Absinthe was first produced in 18th century Switzerland and quickly became known as the famed aperitif of the Val-de-Travers, ...

A report into a fatality at Stratford station concludes that Transport for London (TfL) should investigate whether it can fit ...

A new cycle lane could be created in Bermondsey, linking two existing cycle lanes that are segregated by the mainline railway ...

This is a modern pocket park just north of Canary Wharf that was only briefly turned from fields into homes before returning ...

One of London's oldest railway stations, at Greenwich, is to get some tender loving care as the old canopy on Platform 2 will ...

The concertina-fold almanacs, also known as girdlebooks, as they could be hung from a belt and carried around, were fold-out ...

Southeastern's newish Class 707 ‘City Beam’ trains will be fitted with customer toilets for the first time, the operator has ...

Running through part of Bloomsbury is the moderately upmarket Lambs Conduit Street, and if you look carefully, you can see ...

The official residence of the British Monarchy. The Changing of the Guard takes place several times a week at 11am (typically Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays). During the summer months, when ...

Remains of a Roman house and associated bathhouse that were discovered in the 1960s are are preserved in a basement underneath an office block. Occasionally open to the public for tours. The bathhouse ...

Gresham College, founded in 1597 by the will of the merchant Thomas Gresham, gives free talks and lectures to the public. Despite its name, it does not enrol students or award degrees but offers free ...

A small museum that started as a collection from a toy manufacturer, but swiftly outgrew its original home. The collection has been built up by purchases, donations from friends, family and the public ...