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A picturesque Kent village just 30 minutes from south east London has bedecked its streets with floral displays for an annual competition.

Picturesque Kent village near London decorated with flowers for annual competition

A popular sunflower field in West Sussex is opening next month – and it’s just a 70-minute drive from south east London.

A popular sunflower field in West Sussex is opening next month – and it’s just a 70-minute drive from south east London.

A stunning sunflower field a drive from south London is set to open

A popular sunflower field in West Sussex is opening next month – and it’s just a 70-minute drive from south east London.

A popular sunflower field in West Sussex is opening next month – and it’s just a 70-minute drive from south east London.

A stunning sunflower field a drive from south east London is set to open

Jacqueline Freeman has a solo exhibition at The Playroom gallery in Archway featuring her works on mushrooms

Jacqueline Freeman has a solo exhibition at The Playroom gallery in Archway featuring her works on mushrooms

'Delicious, nutritious, mind expanding or deadly' - what mushrooms can teach us

Greenwich Peninsula is set to host a full line-up of summer events including a free music festival and an outdoor cinema.

Greenwich Peninsula is set to host a full line-up of summer events including a free music festival and an outdoor cinema.

Mini golf and free jazz festival among Greenwich Peninsula summer line-up

You can visit the UK’s “largest” lavender field and it’s just 50 minutes from south east London.

You can visit the UK’s “largest” lavender field and it’s just 50 minutes from south east London.

The UK’s ‘largest’ Instagrammable lavender field near to south east London

The plan to keep Churchill Theatre 'accessible to as many people as possible'

The plan to keep Churchill Theatre 'accessible to as many people as possible'

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The plan to keep Churchill Theatre 'accessible to as many people as possible'

Lord Thomas Howard of Walden, part of an exhibition at Kenwood of historic portraits next to contemporary responses by Stephen Farthing

Lord Thomas Howard of Walden, part of an exhibition at Kenwood of historic portraits next to contemporary responses by Stephen Farthing

'Swagger' - a fresh look at historic poseur portraits

The Salobre Hotel Resort and Serenity in Gran Canaria has a golf course, seven pools, a wellness centre and more

The Salobre Hotel Resort and Serenity in Gran Canaria has a golf course, seven pools, a wellness centre and more

Your go-to Gran Canaria luxury hotel for landscape, wellness, tranquility and sun

Vines in Maremma. Image Fattoria di Magliano/Rosae Maris

Vines in Maremma. Image Fattoria di Magliano/Rosae Maris

Don't stick to pale pinks - explore the range of rose for perfect summer drinking

Anna Chapman Parker talked about her book Understorey at Camden Garden Centre with Florence Wilkinson

Anna Chapman Parker talked about her book Understorey at Camden Garden Centre with Florence Wilkinson

Weeds are having a moment and it's time to pay attention

Wimbledon is fast approaching and there are plenty of places to watch the games live in south London.

Wimbledon is fast approaching and there are plenty of places to watch the games live in south London.

Where you can watch Wimbledon in south London this summer

Charlie Higson has penned an adult Bond short story for the Ian Fleming estate

Charlie Higson has penned an adult Bond short story for the Ian Fleming estate

Young Bond author Charlie Higson 'the next 007 will be someone we haven't thought of'

Alan Edwards' most enduring professional relationship was with David Bowie and they worked together for four decades (Image: Courtesy of Alan Edwards)

Alan Edwards' most enduring professional relationship was with David Bowie and they worked together for four decades (Image: Courtesy of Alan Edwards)

'Mick Jagger is clever and charming - but I forged a lifelong bond with Bowie'

Robert Hardman spoke to sources inside the Palace to glean the inside story behind King Charles' accession and coronation

Robert Hardman spoke to sources inside the Palace to glean the inside story behind King Charles' accession and coronation

Royal biographer gives 'inside story' on turbulent two years for the Monarchy

You can find a picturesque sandy beach in Sussex with a castle and sand dunes and it's just 90 minutes from south east London.

You can find a picturesque sandy beach in Sussex with a castle and sand dunes and it's just 90 minutes from south east London.

The picturesque sandy beach with sand dunes near south east London

If you love beer, south London is home to several breweries you can tour – including one that’s 500 years old.

If you love beer, south London is home to several breweries you can tour – including one that’s 500 years old.

