ABBA Arena is a purpose-built concert venue in the Stratford district of east London, constructed specifically to host ABBA Voyage, a groundbreaking show in which the Swedish pop group appear as digital avatars, affectionately nicknamed ABBA-tars, performing alongside a live band. Opened in 2022, the demountable structure was designed to be the largest of its kind, seating several thousand spectators, and represents one of the most ambitious uses of motion-capture and projection technology in l.....

At 114.5 metres, the ArcelorMittal Orbit is the tallest sculpture in Britain, a looping lattice of red steel rising above the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, east London. It was created for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games as a permanent landmark for the new park. The work was designed by the artist Anish Kapoor with the structural engineer Cecil Balmond, and largely funded by the steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, whose company gave the tower its name and supplied much of the.....

Tracing the story of the Fab Four, the Beatles Explorer is an open-top bus tour of Liverpool that departs from the Royal Albert Dock on Gower Street. Run by City Explorer Liverpool, the tour gathers fans for a guided loop around the locations tied to the band's early life and music. Departing daily, usually at midday with extra services in the summer, the route lasts around ninety minutes to two hours with live commentary throughout. After leaving the dock and a second stop at the Pier Head, .....

Blending storytelling, theatrical design and immersive technology, this experience invites visitors to step into the world of Cleopatra, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt and one of the most famous women of the ancient world. Staged in the exhibition halls beside the river in east London, the attraction uses recreated settings, projections, soundscapes and interactive elements to evoke the splendour of Alexandria and the dramatic events of Cleopatra's reign, from her relati.....

CQ Lounge is an Afrobeats-focused lounge and nightclub at 9 Warspite Road in Woolwich, south-east London. It pairs a cocktail bar and Afro-Caribbean kitchen with a late-night club floor built around a powerful sound system, presenting itself as a celebration of African and Caribbean music and culture. The club opens late on Fridays and Saturdays, with Sunday sessions, running into the early hours; entry is strictly for over-21s with a no-ID-no-entry policy and a dress code that bars tracksuits,.....

Cutty Sark, preserved in a dry dock at Greenwich on the bank of the River Thames, is the last surviving tea clipper of the great age of sail and one of the most celebrated ships in British maritime history. Built on the Clyde in Scotland and launched in 1869, she was designed for speed, racing to bring the first and most valuable cargoes of tea from China to Britain in an era when the swiftest ships commanded the highest prices. The opening of the Suez Canal in the same year soon allowed steamsh.....

Rising from the banks of the Thames to a hilltop observatory, Greenwich Park is the oldest of London's royal parks. From its high ground, a famous view opens over the river, the old naval buildings and the towers of the city beyond. The park was enclosed in the 15th century, on land that had long been a royal estate. It is the oldest of the parks once attached to royal palaces in the capital. On the hilltop stands the old Royal Observatory, founded in the 17th century to help sailors find thei.....

Set beside a famous tea clipper on the bank of the Thames, Greenwich Pier is the river gateway to the historic town of Greenwich. From here boats set off up and down the river, carrying visitors and commuters alike. The pier lies on the south bank of the river, in front of the grand old buildings of Greenwich. It has long served as a landing place for those arriving by water. Beside it stands the Cutty Sark, a 19th-century sailing ship that once raced home with cargoes of tea from the East. Th.....

A great loop of the river Thames almost encircles the Isle of Dogs, a low-lying peninsula in the east of London. Once a place of docks and marshes, it is now best known for the towers of Canary Wharf. The land is not truly an island but a tongue of ground wrapped on three sides by a sweeping bend of the river. Its odd name has been explained in many ways, none certain. For centuries it was open marsh, used for grazing, until great docks were dug here in the 19th century. The docks made it one .....

Specialising in Afrobeats, hip-hop, R&B and bashment, LA Lounge is a late-night bar and club venue popular with London's urban-music crowd. Operating as a stylish, intimate nightspot, it offers a mix of bar service, bottle service and DJ-led club nights, and has become known for its lively weekend atmosphere, dressed-up clientele and focus on the sounds that dominate the capital's contemporary nightlife. The venue positions itself as a destination for partygoers looking for a more upscale, tabl.....