Following footsteps of three centuries ago!
It always gives me a thrill to be walking where I know others did before me centuries ago! Take the Anchor pub as an example. In 1666,...
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sandyrhodes
Sep 221 min read
So much more to Hampton Court than its palaces!
Of course the palaces at Hampton Court are marvellous. But once you have explored Henry's palace and William's apartments, don't miss out...
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sandyrhodes
Jun 221 min read
1698 was an important date!
Why, you might ask! In 1698 the royal court moved to St James' Palace, a stone's throw from Berry Bros & Rudd which set up shop ....in...
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sandyrhodes
Feb 111 min read
The Mall at its best!
Have you ever noticed the beautiful white buildings which line the edge of the Mall? I know when there's a Royal procession, there are...
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sandyrhodes
Jan 231 min read
The smallest square in London!
You might well have walked through Trafalgar Square, the largest square in London but have you found its smallest square? Take a Hobnob...
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sandyrhodes
Jan 231 min read
A Tale of Two Cities!
Dickens might have been writing about the French Revolution when he wrote a tale of two cities but London is equally about two cities...
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sandyrhodes
Feb 13, 20231 min read
Clarence House in the sunshine!
Currently home to King Charles and the Queen Consort whilst Buckingham Palace is undergoing its £380 million refurbishment. But the big...
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sandyrhodes
Jan 19, 20231 min read
The one that got away!
This is one of the pelicans that live on the ornamental lake in St James' Park. However, because of the Avian Flu outbreak, the birds...
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sandyrhodes
Mar 13, 20221 min read
Back to normal
It's great to see that the Elizabeth Tower clock face has had its cracks repaired and is back on display. It's just a shame that the...
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sandyrhodes
Jan 22, 20221 min read
The Paradise of Pink Terracotta
This is the nickname given to the Mount Street area of Mayfair following its rebuild at the end of the 1800s. It's a beautiful area...
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sandyrhodes
Dec 30, 20211 min read
Can you believe ...?!!
that this pub is so old that the famous diarist Samuel Pepys sat in it and watched the Great Fire of London as it gradually destroyed the...
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sandyrhodes
Jun 12, 20211 min read
Sensational Southwark!
Here's an image to whet your appetite for my new Southwark tour developed during lockdown. It is the ruins of Winchester Palace, the...
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sandyrhodes
Feb 27, 20211 min read
Forgotten graveyard
Turn into Redcross Way in Southwark and on the right hand side is a cemetery called Cross Bones. This was where the medieval sex workers...
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sandyrhodes
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Wouldn't it be nice ......?!
.. to be back in London enjoying views like this? One of the things I love about London is that wherever you are, there is a mix of new...
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sandyrhodes
Aug 22, 20201 min read
Southwark's only galleried inn!
It's so lovely to see the George Inn open once again. Whilst sitting in the courtyard sipping an ice cold beer and remembering the tour...
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sandyrhodes
Feb 2, 20201 min read
Buckingham Palace shopping
There is nothing to make you feel more like a Royal than using a Royal set of china. If you have been to see the George IV exhibition at...
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sandyrhodes
Feb 2, 20201 min read
It's Brexit Day at last!
Finally, after three and a half years of wrangling, the UK is to follow its own path outside the EU. And Boris demanded that the union...
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sandyrhodes
Jan 11, 20201 min read
The magnificent Southwark Cathedral
There has been a church on this site for at least one thousand years and Southwark Cathedral is the oldest building in Southwark bearing...
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sandyrhodes
Nov 18, 20191 min read
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Just around the corner from Trafalgar Square, St Martins is an enchanting place at the best of times but extra special at Christmas. Why...
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sandyrhodes
Aug 1, 20191 min read
The greatest grape vine in the world
Yes, the grape vine at Hampton Court is in the Guinness Book of World records for being the oldest and largest productive vine in the...
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