Stay and hang with queers in London

Queer London spills onto the pavements of Dalston, where one drink outside Dalston Superstore on Kingsland High Street can easily last the whole evening. When it is hot, cool off in the bathing ponds on Hampstead Heath, where the water is cold, green and wonderfully wild. Puff your way up Parliament Hill as the light goes gold over the skyline. Come nightfall, catch a drag show at The Divine, the queer bar on Stoke Newington Road from the team behind The Glory.

At the start of summer, Mighty Hoopla fills Brockwell Park with glitter and pop divas for a whole weekend. On Sundays all year, wander Columbia Road Flower Market and leave with your arms full of blooms.