London is crawling with ghost stories and gruesome fables, but I wanted to share some genuinely creepy and truly historic places you can explore to get in the Halloween spirit....
This cathedral-like building in East London hides a surprising secret. Incredibly, it's a Sewage Pumping Station! Step inside this Victorian wonder....
Pamplona isn't the only city with a history of bull running. Ok, you might not get much Whitechapel Road Bullock Running nowadays. But the history is there to be found!...
On the corner of Cheapside and Wood Street stands a lonely London plane tree. But this isn't any old tree, its become a symbol of The City and has witnessed dramatic London changes. Oh if those leaves could talk...
Over 800 buildings are open for the public – for free – to snoop around and last weekend I did the usual rushing across the city to try and see as much as possible! These were my favourite Open House discoveries this year....
Princelet Street in Spitalfields hides many an interesting historical gem. But this just might be my favourite....
Ride a tiny train under central London. Not any train though, discover the Mail Rail! A secret tunnel network that carried 4 million letters every day...
This delightfully gruesome museum has reopened, providing Londoners with a hankering for a 19th century science somewhere to investigate! Not for the faint hearted...
St Paul's opened its doors to evening visitors and photos are not only allowed, they're encouraged! Here is what I found inside...
There's 47 churches within London's square mile. Each with their own history and often some special quirk up their sleeve. From ancient relics to pop-up gardens and cutting edge sculpture to 17th century shoes, there's plenty of surprises to be found...