Spanish Film Festival launches this autumn with a phenomenal line-up of films. Bringing together numerous UK premieres, the festival offers audiences a unique opportunity to view...
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Summer Festivals in London 2007
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I'm probably not the only twentysomething in London who finds the idea of a festival aimed at fashionbable 14-17-year-olds pretty disturbing. Shouldn't children that age be sitting on benches smoki...
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Summer Festivals near London 2007
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The world music explosion has turned Peter Gabriel's WOMAD into a massive international event. The crowd, who once consisted largely of ageing prog-rockers with ponytails, are now among the most di...
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The Times BFI 54th London Film Festival
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| BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road South Bank |
Every October the BFI Southbank and cinemas across London host the London Film Festival, now in its 54th year the festival attracts Hollywood players and Indie film-makers from around the globe. As we...
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London Festivals & Fairs
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Royal parks, historic houses and the city's waterways create beautiful backdrops for some of the best festivals in London. And summer is the time to make the most of London's...
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London Summer Festivals 2007
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When we first produced this article just three years ago, we were scrabbling around to find material for it. Today, the changing climate has caused an explosion in the number of festivals (i...
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London Festivals & Fairs 2009
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Royal parks, historic houses and the city's waterways create beautiful backdrops for some of the best festivals in London. And summer is the time to make the most of London's...
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June 2009
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Direct your rumbling stomach to Regent's Park for four days of al fresco gluttony as over forty of London's best restaurants, including a flurry of Michelin stars, show off their culinary handiwork...
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London Shopping
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London is the shopping capital of the world. From the boutiques of Bond Street to the teeming Oxford Street fashion stores and vibrant street markets, there is something to suit even the most discerni...
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Carol Services in London
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Despite its age – 29 this Christmas – the Spitalfields Winter Festival is still a fresh alternative to the more traditional carol services. A varied programme of innovative festive music will be ta...
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Halloween in London 2009
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Don your best zombie-killer clobber and make a bee-line to Village Underground for this year's goriest, most ghoulish Halloween party. The pretext is simple: it's Saturday 31st October, zombies are...
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London Top 5 Venues
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The Royal Albert Hall was conceived as part of Prince Albert's desire to promote the arts. Sadly, it was not completed until 1871, several years after his death. It has achieved global fame as&nbs...
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A London Christmas 2008: Festive Fairs
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Get all your Christmas shopping done under one roof - and get it out of the way more than a month before Christmas. Backed by 'House & Garden' magazine, you can expect the finest seasonal produ...
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A London Christmas 2007: Carols & Services
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With plain walls and simple candlelight juxtaposed against colourful mosaics and marbles, London's striking neo-Byzantine Roman Catholic cathedral provides an atmospheric backdrop for this festiv...
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A London Christmas 2008: Carols & Services
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For over half a century Trafalgar Square has been adorned with a majestic Christmas tree - an annual gift from the people of Oslo, thanking Britain for support and friendship during Wor...
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World Cup 2010: Where to watch it in London
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BELIEVE is returning to the Old Truman Brewery to host East London's biggest World Cup bonanza this summer. An indoor football oasis has been created, complete with a multi-tiered stadium, three gi...
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Museum of London
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| 150 London Wall |
To get a real taste of London life over the last 2000 years, head for the Museum of London - the world's largest urban history museum. Documenting the growth of this vast metropolis from the prehist...
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Museum of London is also featured in the following article
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London Wall Bar & Kitchen
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| 150 London Wall |
Restaurateurs Ben and Hugo Warner (the boys who first came to our attention with Benugo) are the duo behind the London Wall Bar & Kitchen, the cafe and restaurant within the Museum of London. The brot...
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Shangri-La Hotel London
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| 32 London Bridge Street |
The first ever luxury Shangri-La Hotel in London will have the unique selling point of occupying the upper floors of one of the tallest buildings in Europe when it opens in 2012. Standing at 310 metre...
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London Fields Lido
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| London Fields, Westside |
Londons only Olympic sized heated outdoor swimming pool, the luxurious London Fields Lido was re-opened amid much excitement in October 2006 after almost 20 years of closure. It promptly won the Golde...
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Strada - Royal Festival Hall
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| Unit 6, Royal Festival Hall Riverside |
Strada has started something of a pizza revolution and knocked Pizza Express off its perch (as well as, more regrettably, being the final nail in the coffin for many independent formica-tabled neighbo...
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Foyles Royal Festival Hall
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| Riverside, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre |
The family-run Foyles book shop has been in the book selling business since 1906. Around 30,000 books are stocked at this branch on a broad range of subjects from fiction and poetry to philosophy, bio...
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London
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Welcome to London!
And welcome to the LondonTown.com Directory - a comprehensive guide to London's arts, attractions, restaurants, shops and nightlife, as well as essential services and education...
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London Entertainment
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From traditional music halls to state-of-the-art IMAX cinemas, West End theatres to intimate jazz clubs, find out more with our guide to the best entertainment venues in the capital....
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London Box Office
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London is bursting at the seams with every kind of entertainment and activity imaginable. From open-air concerts and fantastic festivals to thrilling theatrical events, there's something for everyone....
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London Essentials
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One of the biggest and busiest cities in the world, London is an exciting and dynamic place to visit. It can, however, be overwhelming if you need to locate something in a hurry. Having a reliable lis...
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London Hotel Map
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Full-screen draggable map.
Find the perfect hotel as you move effortlessly around the full screen London hotel map on LondonTown.com.
Live hotel availability and rates.
Hotels plotted on the map...
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London Nightlife
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London is world famous for its party vibe and non-stop nightlife. The capital is seething with after-hours drinking and dancing dens of all shapes and sizes. From the pulsating dancefloors of major ni...
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London Dining
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London is overflowing with exciting places to drink, dine and dance the night away. Eating out in the capital is no longer just about food, it is an art form of the highest order. From Thai to Turkish...
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London Travel
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Navigating around such a big city can often be confusing. Whatever your budget, there is a mode of transport to suit your needs. Explore London in a traditional Black Cab or a taxi, see the sights whi...
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London Education
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London is one of the most exciting places to study in the world. Foreign language students flock to the capital for world-class tuition, accommodation and the superlative social life on offer. Our gui...
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London Leisure
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Take time out to enjoy the delights of the capital from a relaxed perspective. Spend an afternoon exploring the peaceful beauty of London's parks, visit some of the city's wide-ranging sports faciliti...
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London Events
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London is the greatest city in the world for exhibitions, concerts, clubbing, theatre, sport and a host of other activities. The LondonTown.com Events section is the definitive guide to all that Londo...
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