London's largest free flower festival returned this May with its most ambitious theme yet. Here is what you can't miss. Every year, for one week in May, Chelsea transforms. Shopfronts that spend the other 51 weeks of the year selling jewellery, activewear, and juice suddenly sprout planets, mermaids, and astronauts. Streets that are already among London's most elegant become something stranger and more wonderful. Chelsea in Bloom has been doing this since 2005, and in its 21s

If you ever questioned London's magic, get ready to change your mind. Meet one of London's hidden gems: the oldest tree in Hyde Park. The Elfin Oak is an ingenious sculpture made in 1930 from the hollow log of a 900-year-old oak tree. Located next to the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Playground in Kensington Gardens, the ancient trunk was carved and decorated with painted figures of miniature fairies, elves, gnomes, and small animals, creating the impression that the fanta

Every year in May, Chelsea becomes London’s very own floral paradise thanks to Chelsea in Bloom. This year, the flowery competition moved to September, along with its big brother - the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. For the 15th year, Chelsea in Bloom extends the iconic flower show into the heart of the royal borough and has become known as the free-of-charge complementary alternative to the main event. So here we are, in September 2021 (better late than never AND in enchanting Ind