PlaceCulture
Design Museum
Objects, systems and the way we live meet in Kensington. Come for a particular exhibition, then look more closely at the world outside.
Good things are out there
Follow your curiosity.
A name, a neighbourhood, a mood. Start somewhere.
PlaceOutdoors
Hampstead Heath
Wilder paths and wide views change the pace of a London day. Plan the walk for the weather and the amount of ground you want to cover.
PlaceConcerts
Village Underground
Shoreditch’s converted warehouse hosts live bands, electronic shows and late club nights, with the programme changing the character of the room.
RestaurantLondon
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester
A dining room inside The Dorchester offers a restaurant-led evening on Park Lane.
PlaceCulture
Heywood Hill
A Mayfair bookshop offers a literary pause on the streets around Curzon Street.
PlaceConcerts
LSO St Luke’s
The LSO’s Old Street venue brings chamber music, lunchtime recitals and participatory concerts into a former church, with the Jerwood Hall at its centre.
PlaceConcerts
fabric
A Smithfield finish for a London night built around selectors, sound and the dance floor.
PlaceOutdoors
Battersea Park
Riverside paths, a lake and planted gardens give the south bank of the Thames a generous outdoor pause.
PlaceFood & drink
The Island Queen
A decorated pub interior adds a neighbourhood pause to a walk through Islington.
RestaurantLondon
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Historical British dishes provide the point of departure for a restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.
EventConcerts
Lido Pimienta + AMORE + Ms Ray
Lido Pimienta leads a Pitchfork London evening with AMORE and Ms Ray, putting an adventurous multi-artist programme into Village Underground.
EventConcerts
Soweto Kinch: Trilogy
Saxophone, vocals and orchestra meet as Soweto Kinch revisits The Black Peril, White Juju and Soundtrack to the Apocalypse.
EventConcerts
Blood Red Shoes
Blood Red Shoes brings its two-piece alternative-rock sound to Village Underground as new self-produced material enters the band’s live world.
EventConcerts
Marina Herlop at EartH
Marina Herlop brings Dja Dja to EartH Theatre, with support from Aga Ujma.
StoryCulture
Free in London: what your visit includes
A free collection, a ticketed exhibition and a market with no entry fee are different kinds of outing. Plan for the one you actually want.
EventConcerts
Vic Mensa
Vic Mensa brings his live rap show to Village Underground for a Monday evening in the smaller Shoreditch venue.
EventConcerts
Jembaa Groove + Kwame Yeboah and special guests
Jembaa Groove joins Kwame Yeboah and guests for a live evening drawing on highlife, Afro-jazz and the band’s cross-cultural ensemble sound.
EventConcerts
K-Music: ADG7, Chang Kiha, Lil Cherry & Goldbuuda
Korean folk-pop, indie rock and hip-hop meet in a three-part K-Music bill at EartH Theatre.
EventConcerts
Half Six Fix: Steve Reich at 90
Susanna Mälkki introduces Steve Reich’s Three Movements and Music for Ensemble & Orchestra in a compact early-evening celebration.
PlaceOutdoors
Hyde Park
A large stretch of open London where a walk beside the Serpentine can replace another tightly scheduled attraction.
PlaceConcerts
Royal Ballet and Opera, Covent Garden
Opera and ballet in the heart of Covent Garden, with performances and visitor experiences that need their own booking arrangements.
PlaceCulture
The Atlantis Bookshop
An esoteric bookshop gives a Bloomsbury browsing session a specialised direction.
EventActivities
Harvest Festival at the Garden Museum
Food stalls and urban growing meet in a harvest-day programme at the Garden Museum.
PlaceConcerts
Union Chapel
A concert in a former chapel makes the building and the listening experience part of the same visit.