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St. Ethelburga’s ~ a centre for reconciliation & peace.
In today’s world of terrorism “St. Ethelburga the Virgin within Bishopsgate” offers a compelling message and is an inspiration to those who seek peace and reconciliation. Aside from its long name it is...
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The Museum of Instruments at the Royal College of Music
Within a short walk of the Natural History Museum is this little gem that lets you escape the crowds and experience a fascinating collection of musical history. Located between the Royal Albert Hall...
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Regent Sounds Studio, Denmark Street & London’s “Tin Pan Alley”
For anyone with an interest in popular music history, a visit to Denmark Street in Soho is like a walk down memory lane. Yet while many visitors strive to see Abbey Road, most ignore this location...
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Bishopsgate Institute ~ a centre for culture and learning.
The Bishopsgate Institute is a place that offers adult education on everything from wine tasting, foreign language lessons, dancing instruction, yoga and film history! It also offers a free public...
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Institut Francais ~ wine tastings, film screenings, language courses, a free...
In the heart of South Kensington is a french cultural centre that offers everything from films, to wine tasting, to language courses and of course french food! The Institut français du Royaume-Uni was...
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St. John’s Smith Square ~ from the Ashes of the Blitz rose a World Class...
Located just south of Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament is Smith Square. In the centre of this square is St. John’s church, a wonderful Grade I listed building that was all but destroyed...
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St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate ~ London’s largest church, home of the ‘Bells...
“… never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.” John Donne, Meditation XVII, 1624. While a bell is often used at a funeral, this quote (later used by Hemingway as a title of a...
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St. Lawrence Jewry ~ A Wren church that is home to the August music festival
St. Lawrence Jewry is the official church of the Corporation of London and is located at the heart of the old Roman city. One of Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpieces (and one of his most expensive),...
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The Musical Museum ~ a fascinating collection of self-playing instruments
This museum has nothing to do with West End musicals… but everything to do with self-playing ‘musical’ instruments. This fascinating range of self-playing instruments and music rolls tells the story...
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St Olave Hart Street ~ Samuel Pepys’ church & one of six Great Fire Survivors
Located a short walk from the Tower of London is this wonderful church that is one of the few medieval buildings in the City that survived the Great Fire of London. Tucked away on the corner of Hart...
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