Best Of Londonist: 17-23 June 2024

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Last Updated 21 June 2024

Best Of Londonist: 17-23 June 2024

Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features.

Take A Stroll In The Chess Valley - Using This Bonkers Map

Zone 9's leading cartographer returns.

An illustrated map of a fantastical Chesham

Things To Do In London On A Thursday

Thursday is the new Friday.

A model tube train

The Best Beer Gardens In London Mapped

More than 100 pubs in London with beer gardens.

A pretty riverside pub

Classical Music And Drag Collide In This First-Of-Its-Kind Show Celebrating Pride

Sashay your way to Soho on 3 July. (sponsor)

Drag artists and classical musicians

Ride On Vintage Routemasters For Free This September

Ding ding!

A vintage Routemaster
Image: Clive A Brown via creative commons

What's The Commonest Baby Name In Your London Borough? Latest Stats Revealed

The Noahfication of London continues apace...

A map of baby names by borough

The Battersea Mural: Digging Into The Details

Things to spot on this superb wall art.

A mural of Battersea

Actually Good Things To Do In The Whitgift Centre

Way more than a purgatory with escalators.

People dancing in spangly suits in a shopping centre

Get 20% Off Subscriptions To Our New Croydon Newsletter

Limited launch offer is live!

A cartoon billboard: 'meanwhile somewhere in Croydon'

London After Dark - 16 Phenomenal Photos

"Londoners are adventurous and carefree, chasing the night."

Two men sitting on an otherwise empty tube carriage

The Best New Afternoon Teas In London Right Now: June-July 2024

A bumper couple of months for scone and cake fans!

Afternoon tea in front of Battersea Power Station

Where To Start A Conversation In London (Or Listen To One)

Not featured: the tube.

Thinker statue
Image: CrisNYCa via creative commons

London Is Getting A New Migration Museum

Current Lewisham setup will move to City of London.

Mock up of the front of the new museum
Image: Dominus

Competition! Step Inside Your Favourite Comfort TV Show With Free Tickets To The FRIENDS™ Experience

It's coming to London, baby! (sponsor)

Three friends on the orange Friends couch

The Biggest Time Machine Articles From Our First Year

We've reached our first birthday! These were the highlights.

A montage of historic London images

Boating In London: Have An Oarsome Time At These Beautiful Lakes

Row, row, row your boat... (Pedal, pedal, pedal your pedalo).

A pedalo on a beautiful lake
Image: The Royal Parks

Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition Returns

A week of FREE hands-on science overlooking The Mall.

A galaxy
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, J. DePasquale (STScI)

Murals And Merch Shops: How London Is Welcoming Taylor Swift's Eras Tour

Taylor Swift + London = A Love Story.

Taylor Swift on stage
Image: Paolo V via creative commons

A Free Waterside Cinema, Floating Bands And More - At The Brentford Project's Summer Series

Summer on the Water has landed. (sponsor)

A pretty, modern waterside development

General Election 2024: What Each Manifesto Promises For London

We scanned the manifestos for London-specific pledges.

A montage of manifesto covers

Soho Has The Best Village Fete Anywhere - And It Returns In July

Feat. the (in)famous waiters' race.

A waiter running a race

British Icons Appear In This Free Central London Sculpture Trail

Taxis, telephones boxes and wellies.

A sculpture of wellies

The Devil Wears Prada: Sweeping Imperiously Into The West End This Autumn

All right everyone, gird your loins!

A Devil Wears Prada poster

London Renters! This Luxurious Pet-Friendly Development Just Got Bigger

Introducing Acer Point at Cortland Cassiobury. (sponsor)

A cute dog outside a housing development