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It's worth visiting The Town of Ramsgate

19.08.08
Popular with the people who live around Wapping, The Town of Ramsgate has had its up and downs, but has settled down in the last few years to become a jolly decent boozer. ... more

Things can only get Buddha

13.08.08
The London outpost of the international Buddha Bar chain serves an Asian menu that is both dated and overpriced, says Fay Maschler.... more

It's the dip that makes the trip for Duck tours

01.08.08
Within moments of turning off the Albert Embankment towards the murky windswept water, London Duck Tours' yellow vehicles are in it.... more

Dramatic aerial race over the Thames

24.07.08
Planes will scream down the river Thames, flying at heights five times lower than the Big Ben as part of the Red Bull Air Race World series.... more

Great Days out: A-I

22.07.08
From a trip on Star Over London to a butterfly house visit here is your A-Z guide of great things to do in London.... more

Best attractions on the banks of the Thames

09.07.08
Some of the best attractions in London lie on the banks of the River Thames - and to make visiting them even more special, get there by boat.... more

Spoilt for sounds in SW7

20.06.08
People love to complain about how expensive London is, but Richard Godwin reveals one of the capital's best opportunities to see great music free: tomorrow's Exhibition Road Music Day.... more

Best restaurants by the Thames

11.06.08
Who needs the Riviera when London has its own fabulous waterfront restaurants? Take a look at our guide to the top tables with sea views.... more

Prefab utopia - for the discerning jungle dweller

06.02.08
Maison Tropicale is a perfect work of architecture, with form, beauty and technology in perfect harmony.... more

From Russia with menace

25.10.07
David Cronenberg's portrayal of the Russian mafia in London is horrifically violent in Eastern Promises, but that serves his purpose beautifully.... more

Million see festival end with a bang

17.09.07
A record one million people flocked to the Mayor's Thames Festival as London basked in late summer sunshine.... more

Go with the flow at river festival

06.09.07
A million people are expected to converge on the banks of the river when London hosts the 10th Mayor's Thames Festival.... more

Fragments of the past turned into artworks

03.09.07
Pieces of medieval clay pipes, anti-aircraft shells, shards of porcelain and discarded bottletops, all washed up by the Thames, make up a new exhibition.... more

Go green this summer

17.08.07
Get back to nature, breathe in the fresh air and reacquaint yourself with Britain's wildlife.... more

Festival of Scottish culture

15.08.07
Scottish culture will be celebrated with The London Gathering at Inner Temple Gardens next month.... more

Test the clubbing waters

10.08.07
Test your sea/river legs on a boat party and find out how a night of clubbing on the Thames can put the pleasure back into cruises.... more

Flying visit for Red Bull racing pilots

30.07.07
Thousands of people lined the Thames to watch a daredevil plane race described as a mixture of Formula One and slalom skiing.... more

Don't panic ... it's only the latest disaster movie

27.07.07
The Houses of Parliament lie half submerged after the Thames breaks its banks. London after the latest rain? Relax - it's only a movie.... more

Reach for the sky

03.07.07
Speeding planes will be racing above the River Thames when the Red Bull Air Race World Series comes to London this weekend.... more

Friendly pub but lacking atmosphere

25.06.07
The Mawson Arms is a perfectly nice pub let down by its location - high hopes for this establishment end up dashed due to the pub's depressing ambience.... more

The secret of Monet's style, part II

14.06.07
It has emerged that Claude Monet's famously blurred paintings may have been affected by London's weather... more

Air race to take flight over Thames

04.05.07
Some of the world's best pilots will come to London to race each other just metres above the River Thames this summer.... more

Critic's choice: Where to eat on a terrace

19.04.07
The weather is managing to hold out, so head to one of these three restaurants to soak up some sun.... more

Let's go outside: Alfresco eats

11.04.07
From smart rooftop restaurants and pretty park cafès to pub gardens and riverside spots, our leading food writers select their choice of the places to eat and drink alfresco.... more

The best of British for Gordy's pub

04.04.07
The Narrow - Gordon Ramsay's first foray into pub food - puts the emphasis on traditional British recipes at very reasonable prices - for now.... more

A tourist's take on London

29.01.07
Canaletto may have spent nearly a decade in the capital but a new exhibition in Dulwich reveals that it never inspired him as much as Venice, says Brian Sewell.... more

2007 roars in with music, fireworks and a lion

02.01.07
New Year 2007 kicked off in the capital with a fireworks spectacular followed by the New Year's Day parade, which was watched by more than half a million spectators.... more

Stage is set for download drama

11.12.06
It may be low-budget, but And While London Burns has the grandest set in operatic history: the City of London itself.... more

Take me out: best weekend events

09.11.06
Saturday sees the spectacular Lord Mayor's Show, the London Jazz Festival kicks off and budding artists flog their wares at the Inspired Art Fair.... more

Top five weekend clubs

18.08.06
Chris Elwell-Sutton rounds up this weekend's top club nights, from a mouthwatering night aboard the finest party boat on the Thames, to a host of non-commercial sounds at 333.... more

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