Amy Houghton

You might never want to leave Edinburgh, and we get it. The Scottish capital is loved the world over for its culture, restaurants and Fringe Festival, but if you limit your time in Scotland to just the capital city, trust us when we say that you’re missing out.  Scotland is full of gems, but the best part is that a whole lot of them can be reached by train or car in just one day. From hilly hikes to wide-open beaches, and from pretty towns to full-blown city breaks, these day trips from Edinburgh are not to be missed. Here are our favourites.  The best day trips from Edinburgh, at a glance  🦊 Best for wildlife lovers: Cairngorms National Park 🏖️ Best for a day by the sea: Tyninghame Beach (Ravensheugh Sands) 🌆 Best for city explorers: Newcastle 🍭 Best for families: The Kelpies 📚 Best for history buffs: Linlithgow 🦕 Best for guided tours and Nessie-spotting: Loch Ness This guide was updated by Edinburgh-based Arusa Quereshi, and Time Out editors. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 

When you think of London summer, plenty of things come to mind: music festivals, Primrose Hill hangs, swims in Hampstead Heath ponds, tins by Regent’s Canal, but when it comes to the great pillars of our city summer, one event wears the crown: the Wimbledon Tennis Championships – aka the oldest, and arguably the very best, tennis tournament in the world.  This year, the action will take place between Monday June 29 and Sunday July 12 2026. Thousands of people will be descending on SW19 to see the matches IRL. But , if you want to avoid camping overnight for tickets, there are plenty of live screenings taking place all over London.  And you won’t be missing out on any of the Wimbledon staples at these screenings either, with jugs of Pimms and punnets of strawberries available at nearly every location, you’ll hardly notice the difference from Murray Mount. Even better – most watch parties won’t cost you a single penny. So, pack your picnic blanket, fill your flask and pull up a pew at a summery screening near you. RECOMMENDED: Our full guide to Wimbledon 2026.

July is the month where London really lets its collective hair down and has some fun. It’s just too hot to stay cooped up indoors so everyone descends on lidos en masse, or assembles in fun-seeking hordes at rooftop bars, beer gardens and alfresco restaurants. We can already taste the sweet, sweet golden hour spritzes. And as ever, this year's July line-up of massive festivals and other prospects that are exciting enough tempt you away from yet another tinny in the park. Some massive music names are descending on central London for BST Hyde Park, ravers will be heading west for Junction 2, electronic music artists from around the world are playing Labyrinth by the Thames. Or, if you like your outdoor entertainment to be deeply weird and feline-inspired, spring for the long-awaited revival of Cats at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.  Other London music festivals are popping off throughout the month, and it’s also a chance to take in the city’s lavender and sunflower fields, which are going to be at their blooming loveliest. Here’s our guide to the best exhibitions, shows and things to do this July 2026 in London.  RECOMMENDED: The definitive London events calendar

Summer’s on its way, and that means only one thing for footie fans: another hotly anticipated FIFA World Cup and all the thrills, spills, soaring highs and beer-soaked disappointments it brings.  This year, 16 stadiums across Canada, Mexico and the United States will host this epic tournament, which plays out from Thursday June 11 - Sunday July 19 2026. And of course, Engand fans will be glued to the screen, praying that it'll finally come home this summer. In 2022, England once again failed to end its ‘58 years of hurt’, crashing out of the tournament at the quarterfinals after being defeated by France. Could things be better this time round? Getting to the final of the Euros two years ago will give fans hopes a boost, with the bookies’ odds hovering around 6/1. Practically every pub and bar in London will be getting in on the action and vying for your attendance during the World Cup’s biggest games. However, we’ve whittled it down to the places that offer the best atmosphere and the best view of the screen, wherever you station yourself. Last year, England's manager Thomas Tuchel complained that fans were too ‘silent’: fingers crossed this summer's celebrations will prove him wrong.  RECOMMENDED: The best football pubs in London. When are the England World Cup matches? At the moment we only know the dates for England’s first three group stage matches. The Three Lions’ first fixture of the tournament is on Wednesday June 17 at 9pm BST against Crotia. Then, they’ll take on Gh

Although the weather might not look like it, it is actually summer in London, which means festival season is finally here.  This year Londoners are absolutley spoilt for choice when it comes to fezzies. With something taking place almost every weekend throughout the warmer months, you can forget trekking across the country to live in a field for five days; simply hop on the tube and before you know it you’re listening to your favourite artists, tinny to hand, knowing that there’s a hot shower and a cosy bed waiting for you once the day is over.  Haven’t booked one yet? Get into gear before you miss huge acts like Tyler, The Creator, Lewis Capaldi, Lorde, Blood Orange and Deftones who are all set to take to London stages in the coming weeks. Have a scroll through our comprehensive guide – which we keep meticulously updated with all the latest line-up announcements – and see what takes your fancy. RECOMMENDED: ⛺ The best UK music festivals🌍 The best festivals in Europe

