Manchester United Fans Need to Book their North London Hotel

Tickets are sold out for the Arsenal Man Utd match at the Emirates this weekend. However Manchester United fans, and travelling Arsenal fans can still book their North London Hotel for the match which could seal United Premiership title for the 19th time.

Easy Access from the M1 and M40, free parking and a choice of London transport options to the Emirates means The Palm Hotel is your only choice. If you book online you get a further 10% discount.


Arsenal v Manchester United
Barclays Premier League, Emirates Stadium
Sunday, May 01, 2011, 14:05

Royal Wedding Last Minute Matters

A final private rehearsal was held for the couple at the venue last night, along with Prince Harry and the Middleton family.

Showers are forecast for the Royal Wedding, but when the sun shines it should feel very pleasant with less of a breeze and temperatures hitting 19 or 20 Celsius, 68 Fahrenheit.

Spectators heading to central London to watch the Royal Wedding on giant screens are being encouraged to dress up for the occasion by wearing hats.

The screens in Hyde Park and Trafalgar Square will show all the highlights from guests arriving at Westminster Abbey to William and Kate emerging on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.

If you are not making your way to London and intend to watch the Royal Wedding on TV you will still need to feed the family, so get to the supermarket early today; it is going to be the busiest day of the year as shoppers stock up ahead of the Royal Wedding.

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Royal Wedding update: Official programme, including Order of Service, available online today.

The Official Programme for the wedding of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton is now available for the public to download for free.

The Official Programme includes the full Order of Service (as used by guests in Westminster Abbey), a personal message of thanks from Prince William and Miss Middleton, and a photo of the Couple taken by photographer Mario Testino at the time of the Couple’s engagement.

The Official Programme features Prince William’s recently updated Coat of Arms on the front cover and Catherine Middleton’s new Coat of Arms on the back cover.

The Order of Service includes full details about the processions, music, hymns, prayers and readings. The Wedding Service follows the Book of Common Prayer (Alternative Services: Series One). There will be one Lesson during the service, which the Couple have asked James Middleton to read.

The Official Programme will also be available for free electronically in two formats: as a page-turning Ceros PDF (using Flash) and an iBook compatible with Apple products, which can be downloaded from the Apple iBookstore.

On the wedding day, 150,000 copies of the programme will be sold by 60 Explorer Scouts and 80 Cadets (supervised by adults) for £2 per copy at locations in Green Park, Hyde Park, St James’s Park and Trafalgar Square. Profits from the sale of the Official Programme will go to benefit The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry.

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Family Trip to London; Visit The Doctor Who Experience

The Doctor Who Experience Opened at Olympia in February and has proved very popular with Family enjoying a weekend trip to London. The Exhibition promises to be an unmissable adventure featuring an exhilarating and unique walk-through experience and an awe-inspiring exhibition.

Steven Moffat, Executive Producer and show runner for the hit television series comments: "The Doctor Who Experience is a fans dream come true - a fully interactive adventure that will allow viewers of the show to get as close as possible to some of the scariest monsters from the series. It will also be the first time that Doctor Who artefacts from all the show's 47 year history - classic and new - will be on display together, many of them being seen for the first time. And never mind that, this is the day the Doctor teaches you how to fly the TARDIS through time and space, and takes you into battle with all his deadliest enemies in a brand new adventure. So steady your nerves and bring your own sofa - the Doctor needs you!"

It is just a 19 minute overground train journey to Kensington (Olympia) Rail Station from West Hampstead Station, so book your hotel now. The exhibition continues through to November 2011.

London Summer Events; Batman World Tour

For the first time in DC Comics history, see Batman the world's most popular DC Super Hero as you've never seen him before, in an all-new, live-action arena adventure, set to take the world by storm. Premiering in the UK in Summer 2011, Batman Live - World Arena Tour is a multi-million pound stage production of unprecedented scale and a must-see for families and Batman fans everywhere.

