Best Of Londonist: 8-14 July 2024

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Last Updated 12 July 2024

Best Of Londonist: 8-14 July 2024

Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features.

Camden High Street Could Be Pedestrianised

Plans to close thoroughfare to traffic.

Colourful shop fronts on Camden High Street

What's At The End Of The Tube Map?

Oddities to spot at every terminus.

A Rare Chance To Visit The Famous Abbey Road Studios

An Hour or Two in the Life.

A music stand with sheet music
Image: Abbey Road Studios

It's Au Revoir For Piccadilly's Modernist French Railways House

Building on which Ernő Goldfinger worked is set to tumble.

Exterior of French Railways House
Image: Alex Liivet via creative commons

This Free Exhibition Is All About Celebrating The Next Generation Of Young Creatives

Origins Creatives is back. (sponsor)

© Vibes Art LTD.

Eurostar Snow Service Returns To Whisk Londoners To French Ski Resorts This Winter

News comes after rumours that ski trains would end.

A red train travelling through a snowy landscape
Image: Eurostar

You Can Now Have Afternoon Tea Inside Brixton Prison

Tea and scones behind locked doors.

A photo of an afternoon tea stand, alongside a photo of the exterior of a prison
Image: The Clink/David Anstiss via creative commons

A Christmas Cocktail Pop-Up Is Coming To London... This August

Don't shoot the messenger.

A festive bar scene

Battle of the metropolises! Croydon vs Arnhem

It's England Vs the Netherlands all over again.

Photos of Arnhem and Croydon side by side
Images: Raimond Spekking and Peter Trimming via creative commons

Imberbus: Ride Vintage London Buses Over Salisbury Plain This August

Possibly THE bus event of the year.

Image: Peter Hendy, with permission

Enjoy Everything From Afternoon Tea To Live Jazz On The River Thames With City Cruises

River Thames adventures, ahoy! (sponsor)

Dazzling Yellow PYO Sunflower Farms And Fields Near London

And it was all yellow.

A field of sunflowers
Photo: Bonnie Kittle via Unsplash

How Polluted Are London's Rivers? The Watershed Map Gives Some Answers

Huge data dump shows sources of pollution.

The Utopian Coin Vandal Of Holborn

The remarkable life of Thomas Spence.

'Little Turnstile' road sign

Five Instagrammable Thai Restaurants (With Great Food And Authentic Brews!)

As chosen by our friends at Chang. (sponsor)

London Turned Upside Down In New Map

Croydon and Bromley at the top.

A map of London where north is to the bottom and south is to the top

"A Girl Asked If I Would Put The Moon Back Afterwards!" Luke Jerram On His Celestial Orb Sculptures

Mars is coming to Greenwich.

A celestial model hanging in the Old Royal Naval College
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