The attic of 22 Frith St was once the laboratory of inventor John Logie Baird. In 1925 a passing officer-worker was asked for help, and found himself making history as the first person on television!
The Howland Great Wet Dock opened here in 1693, at the time the largest commercial dock in the world. It was renamed Greenland dock and became a base for whaling ships in 1793.
The menu is dedicated to all things indigenous - even some decent English wines. The decor is elegantly spare - all very Anglican. Metro gave it 3 out of 5 Stars. Read more.
Pick up a pair of (NIKE) RED laces. 100% of the profit goes to help fight AIDS in Africa. #laceupsavelives
A Soho pub that still has character. Slightly hidden seating areas creep round the back and downstairs. And there's a bar billiards table for those that do. It's Sam Smiths, but not as you know it.
This is the sort of stuff that can only be delivered by the most confident of chefs, a chap not afraid to cock a snook at culinary fashion. Metro gave it 3 out of 5 Stars. Read more.
Among the finer restaurants in Chinatown. Try the lamb in Sichuan pepper. This magical powder alters the way your taste buds work. Sip some water afterwards to see what we mean.
Named after a former Lord Mayor of London (d.1703), this museum shows how the English home has changed from 1630 to 1998 with 11 ‘sample’ rooms, each with festive decorations at Christmas.
This museum commemorates ‘the Lady of the Lamp’ who travelled to the Crimea to care for British soldiers in 1854, and went on to lay the foundations of modern nursing.
Next time you're walking the half-marathon between the Piccadilly and Jubilee lines at this station, keep an eye on the tiny wall tiles. Can you see what they've done? Clever.
Ace museum. But head up to the Top Deck bar and order a cappuccino. Loving the Tube roundel-shaped sprinklings on top.
Pretty cool chain. The hampstead branch is a bit cosier, but this is a more historic building.
