Exciting Ways To Spend This Autumn Weekend
Another October weekend is rolling up, and we’re looking forward to cosying up with a drink at one of London’s covered outdoor terraces. With the weather getting chilly, a nice Sunday roast also looks like it should be on the cards this weekend or treat yourself to an autumn staycation in the heart of the city. Here’s what’s on this London weekend:
Enjoy a delicious Sunday roast
On Sundays, we roast. Head to STK Steakhouse for a roast at £28 per person, where you can choose from smoked BBQ brisket and succulent lemon rosemary chicken or go for the slow-cooked lamb shoulder and BBQ short ribs. All the trimmings are served family style to share and include duck-fat roasted potatoes, carrots glazed in honey, fluffy Yorkshire puddings and port gravy to bring everything together.
where: STK Strand & STK Rooftop & Bar Stratford
website: www.stksteakhouse.com
Visit this luxe bar for London Cocktail Week
London Cocktail Week is one of the most exciting ways to discover the London bar scene and the people that make it special. A gem to have on your radar is The Pine Bar at The Biltmore Mayfair, located in London’s most prestigious neighbourhood, where classic glamour meets contemporary mixology. Intimate and expertly curated, the bar is designed for connoisseurs of the finer things.
where: 44 Grosvenor Square, London, W1K 2HP
website: www.thebiltmorehotels.com
Treat yourself to a staycation
Enjoy a serene escape at Park Hyatt London River Thames, with their ultimate relaxation escape package. The experience includes an overnight stay with breakfast, a soothing massage for each guest, and dining at one of the hotel’s exceptional restaurants. You can also enjoy full access to the luxurious spa facilities that include a tranquil relaxation lounge, heated indoor pool, sauna, and state-of-the-art fitness centre.
where: 7 Nine Elms Ln, Nine Elms, London SW8 5PH
website: www.hyatt.com
Enjoy a serene escape at Park Hyatt London River Thames.
Book a pink afternoon tea
Throughout October, Shangri-La The Shard, London, is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a series of pink-inspired experiences. Book the pink afternoon tea in collaboration with Saicho sparkling tea, featuring delicate pink pastries and savouries or order the Pink Hope Cocktail at Gong Bar, with proceeds supporting Guy’s Cancer Charity. There’s also a Pink Sky Brunch at Sky Lounge, combining skyline views with a cause that matters.
where: 31 St Thomas St, London SE1 9QU
website: www.opentable.co.uk
Check out this art exhibition
Discover the work of the late Aboriginal Australian artist Emily Kam Kngwarray, which is being shown in Europe for the first time at this exhibition at the Tate Modern. Expect to see vast canvases and the early vibrant batiks that first made the artist’s name in the late 1980s. Her work teems with the life and spirit of her homeland in Australia’s Northern Territory, and Kngwarray’s art is known to transport visitors to the remote landscapes where they were made.
where: Bankside, London SE1 9TG
website: www.tate.org.uk
Photo by Tate (Liam Man)
Head to this cabaret show at Fulham Pier
Head to Orange Box at Fulham Pier this weekend for a fabulous show by The Black Cat Cabaret, including performances by Hula Hoop world record holder Symoné, Black Cat’s time-travelling showgirls Auntie’s Darlings and lots more. There will be live music courtesy Black Cat’s dapper house band, The Parlour Kings, and the event is hosted by Dusty Limits, so expect plenty of glamour.
when: 10th october
where: fulham pier, london
website: www.fulhampier.com
Head to Orange Box at Fulham Pier this weekend for a fabulous show by The Black Cat Cabaret.
Try this new pizza collab
Yard Sale has collaborated with Dishoom to launch some seriously cool inventions that pay tribute to Mumbai. The Vada Pow Pizza is topped with golden potato vada, green chutney, tamarind chutney and masala powder on Yard Sale’s classic tomato and Fior di latte mozzarella base and finished with coriander. It’s accompanied by chilli cheese garlic bread, topped with fiery green chillies, cheddar and mozzarella. There’s also the Dishoom house chutney you can add as a dip on the side – available in all Yard Sale pizza shops till 28th October.
where: across london
website: www.yardsalepizza.com
Watch A Smashing Machine
Dwayne Johnson stars in the new film The Smashing Machine, directed by Benny Safdie, one-half of the Safdie Brothers (Uncut Gems). The Smashing Machine is a sports biopic starring Johnson as wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr. It chronicles Kerr as he reaches the peak of his career in MMA. Emily Blunt plays his wife Dawn, who tries her best to support him as he becomes addicted to painkillers and self-destructive behaviour.
in theatres across london
Explore this fashion pop-up
AMANU has launched at Selfridges with an exclusive belt pop-up that’s running until 9th November. You can pop over to have custom belt fittings and meet the artisans at the helm of AMANU’s gorgeous craftsmanship. Alongside the made-to-measure belt fittings, the pop-up will also showcase the brand’s new season handbag and belt collection.
when: 29th September to 9th November 2025
where: Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB
website: www.selfridges.coM
Attend the Water Lantern Festival in Clapham Common
The Water Lantern Festival is a lovely experience where you write down something special, like a letter to a loved one or a dream you’re chasing, and send it out into the water. There will also be food trucks, live music, vendors, a scavenger hunt, and a lantern launch celebration, and it looks like a lovely, wholesome experience for the family.
When: 11th & 12th october
where: Clapham Common, Windmill Dr, SW4 9DE
website: www.waterlanternfestival.com
