Hidden Gems in London

An artisanal food hall based in a Greek revival church, Mercato Mayfair has it all... if by 'it all' you mean delicious food, stained-glass windows and craft beer brewed in a crypt.… more

Leadenhall Market was used as the film location to Harry Potter’s Leaky Cauldron pub, was once home to a runaway goose and even features in Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe).… more

A rainforest in the centre of London, Barbican Conservatory is the unlikely home of a reformed gang of turtles that once terrorised nearby Hampstead Heath.… more

A rooftop Eden in a concrete jungle, Garden at 120 is London's biggest public rooftop garden with some of the best views in the city - all free of charge!… more

A huge foodhall in the heart of one of London's most vibrant and bizarre neighbourhoods, Seven Dials Market is the perfect place to unwind after a day exploring the city.… more

Neasden Temple (or BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir as it is properly known) was the first traditional Hindu temple in Europe.… more

Featuring the mutoid sculptures of a man infamous for making his own stonehenge out of tanks, Vinegar Yard is London's most outlandish food and drinks market, and one of its tastiest too.… more

God’s Own Junkyard: the dazzling neon wonderland in the heart of London.… more

The overgrown ruins of a 900 year old London church, St Dunstan-in-the-East is like a window into an alternate history.… more

Hidden beneath Waterloo station, Leake Street Arches is a disused Eurostar tunnel that's been transformed into a street art haven.… more

Word on the Water: a floating bookstore in London.… more

Known locally as Flicker Alley, Cecil Court was a vital hub of early British cinema with international connections.… more

Q Station Manly is the oldest and most intact quarantine facility of its type in Australia.… more

Bush House: The Home of Broadcasting.… more

With elements dating back to the 1400s, and from every century since, Lincoln's Inn is a treasure trove of London architecture through the ages.… more

Hosier Lane is not just a static gallery but a living, breathing canvas that’s always changing.… more

A spooky legacy of London’s most turbulent historical events; Bunhill Fields is a nonconformist burial ground built on centuries-old mounds of human remains.… more

Described as "Insta-famous," Kynance Mews has been listed as one of the most "instagrammable" places to photograph wisteria in London by the Evening Standard.… more

Idle, disorderly and verminous persons beware: enter Brown Hart Gardens at your risk. And don't even think about practicing gymnastics!… more

The remnants of an ancient military cult that once threatened to takeover the world, the Temple of Mithras is a London must see.… more

Pelican Stairs is an alleyway in East London that leads to a hidden London beach. It runs alongside a historic pub, the Prospect of Whitby. Here is our guide on how to get there, complete with info on the pub and facts about the beach's sinister history.… more

A Georgian alley thought to be one of the main inspirations of Harry Potter's Diagon Alley, Goodwin's Court is the perfect place to take a step back in time, or into another reality altogether.… more

Crosby Moran Hall is a private residence in Chelsea that contains the remains of a 15th-century building; notable occupiers include Richard III, Catherine of Aragon, Sir Thomas More, William Shakespeare, and Sir Walter Raleigh.… more

Hidden next to Mayfair's Grosvenor Chapel, Mount Street Gardens is one of London's most peaceful beauty spots. Then again, would you expect anything less from a former burial ground?… more

Goldney Grotto is the only whimsical garden structure of its kind in Britain, to feature both a shell room and a running water fountain.… more

An opulent Victorian terrace concealing secrets that link the railway, BBC’s Sherlock and the author of Peter Pan, J.M Barrie in Bayswater, London.… more

A site of mills since Doomsday (the book, not the end of time), Three Mills Island is part of the oldest recorded example of a tidal mill system, and over the years its mills have ground it all, from flour to gunpowder to grain for gin.… more

The Fairlie-Poplar District has become a lively neighborhood in Downtown Atlanta.… more

Little Compton Street: A buried Bohemian time capsule beneath London's modern roads?… more