Forget the multiplex. A rainy day calls for a cinema that serves wine and cake with your movie. The Curzon in Soho or the Electric Cinema in Notting Hill are perfect for this.
You sink into a velvet armchair with a glass of red and watch a black-and-white film. The rain outside becomes part of the soundtrack. It feels less like a chore and more like time travel to a more elegant era.
You walk out into the drizzle feeling smug. You turned a grey afternoon into a cinematic memory.
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If you really, truly need to see green on a grey day, go to a glasshouse. The Kew Gardens Palm House or the Sky Garden at 20 Fenchurch Street are your secret weapons.
Inside, it’s humid and tropical. You’re surrounded by giant ferns and the sound of trickling water. The rain is hitting the glass roof above you, but you are in a dinosaur-era jungle.
It messes with your head in the best way. You forget the weather entirely. It’s the ultimate escape hatch from the London drizzle.
