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Londonist
A Miniature Transport-Themed Garden... In A Tube Station Featuring a Tube station. In a garden. In a passimeter. In a Tube station.
3 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.
3 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.
3 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Commuter puzzle pages If you're still commuting to the office, or if you just need something to read on the train, three...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
If you're still commuting to the office, or if you just need something to read on the train, three free London newspapers continue to make themselves available outside stations. Some people start with the news and gossip, others the sport, but many simply turn to the puzzle page...
Londonist
Five London Shows To Book Right Now Ahead Of Taylor Swift's The Life Of A Showgirl Feathers are the new friendship bracelets.
3 weeks ago
diamond geezer
16 postcards from Southend Yesterday's forecast was for clear skies and temperatures nudging 30 degrees, so I slapped on the...
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Yesterday's forecast was for clear skies and temperatures nudging 30 degrees, so I slapped on the suncream and steeled myself for a sweaty seaside promenade. Instead a sheet of high cloud spanned the Thames estuary, thickening later to bring showers, but everyone who'd come to...
Londonist
Paul McCartney's Beatlemania-Era Photos On Show At Free London Exhibition Rearview Mirror: Liverpool–London–Paris.
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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3 weeks ago
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
Ride On A 1938 Art Deco Tube Train This September OMG that moquette!
3 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Bus of the day - 138 Bus Route Of The Day 138: Bromley North to Coney Hall Location: Outer London south Length of...
3 weeks ago
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Bus Route Of The Day 138: Bromley North to Coney Hall Location: Outer London south Length of journey: 5 miles, 30 minutes Because it's 13th August I've been out riding the 138, because that's the Bus Route Of The Day. The 138 is one of several buses that serve the Bromley...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Where to Stop and Stay Along Route 66 If You Love Astronomy
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Punchdrunk: New Immersive Show Is A 'Live Action Video Game' LANDER 23 tickets on sale now.
3 weeks ago
diamond geezer
A ride around the block A walk around the block can take a few minutes or quite a lot of minutes depending on where you...
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3 weeks ago
A walk around the block can take a few minutes or quite a lot of minutes depending on where you live. For me it takes ten minutes, where I grew up it took 30 minutes and for my brother it takes over an hour, such is the paucity of rights of way in Norfolk. Attempted definition:...
Londonist
Huge Chunk Of The Capital Ring To Close For Years The Greenway will be closed until 2028.
3 weeks ago
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...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
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
Free Things To Do In London This Week: 11-17 August 2025 Events that don't cost a penny.
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...
3 weeks ago
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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
Where To Find A Poem For A Dead Squirrel Penned By A Would Be King-Killer James Hadfield pet epitaph sold plenty.
4 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...
4 weeks ago
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4 weeks ago
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...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 4-10 August 2025 Roundup of our best articles from the past week.
4 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Mansfield Gadabout: MANSFIELD Mansfield is the largest town in Nottinghamshire, but only because Nottingham is...
4 weeks ago
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4 weeks ago
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
Denmark Street Set To Rock With Free One-Day Music Festival Tin Pan Alley cranks up the volume.
4 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Pictograms Pictograms 30 July - 9 November Japan House High Street Kensington admission free 2018 as a venue...
a month ago
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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
Local History Shines At Bloomsbury Festival 2025 Packed programme of art, music, theatre and history.
a month ago
diamond geezer
Chesterfield Gadabout: CHESTERFIELD Chesterfield is the largest town in Derbyshire, but only because Derby is a...
a month ago
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a month ago
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...
Londonist
Banksy Artwork Goes On Display At London Transport Museum Rat on clock was discovered in 2019.
a month 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
Where To See Jane Austen's Works Live On Stage This Autumn London theatres celebrate 250th anniversary of the author's birth.
a month ago
diamond geezer
Hyperlocal signage news Hyperlocal Signage News Delays are expected to continue until October. It's probably related...
a month ago
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a month ago
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.
Londonist
North London's Poignant Prisoners-of-War Memorial London's first holocaust memorial.
a month ago
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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a month ago
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...
Londonist
Things To Do In London This Weekend: 9-10 August 2025 Fringe shows, guided walks and a taco festival.
a month ago
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...
Londonist
Their Majesties: Meet Croydon's Queer Royalty Long may this LGBTQ+ club night reign over us.
a month ago
diamond geezer
Fleeting August is Local History Month on diamond geezer, or has been on 14 previous occasions. Themes have...
a month ago
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a month ago
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
Best Of Londonist: 28 July-3 August 2025 Catch up on what you missed this week.
a month ago
diamond geezer
Footpath 47 - all change I've long loved Footpath 47 at Barking Riverside for its estuarine bleakness, a half mile of...
a month ago
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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...
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!
a month 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...
a month ago
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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...
Londonist
What Goes On Inside Duck Island Cottage In St James's Park? "It is the glamping version of office work."
a month 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...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Explore the Caribbean’s Wild Side with Explora Journeys
a month ago
Londonist
Why You Should Go To... Hastings: Things To Do In The East Sussex Town According to someone who grew up there.
a month ago
diamond geezer
diamond geezer goes YouTube I'm pleased to announce that your daily diamond geezer blogpost is now available on YouTube. Here's...
a month ago
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I'm pleased to announce that your daily diamond geezer blogpost is now available on YouTube. Here's yesterday's bus route post presented in video format. My thanks to Ryan, the AI voiceover bot, for doing the commentary. And wow, who realised a single 1200-word post could...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Explore Alaska’s Coastline Aboard the New EXPLORA III
a month ago
Londonist
Famous Simpsons In The Strand Restaurant To Reopen This Autumn Return of the beef trolleys.
a month ago
diamond geezer
Horseguards to Buckingham Palace London's newest bus L10: Horseguards to Buckingham Palace Location: London central Length of bus...
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London's newest bus L10: Horseguards to Buckingham Palace Location: London central Length of bus journey: ½ mile, 14 minutes The route is relatively straightforward, running from a temporary bus stand at the northern end of Horse Guards Road to a terminus outside the front...
AFAR Media - Travel...
5 Epic Trips Made Easy with USTOA Tour Operators
a month ago