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The opening of an Oscar Wilde-inspired hotel prompted an FT writer to indulge in a (brief) home-city holiday — in the aesthete’s mecca that is the capital’s most elegant district
The latest opening gives the young hotel group a toehold in every county along England’s south coast
Jesus Adorno, legendary maître d’ of Le Caprice, on why he made the move to Brown’s Hotel
A first look at an ambitious new wine bar, restaurant and members’ club in east London
The once-grand piazza has a reputation as a tacky tourist magnet but an ambitious new hotel hopes to bring a more refined air
Reset your personal best this autumn with the latest health and fitness gadgets
A steadily expanding network of protected lanes means that cyclists can explore the capital virtually unbothered by drivers — on routes that zip through 1,000 years of history
Sheets changed less frequently and check-ins delayed as laundries struggle to return items promptly
The ‘Willy Wonka of whisky’ offers an exclusive invitation to his Lighthouse laboratory to share the future of scotch
How going electric brought new energy to the way the FT’s CEO — formerly an e-bike sceptic — navigates the UK capital
We asked you to tell us about a trip that made you feel differently about the world — and why its memories have stayed with you
A gastronomical tour of a west London market offers a new perspective on the city
It’s time to plan your next adventure
With beautiful beaches and verdant hills, the English island is being discovered by a new generation of visitors
Taking time off is essential to avoid burnout after an unusually stressful year
‘A small but gracefully formed restaurant specialising in Basque cooking. They know exactly what they’re doing so they can do it with élan’
It is a bizarre situation when your first thought on waking is ‘did Adam Peaty win the breaststroke?’
Whether you want to power along or be pampered, here’s where to get in the swim
‘I first encountered Fenn on a dark, rainy evening. Yet the inclement conditions were offset by the warmth of the service and quality of the cooking’
‘The pâté aux herbes tastes as light, fresh and fragrant as Nigel Slater’s window box’
Two-wheeled explorations of the capital’s outskirts peel back layers of history
‘It is lovely to step aside from the noise and confusion of social dining and concentrate on something’
Once Henry VIII’s hunting ground and a Georgian queen’s garden, this vast oasis is today enjoyed by everyone from strollers, swimmers and skaters to soapbox orators
Embrace the ergometer at these custom-made rowing sessions
The utilitarian emporium beloved of hipsters and Rei Kawakubo is finally expanding
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