A London commemorative plaque for every day in 2016. The plaques are selected from all walks of life, and all points of the London compass – and I'm taking requests too! DROP ME A LINE or leave a comment below if you'd like to nominate a plaque for inclusion in the series
The Spaniards Gate, Hampstead…
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London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your
guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all
London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
Daily Constitutional editor Adam Scott-Goulding writes…
It's back! The annual London Christmas Shopping Guide from The Daily Constitutional!
This year I'll be including museum gift shops and markets for gift ideas. As well as gifts I'll be pointing you toward local London shops for the best in Christmas food and drink. Where relevant, I'll list the London Walks tour that finishes near the shop in question. As usual, you can drop me a line with your own tips by emailing the usual address, by leaving a comment below or via Twitter. Karen Pierce-Goulding adds… Christopher St James, Cecil Court
Christopher St James Costume jeweller extraordinaire!
As well as lovingly replicated repro Art Deco brooches and necklaces there are authentic Vintage pieces too, as well as
some gorgeous statement bracelets and earrings fashioned from Bakelite- you could leave sporting a Carmen
Miranda-inspired set of earrings or a costume choker as worn by Lady
Mary of Downtown Abbey fame. His, 'ow you say, quixotic opening times add an air of exclusivity to the proceedings – worth coming back another time if you are unlucky and find him closed at your first attempt.
My lovely colleague Richard Walker ends his Harry Potter tours in Cecil Court!
Christopher St James, Cecil Court WC2N 4HE Opening hours - Varied. Sometimes VERY varied! Best to phone 07768 548371.
Find Cecil Court here…
About your correspondent Karen
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Karen comes trailing clouds of glory.
Travel & Leisure crowned her "the world's greatest tour guide."
She hosts the Canadian television travel show "London Next Stop." She
won the London Tourist Board's Guide of the Year award. She's the author of
Royal London. She is, quite simply, a star turn – which is why she's the
"go to" London guide for every major media concern. A reformed
actress and occasional journalist, she was Independent Magazine's Cultural
Heritage Correspondent. Her gold standard walks are, needless to say, vivid and
entertaining.
Here's she is presenting her Canadian TV series London Next Stop…
Christmas 2016 With London Walks…
On Christmas Day there are TWO London Walks: Walk up an appetite with The Christmas Morning 1660 Walk – meet at 11:00a.m by the big tree in Trafalgar Square Walk off the pudding with The Christmas Day Charles Dickens Walk – meet by the big tree in Trafalgar Square at 2:00pm
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London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your
guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all
London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
DC Editor Adam writes… Took a lovely wander with my family around the Christmas lights in the West End last Friday night. Fortnum & Mason's window is, as ever, an event in itself. I was particularly fond of this huge Brussels sprout…
… and even more so of the little mouse suffering the after-effects of sprout consumption… Should they be changing their name to FARTnum and Mason? A
London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your
guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all
London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
A London commemorative plaque for every day in 2016. The plaques are selected from all walks of life, and all points of the London compass – and I'm taking requests too! DROP ME A LINE or leave a comment below if you'd like to nominate a plaque for inclusion in the series
Hungarian-born film director and producer, Alexander Korda's career spanned the silent and sound eras. He directed The Private Life of Henry VIII starring Charles Laughton in 1933 and Produced The Third Man starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles (1949). Find his plaque at 21/22 Grosvenor Street…
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London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your
guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all
London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
Daily Constitutional editor Adam Scott-Goulding writes…
Karen comes trailing clouds of glory.
Travel & Leisure crowned her "the world's greatest tour guide."
She hosts the Canadian television travel show "London Next Stop." She
won the London Tourist Board's Guide of the Year award. She's the author of
Royal London. She is, quite simply, a star turn – which is why she's the
"go to" London guide for every major media concern. A reformed
actress and occasional journalist, she was Independent Magazine's Cultural
Heritage Correspondent. Her gold standard walks are, needless to say, vivid and
entertaining.
