London often is depicted in movies and books as cold, wet and foggy, so when the weather on my first day in this cosmopolitan city was exactly that, it simply met my expectations. Loaded down with an ...

Londoners Dave and Barbara Edgar are listing their home for $4.2 million inside a castle built around 1720 by Sir John Vanbrugh, a Georgian-era architect and playwright. PHOTO: VANESSA BERBERIAN FOR ...

Imagine driving up the winding entrance to “Downton Abbey” and being welcomed at the entrance to a very special Christmas ball. Then you enter the grand salon that’s been in countless episodes of the ...

A trip to London wouldn’t be complete with a visit to a castle. Hever Castle is located about an hour south of London in the charming countryside town of Kent. Originally built in 1270, Hever Castle ...

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Imagine a London version of the Taj Mahal. Not a copy of the splendid 17th-century Mughal ...