Poppy Loves | London Lifestyle Blog
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A London lifestyle blog full of food, fashion, culture, craft, design and fun, and frolics. The Founder Poppy makes her way around London, armed with a camera, reviewing cafes, boutiques, hotels and fun, hidden parts of London.
Poppy Loves | London Lifestyle Blog
3d ago
Sunday lunch is such an institution and I for one, am all for it. I adore it. The thought of it makes me feel a bit giddy – kind of fizzy. It’s the prospect of Yorkshire pudding, roast beef and proper pud…and chatting with friends and family and cheers-ing one another and acknowledging that yes, we made it. Another week done. We go again tomorrow.
We’ve entered the Can’t Put My Book Down era and I am delighted
We hopped on the Victoria Line at Walthamstow and headed directly to Piccadilly Circus (and for any other 5 year olds reading, no, there are no clowns at Piccadilly Circus).
Suddenly we ..read more
Poppy Loves | London Lifestyle Blog
3w ago
Easter is well and truly in the air and if you haven’t yet discovered Amarula Cream Liqueur, allow me to introduce my new naughty tipple – Easter Cottontail – to have with a side of chocolate eggs…
Easter Cottontail
60ml Amarula Cream Liqueur
250ml freshly brewed coffee
60ml cold milk
60ml vodka
Garnish with coffee beans and grated dark chocolate
Amarula Cream hails from South Africa and is made from the delicious marula fruit – a little bit sweet and sour, like a plum or lychee.
The Marula trees grow only across Africa’s subequatorial plains, and they only bear their fruit once a y ..read more
Poppy Loves | London Lifestyle Blog
1M ago
Last week I hot-footed over to Upper St in Islington. I was there to see one of the first shows in the new King’s Head Theatre dedicated 200-seat space. After a successful run at New Wimbledon Theatre Studio in 2022, Turning the Screw – written by Kevin Kelly and directed by Tim McArthur – tells the story of the famed composer Benjamin Britten, set during the pink panic in the 1950s as he grapples (and boy does he does grapple) with his homosexuality whilst composing his opera, The Turn of the Screw.
The theatre itself is a total joy. It reminded me of another time ..read more
Poppy Loves | London Lifestyle Blog
7M ago
We knew we wanted to create a special grown-up feel to Belle Cottage in Whitstable, where people would feel that care and attention had been taken when it came to the design, without it being too ‘designy. If you get my drift.
Last year we all went on a family holiday to Cretan Malia Park, and while we were there, we were inspired by the tile design in our bedroom (if you scroll down through the blog post, you’ll see the tiles in our hotel bedroom) and decided very quickly that this was what we wanted to create in the entrance to Belle Cottage – our holiday cottage in Whitstable.
We now have ..read more
Poppy Loves | London Lifestyle Blog
7M ago
There is something about walking into German Gymnasium in Kings Cross, that makes me feel like great things are happening around me. There are businessy meetings with scribbles in notebooks and laptops being tapped on, creatives chatting and laughing and definitely coming up with the Next Big Thing, families, friends… and always lots of chattering and buzzing – up at the bar, at around all the tables and there’s just something in the air… so do I love going there? Yes I do. And was I excited to hear they had a new breakfast menu this month? Why, yes I was and I was there in a shot. With Ben ..read more
Poppy Loves | London Lifestyle Blog
8M ago
Flowers: Lily’s House of London
Team. We only went and did it What a journey. What a ride. Countless hours of choosing wood stains and bathroom tiles and shades of white paint (true story) and battling with builders and wiring and broken floors…and finally, FINALLY, we are live on Airbnb and still can’t believe that we have such a beautiful little Whitstable holiday cottage in the very heart of Whitstable. Someone pinch me.
Let me show you around and I’ll tell you all about our beautiful Belle Cottage!
Sofa: Loaf
Belle Cottage in Whitstable is a 3 bedroom house, with one king, one double and ..read more
Poppy Loves | London Lifestyle Blog
9M ago
With the school Summer Hols stretching out in front of me for miles, I’ve been curating a carefully edited list of REALLY GREAT THINGS to do in London, either by myself, with Izzy or as a family.
One of the best free events I’ve come across is the Tusk Gorilla Trail at Covent Garden, in partnership with African conservation charity, Tusk and Westbrook Gallery.
15 life-sized gorilla sculptures are hidden across the Covent Garden neighbourhood – next to cafes, on the Piazza and down twisty side streets… you need to keep your peepers peeled! You can download illustrated and digit ..read more
Poppy Loves | London Lifestyle Blog
11M ago
It’s been a while since I’ve popped up here to give you an update on Belle Cottage. And that is largely because the journey so far has been somewhat of a challenge.
An enormous challenge, actually. Lots of disappointments and lots of being let down by various trades people. And I know that this is largely part of the course when you embark on a renovation project and curve balls are to be expected… but I think that those who have been privy to the ins and outs of our journey so far, would agree that we have had more curve balls than would perhaps be considered our FAIR SHARE.
However. Amidst ..read more
Poppy Loves | London Lifestyle Blog
1y ago
I’ve never been one ahead of the curve, so it’s fitting that I should grab the hottest ticket in town on its third rodeo in London, this time at The Gillian Lynne Theatre. It is playing for a limited season of only 17 weeks, so you haven’t even really got time to read this post – just whizz over there and book a ticket now.
What is The Lehman Trilogy about?
On a cold September morning in 1844, a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers, and an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish ..read more
Poppy Loves | London Lifestyle Blog
1y ago
While I was in Bath last week, I stayed at ever so gorgeous No.15 Great Pulteney – the very first of GuestHouse’s beautiful boutique hotels (now one of many) located in a perfect position in Bath’s city centre. I am huge fan of GuestHouse, as you already know, but I will never tire of their eye for beautiful design, exquisite taste and of course, their unspoken understanding of what I NEED. They seem to know before I do. And it always involves popcorn, crisps and freshly baked brownies.
GuestHouse offer a luggage collection service – they met me at the station with this clever contraption, an ..read more