Musicals old and new like Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre and Mrs Doubtfire sit alongside envelope-pushing drama like Martin McDonagh’s award-winning The Pillowman, and there’s plenty to see in 2023. Like NYC’s Broadway, London’s West End is renowned for attracting beloved actors and world-famous stars for productions. The award-winning space located between Soho and Covent Garden has a gorgeous plant selection and the West End’s only frog population, making it a perfect spot to sit and have lunch away from the busy streets. London has over 3,000 parks and on sunny days Hyde Park, Dulwich Park, Green Park, and Clapham Common are heaving with families having picnics, friends throwing frisbees and groups working out, but there are options when seeking a bit of quiet.įormerly a parking lot, The Phoenix Garden was transformed into a leafy oasis by volunteers in 1983. If you find yourself in King’s Cross, swing by Coal Drops Yard – a shopping complex with brands big and small, a weekend food market and lots of eateries including Dishoom and Gail’s. The centre has a pillar topped by six sundial faces that connects all seven streets and is known as one of London’s greatest monuments. Seven Dials is a short walk from both Covent Garden and Neal Street and has known brands alongside independent shops and quiet corners with pubs and restaurants. Another nearby option is Tooting Bec Lido, which opened in 1906 and is the largest freshwater swimming pool in the UK. Affectionally known as ‘Brixton Beach’, south London’s Brockwell Lido boasts an Olympic-size swimming pool, a café, and is open all year should you want to swim in the cooler months. There are 17 in the city, many of which were built in the 1930s and maintain the original art deco designs. Warm weather in London is never guaranteed, but if you do happen to visit when the temperature rises, there’s no better way to cool off than with a swim in a lido, the British term for an outdoor pool or beach. Only seven remain of the initial 35 made, and according to an urban myth, people who find all seven will be the recipient of good luck. Spot the seven noses of SohoĪ city of London’s size and history means there’s plenty of historical and quirky street art to see, and it doesn’t get quirkier than the Seven Noses of Soho.Ĭreated by Rick Buckley in 1997 as a response to the introduction of CCTV throughout the city, the plaster noses are attached to random buildings in central London. If you want to walk off your meal you may as well check out the famous vintage shops and pop-ups in the area including Rokit, Hunky Dory Vintage and the indoor market filled to the brim with stalls to peruse. Keep it classic with lashings of peanut butter or ask for salt beef with cream cheese – it's off the menu but one of the best. Beigel Bake and Brick Lane Beigel Shop are London institutions keeping students, workers, and tourists fed 24/7. As well as curry, Brick Lane is famous for bagels thanks to the large Jewish community who arrived in Spitalfields in the late 19th century.
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