City Guides, Theatre Reviews & Travel Tips
Plan your perfect trip with expert guides to the world's best attractions, shows and experiences. From West End theatre tips to city itineraries and attraction reviews.
Your Child's First West End Show: A Parent's Guide
A parent's practical guide to your child's first West End show: choosing by age, the age rules, running times, where to sit and what to expect.
The Best London Theatres for Families
The best London theatres for families, with the detail that matters with kids: booster cushions, sightlines, comfort, facilities and getting in.
The Best London Shows for Kids This Summer, by Age
The best London shows for kids this summer, sorted by age: under-5s, 6 to 8, 9 to 12 and teens, with verified running times and age guidance.
RENT London Cast Announced: Gaten Matarazzo Leads the 30th-Anniversary Company
RENT's full West End cast is here: Gaten Matarazzo leads a company of eight, and booking now runs to March 2027 at the Duke of York's Theatre.
The Star-Studded Autumn on the London Stage 2026
Knightley, Scott Thomas, Baranski, Matarazzo and more light up London this autumn. The five star-led shows to book now, plus the season at a glance.
Is The Book of Mormon Worth It? An Honest London Review
Is The Book of Mormon worth it? Our honest verdict on the 4.7-rated West End hit: the songs, the best seats at the Prince of Wales, and when to book.
As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe: Full 2026 Cast Announced
Last Chance to See Vanessa Williams in The Devil Wears Prada
Best Things to Do With Kids in Paris This Week: 6 to 12 July 2026
Best Free Things to Do in Paris This Week: 6 to 12 July 2026
Paris Art & Exhibitions This Week: 6 to 12 July 2026
What's On in Paris This Week: 6 to 12 July 2026
Best Things to Do with Kids in London This Week: 6 to 12 July 2026
A Pokemon takeover at the Natural History Museum, a special early opening for neurodivergent children, a living chess set in Trafalgar Square and a tea-drinking tiger on stage from GBP 12.50. The family week, date-checked with live Monday prices.
Best Free Things to Do in London This Week: 6 to 12 July 2026
Watch the Wimbledon finals on free big screens, wander a normally closed Thames island, catch free poetry at the Southbank Centre and see a living chess set take Trafalgar Square. The best genuinely free week of the summer so far, date-checked.
Best Things to Do With Kids in New York This Week
Zoos, the aquarium, theme parks and free park concerts: our guide to keeping every age happy in New York during the week of 6 to 12 July 2026, with verified prices.
Best Free Things to Do in New York This Week
SummerStage concerts, a free night on the Bryant Park lawn, the Staten Island Ferry and the High Line: how to fill the week of 6 to 12 July 2026 in New York without spending a cent.
Broadway Insider: New York Theatre This Week
Dog Day Afternoon takes its final bow, Tracee Ellis Ross makes her Broadway debut, and the summer's best shows are firing. Our insider guide to New York theatre for 6 to 12 July 2026.
What's On in New York This Week
From free Central Park concerts and a Broadway blockbuster's final bow to Mets baseball and World Cup fever, here is our value-led guide to New York for 6 to 12 July 2026, with live prices verified Monday.
West End Insider: London Theatre This Week, 6 to 12 July 2026
Three openings, a brand-new theatre, a Palladium press night and four Saturday farewells led by Kinky Boots from GBP 20.31. Our insider guide to the West End's newsiest week of the summer, with live prices verified Monday.
The Thames Uber Boat: London's Best Value Day Out, Pier by Pier
London's river bus is secretly its best sightseeing tour: from 11.40 pounds you get 24 hours of hop-on hop-off travel past Big Ben, under Tower Bridge and out to Greenwich, with the piers landing you at the front door of the Tower of London, the London Eye and The O2. Here is the pier-by-pier guide, with family tips and live prices verified July 2026.
Visiting the Tower of London: The Complete Guide to Tickets, the Crown Jewels and the Ceremony of the Keys
A working fortress where 37 Yeoman Warder families still live, eight ravens hold up the kingdom and the gates have been locked at 9:53pm nightly for 700 years. Here is the complete guide: every ticket we sell compared, the Jewel House strategy, the after-hours route to the Ceremony of the Keys, and the 2026 details, with live prices verified July 2026.
Visiting the Acropolis: The Complete Guide to the Parthenon, Tickets and the Museum
The Parthenon's western facade is free of scaffolding for the first time in around 200 years, and the Acropolis rewards planning more than any sight in Greece. Here is the complete guide: timed slots, which ticket or tour to choose, when to climb, the separate Acropolis Museum and the practical rules, with live prices verified July 2026.
Is Les Misérables Worth It? An Honest Review (2026)
Is Les Misérables worth it? Our honest 2026 verdict on the Sondheim Theatre epic: the pros, the honest caveats, the price and who it is for.