Strand

‘Ghost station’ Aldwych is opening its ticket area (until July 9) for a small exhibition on ‘transforming the Tube’. It’s a rare chance to examine the interior of a disused underground station, one that has seen ne’er a passenger since 1994. You will not, however, …

The Twinings tea shop and museum is a tiny gem, often overlooked and overshadowed by its neighbours on the Strand. Inside, however, this narrow outlet tells a different story. At the front, people stock up with tea that will easily last them years, but towards …

We’re keeping a close eye on Twitter as several security alerts are affecting the West End. Leicester Square was cordoned off an hour ago with all surrounding buildings evacuated after reports of a suspicious package. The Square has since reopened. LBC have exclusive, but boring …

Image from Google Street View If you’ve been around Aldwych in the past couple of years, you can’t have failed to notice the prominent building site on its south-western corner. It’s a Foster building, and a rather handsome one at that. Or, at least, it …

Long-time readers will know the score. For a couple of years now we’ve been putting on infrequent guided walks that show an unfamiliar side to familiar parts of town. Well, there’s another one coming up, so here are the details: When: Thursday 6 August – …

Over the next few months, King Henry VIII will loom even larger than he did in real life. It’s 500 years since the corpulent monarch first took to the throne. So many events, exhibitions and TV tie-ins are planned that we’ll all be shouting ‘come …

Eat your way through the credit crunch – bring your own booze! £5 bottles of wine in hand we bring you our guide to the best of the BYOs. The outfit: The India Club, 2nd floor of the Strand Continental Hotel, 143 Strand. Not the …

Vacancies at the India Club by JudyGR Contribute your photos of words around town to this discussion in the Londonist Flickrpool.