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Londonist
Seen This Huge George Michael Mural? Impressive artwork decorates his home town.
3 weeks ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Luna, Shad Thames This is not going to be a long post. Not because Luna - a cosy little new wine bar from the people...
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This is not going to be a long post. Not because Luna - a cosy little new wine bar from the people behind Legare just over the road - isn't good, but rather because it really isn't going to take me long to describe why it's good. Because it's really not rocket science - take...
Cheese and Biscuits
8 by Andy Sheridan, Liverpool There are many things about 8 by Andy Sheridan that might rub you up the wrong way. The name, for a...
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There are many things about 8 by Andy Sheridan that might rub you up the wrong way. The name, for a start - I've never really been behind the idea of any restaurant being purely "by" anyone; except in very rare cases, these things are surely a team effort, particularly as on this...
Londonist
The Great River Race 2025: The London Marathon... But On The Thames Passing beneath 28 bridges.
4 weeks ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Where to Stop and Stay Along Route 66 If You Love Astronomy
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Londonist
Greenwich Planetarium To Close For More Than Two Years The Royal Observatory begins its major upgrade.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Their Majesties: Meet Croydon's Queer Royalty Long may this LGBTQ+ club night reign over us.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do In London This Week: 4-10 August 2025 Things to do for a fiver or less.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 28 July-3 August 2025 Catch up on what you missed this week.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Things To Do In London This Weekend: 9-10 August 2025 Fringe shows, guided walks and a taco festival.
3 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Unblogged July 31 unblogged things I did in July Tue 1: Thanks for your 57 comments on Unblogged June, even if...
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31 unblogged things I did in July Tue 1: Thanks for your 57 comments on Unblogged June, even if they were predominantly about smoke alarms. I have now sorted the issue, thanks (and the replacement will itself need to be replaced in ten years' time). Wed 2: In surprising news, as...
Londonist
Local History Shines At Bloomsbury Festival 2025 Packed programme of art, music, theatre and history.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
The Zeppelin Gravestone Of West London The first pilot to shoot down a Zeppelin.
2 weeks ago
Londonist
A First Look At Lucy Sparrow's Fantastic New Felt Chippy In Mayfair A fish and chip made entirely from felt — and it's a delight!
4 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Mansfield Gadabout: MANSFIELD Mansfield is the largest town in Nottinghamshire, but only because Nottingham is...
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Gadabout: MANSFIELD Mansfield is the largest town in Nottinghamshire, but only because Nottingham is a city. It lies 12 miles north of Nottingham and an hour's bus ride southeast of Chesterfield on the other side of the M1. Again we're on the edge of an abandoned coalfield but...
Londonist
What's The Commonest Baby Name In London? 2024 Stats Announced Find out the commonest names in your borough.
3 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Chesterfield Gadabout: CHESTERFIELD Chesterfield is the largest town in Derbyshire, but only because Derby is a...
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Gadabout: CHESTERFIELD Chesterfield is the largest town in Derbyshire, but only because Derby is a city. It lies 10 miles south of Sheffield, sandwiched between the Peak District and the M1 on the edge of an abandoned coalfield. But it's best known for the twisted spire of its...
diamond geezer
Pond Square 45 45 Squared 27) POND SQUARE, N6 Borough of Camden, 90m×90m×90m The thing about Pond Square is it...
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45 45 Squared 27) POND SQUARE, N6 Borough of Camden, 90m×90m×90m The thing about Pond Square is it doesn't have a pond and it's more of a triangle. We're on the northern edge of Camden off Highgate High Street, shielded behind Oxfam and the pink-fronted cake shop if you choose...
diamond geezer
Fleeting - Hampstead Heath Fleeting HAMPSTEAD HEATH The Fleet starts at the highest point in inner London which is the top...
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Fleeting HAMPSTEAD HEATH The Fleet starts at the highest point in inner London which is the top of Hampstead Heath. It starts here because the clay hills are capped with sandy soil - specifically the Bagshot Formation and the Claygate Member - thus groundwater emerges from...
diamond geezer
Hyperlocal signage news Hyperlocal Signage News Delays are expected to continue until October. It's probably related...
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Hyperlocal Signage News Delays are expected to continue until October. It's probably related to the aforementioned sewer repairs. But it has a misplaced apostrophe. I wish someone would take it away.
diamond geezer
TfL FoI requests in July 2025 25 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in July 2025 1) It's anticipated that buses on route SL7...
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25 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in July 2025 1) It's anticipated that buses on route SL7 will eventually be replaced by electric double deck vehicles with single doors and 2m of luggage space. Current vehicles have either 1m or 3m. 2) Non-foldable e-bikes without the...
diamond geezer
Banksy's endangered animals On 5th August 2024 London woke to the news that Banksy had painted a goat on a wall in Kew. Over the...
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On 5th August 2024 London woke to the news that Banksy had painted a goat on a wall in Kew. Over the next eight days an entire menagerie emerged across the capital, and it filled the August silly season gap brilliantly. [original bloggage] Two of the animals vanished almost...
diamond geezer
gadabout housekeeping post-Mansfield housekeeping 100 largest towns and cities by population. At the start of the year I...
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post-Mansfield housekeeping 100 largest towns and cities by population. At the start of the year I had 13 to go but since then I've ticked off Sunderland (32nd), Hartlepool (84th), Stockport (60th), Chesterfield (85th) and Mansfield (99th). In this endeavour even 99th counts. Of...
