Best Of Londonist: 16-22 December 2024

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Last Updated 22 December 2024

Best Of Londonist: 16-22 December 2024

Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features.

TfL Is Rolling Out New Uniforms: Here's Londonist's Verdict

NHS vibes, and a cardigan we really really want.

Two people in the new uniforms
Image: TfL

Smithfield Market Christmas Eve Meat Auction 2024: A Guide

Get your Christmas turkey on the cheap!

A colourful Smithfield Market with red phone boxes inside

Wolf Hall: The Complete Maps

Hundreds of locations from the three novels.

A collage of Wolf Hall maps

Christmas Shopping In London Has Always Been A Total Crush

Historic photos show festive crowds.

A Christmas crush
Image from The Sphere, 25 December 1948. © Illustrated London News Group/www.maryevans.com. Courtesy of the British Library Board, via the British Newspaper Archive.

London's Best Seafood Restaurants

Where to get your shellfish fix.

A restaurant with blue neon lights
Image by Maresco, Soho.

What's Open In London On Christmas Day 2024?

Cafes, pubs and tourist attractions open on 25 December.

Chinatown with red lanterns
Image: Shutterstock

Colindale Tube Station Reopens On 20 December

But construction work is far from over.

The Ghosts Of Oxford Street: The Ultimate London Christmas Film?

Part musical, part 'secrets of', part who-knows-what.

Malcolm McLaren
Image: fair use

6 Things The Elizabeth Line Could Learn From The Tokyo Metro

Lizzy line will by part run by Tokyo Metro from May 2025.

An Elizabeth line and Tokyo Metro sign

Things To Do In London On Boxing Day 2024

There's more to Twixtmas than Monopoly and mulled wine.

A penguin sculpture
Image: Jeff Spicer/PA Media

1 Undershaft: What's With The Name Of The City's New Tallest Skyscraper?

It'll be as tall as the Shard, and with an even sillier name. But why?

A mock up of the building

Soho 1851: The Greatest Christmas Meal Ever Cooked

Christmas dinner for 22,500 hungry Victorians.

Pea soup

Things To Do In London On New Year's Eve

Events and parties in London on 31 December.

Tower Bridge at night

Things To Do In London On New Year's Day 2025

The best events in London on 1 January.

Mods on scooters
Image: London New Year's Day Parade

London New Year's Day Parade 2025: A Guide

Route, timings and where to watch the 1 January shindig.

Marching cheerleaders
Image: London New Year's Day Parade

Looking Ahead: Things To Do This Week In London: 23-29 December 2024

What's happening in London over Christmas and beyond.

People in cold water/Christmas hats
Image: Burçin Ergünt/Unsplash
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