London looks its absolute best when it’s bathing under a blazing sun and bright blue sky. So, on the rare occassion that we’re blessed with such weather, it would be a waste not to head upwards and absorb gorgeous views of the capital in all its shining glory. The city is spoiled with dozens of rooftop bars ready to stand to attention come summertime. But if it’s just greenery, panoramic vistas and a fresh breeze you’re after, one of London’s rooftop gardens may just do the trick instead. Some of the city’s high-rise gardens stay fairly quiet and zen most of the year, while others are attached to buzzy restaurants or host DJs and live music during peak season. So, whether you want a peaceful stroll in the clouds or you’re after some sunny sky-high vibes, these are all of London’s best rooftop gardens. RECOMMENDED: The best outdoor spaces in London. London's best rooftop gardens at a glance: 🏢 Best panoramic views: Sky Garden, City of London🌱 Best hidden find: The Post Building Rooftop Garden, Holborn🌿 Best for botanical brews: The Culpeper, Aldgate East🌼 Best for leafy hangouts: Crossrail Gardens, Canary Wharf

In 2026, the UK’s coastline is more in the spotlight than it has been in a long, long time. The opening of the long-awaited King Charles III Coastal Path means that the entire coasts of England, Wales and Scotland are now fully walkable – giving you even more of a reason to visit this nation’s extraordinary roster of seaside towns. Of course, being an island nation, the UK has no shortage of coastal spots. Prim, proper, picture-postcard-worthy idylls? Check. Remote, blustery retreats from stormy seas?  Yep, plenty of that. Thrill-packed resort spots with something for everyone? Britain has all of the above and much more. If you’re on the hunt for British seaside towns that are worth checking out right now – the ones that should be on your radar specifically in 2026 – that’s what we’re here for. Time Out assembled our UK travel experts to pick out the country’s most exciting seaside, port, harbour and resort towns to visit this year. RECOMMENDED: 🏖️ The best beaches in the UK (and mapped).📍 The best places to visit in Britain in 2026.🇬🇧 The best new things to do in the UK in 2026. Time Out’s best seaside towns, mapped Image: Time Out

Make no mistake, the UK has some of the planet’s finest stretches of coastline. Sure, Britain isn’t always outlined by beaming vast stretches of white à la Caribbean, but there’s extraordinary variety in our coast. Dramatic dunes, towering chalk cliffs and secret coves. Beaches fashioned out of pebbles, shingle and rock pools. Some attached to busy seaside towns, others blissfully remote. That diversity is all part of Britain’s seaside charm. The UK’s coast stretches thousands of miles, within which are around 1,500 beaches. How do you choose which ones are most worth visiting? Well, that’s where Time Out’s recommendations come in. Our latest guide to Britain’s top beaches has something for every kind of beach fanatic: sun-lounging spots in legendary seaside towns, creamy sands on far-off islands, newly-revived destinations, old favourites and much more. Our 2026 guide to the greatest beaches in Britain features 40 coastlines, five of which are new entries. From Cornwall’s world-famous sandy destinations all the way up to Scotland’s West Isles, here’s where to lay down a towel and go for a dip. RECOMMENDED: 🏖️ The best seaside towns in the UK to visit in 2026. 📍 The best places to visit in Britain in 2026. 🇬🇧 The best new things to do in the UK in 2026. The UK’s 20 best beaches, mapped Image: Time OutA map of the UK’s 20 best beaches, according to Time Out

With more than 70 cities across the UK, you’d be a fool if you only ever visited heavyweights like London, Manchester and Edinburgh. Everyone knows how brilliant those cities are, with their cultural offerings and culinary scenes. But we all know how expensive they can be, too – so it’s about time other spots got their flowers.  Every British city has a distinct personality. We have places that are packed with reminders of their medieval history, that are emerging as sporting hotspots, that offer world class nights out and that have bars and restaurants good enough to give London a run for its money.  So, who better to let you in on the UK’s best-kept secrets than Time Out’s editorial staff and expert local travel writers, who hark from all over the nation? From Derby to Dundee, here’s our roundup of the UK’s most underrated city breaks.  What is the cheapest UK city break? Smaller cities on the list, like Sheffield, Wells, Stoke and Dundee, offer more affordable accommodation than their larger counterparts. The sames tends to go when it comes to the price of a pint. Pubgoers in Dundee get to enjoy a cold one for an average £3.96 and in Durham and Sunderland, the average pint is around £4.60.  What is the best UK city to get to by train? If you’re travelling from London, you’re less than two hours on the train from Canterbury, Salisbury, Bristol and Bath – as well as from Sheffield and Stoke, if you can get a speedy service. Fast trains from London also regularly service Leed

