From Curling To Supper Clubs: 9 Things To Do This Weekend

Book in for a special game supper club

Supper club specialists Dinner Ladies are celebrating the cooler weather moments with a comforting series championing the best of British produce and seasonal game.

Taking place across three nights in November, Head Chef Emily and the Dinner Lady team will be bringing the British countryside to London with a menu that features everything from rabbit to grouse and pheasant to venison. This nose-to-tail concept menu will pair game with the season’s freshest veggies.

When: 09.11.2022 – 11.11.2022 
WHERE: 33 ALL SAINTS ROAD, W11 1HE
WebsitE: www.dinnerladiesltd.com

Secure your child’s future at the Independent Schools Show

If you’re looking ahead to your child’s future educational prospects but don’t fancy traipsing from school to school, book in for the Independent Schools Show. Returning to Battersea Evolution for the fifteenth year this weekend, the show is the perfect opportunity for parents to meet the most prestigious independent schools in one day and place.

The show will see over 200 top schools exhibit, offering you a chance to make key introductions and speak one-on-one with the admissions directors and headteachers of leading independent schools, from pre-prep through to sixth form. 

Start planning your child’s educational path this weekend and get all of your specific questions answered, whether you’re looking for scholarship and bursary advice or knowledge on entry requirements

When: 12.11.2022 – 13.11.2022 
Where: Battersea Evolution, London, SW8 4NW
Book your free advance ticket here

Grab a discounted item at the Nasty Gal pop-up

Find that party outfit once and for all at Nasty Gal’s London pop-up shop. Taking over 6-10 Great Portland Street, the online fashion brand will be offering an array of in-store exclusives, from brilliant discounts and vintage pieces to free tote bags and beauty items with every purchase. 

Head down this weekend to catch this two-day pop-up to score some serious partywear pieces or even gifting pieces for your pals.

When: 12.11.2022 – 13.11.2022
Where: 6-10 Great Portland Street, W1W 5PP
Website: www.nastygal.com

Challenge your friends to a round of curling

Whether you’re a curling champ or you fancy giving it a go for the first time, Coal Drops Yard has just launched a brand new winter pop-up dedicated to all things curling. 

Teams of up to six can channel their inner competitive nature and see if they have what it takes to win a game of curling. Open seven days a week, this is a brilliant activity for all ages, whether you’re with the family or heading on a first date. Loser buys a round of drinks!

When: Until 26.02.2023
Where: Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross, N1C 4DQ
Website: www.kingscross.co.uk

Try a new workout class

Holistic wellness club Bodyism is partnering with the UK’s most respected pilates brand, Exhale Pilates London, for a week of special classes. 

The exclusive pop-up, running from 7th-13th November, will take place at Bodyism’s studio in Westbourne Grove. Exhale Pilates London will be transforming Bodyism’s private 1-1 studio space into a classical pilates studio to showcase the original pilates methodology called ‘Contrology’. 

Expect state-of-the-art equipment and pilates pioneer and founder of Exhale Pilates, Gaby Noble, and her team of senior trainers to host private sessions and group mat pilates classes.

For more fitness pop-ups, click here.

WHEN: 07.11.2022 – 13.11.2022
WHERE: BODYISM, 222 – 224 WESTBOURNE GROVE, NOTTING HILL, W11 2RH
WEBSITE: WWW.BODYISM.COM

Peruse the Big London Flea market

North London’s largest indoor vintage market returns this Sunday. Bargain hunters are encouraged to head down early to Dalston to see what’s up for grabs. 

Over 50 handpicked traders will be pitched up, selling an array of salvaged goodies and handmade items, from old classic records to 20th Century furniture, glass and ceramics to French homeware.

When: 13.11.2022
Where: 13-15 Stoke Newington Road, N16 
Website: www.hackneyfleamarket.com

Explore Covent Garden’s brand-new wellness store

For those of you obsessed with the latest and greatest in the beauty and wellness sphere, listen in… Forest Essentials has just opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Covent Garden, and it’s as lush and luxurious as expected. 

The moment you step into the store, you’ll be hit with an absolutely delicious floral scent you can’t get over. Blending ancient Ayurvedic medicine with modern concepts, Forest Essentials gives you everything from skincare to haircare. With Ayurvedic practitioners on standby for an in-store consultation, you can get matched up to products that work for you.

Where: 28 James Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 8PA
Website: www.forestessentials.co.uk

Watch Emily Blunt’s new series, The English 

This month sees the release of The English land on BBC iPlayer. Starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer, the six-part series is written and directed by Hugo Blick (The Honourable Woman, Black Earth Rising). 

The series, releasing on 10th November, follows Lady Corneila Locke (Blunt), a woman of acclaim from England, and an ex-cavalry scout Eli Whipp (Spencer) as they unusually come together in 1890 mid-America to embark on the crossing of a treacherous landscape, one that’s, of course, built on dreams and blood. 

RELEASE DATE: 10.11.2022 
WWW.BBC.CO.UK

Get your dance on at this live music restaurant

Make your way to London Bridge this weekend for live music and food that’ll excite the palate. 

Amazing Grace, a bar and restaurant nestled in a 17th-century church, serves Thai cuisine courtesy of KraPow. Dig into dishes perfect for winter, from spicy-sour Tom Yum soup to the must-try Thai fries seeping in Sriracha mayo. Indulge in a large helping of Moo Krob, a fried pork belly dish in chilli jam served alongside jasmine rice or a rich Masaman curry.

Where: 9A St Thomas Street, London Bridge, SE1 9RY
Website: www.amazinggraceldn.com