'What Happens When Nothing Happens' - my first solo exhibition in London is now open at Cromwell Place.

4 Cromwell Place (Gallery 12), London SW7 2JE
11am to 7pm until Sunday 14th, (11am to 4pm on Sunday)

Fun Things to Do in London - Ben Aitken Ben Aitken , local writer and one-time volunteer at the Primrose Hill Community Library (@phc_library), proposes a selection of things you can do for kicks in London that won’t break the bank... onthehill.info/2023/12/fun-th…

After Mum passed away from cancer, New Zealand helped turn my grief into hope. An adapted part of ‘Why We Travel’, which I wrote for Telegraph Travel

telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

Our top ten bestsellers from last week. A remarkably strong showing by women. Well done Benjamin Alan Aitken for being the lone male!

Happy #WorldBookDay !
We enjoyed reading Ben Aitken's book ‘Here comes the fun!’ where Ben writes about his adventures in the pursuit of fun. Ben came to visit us at Tiptree and described his visit as “enormous fun” and “better than Alton Towers” which was lovely to hear.

Road to ruins: how I discovered the magic of archaeology theguardian.com/travel/2024/fe…

Pedalling hard for 13 months, eco adventurer Kate Rawles Kate Rawles cycled the length of the Andes on an eccentric bicycle she built herself. Today she talks to Ben Aitken about her book ‘The Life Cycle’ here on The Travel Stage.

stanfords.co.uk/The-Life-Cycle…

Nice wee tree house in Northern Ireland

Tymek Borowski, ‘Rubble Over Warsaw’ (2015) - a visualisation of the millions of tonnes of rubble left in Warsaw following the Second World War, superimposed onto the modern city skyline.

Hooray! Grateful to be in the Official Folk Albums chart for the 2nd month, and UP 3 PLACES! Cheers to anyone who has bought the album and/or downloaded it on Bandcamp (if you've bought the CD, pls do also download it too as that's the only way they count Bandcamp sales!) 🐺🐺🐺

I picked Sunderland. Best city in the north east.

Really enjoyed Ben Aitken’s latest. As suspected, the elusive fun can be found everywhere, in the most mundane of things and this book is a lovely reminder of that. Beautifully written and witty and observant as ever ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #BookRecommendation 📚

#InternationalVolunteerDay Primrose Hill Community Association On The Hill Volunteering Australia Volunteering Matters LSE Volunteer Centre

That feeling when you’re confronted with your search history and it makes you question your life.

What a thrill is was to get this quote from a man whose spoken and written words I’ve loved for so long. Thank you, Stuart Maconie.

Book out now, now, very now.

It's raining! Stay in and read books about quirky Britain. I made this list on Booklisti inc Ana Kinsella Ben Aitken Justin Hopper Felicity Cloake & some #Bryson & my own Not Quite Lost booklisti.com/booklist/quirk… #travel #humour #uk #Britain