The Porchester Spa, loacted in a spectacular 1929 building, is one of London's more authentic spa experineces - benefited from a new ventilation system,...

Our last experience of Thai massage wasn't great - it was in a Bangkok backstreet and involved a person of ambiguous gender wrenching at our limbs....

He may be a celeb and TV favourite, but there's nothing intimidating about Andrew Barton's eponymous salon - his Covent Garden venue is his friendly 'home...

For those who care about what is going into and on to their bodies, the Aveda Institute on High Holborn is hard to beat. One of the orginal purveyors of...

Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo's ground-breaking six-storey space combines the edgy energy of London's indoor markets - concrete floors, tills...

With its small but perfect open-top swimming pool overlooking Hyde Park, this spa, a favourite with celebrities, wins points for its location. But the...

The boutique-sized Alleyn Park punches well above its weight. Regularly highlighted as one of the UK's finest garden centres by mags and newspapers, it...

If you're looking for a machine that'll make fellow cyclists stop and stare, or need a three-wheeler to take your ice-cream business into the parks, head...

For no-nonsense blow-dries, great colour and cuts in bright, comfortable surroundings, Charles Worthington is your man. We have long frequented the Percy...

The Conduit Street flagship of Daniel Hersheson has been offering great blow-dries and cuts since it opened in in the early 1990s. The clientele range from...

This award-winning garden centre employs disadvantaged Londoners and has trained people dealing with long-term unemployment, homelessness, drug or alcohol...

With a regular swathe of offers on its website, The Sanctuary has become the go-to 'girls' day out' destination (it performs 28,000 facials a year). Like...

This little nail bar sorts out your nails with little ceremony and only moderate cost attached (£15 gets you a good manicure). The only glossy thing about...