Whether you’re in one of the UK’s diverse, underrated cities, our picture-perfect seaside towns or anywhere in between, there’s always a museum to educate, explain, enlighten. Far from just places to hide from grim weather, Britain’s greatest museums tell stories, explore histories and get you fascinated by stuff you’d never previously spared a thought for. Here at Time Out, we are, obviously, huge museum nerds. You’ll find countless of the cultural institutions peppered throughout our UK city guides, whether that’s a mighty, storeyed national behemoth or an adorably niche local exhibition space. Even better, plenty of those museums are totally free to visit (and they remain so, despite suggestions of change). But which British museums are most essential to visit this year? Which ones are having a moment, basking in a refurb, putting on the most tantalising exhibitions? We’ve rounded up the most unmissable, all chosen by Time Out UK editors who’ve recently visited them. Before we get stuck in, a quick note. The vast majority of the list below is outside London, and that’s intentional. If you’re looking for stuff in the capital, we have an excellent guide to the city’s museums here. We’ve also steered clear of conventional art galleries – watch out for a dedicated upcoming guide. RECOMMENDED: 📍 The UK’s top places to visit in 2026.🎨 The UK’s best new things to do in 2026.🎵 The best music festivals in the UK. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by writers who k

What makes a hotel ‘cool’? Well, a lot of it is entirely subjective, of course. But there are a few things we look out for in a cool hotel here at Time Out. Perhaps it’s design-led and perfectly aesthetic, or it’s situated in one of its city’s coolest neighbourhoods. It might have a hotel bar we actually want to spend time in, a proper sustainability focus, or a food and drink offering that’s second-to-none.  But sometimes, it’s just a vibe. A hotel that you love as soon as you walk in the door. A hotel where the staff feel like your best friends. A hotel that makes you feel like you’re ready to pack up and move to this brand-new city for good. Are you catching our drift? A hotel can be cool just because it was. So if you’re after a bit of inspo, these are some very cool hotels our writers and editors have stayed at recently, in some of our favourite cities ever. From Copenhagen to Berlin, here are the coolest hotels in Europe right now.  ➡️ Check out our ultimate guide to Europe’s best hotels Ella Doyle is Time Out’s Europe editor. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by experts across Europe. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This article includes affiliate links. These links have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, click here.

When someone utters the word ‘Wimbledon’, we’d bet big money that the first thing you think of is tennis. Normally a quieter part of town, SW19 erupts with energy every summer when it hosts the mighty Wimbledon Tennis Championships (one of the oldest and most prestigious sports tournaments in the world), with thousands of people queuing for tickets from four in the morning, roaming around in their all-white fits and guzzling down plastic cups of Pimms. When the crowds disperse, Wimbledon is once again demoted to simply being somewhere very, very far away from the rest of London.  🏘️ Ultimate guide to where to stay in London But we’re here to assure you that Wimbledon is actually worth the trek year-round, and it has loads more going for it beyond racket sports. There’s the homely pubs, the locally loved restaurants, the underrated theatres and the lush green plains. Yes, it feels a world away from the cool hordes of Hackney and the hectic hubbub of Camden, but when you need a little breather from the city without actually leaving the city, there are few places better. Go on – venture to the end of the District line and discover the best of what Wimbledon has to offer.  RECOMMENDED 🍽️ The best restaurants in Wimbledon🍺 The best bars and pubs in Wimbledon⬅️ The best things to do in west London📍 All of Time Out London’s area guides

A star-studded roster of London’s funniest people will be taking to the roof of the Bill Murray Comedy Club for the annual Angel Comedy Street Party on sunday. So far, the lineup features Barry Ferns, Paddy Young (of Saturday Night Live UK), Spencer Jones and star of Time Out’s Love Thy Neighbourhood podcast Helen Bauer. The day will be rounded off with special musical chaos from Chloe Petts alongside duo Flo & Joan. We don’t know exactly what that chaos will involve, but we do know that the trio have been dubbed themselves The Spooky Richards. Tickets are free of charge but donations are encouraged. All the money collected will go towards Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants, which helps people seeking sanctuary, providing English classes, expert advice, and a welcoming community. 

Peckham’s finest will be out in full force at a free festival on bank holiday Monday. The second annual On the Rye festival will take over the south London park with non-stop sets spanning lovers rock, soulful house, Afro-Cuban rhythms and more from the likes of the Handson Family, Buena Vista Social Club, Donut, Rebel Clash, Carroll Thompson, Born n Bread and Marcia Carr. Local vendors will line the green selling street food, drinks and artisan crafts and there’ll be loads of family-friendly goings on from a bouncy castles and face-painting to a kids’ festival rave and chess classes with local club Say It With Your Chess. 

London Rivers Week has been committed to celebrating and restoring London’s rivers for 10 years now. In that decade, the need to appreciate our city’s waterways has only grown. The theme of the charity event this year is ‘Know Your Local River’, encouraging Londoners to connect with and take pride in the river nearest to them. To help you do that, there’ll be guided walks, exhibitions, volunteer sessions, lectures, workshops, clean-ups and talks going on in every corner of the capital. See the full programme here. 

