Best Of Londonist: 31 March-6 April 2025

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Last Updated 04 April 2025

Best Of Londonist: 31 March-6 April 2025

Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features.

Cutty Sark Station Is Closing For The Best Part Of A Year

Won't reopen till spring 2026.

A DLR roundel

The Best Places To See Street Art In London

From Hackney to Croydon... via Penge.

Brian the dog from Family guy in mosaic form, apparently saying urgh street art. But the joke is that he is himself a piece of street art. which is hilarious. hahaha

Keep Your Eyes Peeled For These Pretty New Tube Posters

A new design drops each season.

The London Boroughs Are 60 Years Old... But Here's What They Might Have Been Called

What might your borough have been called?

A map showing alternative names proposed for the 32 London boroughs. Today, they'd probably carry sponsor names.

Custom House: London's Historic Tariff Building To Become Hotel and Public Venue

Grade I-listed building has a new future.

Graphic of what the Custom House might look like. Doesn't really reveal all that much, to be honest. There could be a monkey aquarium inside and we'd never know.

Bring Out The Bunting: St George's Day Celebrations Are Coming To Trafalgar Square

We do indeed celebrate being English in London.

Image: GLA

Things To Do In London Over Easter Weekend 2025

Eggs, bunnies and the Passion of Jesus.

A smiling woman whose mutated right hand looks like a giant Easter egg featuring the Birth of Venus

Review: Secrets Of The Thames Is A Treasure Of An Exhibition

Mudlarking is about to become even more popular...

Exhibits from the Mudlarking exhibition include some false teeth and a glass eyeball

10 Stunning London Viewpoints You Can Reach By E-Bike

Pursuits of pretty panoramas just got easier. (sponsor)

A man with an ebike in the countryside, which is actually in London

If You Could Rewatch One London Gig, Which Would It Be?

We asked, you answered in your droves.

The Rolling Stones gigging away for all they're worth (which is quite a lot)
Image: Gorup de Besanez via creative commons

A Dedicated Cider Bar Has Just Opened In East London

Just in time for the decent weather.

A cider bar called umbrella, which might explain why its all in shadow

This Venue Is Serving 'Doggy Guinness' This April

That's doggy Guinness, not dodgy Guinness.

A dog with a pint of guinness. An even bigger pint of guinness is on the table next to it, which makes us wonder what kind of massive dog it belongs to, and what its turds might be like after such a massive draught of guinness

The Passion Of Jesus: Free Play Returns To Trafalgar Square On Good Friday 2025

Crowds of 20,000 expected to watch a cast of 100.

Jesus and two others on crosses in Trafalgar Square. Don't try this at home, folks
Image: Wintershall

London's Secret Midnight Treasure Hunts

100 years of nocturnal sleuthing in motor vehicles.

Cars at night in the City. To be clear, none of these cars is taking part in a treasure hunt, so far as we know. It just makes for a decent stock image

Before Crystal Palace: Joseph Paxton's First Great Glass House At Chatsworth

The man had form.

The great greenhouse at Chatsworth. Looks all bouncy like a big air cushion. Wasn't.

The London Marathon 2025: A Complete Guide To Watching And Taking Part

When, where, who and how of London's biggest run.

Hundreds of people racing to get out of Canary Wharf. This is not because it is a soulless place with little heritage but because they are running the London marathon,
Image: iStock/IR_Stone

Shakespeare's Hamlet To Be Performed At Dulwich Hamlet FC

Patrick Stewart's old troupe comes to south London.

Dulwich fans in pink cheer on their team, while a black-and-white Hamlet stands in the foreground. This may have been photoshopped
Hamlet comes to Hamlet. Images: Jason Cobb/public domain

The Best April Fool's Day 2025 Jokes And Pranks In London

Come on, how many did you fall for?

A Heathrow Express train has been photoshopped to look like a Henry vacuum cleaner. And you thought the service couldn't suck any more

Looking Ahead: Things To Do This Week In London: 7-13 April 2025

A brand new transport link, and Easter holiday ideas.

Business end of the Golden Hinde