Londonist
Art Deco Hospital In West London To Become Apartments Former Ravenscourt Park Hospital granted planning permission.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
The North London Park Where Tube Trains Rumble Over A Viaduct Picture perfect.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Samuel Pepys Day: Four Walking Tours Trace Footsteps Of London's Most Famous Diarist Put it in your diary!
4 weeks ago
Spoon & Tamago
The T.K.G. Handkerchief from Chikazawa Lace We are absolutely in love with this T.K.G. (tamago kake gohan) handkerchief from Chikazawa Lace....
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We are absolutely in love with this T.K.G. (tamago kake gohan) handkerchief from Chikazawa Lace. It’s part of their 2025 Autumn & Winter collection that’s slowly releasing right now. The handkerchief, which will become available in September, features a bowl and chopsticks...
diamond geezer
Footpath 47 - all change I've long loved Footpath 47 at Barking Riverside for its estuarine bleakness, a half mile of...
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I've long loved Footpath 47 at Barking Riverside for its estuarine bleakness, a half mile of undeveloped Thames foreshore with open access to the river. I've also long urged you to visit before a wall of flats encroaches and the river's edge is tidied up to incorporate a...
diamond geezer
Fleeting August is Local History Month on diamond geezer, or has been on 14 previous occasions. Themes have...
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August is Local History Month on diamond geezer, or has been on 14 previous occasions. Themes have included my immediate neighbourhood, Metro-land, the Lea Valley, the New River, the perimeter of Tower Hamlets, London borough tops and the 51½°N line of latitude. But perhaps the...
Londonist
Banksy Artwork Goes On Display At London Transport Museum Rat on clock was discovered in 2019.
3 weeks ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Nou Bar del Poble, Peratellada There's a part of me knows, deep down inside, that it probably is possible, if you try really,...
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There's a part of me knows, deep down inside, that it probably is possible, if you try really, really, really hard, to have a bad meal in Spain. Burger King exist there, for a start, and although they sell alcohol as a concession to their European location I somewhat doubt they...
Londonist
What Goes On Inside Duck Island Cottage In St James's Park? "It is the glamping version of office work."
4 weeks ago
Londonist
The Hundred: The What, When And Where Of 2025's Cricket League Plenty happening at the Oval and Lord's.
4 weeks ago
Londonist
Do Make Me Laugh: A-List Comedians On Bill For Greenwich Comedy Festival Bridget Christie, Sara Pascoe and Nina Conti on starry line-up.
3 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Fleeting - Camden Town Fleeting CAMDEN TOWN The two branches of the river Fleet that rise on Hampstead Heath merge two...
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Fleeting CAMDEN TOWN The two branches of the river Fleet that rise on Hampstead Heath merge two miles lower down in the vicinity of Kentish Town. For my second visit to the river I'm skipping down to the confluence and attempting to follow its path onward through Camden Town....
Londonist
Free Things To Do In London This Week: 11-17 August 2025 Events that don't cost a penny.
2 weeks ago
Londonist
Theatre Lovers, Here's Where To Get Tickets To Top London Shows (For Up To 50% Off!) From plays and musicals to entertainment.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Everything You Need To Know About The St James's Park Pelicans Including the one that ate a pigeon.
2 weeks ago
Londonist
Mayor Of London Opposes Latest Heathrow Third Runway Plans Cites "severe impact it will have in terms of noise, air pollution."
4 weeks ago
Londonist
Tube Strike Action Announced For September Rolling strike action to last a whole week.
a week ago
diamond geezer
Pictograms Pictograms 30 July - 9 November Japan House High Street Kensington admission free 2018 as a venue...
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Pictograms 30 July - 9 November Japan House High Street Kensington admission free 2018 as a venue to share and celebrate Japanese culture and design. And what could be more Japanese than the pictogram - a suite of graphic symbols that convey meaning through symbolic...
Londonist
Ticket Alert: Chelsea History Festival 2025 Programme Announced Get booking for 80+ talks and tours this September.
4 weeks ago
Londonist
London's Best Sports Bars: Where To Watch Everything From Footy To The Gee-Gees Footy. Rugby. NFL. Even cycling.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Where To See Jane Austen's Works Live On Stage This Autumn London theatres celebrate 250th anniversary of the author's birth.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Would You Like To See More White Storks In London? They Could Be Making A Comeback Plans to rewild the leggy birds.
3 weeks ago
diamond geezer
East Midlands quiz East Midlands quiz Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Derbyshire A) Bigsofa B) Rugbolt C) Nicercub D)...
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East Midlands quiz Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Derbyshire A) Bigsofa B) Rugbolt C) Nicercub D) Localmatch E) Glancearea F) Typeamaze G) Ringereach H) Yearntasted I) Gossipvalue J) Glazesurgery K) Cookproperly L) Dollarsweight M) Babywrapjacket        Nottinghamshire N)...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 4-10 August 2025 Roundup of our best articles from the past week.
2 weeks ago
Londonist
Where To Find A Poem For A Dead Squirrel Penned By A Would Be King-Killer James Hadfield pet epitaph sold plenty.
2 weeks ago
Londonist
Denmark Street Set To Rock With Free One-Day Music Festival Tin Pan Alley cranks up the volume.
3 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Closing the Greenway Last week I was walking along the Greenway between West Ham and Plaistow when I spotted some new...
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Last week I was walking along the Greenway between West Ham and Plaistow when I spotted some new notices. A lot of the Greenway is closed at the moment so I assumed it was about that. The title on the first notice was 'Manor Road NOS Improvements', explaining underneath that NOS...