Journal
Every guide we publish, newest first. London restaurants, bars, pubs, hotels, afternoon tea, spas and nightlife, each one checked against the venue's own published information rather than against other guides.
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We take no bookings, sell nothing, and accept no payment for inclusion. Where a price or a rule appears here, it came from the venue.
Two Temple Place: Four Open Slots Before Christmas, Then Free Until April
You cannot turn up. A £12 building tour on two dates in 2026, then a free exhibition from 23 January 2027. Plus the stair climber whose model number and dimensions are published.
Nunhead Cemetery: Free Guided Tours Every Other Sunday, No Booking
Two-hour volunteer-led tours for a suggested £3, including the crypt that is not otherwise open. Plus free parking, bag storage, and why Abney Park shuts in high wind.
London Wetland Centre: A Family of Four Can Get In for £16
A £5 adult ticket for anyone on seven listed benefits, bookable online only, against £19 at the desk. Plus the ANPR tablet that makes the free parking free, and published hide door widths.
Thames Clippers: The Rush Hour Is the Off-Peak Fare
Peak and off-peak are inverted against the rest of London transport, the daily cap does not apply, and the All Zones return costs £7.90 less at the pier than online.
Up at The O2: The Maximum Thigh Measurement Is 75cm
Published physical limits almost nobody checks before booking, a weekday twilight climb that costs less than a weekend daytime one, and why the £250 wheelchair climb works out at £25 a head.
Whitechapel Gallery: Pay What You Can Every Thursday Evening
Free displays all year, one ticketed show a season, and that show is Pay What You Can from 6pm to 9pm every Thursday. Plus a fire alarm text service for deaf visitors.
God’s Own Junkyard: Open Three Days a Week, and No Real Cameras
The neon warehouse in Walthamstow opens Friday to Sunday only, bans DSLRs while allowing phone cameras, and changes its entrance after 6pm. Plus the rest of a Walthamstow day.
Strawberry Hill House: Register Your Car in the Gift Shop
Parking is free but you have to log it inside, and spaces run out. Book online or pay more and risk the door, and note the hot food stops two hours before closing.
Wilton’s Music Hall: The Kitchen Is Open 105 Minutes a Night
Four evenings a week, shutting at 18:45, so eating before a show means being at the table by six. Dogs in the bar but not the auditorium, and the hours change weekly.
Dennis Severs’ House Has No Lavatory, and Says So
Use Liverpool Street first. Latecomers are refused and the ticket is lost, children need one adult each, and stilettos are banned because they damage the floor.
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Questions we get asked
How often is the guide updated?
Continuously, and each page records the month it was last checked rather than only the date it was first written. Opening hours and prices in London change often enough that an unchecked guide is worse than none.
How do you decide what goes in?
Every entry is verified against the venue's own published information, not against other guides. Nothing is included in exchange for payment, and nothing is excluded for refusing it.