Best Of Londonist: 8-14 December 2025

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Last Updated 12 December 2025

Londonist Best Of Londonist: 8-14 December 2025

Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features.

Keys To The City: Your New Guide To Falling (And Staying) In Love With London

Unlocking the city.

A heart shaped padlock
Image: Fernando Venzano on Unsplash

The 12 Days Of Christmas Pub Crawl

Epic seasonal drinking.

The Lord Clyde pub

18th Century London Comes Alive In This New AI Video

Paintings and etchings take on a new life.

An 18th century prospect of Greenwich

Where Can You Go Swimming On Christmas Day 2025 In London?

Pools open on 25 December.

Coldwater swimmers
Photo: Burçin Ergünt/Unsplash

Greyfriars Square: Images Released Of New Pedestrianised Area Near St Paul's

It'll be the City's largest open space.

A render of the new square

This West End Gift Guide Has Extra Special Ideas For Everyone On Your Christmas List

From cashmere accessories to a year of free art. (sponsor)

A production of the Producers

Mayor Pumps Money Into Storks And Beavers

East End to get more rodents.

A stork and a beaver

Christmas 2025 Public Transport In London: What's Running And What's Closed?

Fingers crossed we have a strike-free festive period...

A Tube roundel and a Christmas tree
Image: Shutterstock

"The Date Lasted Less Than 15 Minutes" Londonist Speaks To Comedian Elf Lyons

Disastrous dates. Horror novels. The Knowledge.

Elf Lyons on a hobby horse

Things To Do In London On Boxing Day 2025

There's more to Twixtmas than Monopoly and a cheese board.

A sculpture of Snoopy on top of a kennel
Image: David Parry PA Media Assignments.

Mapping Anglo-Saxon London: A Big Update

A glimpse of London, 1,000 years past.

An Anglo-Saxon map of London

Have You Seen The Museum Of The Home's Christmas Decorations?

Xmas through the ages.

A Victorian Christmas scene

It's Back... Mayor Sadiq Khan Gets Permission To Use Old GLC Crest

You'll soon be seeing this logo everywhere.

The GLC crest

Things To Do In London Between Christmas And New Year

For when you can't take any more Wallace and Gromit.

A gingerbread city

The Art Of Loitering In London

Hanging out for free: it's an art form.

The BFI cafe

Dick Van Dyke's Dodgy Cockney Accent: A Heartfelt Tribute

Bless you, Guv.

Dick Van Dyke
Image: Gage Skidmore via creative commons

Looking Ahead: Things To Do In London This Week: 15-21 December 2025

Rugby, High Noon and a (Santa's) hatful of Christmas.

Rugby players - one scoring a try