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A muggle’s guide to Diagon Alley

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 ODObill 0 Comments diagon alley, Leadenhall Market

ODO has been to visit two locations used in the Harry Potter films for the famous street of Diagon Alley.

Curiosities Kent

Margate Shell Grotto

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 ODOmatt 0 Comments Margate Shell Grotto

Discovered in 1835, the Margate Shell Grotto remains one of Britain’s biggest mysteries – a collection of subterranean mosaics, of

Curiosities Historical Footnotes London Niche Museums

Trinity Buoy Wharf

January 21, 2019April 15, 2019 ODObill 2 Comments

If London had an epicentre for oddness, it would surely be Trinity Buoy Wharf, situated at Bow Creek, the confluence of London’s River Lee and River Thames on the opposite bank to the 02 arena.

Curiosities London Short Stops

Gallions Hill

October 26, 2018February 26, 2019 ODOstefan 0 Comments

Built from recycled excavated material dug up during the construction of the surrounding housing development. It is the focal point of the recently-opened (January 2017) Gallions Reach Park, created from land left vacant