Entries from Londonist tagged with 'kew'
July 1, 2008
Kew is going placcie bagless. A man has been stabbed to death near the Elephant and Castle. A measles epidemic is predicted unless more kiddies get jabbed. London did the honours for the world premiere of Mamma Mia last night. 75% of London pubs are suffering ‘cos of the smoking ban. Tickets to see our Andy win tomorrow are fetching up to £1,500 a piece. Messing about on our river photo taken from abovebelowh2o’s......
Continue Reading "Extra, Extra"June 4, 2008
This weekend we went to check out Kew's much talked about Treetop Walkway. Being hardened London weekenders we were braced for queues, bustle and general tourist overload. It was a wonderful surprise then, to find Kew's 300 acre site a lush, garden paradise with plenty of room for all comers to amuse themselves. Even the much vaunted walkway - open just a week - was people jam free, a constant ambling stream of impressed......
Continue Reading "Londonist Loves... Kew Gardens"March 18, 2008
Yes, this is one of those "last chance to see" posts. This time, (you'll just have to imagine the drum roll) it's the Henry Moore exhibition in Kew. But it really does warrant the attention. You are not going to see such a fine range of Henry Moore work in the flesh in such beautiful surroundings for a long time. Well not without doing lots of intercontinental travelling. Don't believe us? Check out fellow......
Continue Reading "Gimme Moore, Moore, Moore at Kew - Last Chance!"March 1, 2008
This is the final month of the Moore at Kew exhibition, the kind of attraction that "Don't Miss" columns were invented for. 28 monumental sculptors by Henry Moore are scattered throughout the grounds. Our very own Tiki Chris has recorded them in this video, with soundtrack by the pandas.......
Continue Reading "Londonvidium:#4 Moore at Kew"