My younger sister really wanted to go on the London Eye, and I really wanted to go up the Shard, but at £20 per person it was getting pricey. Enter London Skygarden. At the top level of the “Walkie Talkie” building there is an observation platform that is free to go up. You do however need to…
Tag: things to do in London
Park Project: Richmond Park
Richmond Park is one of my favourite parks in London. It’s wild, and sprawling and you can imagine you’re in the woods in the countryside – so long as you’re facing away from the distant view of the Shard. Only a quick train or bus ride from Fulham, it’s perfect for a Sunday weekend adventure….
Park Project: Regent’s Park
Regent’s Park is up there as one of my favourite parks, it’s rather large – 395 acres in fact, and has quite a lot of variety. London Zoo is situated at a top corner of the park, and Primrose Hill further still, with amazing views over the city
Rainy Free London: Natural History Museum
I am still undecided whether the Natural History Museum is my thing or not. I enjoyed seeing the many Plesiosaurus fossils, but have to admit to a squeamish distaste for the glass cabinet filled with hundreds of tiny hummingbirds with dead bead eyes. Whether my thing or not, it is still a great place for a…
Rainy Free London: British Library
As I sit here, I can hear the rain pattering against the window outside. London has quite the reputation for it’s rainy and drizzly weather, and it isn’t unfounded! However, when it strikes on a weekend, there are plenty of places to go an escape the weather for free.I don’t like to spend a sunny afternoon…
Wisteria Dreaming
This has got to be the most beautiful house in London. I have been enjoying the emerging blooms of Wisteria all over London, but this house in Notting Hill took my breath away.
The Roof Gardens
A sunny afternoon, a glass of white wine in the Kensington Roof Gardens
Easter in London
Easter Sunday at home is a family affair, hot cross buns in the morning followed by an Easter egg hunt – every year without fail – which may I add, I always win! Fast forward to Easter in Fulham. I had decided to bring together our little Fulham family plus our two Swiss visitors, for…
from tally to the thames 