Literally All The Literary Hotspots In London
It’s true when they say, you never know what you’ll find around the corner. And that’s definitely so when it comes to living in London. Whether it’s finding the spot where the latest romcom was filmed or the area that inspired Dickens with Great Expectations, the options are endless. Thousands upon thousands of novels have been inspired by the streets, hotels, cafés and parks across our city, and you’d be forgiven not to have put one literary clue with another, let alone even visited them. So get strapped in literary heads, we’ve compiled a list of some of the famous landmarks that inspired some of the world’s greatest authors…
Flemings Mayfair
If you’re a lover of murder mysteries, it’s probably because you read Agatha Christie growing up. With 66 novels and 15 short stories under her belt, Agatha Christie is world renowned for both her literary skills and jaw-dropping thrillers. What you might not know though, is that her novel At Bertram’s Hotel is based on the hotel bar at Flemings in Mayfair. Having given such notable descriptions of the quintessential London hotel, she actually last minute changed Bertram’s managers name because it was so close to the real one at the time!
Flemings is one of the capital’s oldest established hotels, dating back to 1851, and to this day, it’s one of the few remaining privately owned hotels in London, now with the same family for over 40 years.
Where: Flemings Mayfair Hotel, Half Moon Street, London, W1J 7BH, United Kingdom
Website: www.flemings-mayfair.co.uk
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