The Tab London

The Tab in London is one of those spots you walk past a hundred times before actually stopping to look at it properly. It's a Victorian-era public lavatory on the corner of Leicester Square - all ornate ironwork and period tilework, a genuine relic from when even the loos got architectural attention. Most people miss it entirely, which is mad considering it's basically a time capsule sitting in the middle of one of London's busiest tourist traps.

You won't spend long here, truth be told. Five minutes maximum, unless you're genuinely keen on Victorian engineering. But it's the kind of thing that makes a London walk interesting - proof that the city's full of overlooked details if you actually look up from your phone. The craftsmanship is proper impressive: decorative tiles, ironwork brackets, the whole thing speaks to an era when even functional buildings mattered.

It's free to have a gander from outside, and honestly, that's all most people need. Kids find it mildly interesting - there's something satisfying about spotting something hidden in plain sight. History types will appreciate the 1890s workmanship. If you're based at Abbey Wood Experience Freedom Glamping near Warlingham and heading into central London for a day, it's worth a five-minute detour if you're already in the West End. Don't plan your whole trip around it, but do clock it. The Tab's the sort of small, weird London fact that makes you sound like you actually know the city.