We spend eleven months wishing for summer, and the twelfth complaining that it's arrived.
The parks fill up. Every pub has dragged furniture outside. Office workers eat lunch on every available patch of grass. Every café is suddenly serving rosé.
And the forecast becomes the nation's favourite conversation topic.
The secret, of course, is that we all know it won't last.
The Great British Summer Checklist
✓ Eat strawberries in the sunshine.
✓ Begin every conversation with, "Bit warm, isn't it?"
✓ Spend an evening in a garden square.
✓ Complain that it's too hot.
✓ Greet all breezes with “Oooh, that’s lovely” (British accent optional)
✓ Panic when it rains.
✓ Pretend you'll sit outside anyway.
✓ Spend an afternoon in a museum because it's air conditioned.
✓ Finish the day with a cold drink in Bloomsbury.
London isn't at its best because the weather is perfect. It's at its best because Londoners make the most of whatever the weather decides to do.
Luckily, Mecklenburgh Square is one of London's greener corners. Mature trees, peaceful gardens and elegant Georgian townhouses make it feel wonderfully removed from the pace of the city, even though King's Cross, Covent Garden and the British Museum are all within easy walking distance.
So whether you're joining the queue for BST, finding a shady bench in Russell Square, lingering over dinner on Lamb's Conduit Street or simply watching Bloomsbury drift into one of those impossibly long summer evenings, now is a rather lovely time to visit
Our summer dates are filling quickly, and if you're booking direct you'll find our best available rates, exclusive offers and a few little extras reserved for those in the know.