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Our top properties to stay in London this month

Fresh from the Olympics and Paralympic Games, London is heading into the autumn with London Fashion Week fast approaching, to go along with the Thames Festival. If you avoided London in July and August to bypass the mammoth Olympic queues, then there’s still plenty of top events and quality attractions

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London Fashion Week

It's the return of London Fashion Week...

The most creative and innovative event on the global fashion calendar, London Fashion Week is back on the 14 – 18 September to showcase all the best designs and up coming trends for Spring/ Summer 2013. Back at home in Somerset House and sponsored by Vodafone, let the six days

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Olympics 2012

Paralympic 2012 joy will reach the UK and beyond

In just over 24 hours the city prepares for more Team GB success stories and headlines, broken records and gold medals in what will be an extraordinary 2012 Paralympic Games. LOCOG chairman, Lord Coe, said he was confident the Games would be significantly different from previous years and has

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Notting Hill Carnival

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West London comes alive as it's Notting Hill Carnival time!

The Notting Hill Carnival is fast approaching and is one of the most eye-catching festivals the planet has to offer. Held every August Bank Holiday since 1966, and taking place on August 26 and 27 this year, the Notting Hill Carnival attracts over 1 million revellers from around the world.

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The Olympic Park in Stratford, east London

Olympics 2012

Experience London as it's gripped by Olympic fever

Are you in London for the Olympic Games? Or are you planning to make a trip to the UK for the last few days of the iconic event? Whether you are in London for the Games or not, we’re sharing our top tips for medals at this year’s Olympics. After

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Olympics 2012

Our Top Properties to stay in during the London Olympics

It’s only a couple of weeks until the Olympics come to the UK and thousands of people from around the world visit London to celebrate the greatest sporting event in the world. It’s been 62 years since the Olympics has been in London and years of intense planning will come

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Henley Royal Regatta

The rowing event of the summer: it's time for the Henley Regatta

Undoubtedly one of the largest and most prestigious summer sporting events, the Henley Royal Regatta gets ready to play host to thousands of guests from all over the world. One of the leading highlights of the English sporting calendar and social season, the annual rowing competition this year takes

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Visiting London this summer? Home from Home's top summer apartments

This summer in London will see a number of spectacular events hit take place. From the greatest sporting event in the world – the Olympics, to the pinnacle event of the tennis calendar in Wimbledon, to celebrating all that is British in the recent Diamond Jubilee, it’s all going on

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Olympics 2012

Olympics in London: Will you be heading to the UK this summer for the Games?

The world´s premier sporting event descends on London this summer as the Olympics come to the UK. Seven years of planning, preparation and waiting culminate in one big event this summer as millions of tourists visit London for the Games. 204 countries are hoping to get the gold in sports ranging from

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Wimbledon

Djokovic, Nadal, Murray? It's all to play at Wimbledon 2012

Wimbledon, tennis´ premier sporting event, takes place in London in June, kicking off a great summer of sport in the capital. Tennis´ most iconic Grand Slam sees the game´s elite compete for dominance on grass at the All England Lawn Tennis club. Can Novak Djokovic continue his recent spell of

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Win a 7 night stay in Central London with Home from Home

At Home from Home we are giving away a great prize on our Facebook page – the chance to spend a week in London this Christmas! Spend December in London You can spend seven nights at our Park Close 25 apartment in Central London this December. All you have to

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Home from Home wins FlipKey and TripAdvisor award

At Home from Home we are proud of the service we offer and it’s always nice when you are recognised what you do. That’s why we are delighted that FlipKey and TripAdvisor have given us a “Rated Excellent” award for 2012. FlipKey and TripAdvisor, who specialise in finding customers the

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