City Rooms

For a city that seemingly never sleeps, where every way you turn is a concrete jungle, you’d think the only greenery would be when you look into your cup at your fancy loose leaf tea. Here’s where you’re wrong. There are so many beautiful open spaces and green areas dotted all over London. So whenever we’re lucky and London gives us a hot day, these places tend to be the most popular. Who doesn’t love hanging out with friends in the park until everyone gets bitten to death by mosquitoes. Especially with the best part of this being that the majority of these beautiful spaces are free to go to. Whatever suits your fancy, London has it covered, with untamed forests where you can walk off the beaten paths to the amazing royal lawns, you can really enjoy all sides of the green. Starting off with one of the more obvious choices for you, we have Richmond Park, a National Nature Reserve and the largest site of Special Scientific Interest in the capital. One of the more naturally beautiful ...

CYCLING  IN LONDON London has experienced an important increase in the amount of cyclists during the last years. Many times it can be both faster and cheaper to pick up you own  bike and just go ahead. It is a perfect way to move around doing some sports, even more in summer, and be able to take a look to those places we never get to see in London. If you still do not own a bike, don't panic. As you probably know it is very cheap to rent one of the bikes provided by Barclays , so there are no more excuses to avoid it. The facilities we've got now to stop stressing out and enjoy the freedom of riding are many. If you wonder what kind of places or routes are better for you, try Paddington to Hayes ,  Bow to Tottenham , Limehouse to Little Venice , or Richmond to Hampton Court . All of them take less than an hour, and will let you discover new places, admire London architecture and the hidden streets or neighborhoods. It is mandatory to mention the Wor...