London’s Alleys: Buckingham Arcade, WC2

This covered passage runs through a block of buildings on Strand, giving access to the grander buildings behind.

Annual open day of the Strand Lane “Roman Baths”

A date for your diary, as the little-known Roman Baths behind the back of the disused Aldwych tube station will be open to the public later this month for one day only.

Simpson’s in the Strand selling off surplus fixtures and fittings

One of London's oldest traditional English restaurants, Simpson's in the Strand, is going to sell off a load of its surplus fixtures and fittings.

The pedestrianisation of Strand has been completed

After several years of work, the pedestrianisation of part of Strand has been completed, turning a once busy traffic choaked road into a quiet space for walking and resting.

London’s Pocket Parks: Savoy Chapel Gardens, WC2

Hidden around the back of the shops on Strand can be found a rather fine looking small pocket park that has royal connections.

Strand Lane’s “Roman Baths” open day

The rarely open and little-known Roman Baths that can be found behind the back of the disused Aldwych tube station will be open to the public later this month for one day only.

London’s Alleys: Savoy Buildings, WC2

This is an alley that's owned by The Queen and comes with its own unique London Underground tube roundel.

A visit to St Mary le Strand church

Sitting in the middle of the road outside Somerset House on Strand is a grand church with a tall steeple it shouldn't have.

The world’s most expensive postage stamp goes on display in London

For a few weeks, an entire exhibition has been given over to a tiny piece of red paper -- the world's most expensive postage stamp.

See a violin made from 12,000 postage stamps

It's not that well known, but inside Stanley Gibbons' famous stamp shop on Strand, there's a public exhibition space and there's a remarkable violin on display.

London’s Alleys: Heathcock Court, WC2

This is a short narrow passage on Strand that used to be somewhere else.

Strand to be part-pedestrianised from late August

Anyone who has visited the area over the past few months can't have missed the huge amount of street works going on, as part of plans to revamp the road layout around Aldwych and Strand.

London’s Alleys: The Outer Temple, WC2

Opposite the Royal Courts of Justice is what looks like a normal set of office doors that lead one of London's best-hidden alleys.

The campaign to save the India Club from eviction

Saved from developers, the venerable India Club in central London is now facing eviction after the landlord has decided to hike the rent in order to get rid of the troublesome tenant.

London Public Art: Three large stone heads on Milford Lane

Three large stone heads can be found looking around corners of a new housing development by Aldwych.

Parts of Strand and Aldwych to be pedestrianised

Plans to pedestrianise the roads around the Strand/Aldwych gyratory are being brought forward.

Tickets Alert: A multi-sensory exploration of light and sound.

A subterranean exploration of sound and light opens in January - an exhibition by Ryoji Ikeda that fills labyrinth-like spaces in a large office block on Strand.

The chess frontage of Simpsons in the Strand

Have you ever wandered down Strand and noticed two large hanging chess pieces outside a famous restaurant?

London’s Alleys: Exchange Court, WC2

This is of the many little alleys that lead off from Strand as a legacy of the times the area was first developed.

Hotel plans for Strand office block by Charing Cross station

A fairly unremarkable 1980s office block that most people don't even notice save the branch of Boots on the ground floor could be demolished and replaced with a hotel.

London’s Alleys: George Court WC2

A short alley near Charing Cross that is today probably more famous for its sole commercial occupant, the Retro Pub.

London’s Alleys: Tweezers Alley, WC2

This is both a brand new road and an ancient alley that can be traced back at least 800 years, and a ceremony that has taken place every year since then.

Westminster Council plans to pedestrianise part of Strand

Having only just cancelled plans to pedestrianize Oxford Street, Westminster Council has now announced plans to pedestrianize part of Strand instead.

London’s Alleys: York Place (formerly Of Alley), WC2

Welcome to York Place, for that's its modern name, yet it used to be curiously called Of Alley, and why it was so called is just as curious as the name itself.