Are you in pursuit of a slower pace that allows you to enjoy and appreciate your life and this great city? We at Slow Down London have been trying out an experiment called the Slow Club. Our aim is to give practical tips that can be incorporated into your everyday life and playful experiences that can help you slow down and enjoy London. (more…)

Rental Chair Kensington Park by moonjazz

As the keen-eyed among you might have noticed, I’ve not been blogging about Slow Club as much as I’d hoped to. But my reasons for this are very fitting: I’ve been going too fast to stop. So over the past week, I’ve taken this fact and used it as my starting point. (more…)

So here I am at the end of my first week of Slow Club. And it’s with some sheepishness that I admit it’s not been the walk in the park I imagined. It sounded very simple – just pick a few moments in the day to notice my speed and consider whether I could be going slower. (more…)

If you walk around London at the moment, you’ll see phone booths advertising smart debit card readers with the promise that they’ll shorten the time you spent queuing for coffee. The cult of speed is so far advanced that the theory now goes: spending sixty seconds paying for coffee with cash is going to bring your life crashing down around your ears. (more…)

Make 2010 your year for slowing down. In keeping with the tradition of New Year’s Resolutions, the Slow Down London team is launching an 8-week course to inspire, guide and support you in your pursuit of a slower life. (more…)