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Five brewery tours you can find in south London

The Greenwich pub with a GIANT screen to watch the Euro football games on

The Greenwich pub with a GIANT screen to watch the Euro football games on

The Greenwich pub with a GIANT screen to watch the Euro football games on

Julie and Amanda are known as the 'Teddy Bear Ladies' from BBC's The Repair Shop and have now written a book about the adventures of Bartie Bristle

Julie and Amanda are known as the 'Teddy Bear Ladies' from BBC's The Repair Shop and have now written a book about the adventures of Bartie Bristle

The Repair Shop's Teddy Bear Ladies share touching toy restoration that 'broke' them

A multi-award winning Blackheath restaurant serving Nepalese food and uniquely crafted cocktails is a favourite among Bollywood stars.

A multi-award winning Blackheath restaurant serving Nepalese food and uniquely crafted cocktails is a favourite among Bollywood stars.

The Blackheath restaurant with ‘where everyone is family’ favoured by Bollywood stars

You can visit a top-rated Kent campsite all year round with a nearby country pub – and it's just 70 minutes from south east London.

You can visit a top-rated Kent campsite all year round with a nearby country pub – and it's just 70 minutes from south east London.

The top-rated Kent campsite open all year for your next staycation

You can take a tour of Britain’s oldest brewery and it’s an hour from south east London.

You can take a tour of Britain’s oldest brewery and it’s an hour from south east London.

The ‘hidden gem’ tour of Britain’s oldest brewery just an hour from south east London

You can visit this Kent seaside town known for its pubs, oysters and Instagram-worthy beach huts and it's an hour from south east London.

You can visit this Kent seaside town known for its pubs, oysters and Instagram-worthy beach huts and it's an hour from south east London.

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The foodie seaside town famous for its oysters an hour from south east London

South London is home to a stunning gothic home that looks more like a fairy-tale castle with plenty of Instagram worthy backdrops.

South London is home to a stunning gothic home that looks more like a fairy-tale castle with plenty of Instagram worthy backdrops.

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The fairy-tale castle in south London with an Instagram-worthy library and gardens

Hilary Tailor set her novel at Kenwood Ladies' Pond but the story improved when she started taking a dip herself

Hilary Tailor set her novel at Kenwood Ladies' Pond but the story improved when she started taking a dip herself

Author became a cold water swimmer to finish her novel set at famous Heath pond

There’s a village where you can find over 30 historical buildings, a manor house and a 14th century pub and it’s just 50 minutes from south London by car.

There’s a village where you can find over 30 historical buildings, a manor house and a 14th century pub and it’s just 50 minutes from south London by car.

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The village with a 14th century manor house and pub a drive from south east London

This is how to spend a day trip to Greenwich from riverside walks to history and food – according to a south east London local.

This is how to spend a day trip to Greenwich from riverside walks to history and food – according to a south east London local.

I’m a south east Londoner and this is how I’d spend a day in Greenwich

South east London is home to some beautiful greenspaces to enjoy a picnic this National Picnic Week.

South east London is home to some beautiful greenspaces to enjoy a picnic this National Picnic Week.

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Three picnic spots in south east London to visit this summer

Fantasia Orchestra was formed eight years ago and got an early break at Proms at St Jude's

Fantasia Orchestra was formed eight years ago and got an early break at Proms at St Jude's

The dynamic young orchestra giving back to school music education

Mona Abboud is opening her garden to the public through London Open Gardens and she writes about it in her book Branching Out

Mona Abboud is opening her garden to the public through London Open Gardens and she writes about it in her book Branching Out

The Muswell Hill gardener who has written a book about her plot

White grapes growing in the Lirac cru. Image © Christophe Grilhé, Inter-Rhône

White grapes growing in the Lirac cru. Image © Christophe Grilhé, Inter-Rhône

Switch up your colours and try French Rhone whites for a change

A historic Kent dockyard with 100 buildings where Bridgerton and Call the Midwife were filmed is just 50 minutes away from south east London.

A historic Kent dockyard with 100 buildings where Bridgerton and Call the Midwife were filmed is just 50 minutes away from south east London.

The dockyard where Bridgerton and Call the Midwife were filmed near south east London

A harbour town known for being one of the warmest places in the UK is just a 90-minute drive from south east London.

A harbour town known for being one of the warmest places in the UK is just a 90-minute drive from south east London.

