A review of the new garden tours of Buckingham Palace. Does exactly what it says on the tin – was it worth the online ticket queue of 20,000 people? Read on to find out. Are They Letting Anyone In There These Days? Pretty much. Every year, Buckingham Palace typically opens in the summer months for […]
A guided tour around (the outside of) London’s Charterhouse. In which it is a real privilege to get an insight into the workings of this historic site and almshouse from one of its inhabitants. A Guided Tour? Is That Allowed Yet? Thanks for checking, but yes it is! Provided it complies with all the rules, […]
A review of a (very) early spring visit to the Chelsea Physic Garden. In which I am overjoyed to have something I can book tickets and go to. And the spring flowers are a bonus. Something You Can Book Right Now! Ok. As you can tell, I was pretty excited about going to the Chelsea […]
A look back at the things I did manage to see despite all the obstacles of 2020, as the Salterton Arts Review counts down the top five highlights of the year. The Salterton Arts Review in 2020 2020, what a year. I can’t say anything that hasn’t been said already about it, so I won’t […]
A review of a new series of concerts staged in Southwark Cathedral. In which the music was lovely but the social distancing not so great. And Now For Something A Little Different Having never been to Southwark Cathedral at all in my ten years of London living, I have now been twice in a couple […]
A visit to Swedenborg House in Bloomsbury. In which I encounter an interesting project by the Royal College of Art, as well as an unusual London society. The Bloomsbury Festival Leads Me In New Directions Between this exhibition and Not Without My Ghosts which I saw recently at the Drawing Room, I’m on a roll; […]
Review of the Garden Museum and exhibition Derek Jarman: My Garden’s Boundaries are the Horizon. In which the Garden Museum is completely overwhelming with loads of things going on, but the overall effect is quite charming. Why a Garden Museum in the Heart of London? What a place the Garden Museum is! As far as […]
Visiting Pitzhanger Manor today is a very interesting experience. As well as the manor house itself there is also a contemporary art gallery (on which more shortly), but if I focus just on the manor, what I really liked about it was its scale.
Review of a visit to the Doge’s Palace in Venice in Summer 2020. In which there were a lot of nice ceilings, but for me the highlight was the prison. The Doge’s Palace: One of the ‘Main Sites’ of a Trip to Venice. The Doge’s Palace was a site I knew I should visit in […]
Review of the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice. In which I enjoy the size and quiet calm of this significant museum Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice: Small but Perfectly Formed I don’t know why, but I was expecting something different from the Gallerie dell’Accademia when I visited Venice. Bigger. Grander. More fatiguing. So I was pleasantly surprised at […]
