Bars The Best Rooftop Bars in the City of London
Best Rooftop Bars in the City of London: chosen on merit by Lamplit London.
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Dining The Best Restaurants in the City of London
The best restaurants in The City: where to eat well, chosen on merit.
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Dining The Best Sandwiches in London
Overstuffed sarnies, salt beef bagels and the city's most famous toasted cheese: London's best sandwiches.
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Experiences The Best Experience Gifts in London
A vintage train lunch, a rug you tuft yourself and the best view in the City: London gifts to do, not unwrap.
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Experiences The Best Water Parks in and near London
Flumes, wave pools and giant inflatable assault courses, all within easy reach of the city.
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Seasonal Half Term in London with Kids
Six days to fill, a city full of dinosaurs and Tesla coils, and a clear plan to beat the queues.
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Hotels The Best Hotels near Tower Bridge
Wake to the bascules lifting on the Thames, with the City and the Tower a few minutes' walk in either direction.
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Bars The Best Bars in Spitalfields
Where the old market meets late-night London: speakeasies behind fridge doors, a world-ranked basement and a rooftop above the City.
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Seasonal things to do in london in december
December is London at its most theatrical: short days, long evenings, the city dressed up and glad of an excuse. Here are six things worth braving the cold for, from the Trafalgar tree to a fireside pint in Hampstead.
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Seasonal things to do in london in november
November is when London stops pretending it's still autumn and leans into the dark. The clocks have gone back, the light turns gold by half three, and the city answers with fireworks, civic pageantry and the first proper fires of the year. Here are six ways to spend it well, from the season's best game to a heath walk that earns its pint.
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Seasonal things to do in london in august
August empties London of its Londoners and fills it with everyone else. The trick is knowing where the city still rewards you: Carnival in the west, the Proms most nights, a Peckham rooftop, and a heath that does the cooling for you.
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Seasonal things to do in london in may
May is the month London stops apologising for its weather. The light stretches past nine, the parks turn properly green, and the calendar fills with the things the city does best when it warms up: flowers, rooftops, theatre under the sky. Here are six worth your evening.
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Seasonal things to do in london in april
April is when London exhales. The light stretches, the blossom turns, and the city's best annual fixtures arrive within a fortnight of each other. Our considered pick of what to do, where to eat and which terraces are worth the gamble.
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Hotels best design hotels london
Six London hotels where the building, the lighting and the bar do the talking. From a Brutalist tower at King's Cross to a Lutyens bank turned members' playground in the City.
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Bars best summer terraces london
Six London terraces worth the gamble on a clear evening, from a riverside spot under Tower Bridge to a King's Road garden and a roof in the City that catches the last of the sun.
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Dining best oyster bars london
Six London counters that take oysters seriously, from a Cornish-farmed dozen in Borough Market to a Victorian City room that has shucked the same Colchester natives since 1889.
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Spa & Wellness The Best Spas in London
Where to switch off in the city: the best spas in London, from grand hotel sanctuaries to design-led hideaways.
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Dining The Best Restaurants in Marylebone
Village-in-the-city dining: where to eat well in Marylebone, from neighbourhood gems to grand rooms.
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Dining The Best Halal Restaurants in London
From fine-dining rooms to the city's great grills: where to eat well and halal in London.
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Dining The Best Indian Restaurants in London
From Michelin-starred dining rooms to the city's great curry houses: where to eat Indian in London.
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