Based on an original story being created exclusively for the show, BATMAN LIVE is a theatrical extravaganza of thrilling stunts, acrobatic acts and illusions. Never before has Gotham City, Wayne Manor, the Batcave and Arkham Asylum been brought to life on stage in a more visually exciting way. Join Batman and Robin as they battle their nemesis The Joker and other super-villains such as The Riddler, Catwoman, The Penguin, Two-Face and Harley Quinn, set on destroying Gotham City.

Book you London stay over at the same time at The Palm Hotel.The Show is on at the O2 Arena from 24 August to 4 September and tickets are availble from the website. The Palm Hotel offers free parking and is well serviced by London Transport bus, overground and underground services.

Visiting London? Book The Thames Speed Boat Trip

London RIB voyages offer the original Thames Cruise with a unique difference – see London’s famous landmarks as you whizz along the Thames in our comfortable RIB boats. This is the original speed boat ride on the Thames.

Speed through London at up to 35 knots as the Thames is eaten up by 400hp of engine power as you ‘pull G’ past the MI6 building before zooming under the capital’s famous bridges and marvel at London’s landmarks.

Stag and Hen parties, corporate events etc are all catered for, but also available special school holiday booking rates for families.So,book your London weekend away and you Thames speedboat experience now.

Where to Watch the London Marathon

Along the route there are several official cheering points including at Montgomery Square in Canary Wharf where there will be live radio broadcasts and entertainment from various bands.

Other good spots on the Isle of Dogs include the City Pride pub on Westferry Road on the 15 mile mark where you get a chance to see the runners twice, also at the 18 mile point. The pub always has a fun, carnival-like atmosphere.

The Lord Nelson pub near Mudchute also has live music at the 17 mile mark and is less crowded as it is away from the main tourist hotspots.

Poplar at mile 20, is another less busy area. Head for the DLR station.

One of the most popular spots is Tower Bridge, but it gets chronically busy so be warned to fight your way through the crowds. Also avoid Greenwich town centre this year. The route will not be going round the Cutty Sark and with the foot tunnels out of action it will be a lot of hassle for spectators.

London Marathon; 88 Pubs on Route Judged for their Decor

More than one form of competition will be taking place when the Virgin London Marathon gets underway on Sunday morning. The discerning eyes of the judging committee will be scrutinising the 88 pubs which line the historic route.

Year upon year, the pubs are transformed during the course of Saturday night, ready to appear in full marathon finery for race day. Defending the 2010 title will be The Liberty Bounds, standing proudly within sight of such landmarks as Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, led by manager Jay Blower. He'll be leading his team for a third year on one of their busiest days of the year.

If you have not managed to enter or train for the race, perhaps this might be a more suitable way of following the route?

There's still time to book your North London Hotel for this weekends race.

Caterers & Catering Companies in North London

The Palm Hotel in North London offers an in house catering service providing everything from a romantic dinner for two to a corporate event for hundreds. A complete event can be organised through The Palm Hotel including venue hire, waiting staff, marquees, flowers and suggested menues.

The Chef at The Palm Hotel is always willing to discuss the use of, or source a particular food for your catering needs. Our menus include canapes, fork food, breakfasts, buffets, gourmet lunches, fine dinning and BBQ feasts for corporate events, weddings, private functions and family celebrations.

The Palm Hotel in North London are happy to accomodate or reccomend outside caterers iand catering companies for your special day.

Search our list of outside caterers including Vegetarian, Vegan, Asian, African, Kosher or Halal Caterers & Catering Companies in North London.

Taste of London in Regents Park

Be sure to keep 16-19 June free, when Taste of London will be returning to the glorious Regent's Park to demonstrate once more why it is the world's greatest restaurant festival.

With world class restaurants, chefs and produce, Taste of London is a sumptuous, indulgent foodie day out in the heart of the capital, and the 2011 event promises to be the best yet.

The heart of Taste of London is its restaurants: all key names on the London landscape and all helmed by chefs focused on the finest ingredients, technical fireworks and artful plating expected of kitchens competing in the capital's diverse, demanding and highly influential restaurant scene.

