Londonist Latest: A Shiny New Museum + Thames Tunnels

Last Updated 30 May 2025

Londonist Latest: A Shiny New Museum + Thames Tunnels

Pour yourself a cuppa and have a scroll through articles we published this week, including a central London museum you've probably never heard of, and outdoor pools for cooling summer dips.

Review: V&A East Storehouse Instantly Becomes One Of London's Great Museums

Behold, the museum of tomorrow!

People wandering among a museum's collections

70+ Fantastic Things To Do In London This Month: June 2025

Beyoncé's in town, plus huge festivals, West End Live and loads more.

Aperson in a colourful costume including scales on their head and chains around their arms
Image: Rebirth Garments, photo by Colectivo Multipolar

How Many Tunnels Go Under The Thames? A Map

Includes rail, road, foot, abandoned and secret tunnels.

A diagram showing which tunnels go under the Thames and where

Lavender Fields Near London: 6 Pretty Purple Days Out This Summer

You've seen them on Instagram - now visit them yourself.

TfL Plans To Increase The Congestion Charge

New fees could come into effect from January next year - public consultation open now.

A Congestion Charge road sign
Image: TfL

Literary Inspired London Afternoon Teas Which All Bookworms Will Love

Menus inspired by Shakespeare, Peter Pan and Roald Dahl.

An afternoon tea served on a tiered stand
Image: Key & Quill

Fancy Dress, Food Memories, And Award-Winning Authors At This Free Festival Of Ideas

The British Academy Summer Showcase returns. (sponsor)

© Ellie Kurtz

A Stunning Secret Garden Five Minutes From Kennington Tube

Walworth Garden has been here since the late 1980s.

The garden filled with terracotta pots

The Museum Dedicated To Nurses That's Just Off Oxford Street

Intensely human displays.

A prison warder's uniform

New Festival Celebrating Disabled And Deaf-Led Creativity Comes To Camden

Inaugural Every Body Festival starts in June.

Greggs Sausage Roll Immortalised As Madame Tussauds Waxwork

Wax bake will join Stormzy and Shakespeare.

A Greggs sausage roll in a glass vitrine

Untold Stories Of The DLR

Memories from the early years of the Docklands Light Railway.

A DLR train wending through wasteland

22 Events Worth Leaving London For This June

Flower picking, a book festival and a dog show.

Sunrise or sunset over a river estuary
Photo: Gary Weston

New Gilbert & George Artworks On Display In Major Exhibition This Autumn

Duo confront their own mortality.

© Gilbert & George. Image courtesy of the artists and White Cube.

13 Outdoor Pools And Lidos For Open-Air Swimming In London: Summer 2025

Take a refreshing dip.

People in an outdoor pool
Image: Mary Turner via creative commons

"I'm Painting A Life-Sized Replica Of My London Flat"

One piece at a time. One square foot per day.

The artist with part of his artwork

15 Beautiful Castles In Kent To Visit On A Day Trip From London

Clifftop fortresses to grand country piles.

a colourful wildflower meadow in the foreground, with Hever Castle in the background

Looking ahead: Things To Do This Week In London: 2-8 June 2025

London Rivers Week, a museum late, and Beyoncé takes over Tottenham.

A couple posing for a selfie next to London Zoo's penguin pool
Image: ZSL