Large, blocky and wrapped in sage green, 1 Hotel Copenhagen is, frankly, unimpressive from the street outside. But any doubts about the place evaporate the moment you push through its revolving doors. Within seconds, the divinely soft scent of pine that ripples through the building has you sighing into a state of bliss. Straight ahead is a cascading set of wooden stairs that look like a flora adorned version of the Met steps, beckoning you up to the palatial, plant-filled atrium and lobby above.  Hotel 1 Copenhagen flung its doors open in August 2025 and is the brand’s second European outpost (after London). The place fits the city like a glove – it’s hard to imagine somewhere better suited to 1 Hotel's simple glamour, laid-back luxury and eco-conscious ethos than the Danish capital.  What are the rooms like at 1 Hotel Copenhagen?  All of the 282 rooms at 1 Hotel are all appropriately Scandi – bright, airy and done out in soft, organic tones. We’re set up in the Junior Suite, which was soaked with natural light and filled with plush cream, reclaimed wood and canvas furnishings. Wherever there’s space for a plant, there is one – on every coffee table, peaking out of  the middle of the sofa or perched next to the bathroom sink.  A lot of thought has gone into making the rooms ultra sustainable, and encouraging the guests to live mindfully. There’s a sand-timer opposite the rainfall shower that keeps you conscious of how much water you’re consuming (in a gentle, non-pass-agg way

Cameron House is nearly every Scottish stereotype wrapped up in a pristine package.  As we glide down its long drive, the enormous Loch Lomond stretches to the left while baronial towers stand proud to the right, and when we step through its grand front doors, golfers hang about the lobby and bespoke tartan pops up everywhere from the staff uniform to headboards. See? Scottish as hell. Spanning 400-acres, the hotel's high-end touches and abundance of facilities might seem intimidating at first. But, in true Scot fashion, as vast and luxurious as it is, Cameron House somehow still feels homely and down to earth.  Why stay at Cameron House? The bonny vistas over Scotland’s largest loch and the Trossachs National Park are enough reason to stay at Cameron House on their own. But add to that its grand architecture, its endless grounds, its impeccable dining, its proximity to Glasgow, and a night here becomes near irresistible. And if big names mean anything to you, you may be interested to know that it has earned nods of approval from the likes of Barack Obama, Sir Alex Ferguson, Leonardo Dicaprio, Cameron Diaz and Robbie Williams.  It has a compelling history, too. The site was originally home to a castle in the 14th century, which was remodelled in the 17th century. Then, for three centuries, it was home to esteemed Scottish family the Smollets (owner and famous novelist Tobias Smollett famously wrote ‘I have seen Lake Garda, Albana, de Visco, Bolsetta and Geneva. Upon my honour

Bar Flor is laden with loveliness. You’d expect little else from Aaron Potter and Laura Hart, the chef and interior stylist duo who gave us the ever-so-elegant Wildflowers. One floor above that restaurant is Bar Flor, which comes complete with whimsically hand-painted walls, reminiscent of the interiors of Charleston House, pale wood finishes, cosy velvet-clad pews and gentle, romantic light.  Bar Flor bills itself as a more playful, more spontaneous sister (the Type-B sibling, if you will) to the pristine Type-A restaurant below. The menu is Basque-country inspired – a copious lineup of European wines, vermouths and sherries alongside lager, Basque ciders and cocktails, complemented by a snappy selection of pintxos.  I was pulled towards the cocktails, which range from the house Adonis, made up of Cocchi Torino vermouth, Manzanilla sherry and a dash of orange bitters, to the luxuriously smoky Flor Margarita. Plates of dangerously moreish bar snacks filled the table throughout the evening, arranged on pretty floral plates that look like they’ve been pulled from a Spanish abuela’s kitchen cupboards. Dishes change on a weekly basis, but standouts on the night we visited included the delicate triangles of cave-aged manchego doused in honey, as well as shudderingly salty, briny gildas and (the showstopper) a fried calamari sandwich with garlic aioli oozing over the edges of the crusty bun.  Order this I couldn’t keep my hands off Bar Flor’s Peschiole Martini – a sugary, tangy co

What is it?  Brockwell Park is a much-needed slab of green (84 acres) just south of Brixton. Locals from the surrounding areas flock here in summer to sun-worship (if they’re lucky), fly kites, play football, swim in the outside pool, garden in the community greenhouses and parade a stunning array of dogs. The vast space was once the private grounds of Brockwell Hall and was opened to the public in 1891 by the London County Council. The hall still stands today and is one of several grade II listed buildings dotted about the park, including the emerald green Tritton Tower Clock, which was gifted to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.  Why go?  It's big, diverse and interesting, with numerous areas to appeal to different tastes, from the calm, rolling meadows around Tulse Hill and walled ‘Old English’ flower garden to the BMX track and sloped football pitches by the Dulwich Road. The playground in Brockwell Park is a favourite, with its aerial slide, massive sandpit and sections for different age groups; nearby you’ll find duck ponds and a huge paddling pool. There’s also a lovely little minature railway open at the weekends May to October, weather permitting – it’s not particularly massive but it’s been just £1 for a return for years now. Don’t miss:  Regular events at the park include circuses and a busy schedule of summer concerts and festivals including Wide Awake, Mighty Hoopla, Field Day and Cross the Tracks. But one of the most beloved annual events is the Lam

Afternoon tea is a classic Mother’s Day activity, so you can’t go wrong with this offering from Biscuiteers, available at both its Notting Hill and Belgravia cafés for a month from March 8. The spread will include Biscuiteers’ signature hand-iced biscuits, Tregothnan tea, plus the mini sandwiches (with fillings like cheese and fig, ham and truffle and smoked salmon and cream cheese), patisserie (think coconut and mango mousse cake and strawberry and champagne macarons) and freshly baked scones crucial to any good afternoon tea. If you’re willing to spend a little extra on mumsie, you can add a glass of bubbly or a DIY biscuit icing session. There’s also a complimentary (undisclosed) gift included for the woman of the hour.