Restaurants at Taste London 2011

Benares • Bentley’s • Club Gascon • Corrigan’s Mayfair • Four-O-Nine • Gaucho Grill • Gauthier Soho • Kai Mayfair • Launceston Place • Le Caprice • Le Gavroche • Maze • ORA • Petrus • Rhodes 24 • Salt Yard • Scott’s • Skylon • Tamarind • The Cinnamon Club •The Ritz • Roux at The Landau • Yauatcha • York & Albany • Refettorio • L’Anima • and many more

Taste of London, in partnership with British Airways, will return for its eighth year to London’s Regent’s Park from 16-19th June 2011. Book your North London Hotel

London Weekend; Disused London Tube Stations are to Become Pubs

A London entrepreneur is attempting to secure funds to reopen disused underground stations for a variety of businesses including pubs and bars.Ajit Chambers, the businessman behind the scheme, believes the forgotten stations and tunnels can be revitalised by opening up new businesses and is confident of raising the money for the refurbishment of 26 disused stations.

The idea also has the blessing of Mayor of London Boris Johnson, who said: “This guy has a brilliant plan to open up disused underground stations. My pledge to you is that we will do it if it doesn’t cost a penny of tax payers’ money.”

Stations that could be reopened for businesses include Aldwych, which opened in 1907 and is commonly used for filming; South Kentish Town, which has been closed since 1924 and already hosts a sauna and massage parlour; and Euston, which is still a working station, but with a network of closed off tunnels, platforms and a ticket hall deep underground.

Its just one more thing to put on your to do list for a weekend away in London.

LONDON FILM LOCATIONS

London is not only for Museums, Art, Sport, History, RoyalWeddings/Jubilees and Shopping. It has also played host to many films. I imagined the internet would be swimming in databases where you could type in your film or your location and come up with somewhere to have your photo taken; along the same lines as walking across the zebra crossing in St Johns Wood, to mimic the Beatles Album Cover.

The Film London website provides film location information on a month by month search. and a quick location of the month.Its a site which is more for the film industry I think.

Movie London provides an interactive map, but you click on the location and see by chance which films were there, rather than being able to type in the film and find location, with description and photos and perhaps a clip?. Nevertheless you can spend a good half hour clicking, before you realise you are not really finding what you were looking for.

The best article I found was from BBC news which reported on a tube map which lists films shot at or near the London stations in the past 70 years; Passengers can brush up on their knowledge of cinema by looking at a Tube map where stations have been changed to films shot at the locations.The map has been produced by film and media agency Film London, BFI London Film Festival and Transport for London.

Adrian Wootton, chief executive of Film London, said: "On average there are approximately 35 crews shooting on location in the capital every day and that wealth of film-making can be seen in this wonderful Underground Film Map."

From the obvious titles such as Bourne Ultimatum at Waterloo Station and V for Vendetta blowing up the Houses of Parliament at Westminster, to the more surprising including The Dark Knight's Batcave in Vauxhall and An Education filming in Walthamstow, this map plots out the capital's credentials as one of the world's most popular film cities."

Unlike the regular Tube map, the cinematic version cannot be picked up from a station but is on sale at the BFI at Southbank, London Transport Museum, and online from TfL.

Queens Diamond Jubilee Emblem

This is the Queens Diamond Jubilee emblem chosen through a competition on Blue Peter; The emblem was designed by 10-year-old Katherine Dewar, from Chester.

The Diamond Jubilee seems a long way off at the moment and we have a couple of other events on the boil in London this year, but if the Golden jubilee Celebrations in London are anything to go by, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations are not to be missed.

Royal Wedding Road Closures For April 29th

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Mothers Day Treats for Mums

There is still time to treat your Wife/Mum to a London West End Show and an overnight stay at the Palm Hotel. She wont have to clear up the breakfast you've made her and you will be in the good books forever.

Lastminute have Saturday 2nd April Tickets available for "In A Forest,Dark And Deep" starring Matthew Fox (the one from Lost)and if she hasn't seen Mamma Mia! yet, tickets for Saturday are just £20!

The Palm Hotel offers free parking and is well serviced by London Transport bus, overground and underground services. A direct bus route takes you from North West London to the West End in just 20 minutes.