Inspiring Locations

Looking for an alternative tourist location in London which even the locals barely know about? One of my favourite quirky places in the capital can be found in zone three, on top of a hill in the gorgeously green south of the city. Barely on the map in the 1850s until the incredible glass building from the Great Exhibition was moved to the area, Crystal Palace is now a funky little area with some seriously astounding views over London and out towards Surrey. However my favourite part is tucked away in a corner of the rather lovely Crystal Palace Park. Find the right spot, follow the trail and you are whisked back in time to the dawn of the dinosaurs! So here's how this happened: Around the time of the Great Exhibition fossil-mania abounded and dinosaurs were in vogue. When the Crystal Palace was moved from Earls Court after the Exhibition to its new home in South London the world’s first ‘theme park’ was created around it to entice visitors. And what could be m...