Best Of Londonist: 8-14 January 2024

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Last Updated 12 January 2024

Best Of Londonist: 8-14 January 2024

Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features.

You Can Take A Dip In This Rooftop Pool Overlooking Battersea Power Station

art'otel announces series of aerobics classes.

A rooftop pool overlooking Battersea Power Station

The New DLR Trains Could Have Toy Steering Wheels Installed

Best. News. Ever.

A new DLR train
Image: TfL

A Brief History Of The Channel Tunnel

Dig in!

An old silent film set showing men digging a Channel Tunnel

Where To Celebrate Lunar New Year And Chinese New Year 2024 In London

Fire yourself up for the Year of the Dragon.

 A dim sum afternoon tea with fizz being poured

An A-Z Of The London Underground

X was tricky but we think we sorted it.

A Frank Pick roundel
Image: Thierry Bal, TfL

How To Spend A Weekend In Gibraltar

The best things to see and do on 'the Rock'.

An easyJet plan on the runway at Gibraltar

The Top Exhibitions To See In London: February 2024

Clocks, consumerism and centurions.

A pink paradisiacal garden
© Alfie Caine

Pollock's Toy Museum Is Reopening... In Croydon

Six month pop-up arrives this month.

The frontage of the old Pollock's Toy Museum
Image: duncan cumming via creative commons

There's A Giant Gorilla In Paternoster Square... And You Can Climb On It

New Gillie and Marc sculptures show endangered wildlife.

A White Knuckle Guide To High Adrenaline Activities In London

Feel the fear and do it anyway.

A young woman abseiling off the side of the Orbit

Part Of The Northern Line Is Closing From Spring 2024

Edgware to Golders Green not running on various dates.

A section of the Northern line with a big red cross through it
Image: TfL (although that's not their red cross)

Things To Keep You Busy For LGBT+ History Month 2024 In London

Museums, guided walks, cabaret and kids events.

People marching through central London with Pride flags
Image: iStock/petekarici

Save The Crystal Palace Radio Controlled Car Track!

Did you know about this RC circuit? Well it's under threat.

A satellite view of Crystal Palace Park, pointing out the track
Image: Google

The Modern Game Of Darts Was Invented In A London Pub In 1926

(Although Henry VIII had a set of darts too.)

A dart board as seen through a pub window

Tom Scott: 10 Of The Vlogger's Best London Videos

From protected sightlines to buried coins.

Tom Scott in a red t shirt crouching above the Royal Albert Hall on a mesh floor
Image: Tom Scott

See Dozens Of Tube Sketches At Barbican Library

Martin Church's vibrant portraits in free exhibition.

An array of pictures of people on the tube