The Best Day Trips from London for US Visitors
The best day trips from London for US visitors — Bath, Oxford, Windsor, Stonehenge, and Cambridge. All reachable by train, with tips for each.
pub culture
The London Pub That Served Free Beer to a Mob — and Saved a Priceless Art Collection
The Spaniards Inn has stood on Hampstead Heath since the 1580s. One night in 1780, its landlord served free beer to an angry mob — and changed London history.
London’s Most Beautiful Victorian Market Has Been Hiding a Secret Pub for 300 Years
Leadenhall Market stands on 2,000 years of London history — and tucked inside its spectacular Victorian roof is a pub that has served City workers for three centuries.
The Pub That Stopped a London Riot With a Round of Free Drinks
The Spaniards Inn in Hampstead has stood since 1585. Discover how this historic London pub stopped the Gordon Riots, sheltered a highwayman, and inspired Dickens.