The Sun: Living With Our Star is the biggest exhibition about the Sun ever staged and now open at the Science Museum until 6 May 2019. It’s the perfect place to get the kids to during half term holidays. Children and parents alike have the chance to learn more about the nine most surprising moments in the history of sunglasses, the art inspired by the year without summer, and how the Sun has…
Last weekend I was invited to the London Shuffle Club in Shoreditch for what I can describe as an amazing time and event. Upon arrival I was greeted by two lovely staff members who led me inside the venue to sit at a table to enjoy two full hours of blissful pizza brunch & Prosecco. During this time I also had a chance to learn about and have a go at shuffleboard, a game of which I knew nothing…
The Hayward Gallery’s new exhibition Space Shifters is open from today until the 6th January 2019 and is an absolute MUST visit. The artwork represents works by 20 international and well-recognised artists such as Anish Kapoor, Yayoi Kusuma, Fred Eversley and Richard Wilson, who have brought to life the rooms in the gallery by using art to change or dislocate the visitor’s sense of…
I love London so much that I have made it my adoptive city for the past 20 years and counting. I love discovering London from the inside out. Last Spring I started exploring what is under the surface of the city by going on the fascinating Mail Rail tour. London town has a vast history that dates back to the Romans 2,000 years ago. These explorers chose to HQ the majority of their lives around…
This October half term, visitors to Arundel Castle will be able to find out what it was like living at the Castle in the early Norman period with weapons, armour, combat and craft demonstrations to bring the era to life.
Tickets
From £11 for a child (5-16 yrs)
From £15 for an adult
From £51 for a family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children)
For more information please visit…
A multi-million National Lottery-funded restoration has just unveiled hidden secrets of spectacular Brompton cemetery in West London. A few years ago London Mums got involved in supporting this project and it is now finally completed. I am delighted about this as I have often walked at Brompton Cemetery to think and relax. Don’t forget that it is the final resting place for the Suffragettes…
The tented encampments of five renowned living history groups and many individual historical re-enactors will reflect over 12,000 years of local and Castle history with crafts, costume, and combat displays from the Stone Age to the Victorians – and almost everything in between! With a daily parade showcasing the different eras, visitors can spend bank holiday weekend immersed in history!
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Everyone’s favourite 80’s crooner Paul Young is back on tour, performing his much loved album No Parlez in celebration of 35 years since it’s release and I went to talk to him in the heart of London. This is the second time I have interviewed Paul Young in one year and I have to admit I admire him more at every new conversation I have with him. Watch my interview in which we talk about the…
As the Castle celebrates the 950th anniversary of its initial construction, Raven Tor Living History Group returns to portray the men and women of the 12th century with combat training and crafts of the late Norman period.
Tickets
From £11 for a child (5-16 yrs)
From £13 for an adult
From £51 for a family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children)
For more information please visit…
Meet a variety of historical characters, such as a Knight, Pirate and Medieval Surgeon. There’s a range of have-a-go activities for all ages, including archery for the over 8s plus ‘meet the falconer’, a face painter and a story teller. History has never been so much fun!
Tickets
From £11 for a child (5-16 yrs)
From £13 for an adult
From £51 for a family ticket (2 adults and up to 3…