30th July 2017

Biceps, buns and ‘boylesque’ at Briefs: Close Encounters

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Naked men. What’s not to like?

22nd May 2017

Evasion: get quick or spy trying

Emily Gibson / Do, Mates, Outdoors, Sweat / dates, hen dos, ideas, quirky, stag dos, things to do / 2 Comments

Fire Hazard Games’ new Evasion game will have you solving puzzles, defusing bombs and evading the clutches of undercover agents. (Basically, it’s one of those escape-the-room games but outside and on drugs. Bring your fake moustache.)

16th December 2016

The Landmark London: festive treats in the Winter Garden

Emily Gibson / Do, Eat, Indoors, London, Mums, Organised Fun, £££ / afternoon tea, going out, ideas, London, lunch, luxury, Marylebone, review, reviews, special occasions / 1 Comment

I’m not a huge fan of Christmas. I’m really not. I’ve tried, and there are lots of elements I like – namely the pigs in blankets and goodwill to all men – but the saccharine, schmaltzy side isn’t for me. What I really like is the cosiness of it all – the smell of real pine […]

23rd November 2016

Blowing baubles at London Glassblowing

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It’s amazing how you can live in London for absolutely bloody ages and think you know about every cool thing going, and then, out of nowhere, you find out there’s an ice climbing wall hiding in Covent Garden, or a flying trapeze school in Hyde Park. Or a glassblowing studio in London Bridge.

12th November 2016

Crampons and clippers: an afternoon off in the West End

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There’s nothing nicer that taking a Friday afternoon off work. Especially when you’re going ice climbing, getting your beard did and beating the queues at one of Soho’s hottest new restaurants.

9th November 2016

Parody panto at Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Emily Gibson / Do, Indoors, London, Mates, Mums, Organised Fun, Theatre, £££ / Christmas, Mischief Theatre, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Play That Goes Wrong, theatre, things to do, west end / 2 Comments

Several years ago, James 1 asked me if I wanted to go and see a play he’d got last minute tickets to at the Red Lion Theatre in Angel. They were free, so off I went.

21st October 2016

Creatures and clues in Canada Water: Shadow Over Southwark

Emily Gibson / Do, London, Mates, Organised Fun, Outdoors, Sweat, ££ / City Dash, Fire Hazard Games, halloween, Shadow Over Southwark / 0 Comments

I made excuses to avoid last year’s Halloween-themed wide game from Fire Hazard Games, Shadow Over Shoreditch, on the grounds that I am a raging pussy at the best of times, and being chased by monsters in the dark holds as much terror for me now, aged 27, as it did 20 years ago.