Lumiere was back across London last weekend with over 50 installations spread across north and south of the city. It feels like a long time since the last one but it was only 2016. It certainly got the crowds into London from the 17th to 21st January despite the cold & rain. The lights of…
The Winter lights are back on in Canary Wharf just in time to kick out those winter blues. On a very cold evening with a biting wind I ventured out with a few friends to take some pictures of the lights. There are over 30 installations spread out over Canary Wharf. My favourite installations are…
Winter wonderland in Hyde Park is open till 1st January. With lots of rides including ice skating and plenty of gift stalls. There is something for everyone, below are some of my photographs that I recently took. They are mostly long exposures after dark when the place turns magical, it is in its 10th year…
The beautiful lights of Christmas in London are always something special at this time of the year, with lots of people visiting it can become very busy. Below are a selection of the decorations that I have visited this year, the main ones being Covent Garden, Oxford street, Regent Street, Carnaby Street, Kingly Court, Kings…
On Remembrance day (11/11) it was the Lord Mayors Show in London. One of the oldest events in London dating back to the 16th century. It was a bit wet as I headed into London but that didn’t deter the crowds that were on the streets for the parade. What is the Lord Mayors Show?…
The Carnaby Christmas lights were switched on at 6pm on Thursday 10th November. Its the Carnival Christmas as you can see from the pictures below, its is very vibrant and does look beautiful. Where is Carnaby Street? The area between Regent Street & Oxford Street is known as the Carnaby Street in London. It is…
On a wet Oxford Street the Christmas lights were switched on by Rita Ora. Watched by thousands despite the cold and rain it kicks off Christmas in London. Oxford Street have teamed up once again with NSPCC the Children’s charity and Sky. The festive lights consist of 1778 decorations and 750,000 LED lights. 5 Guys…
Its the 5th year of the Chocolate Show in London’s Olympia from the 13th to 15th October 2017 and if you are a chocoholic beware of the temptations at this show! I went to the opening launch on Thursday where I met a lot of the exhibitors and saw a demonstration on cooking a desert….
Reports are coming in that zombies have hit London again for another year to raise money for the homeless charity St Mungo’s. First Sightings The hoards of zombies were first spotted near Mornington Crescent tube station; munching through the unsuspecting commuters on Saturday morning. Their numbers continued to swell throughout the early afternoon as they…
Did you know that there were caves in London? Well head down to south London in the Bromley borough to a town called Chislehurst. Not much happens here in the sleepy village but underground its like another world. This was my 2nd time in the caves I had been here in 2014 on a tour….
