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diamond geezer
Feeling old? I don't feel old now I've hit 60, but when I step out onto the street most people do seem to be a...
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I don't feel old now I've hit 60, but when I step out onto the street most people do seem to be a lot younger. It doesn't worry me, but I wondered if there was a way to quantify all this. population spreadsheet published by the Office for National Statistics to see how...
Londonist
Dark London By Dr Drew Gray, A New Book About London's Grimmer Side Dark tales from London's past.
18 hours ago
diamond geezer
Æthelstan 1100 It's not every day this blog gets to celebrate an 1100th anniversary, this because not a great deal...
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It's not every day this blog gets to celebrate an 1100th anniversary, this because not a great deal happened in the London area on verifiable dates in the 10th century. It's also not every day I get to use the Old English character Æ twenty-two times in a blogpost. King...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Why a Small-Ship Cruise Is the Best Way to See Baja
2 days ago
Londonist
Greenwich To Glow With Two Spectacular Light Shows This Autumn Luxmuralis and Peter Walker work their magic.
2 days ago
diamond geezer
Nevern Square 45 45 Squared 31) NEVERN SQUARE, SW5 Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, 100m×70m Where are we? Just...
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45 45 Squared 31) NEVERN SQUARE, SW5 Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, 100m×70m Where are we? Just north of Earl's Court station, tucked away quietly just south of the A4. Is it nice? Not a blue-plaqued corner of Kensington but definitely smart enough. Is it square? Hell no, not...
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Best Street Foods in Québec, Poland, Malta, & Finland
3 days ago
Londonist
The Ballot For Wimbledon 2026 Is Now Open Ace!
3 days ago
diamond geezer
Reducing ticket windows In February, as part of a series of changes to extend the gateline at Liverpool Street station, the...
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In February, as part of a series of changes to extend the gateline at Liverpool Street station, the ticket office was moved. It had been located between platforms 10 and 11, a bright area with plenty of space and five ticket windows. It wasn't particularly appealing but it still...
Londonist
Things To Do In London This Weekend: 6-7 September 2025 Classic boats, live music, and last-chance exhibitions in London this weekend.
4 days ago
diamond geezer
Unblogged August 31 unblogged things I did in August Fri 1: I ummed and ahhed about doing another month-long series...
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31 unblogged things I did in August Fri 1: I ummed and ahhed about doing another month-long series about the River Fleet, because maybe it's best to only do things once, but once I was stalking through the woods at the top of Hampstead Heath hunting for muddy rivulets it all...
Londonist
Soho Transforms Into A 'Jazz Village' For This Five-Day Festival Nice!
5 days ago
diamond geezer
Fleeting - Blackfriars Fleeting BLACKFRIARS Let's finish off my five-part walk down the River Fleet by following the...
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Fleeting BLACKFRIARS Let's finish off my five-part walk down the River Fleet by following the long-buried section through the City of London. It's barely a ten minute walk from Smithfield to the Thames but packed with interest, so much so that 20 years ago I spent a week...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 25-31 August 2025 The best features from Londonist over the past week.
5 days ago
diamond geezer
The Treaty of the More You might think not much happens in Moor Park, but on 30th August 1525 Henry VIII turned up to sign...
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You might think not much happens in Moor Park, but on 30th August 1525 Henry VIII turned up to sign a peace treaty with the French. The venue was a magnificent moated palace owned by Cardinal Wolsey said to rival Hampton Court, and the outcome involved the surrender of land and a...
Londonist
Oxford Street Will Go Traffic-Free Next Month... But Only For A Day A glimpse into the future?
a week ago
diamond geezer
September events diary 2025 It's almost September again but never fear, London's putting on a last flurry of events, activities...
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It's almost September again but never fear, London's putting on a last flurry of events, activities and happenings before the nights draw in and we're all invited. Here's my weekend-by-weekend guide to free September delights. (I've also included this weekend because the bank...
