Step inside Sir John Soane museum’s hidden “drawing room”
A room inside the Sir John Soane museum that's never been open to the public is now open twice a week, and it's quite a remarkable space, even for this already remarkable museum.

Tickets Alert: Vintage tube train trips to Heathrow Airport
A tube train built in 1938 and restored to its art-deco original interior will be running between central London and Heathrow Aiport next month.

Free tours of a Nuclear Fusion Reactor
Did you know that the world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor is not far from London, and it's occasionally open to the public for tours?

Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College offering tours of their domes
Seen by millions from the outside, but hardly ever from the inside, later this summer, the Old Royal Naval College will be taking small groups into their Wren-designed rooftop domes.

London’s weekly railway news
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news…

New range to celebrate 160 years of the London Underground
The London Transport Museum has launched a new range of accessories to celebrate 160 years of the London Underground, using designs created by the same team that design the tube's moquette seats.

V&A opens the UK’s largest permanent photography gallery
The UK's largest permanent photography display has been completed inside the V&A Museum in the last stage of several expansions over the past few years.

Purfleet-on-Thames railway station set for major rebuild as plans submitted for approval
Long standing plans to move and rebuild a little railway station currently serving the Essex town of Purfleet-on-Thames have advanced as the formal planning application has been submitted to the council for approval.

A restored museum of Handel and Hendrix has reopened
Some 18 months after it closed for refurbishment, what has to be one of the oddest accidental museums anywhere has reopened to the public.

Design Museum takes an offbeat look at a revitalised sari
An exhibition has opened taking a look at a garment worn by hundreds of millions of people, but one whose heritage might be less familiar to most of us -- the sari.

Brent Cross West station gears up for Autumn opening with new station signs
The construction of the new Brent Cross West station on the Thameslink line in north London reached a new milestone this week when the external signs were installed, signalling the future opening of the station, which is expected in autumn this year.

The Wicker Man returns to the cinemas for the Summer Solstice
The summer solstice will be a special one this year, as a restored version of the Wicker Man will be returning to the cinemas.

Discover Chiswick House and Gardens
A high wall punched with occasional doors leads to a large public garden and park with a remarkable house.

Sale on Tina Turner Musical Tickets – from £24
Based on the life of international recording artist Tina Turner, this production made a huge splash in the UK during its West End premiere.

RMT union extends its London Underground strike mandate
The RMT union has secured approval to extend its strike action on the London Underground for a further six months, and the members attitudes appear to have hardened since the last vote for strike action.

Pressure building to extend the DLR to Thamesmead
The campaign to extend the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) across the river to Thamesmead has stepped up with two MPs raising the issue.

Upminster windmill reopens to the public
One of London's last surviving windmills will reopen to the public this weekend following several years of restoration work.

Is it time to kill off Wi-Fi on the railways?
Train companies might be told to stop providing Wi-Fi on trains in an effort to cut costs while train revenues are still below pre-pandemic levels.

London’s Pocket Parks: Starcross Yard, NW1
A new pocket park has opened close to Euston station, as a temporary space while the HS2 station next door is being built, although, with the state of things, it might end up being as temporary as the unlamented green shed in front of King's Cross station.

Elizabeth line’s new peak time timetable starts with a broken down train
The Elizabeth line’s full peak timetable commenced today, but the start was marred by another broken down train that knocked out services between Paddington and Abbey Wood.

Historic railway track restored at Paddington station
Two lengths of railway track from the very earliest days of the railways have been restored at Paddington station, although you might need a few tips to be able to find them.

London’s Alleys: Gordon Place, W8
This is a charming quiet little alley near Kensington High Street that's lined with richly planted patio gardens.