If you have any extra time in Cheshire check out these recommendations:
Our Favorite Parks 🌳
Dunham Massey - see the deer with a Farmhouse restaurant
Styal Estate & Quarry Bank Mill
Lyme Park
City Highlights 🏙️
Hop on a tram to explore industrial Manchester with Barry's in Deansgate & our favourite coffee shop, Fort Coffee nearby. For a delicious farm to table dinner try Another Hands.
Workouts 🏋️♀️🏃♂️
Orange Theory in Altrincham
Run on the Trans Pennine trail (our favorite option!)
Runway Pilates in Altrincham
Strolls with Coffee ☕🌳
Richmond Park & Gail’s Bakery
Battersea Park & Nostos Coffee
Hyde Park & Knoops or Japan House for matcha
Hampstead Heath & The WatchHouse
Green Park & Fortnum & Mason
Primrose Hill & Jolie Corner
Holland Park & Gail's
Restaurants to Savor 🍴
Ottolenghi (Mediterranean & Healthy) - Nopi or Rovi for dinner.
Gymkhana (Michelin-starred Indian food).
Trishna (Coastal Indian food).
For casual we love Itsu, Pret (check out Rohan's favorite posh cheddar sandwich) or, Britain's favorite, a cheeky Nando's
The Portrait Gallery Restaurant at the top of the National Gallery with beautiful views of Trafalgar Square.
Where to Grab a Drink 🍸
Cahoots Train-themed bar.
Farm shop decorated with art from the Royal Drawing School with produce sourced from the owner's farm in Somerset. Lovely bar downstairs from the shop.
Seymour's Parlour, Marylebone great to pair with Trishna.
The Blind Pig, Soho - recreate our first date (hopefully without a tube strike!)
Workout 🏋️♀️🏃♂️
Run in Holland Park/Hyde Park/Regent’s Park
F45
Barry’s
Swim at the Serpentine Lido (open water swimming in Hyde Park!)
For the Book Lovers 📚
Foyles (our 2nd date. 5 floors of books & a cafe on the top)
Daunt Books (our favorite is in Marylebone - books organized by country!)
Word on the Water (A floating bookshop on a barge)
Markets to Explore 🛍️
Seven Dials Market
Mercato Mayfair
A converted church with food stalls.
Portobello Road Market
Columbia Road Flower Market
Borough Market