Exploring London since 2007
Pete Stean is a London-based writer and photographer. He can also be found on Twitter and on Google Plus.
Open The Gate, the organisation that promotes African arts and culture in London, are regular visitors to Shoreditch’s Rich Mix venue, and next Sunday they’re celebrating their fourth anniversary with twelve hours of festivities. Taking place from noon until midnight on 2nd June this free festival will feature a continually changing line-up of musicians on [...]
There’s a new game in town, and it’s called Hint Hunt… The latest in pop-up concepts, Hint Hunt is an import from Hungary and for once doesn’t involve food! Dubbed an ‘Escape Game’, groups of three to five people are locked in a room and have exactly one hour to solve a series of increasingly [...]
The Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green is putting on a rather controversial exhibition from this Saturday, 25 May – War Games. War Games looks at the children’s toys which have been produced since around 1800, from the frighteningly real to the fantastical. Visitors will discover the board games that reflect the military conflicts that [...]
Every static caravan owner has a list of important accessories that they could never be without, but if you’re a newcomer to the exciting world of static caravan holidays, you might not know where to begin! Here’s a list of five essentials to always keep at hand in your static caravan to ensure you always [...]
If the first time that you visit London is as a new resident one of the things that you’re likely to miss out on, and which many people never seek to remedy, is participating in typical ‘tourist’ activities – I don’t say this with any particular sense of pride, but to date I have never [...]
With the exception of the Museum of London Docklands, which has permanent exhibitions on the history of London’s ports, there are few places where you can go to find out about the important industrial heritage of East London. There are glass cases here and there amongst the borough museums where you can piece together some [...]
London is justly celebrated for its galleries. With over 300 galleries and museums dotted across the city, many of them free, it isn’t hard to see why. Whether your tastes are classic, contemporary, modernist or even post-modernist, London’s galleries are sure to deliver. While it’s true that London can be hard on the wallet when [...]
