Posts Tagged ‘architecture’

thomashouse

Holiday Rental: wonderful house by the coast in Kerry, Ireland

Available all year

It gives us both pleasure and pain to share the news that one of our favourite houses anywhere is now available to rent. It belongs to a friend of ours and we stay there every summer, and sometimes in the… Continue reading

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Posted in: Going Out, Hotels, Interiors, We Really Love

Hester Gray

Service: Hester Gray London – stay in London’s best houses and flats

How we wish Hester Gray London had been up and running when we got married in London a couple of years ago, and had friends and family coming from abroad who wanted to stay somewhere as comfortable as a hotel,… Continue reading

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Posted in: Address Book, Hotels, Interiors, Internet, Staying In, We Really Love

sir john soane candlelit

Art: candlelit tours of Sir John Soane’s Museum

Candlelight tours are first tuesday of every month, 6pm - 9pm (last entry 8pm). Next tour: Tues 6 Dec 2011. NB: queues start forming at 5pm, so get there as early as possible as places are limited, and you can't book ahead

This magical museum, comprising the collection and personal effects of Sir John Soane, the architect who died in 1837, is a favourite for many Londoners. Rightly so. It’s just what a collection should be: a treasure trove of antiquities,

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Posted in: Art, Going Out

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010 Designed by Jean Nouvel © Ateliers Jean Nouvel Photograph: Philippe Ruault

Bring the children: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion

10 July - 17 Oct

EVENT EXPIRED

The summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery, this year designed by architect supremo Jean Nouvel, is all about playtime. Not only is it as red as a London bus but alongside the café, there are ping-pong tables, chess boards, frisbees,… Continue reading

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Posted in: Art, Children, Going Out