10 Ways To Spend The Sunny Weekend
Looking for ways to spend the upcoming weekend? We’ve got you covered with our edit of the best things taking place, from treating Dad for Father’s Day to celebrating literary legends at the Broadstairs Dickens Festival. Read on to get inspired.
Things To Do This Weekend, From New Exhibitions To Broadstairs Dickens Festival
Celebrate Soho’s vibrant foodie scene
Head over to Soho this weekend to soak up the launch of Soho Beats and Eats, a two-week-long celebration of the neighbourhood’s diverse food and drink scene. Home to restaurants, bars, pubs and cafés spanning over 20 different cuisines, there’s something for everyone to try.
Soho’s food and drink hospitality scene has launched a selection of special menus, activations and promotions available until the 30th of June. Highlights include a complimentary portion of croquetas at Ember Yard when you quote SOHOBEATS; a new pineapple cocktail menu at Hovarda; 50% off Shetland mussels a la plancha at Maresco; limited edition set menu at Shoryu; and 2-for-1 cocktails Tuesday-Thursday 5-7pm and 2-for-1 on sourdough pizza every Tuesday after 5pm at Söderberg.
There are a host of Soho hero restaurants and bars worth discovering throughout the summer. Look forward to Mediterranean bites from Miznon, Spanish dishes curated with fresh Scottish produce at Maresco and Thai specialities from Speedboat Bar, as well as dining at all-time favourites like modern Indian restaurant Kricket and Mexican specialists El Camion.
When: 16.06.2023 – 30.06.2023
Where: Across Soho
Website: www.thisissoho.co.uk
See an outdoor theatre show
Al fresco season is officially upon us and how better to celebrate than an open-air theatre show? This weekend sees the launch of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s Robin Hood.
A thrilling twist on the beloved classic, expect to enter a divided kingdom where only the cunning can outwit the sheriff’s unruly reign. You’ll be flung into the world of trickery, truth and a forest full of secrets waiting to escape.
Performances will be running until the 22nd of July.
When: 17.06.2023 – 22.07.2023
Where: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Inner Cir, NW1 4NU
WebsitE: www.openairtheatre.com
Catch this summer’s must-see exhibition
Everyone’s favourite family-friendly exhibition returns to the capital this month. Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition 2023 is the world’s largest open submission exhibition and is always hugely popular.
This year’s collection features every medium possible, from prints and paintings to film and photography, sculpture to architectural works. Anyone can submit their work and if your work is selected by RA’s artist panel, it’s a lovely chance for your work to be seen by thousands.
When: until 20.08.2023
Where: Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BD
Website: www.royalacademy.org.uk
Tuck into this Roberto Cavalli-inspired menu
With Brasserie of Light’s unrivalled interiors, it’s hard to imagine this restaurant could get any better but its latest partnership sees it go one step further. To celebrate the launch of Roberto Cavalli’s Wild Leda seasonal capsule, the restaurant welcomes the brand with four special dishes and a cocktail inspired by the new homeware collection.
This June, the restaurant has been taken over by the lifestyle collection, depicting the rural scene inspired by the Leda and the Swan archival pattern designed initially by Cavalli in 1994. Three special dishes have been added to the menu, including tuna tartare with yuzu pickled cucumber with chives and Sardinian bread, and optional imperial caviar; spaghetti aragosta with poached lobster, datterini tomatoes, basil roasted garlic and chilli; and a pistachio and lemon mascarpone tiramisù.
When: Until 30.06.2023
Where: Brasserie of Light, Duke Street Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB
Website: www.brasserie-of-light.co.uk
Celebrate Pride with Home House
To celebrate Pride month, the renowned private members’ club, Home House, will be celebrating with a month-long programme of special members’ events.
Members and guests can sip on limited-edition Pride-inspired cocktails at the club, including our favourite the Aphrodite, a blend of Belvedere vodka, Mastiha spirit, agave, lemon and raspberries. All proceeds of this will be donated to Pride in London to support their work.
Events running throughout the month include a talk with social media historian Mok O’Keeffe on LGBTQ+ icons you didn’t know about but should; a special edition of Home House’s famous Drag Bingo, hosted by Grace Shush; and their Pride Party with special guest DJ Fat Tony on Friday 30th.
When: various dates throughout June
Where: 20 Portman Square, W1H 6LW
Website: www.homehouse.co.uk
Reconnect with friends over brunch
In honour of Loneliness Awareness Week, Kindred, the events, restaurant and co-working space in Hammersmith, is hosting its first-ever TogethernessFest. The week has been packed out with inspiring events to help bring the local community together and provide an antidote to isolation.
This Saturday sees the festival come to a close with their Togetherness Brunch, a chance for like-minded individuals to connect with future friends and familiar faces, all while enjoying 50% off brunch dishes in the building’s restaurant Cellar.
Expect a host of brunch classes from breakfast muffins packed with HG Walter bacon and rich shakshuka with yolky eggs.
When: 17.06.2023
Where: Kindred, Bradmore House, Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, W6 9BW
Website: www.wearekindred.com
Take Dad out for Father’s Day
If your old man is visiting the big smoke this weekend, make it a Father’s Day to remember by booking into one of London’s leading restaurants.
From hearty roasts to succulent beef wellingtons, these are the best dad-friendly menus to try this weekend.
Father’s Day Restaurants to visit
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Book in for a wellbeing retreat
Let yourself breathe this weekend and allow yourself a little ‘me’ by booking into The Swan at Streatley’s weekend wellbeing retreat.
Hosted by Karen and Colin, founders of Peaceful Way Retreats, this weekend will be filled with two yoga sessions, meditation, breathwork, sound healing, moving mindfulness practice and workshops. Soak up the stunning riverside surroundings, delight in nourishing dishes and allow yourself a moment of peace with this special retreat.
When: 18.06.2023
Where: The Swan at Streatley, Streatley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 9HR
Website: www.coppaclub.co.uk
Toast to summer at this immersive feasting experience
A celebration of seasonal British produce from the land, sea and gardens, Rathfinny Estate has just relaunched a new summer al fresco series following last year’s success.
Featuring long tables in the vineyard, this weekend’s installment includes a seven-course menu and the option to add on a Sussex sparkling wine flight. This vegetarian-inspired menu includes Sussex Farm young vegetables, seeds and flower salad, cured yolk and elderflower dashi; Pevensey Blue with young nettles and new potato risotto; South Brockwell asparagus tartlet with stuffed courgette flower, garlic scrapes and nori hollandaise espuma; and canelé brushed with Seven Sisters brandy and cherries.
Can’t make it to the Rathfinny Estate? Discover the sparkling wine brand at their terrace takeover at Browns native.
When: 16.06.2023 – 18.06.2023
Where: Rathfinny Wine Estate, Polegate, BN26 5TU
Website: www.rathfinnyestate.com
Head back in time to celebrate this literary icon
Love a Charles Dickens tome? Celebrate the literary icon this weekend and venture over to Broadstairs Dickens Festival for three days packed out with festivities.
Dickens had a long history with the seaside neighbourhood, dating back to his first visit in 1837. Following the publication of Our English Watering Place in 1851, he has been celebrated in the area ever since with an official festival dedicated to him launched in 1937 and has been held ever since.
This weekend’s festivities include beach parties, musical entertainment, Victorian-style summer fairs and performances of Great Expectations.
When: 16.06.2023 – 18.06.2023
Where: across Broadstairs
Website: www.broadstairsdickensfestival.co.uk
