Where can you peer inside Richard Burtons tent? Whatever happened to Bedlam? Where can you praise God, buy meatballs and have a sauna? Whats in the House of Dreams? Where can you find monsters in Trafalgar Square? Whats growing quietly under your feet? To which secret society does Prince Charles belong? Whats the trick to instant weight loss? Secret London - An unusual guide is the original and still the best of all the many alternative London guides: accept no imitation. Authors Rachel Howard and Bill Nash have prowled the city streets, seeking out the hidden, eccentric and overlooked. Far from the crowds and the usual clichés, London still reserves any number of hidden treasures for those who know how to wander off the beaten track. The best guide to alternative London ever. An essential purchase (The Londonist.com) A fascinating London guidebook. Simply brilliant (The travel editor.com) The most interesting guidebook I have had the chance to pick up in years (Globalista) An insiders look at some of Londons best-kept little secrets (MSN Travel) A wonderful book (Glen Baxter)

Rachel Howard is a journalist and copywriter who has lived in almost every borough in London. A regular contributor to Conde Nast Traveller, National Geographic Traveler, and the Guardian, Rachel writes mainly about travel, food, and the arts. She previously spent a decade writing speeches for the Greek foreign minister.