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'Good morning ladies and gentlemen, this is the 8.30 East Midlands Railway service to London St Pancras.'

How I've longed to hear those words, or words to that effect, after spending months in hibernation dreaming about future freedoms and the prospect being able to travel again.

With holidays abroad still off the radar, that moment finally came with a whistle-stop weekend trip to the nation's capital for a food and shops-inspired visit to Marylebone Village.

Clean, green and the place to be seen - why Marylebone Village is your best bet for a capital staycation