Seasons and when to go
Month by month, the weather and the holidays.
Things to Do on a Summer Visit to London
The short “blink and you’ll miss it” British summer is getting closer and closer. Soon the grey clouds and cold winds will depart, making way for blue skies, hot sunshine and warm breezes.
July in London
Warm days and long nights with light lavender skies signify July in London , and so does the excitements and competition of Wimbledon.
June in London
Warm days and long nights with light lavender skies signify June in London , and so does the military pageantry of Trooping the Colour.
May in London
Some locals feel that May in London is the city's most beautiful month, bursting with flowers and often, some brilliant sunshine.
April in London
Jumping into Spring, April in London is your chance to find an amazing deal on a flight and hotel room and explore your favorite London attractions !
March in London
Slowly easing into Spring but still the low season, March in London is your chance to find an amazing deal on a flight and hotel room , and have more elbow room to enjoy your favorite London…
London in Winter
With the exception of the busy week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day, winter in London is considered the low season.
February in London
Firmly set in the low season but still full of excitement, February in London is your chance to find an amazing deal on a flight and hotel room , see Chinese lanterns and fashionistas, and have more…
January in London
Between the January sales crowds and the New Year crowds, it can be hard to tell that January in London is the low season.
Christmas Shopping in London
If you've come to London for the holiday season and need to get some last-minute Christmas presents (and can make it outside in this astonishingly wintry weather), here are some of the capital's…
Christmas Services in London
If you're in London over Christmas and want to get into the meaning of the season (at least before the pubs open), here's a listing of some of the major churches in central London that will be…
New Year's Day Parade in London
The 25th anniversary edition of London's New Year's Day Parade will take place on Saturday, 1 January 2011.
December in London
Ah, December: winter has come to London, with frost in the air and a little (or a truly great deal of) snow a-fallin.' All across town, the city is putting on its holiday spirit, with twinkling…
Guy Fawkes Night Fireworks Displays
November 5 is the annual Guy Fawkes Night celebration in Britain (also known as Bonfire Night), when up and down the country you'll see and hear fireworks being fired off all night at both large…
London weather
The weather in London is very changeable at the moment, I played golf yesterday evening and it was a lovely blue sky with a light wind, today its thunder and lightning, the rain is hammering it down…
4th July
It unlikely London Mayor 'Red' Ken Livingstone will have sent any good wishes to Robert Tuttle the American ambassador on US Independence Day today.
Bengali New Year in London
This Sunday the streets around Brick Lane in London's East End will packed with up to 200,000 people from the local area and across Britain celebrating Baishakhi Mela , the Bengali New Year Festival.
St George's Day
April 23 is St George's Day , the patron saint of England, and from 21-23 April there are a number of events in London celebrating the day.
Easter activities at the Museum of London
The Museum of London and its sister Museum in Docklands are holding a an Easter series of events.
Easter services at London's main churches
Easter is the most important event in the Christian calendar, the death and resurrection of Christ.
Egg hunting in London over Easter
This coming weekend is Easter and its a four day holiday in the UK with both Good Friday and Easter Monday being public holidays.
Pancake Day
Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday , otherwise known as Pancake Day in the UK. Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, traditionally the start of 40 days of fasting in…
Guy Fawkes Night
This time of year is boom time for anyone selling fireworks, people celebrating Diwali were firing them off for about two weeks and this weekend is Guy Fawkes Night when the rest of the UK build's…