Category Archives: Museums & Sightseeing

London is home to a huge number of museums, many of which offer FREE ADMISSION. Major museum spaces illuminate subjects including childhood, natural history, science, aviation and design. There are also very many smaller spaces devoted to myriad themes from dentistry to fans.

Six of The Best Less-Famous Museums in London

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

The British Museum is brilliant and the National Gallery a treasure trove BUT if you want to see something different; something quintessentially British (perhaps even a little eccentric), visit any or all of these lesser-known but nonetheless excellent museums. We can offer you a great place to stay nearby every one. Continue reading →

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Day in London

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

I must have watched this a dozen times over the past year.  I still enjoy their day in London very nearly as much as they obviously did.

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A Christmas Carol – London

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

First published in 1843, the quintessential Victorian tale of Christmas by Charles Dickens  tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge’s ideological, ethical and emotional transformation after supernatural visitations from Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet … Continue reading →

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St Pancras Station Grand Champagne Bar

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

Even as St Pancras first opened in 1877, its architect, Sir George Gilbert Scott, described the station as ‘too good for its purpose’. Quite right, then, that the laydeez of Big Red London visit The Grand Champagne Bar at St Pancras to share Champagne Afternoon Tea. Continue reading →

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Jean Nouvel’s Sepentine Pavilion: It’s Big, It’s Red and It’s in London

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

Jean Nouvel’s 2010 Summer Pavilion at The Serpentine Gallery is the tenth commission in the annual series. The architect drew inspiration from Jean Boudrillard’s photographs of Jardins du Luxembourg; a vision of landscape seen through red transparencies. The vivid red … Continue reading →

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