The year trundles on, yet summer still doesn’t seem any closer to arriving. Today I emerged from Notting Hill tube station bare legged and optimistic into driving rain and a rather chilly wind. Can it really be almost June? Luckily my spirits were soon lifted at the thought of what lay ahead – lunch at […]
Today we’re heading into the heart of Mayfair for a lovely pub lunch. One of my favourite places and ways to spend a day. Today’s destination is The Footman. It’s recently undergone a refurbishment and is looking particularly shiny while still maintaining its comfortingly traditional pub style. The pub dates back to 1749 and was […]
As Covid still haunts (and scuppers) our every travel plan, we’re taking advantage of everything London has to offer. So today we headed west to Kew Gardens. This incredible garden/park is home to over 50,000 living plants – among the largest and most diverse collection in the world. Their seed bank encompasses the greatest concentration […]
Today we’re heading into the elegant Westminster/St James area for a classic pub dinner at the Blue Boar Pub. This stylish modern take on a classic London pub is just a stone’s throw from Westminster Abbey. How I love a London pub. And we’re going for dinner! Gosh that seems like a real luxury – […]
Continuing my series on London pubs, today I’m in Belgravia at a pub nestled down a lovely London Mews. Mews were originally stables, usually with carriage houses below and living quarters above and were built along a paved yard or court behind the large houses of London during the 17th and 18th century. This was where […]