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The coastal town with a top-rated Wetherspoons a drive from south east London

A historic town with one of England’s oldest cathedrals and bookshops is just a 40-minute journey from south east London by train

A historic town with one of England’s oldest cathedrals and bookshops is just a 40-minute journey from south east London by train

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The historic town with England’s largest bookshop 40 minutes from south east London

Bolivar is a Latin American restaurant on the second floor of Annabel's private members club in Mayfair

Bolivar is a Latin American restaurant on the second floor of Annabel's private members club in Mayfair

The exclusive Mayfair restaurant where you have to be a member to dine

Adrian Dunbar leads the cast of Kiss Me, Kate during a rehearsal at Hampstead Town Hall in Haverstock Hill

Adrian Dunbar leads the cast of Kiss Me, Kate during a rehearsal at Hampstead Town Hall in Haverstock Hill

Major musical rehearses at Hampstead Town Hall

The south London locations where the latest season of Bridgerton was filmed

'Much loved' Greenwich mum with cancer dies just weeks before mega fundraiser

'Much loved' Greenwich mum with cancer dies just weeks before mega fundraiser

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'Much loved' Greenwich mum with cancer dies just weeks before mega fundraiser

Wisteria season is upon us and south east London has some Instagram worthy locations where you can spot it this month.

Wisteria season is upon us and south east London has some Instagram worthy locations where you can spot it this month.

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Instagrammable spots to see wisteria in south east London in May

A number of food festivals are set to take place in south east London this summer.

A number of food festivals are set to take place in south east London this summer.

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Four food festivals coming to south east London this summer

A quaint village with countryside walks and a historic pub is just a 30-minute bus ride away from Bromley.

A quaint village with countryside walks and a historic pub is just a 30-minute bus ride away from Bromley.

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The Bromley village with a 16th century pub visited by royalty

This historic Kent seaside town offers stunning beaches and local history and is just 90 minutes away from south east London.

This historic Kent seaside town offers stunning beaches and local history and is just 90 minutes away from south east London.

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The Kent seaside town with Blue Flag beaches and links to Charles Dickens

South east London is home to some of the most well-known Bridgerton filming locations and Georgian architecture that Bridgerton fans will love.

South east London is home to some of the most well-known Bridgerton filming locations and Georgian architecture that Bridgerton fans will love.

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Four Bridgerton themed things to do in south east London

Daisy Hoffner and Louise Pennington Legh lived on Manilla Road for 26 years before they realised they were schoolfriends during the war

Daisy Hoffner and Louise Pennington Legh lived on Manilla Road for 26 years before they realised they were schoolfriends during the war

Holocaust survivor reunited with school friend - who was living in same street

This luxurious manor house with an indoor pool in south east London is right near two Bridgerton filming locations.

This luxurious manor house with an indoor pool in south east London is right near two Bridgerton filming locations.

The luxury Sidcup party house with a pool near two Bridgerton filming locations

Painted Hall / Tudor Barn / Ranger's House / Woolwich Town Hall

Painted Hall / Tudor Barn / Ranger's House / Woolwich Town Hall

Four stunning and romantic places for a south east London wedding

Bob Marley in Jamaica in 1973 is one of 20 photographs by Esther Anderson on display at Muswell Hill Gallery

Bob Marley in Jamaica in 1973 is one of 20 photographs by Esther Anderson on display at Muswell Hill Gallery

Bob Marley photos shed light on early years

A historic coastal town in Sussex with an Instagram-famous street is just 90 minutes away by car from south London.

A historic coastal town in Sussex with an Instagram-famous street is just 90 minutes away by car from south London.

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The Instagram-famous historic smugglers town just 90 minutes from south London

Screen on the Green Nightfall is by Nick Botting who has an exhibition at the Portland Gallery running this month

Screen on the Green Nightfall is by Nick Botting who has an exhibition at the Portland Gallery running this month

Artist reveals how he brings much-loved North London landmarks to life

Jerome Billard Image: Liz Sagues

Jerome Billard Image: Liz Sagues

Take a virtual wine tasting tour along the Loire for well-priced diversity

A Birthday For Bear will run Upstairs at The Gatehouse in May with cut price tickets for schools and free tickets for pupils eligible for free school meals

A Birthday For Bear will run Upstairs at The Gatehouse in May with cut price tickets for schools and free tickets for pupils eligible for free school meals

'Joyful and funny' kids' show coming to pub theatre venue

Babur / Bank House / Dorothy & Marshall / Grind

Babur / Bank House / Dorothy & Marshall / Grind

Four delicious cocktail hotspots to visit in south east London

Danny Sapani in rehearsals for From Riverside to Crazy at Hampstead Theatre

Danny Sapani in rehearsals for From Riverside to Crazy at Hampstead Theatre

Danny Sapani from Lear to New York cop 'I am in the flow at the moment'

A popular park in south east London is an Instagram hotspot and known for its vibrant wisteria.

A popular park in south east London is an Instagram hotspot and known for its vibrant wisteria.

The Instagrammable south east London park that’s a wisteria hotspot

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