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Christmas Shows and Pantos in London
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Sadler's Wells' sister theatre, The Peacock is the perfect venue for this perennially popular children's show, which features brilliant staging and one of the best-known Christmas themes in th...
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A London Christmas 2007: Shows & Pantos
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Who can forget Aled Jones's dulcet tones singing 'Walking in the Air' in the animation of Raymond Briggs's beautifully-illustrated book 'The Snowman'. Aled has since moved on from his choirboy days...
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Christmas in London 2009: Shows & Pantos
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Who can forget Aled Jones's dulcet tones singing 'Walking in the Air' in the animation of Raymond Briggs's beautifully-illustrated book 'The Snowman'. Aled has since moved on from his choirboy days...
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Swaine, Adeney, Brigg Ltd
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| 54 St Jamess Street |
This rather exclusive establishment has been arming London folk with a seriously upper-class, posh brolly and a riding crop for centuries. An incredibly timeless store, nothing seems to change here si...
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Syon Park
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| Brentford, Middlesex |
There have been gardens at Syon for over 500 years. They include herbaceous beds, a large lake, a rose garden with 100 different varieties of old-fashioned rose, and almost 200 species of tree. The re...
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The Cinnamon Club
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| The Old Westminster Library, 30-32 Great Smith Street, Westminster |
Iqbal Wahhabs grand venture in the magnificent Old Westminster Library has a dignified, traditional vibe. The imposing setting of The Cinnamon Club is the height of late Victorian taste, and the perfe...
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The Gun
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| 27 Coldharbour, Docklands |
This 250-year-old pub was a sailors favourite, home to smugglers and site of secret trysts between Lord Nelson and Emma Hamilton. Closed down by fire three years ago, it has been bought and refurbis...
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Sam Greenberg
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| Unit 1.7, First Floor Kingly Court |
Tucked away in the liveliest corner of Carnaby Street, Sam Greenbergs shop is a treasure trove of beautifully restored vintage clothing. Sam Greenberg used to sell his wares in Petticoat Lane in the...
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L Cornelissen & Son
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| 105 Great Russell Street |
Established in 1855, little has changed in this enchanting art supplies shop. Inside, its charming and old-fashioned. Towering shelves sweep up to the ceiling, lined with large glass jars of pigments...
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Syon House
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| Syon Park, Brentford |
The working London home to the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House is set within a 200-acre park and located on the site of a medieval abbey dissolved by Henry VIII. Designed in the neoclassical style...
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I Camisa & Son
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| 61 Old Compton Street |
This small, family-run Italian delicatessen and grocers in Soho is a favourite with local workers and has a strong native following. In fact, youre bound to hear more Italian voices than English ones...
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The Toucan
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| 19 Carlisle Street |
This is not so much a restaurant as a tiny atmospheric Irish bar. Having grown out of its minuscule basement into the bar upstairs its always busy with tentacles of carousers often overflowing into th...
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Syon Park Gardens
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| Syon Park |
These 40 acres of gardens include the restored Great Conservatory - a magnificent building of glass and Bath stone originally designed as a show house for the Dukes exotic plants. The 3rd Duke of Nort...
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Shoon
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| 94 Marylebone High Street |
A welcome export from the civilised city of Bath, this shop stocks plenty of little trinkets and a wealth of clothes that appeal to older ladies. Shoon has a really exotic feel to it. Red walls, fas...
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Swan & Edgar
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| 43 Linhope Street |
Literary lovers will feel very much at home at the Swan & Edgar, Marylebones boozer with a bookish theme. Not only is the bar made up of piled high book spines but there are regular poetry readings, b...
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Taschen
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| 12 Duke of York Square |
Glossy, coffee table books are what speciality book store Taschen do best. From art to architecture, film to fashion, every glamourous topic is covered and the beautiful books are just begging to be b...
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A Grelha at The Gun
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| 27 Coldharbour, Docklands |
Flanked by the Thames, the dome of The O2 and Canary Wharf, the Martin Brothers have turned The Gun in Docklands into one of the citys finest gastropubs. The huge outdoor terrace offers a great view o...
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The Queen Of Hoxton
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| 1-5 Curtain Road |
Bar, club and art collective, the Queen of Hoxton prides itself on being a youth club for the adults of the east side. Opened in March 2009, the East End venue hosts a tight programme of music accompa...
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The Tropical Forest (Syon Park)
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| Syon Park, Brentford |
Kids will love taking a walk on the wild side at The Tropical Forest in Syon Park. Animals feel at home in their recreated natural environment, meaning that little ones can pretend theyre in the midst...
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The Sun & Doves
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| 61 Coldharbour Lane |
Boasting some of the best Bloody Marys in town, this is one of Camberwells best Gastropubs. The place doubles as a gallery, and has recently undergone extensive refurbishment. It has an lovely garden...
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April 2009
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A Place in the Sun Live takes moves from the ExCel Centre to Earls Court to join the Ideal Home Show next door. A Channel 4 production, this particular sun-soaked TV gem follows families pursuing t...
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January 2010
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Images of C.S. Lewis's White Witch spring to mind at the mention of The Snow Queen and these two fantastical characters are not a million miles apart. In fact, they could be sisters and probably in...
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