Secret London: 240 hidden gems and unique things to do in London (Jonglez): 240 of London's most secret, unusual and unfamiliar places (Jonglez Secret Guides) - Softcover

Howard, Rachel; Nash, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2361956136 ISBN 13: 9782361956134

Publisher: Jonglez Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

Step beyond Big Ben. Wander past the postcard sights. Discover the London that hides in plain sight.

“The best alternative guide to London ever. An essential purchase.” – TheLondonist.com

Let Secret London lead you far from the familiar crowds – into the city’s most intriguing corners, forgotten histories and wonderfully strange places that even lifelong Londoners have never found.

Descend into the Brunel Museum’s Thames Tunnel Shaft, where acrobats and tight-rope walkers once performed underground. Find Europe’s oldest surviving operating theatre, hidden in a Southwark attic, where surgery took place before anaesthesia existed. See out The Hardy Tree – its roots now entwined around the gravestones Thomas Hard arranged as a young architect.

Visit the Peak Freans Biscuit Museum celebrating the inventors of the Bourbon biscuit. Wander the serene paths of Barnsbury Wood, London’s smallest nature reserve, tucked invisibly behind a residential street. Stand before The Thin House – barely even seven feet wide at one end – and watch your sense of perspective dissolve.

These are just 6 of the 240 places inside, waiting for you to discover.

Written by Rachel Howard and Bill Nash – journalists who have lived and worked across every borough in London – this is the guide that shows you the city behind the city. Not tourist London. Not guidebook London. The real one.

Perfect if you:

• Think you’ve already seen everything London has to offer
• Are visiting London and want experiences no other guide will show you
• Love architecture, hidden history, eccentric museums or secret green spaces

Now in its 4th edition, and praised as “Simply brilliant” by The Travel Editor.

Ready to see London differently?

About this title

About the Author

Rachel Howard is a journalist and copywriter who has lived in almost every borough in London. A regular contributor to Conde Nast Traveller, National Geographic Traveler, and The Guardian, Rachel writes mainly about travel, food and the arts. She previously spent a decade writing speeches for the Greek foreign minister. But that’s another story.

Bill Nash is an actor and writer, with family roots all across London. An obsesstion with the city’s corners is the foundation for his contribution to this book. He lives in Brixton with his family and an ineffective cat.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jonglez Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2361956136
• ISBN 13: 9782361956134
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 416