Londonist
Canary Wharf To Get A New 50m Lido Next Summer A year-round, natural water pool.
a week ago
diamond geezer
TfL FoI requests in August 2025 30 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in August 2025 1) There are approximately 2,620 trips per...
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30 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in August 2025 1) There are approximately 2,620 trips per weekday on route 310. Of these 59% are made exclusively on the section between Finsbury Park and Golders Green, 26% are made exclusively on the section between Stamford Hill and...
AFAR Media - Travel...
What to Do in Gozo Malta Travel Guide
a week ago
Londonist
London Food Quiz: 11 Fiendish Questions From The QI Elves At Lunchbox Envy Ingredients include 436,800 sandwiches and 250,000 eggs.
a week ago
diamond geezer
Carrington Square 45 45 Squared 30) CARRINGTON SQUARE, HA3 Borough of Harrow, 40m×15m We've got to do this one so...
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45 45 Squared 30) CARRINGTON SQUARE, HA3 Borough of Harrow, 40m×15m We've got to do this one so let's get it over and done with. only two squares in Harrow. One is private within the luxury gated enclave at Bentley Priory and the other is in Harrow Weald. So Carrington Square it...
Londonist
Kamala Harris To Visit London On Book Tour In October She's plugging 107 Days.
a week ago
diamond geezer
London's worst bus route London's Worst Bus Route 375: Chase Cross to Passingford Bridge Location: Outer London south Length...
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London's Worst Bus Route 375: Chase Cross to Passingford Bridge Location: Outer London south Length of journey: 4½ miles, 15 minutes 375 is one of TfL's least frequent and least used bus routes. It exists to connect the village of Havering-atte-Bower to urban London,...
Londonist
Raucous Ralph Steadman Exhibition Rocks Up In West London Fear and Loathing in Notting Hill.
a week ago
diamond geezer
A century and a day My grandparents got married in August 1925. My grandparents grew up in the Lea Valley four miles...
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My grandparents got married in August 1925. My grandparents grew up in the Lea Valley four miles apart. She was a farm girl from Essex and he was a town boy from Hertfordshire, both very much from different sides of the tracks. But their jobs brought them together, she a barmaid...
Londonist
The Top Exhibitions To See In London: September 2025 Picasso, Marie Antoinette and a double helping of space.
a week ago
diamond geezer
The longest possible gap between bank holidays It's Bank Holiday Monday. There are three bank holiday clusters in the English bank holiday...
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It's Bank Holiday Monday. There are three bank holiday clusters in the English bank holiday year. Double Check 2020). autumn gap is from the last Monday in August to Christmas Day. Double Check Double Check spring gap is from New Year's Day to Good Friday. Double Check Double...
Londonist
Loads Of Free Talks At Gresham College This Autumn Free talks in central London.
a week ago
diamond geezer
Swithinometer results It's 40 days since St Swithin's Day. n.b. It may not have rained for you but it rained where I was...
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It's 40 days since St Swithin's Day. n.b. It may not have rained for you but it rained where I was and that's what counts. I had to hide in a hedge near Heathrow to avoid getting drenched, and I thought ah well, rain every day until August 24th. n.b. Obviously the St Swithin's...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 18-24 August 2025 Catch up on what you missed this week.
a week ago
diamond geezer
Fleeting - Clerkenwell Fleeting CLERKENWELL Back to London's premier lost river, now on the descent from King's Cross to...
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Fleeting CLERKENWELL Back to London's premier lost river, now on the descent from King's Cross to Clerkenwell along the approximate line of the Camden/Islington boundary. It's no coincidence that the Fleet once marked the divide, although previously the boroughs were St...
Londonist
Where To Watch The Women's Rugby World Cup In London The best pubs and bars to cheer on the Red Roses (or whoever else you support).
a week ago
diamond geezer
The Greatest City In The World Yesterday the Mayor of London made a bold claim. And rather than stoking pride, I thought "what a...