After a year out, Dialled In is returning to the capital city for its fifth birthday celebrations. Once again, the all-dayer will bring established and emerging artists from all over diasporic and South Asian countries and cities to east London. Unlike past editions, this year’s event will take over multiple venues throughout Dalson, from Café OTO to The Divine to Rio Cinema. It’ll see former member of The xx, Baria, make her first return to the London festival circuit in fifteen years, a rare London live set from rising star Gayathri Krishnan and the London debut of Lifafa, frontman of Peter Cat Recording Co. That’s alongside appearances from the likes of Sarathy Korwar, Mya Mehm, Anish Kumar and Raf Reza. This year will also see the festival expand into the realms of food, film, dance and comedy. 

Gather your brood and join Hackney’s ceilidh band Cut A Shine for its afternoon of family friendly St Patrick’s barn dancing. The bandmembers will teach you and the little’uns all of the crucial ceili moves and ensure that everyone is kept fueled with traditional Irish stew and champ (vegan option available). Things will round off at 3.30pm with a disco where the kids can show off all their newly-learned Celtic choreography. Oh, and there’s a fully stocked bar of Guinness and whiskey for the grown ups. 

Homely isn’t quite the word that comes to mind when you pull back the heavy velvet curtain separating Casa Felicia from the dozy Queen’s Park street outside. Chic, for sure. Elegant, certainly. A parade of two-cover tables are packed close together in the main whitewashed dining room, and over in a far corner, there’s a booth for larger groups which is painted entirely in an intense sultry red. But the deeper into the evening we go, the more we’re taken in by this place’s unexpected down-to-earth charm.   Fettuccine porcini and paccheri with mussels and squid are simple but impeccable Casa Felicia is helmed by chef Francesco Sarvonio, formerly of Manteca and currently of Elephant. The menu switches up daily, but always promises southern Italian ‘soul food’. A pleasing heap of puntarelle salad embellished with pear and hazelnuts, and a faultless seabass crudo speckled with crispy red pepper starts us off. We’re then presented with the most intriguing take on parmigiana I’ve ever seen. It doesn’t come in the traditional form of layered aubergine coins, but as the whole vegetable roasted, skinned and fried in a tempura batter, then cocooned in cheese fondue with a pool of marinara on the side. It’s fantastic – the batter lightly encases the vegetable like a chiffon blanket and the aubergine manages to be both firm and completely melt-in-the-mouth.   Don’t get carried away with the antipasti, as the bowls of pasta (handmade with just semolina and water, no egg) are truly generou

Adoh! (Sri-Lankan for ‘oi!’) is loud.  Sat on Maiden Lane in frenetic, tourist-packed Covent Garden, this Sri Lankan spot from Kolamba duo Eroshan and Aushi Meewella fits right in. While Kolamba and its sister restaurant on Liverpool Street are sleek, sophisticated haunts, this is a maximalist whirlwind. Chopped roti gets more heavenly with each chewy bite Adoh’s goal is to emulate the rapid, chaotic energy of Colombo and its street food culture. The decor is raucous – the tables a striking shade of red and the walls busy with storybook murals depicting hand-painted trucks of South Asia. As for service, it’s full speed ahead. You can very easily be in and out within an hour, and fully satisfied. In the throbbing heart of the theatreland that’s no bad thing.  The menu features a blend of authentic bits (isoo vadai, mutton rolls or roti and curry) and some milder hybrid dishes (fried chicken and curry leaf waffles are best suited to less adventurous members of your party). Shiny squares of prawn toast dolloped with tamarind sauce start us off, swiftly followed by a supple dosa spread with smoky masala, alongside a rather dry coconut roti with eye-wateringly hot lunu miris chilli paste.  The must-order main (which at £17 is the priciest item on the menu) is crab kothu, a late-night classic in Sri Lanka. The bronze mountain of chopped roti, egg and stir fried crab meat (mutton, chicken or jackfruit kothu are available too) isn’t particularly pretty, but drenched in curry sauce (p

Harry Styles’ long-awaited 12-night run at Wembley Stadium is here. The megastar has kicked off the London leg of his Together, Together tour, in what will eventually be the highest number of Wembley shows ever played by an artist in a single year.  You’ve secured your tickets, you’ve had Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally playing 24/7 and learned every last lyric. Now, it’s time for the question of what you’re going to wear. You could emulate Harry’s own tour outfits with shirts and ties, feather boas, sequins or oversized blazers. Or, you could pick up an official piece of merch to wear instead (or to wear after the shows as a souvenir). Like any other concert, there will be merch stalls dotted all around the venue. But there will also be a special pop-up in central London with Together Together pieces that you won’t be able to get anywhere else. Here are all the deets. RECOMMENDED: 🪩 The ultimate guide to Harry Styles at Wembley Stadium 2026. 🎶 All the songs played on the Together, Together tour so far. 🎟️ Where to buy last-minute tickets for the Together, Together tour in London.🏟️ The seating plan for Harry Styles’ Wembley shows. When are Harry Styles’ shows at London’s Wembley Stadium? Like we said, Mr Styles is playing 12 nights at Wembley Stadium across June and July. They are: Friday June 12 Saturday June 13 Wednesday June 17 Friday June 19 Saturday June 20 Tuesday June 23 Friday June 26 Saturday June 27 Monday June 29 Wednesday July 1 Friday July 3 Saturda

