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Hyde Park This Spring: Padel, Tennis, Boating and the LidoWellness

Hyde Park This Spring: Padel, Tennis, Boating and the Lido

Longer evenings make Hyde Park Knightsbridge's best free gym. Here is how to play padel and tennis, take a boat out and plan for the Lido's mid-May opening.

29 April 2026·3 min read
Spring Garden at RHS Chelsea 2026: Jeremy Chan Takes Over the KitchenFood & Drink

Spring Garden at RHS Chelsea 2026: Jeremy Chan Takes Over the Kitchen

Ikoyi's Jeremy Chan has taken over Spring Garden, the Chelsea Flower Show's flagship dining experience, alongside José Pizarro. Here is what is on the menu.

27 April 2026·3 min read
Surrenne Belgravia at The Emory: A Spring Wellness ResetWellness

Surrenne Belgravia at The Emory: A Spring Wellness Reset

The Emory's Surrenne Belgravia club is one of SW1's most complete wellness spaces. Here is what it offers hotel guests, and what the Art of Wellbeing stay includes.

25 April 2026·3 min read
Einaudi at the Royal Albert Hall: Solo Piano Nights This MonthEvents

Einaudi at the Royal Albert Hall: Solo Piano Nights This Month

After Classic FM Live earlier this week, the Royal Albert Hall turns to Ludovico Einaudi for two solo piano evenings on 28 and 29 April.

23 April 2026·3 min read
Charlie Mackesy at the Royal Albert Hall: Drawing, Stories and MusicEvents

Charlie Mackesy at the Royal Albert Hall: Drawing, Stories and Music

The author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse comes to the Royal Albert Hall on 22 May for an evening of live drawing, stories and music.

21 April 2026·3 min read
The Peninsula London's Dog Grooming Salon: Last Weeks to BookHotels

The Peninsula London's Dog Grooming Salon: Last Weeks to Book

The Peninsula London's in-house dog grooming parlour with Love My Human has a few weeks left. What it offers, what it costs, and the hotel's dog-friendly perks.

19 April 2026·3 min read
Water Pantanal Fire: Free Photography Show at the Science MuseumCulture

Water Pantanal Fire: Free Photography Show at the Science Museum

Sixty-five photographs of the Pantanal's wildlife and wildfires fill a free exhibition at the Science Museum. It closes at the end of May.

17 April 2026·3 min read
The Botanist on Sloane Square Is Becoming a Proper Pub AgainFood & Drink

The Botanist on Sloane Square Is Becoming a Proper Pub Again

After eighteen years as The Botanist, the corner site on Sloane Square is changing hands and returning to life as a proper neighbourhood pub, under a new name.

15 April 2026·3 min read
Apsley House and Wellington Arch: Hyde Park Corner's Spring VisitCulture

Apsley House and Wellington Arch: Hyde Park Corner's Spring Visit

The Duke of Wellington's London home and the arch opposite make one of the neighbourhood's most rewarding cultural afternoons. Here is how to plan it.

13 April 2026·3 min read
Roksanda's Sloane Street Concept Store: Last Weeks to VisitShopping

Roksanda's Sloane Street Concept Store: Last Weeks to Visit

Roksanda Ilinčić has turned 171 to 172 Sloane Street into a concept store where fashion, art and design share the floor. It runs until early June.

11 April 2026·3 min read
Outdoor Swimming Near Knightsbridge: Serpentine Lido and Rooftop PoolsWellness

Outdoor Swimming Near Knightsbridge: Serpentine Lido and Rooftop Pools

As the evenings lighten, thoughts turn to outdoor swimming. Here is what to know about the Serpentine Lido season, Britain's oldest swimming club and the area's hotel pools.

9 April 2026·3 min read
Weezie's Opens in Belgravia: Thin-Crust Pizza at Eccleston YardsFood & Drink

Weezie's Opens in Belgravia: Thin-Crust Pizza at Eccleston Yards

From the team behind amie wine studio, Weezie's opens today at Eccleston Yards with thin-crust pizza, own-label wines and a mostly walk-in policy.

