Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features.
London's New Tube Trains Have Been Spotted In Action
(And that's action, not Acton.)
Bartholomew Fair: Formerly Banned Blowout Last Held In 1855 Returns To London
It'll feature people dancing on the side of St Paul's Cathedral!
TfL Is Going Ahead With Plans To Withdraw Day Travelcards By January 2024
Sadiq Khan pushing ahead with decision to rip up paper passes.
55 Bishopsgate: Green Light For What Will Be City's Third-Tallest Skyscraper
It should be completed by 2029.
Thames Tideway Tunnel: What Is London's New Supersewer?
A short guide to a big project.
Pick Your Own Lavender At This Annual Harvest Weekend In South London
Perfectly pastoral purpleness.
Notting Hill Carnival 2023 Guide: When, Where And How To Do London's Caribbean Festival
Europe's biggest street festival returns this August bank holiday.
London's First Ever Night Bus Ran 110 Years Ago
No passengers recorded eating a kebab on the back seat.
The Biggest Exhibitions To See In London This Summer
Shows to feast your senses on between now and the autumn.
Dazzling Yellow PYO Sunflower Farms And Fields Near London
And it was all yellow.
The Best 9 Pubs Near The South Bank And Waterloo
We've drank in them all, and these are our favourites.
Cycling And The Silvertown Tunnel: Have Your Say
How to get cyclists across the river.
Experience Luke Jerram's Spellbinding Mars: War & Peace Installation For Free This Summer
Experience the Red Planet in NASA-quality detail. (sponsor)
From Our Newsletter: London's First Cyclists: When The 'Dandy Horse' Was The Talk Of The Town
A two-wheeled fad for wealthy Londoners.
Totally Thames: London's Month-Long Festival Of All Things Riverine
Including a spectacular boat marathon along the Thames.
London Hacks: Londonist Readers Give Us Their Savviest Tips
Toilets are everywhere if you know where to look.
How To Spend A Weekend In Birmingham
Canals, curries and chocolate.
More Than 1,000 Rubber Ducks Will Be Released Into Paddington Basin This July
An absolutely quacking event on Regent's Canal.
