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Five Facts about Camden Lock

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Caitlin Davies, author of Camden Lock and the Market (published by Frances Lincoln), tells us five facts about Camden Lock. “Camden Lock is one of the busiest tourist destinations in London, famed for its shopping and entertainment. Yet 40 years …

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Alternative Places to Watch Wimbledon 2013

Wimbledon by Paula Funnell

Strawberries and cream, Pimm’s and champagne, fast serves and tiny white shorts…. It has to be Wimbledon, the world’s most famous annual tennis tournament! If you don’t have ticket to the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, you can still gain entry to …

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What’s On This Weekend: 21-23 June 2013

Taste of London 2012. Image copyright Taste of London

It’s the longest day of the year on Friday – use this weekend as a chance to stay late in London’s outdoor spaces and sample the best the city has to offer. If it’s raining, there’s always the indoor Pimm’s …

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What’s On This Weekend. 14-16 June 2013

Trooping the Colour. Photograph by Cristiano Maia.

Not only is there a lot going on in London this weekend, but it’s also Father’s Day – a great chance to show your dad the best of what the city has to offer! The Summer Exhibition at the Royal …

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London Video of the Week: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – 50 Days to Go

To mark 50 days until the one-year anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on 27 July, the London Legacy Development Corporation has released this time-lapse video of work going on behind the scenes at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The north section …

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London Shopping News: Boxpark, Selfridges, Le Coq Sportif, Regent Street and a Jewellery Fair at Old Spitalfields Market

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From new shops openings to mammoth denim departments to unmissable retail events, there’s no better place than London to rev up your summer wardrobe. Denim Revolution at Selfridges The world’s biggest-ever denim department opened yesterday at Selfridges, with nothing but …

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Visiting the Past: Capturing The Queen’s Coronation

A photographer at Admiralty Arch 1st June 1953, Estate of Bob Collins/Museum of London

If you step out onto The Mall this week it might be busier than usual. It won’t, however, contain the estimated three million exuberant spectators who lined the streets along the Coronation route 60 years ago. On 2 June 1953, …

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What’s On This Weekend: 7-9 June 2013

The Garden at Holland House. Photo courtesy of Open Garden Squares Weekend

This weekend presents lots of great opportunities to be outdoors, from the fantastic Open Garden Squares Weekend to the thrilling action of MINT Polo in the park. The Serpentine Pavilion also opens to visitors this Saturday – don’t miss your …

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Southbank Centre: Festival of Neighbourhood

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The Southbank Centre is being transformed into a London neighbourhood, where you can tend plants in the allotments, buy produce from the market, attend street parties… and even get a pint in “The Neighbourhood Arms”. The summer-long celebration of neighbourhood …

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