1. Get buff for the beach
Local lad Martin Whitelock is the KX fitness guru, and his regular Monday and Wednesday running club is totally free. It starts from Granary Square and takes in a 5k route where you’ll learn about local heritage and meet new people, while getting fit in the process.
Then, if you’re keen to get really serious about honing that beach bod, try his KX Bootcamp classes. Different ability sessions run throughout the week, and focus on burning calories via flipping giant tyres swinging kettle bells and battling with ropes. Prepare to feel exhilarated – at least afterwards.
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2. Study life this summer
Marchmont Street’s cerebral champions, The School of Life, are currently offering two week-long ‘summer school’ programmes, which neatly condense all their enlightening, often transformative classes into an intense five day burst.
From strengthening personal relationships to finding more meaningful work, all of life’s big challenges will be addressed with the help of the schools top experts.
Start dates July 25th and August 17th, 70 Marchmont Street, WC1N
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3. Take afternoon tea Edwardian stylee
As if being immersed in all the rose-tinted sentimentality of the current hit production of The Railway Children (based in a special theatre alongside the King’s Cross mainline tracks) wasn’t enough, visitors to matinee performances can now upgrade their tickets to include a traditional English afternoon tea.
E Nesbit’s family classic is perfect idea for the fast-approaching long school holidays, with the big draw being the real locomotive that makes a thundering star turn. Tea, taken in the Edwardian stlyes ‘waiting room’ before the show, includes finger sandwiches, scones with jam and clotted cream, sweet cakes, tea and a glass of prosecco.
King’s Boulevard N1C, run just extended until January 3rd 2016
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