The Old Marylebone Town Hall offers four rooms licensed for marriages and civil partnerships. Each…read moreroom has it's own themed colour. Our friends got married in the Purple Room, which comfortably sat about 70 people, although it can hold up to 80. The Town Hall is very nice and the room the ceremony was in was quite nice as well. My complaint is that it has a very cattle herder feel to it. They were ushering wedding parties in and out for the majority of the day. For what my friends were looking for, it was fine, although I personally wouldn't want my wedding like that. Regardless, the facilities were nice and the person conducting the ceremony was very personable and professional.

This is a private members club, affiliated with the CIU. It has a bar, pool table, three snooker…read moretables plus darts. They have entertainment on some Saturdays. Look at the web site ashteadvc.co.UK. Membership costs approx £25 per year.

They no longer give tours, as of April 30, 2016, so we missed it by 4 months! Drats. This is why we…read morecan't have nice things! Nevertheless, the BBC Broadcasting House is still a fun stop if you're in London and interested in BBC and its programming. We explored inside, which includes a window into the BBC newsroom, a view of the weather forecast area, and a gift shop for your BBC News merchandise and BBC programming merchandise needs. There's even a Tardis from the Doctor Who show for picture taking purposes. This was one of BF's favorite stops on our London trip!

One of our favorite tour stops while in London was at the BBC Broadcasting House. If you have ever…read morethe chance to go here, please do. It is such a cool building and I felt like I was whisked off into an episode of Dr. Who while walking around. To think that all of my favorite shows originated from here brought my husband and I such joy that we made a point of checking out the whole place while there. The building is open to the public and we were free to roam around after we checked in or we could have signed up for a tour--we opted not to do this, as we wanted to look at it ourselves. Overall, and from an architectural standpoint, the building is sleek and modern inside and has a bit of an old school feel on the outside in some areas. Very cool to look at and tour.

Running until 22 February 2013 "The Long March to Equality: Treasures of the Women's Library"…read morecovers the history of women in Britain fighting for their rights, starting with suffrage. Comprehensive, well laid out, and free (although a donation would probably be a nice idea!), it was a great afternoon out with a friend. They have fantastic artifacts -books, clothing, speeches, poems, leaflets, buttons...loads of stuff! If you're feeling creative, you can make your own button. The front desk has a number of audio guides for free. They're like mobile phones, which are less cumbersome and antisocial than headsets like at most museums. Celebrities read out various writings important to the movement. And for the more recent time periods, people who were actually in the thick of things talk about their experiences. Highlights: Information about force feeding in prisons for women [and men] fighting for suffrage and the section about the Miss World pageant in 1970 that was disrupted by feminists I highly recommend that women and men check this exhibit out while they can!

Situated close to Bricklane, the Women's Library never fails to produce thought-provoking and…read moreunique exhibitions. I recently went to a great exhibition here about magazine problem pages throughout the century- you'd be surprised at how little our worries have changed! The inter-active element to this museum is also enjoyable, as is the little cafe upstairs.....

Connextions- This is situated on the barking road upton…read morepark. This is a place for 13-19 year olds to get help regarding work,housing,education,money,health and relationships. This only opened within the last few years and has helped out many young people in the process. They giveany young person as much time as they need to talk to them about personal experience and they will help where they can. They also help people with writing a curriculum vitae to get a career. They point you in the right direction, the direction you know you have to take but dont know how to go about it. They also put you in touch with the best people for each of the problems you have. This is the ideal place for anyone of the age between 13-19 to go if you need help regarding any of these issues.

One would expect to see Miss Marple in this church and that's the sort of church I like! I attend…read morethe Sunday Service if I've nothing else on. The Vicar, Father Andrew Cain is very nice and so is the Australian Mother Cargill. As I've not been baptised I go forward for a blessing rather than to take Communion. I think it's quite well decorated inside but I know some long-standing worshippers think it could do with a bit of repair. Yes, I enjoy the theatre of it all and it's uplifting on a Sunday morning. The hymns are projected onto screens which is so much better than rifling through a hymnbook. Sometimes I get talking to a few other members of the congregation. One can go for a coffee next door afterwards but I'm not that much of a mixer. Yes, West Hampstead and Kilburn wouldn't be nowhere near as complete without this church.

If you like Wren architecture, this is the place. Because it's still a working refuge for retired…read moresoldiers, it feels like a privileged visit to a private institution, well away from he usual London weekend crowds. Just wander around and soak up the architecture and atmosphere.

What is less well-known about the Royal Hospital, Chelsea is that you can hire out its beautiful…read morerooms and grounds for events such as dinners, weddings and other parties. The State Apartments have great paintings around the panelled walls and are more intimate, while I can't imagine a more impressive place for a wedding reception than the Great Hall, lined with battle standards captured from foreign regiments (though one might have to be selective with the guest list....)

I was actually a 'Best Man' to a dear friend of mine here, back in the summer of 2007 just a short…read morejourney into the introduction of Britain's civil partnership legislation. There is no place more popular across the metropolis than the borough of Islington, the enclosed photo was taken in the largest of the ceremonial rooms, the Council Chamber, seating up to 100 guests, with the option of an additional 60 in the public gallery above. This impressive circular chamber, with its domed ceiling, stained glass windows and panelled walls, adds a note of dignified grandeur to every occasion.