Your little black book of essential London services, specially curated each month by the editors of The London Magazine and including recommendations from some of prime London’s top property agents

Anyone with young children will know the struggle of trying to enjoy a meltdown-free lunch out or the naïve optimism that you can let them burn off some energy in soft play while you quietly catch up

Grandma’s engagement ring IN the pantheon of stories ...

Best seat in the house?

SOCIALISING HAS EVOLVED BEYOND THE PUB AND, IN ITS PLACE, THERE’S A THIRST FOR SOMETHING NEW, ROOTED IN A DESIRE FOR COMMUNITY THAT’S STRONGER THAN EVER. HATTIE CRISELL SIGNS UP TO THE MOVEMENT

Eccentric, awe-inspiring and a home-from-home for literary giants, the London Library is an institution like no other and anyone can join it. As it celebrates 180 years in St James’s Square, Emma Hughes steps inside