- Sky Garden London: Free Tickets and Planning Guide (2026)
Plan your Sky Garden London visit: free tickets, how to book, best time to go, how to get there and what to see nearby. A clear 2026 guide for US visitors.
- Earl’s Court History: Manor, Showground and Tube Station
Trace Earl’s Court from medieval manor to Victorian showground, 1915 terracotta Tube station and Kangaroo Valley. A short heritage walk for US visitors, plus free London stories.
- Natural History Museum London: A Planning Guide for US Visitors (2026)
Plan your Natural History Museum London visit: what to see, free entry, how to get there and where to eat nearby. A clear 2026 guide for US visitors.
- Cutty Sark London: A Planning Guide for US Visitors (2026)
Plan your Cutty Sark London visit: history, what to see, how to get there and where to eat nearby. A clear 2026 guide for US visitors to Greenwich.
- London Coffee Houses: Where Lloyd’s and the City Began
Lloyd’s of London and the Stock Exchange both began in City coffee houses. Follow their story from Cornhill to Lombard Street, plus a half-hour walk to see the sites.
- Victoria and Albert Museum London: A Planning Guide for US Visitors (2026)
Plan your Victoria and Albert Museum visit: what to see, how long to stay, how to get there and where to eat. A clear 2026 guide for US visitors.
- St Pancras Station London: Victorian Gothic and the Midland Grand Hotel
How the Midland Railway built St Pancras in 1868, why its Gothic hotel nearly fell to demolition, and how to see it in London. Free weekly London stories.
- The View from The Shard: A Planning Guide for US Visitors (2026)
View from The Shard guide for US visitors: how to book, the best time to go, what you can see from the top and how to reach London Bridge station.
- How To Make English Scones
Our recipe for plain English scones with clotted cream and jam: exact weights and US cups, oven settings in °C and °F, step-by-step method, and the Devon vs Cornwall question.
- The Love London Guide № 010: British Sayings & Idioms
Sharing is caring! Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Photo by Jacob Diehl on Unsplash Listen to the platform announcements on the Transport for London network and you will hear the same three words thousands of times a day: “Mind the gap.” The phrase was first recorded for the Underground in 1968, when automated warnings replaced station…
Read more: The Love London Guide № 010: British Sayings & Idioms
- Smithfield Market History: London’s Victorian Meat Hall
Sir Horace Jones built Smithfield’s iron market in 1868. Explore its fairs, Dickens scenes and railway below the floor, then get weekly London history free.
- Great Exhibition of 1851: How It Built London’s Museum Quarter
The Great Exhibition of 1851 filled a glass palace in Hyde Park and paid for London’s museum district. Follow the route, then trace your own family. Subscribe free.
- Tate Modern London: A Planning Guide for US Visitors (2026)
Tate Modern London guide for US visitors: free entry, the Turbine Hall, the viewing level, how to get there and what to see nearby on the South Bank.
- UK ETA for US Citizens: How to Apply Before Your Trip (2026)
If you are flying to London from the US, there is one form to sort out before you pack: the UK Electronic Travel Authorisation, or ETA. It is not a visa. It is a digital permission linked to your passport, and you apply for it on your phone or online before you travel. This guide…
Read more: UK ETA for US Citizens: How to Apply Before Your Trip (2026)
- Canary Wharf London: Visitor Guide for US Travellers (2026)
Canary Wharf London guide for US visitors: docks history, free-to-walk dock basins, the Docklands museum, and easy Tube, DLR and boat routes.
- Which London Neighbourhood Would You Live In?
Cream terraces, leafy squares and a distant skyline: explore London’s prettiest neighbourhoods, what living there is like, and how to choose yours.
- Burlington Arcade London: Visitor Guide to Mayfair (2026)
Burlington Arcade London opened in 1819 in Mayfair. See its glass roof, top-hatted beadles and old rules, plus how to visit. Join our free newsletter.
- Operation Pied Piper: How London Evacuated Its Children in 1939
Discover how London evacuated its children in 1939 and how to trace an evacuee ancestor using the 1939 Register and London archives. Free weekly heritage stories.
Plan your Sky Garden London visit: free tickets, how to book, best time to go, how to get there and what to see nearby. A clear 2026 guide for US visitors.
Trace Earl’s Court from medieval manor to Victorian showground, 1915 terracotta Tube station and Kangaroo Valley. A short heritage walk for US visitors, plus free London stories.
Plan your Natural History Museum London visit: what to see, free entry, how to get there and where to eat nearby. A clear 2026 guide for US visitors.
Plan your Cutty Sark London visit: history, what to see, how to get there and where to eat nearby. A clear 2026 guide for US visitors to Greenwich.
Lloyd’s of London and the Stock Exchange both began in City coffee houses. Follow their story from Cornhill to Lombard Street, plus a half-hour walk to see the sites.
Plan your Victoria and Albert Museum visit: what to see, how long to stay, how to get there and where to eat. A clear 2026 guide for US visitors.
How the Midland Railway built St Pancras in 1868, why its Gothic hotel nearly fell to demolition, and how to see it in London. Free weekly London stories.
View from The Shard guide for US visitors: how to book, the best time to go, what you can see from the top and how to reach London Bridge station.
Our recipe for plain English scones with clotted cream and jam: exact weights and US cups, oven settings in °C and °F, step-by-step method, and the Devon vs Cornwall question.
Sharing is caring! Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Photo by Jacob Diehl on Unsplash Listen to the platform announcements on the Transport for London network and you will hear the same three words thousands of times a day: “Mind the gap.” The phrase was first recorded for the Underground in 1968, when automated warnings replaced station… Read more: The Love London Guide № 010: British Sayings & Idioms
Sir Horace Jones built Smithfield’s iron market in 1868. Explore its fairs, Dickens scenes and railway below the floor, then get weekly London history free.
The Great Exhibition of 1851 filled a glass palace in Hyde Park and paid for London’s museum district. Follow the route, then trace your own family. Subscribe free.
Tate Modern London guide for US visitors: free entry, the Turbine Hall, the viewing level, how to get there and what to see nearby on the South Bank.
If you are flying to London from the US, there is one form to sort out before you pack: the UK Electronic Travel Authorisation, or ETA. It is not a visa. It is a digital permission linked to your passport, and you apply for it on your phone or online before you travel. This guide… Read more: UK ETA for US Citizens: How to Apply Before Your Trip (2026)
Canary Wharf London guide for US visitors: docks history, free-to-walk dock basins, the Docklands museum, and easy Tube, DLR and boat routes.
Cream terraces, leafy squares and a distant skyline: explore London’s prettiest neighbourhoods, what living there is like, and how to choose yours.
Burlington Arcade London opened in 1819 in Mayfair. See its glass roof, top-hatted beadles and old rules, plus how to visit. Join our free newsletter.
Discover how London evacuated its children in 1939 and how to trace an evacuee ancestor using the 1939 Register and London archives. Free weekly heritage stories.