Tickets Alert: Tours of the Royal Court Theatre
Sitting right in the heart of Sloane Square is the 135 year old Royal Court Theatre, and they offer tours of the building and the backstage areas.

Free and discounted entry to London venues for National Lottery week
Each year, loads of venues supported by funding from the National Lottery have a special offer week with free or discounted entry.

Charles Darwin’s unread copy of Marx’s Das Kapital restored for display
It's June 1873, and Karl Marx has decided to send a copy of his magnum opus, Das Kapital, to Charles Darwin, and 150 years later, that unread copy is going back on display at Charles Darwin's home.

London’s weekly railway news
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Catch a Routemaster bus to the Crossness pumping station
The Victorian pumping station at Crossness in southeast London will be easier to visit for the next few months, as they're laying on a Routemaster bus shuttle service.

Burtynsky industrial photos to fill the Outernet screens
Some of Edward Burtynsky's already large photos of man's industrial impact on the earth that have just been on display at the Saatchi can be seen for free even larger at the massive Outernet video screen for a few days.

Public invited to give feedback on HS2’s Euston Portal headhouse design
The design of a new HS2 headhouse for the tunnels portal closest to Euston station has been unveiled for public comment and feedback.

Whimsical Warnings: The Royal Parks asks Sir Quentin Blake to help improve park etiquette
Cartoons drawn by the world-famous illustrator Sir Quentin Blake will be popping up across the Royal Parks in London this year as public information signs.

Covent Garden’s market trader’s plaque
Surprisingly easy to miss considering how large it is, on a side street next to Covent Garden is a monumental plaque to the people who worked there when it was a fruit and vegetable market.

London’s 2024 ceremonial gun salutes
Ceremonial military guns will go bang bang several times in London during 2024, at the Tower of London and in the Royal Parks.

Bakerloo Line Extension: Report urges swift action on building the railway
A new report by a London lobby group is calling for the Bakerloo line extension to be pushed ahead, even as TfL says that the cost of building the extension has jumped since it was put on hold.

The Epping Signalling Museum reopens next week
Sitting next to Epping tube station is a newish railway museum with an old signalling box and an old tube train to visit - and will reopen next week.

BT Tower is to be turned into a HOTEL
The BT Tower will be open to the public again, as it has been sold for conversion into a hotel.

TfL announces half-price travel for vulnerable young adults leaving care services
Around 15,000 young adults leaving social care services will be offered half-price bus and tram travel to assist their transition into independent living, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.

London’s Pocket Parks: St Thomas’s Square, E9
This Hackney park on a busy road is surrounded by a range of post-war blocks of flats, and you might, not unreasonably, think it was created as part of the post-war clearances of the area -- but in fact, the park is one of the oldest parts of Hackney to be built.

From Rastafari Squats to Cardboard City: London’s working class histories get funding boost
Eight heritage projects in London have been given funding to record the history of the city's working classes.

Yoko Ono’s avant-garde journey: A dive into experimental art at Tate Modern
A vast white space inside Tate Modern has transformed into a hommage to one of modern art's more controversial artists - Yoko Ono, almost as famous for simply being famous as she is for marriage(s) and her art.

Step-free access work to resume at Northolt tube station
Work to add step-free access to Northolt tube station on the Central line is to resume, having been put on hold by the pandemic, but not until next year.

Docklands history exhibition in the local library
Canary Wharf's local library -- aka, the Idea Store -- has a small but interesting photography exhibition about the history of Docklands, mostly from the time before colour was invented.

Tickets Alert: Visit the Chatley Heath semaphore tower
Peeking just above the trees by the M25 on the edge of southwest London is a tall octagonal building built as part of the defence of Britain, and it will be open to the public for a weekend in June.

V&A Museum’s urgent fundraiser to save rare ivory carving from overseas sale
The V&A Museum has launched a fundraiser to try and save one of the most important English Romanesque ivory carvings in the UK from being sold overseas.

Printworks could reopen in 2026 after developers propose new cultural venue
The redevelopment of the Printworks building in southeast London could retain some of the space that was until last summer a cultural space for hire, and also add some new spaces to the development.

Calls for more Met line trains between Watford and Rickmansworth
There's been a call for more trains to use a little-used junction on the London Underground to increase services on the Metropolitan line between Watford and Rickmansworth.

Tickets Alert: Climb up inside the Old Royal Naval College’s Dome
Seen by millions from the outside, but hardly ever from the inside, tickets to climb up inside one of the tall domes at the Old Royal Naval College are now on sale.

London’s new battery train sets UK distance record
The new battery train starting service in west London shortly has set a new UK record, after travelling 86 miles (138km) on battery power alone and without recharging.

Four companies shortlisted to operate the Elizabeth line
Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed four bidders have been shortlisted to operate the Elizabeth line when the current contract expires in May 2025.

Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth shortlist unveiled
A tall woman walking, a golden head, a shard of glass or a multicoloured camper van are amongst the artworks that have been shortlisted for Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth.

Feathers, Flight, and Fascination: The Natural History Museum reveals the secrets of avian evolution
The first dedicated exhibition looking at the evolution of birds in over two decades will be opening at the Natural History Museum later this spring.

London’s Alleys: Angel Alley, E1
This is a short, characterful, dead-end alley in Whitechapel with a very rich history.