Why You Should Go To... Hastings: Things To Do In The East Sussex Town
Hastings, baby! Image: Shutterstock Hastings. If you went to school in the UK, the name probably conjures up memories of history lessons — learning how William the Conqueror and his French-Norman...
View ArticleSee A Celebrity Herd 50 Sheep Over Southwark Bridge
The days of driving livestock through the streets of London are centuries behind us. Well, except, for one day every September... "I'm no shepherd, I know that, but it was really good fun." TV and...
View ArticleThe Soaring Suffragist: Muriel Matters
This feature first appeared in July 2024 on Londonist: Time Machine, our much-praised history newsletter. To be the first to read new history features like this, sign up for free here. Isn’t this a...
View ArticleNBA Basketball Returns To London In 2026 - As Memphis Grizzlies Take On...
The Orlando Magic and the Memphis Grizzlies battle it out in London on Sunday 18 January 2026. Image: NBA The NBA (National Basketball Association) returns to London next year, with a regular-season...
View ArticleFamous Simpsons In The Strand Restaurant To Reopen This Autumn
The famous restaurant, which first opened in 1828, will be resurrected as a "big-theatre brasserie". The last time we wrote about the historical Simpsons in the Strand restaurant, it was auctioning...
View ArticleNew Podcast Alert: TimeTable London
Ye Olde Mitre... a classic London pub... and the sort of place where TimeTable London would come from. Image: Matt Brown Get this London-themed podcast in your ears, pronto. Imagine sitting down for a...
View ArticleRide On Vintage London Buses For Free This September
Vintage buses will ply the 54 route between Blackheath and Elmers End. Image © David Bowker All aboard for free vintage bus rides this September! London Bus Museum's semi-regular heritage day returns...
View ArticleWere You At The Lionesses' Victory Parade? Londonist Was
The Lionesses paraded up The Mall on Tuesday 29 July, to show off their latest silverware. "Mum, we won! Football won!" shouts a small girl perched on her dad's shoulders. A few hundred people...
View ArticleTotally Thames 2025: London's Month-Long Festival Of All Things Riverine
SKYE ZONE Burial is an interpretive dance piece performed in the Brunel Museum Tunnel Shaft. Image: Deborah Jaffe Totally Thames — London's annual celebration of everything riverine — is back for the...
View ArticleWhat's The Average Rent In Each London Borough?
Click/tap for larger version Rent. It keeps going up, doesn't it? Well, not always. Over the past year, the average rental price has increased in 31 of London's 32 boroughs. But not in Brent. This...
View ArticleThings To Do This Weekend In London: 2-3 August 2025
All weekend It's Ice Weekend at London Canal Museum SPIRIT OF ART: The Spirit of Art Whisky & Gin Festival is at Crane Court Gallery near Fleet Street, celebrating the opening of the Square Mile...
View ArticleTate Modern To Open Late Every Friday And Saturday From September
From the end of September 2025, the Tate Modern will open late on Fridays and Saturdays. The Tate Modern will open late every Friday and Saturday from later this year. Opened 25 years ago, the South...
View ArticleFree And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 28 July-3 August 2025
Budget-friendly things to do in London this week for £5 or less. See 3,000 rubber ducks released into the water in Paddington. Looking for more free things to do in London? Here are 102 of em! We've...
View ArticleVictorious Lionesses To Parade Through Central London On An Open Top Bus
You'll have a chance to thank/celebrate with the Lionesses in person on Tuesday. Image: Londonist IT'S STAYING HOME! After yet another edge-of-the-seat 'we're-definitely-going-to-lose-aren't-we?'...
View ArticleDozens Of Vintage Boats Moor Up In Central London This September
The Classic Boat Festival returns to St Katharine Docks. Image: St Katharine Docks Around 50 preserved vintage boats are mooring up at central London's only marina for a free festival. The Classic...
View ArticleTwin Peaks Festival Comes To London This September
The Twin Peaks weekender in east London this September features the UK premiere of documentary I Know Catherine, The Log Lady. "I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it...
View ArticleBest Of Londonist: 21-27 July 2025
Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features. 55+ Summery Things To Do In London This Month: August 2025 Carnival! Afternoon Tea Week! A lovely long bank holiday weekend! Image: Oliver Rosser...
View ArticleThe Soho Sculpture Celebrating The Arrival Of Asylum Seekers
Image: Google Street View Soho's eccentric carving of religious refugees. Look to the north-west corner of Soho Square and you'll find a peculiar terra-cotta building, with Gothic stylings. This is...
View ArticleLondon Month Of The Dead 2025 - A Spine-Chilling Array Of Events
Explore Highgate Cemetery as part of London Month of the Dead. Image: iStock/Daniel Lange We might not even be into autumn yet, but already there's a chill in the air... Perhaps it's just the British...
View ArticleSip Your Way Around The World At This Huge Wine Festival
This is a sponsored article on behalf of Laithwaites. Discover 350 wines from 17 countries at the Laithwaites Wine Festival Know about the festival that's been shaping London's wine scene for well...
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