7 April 2026·3 min read
Easter in South Kensington: Museums, Exhibitions and Free Days OutCulture

Easter in South Kensington: Museums, Exhibitions and Free Days Out

With the Easter bank holiday running to Monday, Exhibition Road's three great museums offer free entry and some of the year's best shows. Here is how to plan the day.

5 April 2026·3 min read
Easter Sunday Lunch in Knightsbridge and Chelsea 2026: Where to BookFood & Drink

Easter Sunday Lunch in Knightsbridge and Chelsea 2026: Where to Book

Easter Sunday falls on 5 April. From an Italian lunch with live music at Sette to a Japanese brunch in Chelsea, these are the menus worth booking this weekend.

3 April 2026·3 min read
The Duke of Connaught: Cubitt House Plans a Belgravia Pub With RoomsHotels

The Duke of Connaught: Cubitt House Plans a Belgravia Pub With Rooms

Cubitt House has unveiled plans for The Duke of Connaught on Eccleston Street, a pub, grill restaurant and ten-room boutique hotel in Belgravia's former post office.

1 April 2026·3 min read
150 Years of Messiah on Good Friday at the Royal Albert HallEvents

150 Years of Messiah on Good Friday at the Royal Albert Hall

On Friday 3 April the Royal Choral Society performs Handel's Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall for the 150th Good Friday. Here is why this one matters.

30 March 2026·3 min read
Easter Afternoon Tea at Hyde Park Corner: Lanesborough or Peninsula?Hotels

Easter Afternoon Tea at Hyde Park Corner: Lanesborough or Peninsula?

Two of London's grandest hotels face each other across Hyde Park Corner, and both have Easter afternoon teas running from 3 to 6 April. We compare them.

28 March 2026·3 min read
Easter at Harrods 2026: Hampers, Chocolate Eggs and a Family WeekendShopping

Easter at Harrods 2026: Hampers, Chocolate Eggs and a Family Weekend

Harrods' Easter programme runs from chocolate eggs and a £500 hamper to a free family activity weekend in Childrenswear. Here is how to plan a visit.

26 March 2026·3 min read
Star Trek at 60: The Science Museum's Free Warp Trail LaunchesEvents

Star Trek at 60: The Science Museum's Free Warp Trail Launches

From Thursday, the Science Museum celebrates Star Trek's 60th anniversary with a free trail of costumes and props, a launch Lates night and every film on the IMAX screen.

24 March 2026·3 min read
Schiaparelli at the V&A: The UK's First Show Opens 28 MarchCulture

Schiaparelli at the V&A: The UK's First Show Opens 28 March

The UK's first exhibition devoted to Elsa Schiaparelli opens in the V&A's Sainsbury Gallery on Saturday. Here is what to expect, from Dali's lobster to today's couture.

22 March 2026·3 min read
Brompton Road's Casual Turn: Wagyu Burgers, Sandos and ChipsFood & Drink

Brompton Road's Casual Turn: Wagyu Burgers, Sandos and Chips

Knightsbridge is not all tasting menus. A run of relaxed openings has brought Dubai burgers, Japanese-style sandos and all-day fish and chips to Brompton Road.

20 March 2026·3 min read
Our Story with David Attenborough: NHM's Immersive Show ExtendedEvents

Our Story with David Attenborough: NHM's Immersive Show Extended

Extended to 30 August after strong demand, the Natural History Museum's first immersive experience is a strong choice for the Easter holidays in South Kensington.

18 March 2026·3 min read
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal to Close: What We Know So FarFood & Drink

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal to Close: What We Know So Far

Heston Blumenthal has confirmed that Dinner, his Knightsbridge restaurant at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park since 2011, will close at the end of January 2027.

16 March 2026·3 min read
Michelin Three Keys at Hyde Park Corner: Mandarin Oriental & PeninsulaHotels

Michelin Three Keys at Hyde Park Corner: Mandarin Oriental & Peninsula

Of the six London hotels Michelin rates at Three Keys, two face each other across Hyde Park Corner. We look at what sets Mandarin Oriental and The Peninsula apart.

14 March 2026·3 min read