Getting Harry Styles Together, Together tour FOMO? Worry not, it isn’t too late to bag tickets to the popstar’s Wembley residency.  The ‘Watermelon Sugar’ singer is in the midst of 12 nights at London’s Wembley stadium across June and July as part of his Together, Together world tour. Tickets went on sale for the shows back in January, but that was before Harry’s latest album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally came out. If you’ve since listened to the album, seen vids on social media and decided that you do in fact need to see Harry live, you’re in luck – there are a limited number of tickets still available for his London performances.  Did we mention that his opening act is none other than county pop queen Shania Twain? Here’s everything you need to know if you’re looking for last minute minute tickets to Harry Styles at Wembley.  RECOMMENDED: 🪩 The ultimate guide to Harry Styles at Wembley Stadium 2026. 👕 Where to buy official merchandise in London for the Together, Together tour.🎶 All the songs played on the Together, Together tour so far. 🏟️ The seating plan, best seats and capacity for Harry Styles at Wembley Stadium. ⛔️ Bag policy, banned items and bag drop information for Wembley. When is Harry Styles playing London’s Wembley Stadium? Friday June 12 Saturday June 13 Wednesday June 17 Friday June 19 Saturday June 20 Tuesday June 23 Friday June 26 Saturday June 27 Monday June 29 Wednesday July 1 Friday July 3 Saturday July 4 Where to buy last-minute Harry St

A good burger is a simple thing, really. All you need is a fluffy bun, a juicy patty, oozing cheese, some relish and maybe some veg for crunch. And yet, burgers can taste wildly different depending on where you’re getting them. Some might be soggy disappointments, others could give you one of the most mind-blowing bites of your life.  To help you find the latter, this month, the people behind the World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants revealed its ranking of the 101 best burger restaurants in the world. The ranking takes into account the burgers themselves, of course, as well as consistency, service, cleanliness, atmosphere, hospitality and the ‘overall integrity of the concept’. Taking all those factors into consideration, World’s 101 Best Burger Places concluded that the best burgers on the planet right now belong to London’s own Bleecker.  At Bleecker, less is more. Its cheeseburger is comprised of dry-aged beef cooked pink with vivid orange cheese, onion and ‘secret sauce’ all inside a glossy toasted seeded bun. The menu also offers a bacon burger, a blue burger (with Saint Agur blue cheese instead of American cheese) and a vegan burger with a patty made from mushroom, beetroot and onion. World’s Best Burger Place described Bleecker’s winning burgers as: ‘Bold, direct and unapologetically flavour-first. No distractions. No decoration. Just identity.’ Bleecker can be found in eight locations across the city, but Time Out’s two favourites are at Spitalfields Market (where it op

Harry Styles’ Together, Together world tour in London is well underway. Three years since his record-breaking Love on Tour, fans have been waiting patiently for another chance to see the pop star leaping, running and bopping across stadium stages. Harry’s run of dates at Wembley began on Friday June 12 and will run through to Saturday July 4. The mammoth tour follows the release of Harry’s fourth studio album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally and it’ll see him doing a run of residencies in seven different cities. London is the second city on the tour, following a 10-date run by Harry in Amsterdam. He’s at Wembley Stadium for a whopping 12 dates.  Got tickets? Thinking of getting some in the eleventh hour? From the full setlist to support to tickets that are still available, here’s our ultimate guide to Harry’s huge Wembley residency this summer.  SKIP TO: ⏱️ Timings🏟️ Seating map🎟️ Last-minute tickets🎤 Setlist and surprise songs🎒 Bag policy🚇 Transport🛍️ Merch⛅️ Weather forecast When is Harry Styles playing London’s Wembley Stadium? Harry is playing 12 nights at Wembley Stadium and will claim the record for the highest number of Wembley shows by an artist in a single year (Coldplay set the last record in 2025 with 10 dates).  Friday June 12 Saturday June 13 Wednesday June 17 Friday June 19 Saturday June 20 Tuesday June 23 Friday June 26 Saturday June 27 Monday June 29 Wednesday July 1 Friday July 3 Saturday July 4 Photograph: Anthony PhamHarry Styles on stage fo

