Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features.
London's Getting A New Twisty Bridge
And it's not across the Serpentine!
![A snakey bridge over the Royal Docks](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/twisty-bridge.jpeg)
When Croydon Was The Centre Of The Universe
Read our first ever Croydon newsletter.
![A vintage Imperial Airways plane](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i730/imperial.jpeg)
Secretive Central London Cold War Tunnels Will Open As Visitor Attraction
Kingsway Telephone Exchange is said to have inspired Q Branch.
![People in a starry skied tunnel](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/2.jpg)
The Taylor Swift Tube Map
From Mile End Game to Vaux-All Too Well.
![Closeup of the Taylor Swift tube map](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/taylor-swift-tube-map-closeup2.jpg)
You Can Watch Euro 2024 Matches In This Victorian Tunnel Shaft In South London
They think it's all under...
![People in the tunnel shaft looking at a huge cartoon football](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i730/euros-brunel_1.jpg)
Costa Del Croydon! Rooftop Beach Coming To South London Car Park
Feel the sand between your toes... in a Croydon multi-storey.
![](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/croydon.jpg)
Visit Buckingham Palace: How To Get Into The State Rooms And Elsewhere
See how the other half live.
![A sprawling lawn and the back of Buckingham Palace behind it](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/buck-pal-garden2.jpg)
A New Map Of Medieval London
"Quite frankly, astonishing in its detail".
![A medieval map of London](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i730/medieval-map.jpeg)
Ever Been To This Central London Lavender Garden?
Rows of purple prettiness a couple of minutes walk from a tube station.
![A close-up of a ladybird on a stalk of lavender](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/lavender-growing-london-vauxhall_2.png)
Lost London: Photos Remind Us How Different London Was In The 1980s
Tim Brown's new photo book harks back to the 80s.
![Covent Garden in the 1980s](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/lost-london.jpg)
How, Where And When To Queue For Wimbledon Tickets
The queue to end all queues.
![A wide shot of ground courts at Wimbledon](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/wimbledon-courts-queue.jpg)
Ticket Alert: The British Academy's Summer Showcase Returns This July
A free festival for curious minds. (sponsor)
![](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/british-academy-article_-1.png)
10 London Buildings We Probably Shouldn't Love But Do Anyway
Health centres, pumping stations and James Bond's workplace.
![A stripey bricked modern building](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/dp1310212.jpg)
Your Chance To Visit St Pancras' Beautiful Victorian Water Tower - For Free
Arches look familiar? There's a reason for that.
![Visit St Pancras Waterpoint Tower: A brick Victorian water tower](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/st-panc-waterpoint2.jpg)
Watch Shakespeare In Some Of London's Prettiest Garden Squares
All's Well That Ends Well amidst the flowers.
![People performing Shakespeare in a garden](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i730/shakespeare-square2_1.jpg)
The Secretive Eel Pie Island Is Open To Visitors This Summer
Explore the usually off-limits oddball artistic enclave.
![Eel Pie Island open day: A blue hut with a massive ice cream stuck on the roof](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/eelpie3island.jpg)
Election Night Viewing Parties In London: Watch The Results Come In With A Drink Or Three
AKA Rishi's leaving drinks?
![Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer and a cartoon beer between them](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i730/election-drinks2.jpg)
An Indoor Picnic Oasis Is Coming To Covent Garden - With Sainsbury's Hampers Worth Over £55 For Just A Fiver!
Here for two days only. (sponsor)
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Windrush Day 2024: Things To Do In London
Immerse yourself in Caribbean heritage and Black British history.
![Audrey Scott sings her hit ‘Goodbye my Love’ at the launch of the exhibition, Lovers Rock, a genre of reggae introduced by the second generation, in the Windrush Generation Legacy Association in the Whitgift Centre in Croydon.](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/windrush.jpg)
Cram 300+ Shows At This Year's Camden Fringe
Arts extravaganza returns to north London.
![A woman in a moustache waving at the camera](https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2024/06/i875/camden-fringe-2024.jpg)