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  • Thursday, 28 May, 2026
    Things to do in London
    Can a new high-tech golf experience near London improve your game?

    At Hertfordshire’s The Grove resort, a state of the art club-fitting centre by US golf equipment brand TaylorMade promises elite-level precision. In an exclusive first look, we put it to the test

    Three golfers walk across a green fairway at The Grove golf course, surrounded by sand bunkers and trees.
  • Wednesday, 20 May, 2026
    Where to hear live music in cities around the world
    For London’s best live music, go to church

    They’re the most atmospheric places in town for non-classical concerts — sacred spaces with divine acoustics that draw acclaimed artists from around the world

    A concert audience fills the seats of Union Chapel in north London: a gothic-style venue with a vaulted ceiling and colourful stage lighting.
  • Saturday, 16 May, 2026
    Travel
    These cottages have charmed generations — so why is the National Trust closing them?

    Without warning, Britain’s heritage charity has axed many of its most remote, most unique holiday homes

    A small stone cottage with two windows and a chimney stands alone in a lush green landscape, surrounded by stone walls and ferns, with hills in the background.
  • Monday, 11 May, 2026
    FT Globetrotter
    Why London is English winemaking’s new hotspot

    Urban wineries are turning pockets of industrial London into hubs of creative fermentation, their playful, low-intervention releases winning fans far beyond the capital

    Wine barrels stacked against a wall, with people talking and sitting at a long wooden table decorated with candles at Vagabond Wines in London.
  • Friday, 8 May, 2026
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    Alphaville. Local branch of IT firm wins prestigious FT Alphaville Pub Quiz

    The Borg beat all comers at our latest London quiz. Could YOU have done better?

  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
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    Alphaville. Join FT Alphaville for drinks this Thursday from 9pm at Market Place St Paul’s

    The pub quiz after-party is ON

  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
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    Where to enjoy asparagus season in London before it disappears

    For a few spring weeks, British asparagus takes over menus — grilled, shaved, folded into pasta — then vanishes as quickly as it arrived

    Fresh green British asparagus spears with purple-tipped ends arranged in a bunch.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    HTSI
    Why we’re all going bananas for banoffee pie

    The ‘cheeky dessert’ beloved of the 1980s is back – and sweeter than ever

    Banoffee pie by Philip Khoury
  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
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    Smoother! Blonder! Sharper! John Frieda’s 50 years in haircuts

    The legendary stylist on building an empire – and eliminating frizz

    Joanna Lumley models her “Purdey” haircut with its creator in 1977
  • Friday, 10 April, 2026
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    Alphaville. *SOLD OUT* The FT Alphaville Pub Quiz lands in London on May 7. Get your tickets here

    Quizness time

  • Friday, 10 April, 2026
    HTSI
    Jollof, jewellery and Ridley Road Market – Simone Brewster shares her London

    The artist and designer on the African and Caribbean destinations that make her city home

    Simone Brewster
  • Tuesday, 7 April, 2026
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    Where to eat in east London, by restaurateur Dom Hamdy

    The man behind some of London’s coolest eateries shares his favourite tables in his corner of the capital

    Dom Hamdy stands outside Bistro Freddie in front of a brick wall, wearing glasses and a brown button-up sweater.
  • Monday, 30 March, 2026
    FT Globetrotter
    Exclusive: inside west London’s new go-to dining destination

    After the Olympia exhibition centre’s five-year, £1.3bn redevelopment, an upscale restaurant, bar and events space opens today in its historic Pillar Hall. We had a first look

    Detail of the elegant interior of Idalia restaurant in Pillar Hall, Olympia, with lush plants, round tables set for dining and a glowing bar area surrounded by greenery and soft lighting.
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    HTSI
    Queen’s Park is London’s hottest culinary corner

    Have you hit the royal mile?

    High-street gastropub The Salusbury
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    Architecture
    Henry Moore’s revamped Perry Green is the perfect place to visit with children

    The artist’s Hertfordshire base marries the sculptural and the agricultural, with an emphasis on play

    Several abstract bronze sculptures are displayed on the lawn in front of Sheep Field Barn at the Henry Moore Foundation.
  • Wednesday, 18 March, 2026
    FT Globetrotter
    East London’s barbecue restaurant boom

    Texas-style smokehouses are popping up in industrial spaces from Shoreditch to Walthamstow. Here are five of the hottest spots for low-and-slow brisket and ribs

    Sliced smoked and confit Wagyu ox cheek on a metal plate with a small cup of sauce and pickles at Black Cactus barbecue restaurant.
  • Tuesday, 17 March, 2026
    HTSI
    Five ways to turbocharge your workout

    Bored at the gym? We’ve got the perfect upgrade

    Hyrox at Tribu Movement Community, Mexico City and Animo, Brussels
  • Friday, 13 March, 2026
    Modern professional: how to dress for work now
    Is Jonah Freud’s Reference Point the sexiest library in the world?

    Meet the men still championing print

    Jonah Freud in Reference Point, the library, bookshop and bar he co-founded in central London
  • Thursday, 12 March, 2026
    Travel
    Rise of the five-star jammy dodger as top hotels embrace ‘bakery tourism’

    Croissants, cheese straws and iced buns are drawing queues round the block — and smart hotels are taking note

    Two bakers at Claridge’s stand behind a display of assorted breads and pastries, each holding a large loaf in front of their face.
  • Wednesday, 11 March, 2026
    FT Globetrotter
    Impala, London’s hottest new restaurant: an exclusive first look

    Chef Meedu Saad brings his Egyptian heritage to the fore at his open-fire solo debut — the latest launch from the group behind Brat, Mountain and Kiln

    Meedu Saad is flanked by two other chefs in white coats in the kitchen of Saad’s Impala restaurant. They are preparing food on a stainless steel counter featuring various ingredients, plates, cookware and a golden press.
  • Tuesday, 3 March, 2026
    HTSI
    Simpson’s in the Strand is open again – here’s our exclusive preview

    Founded in 1828, the grande dame of London restaurants has had the Jeremy King treatment. We get the first taste

    Simpson’s owner Jeremy King
  • Monday, 2 March, 2026
    FT Globetrotter
    My top five Thai restaurants in London, by chef Kim Ratcharoen

    The head chef at three Michelin star Restaurant Gordon Ramsay shares the spots where the flavours of her homeland really shine

    Chef Kim Ratcharoen sits at a table in a white chef’s jacket, resting her head on her hand and looking at the camera, at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in west London.
  • Monday, 9 February, 2026
    Romance and the city
    FT correspondents and writers’ top romantic spots in their cities

    Our insiders’ guide on where to do Valentine’s Day — and where not to — in some of the world’s most alluring destinations

    A couple stands on a hilltop at night, overlooking a brightly lit cityscape stretching into the distance.
  • Thursday, 5 February, 2026
    How to get the best rest: an HTSI sleep special
    Bed down in London’s finest quilt emporium

    Antique Textiles Company assembles three centuries’ worth of patchworking

    Quilts displayed outside the shop on Abbey Road
  • Friday, 30 January, 2026
    HTSI
    Ronnie Scott’s has had a revamp – take a first look

    The renovation of the legendary upstairs lounge is both grassroots and glamorous

    The new Upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s
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