Is Cambridge 60 miles or 60 light-years from London? To embark on the trip from Leicester Square (Piccadilly Line to Kings Cross, Great Northern Route towards Kings Lynn) is to hurdle oneself into a veritable time warp, all the way back to the august era of the noble university city. Oxford may be older and … More

How apropos that the first set of data from the United Kingdom’s most recent national census will be made available by July 2012 on the eve of the London Summer Games. After all, as the statistics will undoubtedly disclose, the only city to host the modern Olympics three times is also (with the possible exception … More

HotelClub often hears from football fans making pilgrimages back to their hometowns for derbies. We indulged ourselves with the UK’s favourite sport and took a look at some of the fiercest rivalries in football.

While many hipster aortas claim to own the resurgence of fedoras, skinny jeans and puddle jumpers worn with sockless brogues, it’s really London’s East End that can take the bow. The confines of Hackney, Shoreditch and Hoxton seem to breed food, art and fashion revolutions by the minute – while the rest of the world … More

Done in by yet another rank and file, banal still-life on the wall of your hotel bathroom? Perhaps a smart art hotel is in order. If a bold and tasteful aesthetical ethos is on your list of prerequisite perks, book a room at one of these fine UK hotels. While they may not occupy the … More

We’ve got a big family trip planned to the UK in the next few months. We’ve mapped out most of our destinations around England but we’re on the fence about visiting Wales. Is it worth the side trip? What are the dos and don’ts? Eunice J., Darwin Thomas Telford’s iron suspension bridge over the Menai … More