Come to London for the summer! It’s my home, but it’s also a terrifically exciting holiday destination, and can be catered to family, honeymooners, 50th Wedding anniversary, you name it… The list of things to do is endless but here are some of my favourites…For theatre The Donmar Warehouse, The Almeida, The National are home to superb plays – and they’re not even in the West End where there are many more. For art lovers The National Portrait Gallery, The National Gallery, The Tate (Modern and Britain) – or the intimate collection at The Courthauld. For the best in independent cinema the gorgeous Curzon Mayfair is a must, followed by a quick bite at any number of eateries in neighbouring Shepherds Market (or Nobu ‘round the corner). Also the fabulous Electric Cinema in Notting Hill where you can watch movies in huge armchairs while waiters serve you food or a drink from the bar. For shopping and re-fuelling snacks – there’s afternoon tea at Claridges Hotel, or a groovy bite at the top of the Dover Street Market – home to the hippest clothes and shoes available. There’s The Wolsey on Regent Street for lunch and people spotting. Nearby Bond Street have the best accessories that money can buy – jeweller ‘Solange Azagury Partridge’ and shoemaker ‘Georgina Goodman’ make my heart flutter. For a more low-key shopping experience there’s Ledbury Road and Westbourne Park Road in Notting Hill; Paul Smith is a mini emporium of classy goods from socks to paperweights, also Agent Provocateur down the road has fantastic underwear. My other favourite underwear brand ‘Bodas’ is next door is ‘Aime’ for the best selection of groovy Mama clothes (and ‘Petit Aime’ for their children- also ‘I Love Gorgeous’ and ‘Caramel’), ‘Matches’ for the best in current designer labels, and deli Ottolengi for exquisite food to take away. On a Friday morning Portobello Market is round the corner for vintage clothes and bric-a-brac – nip in to Elgin Grocer on Elgin Avenue (just off Portobello Road) for fresh pizza, lemonade, divine coffee and their Anzac cookies For family fun take your kids for a pony ride at Stag Lodge Stables in Richmond Park while deer munch on grass close by… and eat at The Petersham Nurseries. The River Thames has beauty and spectacle along every inch of its journey through the city– lunch or dinner at The River Café in Hammersmith… or a walk along the embankment to Chelsea Bridge… There’s the Science Museum in South Kensington, which could be followed by a picnic in Hyde Park near the Peter Pan statue. I could ramble on for hours! There are always events, festivals and fairgrounds popping up throughout the summertime for kids – Time Out is a widely available weekly magazine, which is indispensable, also The Guardian newspaper (the Observer on Sundays) has hot tips for what’s going on. Come to London, I challenge you not to have a fantastic time xxx