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Tucked away behind the grand Victorian terraces of Thornhill Crescent in Barnsbury, North London, you will find a tiny hidden woodland. At 0.35 hectares, Barnsbury wood is London’s smallest nature reserve. The wood Just off Thornhill Crescent, on Crescent Street, look out for a small black gate. This will take you down a stone pathway […]
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Elephants in Camden, surely not?! Surprisingly, yes, Camden has an unusual association with elephants and if you know where to look you will spot some around. The Coat of Arms The first link to elephants is the borough’s coat of arms. When the borough of Camden was created in 1965, it incorporated the old boroughs
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Wander along the bustling Strand and you would be forgiven for missing the tiny entrance to the Twinings shop at number 216. Perhaps you might be distracted by the huge, neo-Gothic Royal Courts of Justice opposite… The Twinings teashop is one of London’s oldest shops, certainly its oldest teashop and a brilliant slice of London
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On a quiet side-street, practically within the shadow of Westminster Abbey, you will find a little-known historical remnant. The street in question is Little Sanctuary and the historical treasure: this old stone gateway. It was once the entrance to one of London’s lost prisons called Tothill Fields Bridewell Prison. As the name suggests, it was
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So many of London’s dark and narrow alleyways have amazing stories to tell. Grotto Passage in Marylebone is no different. As you walk along Paddington Street, keep your eyes peeled for a very slim doorway-like opening with a sign for Grotto Passage. Blink and you’ll miss it, it slinks between the shops and houses, before
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