Best Of Londonist: 20-26 May 2024

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Last Updated 24 May 2024

Best Of Londonist: 20-26 May 2024

Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features.

The 1746 Rocque Map Of London... Now In Colour

Part 1 of our mission to colour the whole, magnificent map.

John Rocque's map of London in colour

Old Museum Of London And Bastion House To Be Demolished As Development Is Green Lighted

Michael Gove gives thumbs up.

Bastion House and Museum of London with crosses through them

See Chelsea And Belgravia In Bloom, 2024

Free flower show on the streets of posh London.

A concierge with a red umbrella standing before a floral display outside a posh shop

Lambeth Country Show Returns To Brockwell Park In June

Putting the 'lamb' back into Lambeth.

Chucklehead cider at the Lambeth Country Show

Before Wembley: The Four Other FA Cup Final Venues In London

Only one of them's a proper football ground.

Lillie Ground on an old map pointed out by an arrow

Dancing 'Til Dusk: London's Daytime Clubbing Events

For "those who still want to rock hard... yet still be home well before Match of the Day".

Clubbers dancing

How To Donate Blood Plasma In London, And Why You Should

Go with the flow.

A sample of blood plasma held in a hand

How The National Theatre Was Born

"Cannot we make a place where the actors feel marvellous?"

Olivier auditorium under construction
JE Rackham courtesy of Carole Ellis.

Saturday Night Fever Is Actually Set In Shepherd's Bush

Sort of.

John Travolta doing his dance pose, with a separate image showing Goldhawk Road tube station
Images: public domain/David Howard via creative commons

London's Most Affordable Afternoon Teas

Sandwiches, scones and cakes on a budget.

Afternoon tea outside

Where To Watch The 2024 Olympics In London

Keep up to date with the action from Paris at free screenings in the capital.

Yellow deckchairs in front of a giant screen showing tennis

Pride In London: Your Guide To The Capital's Biggest LGBTQ+ Party

1.5 million people will celebrate in central London.

A man in a pride tshirt waving a rainbow flag
Image: iStock/coldsnowstorm

Things To Do In London On A Friday

Get the weekend started early.

Inside the globe theatre looking up at the roof
Photo: Globe Theatre/David Jensen

London Underground 1967-99: Rare Photos Of Recent Tube Past

New book captures the look and feel of the late 20th century tube.

A tube train in unfamiliar livery

A Brief History Of Hitler In Madame Tussauds

Including the time the real Hitler bombed his own waxwork.

Dummies of Churchill and Hitler at Madame Tussauds
Image: Michael Welsing via creative commons

Where (And When) To See Beautiful Roses In Bloom In London

The capital at its rosiest.

Red Roses in a formal garden
Image: Shutterstock
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