London travel guides & articles
All 9 in-depth pieces we’ve published on London — newest first.
London's Mews: The Stable Lanes Behind the Grand Squares
A walking guide to the cobbled stable-lanes hidden behind London's grandest squares — the ones you can tour, ride, drink in, sleep inside, or simply walk and photograph.
London's Canal Life: The Regent's Canal from Little Venice to the Limehouse Basin
An 8.6-mile walk along London's Regent's Canal, from the houseboats of Little Venice through Camden Lock and King's Cross to the tidal basin at Limehouse — with honest notes on who each stop actually suits.
The Thames at night: a river cruise after dark
Nine honest ways to get on London's river once the lights come up, from a forty-minute bridge-lit sightseeing loop to a floating pub with no ticket at all.
Pie, Mash and Liquor: London's Most Stubborn Meal
A calm walking guide to London's surviving pie and mash shops — where to find the real thing, which suit groups, which suit two, and how to time it right.
The Best Free Things to Do in London
A calm, walkable 2026 guide to London's best free days — world-class museums, high-up views you only have to book in time, and a riverside stretch that costs nothing but shoe leather.
London's Best Street Food Markets
A market-by-market guide to eating well across London in 2026 — where to anchor your day, where to shelter from the rain, and where the crowds are worth it.
Where to Find London's Best Afternoon Tea
A calm, walkable guide to London's finest afternoon teas in 2026 — grand hotels, themed rooms and gentler alternatives, grouped by where you'll already be.
London's Best Hidden Gardens and Green Spaces
A walking guide to fourteen of London's quietest gardens — rooftop forests, a bombed-out nave gone wild, a walled physic garden and a corner of Kyoto — with the off-peak timing that keeps them yours.
The Best Sunday Roasts in London
A calm, well-timed walk through London's best Sunday roasts in 2026 — from Soho's fought-over tables to a Deptford rum-punch spread and a pub on the edge of Hampstead Heath — with honest booking, group and timing advice.