British Museum – largest exhibition of manga outside Japan
Mangaマンガ – till 26 August 2019 Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery The British Museum presents the largest exhibition of manga ever held outside of Japan. Manga are...
The Moorcock Inn at Norland Moor
It’s some kind of prejudice, I guess. It’s just that I didn’t expect to discover such a restaurant in a spot that seemed so difficult...
Incredible Inspirational Gardens of Todmorden
The landscape around Halifax is a blanket of rolling hills and moorland, dotted with small towns and villages that give a nod to both its...
The Plough Inn – to stay
The Plough in the hamlet of Lupton was built around 1760 but the welcome to this historic pub is contemporary and artful. There is a...
Witness for the Prosecution at County Hall
What better setting for a classic court-room drama than this chamber at the beautiful, iconic and historic County Hall in London! The audience have the...
Hayman’s Distillery Tour with Sam and Old Tom – review
Balham isn’t the first neighbourhood in which one might think to find a distillery. But here it is on a small industrial estate, and looking...
The British Museum Pots with Attitude: British Satire on Ceramics, 1760-1830
Friday 12 January – Tuesday 13 March 2018 Room 90a, Prints and Drawings Gallery, British Museum The British Museum presents a selection of objects in...
The British Museum and Google Arts and Culture bring ancient Maya heritage to life
Today sees the launch of the British Museum’s collaboration with Google Arts and Culture to digitise and share the ancient Maya collection of Alfred Maudslay,...
Brick Lane – travel review
Flavours of India and Beyond We Londoners are a cosmopolitan bunch. That isn’t a recent phenomenon: our country has been built, over the centuries, on...
Best of England Vineyard Tours – travel review
Many of us have become interested in wine. Yes, drinking it and pairing it. Remember the days when we in the UK drank just a...
Castles and Clans with The Majestic Line – travel review
This isn’t the first trip with this charming and characterful Majestic Line. My first voyage was a couple of years ago and was an introduction...
Twickenham Stadium – World rugby and local icon – travel review
Twickenham Stadium, just like Wembley Stadium, is usually known by its address rather than its function. Wembley is mostly just ‘Wembley’ and Twickenham is ‘Twickenham’...
Cream Tea Cruise from MBNA Thames Clippers – travel review
I am a Londoner and I am ashamed to say that I rarely take advantage of visiting our iconic and internationally-appreciated historic and cultural sites,...
Warren House, Kingston – hotel review
We might be in London for a short holiday. We see the sights, monuments, museums. We shop till we drop and we are swept along...
Swan Upping – travel review
Swan Upping is an annual ceremonial event and an activity that has endured since the 12th century. The mute swans on part of the River...
Memphis in London – theatre review
The Shaftesbury Theatre is both beautiful and historic, and a worthy presenter of a show that is beautiful in a very different way. Memphis is...
Waddesdon Bequest – arts review
The British Museum in London is famed the world over for its displays of artefacts and curios. Granted, there are some that feel many of...
Brooklands Hotel Surrey – travel review
I live in West London but whenever I consider a weekend break I turn right instead of left at the end of the road. That...
Strawberry Hill House – Former grandeur restored – travel review
Strawberry Hill. Even the name conjures visions of pastoral idylls, perhaps a water-colour of mature trees with the promise of a gently-flowing river just over...
The Three Faces of Richard – travel review
You couldn’t make it up! A story that, on the face of it, sounds quite improbable. The King in the Car Park … indeed a...