When you’re craving a dose of adrenaline, you could spend a day at one of the UK’s many epic waterparks with their gargantuan wave machines, colourful chutes and intense flumes. But sometimes, all you need to get your thrills is a simple slip and slide.  There are several slip and slides that pop-up around the UK over the school holidays. However, none are as big as the Giant Slip and Slide at St Columb Major in Cornwall, which is due to open seven days a week next month. At 440ft long (nearly half a mile), it’s supposedly the largest slip and slide in the entire world.   Giant Slip and Slide has been coming to St Columb every summer for the last decade. There are seven inflatable slides, all of the same length, set up in a field in the town. Visitors can zoom down in an inflatable ring or on a body board. When you’re sick of sliding, you can go and battle it out in the water pistol combat zone filled with blow-up obstacles.  Photograph: Giant Slip and SlideGiant Slip and Slide, Cornwall Right now, the slide is only open on weekends but from July 22 it’ll be open every day of the week from 10am until 5pm – come rain or shine. Tickets for the experience cost £14 per person (plus a booking fee) and includes full access to the park plus use of rings and body boards. Kids under five go free. The attraction also recommends wearing a wetsuit to protect your skin from friction and offers wetsuit hire from just £3.50. You can book here.  For more giant fun in the summer, head to Es

The Queens in Crouch End is one of the grandest pubs north of the river. Built as a companion piece to Green Lanes’ iconic The Salisbury between 1899 and 1902, CAMRA describes the Grade II-list venue as a ‘superb example of a pub from the golden age of pub building’. Walk through the magnificent main entrance and you’ll be met with a gorgeous mosaic floor, opulent stained glass windows, an ornate ceiling and friezes covered in intricate floral and geometric patterns. Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner once declared the place ‘one of suburban London’s outstanding grand pubs’.  In January, The Queens was taken over by operators Urban Pubs & Bars, which runs 68 other establishments across London. The pub then closed at the start of June for work to take place and will reopen on June 17, with a big relaunch party lined up for June 26.  Photograph: Alena Veasey / Shutterstock.comThe Queens pub in Crouch End, London It’s not clear what the refurb has involved but we imagine that as many of The Queens’ original features as possible will be preserved – especially if locals have anything to do with it. Crouch Enders have a history of ensuring the pub’s heritage features remain in tact. When some of the stained glass windows were replaced with clear glass, outcry from concerned locals led to them being reinstalled. And when an original screen separating two rooms was taken out in 1985, locals successfully campaigned to get it reinstated.  With the Queens’ new look comes a new m

Bookshops come in all shapes and sizes. Some are palatial and stacked with every genre under the sun, others are more compact and focus on one particular niche. But the greatest bookshops all have something in common – their clear passion for the written word and their commitment to fostering community.  Back in February the Bookseller revealed the 76 British and Irish indie bookstores that were in the running for Independent Bookshop of the Year 2026. Then in March, it whittled that list down to just nine, naming the best bookshop in each region. Now, one of those bookshops has finally been crowned the greatest of them all.  The Independent Bookshop of the Year 2026 is the bright pink Book Lovers Bookshop in Edinburgh.  When it launched in 2024 with help from crowdfunding, Book Lovers was the UK’s very first bricks-and-mortar store dedicated to romantic fiction. It was founded by 25-year-old American Caden Armstrong who originally moved to the Scottish capital to study. At her store, romance fans will find almost every subgenre they could ask for – enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, workplace flings, fake relationships, fairy smut, sports romcoms, you name it.  Book Lovers also hosts regular community events. In the spring, it hosts the First Date Festival – two weeks of writing workshops, panel discussions and author signings focuses on genre boundaries, subversive politics, queer joy and feminist pleasure. The Bookseller commended Book Lovers for being ‘exceptionally

Each and every year, the National Pub and Bar Awards seeks out the finest pubs in the land. It assesses food offerings, quality of service, drinks line-ups, interiors and general vibes to come up with a list of more than 90 boozers that represent the best their county has to offer. Of those boozers, one is selected as the ultimate national winner. For 2026, the national title went to The Gunton Arms in Norfolk.  The Gunton Arms sits within the vast Gunton Estate near Cromer and has been around since 2011. After visiting back in March this year, our food and drink editor Leonie Cooper called the pub ‘uniquely down to earth’ and gave it a glowing five out of five stars. Shortly after, it rose to number one on Time Out’s ranking of the best gastropubs in the country. But what makes it so great?   Before you even get to the food and drink, a huge part of the Gunton Arms’ brilliance is its decor.  ‘There’s a roaring fireplace and cosy armchairs as soon as you enter,’ Leonie said. ‘Welcoming staff serve reasonably priced pints for you to sink in various spaces across the maze-like pub, including a perfect William Morris-wallpapered nook.’ Photograph: Polly RobinsonBooth in the Gunton Arms Thanks to owner Ivan Braka’s history as an art dealer, the pub has an astounding collection of contemporary art to rival the Tate Modern. ‘World-beating works by Damien Hirst, Lucian Freud, Paula Rego and Frank Auerbach lay in casual wait behind various corners,’ Leonie recalled. ‘And though the

