Even more exclusive than London stalwart The Berkeley is its sister property, glass-box-like The Emory. With a unique identity of its own, the hotel steps things up another notch with its members’ spa Surrenne and New York restaurant implant ABC Kitchen. Sip a cocktail from their glass-fronted rooftop bar and watch the hustle and bustle of sleek Belgravia below. 

Designer Anya Hindmarch’s village is a collection of joyful and evolving stores on the Pimlico side of Pont Street. There’s been a mesmerising stationery shop and a kitsch scuba store as well as annual installations including a magical Christmas grotto and an ice cream project serving mad flavours such as Heinz baked beans and Branston piccalilli. Year round, head to Anya Café for a shopping pit stop of playful Battenberg slices and googley-eyed cupcakes. 

They say it takes a village and Anya Hindmarch has conjured up her own. The aptly named Anya Village is an entire hub of creativity. Grab a coffee from the Anya Cafe, head into ANYA LIFE for some aesthetic homeware and head to The Labelled Shop to pick up your handbag of the season.