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Yesterday the Mayor of London made a bold claim. And rather than stoking pride, I thought "what a load of bolx". » Being "regularly voted #1 city in the world" proves nothing, indeed many cities achieve this accolade depending on what's being voted for and by who. London was...
Londonist
Tube Strike Action Announced For September Rolling strike action to last a whole week.
2 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Aerial Square 45 45 Squared 29) AERIAL SQUARE, NW9 Borough of Barnet, 80m×20m Where we are is opposite...
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45 45 Squared 29) AERIAL SQUARE, NW9 Borough of Barnet, 80m×20m Where we are is opposite Colindale station, currently under reconstruction to create a portal to this upthrust hellhole. To the northwest a former hospital has been mulched to create 714 homes. To the southwest...
Londonist
A New Food Festival Is Coming To This Top London Museum - And Kids Go Free! Al fresco eats meet aviation fun.
2 weeks ago
diamond geezer
London's 10 shortest railways #yetanotherLondonrailwaybasedlist London's 10 shortest railways That's the shortest public...
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#yetanotherLondonrailwaybasedlist London's 10 shortest railways That's the shortest public railways in London 1) Waterloo - Bank (1.38 miles) 2) High Street Kensington - Kensington Olympia (1.73 miles) 3) Grove Park - Bromley North (1.75 miles) 4) West Ealing -...
Londonist
London’s Best Restaurants For Eating Outdoors: Summer 2025 The terraces, the porches, the rooftops, the courtyards...
2 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Unblogged 1995 31 unblogged things I did in August 1995 n.b. If the text is in italics, I'm blogging my reaction...
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31 unblogged things I did in August 1995 n.b. If the text is in italics, I'm blogging my reaction to reading back through my diary and seeing what I was up to 30 years ago. Quite shocked in some cases. Tue 1: I'm in Norfolk with the family, which at this point includes a 1...
Londonist
Things To Do In London This Bank Holiday Weekend: 23-25 August 2025 Food, music and theatre festivals, and Notting Hill Carnival.
2 weeks ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Belzan, Liverpool This was actually my second visit to Belzan. The first, according to my iPhone photo history, was on...
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This was actually my second visit to Belzan. The first, according to my iPhone photo history, was on 8th May 2020, but was a little bit tricky to review as the building was operating as an improvised deli, with boxes of fruit and veg arranged amongst the booths and benches that...
Londonist
Free Things To Do In London This Week: 18-24 August 2025 Events that don't cost a penny.
2 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Fleeting - King's Cross Fleeting KING'S CROSS For my third return to the Fleet I'm heading to King's Cross, and also to...
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Fleeting KING'S CROSS For my third return to the Fleet I'm heading to King's Cross, and also to St Pancras because the two stations are intrinsically linked to the river that once flowed through them. The river started to be buried hereabouts around 200 years ago as London...
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...
Londonist
A Miniature Transport-Themed Garden... In A Tube Station Featuring a Tube station. In a garden. In a passimeter. In a Tube station.
2 weeks ago
diamond geezer
100 things I saw in Chorleywood 100 things I saw in Chorleywood (all south of the railway, so nothing common) Ten Signs Ten...
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100 things I saw in Chorleywood (all south of the railway, so nothing common) Ten Signs Ten Things Seen In Front Gardens and double garage, little circular mirrors, astroturf lawn letting the side down, delivery driver in Slipknot t-shirt fuelled by cans of full-sugar Pepsi,...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 11-17 August 2025 Our best articles from the past week.
2 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Saffron Square 45 45 Squared 28) SAFFRON SQUARE, CRO Borough of Croydon, 80m×70m×40m bruised thumb. This...
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45 45 Squared 28) SAFFRON SQUARE, CRO Borough of Croydon, 80m×70m×40m bruised thumb. This 43-storey tower was completed in 2016 and marks perhaps the last hurrah for variegated colourful panelling rather than the current pretend-brick default. It's the tallest part of a...
Londonist
Did You Know You Can Hire Part Of The Southbank Centre For Private Events? Brutalist icon up for grabs.
2 weeks ago