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Gunnersbury Park is a beautiful spot for a wander and a much-loved green space for locals. Less well explored, however, is the grand house at its heart, which is home to a fascinating museum. Its history involves an unconventional princess, one of the wealthiest families in the world and some intriguing stories along the way. […]

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Just off the Strand and missed by most is one of London’s most unusual streets: Lower Robert Street. Off York Buildings is a dark, vaulted passage. Head down here and you find a sloping, winding street. It then takes a sharp turn to the right, passing a large underground garage and a series of storage […]

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Seconds from Charing Cross Station is a brilliant historical surprise: a small museum, hidden mostly below ground: the oldest museum in the world dedicated to all things optometry including spectacles, lenses, eye tests and more. Unbeknownst to almost everyone bustling in and out of the train station, a stone’s throw away is an extraordinary collection, […]

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Towards the bottom of Broadway in Manhattan, not far from Wall Street, you will find St Paul’s Chapel, the oldest surviving church building in in New York City. Duck inside and you will discover a rare little corner of calm amongst the frenetic energy of Manhattan.  St Paul’s has a fascinating history, its story inextricably […]

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