what to see in london – Julian Worker Travel – A few ideas for your next trip in every direction

In praise of Tooting, south London

‘Captivating’ Tooting has been named one of the best neighbourhoods in the world, alongside exotic hotspots in Rio, Seoul and New York. Sound unlikely? Not if you live there, says the Guardian’s online Travel editor

Mail Rail delivers an underground history lesson at London’s new Postal Museum

A subterranean railway once whizzed four million letters a day across London. The public were oblivious to it but will soon be able to ride it, as it forms the centrepiece of the new Postal Museum

Revamped National Army Museum to feature Napoleon’s horse

London attraction hopes to increase visitor numbers with new galleries featuring skeletons, surgical saws and shrapnel

Cerith Wyn Evans: Forms in Space … by Light (in Time) review – an optical trapeze act

The Welsh artist unveils 2km of neon suspended in mid-air – and it’s an adventure playground for the eyes

10 top tips from London

Ditching the usual tourist suspects, go on a tour of lesser known clubs, bars, venues and restaurants around London

Robots exhibition at the Science Museum, London – in pictures

A new exhibition opening on 8 February, Robots is a collection of over 100 objects ranging from 16th century automata to cutting-edge ‘emotional’ robots

Calatrava finally arrives in London – but is he rehashing old ideas?

Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava is loved for his striking designs and loathed for cost overruns. Will his £1bn project for Greenwich Peninsula stay on course?

London Zoo keepers begin their annual animal count

The animal count at London Zoo 2017

Take the kids to … Wonderlab at the Science Museum, London

This new gallery inside the (otherwise free) museum invites children to become scientists through 50 interactive displays and regular live shows

The Shard

The Shard is referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower. It is a 95-storey skyscraper, part of the London Bridge Quarter development. The Shard’s construction began in March 2009 and it was topped out on 30 March 2012. The Shard dominates the surrounding area, as you wouldContinue reading “The Shard”