The Church Shakespeare Walked Past Every Day — and What It Still Holds
Beside London Bridge, Southwark Cathedral holds Shakespeare’s family and Harvard’s birthplace — plus get weekly London stories free in our newsletter.
Places to Visit
The Window a King Stepped Through to His Own Execution — and Where to Find It Today
The Banqueting House on Whitehall is where King Charles I stepped through a window to his own execution in 1649 — and the room, and its Rubens ceiling, still look almost exactly the same — plus get weekly London stories free in our newsletter.
The Ancient Market Hidden in Plain Sight Among London’s Glass Towers
Leadenhall Market has stood in the City of London for over 700 years, surviving the Great Fire and the rise of glass towers — most visitors never find it. Plus get weekly London stories free in our newsletter.
The London Park Where You Can Swim in a Pond, See a Rembrandt, and Get Properly Lost
Discover Hampstead Heath, London’s wildest green space: swimming ponds, free Rembrandts at Kenwood House, and the best skyline view in the city. — plus get weekly London stories free in our newsletter.
How to Find London’s Roman Wall — and Why Most Visitors Walk Right Past It
Discover the 2,000-year-old Roman Wall still standing in the City of London — almost nobody stops to look. Plus get weekly London stories free in our newsletter.
The Baker Street Address That Never Existed — and Why Thousands Visit It Anyway
How 221B Baker Street went from fictional address to real-life London pilgrimage site — plus get weekly London stories free in our newsletter.
The East London Docks That Powered an Empire Are Hidden in Plain Sight
Step inside the East London warehouses that once held an empire’s riches — and how they were reborn as something remarkable — plus get weekly London stories free in our newsletter.
Why London’s Victorian Streets Were Built to Show Off — and Still Do
Discover what made Victorian architects build London’s most striking terraces, and where to find these beautiful striped-brick streets today — plus get weekly London stories free in our newsletter.
The Secret Guilds That Have Run London’s Oldest City for 800 Years
London’s 110 ancient livery companies still elect the Lord Mayor and hallmark Britain’s gold — plus get weekly London stories free in our newsletter.
The Regent’s Canal Walk Nobody Puts in Their London Guide
Walk the Regent’s Canal from Little Venice to Camden — a free, flat two-mile route through a London most visitors never find — plus get weekly London stories free in our newsletter.