Have you seen Time Out’s guide to the best museums in the country yet? Our writers and editors have rounded up 20 institutions that we reckon explore the weird, wonderful and dark histories of Britain and the world better than anywhere else.  In the weeks since publishing the list, we’ve deep dived into our top five museums from Margate’s Crab Museum to Bristol’s M Shed. Next up is number six: the National Maritime Museum Cornwall (NMMC) in Falmouth. Time Out writer India Lawrence called the NMMC ‘a fabulous interactive museum that kids and adults will both enjoy’. There are 15 different galleries to explore here. Visitors begin in the Boat Hall, a space filled with rafts, longboats, kayaks and dinghies from around the world. Next door, the Boat Pool invites you to race a mini remote control yacht across the water to learn about marine navigation, while the RNLI Rescue Zone gives kids a chance to dress-up and ride RNLI vehicles to discover more about the charity’s lifesaving work.  Inside the National Maritime Museum Cornwall For us, the museum’s highlight is the Tidal Zone. This gallery brings visitors below sea level to witness the tide rising and falling through two large windows. You may even spot a few fish, crustaceans, a cormorant diving for food or even, if you’re lucky, a seal. On certain days, you can also watch divers as they clean barnacles off the glass.  Photograph: Ian CrossBoat Hall at National Maritime Museum Cornwall From now until January 2027, the muse

What would London be without its pubs? It simply doesn’t bear thinking about. Our watering holes have been the beating heart of this city for centuries, providing sanctuary for students, thespians, poets, labourers, finance bros and travellers alike  – but with so many of them (more than 3,000 in fact), how on earth do you know which ones are most worth your time? Well, besides Time Out’s lovingly curated guide to the capital’s 50 best pubs, you can look to the various awards that get handed out each year.  Once a year, the National Pub and Bar Awards picks out the very best pub in every one of the UK’s 94 counties. Thirteen of those pubs then go on to be crowned regional winners, with one rising above the rest to be named the best pub in the entire country.  In London, the top prize this year went to The George on Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia. The 18th century Grade II-listed public house is decked out in oak panelling, gilded mirrors, brass table tops and enamel paintings.  Photograph: The GeorgeInterior of The George, Fitzrovia This place is big on its food (we’d argue that it is actually a gastropub). Its upstairs culinary offering is helmed by James Knappet, the chef-owner of the two Michelin starred Kitchen Table. When we visited shortly after it opened in 2022, we found that the ‘food is less fancy chef’s counter diner experience and more top-shelf pub grub’. Pull up a table in 2026 and you’ll find a menu with gourmet comfort dishes like fish and chips, fried chi

Whether you’re in a teeming city or a quiet village in the back of beyonds, one thing you can almost always rely on being nearby is a Great British pub. Going to the pub is as intrinsic to British culture as a cup of tea, or queuing, or singing ‘Mr Brightside’ at karaoke. So, when awards claim to have found the finest pubs in the land, we pay attention.  More than 250 pubs and bars were in the running to be named pub of the year at the National Pub and Bar Awards 2026. The grand prize at this year’s awards went to the Gunton Arms in Norfolk, but there were plenty of other pubs that took home a trophy too. As well as crowning one national winner, the awards highlighted the best pubs in each of the UK’s 94 counties and in its 13 wider regions. In Scotland, the Ferry Inn on the Isle of Skye was named number one pub for the north and The Noble in Glasgow took the top spot in the south. In Wales, the George III in Dolgellau scooped first prize while the Northern Irish title went to Guildhall Taphouse in Derry.  Polly RobinsonBar and pool table at the Gunton Arms, Norfolk The top spot in the northeast of England went to The Kirkstyle Inn and Sportsman's Rest, which also recently picked up first prize at VisitEngland’s Awards for Excellence.  The northwest’s premier boozer was the Church Inn in Mobberley. Down south, The Mason’s Arms in Clanfield came up trumps in the east and The Bath Arms in Warminster was officially named the greatest pub in the west  Every establishment on th

It’s official – London’s cult seafood grill Shrimp Shack is coming for Manchester. If you’re not already familiar with Shrimp Shack, it was founded by Danny Caratella, Rish Gola, Raf Adam and Balal Aqil (the same guy behind chain desserts restaurant Creams) and first opened in Streatham, south London in 2023. A year later, it launched a second shack in Camden. The brand’s new Manchester outpost will be its first outside of London and marks the start of its nationwide expansion.  The new grill will open in a 6,600sq ft site (formerly home to a Frankie and Benny’s) at Printworks Manchester this summer. A specific opening date hasn’t been confirmed yet.  What can Mancunians expect from the new seafood spot? Well, this is the sort of place that supplies you with gloves and an apron before you start feasting. Just like its London branches, Shrimp Shack will offer its signature boils featuring shrimps, mussels, calamari and snow crab.  The biggest boil of all, the giant Lux Lobster Boil, serves up whole lobster with king, queen and prince shrimps, mussels and calamari for £65. Every boil comes with sausages, corn on the cob, boiled egg and potatoes in the brand’s house sauce, plus rice and fries. If that doesn’t appeal, you can always go for the lobster roll, shrimp po’boy, cod burger, surf and turf or build your own seafood platter. Several of those feature on the £10 lunch menu, too.  Rish Gola, one of the co-founders of Shrimp Shack said: ‘Shrimp Shack was born in London to rede