How to de-stress in London
If life is starting to crank up the tension, if the pressure between your ears is enough to steam cook root vegetables, if one more tube strike might strike you down- then it's time to find a relaxing art gallery, cool Soho bars, a London yoga class or The Berkeley spa. Here are the best ways to beat stress in London. How long have you got?
The theory: Art is calming and not all galleries in London are busy. Take an audio guide, a huge beanbag and a ceiling painted by Rubens.
Where to do it: The Banqueting House is an under-visited Royal Palace and it's not a tiring trip. Pop in, get an audio guide and enter its main room, designed in very pleasing, calming proportions by Inigo Jones. Then lie down on an enormous beanbag and look at the ceiling. That's it.