Housed in the restored Passmore Edwards Old Library on Acton High Street, ActOne is an independent, non-profit community cinema run by a Community Interest Company. The historic building, gifted to the people of Acton and left empty for years, was brought back into use by a group of residents who campaigned to keep developers out and return it to its original role as a community hub. After the lease was signed with the London Borough of Ealing in 2021, a team of more than a hundred volunteers c.....

A brand-new addition to London's theatre landscape, the Capital Theatre is a purpose-built venue set within the Westfield London shopping centre at Shepherd's Bush in the west of the city. Developed by leading West End producers and designed by the team behind acclaimed rooms such as the Bridge Theatre, it occupies a sizeable space on the site of a former department store and was conceived to bring large-scale, high-quality productions to an unusually intimate setting. The auditorium seats arou.....

Cris Contini Contemporary is an international art gallery in the heart of Notting Hill, on Lonsdale Road in west London. Founded in 2018 by Cristian Contini and Fulvio Granocchia, it runs its London space alongside offices in Rome and Brussels, presenting an eclectic, multicultural programme that bridges the great modern masters and leading contemporary artists. The gallery's portfolio gives collectors access to work by modern masters such as Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucio .....

A traditional community pub on Lower Richmond Road in Mortlake, south-west London, the Jolly Gardeners is a friendly local with a long and tangled history. The present building dates from the early twentieth century, but there has been a pub on or near the site for centuries, and its name is thought to reference the market gardens that once surrounded this stretch of the Thames before the area was built up. Today it serves the residential streets between Mortlake and East Sheen. The pub's linea.....

Kew Gardens, officially the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew on the southwestern edge of London, is one of the most important botanical institutions in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its historic glasshouses, vast living collections and scientific work. The gardens trace their origins to the eighteenth century, when royal estates beside the Thames were developed into pleasure grounds and a botanic garden, and they grew over the following centuries into a centre of plant scie.....

A gilded Victorian auditorium hidden inside a modern shell, the Lyric Hammersmith is one of the UK's leading producing theatres, on Lyric Square just off King Street in West London. Its ornate main house was originally designed by the celebrated theatre architect Frank Matcham and dates in spirit to 1895, when the venue reopened as the New Lyric Opera House. Threatened with demolition in the 1960s, the theatre was saved by a public campaign, and its historic auditorium was painstakingly dismant.....

Maze, part of Gordon Ramsay's restaurant portfolio, occupied 10-13 Grosvenor Square in Mayfair. The concept brought Ramsay's Michelin-starred standards to a modern eclectic format - small plates designed for sharing, built around seasonal British ingredients with Asian and French influences. The Grosvenor Square address provided a suitably prestigious Mayfair setting for cooking that balanced innovation with the technical excellence that defines the Ramsay brand.

Georgian cuisine is one of Europe's best-kept culinary secrets, and Mimino brings its traditions to Blythe Road in West Kensington. Khachapuri - the iconic cheese-filled bread - is the star attraction, available in Adjarian boat-shaped and Imeretian flat varieties. The restaurant operates on a booking-required basis for the main menu, with walk-in service for khachapuri from 4pm to 8pm. Weekend evenings are reserved for private parties of ten or more. Takeaway khachapuri is available via WhatsA.....

Tucked away in the Notting Hill district of west London, the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising offers an unusual and nostalgic journey through more than a century of consumer culture, charting how the products, packaging and advertising of everyday life have changed over the generations. The collection grew from the lifelong gathering of a consumer historian who amassed an enormous archive of ordinary objects, from food tins and sweet wrappers to toys, magazines and household goods, th.....

Osteria Basilico at 29 Kensington Park Road has been a popular neighbourhood Italian since 1992, drawing local residents, business diners and families. The rustic osteria setting is matched by home-style cooking that aims to replicate what diners might expect in Italy. The chef selects the freshest seasonal ingredients, and the homemade buffet, pizzas and pastas offer strong options for vegetarians. Booking by telephone is strongly recommended, though Saturday lunch is walk-in only. Sister resta.....