London welcomes millions of visitors each year, and for many, their first experience of the city begins at one of its major airports. From the world-renowned Heathrow to the convenient London City Airport, the capital is served by six airports, each with its own unique character and advantages.

Did you know that, across the UK, only 2.7% of statues are of women who are not either royal or mythical? By my count there are now twenty eight statues of named non-royal women in London. Queens such as Victoria, Elizabeth and Anne have prominent statues and many mythological figures are also represented in female form.

The collector William Beckford said of Turner: ‘He paints now as if his brains and imagination were mixed up on his palette with soapsuds and lather.’ Whether insult or compliment, it’s a great description of this Romantic artist who raised humble landscape painting to the level of intellectual history painting.

The Victoria and Albert museum has done it again! On 31 May, the new V&A East Storehouse opened to the public, unveiling a new venue with a collection of over 250,000 objects, set in the ultimate Ikea display but, needless to say, with a degree of sophistication that only the Victoria & Albert can muster.

The Tower of London located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London is a top 10 London tourist attraction. Visitors are mainly drawn to the Tower of London to see the spectacular display of The Crown Jewels, part of the Royal Collection and still regularly used by His Majesty The King.

The Household Cavalry regiment, the soldiers who stand guard on horseback in Whitehall are made up of two main groups: the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals. Today they make up just one regiment but each has its own identity, traditions, colonels and uniform. The Blues and Royals and the Life Guard can be seen in Whitehall between 11am and 4pm every day and many visitors to London like to have their photograph taken next to the mounted soldiers. Be careful, however. As the signs nearby say, horses can both bite and kick.