Secret London is quite the most interesting guidebook I have had the chance to pick up in years. Uncovering nearly 250 hidden places in London, most of which I had never heard about having lived in the capital all my life, this really is a book to take you places where you’ve never been.
Dividing London up into nine main areas, the book recommends hidden crypts and prison cells (Newgate Cells, a Masonic temple); forgotten memorials, sculptures and art works (Jean Cocteau murals, The Bread Basket Boy at St. Pauls); small undiscovered cultural gems (the Foundling and Geffrye Museums); and London’s quirkiest cafes and restaurants for those of you happy to take the risk and try something new.
Suitable for the tourist or resident, Secret London is a fascinating and easy-to-use book that gives a real sense of the scale of London’s hidden history. Other books in the series include Secret Amsterdam, Secret Barcelona, Secret Paris, Secret Provence, Secret Rome, Secret Brussels.
Review by Leonora Wood
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