Best Of Londonist: 8-14 April 2024

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Best Of Londonist: 8-14 April 2024

Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features.

The Greenground: The 'Walker's Tube Map' Has Flourished Into Something Beautiful

Updated free version shows more green space than ever.

A tube map of green spaces
Image © Helen Ilus

See Synchronised Swimmers Perform In Covent Garden

Huge tank to appear in East Piazza.

Swimmers in a tank in Covent Garden

Tasty New Afternoon Teas To Try In London Right Now: April 2024

Get booking for the newest menus in the capital.

A posh looking afternoon tea

Secret Islington And Clerkenwell: New Book Shows Area's Quirkier Side

The borough hides so many secrets.

Upper Street in Islington
Image Lucy McMurdo

The Biggest Exhibitions To See In London (And Beyond) This Spring

Roman history to feminist photography.

A woman looking at an ornate Chinese clock
© Science Museum Group

Where To Celebrate St George's Day 2024: Special Events In London

Salute the patron saint on 23 April.

People with mechanical horses
Image: Shutterstock

Pretty In Pink: Brutalist Barbican Gets Makeover - With Fascinating Backstory

Ibrahim Mahama's Purple Hibiscus.

Sheets or purple fabric being put together in a sports arena
Purple Hibiscus, 2023-24, Courtesy Ibrahim Mahama, Red Clay Tamale, Barbican Centre, London and White Cube.

How To Spend A Weekend In Manchester

Hit the north.

A delicious looking spread of curries and lassi

What's The Most Common Bird In London?

New figures in from the RSPB.

A mural of a blue tit

Where To Celebrate Taylor Swift's New Album In London

The Tortured Poets Department album release parties.

Taylor Swift performing
Image: Ronald Woan via creative commons

What Was In London *Before* London?

Dialling the time machine back further than we’ve ever gone before.

An old hut

All 13 Surviving Green Cab Shelters Now Have Listed Status

Historic England puts Grade II listing on St John's Wood shelter.

A green cabbie's shelter
Image courtesy of Historic England

Dozens Of Well-Dressed Dandies Saunter Through Central London In May

What Londoner doesn't like a good flan?

Well dressed gents strolling through town
Image: Martin SoulStealer via creative commons

"Not All London's Gyms Are Women-Friendly, But These Three Are"

"I once ending up pulling a whole bus."

People working out in a gym
Image: CrossFit Catford

"Wretched, Frightful, Monstrous" - How London's Iconic Landmarks Were First Reviewed

The British Library is NOT the King's fave building.

The British Library being constructed
Image: British Library

The Canalway Cavalcade Floats Back Into Little Venice This May

A colourful party on the canal.

Colourful barges on the canal
Image: steve_w via creative commons